الأمثال 27
| لَا تَتَبَاهَ بِالْغَدِ لأَنَّكَ لَا تَدْرِي مَاذَا يَلِدُ الْيَوْمُ. | ١ 1 |
Don’t boast about tomorrow; for you don’t know what a day may bring.
| لِيُثْنِ عَلَيْكَ سِوَاكَ لَا فَمُكَ؛ لِيَمْدَحْكَ الْغَرِيبُ لَا شَفَتَاكَ. | ٢ 2 |
Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.
| الْحَجَرُ ثَقِيلٌ، وَحُمُولَةُ الرَّمْلِ مُرْهِقَةٌ، وَلَكِنَّ غَضَبَ الْجَاهِلِ أَثْقَلُ مِنْهُمَا. | ٣ 3 |
A stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
| الْغَضَبُ فَظٌّ، وَالسَّخَطُ قَهَّارٌ، وَلَكِنْ مَنْ يَصْمُدُ أَمَامَ الْغَيْرَةِ؟ | ٤ 4 |
Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand before jealousy?
| التَّوْبِيخُ الظَّاهِرُ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْحُبِّ الْمُضْمَرِ. | ٥ 5 |
Better is open rebuke than hidden love.
| أَمِينَةٌ هِيَ جُرُوحُ الْمُحِبِّ، وَخَادِعَةٌ هِيَ قُبْلاتُ الْعَدُوِّ | ٦ 6 |
The wounds of a friend are faithful, although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
| النَّفْسُ الشَّبْعَانَةُ تَطَأُ الشَّهْدَ، أَمَّا النَّفْسُ الْجَائِعَةُ فَتَجِدُ كُلَّ مُرٍّ حُلْواً. | ٧ 7 |
A full soul loathes a honeycomb; but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.
| الشَّارِدُ عَنْ مَوْطِنِهِ، كَالْعُصْفُورِ الشَّارِدِ عَنْ عُشِّهِ. | ٨ 8 |
As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his home.
| الطِّيبُ وَالْبَخُورُ يُفْرِحَانِ الْقَلْبَ، وَمَسَرَّةُ الصِّدِّيقِ نَاجِمَةٌ عَنِ الْمَشُورَةِ الْمُخْلِصَةِ. | ٩ 9 |
Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man’s friend.
| لَا تَتَخَلَّ عَنْ صَدِيقِكَ وَعَنْ صَدِيقِ أَبِيكَ، وَلا تَذْهَبْ إِلَى بَيْتِ قَرِيبِكَ فِي يَوْمِ بُؤْسِكَ، وَجَارٌ قَرِيبٌ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَخٍ بَعِيدٍ. | ١٠ 10 |
Don’t forsake your friend and your father’s friend. Don’t go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster. A neighbour who is near is better than a distant brother.
| كُنْ حَكِيماً يَا ابْنِي، وَفَرِّحْ قَلْبِي، فَأَرُدَّ عَلَى مُعَيِّرِيَّ وَأُفْحِمَهُمْ. | ١١ 11 |
Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, then I can answer my tormentor.
| ذُو الْبَصِيرَةِ يَرَى الشَّرَّ فَيَتَوَارَى، أَمَّا الْحَمْقَى فَيَتَقَدَّمُونَ وَيُقَاسُونَ مِنْهُ. | ١٢ 12 |
A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
| خُذْ ثَوْبَ مَنْ كَفَلَ الْغَرِيبَ، وَرَهْناً مِمَّنْ ضَمِنَ الأَجْنَبِيَّ. | ١٣ 13 |
Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger. Hold it for a wayward woman!
| مَنْ يُبَارِكُ جَارَهُ فِي الصَّبَاحِ الْمُبَكِّرِ بِصَوْتٍ مُرْتَفِعٍ، تُحْسَبُ بَرَكَتُهُ لَعْنَةً. | ١٤ 14 |
He who blesses his neighbour with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse by him.
