أَمْثَالٌ 27
| لَا تَفْتَخِرْ بِٱلْغَدِ لِأَنَّكَ لَا تَعْلَمُ مَاذَا يَلِدُهُ يَوْمٌ. | ١ 1 |
Do not boast about tomorrow; for you do not know what a day may bring forth.
| لِيَمْدَحْكَ ٱلْغَرِيبُ لَا فَمُكَ، ٱلْأَجْنَبِيُّ لَا شَفَتَاكَ. | ٢ 2 |
Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.
| اَلْحَجَرُ ثَقِيلٌ وَٱلرَّمْلُ ثَقِيلٌ، وَغَضَبُ ٱلْجَاهِلِ أَثْقَلُ مِنْهُمَا كِلَيْهِمَا. | ٣ 3 |
A stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool's provocation is heavier than both.
| اَلْغَضَبُ قَسَاوَةٌ وَٱلسَّخَطُ جُرَافٌ، وَمَنْ يَقِفُ قُدَّامَ ٱلْحَسَدِ؟ | ٤ 4 |
Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand before jealousy?
| اَلتَّوْبِيخُ ٱلظَّاهِرُ خَيْرٌ مِنَ ٱلْحُبِّ ٱلْمُسْتَتِرِ. | ٥ 5 |
Better is open rebuke than hidden love.
| أَمِينَةٌ هِيَ جُرُوحُ ٱلْمُحِبِّ، وَغَاشَّةٌ هِيَ قُبْلَاتُ ٱلْعَدُوِّ. | ٦ 6 |
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
| اَلنَّفْسُ ٱلشَّبْعَانَةُ تَدُوسُ ٱلْعَسَلَ، وَلِلنَّفْسِ ٱلْجَائِعَةِ كُلُّ مُرٍّ حُلْوٌ. | ٧ 7 |
A full soul loathes a honeycomb; but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.
| مِثْلُ ٱلْعُصْفُورِ ٱلتَّائِهِ مِنْ عُشِّهِ، هَكَذَا ٱلرَّجُلُ ٱلتَّائِهُ مِنْ مَكَانِهِ. | ٨ 8 |
As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his home.
| اَلدُّهْنُ وَٱلْبَخُورُ يُفَرِّحَانِ ٱلْقَلْبَ، وَحَلَاوَةُ ٱلصَّدِيقِ مِنْ مَشُورَةِ ٱلنَّفْسِ. | ٩ 9 |
Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man's friend.
| لَا تَتْرُكْ صَدِيقَكَ وَصَدِيقَ أَبِيكَ، وَلَا تَدْخُلْ بَيْتَ أَخِيكَ فِي يَوْمِ بَلِيَّتِكَ. ٱلْجَارُ ٱلْقَرِيبُ خَيْرٌ مِنَ ٱلْأَخِ ٱلْبَعِيدِ. | ١٠ 10 |
Do not forsake your friend and your father's friend. Do not go to your brother's house in the day of your disaster: better is a neighbor who is near than a distant brother.
| يَا ٱبْنِي، كُنْ حَكِيمًا وَفَرِّحْ قَلْبِي، فَأُجِيبَ مَنْ يُعَيِّرُنِي كَلِمَةً. | ١١ 11 |
Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, then I can answer my tormentor.
| ٱلذَّكِيُّ يُبْصِرُ ٱلشَّرَّ فَيَتَوَارَى. ٱلْأَغْبِيَاءُ يَعْبُرُونَ فَيُعَاقَبُونَ. | ١٢ 12 |
A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
| خُذْ ثَوْبَهُ لِأَنَّهُ ضَمِنَ غَرِيبًا، وَلِأَجْلِ ٱلْأَجَانِبِ ٱرْتَهِنَ مِنْهُ. | ١٣ 13 |
Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger. Hold it for a wayward woman.
| مَنْ يُبَارِكُ قَرِيبَهُ بِصَوْتٍ عَالٍ فِي ٱلصَّبَاحِ بَاكِرًا، يُحْسَبُ لَهُ لَعْنًا. | ١٤ 14 |
He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse by him.
| اَلْوَكْفُ ٱلْمُتَتَابِعُ فِي يَوْمٍ مُمْطِرٍ، وَٱلْمَرْأَةُ ٱلْمُخَاصِمَةُ سِيَّانِ، | ١٥ 15 |
A continual dropping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike:
| مَنْ يُخَبِّئُهَا يُخَبِّئُ ٱلرِّيحَ وَيَمِينُهُ تَقْبِضُ عَلَى زَيْتٍ! | ١٦ 16 |
restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand.
| ٱلْحَدِيدُ بِٱلْحَدِيدِ يُحَدَّدُ، وَٱلْإِنْسَانُ يُحَدِّدُ وَجْهَ صَاحِبِهِ. | ١٧ 17 |
Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend's countenance.
| مَنْ يَحْمِي تِينَةً يَأْكُلُ ثَمَرَتَهَا، وَحَافِظُ سَيِّدِهِ يُكْرَمُ. | ١٨ 18 |
Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit. He who looks after his master shall be honored.
| كَمَا فِي ٱلْمَاءِ ٱلْوَجْهُ لِلْوَجْهِ، كَذَلِكَ قَلْبُ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ لِلْإِنْسَانِ. | ١٩ 19 |
As water reflects a face, so a man's heart reflects the man.
| اَلْهَاوِيَةُ وَٱلْهَلَاكُ لَا يَشْبَعَانِ، وَكَذَا عَيْنَا ٱلْإِنْسَانِ لَا تَشْبَعَانِ. (Sheol h7585) | ٢٠ 20 |
Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; and a man's eyes are never satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
| اَلْبُوطَةُ لِلْفِضَّةِ وَٱلْكُورُ لِلذَّهَبِ، كَذَا ٱلْإِنْسَانُ لِفَمِ مَادِحِهِ. | ٢١ 21 |
The crucible is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but man is refined by his praise.
| إِنْ دَقَقْتَ ٱلْأَحْمَقَ فِي هَاوُنٍ بَيْنَ ٱلسَّمِيذِ بِمِدَقٍّ، لَا تَبْرَحُ عَنْهُ حَمَاقَتُهُ. | ٢٢ 22 |
Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.
| مَعْرِفَةً ٱعْرِفْ حَالَ غَنَمِكَ، وَٱجْعَلْ قَلْبَكَ إِلَى قُطْعَانِكَ، | ٢٣ 23 |
Know well the state of your flocks, and pay attention to your herds:
| لِأَنَّ ٱلْغِنَى لَيْسَ بِدَائِمٍ، وَلَا ٱلتَّاجُ لِدَوْرٍ فَدَوْرٍ. | ٢٤ 24 |
for riches are not forever, nor does even the crown endure to all generations.
| فَنِيَ ٱلْحَشِيشُ وَظَهَرَ ٱلْعُشْبُ وَٱجْتَمَعَ نَبَاتُ ٱلْجِبَالِ. | ٢٥ 25 |
The hay is removed, and the new growth appears, the grasses of the hills are gathered in.
| ٱلْحُمْلَانُ لِلِبَاسِكَ، وَثَمَنُ حَقْلٍ أَعْتِدَةٌ. | ٢٦ 26 |
The lambs are for your clothing, and the goats are the price of a field.
| وَكِفَايَةٌ مِنْ لَبَنِ ٱلْمَعْزِ لِطَعَامِكَ، لِقُوتِ بَيْتِكَ وَمَعِيشَةِ فَتَيَاتِكَ. | ٢٧ 27 |
There will be plenty of goats' milk for your food, for your family's food, and for the nourishment of your servant girls.
