أَمْثَالٌ 18
| ٱلْمُعْتَزِلُ يَطْلُبُ شَهْوَتَهُ. بِكُلِّ مَشُورَةٍ يَغْتَاظُ. | ١ 1 |
He that separateth himself seeketh [his own] desire, and rageth against all sound wisdom.
| اَلْجَاهِلُ لَا يُسَرُّ بِٱلْفَهْمِ، بَلْ بِكَشْفِ قَلْبِهِ. | ٢ 2 |
A fool hath no delight in understanding, but only that his heart may reveal itself.
| إِذَا جَاءَ ٱلشِّرِّيرُ جَاءَ ٱلِٱحْتِقَارُ أَيْضًا، وَمَعَ ٱلْهَوَانِ عَارٌ. | ٣ 3 |
When the wicked cometh, there cometh also contempt, and with ignominy cometh reproach.
| كَلِمَاتُ فَمِ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ مِيَاهٌ عَمِيقَةٌ. نَبْعُ ٱلْحِكْمَةِ نَهْرٌ مُنْدَفِقٌ. | ٤ 4 |
The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters; the wellspring of wisdom is as a flowing brook.
| رَفْعُ وَجْهِ ٱلشِّرِّيرِ لَيْسَ حَسَنًا لِإِخْطَاءِ ٱلصِّدِّيقِ فِي ٱلْقَضَاءِ. | ٥ 5 |
To accept the person of the wicked is not good, [nor] to turn aside the righteous in judgment.
| شَفَتَا ٱلْجَاهِلِ تُدَاخِلَانِ فِي ٱلْخُصُومَةِ، وَفَمُهُ يَدْعُو بِضَرَبَاتٍ. | ٦ 6 |
A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for stripes.
| فَمُ ٱلْجَاهِلِ مَهْلَكَةٌ لَهُ، وَشَفَتَاهُ شَرَكٌ لِنَفْسِهِ. | ٧ 7 |
A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
| كَلَامُ ٱلنَّمَّامِ مِثْلُ لُقَمٍ حُلْوَةٍ وَهُوَ يَنْزِلُ إِلَى مَخَادِعِ ٱلْبَطْنِ. | ٨ 8 |
The words of a whisperer are as dainty, morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
| أَيْضًا ٱلْمُتَرَاخِي فِي عَمَلِهِ هُوَ أَخُو ٱلْمُسْرِفِ. | ٩ 9 |
He also that is slack in his work is brother to him that is a destroyer.
| اِسْمُ ٱلرَّبِّ بُرْجٌ حَصِينٌ، يَرْكُضُ إِلَيْهِ ٱلصِّدِّيقُ وَيَتَمَنَّعُ. | ١٠ 10 |
The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
| ثَرْوَةُ ٱلْغَنِيِّ مَدِينَتُهُ ٱلْحَصِينَةُ، وَمِثْلُ سُورٍ عَالٍ فِي تَصَوُّرِهِ. | ١١ 11 |
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own imagination.
| قَبْلَ ٱلْكَسْرِ يَتَكَبَّرُ قَلْبُ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ، وَقَبْلَ ٱلْكَرَامَةِ ٱلتَّوَاضُعُ. | ١٢ 12 |
Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour [goeth] humility.
| مَنْ يُجِيبُ عَنْ أَمْرٍ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَسْمَعَهُ، فَلَهُ حَمَاقَةٌ وَعَارٌ. | ١٣ 13 |
He that giveth answer before he heareth, it is folly and shame unto him.
| رُوحُ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ تَحْتَمِلُ مَرَضَهُ، أَمَّا ٱلرُّوحُ ٱلْمَكْسُورَةُ فَمَنْ يَحْمِلُهَا؟ | ١٤ 14 |
The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a broken spirit who can bear?
| قَلْبُ ٱلْفَهِيمِ يَقْتَنِي مَعْرِفَةً، وَأُذُنُ ٱلْحُكَمَاءِ تَطْلُبُ عِلْمًا. | ١٥ 15 |
The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
| هَدِيَّةُ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ تُرَحِّبُ لَهُ وَتَهْدِيهِ إِلَى أَمَامِ ٱلْعُظَمَاءِ. | ١٦ 16 |
A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
| اَلْأَوَّلُ فِي دَعْوَاهُ مُحِقٌّ، فَيَأْتِي رَفِيقُهُ وَيَفْحَصُهُ. | ١٧ 17 |
He that pleadeth his cause first [seemeth] just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him out.
| اَلْقُرْعَةُ تُبَطِّلُ ٱلْخُصُومَاتِ وَتَفْصِلُ بَيْنَ ٱلْأَقْوِيَاءِ. | ١٨ 18 |
The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.
| اَلْأَخُ أَمْنَعُ مِنْ مَدِينَةٍ حَصِينَةٍ، وَٱلْمُخَاصَمَاتُ كَعَارِضَةِ قَلْعَةٍ. | ١٩ 19 |
A brother offended [is harder to be won] than a strong city: and [such] contentions are like the bars of a castle.
| مِنْ ثَمَرِ فَمِ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ يَشْبَعُ بَطْنُهُ، مِنْ غَلَّةِ شَفَتَيْهِ يَشْبَعُ. | ٢٠ 20 |
A man’s belly shall be filled with the fruit of his mouth; with the increase of his lips shall he be satisfied.
| اَلْمَوْتُ وَٱلْحَيَاةُ فِي يَدِ ٱللِّسَانِ، وَأَحِبَّاؤُهُ يَأْكُلُونَ ثَمَرَهُ. | ٢١ 21 |
Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
| مَنْ يَجِدُ زَوْجَةً يَجِدُ خَيْرًا وَيَنَالُ رِضًى مِنَ ٱلرَّبِّ. | ٢٢ 22 |
Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.
| بِتَضَرُّعَاتٍ يَتَكَلَّمُ ٱلْفَقِيرُ، وَٱلْغَنِيُّ يُجَاوِبُ بِخُشُونَةٍ. | ٢٣ 23 |
The poor useth entreaties: but the rich answereth roughly.
| اَلْمُكْثِرُ ٱلْأَصْحَابِ يُخْرِبُ نَفْسَهُ، وَلَكِنْ يُوجَدُ مُحِبٌّ أَلْزَقُ مِنَ ٱلْأَخِ. | ٢٤ 24 |
He that maketh many friends [doeth it] to his own destruction: but there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
