أَمْثَالٌ 17
| لُقْمَةٌ يَابِسَةٌ وَمَعَهَا سَلَامَةٌ، خَيْرٌ مِنْ بَيْتٍ مَلآنٍ ذَبَائِحَ مَعَ خِصَامٍ. | ١ 1 |
Better is a dry morsell, if peace be with it, then an house full of sacrifices with strife.
| اَلْعَبْدُ ٱلْفَطِنُ يَتَسَلَّطُ عَلَى ٱلِٱبْنِ ٱلْمُخْزِي وَيُقَاسِمُ ٱلْإِخْوَةَ ٱلْمِيرَاثَ. | ٢ 2 |
A discrete seruant shall haue rule ouer a lewde sonne, and hee shall deuide the heritage among the brethren.
| ٱلْبُوطَةُ لِلْفِضَّةِ، وَٱلْكُورُ لِلذَّهَبِ، وَمُمْتَحِنُ ٱلْقُلُوبِ ٱلرَّبُّ. | ٣ 3 |
As is the fining pot for siluer, and the fornace for golde, so the Lord trieth the heartes.
| ٱلْفَاعِلُ ٱلشَّرَّ يَصْغَى إِلَى شَفَةِ ٱلْإِثْمِ، وَٱلْكَاذِبُ يَأْذَنُ لِلِسَانِ فَسَادٍ. | ٤ 4 |
The wicked giueth heed to false lippes, and a lyer hearkeneth to the naughtie tongue.
| ٱلْمُسْتَهْزِئُ بِٱلْفَقِيرِ يُعَيِّرُ خَالِقَهُ. ٱلْفَرْحَانُ بِبَلِيَّةٍ لَا يَتَبَرَّأُ. | ٥ 5 |
Hee that mocketh the poore, reprocheth him, that made him: and he that reioyceth at destruction, shall not be vnpunished.
| تَاجُ ٱلشُّيُوخِ بَنُو ٱلْبَنِينَ، وَفَخْرُ ٱلْبَنِينَ آبَاؤُهُمْ. | ٦ 6 |
Childres children are the crowne of the elders: and the glory of ye children are their fathers.
| لَا تَلِيقُ بِٱلْأَحْمَقِ شَفَةُ ٱلسُّودَدِ. كَمْ بِٱلْأَحْرَى شَفَةُ ٱلْكَذِبِ بِٱلشَّرِيفِ! | ٧ 7 |
Hie talke becommeth not a foole, much lesse a lying talke a prince.
| ٱلْهَدِيَّةُ حَجَرٌ كَرِيمٌ فِي عَيْنَيْ قَابِلِهَا، حَيْثُمَا تَتَوَجَّهْ تُفْلِحْ. | ٨ 8 |
A rewarde is as a stone pleasant in the eyes of them that haue it: it prospereth, whithersoeuer it turneth.
| مَنْ يَسْتُرْ مَعْصِيَةً يَطْلُبِ ٱلْمَحَبَّةَ، وَمَنْ يُكَرِّرْ أَمْرًا يُفَرِّقْ بَيْنَ ٱلْأَصْدِقَاءِ. | ٩ 9 |
Hee that couereth a transgression, seeketh loue: but hee that repeateth a matter, separateth the prince.
| اَلِٱنْتِهَارُ يُؤَثِّرُ فِي ٱلْحَكِيمِ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ مِئَةِ جَلْدَةٍ فِي ٱلْجَاهِلِ. | ١٠ 10 |
A reproofe entereth more into him that hath vnderstanding, then an hundreth stripes into a foole.
| اَلشِّرِّيرُ إِنَّمَا يَطْلُبُ ٱلتَّمَرُّدَ فَيُطْلَقُ عَلَيْهِ رَسُولٌ قَاسٍ. | ١١ 11 |
A sedicious person seeketh onely euill, and a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
| لِيُصَادِفِ ٱلْإِنْسَانَ دُبَّةٌ ثَكُولٌ وَلَا جَاهِلٌ فِي حَمَاقَتِهِ. | ١٢ 12 |
It is better for a man to meete a beare robbed of her whelpes, then a foole in his follie.
| مَنْ يُجَازِي عَنْ خَيْرٍ بِشَرٍّ لَنْ يَبْرَحَ ٱلشَّرُّ مِنْ بَيْتِهِ. | ١٣ 13 |
He that rewardeth euil for good, euil shall not depart from his house.
| اِبْتِدَاءُ ٱلْخِصَامِ إِطْلَاقُ ٱلْمَاءِ، فَقَبْلَ أَنْ تَدْفُقَ ٱلْمُخَاصَمَةُ ٱتْرُكْهَا. | ١٤ 14 |
The beginning of strife is as one that openeth the waters: therefore or the contention be medled with, leaue off.
