الأمثال 10
| هَذِهِ أَمْثَالُ سُلَيْمَانَ: الابْنُ الْحَكِيمُ مَسَرَّةٌ لأَبِيهِ، وَالابْنُ الْجَاهِلُ حَسْرَةٌ لأُمِّهِ. | ١ 1 |
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son causeth [his] father to rejoice; but a foolish son is the grief of his mother.
| كُنُوزُ الْمَالِ الْحَرَامِ لَا تُجْدِي، وَلَكِنَّ الْحَقَّ يُنَجِّي مِنَ الْمَوْتِ. | ٢ 2 |
Treasures of wickedness will not profit aught; but righteousness will deliver from death.
| لَا يُجِيعُ الرَّبُّ نَفْسَ الصِّدِّيقِ، أَمَّا هَوَى الأَشْرَارِ فَيَنْبِذُهُ. | ٣ 3 |
The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish; but the sinful desires of the wicked will he cast away.
| الْعَامِلُ بِيَدٍ مُسْتَرْخِيَةٍ يَفْتَقِرُ، أَمَّا الْيَدُ الْكَادِحَةُ فَتُغْنِي. | ٤ 4 |
He becometh poor that laboreth with an indolent hand, but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
| مَنْ يَجْمَعُ فِي الصَّيْفِ مَؤُونَتَهُ هُوَ ابْنٌ عَاقِلٌ، أَمَّا الَّذي يَنَامُ فِي مَوْسِمِ الْحَصَادِ فَهُوَ ابْنٌ مُخْزٍ. | ٥ 5 |
He that gathereth in summer is an intelligent son; [but] he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
| تُتَوِّجُ الْبَرَكَاتُ رَأْسَ الصِّدِّيقِ، أَمَّا فَمُ الأَشْرَارِ فَيَطْغَى عَلَيْهِ الظُّلْمُ. | ٦ 6 |
Blessings come upon the head of the righteous; but the mouth of the wicked covereth violence.
| ذِكْرُ الصِّدِّيقِ بَرَكَةٌ، وَاسْمُ الأَشْرَارِ يَعْتَرِيهِ الْبِلَى. | ٧ 7 |
The memory of the just is [destined] to be blessed; but the name of the wicked shall rot.
| الْحَكِيمُ الْقَلْبِ يَتَقَبَّلُ الْوَصَايَا، وَالْمُتَبَجِّحُ الشَّفَتَيْنِ مَصِيرُهُ الْخَرَابُ. | ٨ 8 |
The wise in heart will accept commandments; but he that is a fool in his speaking will stumble.
| الَّذي يَسْلُكُ بِاسْتِقَامَةٍ يَسِيرُ مُطْمَئِنّاً، وَذُو الطُّرُقِ الْمُنْحَرِفَةِ يُفْتَضَحُ. | ٩ 9 |
He that walketh uprightly ever walketh securely; but he that perverteth his ways will be punished.
| مَنْ يَغْمِزُ بِعَيْنِهِ مَكْراً يُوَلِّدُ غَمّاً. وَالْمُوَبِّخُ بِجُرْأَةٍ يَصْنَعُ سَلاماً. | ١٠ 10 |
He that winketh with the eye causeth vexation; and he that is a fool in his speaking will stumble.
| فَمُ الصِّدِّيقِ يَنْبُعُ بِكَلامِ الْحَيَاةِ، أَمَّا فَمُ الشِّرِّيرِ فَيَطْغَى عَلَيْهِ الظُّلْمُ. | ١١ 11 |
A source of life is the mouth of the righteous; but the mouth of the wicked covereth violence.
| الْبَغْضَاءُ تُثِيرُ الْخُصُومَاتِ، وَالْمَحَبَّةُ تَسْتُرُ جَمِيعَ الذُّنُوبِ. | ١٢ 12 |
Hatred stirreth up strifes; but love throweth a cover over all transgressions.
| فِي شَفَتَيِ الْعَاقِلِ تَكْمُنُ حِكْمَةٌ أَمَّا الْعَصَا فَمِنْ نَصِيبِ ظَهْرِ الأَحْمَقِ. | ١٣ 13 |
On the lips of the man of understanding there is found wisdom: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of sense.
| الْحُكَمَاءُ يَذْخَرُونَ الْمَعْرِفَةَ، أَمَّا فَمُ الْغَبِيِّ فَيَجْلِبُ الدَّمَارَ. | ١٤ 14 |
Wise men treasure up knowledge; but the mouth of the foolish is an approaching terror.
| ثَرْوَةُ الْغَنِيِّ قَلْعَتُهُ الْحَصِينَةُ، وَفِي فَقْرِ الْمَسَاكِينِ هَلاكُهُمْ. | ١٥ 15 |
The wealth of the rich man is his strong town: the terror of the poor is their poverty.
| عَمَلُ الصِّدِّيقِ يُفْضِي إِلَى الْحَيَاةِ، وَرِبْحُ الشِّرِّيرِ يُؤَدِّي إِلَى الْخَطِيئَةِ. | ١٦ 16 |
The labor of the righteous [tendeth] to life: the product of the wicked is for sin.
