الأمثال 22

١ 1 الصِّيتُ مُفَضَّلٌ عَلَى الْغِنَى الطَّائِلِ، وَنِعْمَةُ الْمَعْرُوفِ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةِ.

[is to be] chosen A name more than wealth great more than silver and more than gold favor good.

٢ 2 الْغَنِيُّ وَالْفَقِيرُ مُتَمَاثِلانِ إِذْ إِنَّ الرَّبَّ هُوَ صَانِعُهُمَا.

[the] rich And [the] poor they meet together [is the] maker of all of them Yahweh.

٣ 3 يَرَى العَاقِلُ الشَّرَّ فَيَتَوَارَى، أَمَّا الْجَاهِلُ فَيُقْبِلُ إِلَيْهِ وَيُعَاقَبُ.

A sensible [person] - he sees trouble (and he hides himself *Q(K)*) and naive people they pass on and they are punished.

٤ 4 ثَوَابُ التَّوَاضُعِ وَتَقْوَى الرَّبِّ هُوَ الْغِنَى وَالْكَرَامَةُ وَالْحَيَاةُ.

[the] consequence of Humility [the] fear of Yahweh [is] wealth and honor and life.

٥ 5 فِي طَرِيقِ الْمُلْتَوِي شَوْكٌ وَأَشْرَاكٌ، وَمَنْ يَصُونُ نَفْسَهُ يَتَفَادَاهَا.

Thorns snares [are] in [the] path of a perverse [person] [one who] guards self his he will be far from them.

٦ 6 دَرِّبِ الْوَلَدَ بِمُقْتَضَى مَوَاهِبِهِ وَطَبِيعَتِهِ، فَمَتَى شَاخَ لَا يَمِيلُ عَنْهَا.

Train the youth on [the] mouth of way his also if he will be old not he will turn aside from it.

٧ 7 الْغَنِيُّ يَسُودُ عَلَى الْفَقِيرِ، وَالْمُقْتَرِضُ مُسْتَعْبَدٌ لِلْمُقْرِضِ.

A rich [person] over poor [people] he rules and [is] a servant a borrower of a person a lender.

٨ 8 مَنْ زَرَعَ ظُلْماً يَحْصُدُ بَلِيَّةً، وَيَفْقِدُ مَالَهُ مِنْ سُلْطَانٍ.

[one who] sows Unrighteousness (he will reap *Q(k)*) trouble and [the] rod of fury his it will end.

٩ 9 الْكَرِيمُ يَتَمَتَّعُ بِالْبَرَكَةِ لأَنَّهُ يَقْتَسِمُ خُبْزَهُ مَعَ الْفَقِيرِ.

A [person] good of eye he he will be blessed for he gives some of food his to poor [person].

١٠ 10 اطْرُدِ الْمُسْتَهْزِئَ، فَيَخْرُجَ الْخِصَامُ، وَيَتَوَقَّفَ الشِّجَارُ وَالإِسَاءَةُ.

Drive out a mocker so may go out strife so may cease dispute and shame.

١١ 11 مَنْ يُحِبُّ طَهَارَةَ الْقَلْبِ، وَيَتَحَلَّى بِجَمَالِ الْحَدِيثِ، يَضْحَى الْمَلِكُ صَدِيقاً لَهُ.

[one who] loves (Pure of *Q(K)*) heart [the] grace of lips his [is] friend his a king.

١٢ 12 عَيْنَا الرَّبِّ تَرْعَيَانِ الْمَعْرِفَةَ، وَهُوَ يُخَرِّبُ كَلامَ الْغَادِرِينَ.

[the] eyes of Yahweh they preserve knowledge and he has subverted [the] words of [one who] acts treacherously.

١٣ 13 قَالَ الْكَسُولُ: فِي الْخَارِجِ أَسَدٌ يَفْتَرِسُنِي إِنْ خَرَجْتُ إِلَى الشَّوَارِعِ.

He says a sluggard a lion [is] in the street in [the] midst of [the] open places I will be killed.

١٤ 14 فَمُ الْعَاهِرَةِ حُفْرَةٌ عَمِيقَةٌ فَمَنْ سَخَطَ الرَّبُّ عَلَيْهِ يَهْوِي فِيهَا.

[is] a pit Deep [the] mouth of strange [women] [one who] is cursed of Yahweh (he will fall *Q(k)*) there.

١٥ 15 الْحَمَاقَةُ مُتَأَصِّلَةٌ فِي قَلْبِ الْوَلَدِ، وَعَصَا التَّأْدِيبِ تَطْرُدُهَا مِنْهُ.

