الأمثال 30

١ 1 هَذِهِ أَقْوَالُ أَجُورَ ابْنِ مُتَّقِيَةَ مِنْ قَوْمِ مَسَّا، إِلَى إِيثِيئِيلَ وَأُكَّالَ:

The words of Agur the son of Jakeh; the burden. The man saith unto Ithiel, unto Ithiel and Ucal:

٢ 2 إِنَّنِي أَكْثَرُ النَّاسِ بَلادَةً، وَلَيْسَ لِي فَهْمُ إِنْسَانٍ.

Surely I am brutish, unlike a man, and have not the understanding of a man;

٣ 3 لَمْ أَتَلَقَّنِ الْحِكْمَةَ، وَلا أَمْلِكُ مَعْرِفَةَ الْقُدُّوسِ.

And I have not learned wisdom, that I should have the knowledge of the Holy One.

٤ 4 مَنِ ارْتَقَى إِلَى السَّمَاءِ ثُمَّ هَبَطَ مِنْهَا؟ وَمَنْ جَمَعَ الرِّيحَ فِي حَفْنَتَيْهِ؟ مَنْ صَرَّ الْمِيَاهَ فِي ثَوْبٍ؟ مَنْ أَرْسَى جَمِيعَ أَطْرَافِ الأَرْضِ؟ مَا اسْمُهُ وَمَا اسْمُ ابْنِهِ؟ أَخْبِرْنِي إِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ.

Who hath ascended up into heaven, and descended? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound the waters in his garment? Who hath established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou knowest?

٥ 5 كُلُّ كَلِمَةٍ مِنْ كَلِمَاتِ اللهِ صَادِقَةٌ، وَهُوَ تُرْسٌ لِمَنْ يَحْتَمِي بِهِ.

Every word of God is tried; He is a shield unto them that take refuge in Him.

٦ 6 لَا تُضِفْ عَلَى كَلامِهِ لِئَلّا يُوَبِّخَكَ فَتُصْبِحَ كَاذِباً.

Add thou not unto His words, lest He reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

٧ 7 أَمْرَيْنِ أَطْلُبُ مِنْكَ، فَلا تَحْرِمْنِي مِنْهُمَا قَبْلَ أَنْ أَمُوتَ:

Two things have I asked of Thee; deny me them not before I die:

٨ 8 أَبْعِدْ عَنِّي الْبَاطِلَ وَكَلامَ الزُّورِ، وَلا تَجْعَلِ الْفَقْرَ أَوِ الْغِنَى مِنْ نَصِيبِي. لَكِنْ أَعْطِنِي كَفَافِي مِنَ الطَّعَامِ،

Remove far from me falsehood and lies; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with mine allotted bread;

٩ 9 لِئَلّا أَشْبَعَ فَأَجْحَدَكَ قَائِلاً: مَنْ هُوَ الرَّبُّ؟ أَوْ أَفْتَقِرَ فَأَسْرِقَ وَأُلَطِّخَ اسْمَ إِلَهِي بِالْعَارِ.

Lest I be full, and deny, and say: 'Who is the LORD?' Or lest I be poor, and steal, and profane the name of my God.

١٠ 10 لَا تَشْكُ عَبْداً إِلَى سَيِّدِهِ، لِئَلّا يَلْعَنَكَ وَتَكُونَ قَدْ أَثِمْتَ فِي حَقِّهِ.

Slander not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.

١١ 11 رُبَّ جِيلٍ يَشْتِمُ أَبَاهُ وَلا يُبَارِكُ أُمَّهُ.

There is a generation that curse their father, and do not bless their mother.

١٢ 12 رُبَّ جِيلٍ نَقِيٍّ فِي عَيْنَيْ نَفْسِهِ، وَهُوَ لَمْ يَتَطَهَّرْ بَعْدُ مِنْ رَجَاسَتِهِ.

There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet are not washed from their filthiness.

١٣ 13 رُبَّ جِيلٍ: لَشَدَّ مَا هُوَ مُتَشَامِخُ الْعُيُونِ وَمُتَعَالِي النَّظَرَاتِ.

There is a generation, Oh how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.

١٤ 14 رُبَّ جِيلٍ أَسْنَانُهُ مُرْهَفَةٌ كَالسُّيُوفِ، وَأَنْيَابُهُ حَادَّةٌ كَالسَّكَاكِينِ، لِيَفْتَرِسَ الْمَسَاكِينَ فِي الأَرْضِ وَالْبَائِسِينَ مِنْ بَيْنِ أَبْنَاءِ الْبَشَرِ.

There is a generation whose teeth are as swords, and their great teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.

١٥ 15 لِلْعَلَقَةِ بِنْتَانِ هَاتِفَتَانِ: هَاتِ، هَاتِ. ثَلاثَةُ أَشْيَاءَ لَا تَشْبَعُ قَطُّ، وَالرَّابِعَةُ لَا تَقُولُ كَفَى:

The horseleech hath two daughters: 'Give, give.' There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four that say not: 'Enough':

١٦ 16 الْهَاوِيَةُ، وَالرَّحِمُ الْعَقِيمُ، وَأَرْضٌ لَا تَرْتَوِي مِنَ الْمَاءِ، وَالنَّارُ الَّتِي لَا تَقُولُ أَبَداً كَفَى. (Sheol h7585)

The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not satisfied with water; and the fire that saith not: 'Enough.' (Sheol h7585)

١٧ 17 الْعَيْنُ السَّاخِرَةُ بِالأَبِ، وَالَّتِي تَحْتَقِرُ طَاعَةَ أُمِّهَا، تَقْتَلِعُهَا غِرْبَانُ الْوَادِي، وَتَلْتَهِمُهَا فِرَاخُ النُّسُورِ.

