الأمثال 14
| حِكْمَةُ الْمَرْأَةِ تَبْنِي بَيْتَهَا، وَحَمَاقَتُهَا تَهْدِمُهُ بِيَدَيْهَا. | ١ 1 |
Every wise woman builds her house, but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
| السَّالِكُ بِاسْتِقَامَتِهِ يَتَّقِي الرَّبَّ، وَذُو الطُّرُقِ الْمُعْوَجَّةِ يَسْتَخِفُّ بِهِ. | ٢ 2 |
He who walks in his uprightness fears Yahweh, but he who is perverse in his ways despises him.
| فِي أَقْوَالِ فَمِ الْجَاهِلِ سَفَاهَةٌ تُخْزِي كِبْرِيَاءَهُ، أَمَّا شِفَاهُ الْحُكَمَاءِ فَتَصُونُهُمْ. | ٣ 3 |
The fool’s talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.
| الْحَظِيرَةُ الْخَاوِيَةُ مِنَ الْبَقَرِ مَعْلِفُهَا فَارِغٌ، وَوَفْرَةُ الْغِلالِ بِقُوَّةِ الثَّوْرِ. | ٤ 4 |
Where no oxen are, the crib is clean, but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
| الشَّاهِدُ الأَمِينُ لَا يَكْذِبُ، وَالشَّاهِدُ الزُّورُ يَنْفُثُ كَذِباً. | ٥ 5 |
A truthful witness will not lie, but a false witness pours out lies.
| عَبَثاً يَلْتَمِسُ الأَحْمَقُ حِكْمَةً، أَمَّا الْعِلْمُ فَمُتَيَسِّرٌ لِلْفَطِنِ. | ٦ 6 |
A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn’t find it, but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person.
| انْصَرِفْ مِنْ حَضْرَةِ الْجَاهِلِ إِذْ لَا عِلْمَ فِي أَقْوَالِهِ. | ٧ 7 |
Stay away from a foolish man, for you won’t find knowledge on his lips.
| حِكْمَةُ الْعَاقِلِ فِي تَبَيُّنِ حُسْنِ مَسْلَكِهِ، وَغَبَاوَةُ الْجُهَّالِ فِي ارْتِكَابِ خِدَعِهِمْ. | ٨ 8 |
The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.
| كُلُّ جَاهِلٍ يَسْتَهْزِئُ بِالإِثْمِ، أَمَّا بَيْنَ الْمُسْتَقِيمِينَ فَيَشِيعُ رِضَى اللهِ. | ٩ 9 |
Fools mock at making atonement for sins, but among the upright there is good will.
| الْقَلْبُ وَحْدَهُ يَعْرِفُ عُمْقَ مَرَارَةِ نَفْسِهِ، وَلا يُقَاسِمُهُ فَرَحَهُ غَرِيبٌ. | ١٠ 10 |
The heart knows its own bitterness and joy; he will not share these with a stranger.
| بَيْتُ الأَشْرَارِ يَنْهَارُ، وَخِبَاءُ الْمُسْتَقِيمِينَ يَزْدَهِرُ. | ١١ 11 |
The house of the wicked will be overthrown, but the tent of the upright will flourish.
| رُبَّ طَرِيقٍ تَبْدُو لِلإِنْسَانِ قَوِيمَةً، وَلَكِنَّ عَاقِبَتَهَا هُوَّةُ الْمَوْتِ. | ١٢ 12 |
There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.
| فِي الضَّحِكِ أَيْضاً تَطْغَى الْكَآبَةُ عَلَى الْقَلْبِ، وَعَاقِبَةُ الْفَرَحِ الْغَمُّ. | ١٣ 13 |
Even in laughter the heart may be sorrowful, and mirth may end in heaviness.
| ذُو الْقَلْبِ الْمُرْتَدِّ يُجَازَى بِمُقْتَضَى طُرُقِهِ، وَالصَّالِحُ يُثَابُ. | ١٤ 14 |
The unfaithful will be repaid for his own ways; likewise a good man will be rewarded for his ways.
| الْغَبِيُّ يُصَدِّقُ كُلَّ كَلِمَةٍ تُقَالُ لَهُ، وَالْعَاقِلُ يَتَنَبَّهُ إِلَى مَوْقِعِ خَطْوَاتِهِ. | ١٥ 15 |
A simple man believes everything, but the prudent man carefully considers his ways.
| الْحَكِيمُ يَخْشَى الشَّرَّ وَيَتَفَادَاهُ، وَالْجَاهِلُ يَتَصَلَّفُ وَيَدَّعِي الثِّقَةَ بِالنَّفْسِ. | ١٦ 16 |
A wise man fears and shuns evil, but the fool is hot headed and reckless.
| ذُو الطَّبْعِ الْحَادِّ يَتَصَرَّفُ بِحُمْقٍ، وَذُو الْمَكَائِدِ مَمْقُوتٌ. | ١٧ 17 |
He who is quick to become angry will commit folly, and a crafty man is hated.
