Proverbs 22
1 A good name is more desirable than great riches, and loving favor is better than silver and gold.
| الصِّيتُ مُفَضَّلٌ عَلَى الْغِنَى الطَّائِلِ، وَنِعْمَةُ الْمَعْرُوفِ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةِ. | ١ |
2 The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD is the maker of them all.
| الْغَنِيُّ وَالْفَقِيرُ مُتَمَاثِلانِ إِذْ إِنَّ الرَّبَّ هُوَ صَانِعُهُمَا. | ٢ |
3 The shrewd see danger and take cover, but the naive keep on going and suffer for it.
| يَرَى العَاقِلُ الشَّرَّ فَيَتَوَارَى، أَمَّا الْجَاهِلُ فَيُقْبِلُ إِلَيْهِ وَيُعَاقَبُ. | ٣ |
4 The result of humility and the fear of the LORD is wealth, honor, and life.
| ثَوَابُ التَّوَاضُعِ وَتَقْوَى الرَّبِّ هُوَ الْغِنَى وَالْكَرَامَةُ وَالْحَيَاةُ. | ٤ |
5 Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked: whoever guards his soul stays from them.
| فِي طَرِيقِ الْمُلْتَوِي شَوْكٌ وَأَشْرَاكٌ، وَمَنْ يَصُونُ نَفْسَهُ يَتَفَادَاهَا. | ٥ |
6 Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
| دَرِّبِ الْوَلَدَ بِمُقْتَضَى مَوَاهِبِهِ وَطَبِيعَتِهِ، فَمَتَى شَاخَ لَا يَمِيلُ عَنْهَا. | ٦ |
7 The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.
| الْغَنِيُّ يَسُودُ عَلَى الْفَقِيرِ، وَالْمُقْتَرِضُ مُسْتَعْبَدٌ لِلْمُقْرِضِ. | ٧ |
8 He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will fail. God blesses a cheerful and generous person, but the vanity of his deeds he will bring to an end.
| مَنْ زَرَعَ ظُلْماً يَحْصُدُ بَلِيَّةً، وَيَفْقِدُ مَالَهُ مِنْ سُلْطَانٍ. | ٨ |
9 He who has a generous eye will be blessed; for he shares his food with the poor.
| الْكَرِيمُ يَتَمَتَّعُ بِالْبَرَكَةِ لأَنَّهُ يَقْتَسِمُ خُبْزَهُ مَعَ الْفَقِيرِ. | ٩ |
10 Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out; yes, quarrels and insults will stop.
| اطْرُدِ الْمُسْتَهْزِئَ، فَيَخْرُجَ الْخِصَامُ، وَيَتَوَقَّفَ الشِّجَارُ وَالإِسَاءَةُ. | ١٠ |
11 He who loves purity of heart and speaks gracefully is the king's friend.
| مَنْ يُحِبُّ طَهَارَةَ الْقَلْبِ، وَيَتَحَلَّى بِجَمَالِ الْحَدِيثِ، يَضْحَى الْمَلِكُ صَدِيقاً لَهُ. | ١١ |
12 The eyes of the LORD watch over knowledge; but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.
| عَيْنَا الرَّبِّ تَرْعَيَانِ الْمَعْرِفَةَ، وَهُوَ يُخَرِّبُ كَلامَ الْغَادِرِينَ. | ١٢ |
13 The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside. I will be killed in the streets."
| قَالَ الْكَسُولُ: فِي الْخَارِجِ أَسَدٌ يَفْتَرِسُنِي إِنْ خَرَجْتُ إِلَى الشَّوَارِعِ. | ١٣ |
14 The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit: he who is under the LORD's wrath will fall into it.
| فَمُ الْعَاهِرَةِ حُفْرَةٌ عَمِيقَةٌ فَمَنْ سَخَطَ الرَّبُّ عَلَيْهِ يَهْوِي فِيهَا. | ١٤ |
15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child: the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
| الْحَمَاقَةُ مُتَأَصِّلَةٌ فِي قَلْبِ الْوَلَدِ، وَعَصَا التَّأْدِيبِ تَطْرُدُهَا مِنْهُ. | ١٥ |
16 Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich, both come to poverty.