| قَطَرَاتُ الْمَطَرِ الْمُتَتَابِعَةُ فِي يَوْمٍ مُمْطِرٍ، وَالْمَرْأَةُ الْمُشَاكِسَةُ سِيَّانِ، | ١٥ 15 |
A continual dropping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike:
| مَنْ يَكْبَحُ جُمُوحَهَا كَمَنْ يَكْبَحُ الرِّيحَ، أَوْ كَمَنْ يَقْبِضُ عَلَى زَيْتٍ بِيَمِينِهِ. | ١٦ 16 |
restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand.
| كَمَا يَصْقُلُ الْحَدِيدُ الْحَدِيدَ، هَكَذَا يَصْقُلُ الإِنْسَانُ صَاحِبَهُ. | ١٧ 17 |
Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.
| مَنْ يَرْعَى تِينَةً يَأْكُلُ مِنْ ثَمَرِهَا، وَمَنْ يُرَاعِي سَيِّدَهُ يَحْظَى بِالإِكْرَامِ. | ١٨ 18 |
Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit. He who looks after his master shall be honoured.
| كَمَا يَعْكِسُ الْمَاءُ صُورَةَ الْوَجْهِ، كَذَلِكَ يَعْكِسُ قَلْبُ الإِنْسَانِ جَوْهَرَهُ. | ١٩ 19 |
Like water reflects a face, so a man’s heart reflects the man.
| كَمَا أَنَّ الْهَاوِيَةَ وَالْهَلاكَ لَا يَشْبَعَانِ، هَكَذَا لَا تَشْبَعُ عَيْنَا الإِنْسَانِ. (Sheol h7585) | ٢٠ 20 |
Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; and a man’s eyes are never satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
| الْبَوْتَقَةُ لِتَنْقِيَةِ الْفِضَّةِ، وَالأَتُونُ لِتَمْحِيصِ الذَّهَبِ، وَالإِنْسَانُ يُحْكَمُ عَلَيْهِ بِمَوْقِفِهِ مِمَّا يُكَالُ لَهُ مِنْ مَدِيحٍ. | ٢١ 21 |
The crucible is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but man is refined by his praise.
| لَوْ دَقَقْتَ الأَحْمَقَ بِمِدَقٍّ فِي هَاوُنٍ مَعَ السَّمِيذِ، فَلَنْ تَبْرَحَ عَنْهُ حَمَاقَتُهُ. | ٢٢ 22 |
Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.
| اجْتَهِدْ فِي مَعْرِفَةِ أَحْوَالِ غَنَمِكَ، وَاحْرِصْ كُلَّ الْحِرْصِ عَلَى قُطْعَانِكَ. | ٢٣ 23 |
Know well the state of your flocks, and pay attention to your herds,
| لأَنَّ الْغِنَى لَا يَدُومُ إِلَى الأَبَدِ، وَلا يَخْلُدُ التَّاجُ مَدَى الدُّهُورِ. | ٢٤ 24 |
for riches are not forever, nor does the crown endure to all generations.
| عِنْدَمَا يَضْمَحِلُّ الْعُشْبُ، وَيَنْمُو الْحَشِيشُ الْجَدِيدُ وَيُجْمَعُ كَلَأُ الْجِبَالِ، | ٢٥ 25 |
The hay is removed, and the new growth appears, the grasses of the hills are gathered in.
| فَإِنَّ الحُمْلانَ تُوَفِّرُ لَكَ كِسَاءَكَ، وَتَكُونُ الْجِدَاءُ ثَمَناً لِحَقْلِكَ. | ٢٦ 26 |
The lambs are for your clothing, and the goats are the price of a field.
| وَيَكُونُ لَكَ مِنْ لَبَنِ الْمَاعِزِ قُوتٌ يَكْفِيكَ، وَطَعَامٌ لأَهْلِ بَيْتِكَ وَغِذَاءٌ لِجَوَارِيكَ. | ٢٧ 27 |
There will be plenty of goats’ milk for your food, for your family’s food, and for the nourishment of your servant girls.
