الأمثال 19
| الْفَقِيرُ السَّالِكُ بِكَمَالِهِ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْجَاهِلِ الْمُخَاتِلِ. | ١ 1 |
Better to be poor but honest than stupid and tell lies.
| لَا يَجْدُرُ بِالْمَرْءِ أَنْ يَخْلُوَ مِنَ الْمَعْرِفَةِ، وَمَنْ يَتَعَجَّلِ الأُمُورَ يُخْطِئِ الْغَرَضَ. | ٢ 2 |
It's not good to be someone who doesn't think. If you rush, things go wrong.
| عِنْدَمَا تُسِيءُ حَمَاقَةُ الإِنْسَانِ إِلَى حَيَاتِهِ، يَسْخَطُ قَلْبُهُ عَلَى اللهِ. | ٣ 3 |
People mess up their lives by their own stupidity, and then get angry with the Lord.
| الْغَنِيُّ يَجْتَذِبُ كَثْرَةً مِنَ الأَصْدِقَاءِ، أَمَّا الْفَقِيرُ فَيَهْجُرُهُ خَلِيلُهُ. | ٤ 4 |
If you're rich, you get a lot of friends, but if you're poor, you lose any friends you had.
| شَاهِدُ الزُّورِ لَا يَنْجُو مِنَ الْعِقَابِ، وَنَافِثُ الْكَذِبِ لَا يُفْلِتُ مِنَ الْقِصَاصِ. | ٥ 5 |
A false witness will be punished; liars won't get away with their lies.
| كَثِيرُونَ يَتَمَلَّقُونَ صَاحِبَ النُّفُوذِ، وَالْكُلُّ صَاحِبٌ لِلَّذِي يُغْدِقُ الْعَطَايَا. | ٦ 6 |
Many ask favors from important people, and everyone's a friend of the generous.
| جَمِيعُ إخْوَةِ الْفَقِيرِ يَمْقُتُونَهُ، فَمَا أَحْرَى أَنْ يَتَهَرَّبَ مِنْهُ أَصْدِقَاؤُهُ؛ يُلاحِقُهُمْ بِتَوَسُّلاتِهِ وَلا يَجِدُ لَهُمْ أَثَراً. | ٧ 7 |
If a poor man's relatives can't stand him, how much more will his friends avoid him! He tries to talk with them but they don't listen.
| مَنِ اقْتَنَى حِكْمَةً أَحَبَّ نَفْسَهُ، وَمَنِ ادَّخَرَ الْفَهْمَ يَلْقَى خَيْراً. | ٨ 8 |
If you become wise, you have good self-esteem; if you learn good sense you'll be successful.
| شَاهِدُ الزُّورِ لَا يُفْلِتُ مِنَ الْعِقَابِ، وَنَافِثُ الأَكَاذِيبِ يَهْلِكُ. | ٩ 9 |
A false witness will be punished; people who tell lies will perish.
| لَا يَلِيقُ التَّنَعُّمُ بِالْجَاهِلِ، فَكَمْ بِالْحَرِيِّ أَنْ يَتَسَلَّطَ عَلَى الرُّؤَسَاءِ؟ | ١٠ 10 |
It's not right for stupid people to live in luxury, and it's even worse for a slave to rule over leaders.
| تَعَقُّلُ الإِنْسَانِ يَكْبَحُ غَضَبَهُ، وَبَهَاؤُهُ فِي الْعَفْوِ عَنِ الْخَطَأِ. | ١١ 11 |
If you have good sense you'll be slow to get angry; you gain respect by forgiving wrongs.
| حَنَقُ الْمَلِكِ كَزَمْجَرَةِ الأَسَدِ، وَرِضَاهُ كَالطَّلِّ عَلَى الْعُشْبِ. | ١٢ 12 |
When a king gets angry, he sounds like a roaring lion; but his kindness is as soft as dew on the grass.
| الابْنُ الْجَاهِلُ مَدْعَاةُ خَرَابٍ لأَبِيهِ، وَمُخَاصَمَاتُ الزَّوْجَةِ كَنَقْرِ قَطَرَاتِ الْمَطَرِ الْمُتَتَابِعَةِ، | ١٣ 13 |
A stupid son makes his father miserable, and an argumentative wife is like dripping that never stops.
| الْبَيْتُ وَالثَّرْوَةُ مِيَراثٌ مِنَ الآبَاءِ، أَمَّا الزَّوْجَةُ الْعَاقِلَةُ فَهِيَ مِنْ عِنْدِ الرَّبِّ. | ١٤ 14 |
You inherit a house and wealth from your father, but a sensible wife is a gift from the Lord.
