Proverbs 28
1 The wicked have fled and there is no pursuer, And the righteous is confident as a young lion.
| يَهْرُبُ الشِّرِّيرُ مَعَ أَنَّ لَا مُطَارِدَ لَهُ، أَمَّا الصِّدِّيقُونَ فَشَجَاعَتُهُمْ كَشَجَاعَةِ الشِّبْلِ. | ١ |
2 By the transgression of a land its heads are many, And by an understanding man, Who knows right—it is prolonged.
| عِنْدَمَا يَتَمَرَّدُ أَهْلُ أَرْضٍ يَكْثُرُ رُؤَسَاؤُهُمْ وَتَعُمُّ الْفَوْضَى، وَلَكِنَّهَا تَدُومُ إِنْ حَكَمَهَا ذُو فَهْمٍ وَمَعْرِفَةٍ. | ٢ |
3 A man—poor and oppressing the weak, [Is] a sweeping rain, and there is no bread.
| الْفَقِيرُ الْجَائِرُ عَلَى الْمُعْوَزِ، كَمَطَرٍ جَارِفٍ لَا يُبْقِي عَلَى طَعَامٍ. | ٣ |
4 Those forsaking the Law praise the wicked, Those keeping the Law plead against them.
| مَنْ يُهْمِلِ الشَّرِيعَةَ يَحْمَدِ الشِّرِّيرَ، وَالَّذِي يُحَافِظُ عَلَيْهَا يُخَاصِمُهُ. | ٤ |
5 Evil men do not understand judgment, And those seeking YHWH understand all.
| لَا يَفْهَمُ الأَشْرَارُ الْعَدْلَ، أَمَّا مُلْتَمِسُو الرَّبِّ فَيُدْرِكُونَهُ تَمَاماً. | ٥ |
6 Better [is] the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse of ways who is rich.
| الرَّجُلُ الْفَقِيرُ السَّالِكُ بِكَمَالِهِ، خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْغَنِيِّ المُنْحَرِفِ فِي طُرُقِهِ. | ٦ |
7 Whoever is keeping the Law is an intelligent son, And a friend of gluttons Causes his father to blush.
| مَنْ يُحَافِظُ عَلَى الشَّرِيعَةِ هُوَ ابْنٌ حَكِيمٌ، أَمَّا عَشِيرُ الْجَشِعِينَ فَيُخْجِلُ أَبَاهُ. | ٧ |
8 Whoever is multiplying his wealth by biting and usury, Gathers it for one favoring the poor.
| الْمُكْثِرُ مَالَهُ بِالرِّبَا وَالاسْتِغْلالِ، إِنَّمَا يَجْمَعُهُ لِمَنْ هُوَ رَحِيمٌ بِالْفُقَرَاءِ. | ٨ |
9 Whoever is turning his ear from hearing the Law, Even his prayer [is] an abomination.
| مَنْ يَصْرِفُ أُذُنَهُ عَنِ الاسْتِمَاعِ إِلَى الشَّرِيعَةِ، تَصِيرُ حَتَّى صَلاتُهُ رَجَاسَةً. | ٩ |
10 Whoever is causing the upright to err in an evil way, He falls into his own pit, And the perfect inherits good.
| مَنْ يُضِلُّ الْمُسْتَقِيمِينَ لِيَسْلُكُوا فِي سَبِيلِ الشَّرِّ، يَسْقُطُ فِي حُفْرَتِهِ، أَمَّا الْكَامِلُونَ فَيَنَالُونَ مِيرَاثَ خَيْرٍ. | ١٠ |
11 A rich man is wise in his own eyes, And the intelligent poor searches him.
| الْغَنِيُّ حَكِيمٌ فِي عَيْنَيْ نَفْسِهِ، لَكِنَّ الْفَقِيرَ الْبَصِيرَ يَكْتَشِفُ حَقِيقَتَهُ. | ١١ |
12 In the exulting of the righteous the glory [is] abundant, And in the rising of the wicked man is apprehensive.
| عِنْدَمَا يَظْفَرُ الصِّدِّيقُ يَشِيعُ الْفَخْرُ الْعَظِيمُ، لَكِنْ حِينَ يَتَسَلَّطُ الأَشْرَارُ يَتَوَارَى النَّاسُ. | ١٢ |
13 Whoever is covering his transgressions does not prosper, And he who is confessing and forsaking has mercy.
| مَنْ يَكْتُمُ آثَامَهُ لَا يُفْلِحُ، وَمَنْ يَعْتَرِفُ بِها وَيُقْلِعُ عَنْهَا يَحْظَى بِالرَّحْمَةِ. | ١٣ |
14 O the blessedness of a man fearing continually, And whoever is hardening his heart falls into evil.
| طُوبَى لِلإِنْسَانِ الَّذِي يَتَّقِي الرَّبَّ دَائِماً، أَمَّا مَنْ يُقَسِّي قَلْبَهُ فَيَسْقُطُ فِي الْبَلِيَّةِ. | ١٤ |
