Proverbs 9
1 Wisdom hath built her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:
| الْحِكْمَةُ شَيَّدَتْ بَيْتَهَا، وَنَحَتَتْ أَعْمِدَتَهَا السَّبْعَةَ | ١ |
2 She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.
| ذَبَحَتْ ذَبَائِحَهَا، وَمَزَجَتْ خَمْرَهَا، وَأَعَدَّتْ مَأْدُبَتَهَا. | ٢ |
3 She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,
| أَرْسَلَتْ جَوَارِيَهَا لِيُنَادِينَ مِنْ أَعْلَى مَشَارِفِ الْمَدِينَةِ قَائِلاتٍ: | ٣ |
4 Whoever [is] simple, let him turn in hither: [as for] him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
| «كُلُّ مَنْ هُوَ سَاذِجٌ فَلْيَمِلْ إِلَى هُنَا». وَتَدْعُو كُلَّ غَبِيٍّ قَائِلَةً: | ٤ |
5 Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine [which] I have mingled.
| «تَعَالَوْا كُلُوا مِنْ خُبْزِي وَاشْرَبُوا مِنَ الْخَمْرِ الَّتِي مَزَجْتُ. | ٥ |
6 Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
| انْبِذُوا الْجَهَالَةَ فَتَحْيَوْا، وَاسْلُكُوا سَبِيلَ الْفَهْمِ». | ٦ |
7 He that reproveth a scorner, getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked [man getteth] himself a blot.
| مَنْ يَسْعَ لِتَقْوِيمِ السَّاخِرِ يَلْحَقْهُ الْهَوَانُ، وَمَنْ يُوَبِّخِ الشِّرِّيرَ يُعْدِهِ عَيْبُهُ. | ٧ |
8 Reprove not a scorner, lest he shall hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
| لَا تُقَرِّعِ السَّاخِرَ لِئَلّا يُبْغِضَكَ، وَوَبِّخِ الْحَكِيمَ فَيُحِبَّكَ. | ٨ |
9 Give [instruction] to a wise [man], and he will be yet wiser: teach a just [man], and he will increase in learning.
| أَسْدِ الإِرْشَادَ إِلَى الْحَكِيمِ فَيَضْحَى أَوْفَرَ حِكْمَةً، عَلِّمِ الصِّدِّيقَ فَيَزْدَادَ مَعْرِفَةً. | ٩ |
10 The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy [is] understanding.
| أَوَّلُ الْحِكْمَةِ تَقْوَى الرَّبِّ، وَمَعْرِفَةُ الْقُدُّوسِ عَيْنُ الْفِطْنَةِ. | ١٠ |
11 For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
| إِذْ بِي تَكْثُرُ أَيَّامُكَ، وَتَطُولُ سِنُو حَيَاتِكَ. | ١١ |
12 If thou art wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but [if] thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear [it].
| إِنْ كُنْتَ حَكِيماً فَلِنَفْسِكَ، وَإِنْ كُنْتَ سَاخِراً فَأَنْتَ الْجَانِي عَلَى ذَاتِكَ. | ١٢ |
13 A foolish woman [is] clamorous: [she is] simple, and knoweth nothing.
| الْمَرْأَةُ الْجَاهِلَةُ صَخَّابَةٌ حَمْقَاءُ، مُجَرَّدَةٌ مِنْ كُلِّ مَعْرِفَةٍ. | ١٣ |
14 For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
| تَجْلِسُ عِنْدَ بَابِ بَيْتِهَا، عَلَى مَقْعَدٍ فِي أَعْلَى مَشَارِفِ الْمَدِينَةِ، | ١٤ |
15 To call passengers who go right on their ways:
| تُنَادِي الْعَابِرِينَ بِها، السَّالِكِينَ فِي طُرُقِهِمْ بِاسْتِقَامَةٍ قَائِلَةً: | ١٥ |
16 Whoever [is] simple, let him turn in hither: and [as for] him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
| «كُلُّ مَنْ هُوَ جَاهِلٌ فَلْيَمِلْ إِلَى هُنَا». وَتَقُولُ لِكُلِّ غَبِيٍّ: | ١٦ |
17 Stolen waters are sweet, and bread [eaten] in secret is pleasant.
| «الْمِيَاهُ الْمَسْرُوقَةُ عَذْبَةٌ، وَالْخُبْزُ الْمَأْكُولُ خُفْيَةً شَهِيٌّ». | ١٧ |
