The Zohar · Yitro
זוהר, יתרו ה׳Zohar, Yitro 5
Section 5 of 35 in Yitro — 8 segments
Segment 1א׳
בְּשַׂעְרָא. הַאי מַאן דְּשַׂעֲרֵיהּ קָמִיט, וְסָלִיק לְעֵילָּא עַל רֵישֵׁיהּ, מָארֵיהּ דִּרְגִּיזוּ. לִבֵּיהּ קָמִיט כְּטוּפְסָא, לָאו כַּשְׁרָאן עוֹבָדוֹי. בְּשׁוּתָפוּ אִתְרְחַק מִנֵּיהּ.
A man with coarse, upstanding, wavy hair, is of a truculent disposition. His heart is as stiff as a die. His works are not upright. Have no fellowship with him.
Segment 2ב׳
שַׂעֲרָא שְׁעִיעַ יַתִּיר, וְתָלֵי לְתַתָּא, טָב אִיהוּ לְשׁוּתָפוּ. וּרְוָוחָא אִשְׁתְּכַח בֵּיהּ. וְאִיהוּ בִּלְחוֹדוֹי לָאו הָכִי. מָארֵי דְּרָזִין אִיהוּ בְּאִינּוּן רָזִין עִלָּאִין. בְּרָזִין זְעִירִין לָא קַיְּימָא בְּהוּ. עוֹבָדוֹי כַּשְׁרָאן וְלָא כַּשְׁרָאָן.
A man with very smooth, sleek and heavy-hanging hair, is a good companion, and one benefits from association with him. When left to himself he is not quite reliable. He cannot keep secrets unless they are of great importance. His actions are sometimes good and sometimes the reverse.
Segment 3ג׳
וְאִי תָּלֵי לְתַתָּא, וְלָא שְׁעִיעַ, לִבֵּיהּ לָא דָּחִיל, מָארֵיהּ דִּזְדוֹנָא אִיהוּ. כָּסִיף בְּעוֹבָדִין דְּכַשְׁרָן, וְיָאָן קָמֵיהּ, וְלָא עָבִיד. וְכַד אִיהוּ סִיב, אַהְדָּר לְמֶהֱוִי דָּחִיל וְיָאָן עוֹבָדוֹי. וְהָנֵי מִילֵּי, בְּמִילֵּי דְּעָלְמָא. אֲבָל בְּמִילֵּי דִּשְׁמַיָּא, יִצְלַח מַאן דְּיִקְרַב בֵּיהּ. לָא יִתְגַּלּוּן לֵיהּ רָזִין עִלָּאִין, אֲבָל רָזִין זְעִירִין טָב אִיהוּ לְנַטְרָא לוֹן, מִמִּלָּה זְעֵירָא עָבִיד רַב, וּמִלּוֹי אִשְׁתְּמָעוּ. וְרָזָא דָּא זַיִ"ן, בְּאִינּוּן אַתְוָון דְּשִׁיעוּרָא דְּמֹר.
A man whose hair lies flat, yet is not sleek, is fearless and insolent. He has a strong desire to do good, for he perceives the beauty of goodness, but alas! his good intentions are never realized. In his old age he becomes God-fearing and pious. Great secrets are not to be entrusted to him, but he is safe enough with small ones. He can make much out of little and his words are listened to with respect. He is under the esoteric sign of the letter Zain, according to the scheme which our Master has taught us.
Zohar — Vocalized Zohar, Israel 2013, via Sefaria
English: The Zohar — Soncino Press, London 1933 (public domain)