أَمْثَالٌ 16
| لِلْإِنْسَانِ تَدَابِيرُ ٱلْقَلْبِ، وَمِنَ ٱلرَّبِّ جَوَابُ ٱللِّسَانِ. | ١ 1 |
It is for man to prepare the soul, and for the Lord to govern the tongue.
| كُلُّ طُرُقِ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ نَقِيَّةٌ فِي عَيْنَيْ نَفْسِهِ، وَٱلرَّبُّ وَازِنُ ٱلْأَرْوَاحِ. | ٢ 2 |
All the ways of a man are open to his eyes; the Lord is the one who weighs spirits.
| أَلْقِ عَلَى ٱلرَّبِّ أَعْمَالَكَ فَتُثَبَّتَ أَفْكَارُكَ. | ٣ 3 |
Open your works to the Lord, and your intentions will be set in order.
| اَلرَّبُّ صَنَعَ ٱلْكُلَّ لِغَرَضِهِ، وَٱلشِّرِّيرَ أَيْضًا لِيَوْمِ ٱلشَّرِّ. | ٤ 4 |
The Lord has wrought all things because of himself. Likewise the impious is for the evil day.
| مَكْرَهَةُ ٱلرَّبِّ كُلُّ مُتَشَامِخِ ٱلْقَلْبِ. يَدًا لِيَدٍ لَا يَتَبَرَّأُ. | ٥ 5 |
All the arrogant are an abomination to the Lord. Even if hand will be joined to hand, he is not innocent. The beginning of a good way is to do justice. And this is more acceptable with God than to immolate sacrifices.
| بِٱلرَّحْمَةِ وَٱلْحَقِّ يُسْتَرُ ٱلْإِثْمُ، وَفِي مَخَافَةِ ٱلرَّبِّ ٱلْحَيَدَانُ عَنِ ٱلشَّرِّ. | ٦ 6 |
By mercy and truth, iniquity is redeemed. And by the fear of the Lord, one turns away from evil.
| إِذَا أَرْضَتِ ٱلرَّبَّ طُرُقُ إِنْسَانٍ، جَعَلَ أَعْدَاءَهُ أَيْضًا يُسَالِمُونَهُ. | ٧ 7 |
When the ways of man will please the Lord, he will convert even his enemies to peace.
| اَلْقَلِيلُ مَعَ ٱلْعَدْلِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ دَخْلٍ جَزِيلٍ بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّ. | ٨ 8 |
Better is a little with justice, than many fruits with iniquity.
| قَلْبُ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ يُفَكِّرُ فِي طَرِيقِهِ، وَٱلرَّبُّ يَهْدِي خَطْوَتَهُ. | ٩ 9 |
The heart of man disposes his way. But it is for Lord to direct his steps.
| فِي شَفَتَيِ ٱلْمَلِكِ وَحْيٌ. فِي ٱلْقَضَاءِ فَمُهُ لَا يَخُونُ. | ١٠ 10 |
Foreknowledge is in the lips of the king. His mouth shall not err in judgment.
| قَبَّانُ ٱلْحَقِّ وَمَوَازِينُهُ لِلرَّبِّ. كُلُّ مَعَايِيرِ ٱلْكِيسِ عَمَلُهُ. | ١١ 11 |
Weights and scales are judgments of the Lord. And all the stones in the bag are his work.
| مَكْرَهَةُ ٱلْمُلُوكِ فِعْلُ ٱلشَّرِّ، لِأَنَّ ٱلْكُرْسِيَّ يُثَبَّتُ بِٱلْبِرِّ. | ١٢ 12 |
Those who act impiously are abominable to the king. For the throne is made firm by justice.
| مَرْضَاةُ ٱلْمُلُوكِ شَفَتَا حَقٍّ، وَٱلْمُتَكَلِّمُ بِٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَاتِ يُحَبُّ. | ١٣ 13 |
Just lips are the will of kings. He who speaks honestly shall be loved.
| غَضَبُ ٱلْمَلِكِ رُسُلُ ٱلْمَوْتِ، وَٱلْإِنْسَانُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ يَسْتَعْطِفُهُ. | ١٤ 14 |
The indignation of a king is a herald of death. And the wise man will appease it.
| فِي نُورِ وَجْهِ ٱلْمَلِكِ حَيَاةٌ، وَرِضَاهُ كَسَحَابِ ٱلْمَطَرِ ٱلْمُتَأَخِّرِ. | ١٥ 15 |
In the cheerfulness of the king’s countenance, there is life. And his clemency is like belated rain.
| قِنْيَةُ ٱلْحِكْمَةِ كَمْ هِيَ خَيْرٌ مِنَ ٱلذَّهَبِ، وَقِنْيَةُ ٱلْفَهْمِ تُخْتَارُ عَلَى ٱلْفِضَّةِ! | ١٦ 16 |
Possess wisdom, for it is better than gold. And acquire prudence, for it is more precious than silver.
| مَنْهَجُ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمِينَ ٱلْحَيَدَانُ عَنِ ٱلشَّرِّ. حَافِظٌ نَفْسَهُ حَافِظٌ طَرِيقَهُ. | ١٧ 17 |
The path of the just turns away from evils. He who guards his soul preserves his way.
