Proverbs 18

1 Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeks and intermeddles with all wisdom.

١ ٱلْمُعْتَزِلُ يَطْلُبُ شَهْوَتَهُ. بِكُلِّ مَشُورَةٍ يَغْتَاظُ.

2 A fool has no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.

٢ اَلْجَاهِلُ لَا يُسَرُّ بِٱلْفَهْمِ، بَلْ بِكَشْفِ قَلْبِهِ.

3 When the wicked comes, then comes also contempt, and with dishonour reproach.

٣ إِذَا جَاءَ ٱلشِّرِّيرُ جَاءَ ٱلِٱحْتِقَارُ أَيْضًا، وَمَعَ ٱلْهَوَانِ عَارٌ.

4 The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.

٤ كَلِمَاتُ فَمِ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ مِيَاهٌ عَمِيقَةٌ. نَبْعُ ٱلْحِكْمَةِ نَهْرٌ مُنْدَفِقٌ.

5 It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

٥ رَفْعُ وَجْهِ ٱلشِّرِّيرِ لَيْسَ حَسَنًا لِإِخْطَاءِ ٱلصِّدِّيقِ فِي ٱلْقَضَاءِ.

6 A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calls for strokes.

٦ شَفَتَا ٱلْجَاهِلِ تُدَاخِلَانِ فِي ٱلْخُصُومَةِ، وَفَمُهُ يَدْعُو بِضَرَبَاتٍ.

7 A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.

٧ فَمُ ٱلْجَاهِلِ مَهْلَكَةٌ لَهُ، وَشَفَتَاهُ شَرَكٌ لِنَفْسِهِ.

8 The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

٨ كَلَامُ ٱلنَّمَّامِ مِثْلُ لُقَمٍ حُلْوَةٍ وَهُوَ يَنْزِلُ إِلَى مَخَادِعِ ٱلْبَطْنِ.

9 He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great destroyer.

٩ أَيْضًا ٱلْمُتَرَاخِي فِي عَمَلِهِ هُوَ أَخُو ٱلْمُسْرِفِ.

10 The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runs into it, and is safe.

١٠ اِسْمُ ٱلرَّبِّ بُرْجٌ حَصِينٌ، يَرْكُضُ إِلَيْهِ ٱلصِّدِّيقُ وَيَتَمَنَّعُ.

11 The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.

١١ ثَرْوَةُ ٱلْغَنِيِّ مَدِينَتُهُ ٱلْحَصِينَةُ، وَمِثْلُ سُورٍ عَالٍ فِي تَصَوُّرِهِ.

12 Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.

١٢ قَبْلَ ٱلْكَسْرِ يَتَكَبَّرُ قَلْبُ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ، وَقَبْلَ ٱلْكَرَامَةِ ٱلتَّوَاضُعُ.

13 He that answers a matter before he hears it, it is folly and shame unto him.

١٣ مَنْ يُجِيبُ عَنْ أَمْرٍ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَسْمَعَهُ، فَلَهُ حَمَاقَةٌ وَعَارٌ.

14 The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?

١٤ رُوحُ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ تَحْتَمِلُ مَرَضَهُ، أَمَّا ٱلرُّوحُ ٱلْمَكْسُورَةُ فَمَنْ يَحْمِلُهَا؟

15 The heart of the prudent gets knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

١٥ قَلْبُ ٱلْفَهِيمِ يَقْتَنِي مَعْرِفَةً، وَأُذُنُ ٱلْحُكَمَاءِ تَطْلُبُ عِلْمًا.

16 A man's gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.

١٦ هَدِيَّةُ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ تُرَحِّبُ لَهُ وَتَهْدِيهِ إِلَى أَمَامِ ٱلْعُظَمَاءِ.

17 He that is first in his own cause seems just; but his neighbour comes and searches him.

١٧ اَلْأَوَّلُ فِي دَعْوَاهُ مُحِقٌّ، فَيَأْتِي رَفِيقُهُ وَيَفْحَصُهُ.

18 The lot causes contentions to cease, and parts between the mighty.

١٨ اَلْقُرْعَةُ تُبَطِّلُ ٱلْخُصُومَاتِ وَتَفْصِلُ بَيْنَ ٱلْأَقْوِيَاءِ.

19 A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.

١٩ اَلْأَخُ أَمْنَعُ مِنْ مَدِينَةٍ حَصِينَةٍ، وَٱلْمُخَاصَمَاتُ كَعَارِضَةِ قَلْعَةٍ.

20 A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.

٢٠ مِنْ ثَمَرِ فَمِ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ يَشْبَعُ بَطْنُهُ، مِنْ غَلَّةِ شَفَتَيْهِ يَشْبَعُ.

21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

٢١ اَلْمَوْتُ وَٱلْحَيَاةُ فِي يَدِ ٱللِّسَانِ، وَأَحِبَّاؤُهُ يَأْكُلُونَ ثَمَرَهُ.

22 Whoso finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favour of the LORD.

٢٢ مَنْ يَجِدُ زَوْجَةً يَجِدُ خَيْرًا وَيَنَالُ رِضًى مِنَ ٱلرَّبِّ.

23 The poor uses entreaties; but the rich answers roughly.

٢٣ بِتَضَرُّعَاتٍ يَتَكَلَّمُ ٱلْفَقِيرُ، وَٱلْغَنِيُّ يُجَاوِبُ بِخُشُونَةٍ.

24 A man that has friends must show himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticks closer than a brother.

٢٤ اَلْمُكْثِرُ ٱلْأَصْحَابِ يُخْرِبُ نَفْسَهُ، وَلَكِنْ يُوجَدُ مُحِبٌّ أَلْزَقُ مِنَ ٱلْأَخِ.