< Proverbs 22 >

1 More choice, is a name, than great riches, beyond silver and gold, is pleasant grace.
الصِّيتُ مُفَضَّلٌ عَلَى الْغِنَى الطَّائِلِ، وَنِعْمَةُ الْمَعْرُوفِ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةِ.١
2 The rich and the poor, meet together, the maker of them all, is Yahweh.
الْغَنِيُّ وَالْفَقِيرُ مُتَمَاثِلانِ إِذْ إِنَّ الرَّبَّ هُوَ صَانِعُهُمَا.٢
3 A prudent man, seeth calamity, and hideth himself, but, the simple, pass on, and suffer.
يَرَى العَاقِلُ الشَّرَّ فَيَتَوَارَى، أَمَّا الْجَاهِلُ فَيُقْبِلُ إِلَيْهِ وَيُعَاقَبُ.٣
4 The reward of humility, is the reverence of Yahweh, riches, and honour, and life.
ثَوَابُ التَّوَاضُعِ وَتَقْوَى الرَّبِّ هُوَ الْغِنَى وَالْكَرَامَةُ وَالْحَيَاةُ.٤
5 Thorns and snares, are in the way of the perverse, —he that guardeth his soul, shall be far from them.
فِي طَرِيقِ الْمُلْتَوِي شَوْكٌ وَأَشْرَاكٌ، وَمَنْ يَصُونُ نَفْسَهُ يَتَفَادَاهَا.٥
6 Train up a youth, in the direction of his duty, even when he becometh old, he will not depart from it.
دَرِّبِ الْوَلَدَ بِمُقْتَضَى مَوَاهِبِهِ وَطَبِيعَتِهِ، فَمَتَى شَاخَ لَا يَمِيلُ عَنْهَا.٦
7 The rich, over the poor, beareth rule, —and, slave, is the borrower to the lender.
الْغَنِيُّ يَسُودُ عَلَى الْفَقِيرِ، وَالْمُقْتَرِضُ مُسْتَعْبَدٌ لِلْمُقْرِضِ.٧
8 He that soweth perversity, shall reap trouble, and, the rod of his wrath, shall be ready.
مَنْ زَرَعَ ظُلْماً يَحْصُدُ بَلِيَّةً، وَيَفْقِدُ مَالَهُ مِنْ سُلْطَانٍ.٨
9 A benevolent eye, the same, shall be blessed, —because he hath given of his bread to the poor.
الْكَرِيمُ يَتَمَتَّعُ بِالْبَرَكَةِ لأَنَّهُ يَقْتَسِمُ خُبْزَهُ مَعَ الْفَقِيرِ.٩
10 Drive away the scoffer, that strife may depart, and quarrel, and contempt may cease.
اطْرُدِ الْمُسْتَهْزِئَ، فَيَخْرُجَ الْخِصَامُ، وَيَتَوَقَّفَ الشِّجَارُ وَالإِسَاءَةُ.١٠
11 Yahweh loveth the pure in heart, gracious are his lips, his friend is the king!
مَنْ يُحِبُّ طَهَارَةَ الْقَلْبِ، وَيَتَحَلَّى بِجَمَالِ الْحَدِيثِ، يَضْحَى الْمَلِكُ صَدِيقاً لَهُ.١١
12 The eyes of Yahweh, watch over knowledge, therefore hath he overturned the words of the treacherous.
عَيْنَا الرَّبِّ تَرْعَيَانِ الْمَعْرِفَةَ، وَهُوَ يُخَرِّبُ كَلامَ الْغَادِرِينَ.١٢
13 Saith the sluggard, A lion outside! Amidst the broadways, shall I be slain.
قَالَ الْكَسُولُ: فِي الْخَارِجِ أَسَدٌ يَفْتَرِسُنِي إِنْ خَرَجْتُ إِلَى الشَّوَارِعِ.١٣
14 A deep chasm, is the mouth of strange women, he with whom Yahweh is indignant, falleth there.
فَمُ الْعَاهِرَةِ حُفْرَةٌ عَمِيقَةٌ فَمَنْ سَخَطَ الرَّبُّ عَلَيْهِ يَهْوِي فِيهَا.١٤