| يَرِثُ الأَغْبِيَاءُ الْحَمَاقَةَ، وَيُتَوَّجُ الْعُقَلاءُ بِالْعِلْمِ. | ١٨ 18 |
The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
| يَنْحَنِي الأَشْرَارُ فِي مَحْضَرِ الأَخْيَارِ، وَالأَثَمَةُ لَدَى الصِّدِّيقِ. | ١٩ 19 |
The evil bow down before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
| الْفَقِيرُ مَكْرُوهٌ حَتَّى عِنْدَ جَارِهِ، أَمَّا مُحِبُّو الْغَنِيِّ فَكَثِيرُونَ. | ٢٠ 20 |
The poor person is shunned even by his own neighbor, but the rich person has many friends.
| مَنْ يَحْتَقِرُ صَاحِبَهُ يَأْثَمُ، وَطُوبَى لِمَنْ يَرْحَمُ الْبَائِسِينَ. | ٢١ 21 |
He who despises his neighbor sins, but he who has pity on the poor is blessed.
| أَلا يَضِلُّ مُخْتَرِعُو الشَّرِّ؟ أَمَّا الْعَامِلُونَ خَيْراً فَيُلاقُونَ رَحْمَةً وَصِدْقاً. | ٢٢ 22 |
Don’t they go astray who plot evil? But love and faithfulness belong to those who plan good.
| فِي كُلِّ جَهْدٍ مَبْذُولٍ رِبْحٌ، أَمَّا مُجَرَّدُ الْكَلامِ فَيُؤَدِّي إِلَى الْفَقْرِ. | ٢٣ 23 |
In all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.
| تَاجُ الْحُكَمَاءِ غِنَى حِكْمَتِهِمْ، وَالْحَمَاقَةُ إِكْلِيلُ الْجُهَّالِ. | ٢٤ 24 |
The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools crowns them with folly.
| شَاهِدُ الْحَقِّ يُنَجِّي النُّفُوسَ، وَالنَّاطِقُ بِالزُّورِ يَنْفُثُ كَذِباً. | ٢٥ 25 |
A truthful witness saves souls, but a false witness is deceitful.
| فِي تَقْوَى الرَّبِّ ثِقَةٌ شَدِيدَةٌ؛ فِيهَا يَجِدُ أَبْنَاؤُهُ مَلاذاً. | ٢٦ 26 |
In the fear of Yahweh is a secure fortress, and he will be a refuge for his children.
| تَقْوَى الرَّبِّ يَنْبُوعُ حَيَاةٍ لِتَفَادِي أَشْرَاكِ الْمَوْتِ. | ٢٧ 27 |
The fear of Yahweh is a fountain of life, turning people from the snares of death.
| فِي كَثْرَةِ الشَّعْبِ فَخْرٌ لِلْمَلِكِ، وَفِي فُقْدَانِ الرَّعِيَّةِ دَمَارٌ لِمَقَامِ الأَمِيرِ. | ٢٨ 28 |
In the multitude of people is the king’s glory, but in the lack of people is the destruction of the prince.
| الْبَطِيءُ الْغَضَبِ ذُو فَهْمٍ كَثِيرٍ، أَمَّا السَّرِيعُ إِلَى السَّخْطِ فَيُبْدِي حَمَاقَةً. | ٢٩ 29 |
He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a quick temper displays folly.
| الْقَلْبُ الْمُطْمَئِنُّ يَهَبُ أَعْضَاءَ الْجَسَدِ حَيَاةً، وَالْحَسَدُ يَنْخُرُ فِي الْعِظَامِ. | ٣٠ 30 |
The life of the body is a heart at peace, but envy rots the bones.
| مَنْ يَجُورُ عَلَى الْفَقِيرِ يُهِينُ صَانِعَهُ، وَمَنْ يَرْحَمُ الْبَائِسَ يُكْرِمُ خَالِقَهُ، | ٣١ 31 |
He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors him.
| يُعَاقَبُ الشِّرِّيرُ بِمُقْتَضَى سُوءِ تَصَرُّفَاتِهِ، أَمَّا الصِّدِّيقُ فَلَهُ مُعْتَصَمٌ عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ. | ٣٢ 32 |
The wicked is brought down in his calamity, but in death, the righteous has a refuge.
| فِي قَلْبِ الْفَطِنِ تَسْتَقِرُّ الْحِكْمَةُ، وَيَخْلُو مِنْهَا قَلْبُ الْجُهَّالِ. | ٣٣ 33 |
Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding, and is even made known in the inward part of fools.
| الْبِرُّ يَسْمُو بِالأُمَّةِ، وَالْخَطِيئَةُ عَارٌ لِكُلِّ شَعْبٍ. | ٣٤ 34 |
Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.
| الْعَبْدُ الْعَاقِلُ يَحْظَى بِرِضَى الْمَلِكِ، وَالْعَبْدُ الْمُخْزِي يَسْتَجْلِبُ سُخْطَهُ. | ٣٥ 35 |
The king’s favor is toward a servant who deals wisely, but his wrath is toward one who causes shame.
