Proverbs · מִשְׁלֵי

Proverbs 17:2

עֶ֣בֶד מַ֭שְׂכִּיל יִמְשֹׁ֣ל בְּבֵן מֵבִ֑ישׁ וּבְת֥וֹךְ אַ֝חִ֗ים יַחֲלֹ֥ק נַחֲלָֽה׃
King James Version (KJV)

A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.

Modern English

A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully and will share the inheritance among brothers.

Hebrew

עֶ֣בֶד מַ֭שְׂכִּיל יִמְשֹׁ֣ל בְּבֵן מֵבִ֑ישׁ וּבְת֥וֹךְ אַ֝חִ֗ים יַחֲלֹ֥ק נַחֲלָֽה׃

ʿebed mashkiyl yimshol bben mebiysh vbtvok ʾaḥiym yaḥaloq naḥalah

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