15 Foolishness, is bound up in the heart of a youth, the rod of correction, shall drive it far from him.
الْحَمَاقَةُ مُتَأَصِّلَةٌ فِي قَلْبِ الْوَلَدِ، وَعَصَا التَّأْدِيبِ تَطْرُدُهَا مِنْهُ.١٥
16 He that oppresseth the poor, to make increase for himself, giving to the rich, shall surely come to want.
مَنْ يَظْلِمُ الْفَقِيرَ لِيَثْرَى ظُلْماً، وَمَنْ يُهْدِي الْغَنِيَّ (عَلَى حِسَابِ الْفَقِيرِ) يَنْتَهِي بِهِ الأَمْرُ إِلَى الْعَوَزِ.١٦
17 Incline thine ear and hear the words of wise men, then, thy heart, wilt thou apply to my teaching;
أَرْهِفْ أُذُنَكَ وَاسْتَمِعْ لِكَلامِ الْحُكَمَاءِ، وَلْيَعْزِمْ قَلْبُكَ عَلَى إِدْرَاكِ مَعْرِفَتِي،١٧
18 For sweet shall they be, when thou shalt keep them in thine inmost mind, they shall fit well together, upon thy lips.
فَتَطِيبَ إِنْ حَفِظْتَهَا فِي قَرَارَةِ نَفْسِكَ، وَثَبَّتَّهَا دَائِماً عَلَى شَفَتَيْكَ.١٨
19 That in Yahweh may be thy trust, I have made them known to thee to-day, even to thee.
إِيَّاهَا قَدْ لَقَّنْتُكَ أَنْتَ الْيَوْمَ لِيَكُونَ اتِّكَالُكَ عَلَى الرَّبِّ.١٩
20 Have I not written for thee noble things, with counsels and knowledge:
أَلَمْ أَكْتُبْ لَكَ ثَلاثِينَ قَوْلاً مِنْ مَأْثُورِ الْمَشُورَةِ وَالْحِكَمِ؟٢٠
21 To cause thee to know the meaning of faithful sayings, that thou mayest give back faithful sayings to them who ask thee.
لأُعَلِّمَكَ قَوْلَ الْحَقِّ الْيَقِينِ لِتَرُدَّ جَوَابَ صِدْقٍ لِلَّذِينَ أَرْسَلُوكَ.٢١
22 Do not rob the poor, because he is poor, neither crush thou the oppressed in the gate;
لَا تَسْلُبِ الْفَقِيرَ لأَنَّهُ فَقِيرٌ، وَلا تَسْحَقِ الْبَائِسَ الْمَاثِلَ عِنْدَ الْبَابِ،٢٢
23 For, Yahweh, will plead their cause, and will despoil their despoilers of life.
لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ يُدَافِعُ عَنْ دَعْوَاهُمْ، وَيُهْلِكُ نَاهِبِيهِمْ.٢٣
24 Do not have friendship with one given to anger, and, with a wrathful man, shall thou not enter in:
لَا تُصَادِقْ رَجُلاً غَضُوباً، وَلا تُرَافِقْ رَجُلاً سَاخِطاً،٢٤
25 Lest thou learn his ways, and take a snare to thy soul.
لِئَلّا تَأْلَفَ تَصَرُّفَاتِهِ، وَتُوْقِعَ نَفْسَكَ فِي الشَّرَكِ.٢٥
26 Be not of them who strike hands, of them who are sureties for debts:
لَا تَكُنْ مِنَ الَّذِينَ يَضْمَنُونَ غَيْرَهُمْ بِصَفْقِ الْكَفِّ، وَلا مِنْ كَافِلِي الدُّيُونِ،٢٦
27 If thou hast nothing to pay, why should one take away thy bed from under thee?
إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ عِنْدَكَ مَا يَفِي الدَّيْنَ، فَلِمَاذَا يُصَادِرُونَ فِرَاشَكَ الَّذِي تَنَامُ عَلَيْهِ؟٢٧
28 Do not move back the ancient boundary, which thy father’s made.
لَا تَنْقُلْ مَعَالِمَ التُّخْمِ الْقَدِيمِ الَّذِي أَقَامَهُ آبَاؤُكَ.٢٨
29 Seest thou a man prompt in his business? before kings, shall he stand, he shall not stand before men who are obscure.
أَرَأَيْتَ الإِنْسَانَ الْمُجِدَّ فِي عَمَلِهِ؟ إِنَّهُ يَمْثُلُ أَمَامَ الْمُلُوكِ لَا أَمَامَ الرَّعَاعِ!٢٩

< Proverbs 22 >