Proverbs 14
1 The wise among women buildeth her house; but the foolish pulleth it down with her own hands.
| حِكْمَةُ ٱلْمَرْأَةِ تَبْنِي بَيْتَهَا، وَٱلْحَمَاقَةُ تَهْدِمُهُ بِيَدِهَا. | ١ |
2 In his uprightness walketh he that feareth the Lord; but perverse in his ways is he that despiseth him.
| اَلسَّالِكُ بِٱسْتِقَامَتِهِ يَتَّقِي ٱلرَّبَّ، وَٱلْمُعَوِّجُ طُرُقَهُ يَحْتَقِرُهُ. | ٢ |
3 In the mouth of the foolish is a stick [for his] pride; but the lips of the wise will preserve them.
| فِي فَمِ ٱلْجَاهِلِ قَضِيبٌ لِكِبْرِيَائِهِ، أَمَّا شِفَاهُ ٱلْحُكَمَاءِ فَتَحْفَظُهُمْ. | ٣ |
4 Where no oxen are, is the crib clean; but the abundance of harvests is [only] through the strength of the ox.
| حَيْثُ لَا بَقَرٌ فَٱلْمَعْلَفُ فَارِغٌ، وَكَثْرَةُ ٱلْغَلَّةِ بِقُوَّةِ ٱلثَّوْرِ. | ٤ |
5 A faithful witness will not lie; but a false witness constantly uttereth lies.
| اَلشَّاهِدُ ٱلْأَمِينُ لَنْ يَكْذِبَ، وَٱلشَّاهِدُ ٱلزُّورُ يَتَفَوَّهُ بِٱلْأَكَاذِيبِ. | ٥ |
6 A scorner seeketh wisdom, and there is none; but knowledge is easy to the man of understanding.
| اَلْمُسْتَهْزِئُ يَطْلُبُ ٱلْحِكْمَةَ وَلَا يَجِدُهَا، وَٱلْمَعْرِفَةُ هَيِّنَةٌ لِلْفَهِيمِ. | ٦ |
7 Go far away from a foolish man, else thou wilt [never] know the lips of knowledge.
| اِذْهَبْ مِنْ قُدَّامِ رَجُلٍ جَاهِلٍ إِذْ لَا تَشْعُرُ بِشَفَتَيْ مَعْرِفَةٍ. | ٧ |
8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way; but the folly of fools is deceit.
| حِكْمَةُ ٱلذَّكِيِّ فَهْمُ طَرِيقِهِ، وَغَبَاوَةُ ٱلْجُهَّالِ غِشٌّ. | ٨ |
9 The fool maketh a mockery of guilt; but among the upright there is good will.
| اَلْجُهَّالُ يَسْتَهْزِئُونَ بِٱلْإِثْمِ، وَبَيْنَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمِينَ رِضًى. | ٩ |
10 The heart knoweth its own bitterness; and with its joy can no stranger intermeddle.
| اَلْقَلْبُ يَعْرِفُ مَرَارَةَ نَفْسِهِ، وَبِفَرَحِهِ لَا يُشَارِكُهُ غَرِيبٌ. | ١٠ |
11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed: but the tent of the upright will flourish.
| بَيْتُ ٱلْأَشْرَارِ يُخْرَبُ، وَخَيْمَةُ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمِينَ تُزْهِرُ. | ١١ |
12 There is many a way which seemeth even before a man; but its end are ways unto death.
| تُوجَدُ طَرِيقٌ تَظْهَرُ لِلْإِنْسَانِ مُسْتَقِيمَةً، وَعَاقِبَتُهَا طُرُقُ ٱلْمَوْتِ. | ١٢ |
13 Even in laughter the heart feeleth pain; and at its end joy is sorrow.
| أَيْضًا فِي ٱلضِّحِكِ يَكْتَئِبُ ٱلْقَلْبُ، وَعَاقِبَةُ ٱلْفَرَحِ حُزْنٌ. | ١٣ |
14 The backslider in heart will have enough of his own ways; and from him [departeth] the good men.
| اَلْمُرْتَدُّ فِي ٱلْقَلْبِ يَشْبَعُ مِنْ طُرُقِهِ، وَٱلرَّجُلُ ٱلصَّالِحُ مِمَّا عِنْدَهُ. | ١٤ |
15 The simple believeth every word; but the prudent man understandeth his steps.
| اَلْغَبِيُّ يُصَدِّقُ كُلَّ كَلِمَةٍ، وَٱلذَّكِيُّ يَنْتَبِهُ إِلَى خَطَوَاتِهِ. | ١٥ |
16 A wise man is fearful, and departeth from evil; but the fool exciteth himself, and is confident.
| اَلْحَكِيمُ يَخْشَى وَيَحِيدُ عَنِ ٱلشَّرِّ، وَٱلْجَاهِلُ يَتَصَلَّفُ وَيَثِقُ. | ١٦ |
17 He that is soon angry committeth folly; and a man of wicked devices is hated.
| اَلسَّرِيعُ ٱلْغَضَبِ يَعْمَلُ بِٱلْحَمَقِ، وَذُو ٱلْمَكَايِدِ يُشْنَأُ. | ١٧ |
18 The simple inherit folly; but the prudent crown themselves with knowledge.
| اَلْأَغْبِيَاءُ يَرِثُونَ ٱلْحَمَاقَةَ، وَٱلْأَذْكِيَاءُ يُتَوَّجُونَ بِٱلْمَعْرِفَةِ. | ١٨ |
