Ecclesiastes 10

1 Dead flies cause to stinke, and putrifie the ointment of the apoticarie: so doeth a litle follie him that is in estimation for wisedome, and for glorie.

١ اَلذُّبَابُ ٱلْمَيِّتُ يُنَتِّنُ وَيُخَمِّرُ طِيبَ ٱلْعَطَّارِ. جَهَالَةٌ قَلِيلَةٌ أَثْقَلُ مِنَ ٱلْحِكْمَةِ وَمِنَ ٱلْكَرَامَةِ.

2 The heart of a wise man is at his right hand: but the heart of a foole is at his left hand.

٢ قَلْبُ ٱلْحَكِيمِ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ، وَقَلْبُ ٱلْجَاهِلِ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ.

3 And also when the foole goeth by the way, his heart faileth, and he telleth vnto all that he is a foole.

٣ أَيْضًا إِذَا مَشَى ٱلْجَاهِلُ فِي ٱلطَّرِيقِ يَنْقُصُ فَهْمُهُ، وَيَقُولُ لِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ: إِنَّهُ جَاهِلٌ.

4 If the spirite of him that ruleth, rise vp against thee, leaue not thy place: for gentlenes pacifieth great sinnes.

٤ إِنْ صَعِدَتْ عَلَيْكَ رُوحُ ٱلْمُتَسَلِّطِ، فَلَا تَتْرُكْ مَكَانَكَ، لِأَنَّ ٱلْهُدُوءَ يُسَكِّنُ خَطَايَا عَظِيمَةً.

5 There is an euil that I haue seene vnder the sunne, as an errour that proceedeth from the face of him that ruleth.

٥ يُوجَدُ شَرٌّ رَأَيْتُهُ تَحْتَ ٱلشَّمْسِ، كَسَهْوٍ صَادِرٍ مِنْ قِبَلِ ٱلْمُتَسَلِّطِ:

6 Follie is set in great excellencie, and the riche set in the lowe place.

٦ ٱلْجَهَالَةُ جُعِلَتْ فِي مَعَالِيَ كَثِيرَةٍ، وَٱلْأَغْنِيَاءُ يَجْلِسُونَ فِي ٱلسَّافِلِ.

7 I haue seene seruants on horses, and princes walking as seruants on the ground.

٧ قَدْ رَأَيْتُ عَبِيدًا عَلَى ٱلْخَيْلِ، وَرُؤَسَاءَ مَاشِينَ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ كَٱلْعَبِيدِ.

8 He that diggeth a pit, shall fal into it, and he that breaketh the hedge, a serpent shall bite him.

٨ مَنْ يَحْفُرْ هُوَّةً يَقَعْ فِيهَا، وَمَنْ يَنْقُضْ جِدَارًا تَلْدَغْهُ حَيَّةٌ.

9 He that remooueth stones, shall hurt himselfe thereby, and hee that cutteth wood, shall be in danger thereby.

٩ مَنْ يَقْلَعْ حِجَارَةً يُوجَعْ بِهَا. مَنْ يُشَقِّقُ حَطَبًا يَكُونُ فِي خَطَرٍ مِنْهُ.

10 If the yron be blunt, and one hath not whet the edge, he must then put to more strength: but the excellencie to direct a thing is wisedome.

١٠ إِنْ كَلَّ ٱلْحَدِيدُ وَلَمْ يُسَنِّنْ هُوَ حَدَّهُ، فَلْيَزِدِ ٱلْقُوَّةَ. أَمَّا ٱلْحِكْمَةُ فَنَافِعَةٌ لِلْإِنْجَاحِ.

11 If the serpent bite, when he is not charmed: no better is a babbler.

١١ إِنْ لَدَغَتِ ٱلْحَيَّةُ بِلَا رُقْيَةٍ، فَلَا مَنْفَعَةَ لِلرَّاقِي.

12 The words of ye mouth of a wise man haue grace: but the lippes of a foole deuoure himselfe.

١٢ كَلِمَاتُ فَمِ ٱلْحَكِيمِ نِعْمَةٌ، وَشَفَتَا ٱلْجَاهِلِ تَبْتَلِعَانِهِ.

13 The beginning of the wordes of his mouth is foolishnesse, and the latter ende of his mouth is wicked madnesse.

١٣ اِبْتِدَاءُ كَلَامِ فَمِهِ جَهَالَةٌ، وَآخِرُ فَمِهِ جُنُونٌ رَدِيءٌ.

14 For the foole multiplieth woordes, saying, Man knoweth not what shall be: and who can tell him what shall be after him?

١٤ وَٱلْجَاهِلُ يُكَثِّرُ ٱلْكَلَامَ. لَا يَعْلَمُ إِنْسَانٌ مَا يَكُونُ. وَمَاذَا يَصِيرُ بَعْدَهُ مَنْ يُخْبِرُهُ؟

15 The labour of the foolish doeth wearie him: for he knoweth not to goe into the citie.

١٥ تَعَبُ ٱلْجُهَلَاءِ يُعْيِيهِمْ، لِأَنَّهُ لَا يَعْلَمُ كَيْفَ يَذْهَبُ إِلَى ٱلْمَدِينَةِ

16 Woe to thee, O lande, when thy King is a childe, and thy princes eate in the morning.

١٦ وَيْلٌ لَكِ أَيَّتُهَا ٱلْأَرْضُ إِذَا كَانَ مَلِكُكِ وَلَدًا، وَرُؤَسَاؤُكِ يَأْكُلُونَ فِي ٱلصَّبَاحِ.

17 Blessed art thou, O land, when thy King is the sonne of nobles, and thy princes eate in time, for strength and not for drunkennesse.

١٧ طُوبَى لَكِ أَيَّتُهَا ٱلْأَرْضُ إِذَا كَانَ مَلِكُكِ ٱبْنَ شُرَفَاءَ، وَرُؤَسَاؤُكِ يَأْكُلُونَ فِي ٱلْوَقْتِ لِلْقُوَّةِ لَا لِلسُّكْرِ.

18 By slouthfulnes the roofe of the house goeth to decaie, and by the ydlenesse of the handes the house droppeth through.

١٨ بِٱلْكَسَلِ ٱلْكَثِيرِ يَهْبِطُ ٱلسَّقْفُ، وَبِتَدَلِّي ٱلْيَدَيْنِ يَكِفُ ٱلْبَيْتُ.

19 They prepare bread for laughter, and wine comforteth the liuing, but siluer answereth to all.

١٩ لِلْضَّحِكِ يَعْمَلُونَ وَلِيمَةً، وَٱلْخَمْرُ تُفَرِّحُ ٱلْعَيْشَ. أَمَّا ٱلْفِضَّةُ فَتُحَصِّلُ ٱلْكُلَّ.

20 Curse not the King, no not in thy thought, neither curse the rich in thy bed chamber: for the foule of the heauen shall carie the voice, and that which hath wings, shall declare the matter.

٢٠ لَا تَسُبَّ ٱلْمَلِكَ وَلَا فِي فِكْرِكَ، وَلَا تَسُبَّ ٱلْغَنِيَّ فِي مَضْجَعِكَ، لِأَنَّ طَيْرَ ٱلسَّمَاءِ يَنْقُلُ ٱلصَّوْتَ، وَذُو ٱلْجَنَاحِ يُخْبِرُ بِٱلْأَمْرِ.