أَمْثَالٌ 9
| اَلْحِكْمَةُ بَنَتْ بَيْتَهَا. نَحَتَتْ أَعْمِدَتَهَا ٱلسَّبْعَةَ. | ١ 1 |
Wisdom hath built her house; she hath hewn out her seven pillars;
| ذَبَحَتْ ذَبْحَهَا. مَزَجَتْ خَمْرَهَا. أَيْضًا رَتَّبَتْ مَائِدَتَهَا. | ٢ 2 |
She hath killed her cattle; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also set in order her table.
| أَرْسَلَتْ جَوَارِيَهَا تُنَادِي عَلَى ظُهُورِ أَعَالِي ٱلْمَدِينَةِ: | ٣ 3 |
She hath sent forth her maidens: she inviteth [her guests] upon the top of the highest places of the town.
| «مَنْ هُوَ جَاهِلٌ فَلْيَمِلْ إِلَى هُنَا». وَٱلنَّاقِصُ ٱلْفَهْمِ قَالَتْ لَهُ: | ٤ 4 |
Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that is void of sense, she saith to him,
| «هَلُمُّوا كُلُوا مِنْ طَعَامِي، وَٱشْرَبُوا مِنَ ٱلْخَمْرِ ٱلَّتِي مَزَجْتُهَا. | ٥ 5 |
“Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
| اُتْرُكُوا ٱلْجَهَالَاتِ فَتَحْيَوْا، وَسِيرُوا فِي طَرِيقِ ٱلْفَهْمِ». | ٦ 6 |
Forsake simplicity, and live; and go onward on the way of understanding.
| مَنْ يُوَبِّخْ مُسْتَهْزِئًا يَكْسَبْ لِنَفْسِهِ هَوَانًا، وَمَنْ يُنْذِرْ شِرِّيرًا يَكْسَبْ عَيْبًا. | ٧ 7 |
He that correcteth a scorner acquireth for himself abuse; and he that reproveth the wicked getteth himself a blemish.
| لَا تُوَبِّخْ مُسْتَهْزِئًا لِئَلَّا يُبْغِضَكَ. وَبِّخْ حَكِيمًا فَيُحِبَّكَ. | ٨ 8 |
Do not correct a scorner, lest he hate thee: reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
| أَعْطِ حَكِيمًا فَيَكُونَ أَوْفَرَ حِكْمَةً. عَلِّمْ صِدِّيقًا فَيَزْدَادَ عِلْمًا. | ٩ 9 |
Give to the wise [instruction], and he will become yet wiser: impart knowledge to the righteous, and he will increase his information.
| بَدْءُ ٱلْحِكْمَةِ مَخَافَةُ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَمَعْرِفَةُ ٱلْقُدُّوسِ فَهْمٌ. | ١٠ 10 |
The commencement of wisdom is the fear of the Lord; and the knowledge of the Most Holy One is understanding.
| لِأَنَّهُ بِي تَكْثُرُ أَيَّامُكَ وَتَزْدَادُ لَكَ سِنُو حَيَاةٍ. | ١١ 11 |
For through me shall thy days be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased unto thee.
| إِنْ كُنْتَ حَكِيمًا فَأَنْتَ حَكِيمٌ لِنَفْسِكَ، وَإِنِ ٱسْتَهْزَأْتَ فَأَنْتَ وَحْدَكَ تَتَحَمَّلُ. | ١٢ 12 |
If thou art become wise, thou art wise for thyself; but if thou art a scorner, thou alone wilt have to bear it.”
| اَلْمَرْأَةُ ٱلْجَاهِلَةُ صَخَّابَةٌ حَمْقَاءُ وَلَا تَدْرِي شَيْئًا، | ١٣ 13 |
The woman of folly is noisy: she is simple, and knoweth not what [to do].
| فَتَقْعُدُ عِنْدَ بَابِ بَيْتِهَا عَلَى كُرْسِيٍّ فِي أَعَالِي ٱلْمَدِينَةِ، | ١٤ 14 |
And she sitteth at the door of her house, upon a chair in the high places of the town.
| لِتُنَادِيَ عَابِرِي ٱلسَّبِيلِ ٱلْمُقَوِّمِينَ طُرُقَهُمْ: | ١٥ 15 |
To call the wayfarers who go straight forward on their paths.
| «مَنْ هُوَ جَاهِلٌ فَلْيَمِلْ إِلَى هُنَا». وَٱلنَّاقِصُ ٱلْفَهْمِ تَقُولُ لَهُ: | ١٦ 16 |
Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither; and as for him that is void of sense, she saith to him,
| «ٱلْمِيَاهُ ٱلْمَسْرُوقَةُ حُلْوَةٌ، وَخُبْزُ ٱلْخُفْيَةِ لَذِيذٌ». | ١٧ 17 |
“Stolen waters are sweet, and bread of secrecy is pleasant.”
