الأمثال 11
| الْمِيزَانُ الْمَغْشُوشُ رِجْسٌ لَدَى الرَّبِّ، وَالْمِكْيَالُ الْوَافِي يَحُوزُ رِضَاهُ. | ١ 1 |
A false balance is an abomination to the LORD; but a perfect weight is His delight.
| حِينَمَا تُقْبِلُ الْكِبْرِيَاءُ يُقْبِلُ مَعَهَا الْهَوَانُ، أَمَّا الْحِكْمَةُ فَتَأْتِي مَعَ الْمُتَوَاضِعِينَ. | ٢ 2 |
When pride cometh, then cometh shame; but with the lowly is wisdom.
| كَمَالُ الْمُسْتَقِيمِينَ يَهْدِيهِمْ، وَاعْوِجَاجُ الْغَادِرِينَ يُدَمِّرُهُمْ. | ٣ 3 |
The integrity of the upright shall guide them; but the perverseness of the faithless shall destroy them.
| لَا يُجْدِي الْغِنَى فِي يَوْمِ قَضَاءِ الرَّبِّ، أَمَّا الْبِرُّ فَيُنَجِّي مِنَ الْمَوْتِ. | ٤ 4 |
Riches profit not in the day of wrath; but righteousness delivereth from death.
| بِرُّ الْكَامِلِ يُقَوِّمُ طَرِيقَهُ، أَمَّا الشِّرِّيرُ فَيَسْقُطُ فِي حُفْرَةِ شَرِّهِ. | ٥ 5 |
The righteousness of the sincere shall make straight his way; but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
| بِرُّ الْمُسْتَقِيمِ يُنَجِّيهِ، وَالْغَادِرُونَ يُؤْخَذُونَ بِفُجُورِهِمْ. | ٦ 6 |
The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them; but the faithless shall be trapped in their own crafty device.
| إِذَا مَاتَ الشِّرِّيرُ يَفْنَى رَجَاؤُهُ، وَأَمَلُ الأَثَمَةِ يَبِيدُ. | ٧ 7 |
When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish, and the hope of strength perisheth.
| الصِّدِّيقُ يَنْجُو مِنَ الضِّيقِ، وَفِي مَكَانِهِ يَحِلُّ الشِّرِّيرُ. | ٨ 8 |
The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.
| يُدَمِّرُ الْمُنَافِقُ صَاحِبَهُ بِأَقْوَالِهِ، وَيَنْجُو الصِّدِّيقُ بِالْمَعْرِفَةِ. | ٩ 9 |
With his mouth the impious man destroyeth his neighbour; but through knowledge shall the righteous be delivered.
| تَتَهَلَّلُ الْمَدِينَةُ لِفَلاحِ الأَبْرَارِ، وَيَشِيعُ هُتَافُ الْبَهْجَةِ لَدَى مَوْتِ الأَشْرَارِ. | ١٠ 10 |
When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth; and when the wicked perish, there is joy.
| بِبَرَكَةِ الْمُسْتَقِيمِينَ تَتَعَظَّمُ الْمَدِينَةُ، وَتُهْدَمُ بِسَبَبِ أَقْوَالِ الأَشْرَارِ. | ١١ 11 |
By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted; but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
| مَنْ يَحْتَقِرُ جَارَهُ يَفْتَقِرُ إِلَى الإِدْرَاكِ السَّلِيمِ، وَذُو الْفِطْنَةِ يَعْتَصِمُ بِالصَّمْتِ. | ١٢ 12 |
He that despiseth his neighbour lacketh understanding; but a man of discernment holdeth his peace.
| الْوَاشِي يُفْشِي السِّرَّ، وَالأَمِينُ النَّفْسِ يَكْتُمُهُ. | ١٣ 13 |
He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets; but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth a matter.
| يَسْقُطُ الشَّعْبُ حَيْثُ تَنْعَدِمُ الْهِدَايَةُ، وَبِكَثْرَةِ الْمُشِيرِينَ يَتَحَقَّقُ الْخَلاصُ. | ١٤ 14 |
Where no wise direction is, a people falleth; but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
| مَنْ يَضْمَنُ الْغَرِيبَ يَتَعَرَّضُ لأَشَدِّ الأَذَى، وَمَنْ يَمْقُتُ الضَّامِنِينَ بِصَفْقِ الأَيْدِي يَطْمَئِنُّ. | ١٥ 15 |
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it; but he that hateth them that strike hands is secure.
| الْمَرْأَةُ الرَّقِيقَةُ الْقَلْبِ تَحْظَى بِالْكَرَامَةِ، وَالْعُنَفَاءُ لَا يَحْصُلُونَ إِلّا عَلَى الْغِنَى. | ١٦ 16 |
A gracious woman obtaineth honour; and strong men obtain riches.
