أَمْثَالٌ 14
| حِكْمَةُ ٱلْمَرْأَةِ تَبْنِي بَيْتَهَا، وَٱلْحَمَاقَةُ تَهْدِمُهُ بِيَدِهَا. | ١ 1 |
Wise women build houses: but a foolish one digs [hers] down with her hands.
| اَلسَّالِكُ بِٱسْتِقَامَتِهِ يَتَّقِي ٱلرَّبَّ، وَٱلْمُعَوِّجُ طُرُقَهُ يَحْتَقِرُهُ. | ٢ 2 |
He that walks uprightly fears the Lord; but he that is perverse in his ways shall be dishonoured.
| فِي فَمِ ٱلْجَاهِلِ قَضِيبٌ لِكِبْرِيَائِهِ، أَمَّا شِفَاهُ ٱلْحُكَمَاءِ فَتَحْفَظُهُمْ. | ٣ 3 |
Out of the mouth of fools [comes] a rod of pride; but the lips of the wise preserve them.
| حَيْثُ لَا بَقَرٌ فَٱلْمَعْلَفُ فَارِغٌ، وَكَثْرَةُ ٱلْغَلَّةِ بِقُوَّةِ ٱلثَّوْرِ. | ٤ 4 |
Where no oxen are, the cribs are clean; but where there is abundant produce, the strength of the ox is apparent.
| اَلشَّاهِدُ ٱلْأَمِينُ لَنْ يَكْذِبَ، وَٱلشَّاهِدُ ٱلزُّورُ يَتَفَوَّهُ بِٱلْأَكَاذِيبِ. | ٥ 5 |
A faithful witness does not lie; but an unjust witness kindles falsehoods.
| اَلْمُسْتَهْزِئُ يَطْلُبُ ٱلْحِكْمَةَ وَلَا يَجِدُهَا، وَٱلْمَعْرِفَةُ هَيِّنَةٌ لِلْفَهِيمِ. | ٦ 6 |
You shall seek wisdom with bad men, and shall not find it; but discretion is easily available with the prudent.
| اِذْهَبْ مِنْ قُدَّامِ رَجُلٍ جَاهِلٍ إِذْ لَا تَشْعُرُ بِشَفَتَيْ مَعْرِفَةٍ. | ٧ 7 |
All things are adverse to a foolish man; but wise lips are the weapons of discretion.
| حِكْمَةُ ٱلذَّكِيِّ فَهْمُ طَرِيقِهِ، وَغَبَاوَةُ ٱلْجُهَّالِ غِشٌّ. | ٨ 8 |
The wisdom of the prudent will understand their ways; but the folly of fools leads astray.
| اَلْجُهَّالُ يَسْتَهْزِئُونَ بِٱلْإِثْمِ، وَبَيْنَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمِينَ رِضًى. | ٩ 9 |
The houses of transgressors will need purification; but the houses of the just are acceptable.
| اَلْقَلْبُ يَعْرِفُ مَرَارَةَ نَفْسِهِ، وَبِفَرَحِهِ لَا يُشَارِكُهُ غَرِيبٌ. | ١٠ 10 |
[If] a man's mind is intelligent, his soul is sorrowful; and when he rejoices, he has no fellowship with pride.
| بَيْتُ ٱلْأَشْرَارِ يُخْرَبُ، وَخَيْمَةُ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمِينَ تُزْهِرُ. | ١١ 11 |
The houses of ungodly men shall be utterly destroyed; but the tabernacles of them that walk uprightly shall stand.
| تُوجَدُ طَرِيقٌ تَظْهَرُ لِلْإِنْسَانِ مُسْتَقِيمَةً، وَعَاقِبَتُهَا طُرُقُ ٱلْمَوْتِ. | ١٢ 12 |
There is a way which seems to be right with men, but the ends of it reach to the depths of hell. (questioned)
| أَيْضًا فِي ٱلضِّحِكِ يَكْتَئِبُ ٱلْقَلْبُ، وَعَاقِبَةُ ٱلْفَرَحِ حُزْنٌ. | ١٣ 13 |
Grief mingles not with mirth; and joy in the end comes to grief.
| اَلْمُرْتَدُّ فِي ٱلْقَلْبِ يَشْبَعُ مِنْ طُرُقِهِ، وَٱلرَّجُلُ ٱلصَّالِحُ مِمَّا عِنْدَهُ. | ١٤ 14 |
A stout-hearted [man] shall be filled with his own ways; and a good man with his own thoughts.
| اَلْغَبِيُّ يُصَدِّقُ كُلَّ كَلِمَةٍ، وَٱلذَّكِيُّ يَنْتَبِهُ إِلَى خَطَوَاتِهِ. | ١٥ 15 |
The simple believes every word: but the prudent man betakes himself to afterthought.
| اَلْحَكِيمُ يَخْشَى وَيَحِيدُ عَنِ ٱلشَّرِّ، وَٱلْجَاهِلُ يَتَصَلَّفُ وَيَثِقُ. | ١٦ 16 |
A wise man fears, and departs from evil; but the fool trusts in himself, and joins himself with the transgressor.
| اَلسَّرِيعُ ٱلْغَضَبِ يَعْمَلُ بِٱلْحَمَقِ، وَذُو ٱلْمَكَايِدِ يُشْنَأُ. | ١٧ 17 |
A passionate man acts inconsiderately; but a sensible man bears up under many things.
| اَلْأَغْبِيَاءُ يَرِثُونَ ٱلْحَمَاقَةَ، وَٱلْأَذْكِيَاءُ يُتَوَّجُونَ بِٱلْمَعْرِفَةِ. | ١٨ 18 |
Fools shall have mischief for their portion; but the prudent shall take fast hold of understanding.
