Proverbs 22
1 A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.
| اَلصِّيتُ أَفْضَلُ مِنَ ٱلْغِنَى ٱلْعَظِيمِ، وَٱلنِّعْمَةُ ٱلصَّالِحَةُ أَفْضَلُ مِنَ ٱلْفِضَّةِ وَٱلذَّهَبِ. | ١ |
2 The rich and the poor meet together — the LORD is the maker of them all.
| اَلْغَنِيُّ وَٱلْفَقِيرُ يَتَلَاقَيَانِ، صَانِعُهُمَا كِلَيْهِمَا ٱلرَّبُّ. | ٢ |
3 A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the thoughtless pass on, and are punished.
| اَلذَّكِيُّ يُبْصِرُ ٱلشَّرَّ فَيَتَوَارَى، وَٱلْحَمْقَى يَعْبُرُونَ فَيُعَاقَبُونَ. | ٣ |
4 The reward of humility is the fear of the LORD, even riches, and honour, and life.
| ثَوَابُ ٱلتَّوَاضُعِ وَمَخَافَةِ ٱلرَّبِّ هُوَ غِنًى وَكَرَامَةٌ وَحَيَاةٌ. | ٤ |
5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward; he that keepeth his soul holdeth himself far from them.
| شَوْكٌ وَفُخُوخٌ فِي طَرِيقِ ٱلْمُلْتَوِي. مَنْ يَحْفَظْ نَفْسَهُ يَبْتَعِدْ عَنْهَا. | ٥ |
6 Train up a child in the way he should go, and even when he is old, he will not depart from it.
| رَبِّ ٱلْوَلَدَ فِي طَرِيقِهِ، فَمَتَى شَاخَ أَيْضًا لَا يَحِيدُ عَنْهُ. | ٦ |
7 The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
| اَلْغَنِيُّ يَتَسَلَّطُ عَلَى ٱلْفَقِيرِ، وَٱلْمُقْتَرِضُ عَبْدٌ لِلْمُقْرِضِ. | ٧ |
8 He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity; and the rod of his wrath shall fail.
| ٱلزَّارِعُ إِثْمًا يَحْصُدُ بَلِيَّةً، وَعَصَا سَخَطِهِ تَفْنَى. | ٨ |
9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
| اَلصَّالِحُ ٱلْعَيْنِ هُوَ يُبَارَكُ، لِأَنَّهُ يُعْطِي مِنْ خُبْزِهِ لِلْفَقِيرِ. | ٩ |
10 Cast out the scorner, and contention will go out; yea, strife and shame will cease.
| أُطْرُدِ ٱلْمُسْتَهْزِئَ فَيَخْرُجَ ٱلْخِصَامُ، وَيَبْطُلَ ٱلنِّزَاعُ وَٱلْخِزْيُ. | ١٠ |
11 He that loveth pureness of heart, that hath grace in his lips, the king shall be his friend.
| مَنْ أَحَبَّ طَهَارَةَ ٱلْقَلْبِ، فَلِنِعْمَةِ شَفَتَيْهِ يَكُونُ ٱلْمَلِكُ صَدِيقَهُ. | ١١ |
12 The eyes of the LORD preserve him that hath knowledge, but He overthroweth the words of the faithless man.
| عَيْنَا ٱلرَّبِّ تَحْفَظَانِ ٱلْمَعْرِفَةَ، وَهُوَ يَقْلِبُ كَلَامَ ٱلْغَادِرِينَ. | ١٢ |
13 The sluggard saith: 'There is a lion without; I shall be slain in the streets.'
| قَالَ ٱلْكَسْلَانُ: «ٱلْأَسَدُ فِي ٱلْخَارِجِ، فَأُقْتَلُ فِي ٱلشَّوَارِعِ!». | ١٣ |
