أَمْثَالٌ 3

١ 1 يَا ٱبْنِي، لَا تَنْسَ شَرِيعَتِي، بَلْ لِيَحْفَظْ قَلْبُكَ وَصَايَايَ.

O son my instruction my may not you forget and commandments my let it keep heart your.

٢ 2 فَإِنَّهَا تَزِيدُكَ طُولَ أَيَّامٍ، وَسِنِي حَيَاةٍ وَسَلَامَةً.

For length of days and years of life and peace they will add to you.

٣ 3 لَا تَدَعِ ٱلرَّحْمَةَ وَٱلْحَقَّ يَتْرُكَانِكَ. تَقَلَّدْهُمَا عَلَى عُنُقِكَ. اُكْتُبْهُمَا عَلَى لَوْحِ قَلْبِكَ،

Loyalty and faithfulness may not they leave you bind them on necks your write them on [the] tablet of heart your.

٤ 4 فَتَجِدَ نِعْمَةً وَفِطْنَةً صَالِحَةً فِي أَعْيُنِ ٱللهِ وَٱلنَّاسِ.

And find favor and insight good in [the] eyes of God and humankind.

٥ 5 تَوَكَّلْ عَلَى ٱلرَّبِّ بِكُلِّ قَلْبِكَ، وَعَلَى فَهْمِكَ لَا تَعْتَمِدْ.

Trust to Yahweh with all heart your and to own understanding your may not you depend.

٦ 6 فِي كُلِّ طُرُقِكَ ٱعْرِفْهُ، وَهُوَ يُقَوِّمُ سُبُلَكَ.

In all ways your acknowledge him and he he will make straight paths your.

٧ 7 لَا تَكُنْ حَكِيمًا فِي عَيْنَيْ نَفْسِكَ. ٱتَّقِ ٱلرَّبَّ وَٱبْعُدْ عَنِ ٱلشَّرِّ،

May not you be wise in own eyes your fear Yahweh and turn aside from evil.

٨ 8 فَيَكُونَ شِفَاءً لِسُرَّتِكَ، وَسَقَاءً لِعِظَامِكَ.

Healing may it be to navel your and refreshment to bones your.

٩ 9 أَكْرِمِ ٱلرَّبَّ مِنْ مَالِكَ وَمِنْ كُلِّ بَاكُورَاتِ غَلَّتِكَ،

Honor Yahweh from wealth your and from [the] first of all produce your.

١٠ 10 فَتَمْتَلِئَ خَزَائِنُكَ شِبْعًا، وَتَفِيضَ مَعَاصِرُكَ مِسْطَارًا.

So they may be filled storehouses your plenty and new wine wine vats your they will burst open.

١١ 11 يَا ٱبْنِي، لَا تَحْتَقِرْ تَأْدِيبَ ٱلرَّبِّ وَلَا تَكْرَهْ تَوْبِيخَهُ،

[the] discipline of Yahweh O son my may not you reject and may not you loath rebuke his.

١٢ 12 لِأَنَّ ٱلَّذِي يُحِبُّهُ ٱلرَّبُّ يُؤَدِّبُهُ، وَكَأَبٍ بِٱبْنٍ يُسَرُّ بِهِ.

For [the one] whom he loves Yahweh he reproves and like a father a son [whom] he is pleased with.

١٣ 13 طُوبَى لِلْإِنْسَانِ ٱلَّذِي يَجِدُ ٱلْحِكْمَةَ، وَلِلرَّجُلِ ٱلَّذِي يَنَالُ ٱلْفَهْمَ،

How blessed! [is] a person [who] he finds wisdom and a person [who] he obtains understanding.

١٤ 14 لِأَنَّ تِجَارَتَهَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ تِجَارَةِ ٱلْفِضَّةِ، وَرِبْحَهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ ٱلذَّهَبِ ٱلْخَالِصِ.

For [is] good profit her more than [the] profit of silver and more than gold gain her.

١٥ 15 هِيَ أَثْمَنُ مِنَ ٱلَّلآلِئِ، وَكُلُّ جَوَاهِرِكَ لَا تُسَاوِيهَا.

[is] precious She (more than jewels *Q(k)*) and all pleasures your not they compare with her.

١٦ 16 فِي يَمِينِهَا طُولُ أَيَّامٍ، وَفِي يَسَارِهَا ٱلْغِنَى وَٱلْمَجْدُ.

Length of days [is] in right [hand] her [are] in left [hand] her wealth and honor.

١٧ 17 طُرُقُهَا طُرُقُ نِعَمٍ، وَكُلُّ مَسَالِكِهَا سَلَامٌ.

Ways her [are] ways of kindness and all pathways her [are] well-being.

١٨ 18 هِيَ شَجَرَةُ حَيَاةٍ لِمُمْسِكِيهَا، وَٱلْمُتَمَسِّكُ بِهَا مَغْبُوطٌ.

