Proverbs 11
1 A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.
| مَوَازِينُ غِشٍّ مَكْرَهَةُ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَٱلْوَزْنُ ٱلصَّحِيحُ رِضَاهُ. | ١ |
2 When pride comes, then comes shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
| تَأْتِي ٱلْكِبْرِيَاءُ فَيَأْتِي ٱلْهَوَانُ، وَمَعَ ٱلْمُتَوَاضِعِينَ حِكْمَةٌ. | ٢ |
3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.
| اِسْتِقَامَةُ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمِينَ تَهْدِيهِمْ، وَٱعْوِجَاجُ ٱلْغَادِرِينَ يُخْرِبُهُمْ. | ٣ |
4 Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivers from death.
| لَا يَنْفَعُ ٱلْغِنَى فِي يَوْمِ ٱلسَّخَطِ، أَمَّا ٱلْبِرُّ فَيُنَجِّي مِنَ ٱلْمَوْتِ. | ٤ |
5 The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
| بِرُّ ٱلْكَامِلِ يُقَوِّمُ طَرِيقَهُ، أَمَّا ٱلشِّرِّيرُ فَيَسْقُطُ بِشَرِّهِ. | ٥ |
6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.
| بِرُّ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمِينَ يُنَجِّيهِمْ، أَمَّا ٱلْغَادِرُونَ فَيُؤْخَذُونَ بِفَسَادِهِمْ. | ٦ |
7 When a wicked man dies, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perishes.
| عِنْدَ مَوْتِ إِنْسَانٍ شِرِّيرٍ يَهْلِكُ رَجَاؤُهُ، وَمُنْتَظَرُ ٱلْأَثَمَةِ يَبِيدُ. | ٧ |
8 The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked comes in his stead.
| اَلصِّدِّيقُ يَنْجُو مِنَ ٱلضِّيقِ، وَيَأْتِي ٱلشِّرِّيرُ مَكَانَهُ. | ٨ |
9 An hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.
| بِٱلْفَمِ يُخْرِبُ ٱلْمُنَافِقُ صَاحِبَهُ، وَبِالْمَعْرِفَةِ يَنْجُو ٱلصِّدِّيقُونَ. | ٩ |
10 When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.
| بِخَيْرِ ٱلصِّدِّيقِينَ تَفْرَحُ ٱلْمَدِينَةُ، وَعِنْدَ هَلَاكِ ٱلْأَشْرَارِ هُتَافٌ. | ١٠ |
11 By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
| بِبَرَكَةِ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمِينَ تَعْلُو ٱلْمَدِينَةُ، وَبِفَمِ ٱلْأَشْرَارِ تُهْدَمُ. | ١١ |
12 He that is void of wisdom despises his neighbor: but a man of understanding holds his peace.
| اَلْمُحْتَقِرُ صَاحِبَهُ هُوَ نَاقِصُ ٱلْفَهْمِ، أَمَّا ذُو ٱلْفَهْمِ فَيَسْكُتُ. | ١٢ |
13 A talebearer reveals secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit conceals the matter.
| ٱلسَّاعِي بِٱلْوِشَايَةِ يُفْشِي ٱلسِّرَّ، وَٱلْأَمِينُ ٱلرُّوحِ يَكْتُمُ ٱلْأَمْرَ. | ١٣ |
14 Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
| حَيْثُ لَا تَدْبِيرٌ يَسْقُطُ ٱلشَّعْبُ، أَمَّا ٱلْخَلَاصُ فَبِكَثْرَةِ ٱلْمُشِيرِينَ. | ١٤ |
15 He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hates indebtedness is sure.
| ضَرَرًا يُضَرُّ مَنْ يَضْمَنُ غَرِيبًا، وَمَنْ يُبْغِضُ صَفْقَ ٱلْأَيْدِي مُطْمَئِنٌّ. | ١٥ |
16 A gracious woman retains honor: and strong men retain riches.
| اَلْمَرْأَةُ ذَاتُ ٱلنِّعْمَةِ تُحَصِّلُ كَرَامَةً، وَٱلْأَشِدَّاءُ يُحَصِّلُونَ غِنًى. | ١٦ |