| الرَّحِيمُ يُحْسِنُ إِلَى نَفْسِهِ، وَالْقَاسِي يُؤْذِي ذَاتَهُ. | ١٧ 17 |
The merciful man doeth good to his own soul; but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.
| الشِّرِّيرُ يَكْسَبُ أُجْرَةَ غِشٍّ زَائِلَةً، أَمَّا زَارِعُ الْبِرِّ فَلَهُ ثَوَابٌ أَكِيدٌ دَائِمٌ. | ١٨ 18 |
The wicked earneth deceitful wages; but he that soweth righteousness hath a sure reward.
| الْمُتَشَبِّثُ بِالْبِرِّ يَحْيَا، وَمَنْ يَتْبَعُ الشَّرَّ يَمُوتُ. | ١٩ 19 |
Stedfast righteousness tendeth to life; but he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.
| ذَوُو الْقُلُوبِ الْمُعْوَجَّةِ رِجْسٌ لَدَى الرَّبِّ، وَبِذَوِي السِّيرَةِ الْمُسْتَقِيمَةِ مَرْضَاتُهُ. | ٢٠ 20 |
They that are perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD; but such as are upright in their way are His delight.
| الشِّرِّيرُ لَا يُفْلِتُ حَتْماً مِنَ الْعِقَابِ، أَمَّا ذُرِّيَّةُ الصِّدِّيقِينَ فَتَنْجُو. | ٢١ 21 |
My hand upon it! the evil man shall not be unpunished; but the seed of the righteous shall escape.
| الْمَرْأَةُ الْجَمِيلَةُ الْمُجَرَّدَةُ مِنَ الْحِكْمَةِ كَخِزَامَةٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ فِي أَنْفِ خِنْزِيرَةٍ. | ٢٢ 22 |
As a ring of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman that turneth aside from discretion.
| بُغْيَةُ الصِّدِّيقِينَ الْخَيْرُ فَقَطْ، أَمَّا تَوَقُّعَاتُ الشِّرِّيرِ فَهِيَ فِي الْغَضَبِ. | ٢٣ 23 |
The desire of the righteous is only good; but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
| قَدْ يَسْخُو الْمَرْءُ بِمَا عِنْدَهُ فَيَزْدَادُ غِنىً وَيَبْخَلُ آخَرُ بِمَا عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَسْخُوَ بِهِ فَيَفْتَقِرُ. | ٢٤ 24 |
There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth only to want.
| النَّفْسُ السَّخِيَّةُ تَزْدَادُ ثَرَاءً، وَالْمُرْوِي يُرْوَى أَيْضاً. | ٢٥ 25 |
The beneficent soul shall be made rich, and he that satisfieth abundantly shall be satisfied also himself.
| يَلْعَنُ الشَّعْبُ مُحْتَكِرَ الْحِنْطَةِ، وَتَحُلُّ الْبَرَكَةُ عَلَى رَأْسِ مَنْ يَبِيعُهَا. | ٢٦ 26 |
He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him; but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.
| مَنْ يَسْعَى فِي الْخَيْرِ، يَلْتَمِسُ الرِّضَى، وَمَنْ يَنْشُدُ الشَّرَّ يُقْبِلُ إِلَيْهِ. | ٢٧ 27 |
He that diligently seeketh good seeketh favour; but he that searcheth for evil, it shall come unto him.
| مَنْ يَتَّكِلُ عَلَى غِنَاهُ يَسْقُطُ، أَمَّا الصِّدِّيقُونَ فَيَزْهُونَ كَأَوْرَاقِ الشَّجَرِ الْخَضْرَاءِ. | ٢٨ 28 |
He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; but the righteous shall flourish as foliage.
| مَنْ يُكَدِّرُ حَيَاةَ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ يَرِثُ الرِّيحَ، وَيُصْبِحُ الأَحْمَقُ خَادِماً لِلْحَكِيمِ. | ٢٩ 29 |
He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind; and the foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.
| ثَمَرُ الصِّدِّيقِ شَجَرَةُ حَيَاةٍ، وَرَابِحُ النُّفُوسِ حَكِيمٌ. | ٣٠ 30 |
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that is wise winneth souls.
| إِنْ كَانَ الصِّدِّيقُ يُجَازَى عَلَى الأَرْضِ، فَكَمْ بِالْحَرِيِّ يَكُونُ جَزَاءُ الشِّرِّيرِ وَالْخَاطِئِ. | ٣١ 31 |
Behold, the righteous shall be requited in the earth; how much more the wicked and the sinner!