[is] a tree of Life she to [those who] take hold on her and [those who] hold fast to her [are] called blessed.

١٩ 19 ٱلرَّبُّ بِٱلْحِكْمَةِ أَسَّسَ ٱلْأَرْضَ. أَثْبَتَ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ بِٱلْفَهْمِ.

Yahweh by wisdom he founded [the] earth he established [the] heavens by understanding.

٢٠ 20 بِعِلْمِهِ ٱنْشَقَّتِ ٱللُّجَجُ، وَتَقْطُرُ ٱلسَّحَابُ نَدًى.

By knowledge his [the] depths they were split open and clouds they dripped dew.

٢١ 21 يَا ٱبْنِي، لَا تَبْرَحْ هَذِهِ مِنْ عَيْنَيْكَ. ٱحْفَظِ ٱلرَّأْيَ وَٱلتَّدْبِيرَ،

O son my may not they depart from eyes your keep sound wisdom and discretion.

٢٢ 22 فَيَكُونَا حَيَاةً لِنَفْسِكَ، وَنِعْمَةً لِعُنُقِكَ.

So they may be life for self your and grace for neck your.

٢٣ 23 حِينَئِذٍ تَسْلُكُ فِي طَرِيقِكَ آمِنًا، وَلَا تَعْثُرُ رِجْلُكَ.

Then you will walk to security way your and foot your not it will strike.

٢٤ 24 إِذَا ٱضْطَجَعْتَ فَلَا تَخَافُ، بَلْ تَضْطَجِعُ وَيَلُذُّ نَوْمُكَ.

If you will lie down not you will fear and you will lie down and it will be pleasing sleep your.

٢٥ 25 لَا تَخْشَى مِنْ خَوْفٍ بَاغِتٍ، وَلَا مِنْ خَرَابِ ٱلْأَشْرَارِ إِذَا جَاءَ.

May not you be afraid from terror suddenly and from [the] devastation of wicked [people] that it will come.

٢٦ 26 لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ يَكُونُ مُعْتَمَدَكَ، وَيَصُونُ رِجْلَكَ مِنْ أَنْ تُؤْخَذَ.

For Yahweh he will be confidence your and he will keep foot your from capture.

٢٧ 27 لَا تَمْنَعِ ٱلْخَيْرَ عَنْ أَهْلِهِ، حِينَ يَكُونُ فِي طَاقَةِ يَدِكَ أَنْ تَفْعَلَهُ.

May not you withhold good from owners its when belongs to [the] power of (hand your *Q(K)*) to do [it].

٢٨ 28 لَا تَقُلْ لِصَاحِبِكَ: «ٱذْهَبْ وَعُدْ فَأُعْطِيَكَ غَدًا» وَمَوْجُودٌ عِنْدَكَ.

May not you say (to neighbor your *Q(K)*) go and come back and tomorrow I will give [it] and there is with you.

٢٩ 29 لَا تَخْتَرِعْ شَرًّا عَلَى صَاحِبِكَ، وَهُوَ سَاكِنٌ لَدَيْكَ آمِنًا.

May not you devise on neighbor your harm and he [is] dwelling to security with you.

٣٠ 30 لَا تُخَاصِمْ إِنْسَانًا بِدُونِ سَبَبٍ، إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ قَدْ صَنَعَ مَعَكَ شَرًّا.

May not (you contend *Q(k)*) with anyone without cause if not he has dealt out to you evil.

٣١ 31 لَا تَحْسِدِ ٱلظَّالِمَ وَلَا تَخْتَرْ شَيْئًا مِنْ طُرُقِهِ،

May not you be jealous of a person of violence and may not you choose all ways his.

٣٢ 32 لِأَنَّ ٱلْمُلْتَوِيَ رَجْسٌ عِنْدَ ٱلرَّبِّ، أَمَّا سِرُّهُ فَعِنْدَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمِينَ.

For [is] [the] abomination of Yahweh a crooked [person] and [is] with upright [people] intimacy his.

٣٣ 33 لَعْنَةُ ٱلرَّبِّ فِي بَيْتِ ٱلشِّرِّيرِ، لَكِنَّهُ يُبَارِكُ مَسْكَنَ ٱلصِّدِّيقِينَ.

[the] curse of Yahweh [is] on [the] house of [the] wicked and [the] habitation of righteous [people] he blesses.

٣٤ 34 كَمَا أَنَّهُ يَسْتَهْزِئُ بِٱلْمُسْتَهْزِئِينَ، هَكَذَا يُعْطِي نِعْمَةً لِلْمُتَوَاضِعِينَ.

Though mockers he he mocks (and to humble [people] *Q(K)*) he gives favor.

٣٥ 35 ٱلْحُكَمَاءُ يَرِثُونَ مَجْدًا وَٱلْحَمْقَى يَحْمِلُونَ هَوَانًا.

Honor wise [people] they will inherit and fools [is] lifting up shame.