أَمْثَالٌ 14

١ 1 حِكْمَةُ ٱلْمَرْأَةِ تَبْنِي بَيْتَهَا، وَٱلْحَمَاقَةُ تَهْدِمُهُ بِيَدِهَا.

Every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish woman plucks it down with her own hands.

٢ 2 اَلسَّالِكُ بِٱسْتِقَامَتِهِ يَتَّقِي ٱلرَّبَّ، وَٱلْمُعَوِّجُ طُرُقَهُ يَحْتَقِرُهُ.

He who walks in his uprightness fears Jehovah, but he who is perverse in his ways despises him.

٣ 3 فِي فَمِ ٱلْجَاهِلِ قَضِيبٌ لِكِبْرِيَائِهِ، أَمَّا شِفَاهُ ٱلْحُكَمَاءِ فَتَحْفَظُهُمْ.

In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

٤ 4 حَيْثُ لَا بَقَرٌ فَٱلْمَعْلَفُ فَارِغٌ، وَكَثْرَةُ ٱلْغَلَّةِ بِقُوَّةِ ٱلثَّوْرِ.

Where no oxen are, the crib is clean, but by the strength of the ox is much increase.

٥ 5 اَلشَّاهِدُ ٱلْأَمِينُ لَنْ يَكْذِبَ، وَٱلشَّاهِدُ ٱلزُّورُ يَتَفَوَّهُ بِٱلْأَكَاذِيبِ.

A faithful witness will not lie, but a false witness utters lies.

٦ 6 اَلْمُسْتَهْزِئُ يَطْلُبُ ٱلْحِكْمَةَ وَلَا يَجِدُهَا، وَٱلْمَعْرِفَةُ هَيِّنَةٌ لِلْفَهِيمِ.

A scoffer seeks wisdom, and finds it not, but knowledge is easy to him who has understanding.

٧ 7 اِذْهَبْ مِنْ قُدَّامِ رَجُلٍ جَاهِلٍ إِذْ لَا تَشْعُرُ بِشَفَتَيْ مَعْرِفَةٍ.

Go into the presence of a foolish man, and thou shall not perceive the lips of knowledge.

٨ 8 حِكْمَةُ ٱلذَّكِيِّ فَهْمُ طَرِيقِهِ، وَغَبَاوَةُ ٱلْجُهَّالِ غِشٌّ.

The wisdom of a prudent man is to understand his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.

٩ 9 اَلْجُهَّالُ يَسْتَهْزِئُونَ بِٱلْإِثْمِ، وَبَيْنَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمِينَ رِضًى.

Fools mock at sin, but among the upright there is good will.

١٠ 10 اَلْقَلْبُ يَعْرِفُ مَرَارَةَ نَفْسِهِ، وَبِفَرَحِهِ لَا يُشَارِكُهُ غَرِيبٌ.

The heart knows its own bitterness, and a stranger does not intermeddle with its joy.

١١ 11 بَيْتُ ٱلْأَشْرَارِ يُخْرَبُ، وَخَيْمَةُ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمِينَ تُزْهِرُ.

The house of the wicked shall be overthrown, but the tent of the upright shall flourish.

١٢ 12 تُوجَدُ طَرِيقٌ تَظْهَرُ لِلْإِنْسَانِ مُسْتَقِيمَةً، وَعَاقِبَتُهَا طُرُقُ ٱلْمَوْتِ.

There is a way which seems right to a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

١٣ 13 أَيْضًا فِي ٱلضِّحِكِ يَكْتَئِبُ ٱلْقَلْبُ، وَعَاقِبَةُ ٱلْفَرَحِ حُزْنٌ.

Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful, and the end of mirth is heaviness.

١٤ 14 اَلْمُرْتَدُّ فِي ٱلْقَلْبِ يَشْبَعُ مِنْ طُرُقِهِ، وَٱلرَّجُلُ ٱلصَّالِحُ مِمَّا عِنْدَهُ.

The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways, and a good man from his own fruits.

١٥ 15 اَلْغَبِيُّ يُصَدِّقُ كُلَّ كَلِمَةٍ، وَٱلذَّكِيُّ يَنْتَبِهُ إِلَى خَطَوَاتِهِ.

A simple man believes every word, but the prudent man looks well to his going.

١٦ 16 اَلْحَكِيمُ يَخْشَى وَيَحِيدُ عَنِ ٱلشَّرِّ، وَٱلْجَاهِلُ يَتَصَلَّفُ وَيَثِقُ.

A wise man fears, and departs from evil, but the fool bears himself insolently, and is confident.

١٧ 17 اَلسَّرِيعُ ٱلْغَضَبِ يَعْمَلُ بِٱلْحَمَقِ، وَذُو ٱلْمَكَايِدِ يُشْنَأُ.

He who is soon angry will deal foolishly. And a man of wicked devices is hated.

١٨ 18 اَلْأَغْبِيَاءُ يَرِثُونَ ٱلْحَمَاقَةَ، وَٱلْأَذْكِيَاءُ يُتَوَّجُونَ بِٱلْمَعْرِفَةِ.

