الأمثال 11
| الْمِيزَانُ الْمَغْشُوشُ رِجْسٌ لَدَى الرَّبِّ، وَالْمِكْيَالُ الْوَافِي يَحُوزُ رِضَاهُ. | ١ 1 |
A false balance [is] abomination to the LORD: but a just 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 transgressors 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 perfect shall direct 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 transgressors shall be taken in [their own] naughtiness.
| إِذَا مَاتَ الشِّرِّيرُ يَفْنَى رَجَاؤُهُ، وَأَمَلُ الأَثَمَةِ يَبِيدُ. | ٧ 7 |
When a wicked man dieth, [his] expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust [men] 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 |
An hypocrite with [his] mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just 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] shouting.
| بِبَرَكَةِ الْمُسْتَقِيمِينَ تَتَعَظَّمُ الْمَدِينَةُ، وَتُهْدَمُ بِسَبَبِ أَقْوَالِ الأَشْرَارِ. | ١١ 11 |
By the blessing of the upright the 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 is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.
| الْوَاشِي يُفْشِي السِّرَّ، وَالأَمِينُ النَّفْسِ يَكْتُمُهُ. | ١٣ 13 |
A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.
| يَسْقُطُ الشَّعْبُ حَيْثُ تَنْعَدِمُ الْهِدَايَةُ، وَبِكَثْرَةِ الْمُشِيرِينَ يَتَحَقَّقُ الْخَلاصُ. | ١٤ 14 |
Where no counsel [is], the people fall: 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: ] and he that hateth suretiship is sure.
| الْمَرْأَةُ الرَّقِيقَةُ الْقَلْبِ تَحْظَى بِالْكَرَامَةِ، وَالْعُنَفَاءُ لَا يَحْصُلُونَ إِلّا عَلَى الْغِنَى. | ١٦ 16 |
A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong [men] retain 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 worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness [shall be] a sure reward.
| الْمُتَشَبِّثُ بِالْبِرِّ يَحْيَا، وَمَنْ يَتْبَعُ الشَّرَّ يَمُوتُ. | ١٩ 19 |
As righteousness [tendeth] to life: so 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 of a froward heart [are] 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 |
[Though] hand [join] in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.
| الْمَرْأَةُ الْجَمِيلَةُ الْمُجَرَّدَةُ مِنَ الْحِكْمَةِ كَخِزَامَةٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ فِي أَنْفِ خِنْزِيرَةٍ. | ٢٢ 22 |
[As] a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout, [so is] a fair woman which is without 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] to poverty.
| النَّفْسُ السَّخِيَّةُ تَزْدَادُ ثَرَاءً، وَالْمُرْوِي يُرْوَى أَيْضاً. | ٢٥ 25 |
The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered 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 procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, 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 a branch.
| 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 fool [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 winneth souls [is] wise.
| إِنْ كَانَ الصِّدِّيقُ يُجَازَى عَلَى الأَرْضِ، فَكَمْ بِالْحَرِيِّ يَكُونُ جَزَاءُ الشِّرِّيرِ وَالْخَاطِئِ. | ٣١ 31 |
Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.
