Proverbs 17
1 Better is a dry morsel and quietness therewith, than an house full of feasting with strife.
| لُقْمَةُ خُبْزٍ جَافَّةٌ مَصْحُوبَةٌ بِالسَّلامِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ بَيْتٍ مَلِيءٍ بِذَبَائِحَ وَيَسُودُهُ الْخِصَامُ. | ١ |
2 A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren.
| الْعَبْدُ الْعَاقِلُ يَسُودُ عَلَى الابْنِ الْفَاجِرِ، وَيُشَارِكُ الإِخْوَةَ فِي الْمِيرَاثِ. | ٢ |
3 The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
| كَمَا تُنَقِّي الْبُوْتَقَةُ الفِضَّةَ، وَالْكُورُ الذَّهَبَ، فَإِنَّ الرَّبَّ يَمْتَحِنُ الْقُلُوبَ أَيْضاً. | ٣ |
4 An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; [and] a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.
| فَاعِلُ الإِثْمِ يُصْغِي لِكَلامِ الشَّرِّ، وَالْكَاذِبُ يَتَجَاوَبُ مَعَ أَقْوَالِ السُّوءِ. | ٤ |
5 Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: [and] he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.
| الْمُسْتَهْزِئُ بِالْفَقِيرِ يَحْتَقِرُ صَانِعَهُ، وَالشَّامِتُ بِالْبَلِيَّةِ لَا يُفْلِتُ مِنَ الْعِقَابِ. | ٥ |
6 Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
| تَاجُ الشُّيُوخِ الأَحْفَادُ، وَفَخْرُ الأَبْنَاءِ آبَاؤُهُمْ. | ٦ |
7 Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
| لَا يَصِحُّ لِلْجَاهِلِ أَنْ يَنْطِقَ بِمَأْثُورِ الْقَوْلِ، وَأَشَرُّ مِنْهُ الْكَذِبُ عَلَى الرَّجُلِ النَّبِيلِ. | ٧ |
8 A gift is [as] a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
| الرِّشْوَةُ تَعْوِيذَةٌ فِي عَيْنَيْ مُهْدِيهَا، وَحَيْثُمَا تَوَجَّهَ يُفْلِحُ. | ٨ |
9 He that covereth a transgression seeketh love: but he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.
| مَنْ يَصْفَحْ عَنِ الذَّنْبِ يَلْتَمِسْ الْمَحَبَّةَ، وَالوَاشِي يُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ الأَصْدِقَاءِ الْحَمِيمِينَ. | ٩ |
10 A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding than an hundred stripes into a fool.
| يُؤَثِّرُ التَّأْنِيبُ فِي الْحَكِيمِ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ تَأْثِيرِ مِئَةِ جَلْدَةٍ فِي الْجَاهِلِ. | ١٠ |
11 An evil man seeketh only rebellion; therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
| الشِّرِّيرُ يَسْعَى فَقَطْ لِلتَّمَرُّدِ، فَيَنْقَضُّ عَلَيْهِ رَسُولٌ قَاسٍ. | ١١ |
12 Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
| مُصَادَفَةُ دُبَّةٍ ثَكُولٍ خَيْرٌ مِنْ مُصَادَفَةِ جَاهِلٍ مُتَوَرِّطٍ فِي حَمَاقَتِهِ. | ١٢ |
13 Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
| مَنْ يُجَازِي خَيْراً بِشَرٍّ، لَنْ يَبْرَحَ الشَّرُّ مِنْ بَيْتِهِ. | ١٣ |
14 The beginning of strife is [as] when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before there be quarrelling.
| بِدَايَةُ الْخِصَامِ كَتَفَجُّرِ الْمِيَاهِ، فَاتْرُكِ الْخِصَامَ قَبْلَ انْفِجَارِهِ. | ١٤ |
15 He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous, both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD.
| مُبْرِئُ الْمُذْنِبِ وَمُذَنِّبُ الْبَرِيءِ كِلاهُمَا رِجْسٌ عِنْدَ الرَّبِّ. | ١٥ |
16 Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, seeing he hath no understanding?
| مَا جَدْوَى أَنْ يَكُونَ لَدَى الْجَاهِلِ مَالٌ لاقْتِنَاءِ الْحِكْمَةِ، وَهُوَ لَا يَمْلِكُ الْفَهْمَ لِتَعَلُّمِهَا. | ١٦ |
17 A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
| الصِّدِّيقُ يُحِبُّ فِي كُلِّ حِينٍ، وَالأَخُ يُولَدُ لِيَكُونَ عَوْناً فِي الضِّيقِ. | ١٧ |
18 A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his neighbour.
| الأَحْمَقُ مَنْ يَكْفَلُ سِوَاهُ بِصَفْقِ الْكَفِّ، وَيَضْمَنُ جَارَهُ ضَمَاناً كَامِلاً | ١٨ |
19 He loveth transgression that loveth strife: he that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction.
| مَنْ يُحِبَّ الإِثْمَ يُحِبَّ الْمُشَاجَرَةَ، وَمَنْ يُكْثِرْ مِنَ الْمُبَاهَاةِ يَجْلِبْ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ الدَّمَارَ. | ١٩ |
20 He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
| ذُو الْقَلْبِ الْمُعَوَّجِ لَا يُفْلِحُ، وَصَاحِبُ اللِّسَانِ الْمُنَافِقِ يَقَعُ فِي الْبَلِيَّةِ. | ٢٠ |
21 He that begetteth a fool [doeth it] to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
| مَنْ أَنْجَبَ جَاهِلاً صَارَ غَمّاً لَهُ، وَأَبُو الأَحْمَقِ لَا يَعْرِفُ الْفَرَحَ. | ٢١ |
22 A merry heart is a good medicine: but a broken spirit drieth up the bones.
| الْقَلْبُ الْمَسْرُورُ دَوَاءٌ شَافٍ، وَالرُّوحُ الْمُنْسَحِقَةُ تُبْلِي الْعِظَامَ. | ٢٢ |
23 A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom, to pervert the ways of judgment.
| الشِّرِّيرُ يَأْخُذُ الرِّشْوَةَ مِنَ الْحِضْنِ لِيُحَرِّفَ سَيْرَ الْقَضَاءِ. | ٢٣ |
24 Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding: but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
| الْحِكْمَةُ هِيَ غَايَةُ العَاقِلِ أَمَّا عَيْنَا الْجَاهِلِ فَزَائِغَتَانِ إِلَى أَقَاصِي الأَرْضِ. | ٢٤ |
25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
| الابْنُ الْجَاهِلُ مَبْعَثُ تَعَاسَةٍ لأَبِيهِ، وَمَرَارَةُ قَلْبٍ لأُمِّهِ. | ٢٥ |
26 Also to punish the righteous is not good, [nor] to smite the noble for [their] uprightness.
| أَيْضاً لَا يَلِيقُ تَغْرِيمُ الْبَرِيءِ، وَلا جَلْدُ الشُّرَفَاءِ تَقْوِيماً لَهُمْ. | ٢٦ |
27 He that spareth his words hath knowledge: and he that is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
| ذُو الْمَعْرِفَةِ يَتَرَوَّى فِي كَلِمَاتِهِ، وَالْعَاقِلُ ذُو رَبَاطَةِ جَأْشٍ. | ٢٧ |
28 Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: when he shutteth his lips, he is [esteemed as] prudent.
| حَتَّى الْجَاهِلُ، إِنْ صَمَتَ، يُحْسَبُ حَكِيماً، وَإِنْ أَطْبَقَ شَفَتَيْهِ يُحْسَبُ عَاقِلاً. | ٢٨ |