The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

١٩ 19 ٱلْأَشْرَارُ يَنْحَنُونَ أَمَامَ ٱلْأَخْيَارِ، وَٱلْأَثَمَةُ لَدَى أَبْوَابِ ٱلصِّدِّيقِ.

The evil bow down before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

٢٠ 20 أَيْضًا مِنْ قَرِيبِهِ يُبْغَضُ ٱلْفَقِيرُ، وَمُحِبُّو ٱلْغَنِيِّ كَثِيرُونَ.

The poor man is regarded inferior even by his own neighbor, but the rich man has many friends.

٢١ 21 مَنْ يَحْتَقِرُ قَرِيبَهُ يُخْطِئُ، وَمَنْ يَرْحَمُ ٱلْمَسَاكِينَ فَطُوبَى لَهُ.

He who despises his neighbor sins, but he who has pity on the poor, happy is he.

٢٢ 22 أَمَا يَضِلُّ مُخْتَرِعُو ٱلشَّرِّ؟ أَمَّا ٱلرَّحْمَةُ وَٱلْحَقُّ فَيَهْدِيَانِ مُخْتَرِعِي ٱلْخَيْرِ.

Do they not err who devise evil? But mercy and truth are to those who devise good.

٢٣ 23 فِي كُلِّ تَعَبٍ مَنْفَعَةٌ، وَكَلَامُ ٱلشَّفَتَيْنِ إِنَّمَا هُوَ إِلَى ٱلْفَقْرِ.

In all labor there is profit, but the talk of the lips tends only to poverty.

٢٤ 24 تَاجُ ٱلْحُكَمَاءِ غِنَاهُمْ. تَقَدُّمُ ٱلْجُهَّالِ حَمَاقَةٌ.

The crown of the wise is their riches. The foolishness of fools is folly.

٢٥ 25 اَلشَّاهِدُ ٱلْأَمِينُ مُنَجِّي ٱلنُّفُوسِ، وَمَنْ يَتَفَوَّهُ بِٱلْأَكَاذِيبِ فَغِشٌّ.

A true witness delivers souls, but he who utters lies causes deceit.

٢٦ 26 فِي مَخَافَةِ ٱلرَّبِّ ثِقَةٌ شَدِيدَةٌ، وَيَكُونُ لِبَنِيهِ مَلْجَأٌ.

In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence, and his sons shall have a place of refuge.

٢٧ 27 مَخَافَةُ ٱلرَّبِّ يَنْبُوعُ حَيَاةٍ لِلْحَيَدَانِ عَنْ أَشْرَاكِ ٱلْمَوْتِ.

The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

٢٨ 28 فِي كَثْرَةِ ٱلشَّعْبِ زِينَةُ ٱلْمَلِكِ، وَفِي عَدَمِ ٱلْقَوْمِ هَلَاكُ ٱلْأَمِيرِ.

In the multitude of people is the king's glory, but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.

٢٩ 29 بَطِيءُ ٱلْغَضَبِ كَثِيرُ ٱلْفَهْمِ، وَقَصِيرُ ٱلرُّوحِ مُعَلِّي ٱلْحَمَقِ.

He who is slow to anger is of great understanding, but he who is hasty of spirit exalts folly.

٣٠ 30 حَيَاةُ ٱلْجَسَدِ هُدُوءُ ٱلْقَلْبِ، وَنَخْرُ ٱلْعِظَامِ ٱلْحَسَدُ.

A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh, but envy is the rottenness of the bones.

٣١ 31 ظَالِمُ ٱلْفَقِيرِ يُعَيِّرُ خَالِقَهُ، وَيُمَجِّدُهُ رَاحِمُ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ.

He who oppresses a poor man reproaches his maker, but he who has mercy on a needy man honors him.

٣٢ 32 اَلشِّرِّيرُ يُطْرَدُ بِشَرِّهِ، أَمَّا ٱلصِّدِّيقُ فَوَاثِقٌ عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ.

An evil man is thrust down in his evil-doing, but a righteous man has hope in his death.

٣٣ 33 فِي قَلْبِ ٱلْفَهِيمِ تَسْتَقِرُّ ٱلْحِكْمَةُ، وَمَا فِي دَاخِلِ ٱلْجُهَّالِ يُعْرَفُ.

Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding, but what is in the inward part of fools is made known.

٣٤ 34 اَلْبِرُّ يَرْفَعُ شَأْنَ ٱلْأُمَّةِ، وَعَارُ ٱلشُّعُوبِ ٱلْخَطِيَّةُ.

Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people.

٣٥ 35 رِضْوَانُ ٱلْمَلِكِ عَلَى ٱلْعَبْدِ ٱلْفَطِنِ، وَسَخَطُهُ يَكُونُ عَلَى ٱلْمُخْزِي.

The king's favor is toward a servant who deals wisely, but his wrath will be to him who causes shame.