أَمْثَالٌ 20
| اَلْخَمْرُ مُسْتَهْزِئَةٌ. ٱلْمُسْكِرُ عَجَّاجٌ، وَمَنْ يَتَرَنَّحُ بِهِمَا فَلَيْسَ بِحَكِيمٍ. | ١ 1 |
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is riotous; and whosoever reeleth thereby is not wise.
| رُعْبُ ٱلْمَلِكِ كَزَمْجَرَةِ ٱلْأَسَدِ. ٱلَّذِي يُغِيظُهُ يُخْطِئُ إِلَى نَفْسِهِ. | ٢ 2 |
The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: he that provoketh him to anger forfeiteth his life.
| مَجْدُ ٱلرَّجُلِ أَنْ يَبْتَعِدَ عَنِ ٱلْخِصَامِ، وَكُلُّ أَحْمَقَ يُنَازِعُ. | ٣ 3 |
It is an honour for a man to keep aloof from strife; but every fool will be snarling.
| اَلْكَسْلَانُ لَا يَحْرُثُ بِسَبَبِ ٱلشِّتَاءِ، فَيَسْتَعْطِي فِي ٱلْحَصَادِ وَلَا يُعْطَى. | ٤ 4 |
The sluggard will not plow when winter setteth in; therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
| اَلْمَشُورَةُ فِي قَلْبِ ٱلرَّجُلِ مِيَاهٌ عَمِيقَةٌ، وَذُو ٱلْفِطْنَةِ يَسْتَقِيهَا. | ٥ 5 |
Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.
| أَكْثَرُ ٱلنَّاسِ يُنَادُونَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ بِصَلَاحِهِ، أَمَّا ٱلرَّجُلُ ٱلْأَمِينُ فَمَنْ يَجِدُهُ؟ | ٦ 6 |
Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness; but a faithful man who can find?
| اَلصِّدِّيقُ يَسْلُكُ بِكَمَالِهِ. طُوبَى لِبَنِيهِ بَعْدَهُ. | ٧ 7 |
He that walketh in his integrity as a just man, happy are his children after him.
| اَلْمَلِكُ ٱلْجَالِسُ عَلَى كُرْسِيِّ ٱلْقَضَاءِ يُذَرِّي بِعَيْنِهِ كُلَّ شَرٍّ. | ٨ 8 |
A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
| مَنْ يَقُولُ: «إِنِّي زَكَّيْتُ قَلْبِي، تَطَهَّرْتُ مِنْ خَطِيَّتِي»؟ | ٩ 9 |
Who can say: 'I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin'?
| مِعْيَارٌ فَمِعْيَارٌ، مِكْيَالٌ فَمِكْيَالٌ، كِلَاهُمَا مَكْرَهَةٌ عِنْدَ ٱلرَّبِّ. | ١٠ 10 |
Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD.
| اَلْوَلَدُ أَيْضًا يُعْرَفُ بِأَفْعَالِهِ، هَلْ عَمَلُهُ نَقِيٌّ وَمُسْتَقِيمٌ؟ | ١١ 11 |
Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
| اَلْأُذُنُ ٱلسَّامِعَةُ وَٱلْعَيْنُ ٱلْبَاصِرَةُ، ٱلرَّبُّ صَنَعَهُمَا كِلْتَيْهِمَا. | ١٢ 12 |
The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them.
| لَا تُحِبَّ ٱلنَّوْمَ لِئَلَّا تَفْتَقِرَ. ٱفْتَحْ عَيْنَيْكَ تَشْبَعْ خُبْزًا. | ١٣ 13 |
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt have bread in plenty.
| «رَدِيءٌ، رَدِيءٌ!» يَقُولُ ٱلْمُشْتَرِي، وَإِذَا ذَهَبَ فَحِينَئِذٍ يَفْتَخِرُ! | ١٤ 14 |
'It is bad, it is bad', saith the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
| يُوجَدُ ذَهَبٌ وَكَثْرَةُ لَآلِئَ، أَمَّا شِفَاهُ ٱلْمَعْرِفَةِ فَمَتَاعٌ ثَمِينٌ. | ١٥ 15 |
There is gold, and a multitude of rubies; but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
| خُذْ ثَوْبَهُ لِأَنَّهُ ضَمِنَ غَرِيبًا، وَلِأَجْلِ ٱلْأَجَانِبِ ٱرْتَهِنْ مِنْهُ. | ١٦ 16 |
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; and hold him in pledge that is surety for an alien woman.