Foolishness [is] bound in [the] heart of a youth a rod of discipline it will put far away it from him.

١٦ 16 مَنْ يَظْلِمُ الْفَقِيرَ لِيَثْرَى ظُلْماً، وَمَنْ يُهْدِي الْغَنِيَّ (عَلَى حِسَابِ الْفَقِيرِ) يَنْتَهِي بِهِ الأَمْرُ إِلَى الْعَوَزِ.

[one who] oppresses [the] poor To increase for himself [one who] gives to a rich [person] only to poverty.

١٧ 17 أَرْهِفْ أُذُنَكَ وَاسْتَمِعْ لِكَلامِ الْحُكَمَاءِ، وَلْيَعْزِمْ قَلْبُكَ عَلَى إِدْرَاكِ مَعْرِفَتِي،

Incline ear your and hear [the] words of wise [people] and heart your you will set to knowledge my.

١٨ 18 فَتَطِيبَ إِنْ حَفِظْتَهَا فِي قَرَارَةِ نَفْسِكَ، وَثَبَّتَّهَا دَائِماً عَلَى شَفَتَيْكَ.

For [will be] pleasant that you will keep them in belly your they will be prepared together on lips your.

١٩ 19 إِيَّاهَا قَدْ لَقَّنْتُكَ أَنْتَ الْيَوْمَ لِيَكُونَ اتِّكَالُكَ عَلَى الرَّبِّ.

To be in Yahweh trust your I teach you this day even you.

٢٠ 20 أَلَمْ أَكْتُبْ لَكَ ثَلاثِينَ قَوْلاً مِنْ مَأْثُورِ الْمَشُورَةِ وَالْحِكَمِ؟

¿ Not have I written for you (officers *Q(K)*) counsels and knowledge.

٢١ 21 لأُعَلِّمَكَ قَوْلَ الْحَقِّ الْيَقِينِ لِتَرُدَّ جَوَابَ صِدْقٍ لِلَّذِينَ أَرْسَلُوكَ.

To make known to you [the] truth of words of faithfulness to bring back words faithfulness to [those who] sent you.

٢٢ 22 لَا تَسْلُبِ الْفَقِيرَ لأَنَّهُ فَقِيرٌ، وَلا تَسْحَقِ الْبَائِسَ الْمَاثِلَ عِنْدَ الْبَابِ،

May not you rob a poor [person] for [is] poor he and may not you crush a poor [person] at the gate.

٢٣ 23 لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ يُدَافِعُ عَنْ دَعْوَاهُمْ، وَيُهْلِكُ نَاهِبِيهِمْ.

For Yahweh he will conduct case their and he will rob [those who] rob them life.

٢٤ 24 لَا تُصَادِقْ رَجُلاً غَضُوباً، وَلا تُرَافِقْ رَجُلاً سَاخِطاً،

May not you associate with a master of anger and with a person of rage not you must go.

٢٥ 25 لِئَلّا تَأْلَفَ تَصَرُّفَاتِهِ، وَتُوْقِعَ نَفْسَكَ فِي الشَّرَكِ.

Lest you should learn (ways his *Q(K)*) and you will take a snare for self your.

٢٦ 26 لَا تَكُنْ مِنَ الَّذِينَ يَضْمَنُونَ غَيْرَهُمْ بِصَفْقِ الْكَفِّ، وَلا مِنْ كَافِلِي الدُّيُونِ،

May not you be among [those who] strike a palm among [those who] stand surety for debts.

٢٧ 27 إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ عِنْدَكَ مَا يَفِي الدَّيْنَ، فَلِمَاذَا يُصَادِرُونَ فِرَاشَكَ الَّذِي تَنَامُ عَلَيْهِ؟

If not [belongs] to you to pay why? will anyone take bed your from under you.

٢٨ 28 لَا تَنْقُلْ مَعَالِمَ التُّخْمِ الْقَدِيمِ الَّذِي أَقَامَهُ آبَاؤُكَ.

May not you displace a boundary of antiquity which they made ancestors your.

٢٩ 29 أَرَأَيْتَ الإِنْسَانَ الْمُجِدَّ فِي عَمَلِهِ؟ إِنَّهُ يَمْثُلُ أَمَامَ الْمُلُوكِ لَا أَمَامَ الرَّعَاعِ!

You see a person - skilled in work his before kings he will take his stand not he will take his stand before insignificant [people].