أَمْثَالٌ 22

١ 1 اَلصِّيتُ أَفْضَلُ مِنَ ٱلْغِنَى ٱلْعَظِيمِ، وَٱلنِّعْمَةُ ٱلصَّالِحَةُ أَفْضَلُ مِنَ ٱلْفِضَّةِ وَٱلذَّهَبِ.

A name is chosen rather than much wealth, Than silver and than gold — good grace.

٢ 2 اَلْغَنِيُّ وَٱلْفَقِيرُ يَتَلَاقَيَانِ، صَانِعُهُمَا كِلَيْهِمَا ٱلرَّبُّ.

Rich and poor have met together, The Maker of them all [is] Jehovah.

٣ 3 اَلذَّكِيُّ يُبْصِرُ ٱلشَّرَّ فَيَتَوَارَى، وَٱلْحَمْقَى يَعْبُرُونَ فَيُعَاقَبُونَ.

The prudent hath seen the evil, and is hidden, And the simple have passed on, and are punished.

٤ 4 ثَوَابُ ٱلتَّوَاضُعِ وَمَخَافَةِ ٱلرَّبِّ هُوَ غِنًى وَكَرَامَةٌ وَحَيَاةٌ.

The end of humility [is] the fear of Jehovah, Riches, and honour, and life.

٥ 5 شَوْكٌ وَفُخُوخٌ فِي طَرِيقِ ٱلْمُلْتَوِي. مَنْ يَحْفَظْ نَفْسَهُ يَبْتَعِدْ عَنْهَا.

Thorns — snares [are] in the way of the perverse, Whoso is keeping his soul is far from them.

٦ 6 رَبِّ ٱلْوَلَدَ فِي طَرِيقِهِ، فَمَتَى شَاخَ أَيْضًا لَا يَحِيدُ عَنْهُ.

Give instruction to a youth about his way, Even when he is old he turneth not from it.

٧ 7 اَلْغَنِيُّ يَتَسَلَّطُ عَلَى ٱلْفَقِيرِ، وَٱلْمُقْتَرِضُ عَبْدٌ لِلْمُقْرِضِ.

The rich over the poor ruleth, And a servant [is] the borrower to the lender.

٨ 8 ٱلزَّارِعُ إِثْمًا يَحْصُدُ بَلِيَّةً، وَعَصَا سَخَطِهِ تَفْنَى.

Whoso is sowing perverseness reapeth sorrow, And the rod of his anger weareth out.

٩ 9 اَلصَّالِحُ ٱلْعَيْنِ هُوَ يُبَارَكُ، لِأَنَّهُ يُعْطِي مِنْ خُبْزِهِ لِلْفَقِيرِ.

The good of eye — he is blessed, For he hath given of his bread to the poor.

١٠ 10 أُطْرُدِ ٱلْمُسْتَهْزِئَ فَيَخْرُجَ ٱلْخِصَامُ، وَيَبْطُلَ ٱلنِّزَاعُ وَٱلْخِزْيُ.

Cast out a scorner — and contention goeth out, And strife and shame cease.

١١ 11 مَنْ أَحَبَّ طَهَارَةَ ٱلْقَلْبِ، فَلِنِعْمَةِ شَفَتَيْهِ يَكُونُ ٱلْمَلِكُ صَدِيقَهُ.

Whoso is loving cleanness of heart, Grace [are] his lips, a king [is] his friend.

١٢ 12 عَيْنَا ٱلرَّبِّ تَحْفَظَانِ ٱلْمَعْرِفَةَ، وَهُوَ يَقْلِبُ كَلَامَ ٱلْغَادِرِينَ.

The eyes of Jehovah have kept knowledge, And He overthroweth the words of the treacherous.

١٣ 13 قَالَ ٱلْكَسْلَانُ: «ٱلْأَسَدُ فِي ٱلْخَارِجِ، فَأُقْتَلُ فِي ٱلشَّوَارِعِ!».

The slothful hath said, 'A lion [is] without, In the midst of the broad places I am slain.'

١٤ 14 فَمُ ٱلْأَجْنَبِيَّاتِ هُوَّةٌ عَمِيقَةٌ. مَمْقُوتُ ٱلرَّبِّ يَسْقُطُ فِيهَا.

A deep pit [is] the mouth of strange women, The abhorred of Jehovah falleth there.

