## Shekel HaKodesh, On Truth

###### Shekel HaKodesh, On Truth 1
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אמר
מנוחת החכמים יום אמת מצאו וכל יושר,
מנוחת הכסילים יום מצוא שקר וכל קשר.

**Shekel Hakodesh, trans. Hermann Gollancz, London 1919:**
The wise find relief in truth and equity, fools in laying hold of lying and conspiracy.


###### Shekel HaKodesh, On Truth 2
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השיב במדבריו צעיר ימים לאיש זקן
נגדו וכנגדו, (והוא זקן או' להכזיבנו)
ויאמרו לו, בוש שתוק, איך תעמוד
נגדו וכנגדו והוא זקן מאד להכחישנו.
ענה ועוד אם לא תדע כי האמת
(כי) הוא גדול וזקן עוד מאד ממנו.

**Shekel Hakodesh, trans. Hermann Gollancz, London 1919:**
When one young in years once rose up, and an old man opposing, endeavoured to speak, they addressed him and said: "Shame on you! Hold your tongue! How dare you stand up to oppose such a man, whose years are such as to claim our submission?" Whereupon he replied: "Knowest thou not that Truth is much greater and older than he?"


###### Shekel HaKodesh, On Truth 3
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ענה חכם בלבב בר, בחלקו על דבר,
חכמה ומדע, ותט לו אוזן והוא נדיבנו,
כי האמת אהוב נחמד ורצוי, ואפלטון,
גדול ורב ומאד צורב, גם הוא אהובינו, 
משפט שניהם נבחרה לנו, אך האמת יותר חביבנו.

**Shekel Hakodesh, trans. Hermann Gollancz, London 1919:**
Answer the wise in a fair, honest way when they discuss a matter with knowledge and wisdom; give ear to such, and they will become thy benefactors, for truth is a thing to be loved, desired, and received with favour; and even though our friend be a Plato, great and exalted, and renowned for his learning, the right of our judgment we claim in the matter of truth, for Truth is to us a friend dearer by far than aught.


###### Shekel HaKodesh, On Truth 4
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אמת דבק ולא תשא פני זקן נשוא פנים,
אמת זקן מאד מנהו, ישיש עולם אביר שנים.

**Shekel Hakodesh, trans. Hermann Gollancz, London 1919:**
Speak the truth without favour, and respect not old age; Truth is older, strong in years as the world.


###### Shekel HaKodesh, On Truth 5
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חכמה נמבזה מבלי עושר, גם הוא בלי חכמה יכס מומים,
יצדיק דבר אדם ואם כזב, כן רש יהי מכחיש דבר תמים.

**Shekel Hakodesh, trans. Hermann Gollancz, London 1919:**
Knowledge is slighted, unsupported by wealth; whilst wealth without knowledge hideth many a stain. The rich man, though he lieth, is justified by wealth; the poor, though speaking the truth, seek justice in vain.


###### Shekel HaKodesh, On Truth 6
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מאד אתמה עלי קונה עבדים בהון יקר ונתן בם מחירו,
ולא קנה בני חורין בחנם בטוב טעמו ושכל מאמרו.

**Shekel Hakodesh, trans. Hermann Gollancz, London 1919:**
To me it seems strange that men should expend such marvellous wealth and fabulous sums on the purchase of knaves to serve them as slaves, since they might easily gain, without price or pain, the hearts of the free by mere courtesy, by one pleasant act, and speech full of tact.


###### Shekel HaKodesh, On Truth 7
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כל עושר מהבל ימעט, כן ירבה הקובץ על יד,
ואמת דבר, שים דברתך, חרוזיה תמנה לך י ד.

**Shekel Hakodesh, trans. Hermann Gollancz, London 1919:**
The wealth that's gained from vain pursuits decreaseth; whilst he who setteth his *hand*¹ =14, the number of lines in this section.] to save, gradually increaseth. To speak the truth be thy resolution bold.

footnotes:
¹ ["Hand"