14 The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.
| فَمُ ٱلْأَجْنَبِيَّاتِ هُوَّةٌ عَمِيقَةٌ. مَمْقُوتُ ٱلرَّبِّ يَسْقُطُ فِيهَا. | ١٤ |
15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
| اَلْجَهَالَةُ مُرْتَبِطَةٌ بِقَلْبِ ٱلْوَلَدِ. عَصَا ٱلتَّأْدِيبِ تُبْعِدُهَا عَنْهُ. | ١٥ |
16 One may oppress the poor, yet will their gain increase; one may give to the rich, yet will want come.
| ظَالِمُ ٱلْفَقِيرِ تَكْثِيرًا لِمَا لَهُ، وَمُعْطِي ٱلْغَنِيِّ، إِنَّمَا هُمَا لِلْعَوَزِ. | ١٦ |
17 Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart unto my knowledge.
| أَمِلْ أُذْنَكَ وَٱسْمَعْ كَلَامَ ٱلْحُكَمَاءِ، وَوَجِّهْ قَلْبَكَ إِلَى مَعْرِفَتِي، | ١٧ |
18 For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; let them be established altogether upon thy lips.
| لِأَنَّهُ حَسَنٌ إِنْ حَفِظْتَهَا فِي جَوْفِكَ، إِنْ تَتَثَبَّتْ جَمِيعًا عَلَى شَفَتَيْكَ. | ١٨ |
19 That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made them known to thee this day, even to thee.
| لِيَكُونَ ٱتِّكَالُكَ عَلَى ٱلرَّبِّ، عَرَّفْتُكَ أَنْتَ ٱلْيَوْمَ. | ١٩ |
20 Have not I written unto thee excellent things of counsels and knowledge;
| أَلَمْ أَكْتُبْ لَكَ أُمُورًا شَرِيفَةً مِنْ جِهَةِ مُؤَامَرَةٍ وَمَعْرِفَةٍ؟ | ٢٠ |
21 That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth, that thou mightest bring back words of truth to them that send thee?
| لِأُعَلِّمَكَ قِسْطَ كَلَامِ ٱلْحَقِّ، لِتَرُدَّ جَوَابَ ٱلْحَقِّ لِلَّذِينَ أَرْسَلُوكَ. | ٢١ |
22 Rob not the weak, because he is weak, neither crush the poor in the gate;
| لَا تَسْلُبِ ٱلْفَقِيرَ لِكَوْنِهِ فَقِيرًا، وَلَا تَسْحَقِ ٱلْمِسْكِينَ فِي ٱلْبَابِ، | ٢٢ |
23 For the LORD will plead their cause, and despoil of life those that despoil them.
| لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ يُقِيمُ دَعْوَاهُمْ، وَيَسْلُبُ سَالِبِي أَنْفُسِهِمْ. | ٢٣ |
24 Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; and with a wrathful man thou shalt not go;
| لَاتَسْتَصْحِبْ غَضُوبًا، وَمَعَ رَجُلٍ سَاخِطٍ لَاتَجِيءْ، | ٢٤ |
25 Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
| لِئَلَّا تَأْلَفَ طُرُقَهُ، وَتَأْخُذَ شَرَكًا إِلَى نَفْسِكَ. | ٢٥ |
26 Be thou not of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts;
| لَا تَكُنْ مِنْ صَافِقِي ٱلْكَفِّ، وَلَا مِنْ ضَامِنِي ٱلدُّيُونِ. | ٢٦ |
27 If thou hast not wherewith to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
| إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَكَ مَا تَفِي، فَلِمَاذَا يَأْخُذُ فِرَاشَكَ مِنْ تَحْتِكَ؟ | ٢٧ |
28 Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.
| لَا تَنْقُلِ ٱلتُّخْمَ ٱلْقَدِيمَ ٱلَّذِي وَضَعَهُ آبَاؤُكَ. | ٢٨ |
29 Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
| أَرَأَيْتَ رَجُلًا مُجْتَهِدًا فِي عَمَلِهِ؟ أَمَامَ ٱلْمُلُوكِ يَقِفُ. لَايَقِفُ أَمَامَ ٱلرَّعَاعِ! | ٢٩ |
