الأمثال 29
| مَنْ كَثُرَ تَوْبِيخُهُ وَظَلَّ مُعْتَصِماً بِعِنَادِهِ، يَتَحَطَّمُ فَجْأَةً وَلا شِفَاءَ لَهُ. | ١ 1 |
A reprover is better than a stiff-necked man: for when the latter is suddenly set on fire, there shall be no remedy.
| إِذَا سَادَ الأَبْرَارُ فَرِحَ الشَّعْبُ، وَإذَا تَسَلَّطَ الأَشْرَارُ أَنَّ النَّاسُ. | ٢ 2 |
When the righteous are praised, the people will rejoice: but when the ungodly rule, men mourn.
| مُحِبُّ الْحِكْمَةِ يُفَرِّحُ أَبَاهُ، وَعَشِيرُ الزَّوَانِي يُتْلِفُ مَالَهُ. | ٣ 3 |
When a man loves wisdom, his father rejoices: but he that keeps harlots will waste wealth.
| بِالْعَدْلِ يُشِيعُ الْمَلِكُ الاسْتِقْرَارَ فِي أَرْضِهِ، وَالْمُوْلَعُ بِالرِّشْوَةِ يُدَمِّرُهَا. | ٤ 4 |
A righteous king establishes a country: but a transgressor destroys [it].
| الْمَرْءُ الَّذِي يَتَمَلَّقُ صَاحِبَهُ يَنْشُرُ شَبَكَةً لِرِجْلَيْهِ. | ٥ 5 |
He that prepares a net in the way of his own friend, entangles his own feet in it.
| الشِّرِّيرُ مُقْتَنَصٌ فِي شَرَكِ إِثْمِهِ، أَمَّا الصِّدِّيقُ فَيَشْدُو وَيَبْتَهِجُ. | ٦ 6 |
A great snare [is spread] for a sinner: but the righteous shall be in joy and gladness.
| الصِّدِّيقُ يُدْرِكُ حَقَّ الْفَقِيرِ، أَمَّا الشِّرِّيرُ فَلا يَعْبَأُ بِمَعْرِفَتِهِ. | ٧ 7 |
A righteous man knows how to judge for the poor: but the ungodly understands not knowledge; and the poor man has not an understanding mind.
| الْمُسْتَهْزِئُونَ يَفْتِنُونَ الْمَدِينَةَ، أَمَّا الْحُكَمَاءُ فَيَصْرِفُونَ الْغَضَبَ. | ٨ 8 |
Lawless men burn down a city: but wise men turn away wrath.
| إِنْ خَاصَمَ الْحَكِيمُ سَفِيهاً، فَلَنْ يَجِدَ رَاحَةً، سَوَاءٌ غَضِبَ السَّفِيهُ أَوْ ضَحِكَ. | ٩ 9 |
A wise man shall judge nations: but a worthless man being angry laughs and fears not.
| الْمُتَعَطِّشُونَ إِلَى الدِّمَاءِ يَكْرَهُونَ الْكَامِلَ، وَالأَشْرَارُ يَلْتَمِسُونَ هَلاكَ الْمُسْتَقِيمِ. | ١٠ 10 |
Bloody men hate a holy [person], but the upright will seek his soul.
| الْجَاهِلُ يُفَجِّرُ غَضَبَهُ، أَمَّا الْحَكِيمُ فَيَكْبَحُهُ بِهُدُوءٍ. | ١١ 11 |
A fool utters all is mind: but the wise reserves his in part.
| إِنْ أَصْغَى الْحَاكِمُ إِلَى الأَكَاذِيبِ، يَكُونُ جَمِيعُ رِجَالِ حَاشِيَتِهِ أَشْرَاراً لأَنَّهُمْ يَتَمَلَّقُونَهُ. | ١٢ 12 |
When a king hearkens to unjust language, all his subjects are transgressors.
| فِي هَذَا يَتَشَابَهُ الْفَقِيرُ وَالظَّالِمُ، إِنَّ الرَّبَّ يُعْطِي نُوراً لِعَيْنَيْ كُلٍّ مِنْهُمَا. | ١٣ 13 |
When the creditor and debtor meet together, the Lord oversees them both.
| عَرْشُ الْمَلِكِ الْقَاضِي بِالْحَقِّ لِلْفُقَرَاءِ يَثْبُتُ إِلَى الأَبَدِ. | ١٤ 14 |
When a king judges the poor in truth, his throne shall be established for a testimony.
