أَمْثَالٌ 3

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

son: child my instruction my not to forget and commandment my to watch heart your

٢ 2 فَإِنَّهَا تَزِيدُكَ طُولَ أَيَّامٍ، وَسِنِي حَيَاةٍ وَسَلَامَةً.

for length day and year life and peace to add to/for you

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

kindness and truth: faithful not to leave: forsake you to conspire them upon neck your to write them upon tablet heart your

٤ 4 فَتَجِدَ نِعْمَةً وَفِطْنَةً صَالِحَةً فِي أَعْيُنِ ٱللهِ وَٱلنَّاسِ.

and to find favor and understanding pleasant in/on/with eye: seeing God and man

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

to trust to(wards) LORD in/on/with all heart your and to(wards) understanding your not to lean

٦ 6 فِي كُلِّ طُرُقِكَ ٱعْرِفْهُ، وَهُوَ يُقَوِّمُ سُبُلَكَ.

in/on/with all way: conduct your to know him and he/she/it to smooth way your

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

not to be wise in/on/with eye your to fear: revere [obj] LORD and to turn aside: depart from bad: evil

٨ 8 فَيَكُونَ شِفَاءً لِسُرَّتِكَ، وَسَقَاءً لِعِظَامِكَ.

healing to be to/for umbilical cord your and drink to/for bone your

٩ 9 أَكْرِمِ ٱلرَّبَّ مِنْ مَالِكَ وَمِنْ كُلِّ بَاكُورَاتِ غَلَّتِكَ،

to honor: honour [obj] LORD from substance your and from first: beginning all produce your

١٠ 10 فَتَمْتَلِئَ خَزَائِنُكَ شِبْعًا، وَتَفِيضَ مَعَاصِرُكَ مِسْطَارًا.

and to fill storehouse your abundance and new wine wine your to break through

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

discipline LORD son: child my not to reject and not to loathe in/on/with argument his

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

for [obj] which to love: lover LORD to rebuke and like/as father [obj] son: child to accept

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

blessed man to find wisdom and man to promote understanding

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

for pleasant profit her from profit silver: money and from gold produce her

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

precious he/she/it (from jewel *Q(k)*) and all pleasure your not be like in/on/with her

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

length day in/on/with right her in/on/with left her riches and glory

١٧ 17 طُرُقُهَا طُرُقُ نِعَمٍ، وَكُلُّ مَسَالِكِهَا سَلَامٌ.

way: conduct her way: conduct pleasantness and all path her peace

١٨ 18 هِيَ شَجَرَةُ حَيَاةٍ لِمُمْسِكِيهَا، وَٱلْمُتَمَسِّكُ بِهَا مَغْبُوطٌ.

tree life he/she/it to/for to strengthen: hold in/on/with her and to grasp her to bless

١٩ 19 ٱلرَّبُّ بِٱلْحِكْمَةِ أَسَّسَ ٱلْأَرْضَ. أَثْبَتَ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ بِٱلْفَهْمِ.

LORD in/on/with wisdom to found land: country/planet to establish: establish heaven in/on/with understanding

٢٠ 20 بِعِلْمِهِ ٱنْشَقَّتِ ٱللُّجَجُ، وَتَقْطُرُ ٱلسَّحَابُ نَدًى.

in/on/with knowledge his abyss to break up/open and cloud to drip dew

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

son: child my not be devious from eye: seeing your to watch wisdom and plot

٢٢ 22 فَيَكُونَا حَيَاةً لِنَفْسِكَ، وَنِعْمَةً لِعُنُقِكَ.

and to be life to/for soul your and favor to/for neck your

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

then to go: walk to/for security way: conduct your and foot your not to strike

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

if to lie down: lay down not to dread and to lie down: lay down and to please sleep your

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

not to fear from dread suddenly and from devastation wicked for to come (in): come

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

for LORD to be in/on/with loin your and to keep: guard foot your from capture

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

not to withhold good from master: men his in/on/with to be to/for god: power (hand: power your *Q(K)*) to/for to make: do

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

not to say (to/for neighbor your *Q(K)*) to go: went and to return: again and tomorrow to give: give and there with you

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

not to plow/plot upon neighbor your distress: evil and he/she/it to dwell to/for security with you

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

not (to contend *Q(k)*) with man for nothing if not to wean you distress: harm

٣١ 31 لَا تَحْسِدِ ٱلظَّالِمَ وَلَا تَخْتَرْ شَيْئًا مِنْ طُرُقِهِ،

not be jealous in/on/with man violence and not to choose in/on/with all way: conduct his

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

for abomination LORD be devious and with upright counsel his

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

curse LORD in/on/with house: home wicked and pasture righteous to bless

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

if: surely yes to/for to mock he/she/it to mock (and to/for poor *Q(K)*) to give: give favor

٣٥ 35 ٱلْحُكَمَاءُ يَرِثُونَ مَجْدًا وَٱلْحَمْقَى يَحْمِلُونَ هَوَانًا.

glory wise to inherit and fool to exalt dishonor