| مَنْ يَعْمَلْ بِمُقْتَضَى التَّعْلِيمِ يَسِرْ فِي دَرْبِ الْحَيَاةِ، وَمَنْ يَرْفُضِ التَّأْدِيبَ يَضِلّ. | ١٧ 17 |
On the way unto life is he that observeth correction; but he that forsaketh reproof is in error.
| مَنْ يُضْمِرْ الْبَغْضَاءَ تَنْطِقْ شَفَتَاهُ بِالْكَذِبِ، وَمَنْ جَاهَرَ بِالْمَذَمَّةِ فَهُوَ أَحْمَقُ. | ١٨ 18 |
He that hideth hatred hath lips of falsehood; and he that spreadeth abroad an evil report, is a fool.
| فِي كَثْرَةِ الْكَلامِ زَلّاتُ لِسَانٍ، وَمَنْ يَضْبِطُ شَفَتَيْهِ فَهُوَ عَاقِلٌ. | ١٩ 19 |
In a multitude of words transgression cannot be avoided; but he that refraineth his lips is intelligent.
| كَلامُ الصِّدِّيقِ كَالْفِضَّةِ الْمُصَفَّاةِ، وَقَلْبُ الشِّرِّيرِ يَخْلُو مِنْ كُلِّ قِيمَةٍ. | ٢٠ 20 |
[Like] choice silver is the tongue of the righteous: the heart of the wicked is worth but very little.
| كَلامُ الصِّدِّيقِ يُفِيدُ كَثِيرِينَ، أَمَّا الْحَمْقَى فَيَمُوتُونَ مِنْ سُوءِ الْفَهْمِ. | ٢١ 21 |
The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die through lack of sense.
| فِي بَرَكَةِ الرَّبِّ غِنىً وَلا تُضِيفُ إِلَيْهَا الْمَشَقَّةُ تَعَباً. | ٢٢ 22 |
The blessing of the Lord it is which maketh rich, and painful labor addeth nothing thereto.
| ارْتِكَابُ الْفَاحِشَةِ عِنْدَ الْجَاهِلِ كَاللَّعِبِ، أَمَّا حُسْنُ التَّصَرُّفِ فَمَسَرَّةٌ لِلْحَكِيمِ. | ٢٣ 23 |
It is as sport to a fool to do wicked deeds; but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
| مَا يَخْشَى مِنْهُ الشِّرِّيرُ يُقْبِلُ إِلَيْهِ، وَشَهْوَةُ الصِّدِّيقيِنَ تُمْنَحُ لَهُمْ. | ٢٤ 24 |
What the wicked dreadeth, that will come upon him: but the longing of the righteous will God grant.
| يَتَلاشَى الشِّرِّيرُ كَمَا تَتَلاشَى الزَّوْبَعَةُ، أَمَّا الصِّدِّيقُ فَيَخْلُدُ إِلَى الأَبَدِ. | ٢٥ 25 |
As the whirlwind passeth by, the wicked is no more; but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
| الْكَسُولُ لِمَنْ أَرْسَلَهُ كَالْخَلِّ لِلأَسْنَانِ أَوْ كَالدُّخَانِ لِلْعَيْنَيْنِ. | ٢٦ 26 |
As vinegar is to the teeth, and as smoke is to the eyes: so is the sluggard to those that send him.
| تَقْوَى الرَّبِّ تُطِيلُ أَيَّامَ الْحَيَاةِ، أَمَّا سِنُو الشِّرِّيرِ فَتُقْصَرُ. | ٢٧ 27 |
The fear of the Lord increaseth [man's] days; but the years of the wicked will be shortened.
| الْبَهْجَةُ هِيَ أَمَلُ الصِّدِّيقِ، وَرَجَاءُ الأَشْرَارِ مَآلُهُ الفَنَاءُ. | ٢٨ 28 |
The expectation of the righteous is joy; but the hope of the wicked shall perish.
| طَرِيقُ الرَّبِّ هُوَ مَلاذٌ لِلْمُسْتَقِيمِينَ، وَدَمَارٌ لِفَاعِلِي الإِثْمِ. | ٢٩ 29 |
The way of the Lord is a stronghold to the upright; but terror is destined to the workers of injustice.
| لَا يُزَحْزَحُ الصِّدِّيقُ أَبَداً، أَمَّا الأَشْرَارُ فَلا يَسْكُنُونَ الأَرْضَ. | ٣٠ 30 |
The righteous shall never be removed; but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
| مِنْ فَمِ الصِّدِّيقِ تَفِيضُ الْحِكْمَةُ، وَاللِّسَانُ الْمُخَاتِلُ يُقْطَعُ. | ٣١ 31 |
The mouth of the just uttereth wisdom; but the tongue of perverseness shall be cut out.
| شَفَتَا الصِّدِّيقِ تُدْرِكَانِ مَا هُوَ حَقٌّ، فَتَنْطِقَانِ بِهِ، وَفَمُ الشِّرِّيرِ لَا يَتَكَلَّمُ إِلّا بِالْبَاطِلِ. | ٣٢ 32 |
The lips of the righteous know [how to obtain] favor; but the mouth of the wicked [speaketh] perverseness.
