أَمْثَالٌ 20
| اَلْخَمْرُ مُسْتَهْزِئَةٌ. ٱلْمُسْكِرُ عَجَّاجٌ، وَمَنْ يَتَرَنَّحُ بِهِمَا فَلَيْسَ بِحَكِيمٍ. | ١ 1 |
[is] a mocker Wine [is] noisy strong drink and any [one who] staggers in it not he is wise.
| رُعْبُ ٱلْمَلِكِ كَزَمْجَرَةِ ٱلْأَسَدِ. ٱلَّذِي يُغِيظُهُ يُخْطِئُ إِلَى نَفْسِهِ. | ٢ 2 |
[is] a roaring Like young lion [the] terror of a king [one who] infuriates him [is] missing life his.
| مَجْدُ ٱلرَّجُلِ أَنْ يَبْتَعِدَ عَنِ ٱلْخِصَامِ، وَكُلُّ أَحْمَقَ يُنَازِعُ. | ٣ 3 |
[is] honor To person cessation from strife and every fool he bursts out.
| اَلْكَسْلَانُ لَا يَحْرُثُ بِسَبَبِ ٱلشِّتَاءِ، فَيَسْتَعْطِي فِي ٱلْحَصَادِ وَلَا يُعْطَى. | ٤ 4 |
From winter a sluggard not he plows (and he asks *Q(K)*) at the harvest and nothing.
| اَلْمَشُورَةُ فِي قَلْبِ ٱلرَّجُلِ مِيَاهٌ عَمِيقَةٌ، وَذُو ٱلْفِطْنَةِ يَسْتَقِيهَا. | ٥ 5 |
[is] water Deep a plan in [the] heart of a person and a person of understanding he draws out it.
| أَكْثَرُ ٱلنَّاسِ يُنَادُونَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ بِصَلَاحِهِ، أَمَّا ٱلرَّجُلُ ٱلْأَمِينُ فَمَنْ يَجِدُهُ؟ | ٦ 6 |
A multitude of person[s] he proclaims each one loyalty his and a person of faithfulness who? will he find.
| اَلصِّدِّيقُ يَسْلُكُ بِكَمَالِهِ. طُوبَى لِبَنِيهِ بَعْدَهُ. | ٧ 7 |
[one who] goes about In integrity his a righteous [person] how blessed! [are] sons his after him.
| اَلْمَلِكُ ٱلْجَالِسُ عَلَى كُرْسِيِّ ٱلْقَضَاءِ يُذَرِّي بِعَيْنِهِ كُلَّ شَرٍّ. | ٨ 8 |
A king [who] sits on a throne of judgment [is] winnowing with eyes his all evil.
| مَنْ يَقُولُ: «إِنِّي زَكَّيْتُ قَلْبِي، تَطَهَّرْتُ مِنْ خَطِيَّتِي»؟ | ٩ 9 |
Who? will he say I have kept pure heart my I am pure from sin my.
| مِعْيَارٌ فَمِعْيَارٌ، مِكْيَالٌ فَمِكْيَالٌ، كِلَاهُمَا مَكْرَهَةٌ عِنْدَ ٱلرَّبِّ. | ١٠ 10 |
A weight and a weight a measure and a measure [are] [the] abomination of Yahweh also both of them.
| اَلْوَلَدُ أَيْضًا يُعْرَفُ بِأَفْعَالِهِ، هَلْ عَمَلُهُ نَقِيٌّ وَمُسْتَقِيمٌ؟ | ١١ 11 |
Also by deeds his he makes himself known a youth if [is] pure and if [is] upright activity his.
| اَلْأُذُنُ ٱلسَّامِعَةُ وَٱلْعَيْنُ ٱلْبَاصِرَةُ، ٱلرَّبُّ صَنَعَهُمَا كِلْتَيْهِمَا. | ١٢ 12 |
An ear [which] hears and an eye [which] sees Yahweh he has made also both of them.
| لَا تُحِبَّ ٱلنَّوْمَ لِئَلَّا تَفْتَقِرَ. ٱفْتَحْ عَيْنَيْكَ تَشْبَعْ خُبْزًا. | ١٣ 13 |
May not you love sleep lest you should become impoverished open eyes your be satisfied food.
| «رَدِيءٌ، رَدِيءٌ!» يَقُولُ ٱلْمُشْتَرِي، وَإِذَا ذَهَبَ فَحِينَئِذٍ يَفْتَخِرُ! | ١٤ 14 |
Bad bad he says the buyer and [he is] going away himself then he boasts.
| يُوجَدُ ذَهَبٌ وَكَثْرَةُ لَآلِئَ، أَمَّا شِفَاهُ ٱلْمَعْرِفَةِ فَمَتَاعٌ ثَمِينٌ. | ١٥ 15 |
There [is] gold and abundance of jewels and [are] an article of preciousness lips of knowledge.
