أَمْثَالٌ 22
| اَلصِّيتُ أَفْضَلُ مِنَ ٱلْغِنَى ٱلْعَظِيمِ، وَٱلنِّعْمَةُ ٱلصَّالِحَةُ أَفْضَلُ مِنَ ٱلْفِضَّةِ وَٱلذَّهَبِ. | ١ 1 |
A good name is more desirable than great riches, and loving favour is better than silver and gold.
| اَلْغَنِيُّ وَٱلْفَقِيرُ يَتَلَاقَيَانِ، صَانِعُهُمَا كِلَيْهِمَا ٱلرَّبُّ. | ٢ 2 |
The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD is the maker of them all.
| اَلذَّكِيُّ يُبْصِرُ ٱلشَّرَّ فَيَتَوَارَى، وَٱلْحَمْقَى يَعْبُرُونَ فَيُعَاقَبُونَ. | ٣ 3 |
A prudent man sees danger and hides himself; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
| ثَوَابُ ٱلتَّوَاضُعِ وَمَخَافَةِ ٱلرَّبِّ هُوَ غِنًى وَكَرَامَةٌ وَحَيَاةٌ. | ٤ 4 |
The result of humility and the fear of the LORD is wealth, honour, and life.
| شَوْكٌ وَفُخُوخٌ فِي طَرِيقِ ٱلْمُلْتَوِي. مَنْ يَحْفَظْ نَفْسَهُ يَبْتَعِدْ عَنْهَا. | ٥ 5 |
Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked; whoever guards his soul stays far from them.
| رَبِّ ٱلْوَلَدَ فِي طَرِيقِهِ، فَمَتَى شَاخَ أَيْضًا لَا يَحِيدُ عَنْهُ. | ٦ 6 |
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
| اَلْغَنِيُّ يَتَسَلَّطُ عَلَى ٱلْفَقِيرِ، وَٱلْمُقْتَرِضُ عَبْدٌ لِلْمُقْرِضِ. | ٧ 7 |
The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.
| ٱلزَّارِعُ إِثْمًا يَحْصُدُ بَلِيَّةً، وَعَصَا سَخَطِهِ تَفْنَى. | ٨ 8 |
He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
| اَلصَّالِحُ ٱلْعَيْنِ هُوَ يُبَارَكُ، لِأَنَّهُ يُعْطِي مِنْ خُبْزِهِ لِلْفَقِيرِ. | ٩ 9 |
He who has a generous eye will be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.
| أُطْرُدِ ٱلْمُسْتَهْزِئَ فَيَخْرُجَ ٱلْخِصَامُ، وَيَبْطُلَ ٱلنِّزَاعُ وَٱلْخِزْيُ. | ١٠ 10 |
Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out; yes, quarrels and insults will stop.
| مَنْ أَحَبَّ طَهَارَةَ ٱلْقَلْبِ، فَلِنِعْمَةِ شَفَتَيْهِ يَكُونُ ٱلْمَلِكُ صَدِيقَهُ. | ١١ 11 |
He who loves purity of heart and speaks gracefully is the king’s friend.
| عَيْنَا ٱلرَّبِّ تَحْفَظَانِ ٱلْمَعْرِفَةَ، وَهُوَ يَقْلِبُ كَلَامَ ٱلْغَادِرِينَ. | ١٢ 12 |
The LORD’s eyes watch over knowledge, but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.
| قَالَ ٱلْكَسْلَانُ: «ٱلْأَسَدُ فِي ٱلْخَارِجِ، فَأُقْتَلُ فِي ٱلشَّوَارِعِ!». | ١٣ 13 |
The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the streets!”
| فَمُ ٱلْأَجْنَبِيَّاتِ هُوَّةٌ عَمِيقَةٌ. مَمْقُوتُ ٱلرَّبِّ يَسْقُطُ فِيهَا. | ١٤ 14 |
The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit. He who is under the LORD’s wrath will fall into it.