| الْكَسَلُ يُغْرِقُ فِي سُبَاتٍ عَمِيقٍ، وَالنَّفْسُ الْمُتَقَاعِسَةُ تُقَاسِي مِنَ الْجُوعِ. | ١٥ 15 |
Lazy people are often fast asleep, but idleness means they're hungry.
| مَنْ يُطِعْ الْوَصِيَّةَ يَصُنْ نَفْسَهُ، وَالْمُتَهَاوِنُ فِي تَصَرُّفَاتِهِ يَلْقَى الْمَوْتَ. | ١٦ 16 |
Keep the commandments, and you'll live; despise them and you'll die.
| مَنْ يَرْحَمْ الْفَقِيرَ يُقْرِضْ الرَّبَّ، وَيُكَافِئْهُ الرَّبُّ عَلَى حُسْنِ صَنِيعِهِ. | ١٧ 17 |
If you're kind to the poor, you're lending to the Lord, and he will repay you well for what you've done.
| أَدِّبِ ابْنَكَ مَادَامَ فِي ذَلِكَ رَجَاءٌ، وَلا تَحْمِلْ نَفْسَكَ عَلَى قَتْلِهِ. | ١٨ 18 |
Discipline your son while there's still hope, but don't kill him.
| الْجَامِحُ الْغَضَبِ يَدْفَعُ ثَمَنَ جُمُوحِهِ، وَإِنْ كَبَحْتَهُ أَوِ اعْتَرَضْتَهُ فَإِنَّكَ تَزِيدُهُ سُوءاً | ١٩ 19 |
People who often get angry have to pay the penalty; if you help them, you'll have to do it again.
| اسْتَمِعْ إِلَى الْمَشُورَةِ، وَاقْبَلِ التَّأْدِيبَ، فَتَكْتَسِبَ حِكْمَةً بَقِيَّةَ حَيَاتِكَ. | ٢٠ 20 |
Listen to advice and accept instruction so that you'll eventually become wise.
| كَثِيرَةٌ هِيَ نَوَايَا قَلْبِ الإِنْسَانِ، إِنَّمَا مَشُورَةُ الرَّبِّ هِيَ الَّتِي تَسُودُ. | ٢١ 21 |
Human beings make many plans in their minds, but the final decision is the Lord's.
| حُسْنُ الْجَمِيلِ زِينَةُ النَّاسِ، وَالْفَقِيرُ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْغَنِيِّ الْكَاذِبِ. | ٢٢ 22 |
The most desirable thing in anyone is trustworthy love; it is better to be poor than a liar.
| تَقْوَى الرَّبِّ تُفْضِي إِلَى الْحَيَاةِ، وَصَاحِبُهَا يَبِيتُ مُطْمَئِنّاً وَلا يَنَالُهُ شَرٌّ. | ٢٣ 23 |
Honoring the Lord is life, and you will rest contentedly, safe from harm.
| الْكَسُولُ يَدْفِنُ يَدَهُ فِي صَحْنِهِ وَلا يَرُدُّهَا حَتَّى إِلَى فَمِهِ. | ٢٤ 24 |
Lazy people put their hands in a dish, and won't even lift the food to their mouths.
| اضْرِبِ الْمُسْتَهْزِئَ فَيَتَعَقَّلَ الأَحْمَقُ، وَوَبِّخِ العَاقِلَ فَيَكْتَسِبَ فَهْماً. | ٢٥ 25 |
If you punish someone who mocks, you may help an immature person to learn. Correct the wise, and they become wiser.
| مَنْ يُخَرِّبْ حَيَاةَ أَبِيهِ، وَيُشَرِّدْ أُمَّهُ فَهُوَ ابْنٌ يَجْلِبُ الْخِزْيَ وَالْعَارَ. | ٢٦ 26 |
A son who abuses his father and chases away his mother brings shame and disgrace.
| كُفَّ يَا ابْنِي عَنِ الإِصْغَاءِ إِلَى التَّعْلِيمِ الَّذِي يُضِلُّكَ عَنْ كَلِمَاتِ الْمَعْرِفَةِ. | ٢٧ 27 |
My son, stop listening to my instruction and you'll soon give up following wisdom.
| الشَّاهِدُ الْمُنَافِقُ يَسْخَرُ مِنَ الْقَضَاءِ، وَفَمُ الأَشْرَارِ يَبْتَلِعُ الإِثْمَ. | ٢٨ 28 |
A crooked witness makes a mockery of justice; and the wicked wolf down evil.
| الْعِقَابُ مُعَدٌّ لِلسَّاخِرِينَ، وَجَلْدُ السِّيَاطِ مُهَيَّأٌ لِظُهُورِ الْجُهَّالِ. | ٢٩ 29 |
Punishment is ready for those who mock; flogging is ready for the backs of the stupid.
