أَمْثَالٌ 10

١ 1 أَمْثَالُ سُلَيْمَانَ: اَلِٱبْنُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ يَسُرُّ أَبَاهُ، وَٱلِٱبْنُ ٱلْجَاهِلُ حُزْنُ أُمِّهِ.

[the] proverbs of Solomon. A son wise he makes glad a father and a son a fool [is] [the] grief of mother his.

٢ 2 كُنُوزُ ٱلشَّرِّ لَا تَنْفَعُ، أَمَّا ٱلْبِرُّ فَيُنَجِّي مِنَ ٱلْمَوْتِ.

Not they profit treasures of wickedness and righteousness it delivers from death.

٣ 3 اَلرَّبُّ لَا يُجِيعُ نَفْسَ ٱلصِّدِّيقِ، وَلَكِنَّهُ يَدْفَعُ هَوَى ٱلْأَشْرَارِ.

Not he allows to hunger Yahweh [the] appetite of [the] righteous and [the] craving of wicked [people] he rejects.

٤ 4 اَلْعَامِلُ بِيَدٍ رَخْوَةٍ يَفْتَقِرُ، أَمَّا يَدُ ٱلْمُجْتَهِدِينَ فَتُغْنِي.

[is] poor [one who] works A palm of laxness and [the] hand of diligent [people] it gains riches.

٥ 5 مَنْ يَجْمَعُ فِي ٱلصَّيْفِ فَهُوَ ٱبْنٌ عَاقِلٌ، وَمَنْ يَنَامُ فِي ٱلْحَصَادِ فَهُوَ ٱبْنٌ مُخْزٍ.

[one who] gathers In the summer [is] a son [who] acts prudently [one who] sleeps at the harvest [is] a son [who] acts shamefully.

٦ 6 بَرَكَاتٌ عَلَى رَأْسِ ٱلصِّدِّيقِ، أَمَّا فَمُ ٱلْأَشْرَارِ فَيَغْشَاهُ ظُلْمٌ.

Blessings [belong] to [the] head of [the] righteous and [the] mouth of wicked [people] it conceals violence.

٧ 7 ذِكْرُ ٱلصِّدِّيقِ لِلْبَرَكَةِ، وَٱسْمُ ٱلْأَشْرَارِ يَنْخَرُ.

[the] memory of [the] righteous [is] for A blessing and [the] name of wicked [people] it will rot.

٨ 8 حَكِيمُ ٱلْقَلْبِ يَقْبَلُ ٱلْوَصَايَا، وَغَبِيُّ ٱلشَّفَتَيْنِ يُصْرَعُ.

A wise [person] of heart he accepts commandments and a fool of lips he will be ruined.

٩ 9 مَنْ يَسْلُكُ بِٱلِٱسْتِقَامَةِ يَسْلُكُ بِٱلْأَمَانِ، وَمَنْ يُعَوِّجُ طُرُقَهُ يُعَرَّفُ.

[one who] walks In integrity he walks security and [one who] perverts ways his he will become known.

١٠ 10 مَنْ يَغْمِزُ بِٱلْعَيْنِ يُسَبِّبُ حُزْنًا، وَٱلْغَبِيُّ ٱلشَّفَتَيْنِ يُصْرَعُ.

[one who] winks An eye he gives sorrow and a fool of lips he will be ruined.

١١ 11 فَمُ ٱلصِّدِّيقِ يَنْبُوعُ حَيَاةٍ، وَفَمُ ٱلْأَشْرَارِ يَغْشَاهُ ظُلْمٌ.

[is] a fountain of Life [the] mouth of a righteous [person] and [the] mouth of wicked [people] it conceals violence.

١٢ 12 اَلْبُغْضَةُ تُهَيِّجُ خُصُومَاتٍ، وَٱلْمَحَبَّةُ تَسْتُرُ كُلَّ ٱلذُّنُوبِ.

Hatred it stirs up contentions and over all transgressions it covers love.

١٣ 13 فِي شَفَتَيِ ٱلْعَاقِلِ تُوجَدُ حِكْمَةٌ، وَٱلْعَصَا لِظَهْرِ ٱلنَّاقِصِ ٱلْفَهْمِ.

On [the] lips of a discerning [person] it is found wisdom and a rod [is] for [the] back of [one] lacking of heart.

١٤ 14 اَلْحُكَمَاءُ يَذْخَرُونَ مَعْرِفَةً، أَمَّا فَمُ ٱلْغَبِيِّ فَهَلَاكٌ قَرِيبٌ.

Wise [people] they store up knowledge and [the] mouth of a fool [is] destruction near.

١٥ 15 ثَرْوَةُ ٱلْغَنِيِّ مَدِينَتُهُ ٱلْحَصِينَةُ. هَلَاكُ ٱلْمَسَاكِينِ فَقْرُهُمْ.

[the] wealth of A rich [person] [is] a town of strength his [is the] ruin of poor [people] poverty their.

١٦ 16 عَمَلُ ٱلصِّدِّيقِ لِلْحَيَاةِ. رِبْحُ ٱلشِّرِّيرِ لِلْخَطِيَّةِ.

[the] reward of [the] righteous [is] Life [the] yield of [the] wicked [is] sin.