19 The bad sink down before the good; and the wicked are at the gates of the righteous.
| ٱلْأَشْرَارُ يَنْحَنُونَ أَمَامَ ٱلْأَخْيَارِ، وَٱلْأَثَمَةُ لَدَى أَبْوَابِ ٱلصِّدِّيقِ. | ١٩ |
20 Even to his own neighbor is the poor man hateful; but the friends of the rich are many.
| أَيْضًا مِنْ قَرِيبِهِ يُبْغَضُ ٱلْفَقِيرُ، وَمُحِبُّو ٱلْغَنِيِّ كَثِيرُونَ. | ٢٠ |
21 He that despiseth his neighbor is a sinner; but he that is gracious to the poor—happiness attend him!
| مَنْ يَحْتَقِرُ قَرِيبَهُ يُخْطِئُ، وَمَنْ يَرْحَمُ ٱلْمَسَاكِينَ فَطُوبَى لَهُ. | ٢١ |
22 Behold, those who contrive evil are in error; but kindness and truth attend on those who contrive what is good.
| أَمَا يَضِلُّ مُخْتَرِعُو ٱلشَّرِّ؟ أَمَّا ٱلرَّحْمَةُ وَٱلْحَقُّ فَيَهْدِيَانِ مُخْتَرِعِي ٱلْخَيْرِ. | ٢٢ |
23 In all painful labor there is profit; but mere words of the lips [lead] only to want.
| فِي كُلِّ تَعَبٍ مَنْفَعَةٌ، وَكَلَامُ ٱلشَّفَتَيْنِ إِنَّمَا هُوَ إِلَى ٱلْفَقْرِ. | ٢٣ |
24 The crown of the wise is their riches; but the folly of fools is [only] folly.
| تَاجُ ٱلْحُكَمَاءِ غِنَاهُمْ. تَقَدُّمُ ٱلْجُهَّالِ حَمَاقَةٌ. | ٢٤ |
25 A deliverer of souls is the true witness; but a witness of deceit uttereth lies.
| اَلشَّاهِدُ ٱلْأَمِينُ مُنَجِّي ٱلنُّفُوسِ، وَمَنْ يَتَفَوَّهُ بِٱلْأَكَاذِيبِ فَغِشٌّ. | ٢٥ |
26 In the fear of the Lord is the strong confidence [of man], and unto his children will it be a place of shelter.
| فِي مَخَافَةِ ٱلرَّبِّ ثِقَةٌ شَدِيدَةٌ، وَيَكُونُ لِبَنِيهِ مَلْجَأٌ. | ٢٦ |
27 The fear of the Lord is the source of life, [teaching] to avoid the snares of death.
| مَخَافَةُ ٱلرَّبِّ يَنْبُوعُ حَيَاةٍ لِلْحَيَدَانِ عَنْ أَشْرَاكِ ٱلْمَوْتِ. | ٢٧ |
28 In the multitude of people is the king's glory; but in the want of a population is the downfall of the prince.
| فِي كَثْرَةِ ٱلشَّعْبِ زِينَةُ ٱلْمَلِكِ، وَفِي عَدَمِ ٱلْقَوْمِ هَلَاكُ ٱلْأَمِيرِ. | ٢٨ |
29 He that is slow to anger is of great understanding; but he that is hasty of spirit holdeth up [to view] his folly.
| بَطِيءُ ٱلْغَضَبِ كَثِيرُ ٱلْفَهْمِ، وَقَصِيرُ ٱلرُّوحِ مُعَلِّي ٱلْحَمَقِ. | ٢٩ |
30 A sound heart is the life of the body; but jealousy is the rottenness of the bones.
| حَيَاةُ ٱلْجَسَدِ هُدُوءُ ٱلْقَلْبِ، وَنَخْرُ ٱلْعِظَامِ ٱلْحَسَدُ. | ٣٠ |
31 He that oppresseth the poor blasphemeth his Maker; but he that is gracious to the needy honoreth him.
| ظَالِمُ ٱلْفَقِيرِ يُعَيِّرُ خَالِقَهُ، وَيُمَجِّدُهُ رَاحِمُ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ. | ٣١ |
32 Through his own evil is the wicked thrust down; but even in his death doth the righteous have confidence.
| اَلشِّرِّيرُ يُطْرَدُ بِشَرِّهِ، أَمَّا ٱلصِّدِّيقُ فَوَاثِقٌ عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ. | ٣٢ |
33 In the heart of the man of understanding resteth wisdom: but [the little which is] in the bosom of fools is made known.
| فِي قَلْبِ ٱلْفَهِيمِ تَسْتَقِرُّ ٱلْحِكْمَةُ، وَمَا فِي دَاخِلِ ٱلْجُهَّالِ يُعْرَفُ. | ٣٣ |
34 Righteousness exalteth a people; but the disgrace of nations is sin.
| اَلْبِرُّ يَرْفَعُ شَأْنَ ٱلْأُمَّةِ، وَعَارُ ٱلشُّعُوبِ ٱلْخَطِيَّةُ. | ٣٤ |
35 The king's favor is bestowed on an intelligent servant; but his wrath is against him that deserveth shame.
| رِضْوَانُ ٱلْمَلِكِ عَلَى ٱلْعَبْدِ ٱلْفَطِنِ، وَسَخَطُهُ يَكُونُ عَلَى ٱلْمُخْزِي. | ٣٥ |
