Proverbs 26
1 As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honor [is] not fitting for a fool.
| كَٱلثَّلْجِ فِي ٱلصَّيْفِ وَكَالْمَطَرِ فِي ٱلْحَصَادِ، هَكَذَا ٱلْكَرَامَةُ غَيْرُ لَائِقَةٍ بِٱلْجَاهِلِ. | ١ |
2 As a bird by wandering, as a swallow by flying, So reviling without cause does not come.
| كَٱلْعُصْفُورِ لِلْفَرَارِ وَكَالسُّنُونَةِ لِلطَّيَرَانِ، كَذَلِكَ لَعْنَةٌ بِلَا سَبَبٍ لَا تَأْتِي. | ٢ |
3 A whip is for a horse, a bridle for a donkey, And a rod for the back of fools.
| اَلسَّوْطُ لِلْفَرَسِ وَٱللِّجَامُ لِلْحِمَارِ، وَٱلْعَصَا لِظَهْرِ ٱلْجُهَّالِ. | ٣ |
4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly, Lest you are like to him—even you.
| لَا تُجَاوِبِ ٱلْجَاهِلَ حَسَبَ حَمَاقَتِهِ لِئَلَّا تَعْدِلَهُ أَنْتَ. | ٤ |
5 Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he is wise in his own eyes.
| جَاوِبِ ٱلْجَاهِلَ حَسَبَ حَمَاقَتِهِ لِئَلَّا يَكُونَ حَكِيمًا فِي عَيْنَيْ نَفْسِهِ. | ٥ |
6 He is cutting off feet, he is drinking injury, Who is sending things by the hand of a fool.
| يَقْطَعُ ٱلرِّجْلَيْنِ، يَشْرَبُ ظُلْمًا، مَنْ يُرْسِلُ كَلَامًا عَنْ يَدِ جَاهِلٍ. | ٦ |
7 The two legs of the lame have been weak, And an allegory in the mouth of fools.
| سَاقَا ٱلْأَعْرَجِ مُتَدَلْدِلَتَانِ، وَكَذَا ٱلْمَثَلُ فِي فَمِ ٱلْجُهَّالِ. | ٧ |
8 As one who is binding a stone in a sling, So [is] he who is giving honor to a fool.
| كَصُرَّةِ حِجَارَةٍ كَرِيمَةٍ فِي رُجْمَةٍ، هَكَذَا ٱلْمُعْطِي كَرَامَةً لِلْجَاهِلِ. | ٨ |
9 A thorn has gone up into the hand of a drunkard, And an allegory in the mouth of fools.
| شَوْكٌ مُرْتَفِعٌ بِيَدِ سَكْرَانٍ، مِثْلُ ٱلْمَثَلِ فِي فَمِ ٱلْجُهَّالِ. | ٩ |
10 The Former of all [is] great, And He is rewarding a fool, And is rewarding transgressors.
| رَامٍ يَطْعَنُ ٱلْكُلَّ، هَكَذَا مَنْ يَسْتَأْجِرُ ٱلْجَاهِلَ أَوْ يَسْتَأْجِرُ ٱلْمُحْتَالِينَ. | ١٠ |
11 As a dog has returned to its vomit, A fool is repeating his folly.
| كَمَا يَعُودُ ٱلْكَلْبُ إِلَى قَيْئِهِ، هَكَذَا ٱلْجَاهِلُ يُعِيدُ حَمَاقَتَهُ. | ١١ |
12 You have seen a man wise in his own eyes, More hope of a fool than of him!
| أَرَأَيْتَ رَجُلًا حَكِيمًا فِي عَيْنَيْ نَفْسِهِ؟ ٱلرَّجَاءُ بِٱلْجَاهِلِ أَكْثَرُ مِنَ ٱلرَّجَاءِ بِهِ. | ١٢ |
13 The slothful has said, “A lion [is] in the way, A lion [is] in the broad places.”
| قَالَ ٱلْكَسْلَانُ: «ٱلْأَسَدُ فِي ٱلطَّرِيقِ، ٱلشِّبْلُ فِي ٱلشَّوَارِعِ!». | ١٣ |