| مَنْ يَظْلِمُ الْفَقِيرَ لِيَثْرَى ظُلْماً، وَمَنْ يُهْدِي الْغَنِيَّ (عَلَى حِسَابِ الْفَقِيرِ) يَنْتَهِي بِهِ الأَمْرُ إِلَى الْعَوَزِ. | ١٦ |
17 The words of the wise: Incline your ear and hear my words, and apply your heart to my instruction.
| أَرْهِفْ أُذُنَكَ وَاسْتَمِعْ لِكَلامِ الْحُكَمَاءِ، وَلْيَعْزِمْ قَلْبُكَ عَلَى إِدْرَاكِ مَعْرِفَتِي، | ١٧ |
18 For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips.
| فَتَطِيبَ إِنْ حَفِظْتَهَا فِي قَرَارَةِ نَفْسِكَ، وَثَبَّتَّهَا دَائِماً عَلَى شَفَتَيْكَ. | ١٨ |
19 That your trust may be in the LORD, I teach you today, even you.
| إِيَّاهَا قَدْ لَقَّنْتُكَ أَنْتَ الْيَوْمَ لِيَكُونَ اتِّكَالُكَ عَلَى الرَّبِّ. | ١٩ |
20 Haven't I written to you thirty excellent things of counsel and knowledge,
| أَلَمْ أَكْتُبْ لَكَ ثَلاثِينَ قَوْلاً مِنْ مَأْثُورِ الْمَشُورَةِ وَالْحِكَمِ؟ | ٢٠ |
21 To teach you truth, reliable words, to give sound answers to the ones who sent you?
| لأُعَلِّمَكَ قَوْلَ الْحَقِّ الْيَقِينِ لِتَرُدَّ جَوَابَ صِدْقٍ لِلَّذِينَ أَرْسَلُوكَ. | ٢١ |
22 Do not exploit the poor, because he is poor; and do not crush the needy in court;
| لَا تَسْلُبِ الْفَقِيرَ لأَنَّهُ فَقِيرٌ، وَلا تَسْحَقِ الْبَائِسَ الْمَاثِلَ عِنْدَ الْبَابِ، | ٢٢ |
23 for the LORD will plead their case, and plunder the life of those who plunder them.
| لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ يُدَافِعُ عَنْ دَعْوَاهُمْ، وَيُهْلِكُ نَاهِبِيهِمْ. | ٢٣ |
24 Do not befriend a hot-tempered man, and do not associate with one who harbors anger:
| لَا تُصَادِقْ رَجُلاً غَضُوباً، وَلا تُرَافِقْ رَجُلاً سَاخِطاً، | ٢٤ |
25 lest you learn his ways, and ensnare your soul.
| لِئَلّا تَأْلَفَ تَصَرُّفَاتِهِ، وَتُوْقِعَ نَفْسَكَ فِي الشَّرَكِ. | ٢٥ |
26 Do not be one of those who strike hands, of those who are collateral for debts.
| لَا تَكُنْ مِنَ الَّذِينَ يَضْمَنُونَ غَيْرَهُمْ بِصَفْقِ الْكَفِّ، وَلا مِنْ كَافِلِي الدُّيُونِ، | ٢٦ |
27 If you do not have means to pay, why should he take away your bed from under you?
| إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ عِنْدَكَ مَا يَفِي الدَّيْنَ، فَلِمَاذَا يُصَادِرُونَ فِرَاشَكَ الَّذِي تَنَامُ عَلَيْهِ؟ | ٢٧ |
28 Do not move the ancient boundary stone, which your fathers have set up.
| لَا تَنْقُلْ مَعَالِمَ التُّخْمِ الْقَدِيمِ الَّذِي أَقَامَهُ آبَاؤُكَ. | ٢٨ |
29 Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won't serve obscure men.
| أَرَأَيْتَ الإِنْسَانَ الْمُجِدَّ فِي عَمَلِهِ؟ إِنَّهُ يَمْثُلُ أَمَامَ الْمُلُوكِ لَا أَمَامَ الرَّعَاعِ! | ٢٩ |
