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אַל תִּשָּׁעֵן עַל חֵילֶךָ, וְאַל תֹּאמַר יֵשׁ לְאֵל יָדִי.
Stay not upon thy strength ( or wealth); And say not, It is in the power of my hand.
Μὴ ἔπεχε ἐπὶ τοῖς χρήμασί σου, καὶ μὴ εἴπῃς, αὐτάρκη μοι ἐστί.
Set not thy heart upon thy goods; And say not, I have enough for my life.
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אַל תִּשָּׁעֵן עַל כֹּחֶךָ, לָלֶכֶת אַחַר תַּאֲוַת נַפְשֶׁךָ. אַל תֵּלֵךְ אַחֲרֵי לִבְּךָ וְעֵינֵיךָ, לָלֶכֶת בַּחֲמוּדוֹת רָעָה.
Stay not upon thy force; To go after the desire of thy soul. Go not after thy heart and thine eyes; To walk in the pleasures of wickedness.
Μὴ ἐξακολούθει τῇ ψυχῇ σου καὶ τῇ ἰσχύϊ σου, τοῦ πορεύεσθαι ἐν ἐπιθυμίαις καρδίας σου.
Follow not thine own mind and thy strength, To walk in the ways of thy heart:
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Καὶ μὴ εἴπῃς, τίς με δυναστεύσει; ὁ γὰρ Κύριος ἐκδικῶν ἐκδικήσει σε.
And say not, Who shall control me for my works? For the Lord will surely revenge thy pride.
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אַל תֹּאמַר מִי יוּכַל כֹּחוֹ, כִּי יְהֹוָה מְבַקֵּשׁ נִרְדָּפִים. אַל תֹּאמַר חָטָאתִי, וְמַה יֵעָשֶה לִי – מְאוּמָה, כִּי אֵל אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם הוּא. אַל תֹּאמַר רַחוּם יהוה, וְכָל עֲוֹנוֹתַי יִמְחֶה.
Say not, Who can withstand my (G S) strength? For the Lord avengeth (H seeketh) them that are persecuted. Say not, I have sinned, and who (?) shall do aught unto me, For God is slow to anger? Say not, The Lord is merciful; And he will blot out all mine iniquities.
Μὴ εἶπῃς, ἥμαρτον, καὶ τί μοι ἐγένετο; ὁ γὰρ Κυριός ἐστι μακρόθυμος.
Say not, I have sinned, and what harm hath happened unto me? For the Lord is long-suffering, he will in nowise let thee go.
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אֶל סְלִיחָה אַל תִּבְטָח, לְהוֹסִיף עָוֹן עַל עָוֹן.
Trust not to forgiveness; To add iniquity to iniquity.
Περὶ ἐξιλασμοῦ μὴ ἄφοβος γίνου προσθεῖναι ἁμαρτίαν ἐφʼ ἁμαρτίαις.
Concerning propitiation, be not without fear To add sin unto sin:
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וְאָמַרְתָּ רַחֲמָיו רַבִּים, לְרֹב עֲוֹנוֹתַי יִסְלָח. כִּי רַחֲמִים וְאַף עִמּוֹ, וְאֵל רְשָעִים יָנוּחַ רָגְזוֹ.
Nor say, His mercy is great: He will forgive the multitude of mine iniquities. For mercy and anger are with him; And his displeasure shall rest upon (?) the wicked.
Καὶ μὴ εἴπῃς, ὁ οἰκτιρμὸς αὐτοῦ πολὺς, τὸ πλῆθος τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν μου ἐξιλάσεται· ἔλεος γὰρ καὶ ὀργὴ παρʼ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐπὶ ἁμαρτωλοὺς καταπαύσει ὁ θυμὸς αὐτοῦ.
And say not, His mercy is great; He will be pacified for the multitude of my sins: For mercy and wrath come from him, And his indignation resteth upon sinners.
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אַל תְּאַחֵר לָשׁוּב אֵלָיו, וְאַל תִּתְעַבֵּר מִיּוֹם אֶל יוֹם. כִּי פִתאוֹם יֵצֵא זַעְמוֹ, וּבְעֵת נָקָם תִּסָּפֶה.
Make no tarrying to turn unto him; And put not off (?) from day to day. For suddenly shall his indignation go forth; And in the day of vengeance thou shalt perish.
Μὴ ἀνάμενε ἐπιστρέψαι πρὸς Κύριον, καὶ μὴ ὑπερβάλλου ἡμέραν ἐξ ἡμέρας· ἐξάπινα γὰρ ἐξελεύσεται ὀργὴ Κυρίου, καὶ ἐν καιρῷ ἐκδικήσεως ἐξολῇ.
