< الأمثال 27 >

لَا تَتَبَاهَ بِالْغَدِ لأَنَّكَ لَا تَدْرِي مَاذَا يَلِدُ الْيَوْمُ. ١ 1
Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
لِيُثْنِ عَلَيْكَ سِوَاكَ لَا فَمُكَ؛ لِيَمْدَحْكَ الْغَرِيبُ لَا شَفَتَاكَ. ٢ 2
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
الْحَجَرُ ثَقِيلٌ، وَحُمُولَةُ الرَّمْلِ مُرْهِقَةٌ، وَلَكِنَّ غَضَبَ الْجَاهِلِ أَثْقَلُ مِنْهُمَا. ٣ 3
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s vexation is heavier than them both.
الْغَضَبُ فَظٌّ، وَالسَّخَطُ قَهَّارٌ، وَلَكِنْ مَنْ يَصْمُدُ أَمَامَ الْغَيْرَةِ؟ ٤ 4
Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before jealousy?
التَّوْبِيخُ الظَّاهِرُ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْحُبِّ الْمُضْمَرِ. ٥ 5
Better is open rebuke than love that is hidden.
أَمِينَةٌ هِيَ جُرُوحُ الْمُحِبِّ، وَخَادِعَةٌ هِيَ قُبْلاتُ الْعَدُوِّ ٦ 6
Faithful are the wounds of a friend: but the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
النَّفْسُ الشَّبْعَانَةُ تَطَأُ الشَّهْدَ، أَمَّا النَّفْسُ الْجَائِعَةُ فَتَجِدُ كُلَّ مُرٍّ حُلْواً. ٧ 7
The full soul loatheth an honeycomb: but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
الشَّارِدُ عَنْ مَوْطِنِهِ، كَالْعُصْفُورِ الشَّارِدِ عَنْ عُشِّهِ. ٨ 8
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
الطِّيبُ وَالْبَخُورُ يُفْرِحَانِ الْقَلْبَ، وَمَسَرَّةُ الصِّدِّيقِ نَاجِمَةٌ عَنِ الْمَشُورَةِ الْمُخْلِصَةِ. ٩ 9
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend [that cometh] of hearty counsel.
لَا تَتَخَلَّ عَنْ صَدِيقِكَ وَعَنْ صَدِيقِ أَبِيكَ، وَلا تَذْهَبْ إِلَى بَيْتِ قَرِيبِكَ فِي يَوْمِ بُؤْسِكَ، وَجَارٌ قَرِيبٌ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَخٍ بَعِيدٍ. ١٠ 10
Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; and go not to thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.
كُنْ حَكِيماً يَا ابْنِي، وَفَرِّحْ قَلْبِي، فَأَرُدَّ عَلَى مُعَيِّرِيَّ وَأُفْحِمَهُمْ. ١١ 11
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
ذُو الْبَصِيرَةِ يَرَى الشَّرَّ فَيَتَوَارَى، أَمَّا الْحَمْقَى فَيَتَقَدَّمُونَ وَيُقَاسُونَ مِنْهُ. ١٢ 12
A prudent man seeth the evil, [and] hideth himself: [but] the simple pass on, [and] suffer for it.
خُذْ ثَوْبَ مَنْ كَفَلَ الْغَرِيبَ، وَرَهْناً مِمَّنْ ضَمِنَ الأَجْنَبِيَّ. ١٣ 13
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; and hold him in pledge [that is surety] for a strange woman.
مَنْ يُبَارِكُ جَارَهُ فِي الصَّبَاحِ الْمُبَكِّرِ بِصَوْتٍ مُرْتَفِعٍ، تُحْسَبُ بَرَكَتُهُ لَعْنَةً. ١٤ 14
He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
قَطَرَاتُ الْمَطَرِ الْمُتَتَابِعَةُ فِي يَوْمٍ مُمْطِرٍ، وَالْمَرْأَةُ الْمُشَاكِسَةُ سِيَّانِ، ١٥ 15
A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike:
مَنْ يَكْبَحُ جُمُوحَهَا كَمَنْ يَكْبَحُ الرِّيحَ، أَوْ كَمَنْ يَقْبِضُ عَلَى زَيْتٍ بِيَمِينِهِ. ١٦ 16
He that would restrain her restraineth the wind, and his right hand encountereth oil.
كَمَا يَصْقُلُ الْحَدِيدُ الْحَدِيدَ، هَكَذَا يَصْقُلُ الإِنْسَانُ صَاحِبَهُ. ١٧ 17
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
مَنْ يَرْعَى تِينَةً يَأْكُلُ مِنْ ثَمَرِهَا، وَمَنْ يُرَاعِي سَيِّدَهُ يَحْظَى بِالإِكْرَامِ. ١٨ 18
Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof; and he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
كَمَا يَعْكِسُ الْمَاءُ صُورَةَ الْوَجْهِ، كَذَلِكَ يَعْكِسُ قَلْبُ الإِنْسَانِ جَوْهَرَهُ. ١٩ 19
As in water face [answereth] to face, so the heart of man to man.
كَمَا أَنَّ الْهَاوِيَةَ وَالْهَلاكَ لَا يَشْبَعَانِ، هَكَذَا لَا تَشْبَعُ عَيْنَا الإِنْسَانِ. (Sheol h7585) ٢٠ 20
Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; and the eyes of man are never satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
الْبَوْتَقَةُ لِتَنْقِيَةِ الْفِضَّةِ، وَالأَتُونُ لِتَمْحِيصِ الذَّهَبِ، وَالإِنْسَانُ يُحْكَمُ عَلَيْهِ بِمَوْقِفِهِ مِمَّا يُكَالُ لَهُ مِنْ مَدِيحٍ. ٢١ 21
The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, and a man is [tried] by his praise.
لَوْ دَقَقْتَ الأَحْمَقَ بِمِدَقٍّ فِي هَاوُنٍ مَعَ السَّمِيذِ، فَلَنْ تَبْرَحَ عَنْهُ حَمَاقَتُهُ. ٢٢ 22
Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle among bruised corn, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
اجْتَهِدْ فِي مَعْرِفَةِ أَحْوَالِ غَنَمِكَ، وَاحْرِصْ كُلَّ الْحِرْصِ عَلَى قُطْعَانِكَ. ٢٣ 23
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, [and] look well to thy herds:
لأَنَّ الْغِنَى لَا يَدُومُ إِلَى الأَبَدِ، وَلا يَخْلُدُ التَّاجُ مَدَى الدُّهُورِ. ٢٤ 24
For riches are not for ever; and doth the crown endure unto all generations?
عِنْدَمَا يَضْمَحِلُّ الْعُشْبُ، وَيَنْمُو الْحَشِيشُ الْجَدِيدُ وَيُجْمَعُ كَلَأُ الْجِبَالِ، ٢٥ 25
The hay is carried, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and the herbs of the mountains are gathered in.
فَإِنَّ الحُمْلانَ تُوَفِّرُ لَكَ كِسَاءَكَ، وَتَكُونُ الْجِدَاءُ ثَمَناً لِحَقْلِكَ. ٢٦ 26
The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field:
وَيَكُونُ لَكَ مِنْ لَبَنِ الْمَاعِزِ قُوتٌ يَكْفِيكَ، وَطَعَامٌ لأَهْلِ بَيْتِكَ وَغِذَاءٌ لِجَوَارِيكَ. ٢٧ 27
And [there will be] goats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household; and maintenance for thy maidens.

< الأمثال 27 >