| قَبْلَ ٱلْكَسْرِ ٱلْكِبْرِيَاءُ، وَقَبْلَ ٱلسُّقُوطِ تَشَامُخُ ٱلرُّوحِ. | ١٨ 18 |
Arrogance precedes destruction. And the spirit is exalted before a fall.
| تَوَاضُعُ ٱلرُّوحِ مَعَ ٱلْوُدَعَاءِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ قَسْمِ ٱلْغَنِيمَةِ مَعَ ٱلْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ. | ١٩ 19 |
It is better to be humbled with the meek, than to divide spoils with the arrogant.
| ٱلْفَطِنُ مِنْ جِهَةِ أَمْرٍ يَجِدُ خَيْرًا، وَمَنْ يَتَّكِلُ عَلَى ٱلرَّبِّ فَطُوبَى لَهُ. | ٢٠ 20 |
The learned in word shall find good things. And whoever hopes in the Lord is blessed.
| حَكِيمُ ٱلْقَلْبِ يُدْعَى فَهِيمًا، وَحَلَاوَةُ ٱلشَّفَتَيْنِ تَزِيدُ عِلْمًا. | ٢١ 21 |
Whoever is wise in heart shall be called prudent. And whoever is sweet in eloquence shall attain to what is greater.
| ٱلْفِطْنَةُ يَنْبُوعُ حَيَاةٍ لِصَاحِبِهَا، وَتَأْدِيبُ ٱلْحَمْقَى حَمَاقَةٌ. | ٢٢ 22 |
Learning is a fountain of life to one who possesses it. The doctrine of the foolish is senseless.
| قَلْبُ ٱلْحَكِيمِ يُرْشِدُ فَمَهُ وَيَزِيدُ شَفَتَيْهِ عِلْمًا. | ٢٣ 23 |
The heart of the wise shall instruct his mouth and add grace to his lips.
| اَلْكَلَامُ ٱلْحَسَنُ شَهْدُ عَسَلٍ، حُلْوٌ لِلنَّفْسِ وَشِفَاءٌ لِلْعِظَامِ. | ٢٤ 24 |
Careful words are a honeycomb: sweet to the soul and healthful to the bones.
| تُوجَدُ طَرِيقٌ تَظْهَرُ لِلْإِنْسَانِ مُسْتَقِيمَةً وَعَاقِبَتُهَا طُرُقُ ٱلْمَوْتِ. | ٢٥ 25 |
There is a way which seems right to a man, and its end result leads to death.
| نَفْسُ ٱلتَّعِبِ تُتْعِبُ لَهُ، لِأَنَّ فَمَهُ يَحِثُّهُ. | ٢٦ 26 |
The soul of the laborer labors for himself, because his mouth has driven him to it.
| ٱلرَّجُلُ ٱللَّئِيمُ يَنْبُشُ ٱلشَّرَّ، وَعَلَى شَفَتَيْهِ كَٱلنَّارِ ٱلْمُتَّقِدَةِ. | ٢٧ 27 |
The impious man digs up evil, and in his lips is a burning fire.
| رَجُلُ ٱلْأَكَاذِيبِ يُطْلِقُ ٱلْخُصُومَةَ، وَٱلنَّمَّامُ يُفَرِّقُ ٱلْأَصْدِقَاءَ. | ٢٨ 28 |
A perverse man stirs up lawsuits. And one who is verbose divides leaders.
| اَلرَّجُلُ ٱلظَّالِمُ يُغْوِي صَاحِبَهُ وَيَسُوقُهُ إِلَى طَرِيقٍ غَيْرِ صَالِحَةٍ. | ٢٩ 29 |
A man of iniquity entices his friend, and he leads him along a way that is not good.
| مَنْ يُغَمِّضُ عَيْنَيْهِ لِيُفَكِّرَ فِي ٱلْأَكَاذِيبِ، وَمَنْ يَعَضُّ شَفَتَيْهِ، فَقَدْ أَكْمَلَ شَرًّا. | ٣٠ 30 |
Whoever, with astonished eyes, thinks up depravities, biting his lips, accomplishes evil.
| تَاجُ جَمَالٍ: شَيْبَةٌ تُوجَدُ فِي طَرِيقِ ٱلْبِرِّ. | ٣١ 31 |
Old age is a crown of dignity, when it is found in the ways of justice.
| اَلْبَطِيءُ ٱلْغَضَبِ خَيْرٌ مِنَ ٱلْجَبَّارِ، وَمَالِكُ رُوحِهِ خَيْرٌ مِمَّنْ يَأْخُذُ مَدِينَةً. | ٣٢ 32 |
A patient man is better than a strong one. And whoever rules his soul is better than one who assaults cities.
| ٱلْقُرْعَةُ تُلْقَى فِي ٱلْحِضْنِ، وَمِنَ ٱلرَّبِّ كُلُّ حُكْمِهَا. | ٣٣ 33 |
Lots are cast into the lap, but they are tempered by the Lord.