| ٱلْأَشْرَارُ يَنْحَنُونَ أَمَامَ ٱلْأَخْيَارِ، وَٱلْأَثَمَةُ لَدَى أَبْوَابِ ٱلصِّدِّيقِ. | ١٩ 19 |
Evil men shall fall before the good; and the ungodly shall attend at the gates of the righteous.
| أَيْضًا مِنْ قَرِيبِهِ يُبْغَضُ ٱلْفَقِيرُ، وَمُحِبُّو ٱلْغَنِيِّ كَثِيرُونَ. | ٢٠ 20 |
Friends will hate poor friends; but the friends of the rich are many.
| مَنْ يَحْتَقِرُ قَرِيبَهُ يُخْطِئُ، وَمَنْ يَرْحَمُ ٱلْمَسَاكِينَ فَطُوبَى لَهُ. | ٢١ 21 |
He that dishonours the needy sins: but he that has pity on the poor is most blessed.
| أَمَا يَضِلُّ مُخْتَرِعُو ٱلشَّرِّ؟ أَمَّا ٱلرَّحْمَةُ وَٱلْحَقُّ فَيَهْدِيَانِ مُخْتَرِعِي ٱلْخَيْرِ. | ٢٢ 22 |
They that go astray devise evils: but the good devise mercy and truth. The framers of evil do not understand mercy and truth: but compassion and faithfulness are with the framers of good.
| فِي كُلِّ تَعَبٍ مَنْفَعَةٌ، وَكَلَامُ ٱلشَّفَتَيْنِ إِنَّمَا هُوَ إِلَى ٱلْفَقْرِ. | ٢٣ 23 |
With every one [who is] careful there is abundance: but the pleasure-taking and indolent shall be in lack.
| تَاجُ ٱلْحُكَمَاءِ غِنَاهُمْ. تَقَدُّمُ ٱلْجُهَّالِ حَمَاقَةٌ. | ٢٤ 24 |
A prudent man is the crown of the wise: but the occupation of fools is evil.
| اَلشَّاهِدُ ٱلْأَمِينُ مُنَجِّي ٱلنُّفُوسِ، وَمَنْ يَتَفَوَّهُ بِٱلْأَكَاذِيبِ فَغِشٌّ. | ٢٥ 25 |
A faithful witness shall deliver a soul from evil: but a deceitful [man] kindles falsehoods.
| فِي مَخَافَةِ ٱلرَّبِّ ثِقَةٌ شَدِيدَةٌ، وَيَكُونُ لِبَنِيهِ مَلْجَأٌ. | ٢٦ 26 |
In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence: and he leaves his children a support.
| مَخَافَةُ ٱلرَّبِّ يَنْبُوعُ حَيَاةٍ لِلْحَيَدَانِ عَنْ أَشْرَاكِ ٱلْمَوْتِ. | ٢٧ 27 |
The commandment of the Lord is a fountain of life; and it causes [men] to turn aside from the snare of death.
| فِي كَثْرَةِ ٱلشَّعْبِ زِينَةُ ٱلْمَلِكِ، وَفِي عَدَمِ ٱلْقَوْمِ هَلَاكُ ٱلْأَمِيرِ. | ٢٨ 28 |
In a populous nation is the glory of a king: but in the failure of people is the ruin of a prince.
| بَطِيءُ ٱلْغَضَبِ كَثِيرُ ٱلْفَهْمِ، وَقَصِيرُ ٱلرُّوحِ مُعَلِّي ٱلْحَمَقِ. | ٢٩ 29 |
A man slow to wrath abounds in wisdom: but a man of impatient spirit is very foolish.
| حَيَاةُ ٱلْجَسَدِ هُدُوءُ ٱلْقَلْبِ، وَنَخْرُ ٱلْعِظَامِ ٱلْحَسَدُ. | ٣٠ 30 |
A meek-spirited man is a healer of the heart: but a sensitive heart is a corruption of the bones.
| ظَالِمُ ٱلْفَقِيرِ يُعَيِّرُ خَالِقَهُ، وَيُمَجِّدُهُ رَاحِمُ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ. | ٣١ 31 |
He that oppresses the needy provokes his Maker: but he that honours him has pity upon the poor.
| اَلشِّرِّيرُ يُطْرَدُ بِشَرِّهِ، أَمَّا ٱلصِّدِّيقُ فَوَاثِقٌ عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ. | ٣٢ 32 |
The ungodly shall be driven away in his wickedness: but he who is secure in his own holiness is just.
| فِي قَلْبِ ٱلْفَهِيمِ تَسْتَقِرُّ ٱلْحِكْمَةُ، وَمَا فِي دَاخِلِ ٱلْجُهَّالِ يُعْرَفُ. | ٣٣ 33 |
There is wisdom in the good heart of a man: but in the heart of fools it is not discerned.
| اَلْبِرُّ يَرْفَعُ شَأْنَ ٱلْأُمَّةِ، وَعَارُ ٱلشُّعُوبِ ٱلْخَطِيَّةُ. | ٣٤ 34 |
Righteousness exalts a nation: but sins diminish tribes.
| رِضْوَانُ ٱلْمَلِكِ عَلَى ٱلْعَبْدِ ٱلْفَطِنِ، وَسَخَطُهُ يَكُونُ عَلَى ٱلْمُخْزِي. | ٣٥ 35 |
An understanding servant is acceptable to a king; and by his good behaviour he removes disgrace.
