الأمثال 9
| الْحِكْمَةُ شَيَّدَتْ بَيْتَهَا، وَنَحَتَتْ أَعْمِدَتَهَا السَّبْعَةَ | ١ 1 |
Wisdom hath builded her house; She hath hewn out her seven pillars.
| ذَبَحَتْ ذَبَائِحَهَا، وَمَزَجَتْ خَمْرَهَا، وَأَعَدَّتْ مَأْدُبَتَهَا. | ٢ 2 |
She hath killed her fatlings; She hath mingled her wine; Yea, she hath furnished her table.
| أَرْسَلَتْ جَوَارِيَهَا لِيُنَادِينَ مِنْ أَعْلَى مَشَارِفِ الْمَدِينَةِ قَائِلاتٍ: | ٣ 3 |
She hath sent forth her maidens; She crieth aloud upon the highest places of the city:
| «كُلُّ مَنْ هُوَ سَاذِجٌ فَلْيَمِلْ إِلَى هُنَا». وَتَدْعُو كُلَّ غَبِيٍّ قَائِلَةً: | ٤ 4 |
“Whoever is simple, let him turn in hither!” To him that is void of understanding she saith,
| «تَعَالَوْا كُلُوا مِنْ خُبْزِي وَاشْرَبُوا مِنَ الْخَمْرِ الَّتِي مَزَجْتُ. | ٥ 5 |
“Come, eat of my bread, And drink of the wine which I have mingled!
| انْبِذُوا الْجَهَالَةَ فَتَحْيَوْا، وَاسْلُكُوا سَبِيلَ الْفَهْمِ». | ٦ 6 |
Forsake folly, and live! And go forward in the way of understanding!
| مَنْ يَسْعَ لِتَقْوِيمِ السَّاخِرِ يَلْحَقْهُ الْهَوَانُ، وَمَنْ يُوَبِّخِ الشِّرِّيرَ يُعْدِهِ عَيْبُهُ. | ٧ 7 |
“He who correcteth a scoffer Bringeth shame upon himself; And he who rebuketh the wicked Bringeth upon himself a stain.
| لَا تُقَرِّعِ السَّاخِرَ لِئَلّا يُبْغِضَكَ، وَوَبِّخِ الْحَكِيمَ فَيُحِبَّكَ. | ٨ 8 |
Rebuke not a scoffer, lest he hate thee; Rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
| أَسْدِ الإِرْشَادَ إِلَى الْحَكِيمِ فَيَضْحَى أَوْفَرَ حِكْمَةً، عَلِّمِ الصِّدِّيقَ فَيَزْدَادَ مَعْرِفَةً. | ٩ 9 |
Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser; Teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.
| أَوَّلُ الْحِكْمَةِ تَقْوَى الرَّبِّ، وَمَعْرِفَةُ الْقُدُّوسِ عَيْنُ الْفِطْنَةِ. | ١٠ 10 |
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Most Holy is understanding.
| إِذْ بِي تَكْثُرُ أَيَّامُكَ، وَتَطُولُ سِنُو حَيَاتِكَ. | ١١ 11 |
Yea, through me thy days shall be multiplied, And the years of thy life shall be increased.
| إِنْ كُنْتَ حَكِيماً فَلِنَفْسِكَ، وَإِنْ كُنْتَ سَاخِراً فَأَنْتَ الْجَانِي عَلَى ذَاتِكَ. | ١٢ 12 |
If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself; And if thou art a scoffer, thou alone must bear it.”
| الْمَرْأَةُ الْجَاهِلَةُ صَخَّابَةٌ حَمْقَاءُ، مُجَرَّدَةٌ مِنْ كُلِّ مَعْرِفَةٍ. | ١٣ 13 |
The foolish woman is clamorous; She is very simple, and careth for nothing.
| تَجْلِسُ عِنْدَ بَابِ بَيْتِهَا، عَلَى مَقْعَدٍ فِي أَعْلَى مَشَارِفِ الْمَدِينَةِ، | ١٤ 14 |
She sitteth at the door of her house, Upon a seat in the high places of the city,
| تُنَادِي الْعَابِرِينَ بِها، السَّالِكِينَ فِي طُرُقِهِمْ بِاسْتِقَامَةٍ قَائِلَةً: | ١٥ 15 |
To call aloud to those that pass by, Who go straight forward in their ways,
| «كُلُّ مَنْ هُوَ جَاهِلٌ فَلْيَمِلْ إِلَى هُنَا». وَتَقُولُ لِكُلِّ غَبِيٍّ: | ١٦ 16 |
“Whoever is simple, let him turn in hither!” And to him that is void of understanding she saith,
| «الْمِيَاهُ الْمَسْرُوقَةُ عَذْبَةٌ، وَالْخُبْزُ الْمَأْكُولُ خُفْيَةً شَهِيٌّ». | ١٧ 17 |
“Stolen water is sweet, And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”