١٥ 15 اَلْجَهَالَةُ مُرْتَبِطَةٌ بِقَلْبِ ٱلْوَلَدِ. عَصَا ٱلتَّأْدِيبِ تُبْعِدُهَا عَنْهُ.

Folly is bound up in the heart of a youth, The rod of chastisement putteth it far from him.

١٦ 16 ظَالِمُ ٱلْفَقِيرِ تَكْثِيرًا لِمَا لَهُ، وَمُعْطِي ٱلْغَنِيِّ، إِنَّمَا هُمَا لِلْعَوَزِ.

He is oppressing the poor to multiply to him, He is giving to the rich — only to want.

١٧ 17 أَمِلْ أُذْنَكَ وَٱسْمَعْ كَلَامَ ٱلْحُكَمَاءِ، وَوَجِّهْ قَلْبَكَ إِلَى مَعْرِفَتِي،

Incline thine ear, and hear words of the wise, And thy heart set to my knowledge,

١٨ 18 لِأَنَّهُ حَسَنٌ إِنْ حَفِظْتَهَا فِي جَوْفِكَ، إِنْ تَتَثَبَّتْ جَمِيعًا عَلَى شَفَتَيْكَ.

For they are pleasant when thou dost keep them in thy heart, They are prepared together for thy lips.

١٩ 19 لِيَكُونَ ٱتِّكَالُكَ عَلَى ٱلرَّبِّ، عَرَّفْتُكَ أَنْتَ ٱلْيَوْمَ.

That thy trust may be in Jehovah, I caused thee to know to-day, even thou.

٢٠ 20 أَلَمْ أَكْتُبْ لَكَ أُمُورًا شَرِيفَةً مِنْ جِهَةِ مُؤَامَرَةٍ وَمَعْرِفَةٍ؟

Have I not written to thee three times With counsels and knowledge?

٢١ 21 لِأُعَلِّمَكَ قِسْطَ كَلَامِ ٱلْحَقِّ، لِتَرُدَّ جَوَابَ ٱلْحَقِّ لِلَّذِينَ أَرْسَلُوكَ.

To cause thee to know the certainty of sayings of truth, To return sayings of truth to those sending thee.

٢٢ 22 لَا تَسْلُبِ ٱلْفَقِيرَ لِكَوْنِهِ فَقِيرًا، وَلَا تَسْحَقِ ٱلْمِسْكِينَ فِي ٱلْبَابِ،

Rob not the poor because he [is] poor, And bruise not the afflicted in the gate.

٢٣ 23 لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ يُقِيمُ دَعْوَاهُمْ، وَيَسْلُبُ سَالِبِي أَنْفُسِهِمْ.

For Jehovah pleadeth their cause, And hath spoiled the soul of their spoilers.

٢٤ 24 لَاتَسْتَصْحِبْ غَضُوبًا، وَمَعَ رَجُلٍ سَاخِطٍ لَاتَجِيءْ،

Shew not thyself friendly with an angry man, And with a man of fury go not in,

٢٥ 25 لِئَلَّا تَأْلَفَ طُرُقَهُ، وَتَأْخُذَ شَرَكًا إِلَى نَفْسِكَ.

Lest thou learn his paths, And have received a snare to thy soul.

٢٦ 26 لَا تَكُنْ مِنْ صَافِقِي ٱلْكَفِّ، وَلَا مِنْ ضَامِنِي ٱلدُّيُونِ.

Be not thou among those striking hands, Among sureties [for] burdens.

٢٧ 27 إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَكَ مَا تَفِي، فَلِمَاذَا يَأْخُذُ فِرَاشَكَ مِنْ تَحْتِكَ؟

If thou hast nothing to pay, Why doth he take thy bed from under thee?

٢٨ 28 لَا تَنْقُلِ ٱلتُّخْمَ ٱلْقَدِيمَ ٱلَّذِي وَضَعَهُ آبَاؤُكَ.

Remove not a border of olden times, That thy fathers have made.

٢٩ 29 أَرَأَيْتَ رَجُلًا مُجْتَهِدًا فِي عَمَلِهِ؟ أَمَامَ ٱلْمُلُوكِ يَقِفُ. لَايَقِفُ أَمَامَ ٱلرَّعَاعِ!

Hast thou seen a man speedy in his business? Before kings he doth station himself, He stations not himself before obscure men!