| الْعَصَا وَالتَّأْنِيبُ يُثْمِرَانِ حِكْمَةً، لَكِنَّ الصَّبِيَّ الْمُهْمَلَ يُخْجِلُ أُمَّهُ. | ١٥ 15 |
Stripes and reproofs give wisdom: but an erring child disgraces his parents.
| إِذَا سَادَ الأَشْرَارُ كَثُرَتِ الآثَامُ، أَمَّا الأَبْرَارُ فَيَشْهَدُونَ سُقُوطَهُمْ. | ١٦ 16 |
When the ungodly abound, sins abound: but when they fall, the righteous are warned.
| قَوِّمِ ابْنَكَ فَيُرِيحَكَ، وَيُشِيعَ الْمَسَرَّةَ فِي نَفْسِكَ. | ١٧ 17 |
Chasten thy son, and he shall give thee rest; and he shall give honour to thy soul.
| حَيْثُ لَا رُؤْيَا يَجْمَحُ الشَّعْبُ، وَطُوبَى لِمَنْ يَحْفَظُ الشَّرِيعَةَ. | ١٨ 18 |
There shall be no interpreter to a sinful nation: but he that observes the law is blessed.
| لَا تُؤَدِّبِ الْعَبْدَ بِمُجَرَّدِ الْكَلامِ، لأَنَّهُ وَإِنْ فَهِمَ لَا يَسْتَجِيبُ. | ١٩ 19 |
A stubborn servant will not be reproved by words: for even if he understands, still he will not obey.
| أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْسَاناً مُتَهَوِّراً فِي كَلامِهِ؟ إِنَّ لِلْجَاهِلِ رَجَاءً فِي الإِصْلاحِ أَكْثَرَ مِنْهُ. | ٢٠ 20 |
If thou see a man hasty in [his] words, know that the fool has hope rather than he.
| مَنْ دَلَّلَ عَبْدَهُ فِي حَدَاثَتِهِ، يَتَمَرَّدُ عَلَيْهِ فِي النِّهَايَةِ. | ٢١ 21 |
He that lives wantonly from a child, shall be a servant, and in the end shall grieve over himself.
| الإِنْسَانُ الْغَضُوبُ يُثِيرُ النِّزَاعَ، وَالرَّجُلُ السَّخُوطُ كَثِيرُ الْمَعَاصِي. | ٢٢ 22 |
A furious man stirs up strife, and a passionate man digs up sin.
| كِبْرِيَاءُ الإِنْسَانِ تَحُطُّ مِنْ قَدْرِهِ، وَالْمُتَوَاضِعُ الرُّوحِ يُحْرِزُ كَرَامَةً. | ٢٣ 23 |
Pride brings a man low, but the Lord upholds the humble-minded with honour.
| شَرِيكُ اللِّصِّ يَمْقُتُ نَفْسَهُ، يَسْمَعُ اللَّعْنَةَ وَيَكْتُمُ الْجَرِيمَةَ. | ٢٤ 24 |
He that shares with a thief, hates his own soul: and if any having heard an oath uttered tell not of it,
| الْخَشْيَةُ مِنَ النَّاسِ فَخٌّ مَنْصُوبٌ، أَمَّا الْمُتَّكِلُ عَلَى الرَّبِّ فَآمِنٌ. | ٢٥ 25 |
[they] fearing and reverencing men [unreasonably] have been overthrown, but he that trusts in the Lord shall rejoice. Ungodliness causes a man to stumble: but he that trusts in his master shall be safe.
| كَثِيرُونَ يَلْتَمِسُونَ رِضَى الْمُتَسَلِّطِ، إِنَّمَا مِنَ الرَّبِّ يَصْدُرُ قَضَاءُ كُلِّ إِنْسَانٍ. | ٢٦ 26 |
Many wait on the favour of rulers; but justice comes to a man from the Lord.
| الرَّجُلُ الظَّالِمُ مَكْرَهَةٌ لِلصِّدِّيقِ، وَذُو السَّبِيلِ الْمُسْتَقِيمِ رِجْسٌ عِنْدَ الشِّرِّيرِ. | ٢٧ 27 |
A righteous man is an abomination to an unrighteous man, and the direct way is an abomination to the sinner.