The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young vultures shall eat it.

١٨ 18 ثَلاثَةُ أَشْيَاءَ أَعْجَبُ مِنْ أَنْ أَسْتَوْعِبَهَا، وَأَرْبَعَةٌ لَا أَعْرِفُهَا:

There are three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:

١٩ 19 سَبِيلُ النَّسْرِ فِي السَّمَاءِ، وَدَرْبُ الْحَيَّةِ عَلَى الصَّخْرِ، وَطَرِيقُ السَّفِينَةِ فِي غِمَارِ الْبَحْرِ، وَطَرِيقُ رَجُلٍ مَعَ عَذْرَاءَ.

The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a young woman.

٢٠ 20 هَذَا هُوَ أُسْلُوبُ الْمَرْأَةِ الْعَاهِرَةِ: إِنَّهَا تَأْثَمُ وَتَسْتَخِفُّ وَتَقُولُ: لَمْ أَرْتَكِبْ شَرّاً!

So is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith: 'I have done no wickedness.'

٢١ 21 تَحْتَ عِبْءِ ثَلاثَةٍ تَقْشَعِرُّ الأَرْضُ، وَتَحْتَ أَرْبَعَةٍ تَنُوءُ.

For three things the earth doth quake, and for four it cannot endure:

٢٢ 22 تَحْتَ عَبْدٍ إِذَا صَارَ مَلِكاً، وَأَحْمَقَ إِذَا شَبِعَ،

For a servant when he reigneth; and a churl when he is filled with food;

٢٣ 23 وَامْرَأَةٍ كَرِيهَةٍ إِذَا تَزَوَّجَتْ، وَأَمَةٍ إِذَا وَرِثَتْ مَوْلاتَهَا.

For an odious woman when she is married; and a handmaid that is heir to her mistress.

٢٤ 24 أَرْبَعَةٌ هِيَ الصُّغْرَى فِي الأَرْضِ، وَلَكِنَّهَا فَائِقَةُ الْحِكْمَةِ:

There are four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:

٢٥ 25 النَّمْلُ طَائِفَةٌ ضَعِيفَةٌ، لَكِنَّهُ يَخْزِنُ فِي الصَّيْفِ قُوتَهُ.

The ants are a people not strong, yet they provide their food in the summer;

٢٦ 26 الْوِبَارُ طَائِفَةٌ لَا قُدْرَةَ لَهَا، لَكِنَّهَا تَنْقُرُ فِي الصَّخْرِ بُيُوتَهَا.

The rock-badgers are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the crags;

٢٧ 27 وَالْجَرَادُ لَا مَلِكَ لَهُ، لَكِنَّهُ يَتَقَدَّمُ فِي أَسْرَابٍ مُنَظَّمَةٍ.

The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;

٢٨ 28 وَالْعَنْكَبُوتُ الَّتِي يُمْكِنُ الْتِقَاطُهَا بِالْيَدِ، وَلَكِنَّهَا فِي قُصُورِ الْمُلُوكِ.

The spider thou canst take with the hands, yet is she in kings' palaces.

٢٩ 29 ثَلاثَةٌ جَلِيلَةٌ فِي خَطْوِهَا، وَأَرْبَعَةٌ وَقُورٌ فِي تَحَرُّكِهَا:

There are three things which are stately in their march, yea, four which are stately in going:

٣٠ 30 اللَّيْثُ جَبَّارُ الْوُحُوشِ، الَّذِي لَا يَتَرَاجَعُ أَمَامَ أَحَدٍ،

The lion, which is mightiest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;

٣١ 31 وَالطَّاوُوسُ الْمُخْتَالُ، وَالتَّيْسُ، وَالْمَلِكُ فِي طَلِيعَةِ جَيْشِهِ.

The greyhound; the he-goat also; and the king, against whom there is no rising up.

٣٢ 32 إِنِ انْتَابَكَ الْحُمْقُ فَاغْتَرَرْتَ بِنَفْسِكَ، أَوْ شَرَعْتَ فِي تَدْبِيرِ الْمَكَائِدِ، فَأَطْبِقْ يَدَكَ عَلَى فَمِكَ.

If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast planned devices, lay thy hand upon thy mouth.

٣٣ 33 فَكَمَا أَنَّ مَخْضَ الْحَلِيبِ يُخْرِجُ زُبْدَةً، وَالضَّغْطَ عَلَى الأَنْفِ يَجْعَلُهُ يَنْزِفُ دَماً، فَإِنَّ إِثَارَةَ الْغَضَبِ تُوَلِّدُ الْخِصَامَ.

For the churning of milk bringeth forth curd, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood; so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.