Make no tarrying to turn to the Lord, And put not off from day to day: For suddenly shall the wrath of the Lord come forth, And in thy security thou shalt be destroyed, And perish in the day of vengeance.
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אַל תִּבְטַח עַל נִכְסֵי שֶׁקֶר, כִּי לֹא יוֹעִילוּ בְּיוֹם עֶבְרָה.
Trust not on riches of falsehood; For they shall not profit in the day of wrath.
Μὴ ἔπεχε ἐπὶ χρήμασιν ἀδίκοις, οὐδὲν γὰρ ὠφελήσεις ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ἐπαγωγῆς.
Set not thy heart upon goods unjustly gotten; For they shall not profit thee in the day of calamity.
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אַל תִּהְיֶה זוֹרֶה לְכָל רוּחַ, וּפוֹנֶה דֶרֶך שִׁבֹּלֶת.
Be not winnowing with every wind, And turning the way of the stream (H).
Μὴ λίκμα ἐν παντὶ ἀνέμῳ, καὶ μὴ πορεύου ἐν πάσῃ ἀτραπῷ· οὕτως ὁ ἁμαρτωλὸς ὁ δίγλωσσος.
Winnow not with every wind, And go not into every way: For so doth the sinner that hath a double tongue.
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הֱיֶה סָמוּךְ עַל דַּעְתֶּךָ, וְאֶחָד יְהִי דְבָרֶךָ. הֱיֶה מְמַהֵר לְהַאֲזִין, וּבְאֶרֶךְ רוּחַ הָשֵׁב פִּתְגָּם.
Be assured in thine own mind; And let thy word be one. Be swift to give ear; And with patience of spirit return answer.
Ἴσθι ἐστηριγμένος ἐν συνέσει σου, καὶ εἷς ἔστω σου ὁ λόγος.
Be steadfast in thy understanding; And let thy word be the same.
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Γίνου ταχὺς ἐν ἀκροάσει σου, καὶ ἐν μακροθυμίᾳ φθέγγου ἀπόκρισιν.
Be swift to hear; and let thy life be sincere; And with patience give answer.
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אִם יֵשׁ אִתְּךָ עֲנֵה רֵעֶךָ, וְאִם אַיִן יָדְךָ עַל פִּיךָ.
If it be in thee, answer thy neighbour; And if not, be thy hand upon thy mouth.
Εἰ ἔστι σοι σύνεσις, ἀποκρίθητι τῷ πλησίον· εἰ δὲ μὴ, ἡ χείρ σου ἔστω ἐπὶ στόματί σου.
If thou hast understanding, answer thy neighbor; If not, lay thy hand upon thy mouth.
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כָּבוֹד וְקָלוֹן בְּיַד בּוֹטֵא, וּלְשׁוֹן אָדָם מַפַּלְתּוֹ.
Honour and disgrace are in the hand (?) of talk; And the tongue of a man is his fall.
Δόξα καὶ ἀτιμία ἐν λαλιᾷ, καὶ γλῶσσα ἀνθρώπου πτῶσις αὐτῷ.
Honor and shame is in talk: And the tongue of man is his fall.
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אַל תִּקָּרֵא בַּעַל שְׁתַּיִם, וּבִלְשׁוֹנְךָ אַל תְּרַגֵּל רֵעַ. כִּי עַל גַּנָּב נִבְרְאָה בֹשֶׁת חֶרְפָּה, רֵעֵהוּ – בַּעַל שְׁתַּיִם.
Be not called a double dealer; And with thy tongue slander not a neighbour. For for the thief was created shame; And sore reproach for (G S) the double dealer.
Μὴ κληθῇς ψίθυρος, καὶ τῇ γλώσσῃ σου μὴ ἐνέδρευε· ἐπὶ γὰρ τῷ κλέπτῃ ἐστὶν αἰσχύνη, καὶ κατάγνωσις πονηρὰ ἐπὶ διγλώσσου.
Be not called a whisperer, and lie not in wait with thy tongue: For a foul shame is upon the thief, And an evil condemnation upon the double tongue.
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מְעַט וְהַרְבֵּה אַל תַּשְׁחֵת, וְתַחַת אוֹהֵב אַל תְּהִי שׂוֹנֵא.
Little or much do not corruptly (H); And instead of a friend become not an enemy.
Ἐν μεγάλῳ καὶ ἐν μικρῷ μὴ ἀγνόει.
Be not ignorant of anything in a great matter or a small.