15 A growling lion, and a ranging bear, [Is] the wicked ruler over a poor people.
| الْحَاكِمُ الْعَاتِي الْمُتَسَلِّطُ عَلَى الضُّعَفَاءِ، مِثْلُ أَسَدٍ زَائِرٍ أَوْ دُبٍّ ثَائِرٍ. | ١٥ |
16 A leader lacking understanding multiplies oppressions, Whoever is hating dishonest gain prolongs days.
| الْحَاكِمُ الْمُفْتَقِرُ إِلَى الْفِطْنَةِ، هُوَ مُتَسَلِّطٌ جَائِرٌ. وَمَنْ يَمْقُتُ الرِّبْحَ الْحَرَامَ يَتَمَتَّعُ بِعُمْرٍ مَدِيدٍ. | ١٦ |
17 A man oppressed with the blood of a soul, Flees to the pit, [and] none takes hold on him [to help].
| مَنْ هُوَ مُثَقَّلٌ بِارْتِكَابِ سَفْكِ دَمٍ، يَظَلُّ طَرِيداً حَتَّى وَفَاتِهِ، وَلا يُعِينُهُ أَحَدٌ. | ١٧ |
18 Whoever is walking uprightly is saved, And the perverted of ways falls at once.
| مَنْ يَسْلُكْ بِالْكَمَالِ يَنْجُ، أَمَّا الْمُنْحَرِفُ إِلَى سَبِيلَيْنِ فَيَسْقُطُ فِي أَحَدِهِمَا. | ١٨ |
19 Whoever is tilling his ground is satisfied [with] bread, And whoever is pursuing vanity, Is filled [with] poverty.
| مَنْ يَفْلَحْ أَرْضَهُ يَكْثُرْ طَعَامُهُ، أَمَّا مَنْ يَتْبَعْ أَوْهَاماً بَاطِلَةً فَيَشْتَدّ فَقْرُهُ. | ١٩ |
20 A steadfast man has multiplied blessings, And whoever is hastening to be rich is not acquitted.
| الرَّجُلُ الأَمِينُ يَحْظَى بِبَرَكَاتٍ غَزِيرَةٍ، وَالْمُتَعَجِّلُ إِلَى الثَّرَاءِ لَا يَكُونُ بَرِيئاً. | ٢٠ |
21 [It] is not good to discern faces, And a man transgresses for a piece of bread.
| الْمُحَابَاةُ نَقِيصَةٌ، وَمِنْ أَجْلِ كِسْرَةِ خُبْزٍ يَرْتَكِبُ الإِنْسَانُ الإِسَاءَةَ. | ٢١ |
22 The man [with] an evil eye [is] troubled for wealth, And he does not know that want meets him.
| ذُو الْعَيْنِ الشِّرِّيرَةِ يَسْعَى مُسْرِعاً وَرَاءَ الْغِنَى، وَلا يُدْرِكُ أَنَّ الْفَقْرَ مُطْبِقٌ عَلَيْهِ. | ٢٢ |
23 Whoever is reproving a man finds grace afterward, More than a flatterer with the tongue.
| مَنْ يُوَبِّخْ إِنْسَاناً يَحْظَ مِنْ بَعْدُ بِرِضَاهُ أَكْثَرَ مِمَّنْ يَتَمَلَّقُ بِلِسَانِهِ. | ٢٣ |
24 Whoever is robbing his father or his mother, And is saying, “It is not transgression,” He is a companion to a destroyer.
| مَنْ يَسْلُبُ أَبَاهُ وَأُمَّهُ قَائِلاً: لَيْسَ فِي هَذَا إِثْمٌ، هُوَ شَرِيكُ الْهَادِمِ. | ٢٤ |
25 Whoever is proud in soul stirs up contention, And whoever is trusting on YHWH is made fat.
| الإِنْسَانُ الْجَشِعُ يُثِيرُ النِّزَاعَ، وَالْمُتَوَكِّلُ عَلَى الرَّبِّ يُغْنَى. | ٢٥ |
26 Whoever is trusting in his heart is a fool, And whoever is walking in wisdom is delivered.
| الْمُتَّكِلُ عَلَى رَأْيِهِ أَحْمَقُ، أَمَّا السَّالِكُ فِي الْحِكْمَةِ فَيَنْجُو. | ٢٦ |
27 Whoever is giving to the poor has no lack, And whoever is hiding his eyes multiplied curses.
| مَنْ يُحْسِنْ إِلَى الْفَقِيرِ لَا يُدْرِكْهُ عَوَزٌ وَمَنْ يَحْجِبُ عَيْنَيْهِ عَنْهُ تَنْصَبُّ عَلَيْهِ لَعْنَاتٌ كَثِيرَةٌ. | ٢٧ |
28 A man is hidden in the rising of the wicked, And the righteous multiply in their destruction!
| عِنْدَمَا يَتَسَلَّطُ الأَشْرَارُ يَتَوَارَى النَّاسُ، وَعِنْدَمَا يَبِيدُونَ يَكْثُرُ الأَبْرَارُ. | ٢٨ |