| خُبْزُ ٱلْكَذِبِ لَذِيذٌ لِلْإِنْسَانِ، وَمِنْ بَعْدُ يَمْتَلِئُ فَمُهُ حَصًى. | ١٧ 17 |
Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
| اَلْمَقَاصِدُ تُثَبَّتُ بِٱلْمَشُورَةِ، وَبِالتَّدَابِيرِ ٱعْمَلْ حَرْبًا. | ١٨ 18 |
Every purpose is established by counsel; and with good advice carry on war.
| اَلسَّاعِي بِٱلْوِشَايَةِ يُفْشِي ٱلسِّرَّ، فَلَا تُخَالِطِ ٱلْمُفَتِّحَ شَفَتَيْهِ. | ١٩ 19 |
He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets; therefore meddle not with him that openeth wide his lips.
| مَنْ سَبَّ أَبَاهُ أَوْ أُمَّهُ يَنْطَفِئُ سِرَاجُهُ فِي حَدَقَةِ ٱلظَّلَامِ. | ٢٠ 20 |
Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in the blackest darkness.
| رُبَّ مُلْكٍ مُعَجِّلٍ فِي أَوَّلِهِ، أَمَّا آخِرَتُهُ فَلَا تُبَارَكُ. | ٢١ 21 |
An estate may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
| لَا تَقُلْ: «إِنِّي أُجَازِي شَرًّا». ٱنْتَظِرِ ٱلرَّبَّ فَيُخَلِّصَكَ. | ٢٢ 22 |
Say not thou: 'I will requite evil'; wait for the LORD, and He will save thee.
| مِعْيَارٌ فَمِعْيَارٌ مَكْرَهَةُ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَمَوَازِينُ ٱلْغِشِّ غَيْرُ صَالِحَةٍ. | ٢٣ 23 |
Divers weights are an abomination to the LORD; and a false balance is not good.
| مِنَ ٱلرَّبِّ خَطَوَاتُ ٱلرَّجُلِ، أَمَّا ٱلْإِنْسَانُ فَكَيْفَ يَفْهَمُ طَرِيقَهُ؟ | ٢٤ 24 |
A man's goings are of the LORD; how then can man look to his way?
| هُوَ شَرَكٌ لِلْإِنْسَانِ أَنْ يَلْغُوَ قَائِلًا: «مُقَدَّسٌ»، وَبَعْدَ ٱلنَّذْرِ أَنْ يَسْأَلَ! | ٢٥ 25 |
It is a snare to a man rashly to say: 'Holy', and after vows to make inquiry.
| اَلْمَلِكُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ يُشَتِّتُ ٱلْأَشْرَارَ، وَيَرُدُّ عَلَيْهِمِ ٱلنَّوْرَجَ. | ٢٦ 26 |
A wise king sifteth the wicked, and turneth the wheel over them.
| نَفْسُ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ سِرَاجُ ٱلرَّبِّ، يُفَتِّشُ كُلَّ مَخَادِعِ ٱلْبَطْنِ. | ٢٧ 27 |
The spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, searching all the inward parts.
| ٱلرَّحْمَةُ وَٱلْحَقُّ يَحْفَظَانِ ٱلْمَلِكَ، وَكُرْسِيُّهُ يُسْنَدُ بِٱلرَّحْمَةِ. | ٢٨ 28 |
Mercy and truth preserve the king; and his throne is upheld by mercy.
| فَخْرُ ٱلشُّبَّانِ قُوَّتُهُمْ، وَبَهَاءُ ٱلشُّيُوخِ ٱلشَّيْبُ. | ٢٩ 29 |
The glory of young men is their strength; and the beauty of old men is the hoary head.
| حُبُرُ جُرْحٍ مُنَقِّيَةٌ لِلشِّرِّيرِ، وَضَرَبَاتٌ بَالِغَةٌ مَخَادِعَ ٱلْبَطْنِ. | ٣٠ 30 |
Sharp wounds cleanse away evil; so do stripes that reach the inward parts.
