الأمثال 9
| الْحِكْمَةُ شَيَّدَتْ بَيْتَهَا، وَنَحَتَتْ أَعْمِدَتَهَا السَّبْعَةَ | ١ 1 |
Wisdom has built her own house; she has carved seven pillars out of rocks.
| ذَبَحَتْ ذَبَائِحَهَا، وَمَزَجَتْ خَمْرَهَا، وَأَعَدَّتْ مَأْدُبَتَهَا. | ٢ 2 |
She has slaughtered her animals; she has mixed her wine; and she has set her table.
| أَرْسَلَتْ جَوَارِيَهَا لِيُنَادِينَ مِنْ أَعْلَى مَشَارِفِ الْمَدِينَةِ قَائِلاتٍ: | ٣ 3 |
She has sent out her maids; she calls out from the highest points of the city,
| «كُلُّ مَنْ هُوَ سَاذِجٌ فَلْيَمِلْ إِلَى هُنَا». وَتَدْعُو كُلَّ غَبِيٍّ قَائِلَةً: | ٤ 4 |
“Who is naive? Let him turn aside here!” To the one lacking good sense she speaks.
| «تَعَالَوْا كُلُوا مِنْ خُبْزِي وَاشْرَبُوا مِنَ الْخَمْرِ الَّتِي مَزَجْتُ. | ٥ 5 |
“Come, eat my food, and drink the wine I have mixed.
| انْبِذُوا الْجَهَالَةَ فَتَحْيَوْا، وَاسْلُكُوا سَبِيلَ الْفَهْمِ». | ٦ 6 |
Leave your naive actions and live; walk in the path of understanding.
| مَنْ يَسْعَ لِتَقْوِيمِ السَّاخِرِ يَلْحَقْهُ الْهَوَانُ، وَمَنْ يُوَبِّخِ الشِّرِّيرَ يُعْدِهِ عَيْبُهُ. | ٧ 7 |
Whoever disciplines a mocker receives abuse, and whoever rebukes a wicked person receives insults.
| لَا تُقَرِّعِ السَّاخِرَ لِئَلّا يُبْغِضَكَ، وَوَبِّخِ الْحَكِيمَ فَيُحِبَّكَ. | ٨ 8 |
Do not reprove a mocker, or he will hate you; reprove a wise man, and he will love you.
| أَسْدِ الإِرْشَادَ إِلَى الْحَكِيمِ فَيَضْحَى أَوْفَرَ حِكْمَةً، عَلِّمِ الصِّدِّيقَ فَيَزْدَادَ مَعْرِفَةً. | ٩ 9 |
Give to a wise person, and he will become even wiser; teach a righteous person, and he will add to his learning.
| أَوَّلُ الْحِكْمَةِ تَقْوَى الرَّبِّ، وَمَعْرِفَةُ الْقُدُّوسِ عَيْنُ الْفِطْنَةِ. | ١٠ 10 |
The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
| إِذْ بِي تَكْثُرُ أَيَّامُكَ، وَتَطُولُ سِنُو حَيَاتِكَ. | ١١ 11 |
For through me your days will be multiplied, and years of life will be added to you.
| إِنْ كُنْتَ حَكِيماً فَلِنَفْسِكَ، وَإِنْ كُنْتَ سَاخِراً فَأَنْتَ الْجَانِي عَلَى ذَاتِكَ. | ١٢ 12 |
If you are wise, you are wise for yourself, and if you mock, you will carry it by yourself.”
| الْمَرْأَةُ الْجَاهِلَةُ صَخَّابَةٌ حَمْقَاءُ، مُجَرَّدَةٌ مِنْ كُلِّ مَعْرِفَةٍ. | ١٣ 13 |
The woman of foolishness is ignorant; she is untaught and knows nothing.
| تَجْلِسُ عِنْدَ بَابِ بَيْتِهَا، عَلَى مَقْعَدٍ فِي أَعْلَى مَشَارِفِ الْمَدِينَةِ، | ١٤ 14 |
She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the highest places of the town.
| تُنَادِي الْعَابِرِينَ بِها، السَّالِكِينَ فِي طُرُقِهِمْ بِاسْتِقَامَةٍ قَائِلَةً: | ١٥ 15 |
She is calling out to those who pass by in the streets, to people walking straight on their way.
| «كُلُّ مَنْ هُوَ جَاهِلٌ فَلْيَمِلْ إِلَى هُنَا». وَتَقُولُ لِكُلِّ غَبِيٍّ: | ١٦ 16 |
“Let anyone who is naive turn aside here,” she says to those who have no sense.
| «الْمِيَاهُ الْمَسْرُوقَةُ عَذْبَةٌ، وَالْخُبْزُ الْمَأْكُولُ خُفْيَةً شَهِيٌّ». | ١٧ 17 |
“Stolen waters are sweet, and bread of secrecy is delicious.”