١٧ 17 حَافِظُ ٱلتَّعْلِيمِ هُوَ فِي طَرِيقِ ٱلْحَيَاةِ، وَرَافِضُ ٱلتَّأْدِيبِ ضَالٌّ.

[is] a path To life [one who] keeps discipline and [one who] neglects rebuke [is] leading astray.

١٨ 18 مَنْ يُخْفِي ٱلْبُغْضَةَ فَشَفَتَاهُ كَاذِبَتَانِ، وَمُشِيعُ ٱلْمَذَمَّةِ هُوَ جَاهِلٌ.

[one who] conceals Hatred [is] lips of falsehood and [one who] spreads an evil report he [is] a fool.

١٩ 19 كَثْرَةُ ٱلْكَلَامِ لَا تَخْلُو مِنْ مَعْصِيَةٍ، أَمَّا ٱلضَّابِطُ شَفَتَيْهِ فَعَاقِلٌ.

In a multitude of words not it ceases transgression and [one who] restrains lips his [is] acting prudently.

٢٠ 20 لِسَانُ ٱلصِّدِّيقِ فِضَّةٌ مُخْتَارَةٌ. قَلْبُ ٱلْأَشْرَارِ كَشَيْءٍ زَهِيدٍ.

[is] silver Chosen [the] tongue of [the] righteous [the] heart of wicked [people] [is] like a little.

٢١ 21 شَفَتَا ٱلصِّدِّيقِ تَهْدِيَانِ كَثِيرِينَ، أَمَّا ٱلْأَغْبِيَاءُ فَيَمُوتُونَ مِنْ نَقْصِ ٱلْفَهْمِ.

[the] lips of [the] righteous They feed many [people] and fools by lack of heart they die.

٢٢ 22 بَرَكَةُ ٱلرَّبِّ هِيَ تُغْنِي، وَلَا يَزِيدُ مَعَهَا تَعَبًا.

[the] blessing of Yahweh it it makes rich and not he adds sorrow with it.

٢٣ 23 فِعْلُ ٱلرَّذِيلَةِ عِنْدَ ٱلْجَاهِلِ كَٱلضِّحْكِ، أَمَّا ٱلْحِكْمَةُ فَلِذِي فَهْمٍ.

[is] like Sport for a fool to do wickedness and wisdom for a person of understanding.

٢٤ 24 خَوْفُ ٱلشِّرِّيرِ هُوَ يَأْتِيهِ، وَشَهْوَةُ ٱلصِّدِّيقِينَ تُمْنَحُ.

[the] fear of A wicked [person] it it will come to him and [the] desire of righteous [people] someone will give.

٢٥ 25 كَعُبُورِ ٱلزَّوْبَعَةِ فَلَا يَكُونُ ٱلشِّرِّيرُ، أَمَّا ٱلصِّدِّيقُ فَأَسَاسٌ مُؤَبَّدٌ.

When passes by a storm-wind and there not [is the] wicked and a righteous [person] [is] a foundation of perpetuity.

٢٦ 26 كَٱلْخَلِّ لِلْأَسْنَانِ، وَكَالدُّخَانِ لِلْعَيْنَيْنِ، كَذَلِكَ ٱلْكَسْلَانُ لِلَّذِينَ أَرْسَلُوهُ.

Like vinegar - to the teeth and like smoke to the eyes so the sluggard to [those who] send him.

٢٧ 27 مَخَافَةُ ٱلرَّبِّ تَزِيدُ ٱلْأَيَّامَ، أَمَّا سِنُو ٱلْأَشْرَارِ فَتُقْصَرُ.

[the] fear of Yahweh it adds days and [the] years of wicked [people] they will be short.

٢٨ 28 مُنْتَظَرُ ٱلصِّدِّيقِينَ مُفَرِّحٌ، أَمَّا رَجَاءُ ٱلْأَشْرَارِ فَيَبِيدُ.

[the] hope of Righteous [people] [is] joy and [the] hope of wicked [people] it is lost.

٢٩ 29 حِصْنٌ لِلِٱسْتِقَامَةِ طَرِيقُ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَٱلْهَلَاكُ لِفَاعِلِي ٱلْإِثْمِ.

[is] a refuge For integrity [the] way of Yahweh and destruction for [those who] do wickedness.

٣٠ 30 اَلصِّدِّيقُ لَنْ يُزَحْزَحَ أَبَدًا، وَٱلْأَشْرَارُ لَنْ يَسْكُنُوا ٱلْأَرْضَ.

[the] righteous For ever not he will be shaken and wicked [people] not they will dwell in [the] land.

٣١ 31 فَمُ ٱلصِّدِّيقِ يُنْبِتُ ٱلْحِكْمَةَ، أَمَّا لِسَانُ ٱلْأَكَاذِيبِ فَيُقْطَعُ.

[the] mouth of A righteous [person] it will bear fruit wisdom and a tongue of perversities it will be cut off.

٣٢ 32 شَفَتَا ٱلصِّدِّيقِ تَعْرِفَانِ ٱلْمَرْضِيَّ، وَفَمُ ٱلْأَشْرَارِ أَكَاذِيبُ.

[the] lips of [the] righteous They know! pleasure and [the] mouth of wicked [people] perversities.