| اَلْجَهَالَةُ مُرْتَبِطَةٌ بِقَلْبِ ٱلْوَلَدِ. عَصَا ٱلتَّأْدِيبِ تُبْعِدُهَا عَنْهُ. | ١٥ 15 |
Folly is bound up in the heart of a child; the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
| ظَالِمُ ٱلْفَقِيرِ تَكْثِيرًا لِمَا لَهُ، وَمُعْطِي ٱلْغَنِيِّ، إِنَّمَا هُمَا لِلْعَوَزِ. | ١٦ 16 |
Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich, both come to poverty.
| أَمِلْ أُذْنَكَ وَٱسْمَعْ كَلَامَ ٱلْحُكَمَاءِ، وَوَجِّهْ قَلْبَكَ إِلَى مَعْرِفَتِي، | ١٧ 17 |
Turn your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Apply your heart to my teaching.
| لِأَنَّهُ حَسَنٌ إِنْ حَفِظْتَهَا فِي جَوْفِكَ، إِنْ تَتَثَبَّتْ جَمِيعًا عَلَى شَفَتَيْكَ. | ١٨ 18 |
For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips.
| لِيَكُونَ ٱتِّكَالُكَ عَلَى ٱلرَّبِّ، عَرَّفْتُكَ أَنْتَ ٱلْيَوْمَ. | ١٩ 19 |
I teach you today, even you, so that your trust may be in the LORD.
| أَلَمْ أَكْتُبْ لَكَ أُمُورًا شَرِيفَةً مِنْ جِهَةِ مُؤَامَرَةٍ وَمَعْرِفَةٍ؟ | ٢٠ 20 |
Haven’t I written to you thirty excellent things of counsel and knowledge,
| لِأُعَلِّمَكَ قِسْطَ كَلَامِ ٱلْحَقِّ، لِتَرُدَّ جَوَابَ ٱلْحَقِّ لِلَّذِينَ أَرْسَلُوكَ. | ٢١ 21 |
To teach you truth, reliable words, to give sound answers to the ones who sent you?
| لَا تَسْلُبِ ٱلْفَقِيرَ لِكَوْنِهِ فَقِيرًا، وَلَا تَسْحَقِ ٱلْمِسْكِينَ فِي ٱلْبَابِ، | ٢٢ 22 |
Don’t exploit the poor because he is poor; and don’t crush the needy in court;
| لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ يُقِيمُ دَعْوَاهُمْ، وَيَسْلُبُ سَالِبِي أَنْفُسِهِمْ. | ٢٣ 23 |
for the LORD will plead their case, and plunder the life of those who plunder them.
| لَاتَسْتَصْحِبْ غَضُوبًا، وَمَعَ رَجُلٍ سَاخِطٍ لَاتَجِيءْ، | ٢٤ 24 |
Don’t befriend a hot-tempered man. Don’t associate with one who harbours anger,
| لِئَلَّا تَأْلَفَ طُرُقَهُ، وَتَأْخُذَ شَرَكًا إِلَى نَفْسِكَ. | ٢٥ 25 |
lest you learn his ways and ensnare your soul.
| لَا تَكُنْ مِنْ صَافِقِي ٱلْكَفِّ، وَلَا مِنْ ضَامِنِي ٱلدُّيُونِ. | ٢٦ 26 |
Don’t you be one of those who strike hands, of those who are collateral for debts.
| إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَكَ مَا تَفِي، فَلِمَاذَا يَأْخُذُ فِرَاشَكَ مِنْ تَحْتِكَ؟ | ٢٧ 27 |
If you don’t have means to pay, why should he take away your bed from under you?
| لَا تَنْقُلِ ٱلتُّخْمَ ٱلْقَدِيمَ ٱلَّذِي وَضَعَهُ آبَاؤُكَ. | ٢٨ 28 |
Don’t move the ancient boundary stone which your fathers have set up.
| أَرَأَيْتَ رَجُلًا مُجْتَهِدًا فِي عَمَلِهِ؟ أَمَامَ ٱلْمُلُوكِ يَقِفُ. لَايَقِفُ أَمَامَ ٱلرَّعَاعِ! | ٢٩ 29 |
Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won’t serve obscure men.
