الأمثال 9
| الْحِكْمَةُ شَيَّدَتْ بَيْتَهَا، وَنَحَتَتْ أَعْمِدَتَهَا السَّبْعَةَ | ١ 1 |
Wisdom she has built house her she has hewn pillars her seven.
| ذَبَحَتْ ذَبَائِحَهَا، وَمَزَجَتْ خَمْرَهَا، وَأَعَدَّتْ مَأْدُبَتَهَا. | ٢ 2 |
She has slaughtered slaughtering her she has mixed wine her also she has arranged table her.
| أَرْسَلَتْ جَوَارِيَهَا لِيُنَادِينَ مِنْ أَعْلَى مَشَارِفِ الْمَدِينَةِ قَائِلاتٍ: | ٣ 3 |
She has sent out female servants her she calls out on [the] elevations of [the] heights of [the] town.
| «كُلُّ مَنْ هُوَ سَاذِجٌ فَلْيَمِلْ إِلَى هُنَا». وَتَدْعُو كُلَّ غَبِيٍّ قَائِلَةً: | ٤ 4 |
Who? [is] naive let him turn aside here [one] lacking of heart she says to him.
| «تَعَالَوْا كُلُوا مِنْ خُبْزِي وَاشْرَبُوا مِنَ الْخَمْرِ الَّتِي مَزَجْتُ. | ٥ 5 |
Come eat in food my and drink in [the] wine [which] I have mixed.
| انْبِذُوا الْجَهَالَةَ فَتَحْيَوْا، وَاسْلُكُوا سَبِيلَ الْفَهْمِ». | ٦ 6 |
Abandon foolish things and live and advance in [the] way of understanding.
| مَنْ يَسْعَ لِتَقْوِيمِ السَّاخِرِ يَلْحَقْهُ الْهَوَانُ، وَمَنْ يُوَبِّخِ الشِّرِّيرَ يُعْدِهِ عَيْبُهُ. | ٧ 7 |
[one who] admonishes - A mocker [is] receiving for himself shame and [one who] reproves a wicked [person] defect his.
| لَا تُقَرِّعِ السَّاخِرَ لِئَلّا يُبْغِضَكَ، وَوَبِّخِ الْحَكِيمَ فَيُحِبَّكَ. | ٨ 8 |
May not you reprove a mocker lest he should hate you reprove a wise [person] and he will love you.
| أَسْدِ الإِرْشَادَ إِلَى الْحَكِيمِ فَيَضْحَى أَوْفَرَ حِكْمَةً، عَلِّمِ الصِّدِّيقَ فَيَزْدَادَ مَعْرِفَةً. | ٩ 9 |
Give to a wise [person] so he may be wise yet make known to a righteous [person] so may he increase insight.
| أَوَّلُ الْحِكْمَةِ تَقْوَى الرَّبِّ، وَمَعْرِفَةُ الْقُدُّوسِ عَيْنُ الْفِطْنَةِ. | ١٠ 10 |
[is the] beginning of Wisdom [the] fear of Yahweh and [the] knowledge of [the] holy [one] [is] understanding.
| إِذْ بِي تَكْثُرُ أَيَّامُكَ، وَتَطُولُ سِنُو حَيَاتِكَ. | ١١ 11 |
For by me they will increase days your so they may add to you years of life.
| إِنْ كُنْتَ حَكِيماً فَلِنَفْسِكَ، وَإِنْ كُنْتَ سَاخِراً فَأَنْتَ الْجَانِي عَلَى ذَاتِكَ. | ١٢ 12 |
If you are wise you are wise for yourself and you mock to alone you you will bear [it].
| الْمَرْأَةُ الْجَاهِلَةُ صَخَّابَةٌ حَمْقَاءُ، مُجَرَّدَةٌ مِنْ كُلِّ مَعْرِفَةٍ. | ١٣ 13 |
A woman of folly [is] boisterous naivete and not she knows whatever.
| تَجْلِسُ عِنْدَ بَابِ بَيْتِهَا، عَلَى مَقْعَدٍ فِي أَعْلَى مَشَارِفِ الْمَدِينَةِ، | ١٤ 14 |
And she sits to [the] doorway of house her on a seat [the] heights of [the] town.
| تُنَادِي الْعَابِرِينَ بِها، السَّالِكِينَ فِي طُرُقِهِمْ بِاسْتِقَامَةٍ قَائِلَةً: | ١٥ 15 |
To call out to [those who] pass by of [the] road those [who] make straight paths their.
| «كُلُّ مَنْ هُوَ جَاهِلٌ فَلْيَمِلْ إِلَى هُنَا». وَتَقُولُ لِكُلِّ غَبِيٍّ: | ١٦ 16 |
Who? [is] naive let him turn aside here and [one] lacking of heart and she says to him.
| «الْمِيَاهُ الْمَسْرُوقَةُ عَذْبَةٌ، وَالْخُبْزُ الْمَأْكُولُ خُفْيَةً شَهِيٌّ». | ١٧ 17 |
Waters stolen they are sweet and bread of secret places it is delightful.