| مُبَرِّئُ ٱلْمُذْنِبَ وَمُذَنِّبُ ٱلْبَرِيءَ كِلَاهُمَا مَكْرَهَةُ ٱلرَّبِّ. | ١٥ 15 |
He that iustifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the iust, euen they both are abomination to the Lord.
| لِمَاذَا فِي يَدِ ٱلْجَاهِلِ ثَمَنٌ؟ أَلِٱقْتِنَاءِ ٱلْحِكْمَةِ وَلَيْسَ لَهُ فَهْمٌ؟ | ١٦ 16 |
Wherefore is there a price in the hand of the foole to get wisdome, and he hath none heart?
| اَلصَّدِيقُ يُحِبُّ فِي كُلِّ وَقْتٍ، أَمَّا ٱلْأَخُ فَلِلشِّدَّةِ يُولَدُ. | ١٧ 17 |
A friende loueth at all times: and a brother is borne for aduersitie.
| اَلْإِنْسَانُ ٱلنَّاقِصُ ٱلْفَهْمِ يَصْفِقُ كَفًّا وَيَضْمَنُ صَاحِبَهُ ضَمَانًا. | ١٨ 18 |
A man destitute of vnderstanding, toucheth the hande, and becommeth suretie for his neighbour.
| مُحِبُّ ٱلْمَعْصِيَةِ مُحِبُّ ٱلْخِصَامِ. ٱلْمُعَلِّي بَابَهُ يَطْلُبُ ٱلْكَسْرَ. | ١٩ 19 |
He loueth transgression, that loueth strife: and he that exalteth his gate, seeketh destruction.
| ٱلْمُلْتَوِي ٱلْقَلْبِ لَا يَجِدُ خَيْرًا، وَٱلْمُتَقَلِّبُ ٱللِّسَانِ يَقَعُ فِي ٱلسُّوءِ. | ٢٠ 20 |
The froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a naughtie tongue, shall fall into euill.
| مَنْ يَلِدُ جَاهِلًا فَلِحَزَنِهِ، وَلَا يَفْرَحُ أَبُو ٱلْأَحْمَقِ. | ٢١ 21 |
He that begetteth a foole, getteth himselfe sorow, and the father of a foole can haue no ioy.
| ٱلْقَلْبُ ٱلْفَرْحَانُ يُطَيِّبُ ٱلْجِسْمَ، وَٱلرُّوحُ ٱلْمُنْسَحِقَةُ تُجَفِّفُ ٱلْعَظْمَ. | ٢٢ 22 |
A ioyfull heart causeth good health: but a sorowfull minde dryeth the bones.
| ٱلشِّرِّيرُ يَأْخُذُ ٱلرَّشْوَةَ مِنَ ٱلْحِضْنِ لِيُعَوِّجَ طُرُقَ ٱلْقَضَاءِ. | ٢٣ 23 |
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosome to wrest the wayes of iudgement.
| ٱلْحِكْمَةُ عِنْدَ ٱلْفَهِيمِ، وَعَيْنَا ٱلْجَاهِلِ فِي أَقْصَى ٱلْأَرْضِ. | ٢٤ 24 |
Wisdome is in the face of him that hath vnderstanding: but the eyes of a foole are in the corners of the world.
| ٱلِٱبْنُ ٱلْجَاهِلُ غَمٌّ لِأَبِيهِ، وَمَرَارَةٌ لِلَّتِي وَلَدَتْهُ. | ٢٥ 25 |
A foolish sonne is a griefe vnto his father, and a heauines to her that bare him.
| أَيْضًا تَغْرِيمُ ٱلْبَرِيءِ لَيْسَ بِحَسَنٍ، وَكَذَلِكَ ضَرْبُ ٱلشُّرَفَاءِ لِأَجْلِ ٱلِٱسْتِقَامَةِ. | ٢٦ 26 |
Surely it is not good to condemne the iust, nor that ye princes should smite such for equitie.
| ذُو ٱلْمَعْرِفَةِ يُبْقِي كَلَامَهُ، وَذُو ٱلْفَهْمِ وَقُورُ ٱلرُّوحِ. | ٢٧ 27 |
Hee that hath knowledge, spareth his wordes, and a man of vnderstanding is of an excellent spirit.
| بَلِ ٱلْأَحْمَقُ إِذَا سَكَتَ يُحْسَبُ حَكِيمًا، وَمَنْ ضَمَّ شَفَتَيْهِ فَهِيمًا. | ٢٨ 28 |
Euen a foole (when he holdeth his peace) is counted wise, and hee that stoppeth his lips, prudent.