| خُذْ ثَوْبَهُ لِأَنَّهُ ضَمِنَ غَرِيبًا، وَلِأَجْلِ ٱلْأَجَانِبِ ٱرْتَهِنْ مِنْهُ. | ١٦ 16 |
Take garment his for he stands surety for a stranger and for (a foreign [woman] *Q(K)*) hold in pledge it.
| خُبْزُ ٱلْكَذِبِ لَذِيذٌ لِلْإِنْسَانِ، وَمِنْ بَعْدُ يَمْتَلِئُ فَمُهُ حَصًى. | ١٧ 17 |
[is] sweet To person food of falsehood and after it will be filled mouth his gravel.
| اَلْمَقَاصِدُ تُثَبَّتُ بِٱلْمَشُورَةِ، وَبِالتَّدَابِيرِ ٱعْمَلْ حَرْبًا. | ١٨ 18 |
Plans by counsel it is established and by wise directions make war.
| اَلسَّاعِي بِٱلْوِشَايَةِ يُفْشِي ٱلسِّرَّ، فَلَا تُخَالِطِ ٱلْمُفَتِّحَ شَفَتَيْهِ. | ١٩ 19 |
[is] uncovering Secret counsel [one who] goes about a slanderer and to [one who] opens lips his not you will get involved.
| مَنْ سَبَّ أَبَاهُ أَوْ أُمَّهُ يَنْطَفِئُ سِرَاجُهُ فِي حَدَقَةِ ٱلظَّلَامِ. | ٢٠ 20 |
[one who] curses Father his and mother his it will be extinguished lamp his (in a time of *Q(K)*) darkness.
| رُبَّ مُلْكٍ مُعَجِّلٍ فِي أَوَّلِهِ، أَمَّا آخِرَتُهُ فَلَا تُبَارَكُ. | ٢١ 21 |
An inheritance (hastily gained *Q(K)*) at first and end its not it will be blessed.
| لَا تَقُلْ: «إِنِّي أُجَازِي شَرًّا». ٱنْتَظِرِ ٱلرَّبَّ فَيُخَلِّصَكَ. | ٢٢ 22 |
May not you say I will repay evil wait for Yahweh so may he deliver you.
| مِعْيَارٌ فَمِعْيَارٌ مَكْرَهَةُ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَمَوَازِينُ ٱلْغِشِّ غَيْرُ صَالِحَةٍ. | ٢٣ 23 |
[are] [the] abomination of Yahweh a weight and a weight and balances of deceit not [are] good.
| مِنَ ٱلرَّبِّ خَطَوَاتُ ٱلرَّجُلِ، أَمَّا ٱلْإِنْسَانُ فَكَيْفَ يَفْهَمُ طَرِيقَهُ؟ | ٢٤ 24 |
[are] from Yahweh [the] steps of a man and anyone what? will he understand own way his.
| هُوَ شَرَكٌ لِلْإِنْسَانِ أَنْ يَلْغُوَ قَائِلًا: «مُقَدَّسٌ»، وَبَعْدَ ٱلنَّذْرِ أَنْ يَسْأَلَ! | ٢٥ 25 |
A snare of a person he may say rashly holiness and after [the] vows to consider.
| اَلْمَلِكُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ يُشَتِّتُ ٱلْأَشْرَارَ، وَيَرُدُّ عَلَيْهِمِ ٱلنَّوْرَجَ. | ٢٦ 26 |
[is] winnowing Wicked [people] a king wise and he brought back over them a wheel.
| نَفْسُ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ سِرَاجُ ٱلرَّبِّ، يُفَتِّشُ كُلَّ مَخَادِعِ ٱلْبَطْنِ. | ٢٧ 27 |
[the] lamp of Yahweh [is the] breath of a human [it is] searching all [the] chambers of [the] belly.
| ٱلرَّحْمَةُ وَٱلْحَقُّ يَحْفَظَانِ ٱلْمَلِكَ، وَكُرْسِيُّهُ يُسْنَدُ بِٱلرَّحْمَةِ. | ٢٨ 28 |
Loyalty and faithfulness they preserve a king and he sustains by loyalty throne his.
| فَخْرُ ٱلشُّبَّانِ قُوَّتُهُمْ، وَبَهَاءُ ٱلشُّيُوخِ ٱلشَّيْبُ. | ٢٩ 29 |
[the] glory of Young men [is] strength their and [the] splendor of old [people] [is] gray hair.
| حُبُرُ جُرْحٍ مُنَقِّيَةٌ لِلشِّرِّيرِ، وَضَرَبَاتٌ بَالِغَةٌ مَخَادِعَ ٱلْبَطْنِ. | ٣٠ 30 |
Wounds of bruise[s] ([are] a cleansing *Q(K)*) evil and blows [the] chambers of [the] belly.