14 The door turns around on its hinge, And the slothful on his bed.
| اَلْبَابُ يَدُورُ عَلَى صَائِرِهِ، وَٱلْكَسْلَانُ عَلَى فِرَاشِهِ. | ١٤ |
15 The slothful has hid his hand in a dish, He is weary of bringing it back to his mouth.
| اَلْكَسْلَانُ يُخْفِي يَدَهُ فِي ٱلصَّحْفَةِ، وَيَشُقُّ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَرُدَّهَا إِلَى فَمِهِ. | ١٥ |
16 Wiser [is] the slothful in his own eyes, Than seven [men] returning a reason.
| اَلْكَسْلَانُ أَوْفَرُ حِكْمَةً فِي عَيْنَيْ نَفْسِهِ مِنَ ٱلسَّبْعَةِ ٱلْمُجِيبِينَ بِعَقْلٍ. | ١٦ |
17 Laying hold on the ears of a dog, [Is] a passer-by making himself wrath for strife [that is] not his own.
| كَمُمْسِكٍ أُذُنَيْ كَلْبٍ، هَكَذَا مَنْ يَعْبُرُ وَيَتَعَرَّضُ لِمُشَاجَرَةٍ لَا تَعْنِيهِ. | ١٧ |
18 As [one] pretending to be feeble, Who is casting sparks, arrows, and death,
| مِثْلُ ٱلْمَجْنُونِ ٱلَّذِي يَرْمِي نَارًا وَسِهَامًا وَمَوْتًا، | ١٨ |
19 So has a man deceived his neighbor, And has said, “Am I not playing?”
| هَكَذَا ٱلرَّجُلُ ٱلْخَادِعُ قَرِيبَهُ وَيَقُولُ: «أَلَمْ أَلْعَبْ أَنَا!». | ١٩ |
20 Fire is going out without wood, And contention ceases without a tale-bearer,
| بِعَدَمِ ٱلْحَطَبِ تَنْطَفِئُ ٱلنَّارُ، وَحَيْثُ لَا نَمَّامَ يَهْدَأُ ٱلْخِصَامُ. | ٢٠ |
21 Coal to burning coals, and wood to fire, And a man of contentions to kindle strife.
| فَحْمٌ لِلْجَمْرِ وَحَطَبٌ لِلنَّارِ، هَكَذَا ٱلرَّجُلُ ٱلْمُخَاصِمُ لِتَهْيِيجِ ٱلنِّزَاعِ. | ٢١ |
22 The words of a tale-bearer [are] as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down [to] the inner parts of the heart.
| كَلَامُ ٱلنَّمَّامِ مِثْلُ لُقَمٍ حُلْوَةٍ فَيَنْزِلُ إِلَى مَخَادِعِ ٱلْبَطْنِ. | ٢٢ |
23 Silver of dross spread over potsherd, [Are] burning lips and an evil heart.
| فِضَّةُ زَغَلٍ تُغَشِّي شَقْفَةً، هَكَذَا ٱلشَّفَتَانِ ٱلْمُتَوَقِّدَتَانِ وَٱلْقَلْبُ ٱلشِّرِّيرُ. | ٢٣ |
24 A hater pretends by his lips, And he places deceit in his heart,
| بِشَفَتَيْهِ يَتَنَكَّرُ ٱلْمُبْغِضُ، وَفِي جَوْفِهِ يَضَعُ غِشًّا. | ٢٤ |
25 When his voice is gracious do not trust in him, For seven abominations [are] in his heart.
| إِذَا حَسَّنَ صَوْتَهُ فَلَا تَأْتَمِنْهُ، لِأَنَّ فِي قَلْبِهِ سَبْعَ رَجَاسَاتٍ. | ٢٥ |
26 Hatred is covered by deceit, Its wickedness is revealed in an assembly.
| مَنْ يُغَطِّي بُغْضَةً بِمَكْرٍ، يَكْشِفُ خُبْثَهُ بَيْنَ ٱلْجَمَاعَةِ. | ٢٦ |
27 Whoever is digging a pit falls into it, And the roller of a stone, it turns to him.
| مَنْ يَحْفِرُ حُفْرَةً يَسْقُطُ فِيهَا، وَمَنْ يُدَحْرِجُ حَجَرًا يَرْجِعُ عَلَيْهِ. | ٢٧ |
28 A lying tongue hates its bruised ones, And a flattering mouth works an overthrow!
| اَللِّسَانُ ٱلْكَاذِبُ يُبْغِضُ مُنْسَحِقِيهِ، وَٱلْفَمُ ٱلْمَلِقُ يُعِدُّ خَرَابًا. | ٢٨ |