17 The merciful man does good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubles his own flesh.
| اَلرَّجُلُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ يُحْسِنُ إِلَى نَفْسِهِ، وَٱلْقَاسِي يُكَدِّرُ لَحْمَهُ. | ١٧ |
18 The wicked works a deceitful work: but to him that sows righteousness shall be a sure reward.
| اَلشِّرِّيرُ يَكْسَبُ أُجْرَةَ غِشٍّ، وَٱلزَّارِعُ ٱلْبِرَّ أُجْرَةَ أَمَانَةٍ. | ١٨ |
19 As righteousness tends to life: so he that pursues evil pursues it to his own death.
| كَمَا أَنَّ ٱلْبِرَّ يَؤُولُ إِلَى ٱلْحَيَاةِ كَذَلِكَ مَنْ يَتْبَعُ ٱلشَّرَّ فَإِلَى مَوْتِهِ. | ١٩ |
20 They that are of a fraudulent heart are abomination to the LORD: but such as are upright in their way are his delight.
| كَرَاهَةُ ٱلرَّبِّ مُلْتَوُو ٱلْقَلْبِ، وَرِضَاهُ مُسْتَقِيمُو ٱلطَّرِيقِ. | ٢٠ |
21 Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.
| يَدٌ لِيَدٍ لَا يَتَبَرَّرُ ٱلشِّرِّيرُ، أَمَّا نَسْلُ ٱلصِّدِّيقِينَ فَيَنْجُو. | ٢١ |
22 As a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.
| خِزَامَةُ ذَهَبٍ فِي فِنْطِيسَةِ خِنْزِيرَةٍ ٱلْمَرْأَةُ ٱلْجَمِيلَةُ ٱلْعَدِيمَةُ ٱلْعَقْلِ. | ٢٢ |
23 The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
| شَهْوَةُ ٱلْأَبْرَارِ خَيْرٌ فَقَطْ. رَجَاءُ ٱلْأَشْرَارِ سَخَطٌ. | ٢٣ |
24 There is that scatters, and yet increases; and there is that withholds more than is meet, but it tends to poverty.
| يُوجَدُ مَنْ يُفَرِّقُ فَيَزْدَادُ أَيْضًا، وَمَنْ يُمْسِكُ أَكْثَرَ مِنَ ٱللَّائِقِ وَإِنَّمَا إِلَى ٱلْفَقْرِ. | ٢٤ |
25 The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that waters shall be watered also himself.
| ٱلنَّفْسُ ٱلسَّخِيَّةُ تُسَمَّنُ، وَٱلْمُرْوِي هُوَ أَيْضًا يُرْوَى. | ٢٥ |
26 He that withholds corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be on the head of him that sells it.
| مُحْتَكِرُ ٱلْحِنْطَةِ يَلْعَنُهُ ٱلشَّعْبُ، وَٱلْبَرَكَةُ عَلَى رَأْسِ ٱلْبَائِعِ. | ٢٦ |
27 He that diligently seeks good procures favor: but he that seeks mischief, it shall come to him.
| مَنْ يَطْلُبُ ٱلْخَيْرَ يَلْتَمِسُ ٱلرِّضَا، وَمَنْ يَطْلُبُ ٱلشَّرَّ فَٱلشَّرُّ يَأْتِيهِ. | ٢٧ |
28 He that trusts in his riches shall fall; but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.
| مَنْ يَتَّكِلْ عَلَى غِنَاهُ يَسْقُطْ، أَمَّا ٱلصِّدِّيقُونَ فَيَزْهُونَ كَٱلْوَرَقِ. | ٢٨ |
29 He that troubles his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.
| مَنْ يُكَدِّرُ بَيْتَهُ يَرِثِ ٱلرِّيحَ، وَٱلْغَبِيُّ خَادِمٌ لِحَكِيمِ ٱلْقَلْبِ. | ٢٩ |
30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that wins souls is wise.
| ثَمَرُ ٱلصِّدِّيقِ شَجَرَةُ حَيَاةٍ، وَرَابِحُ ٱلنُّفُوسِ حَكِيمٌ. | ٣٠ |
31 Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.
| هُوَذَا ٱلصِّدِّيقُ يُجَازَى فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ، فَكَمْ بِٱلْحَرِيِّ ٱلشِّرِّيرُ وَٱلْخَاطِئُ! | ٣١ |
