Proverbs 24
1 Don’t be envious of evil men, neither desire to be with them;
| لَا تَحْسِدْ أَهْلَ الشَّرِّ، وَلا تَشْتَهِ مُعَاشَرَتَهُمْ، | ١ |
2 for their hearts plot violence and their lips talk about mischief.
| لأَنَّ قُلُوبَهُمْ تَتَآمَرُ عَلَى ارْتِكَابِ الظُّلْمِ، وَأَلْسِنَتَهُمْ تَنْطِقُ بِالإِسَاءَةِ. | ٢ |
3 Through wisdom a house is built; by understanding it is established;
| بِالْحِكْمَةِ يُبْنَى الْبَيْتُ، وَبِالْفَهْمِ يَرْسَخُ. | ٣ |
4 by knowledge the rooms are filled with all rare and beautiful treasure.
| بِالْمَعْرِفَةِ تَكْتَظُّ الْحُجْرَاتُ بِكُلِّ نَفِيسٍ، وَكُنُوزٍ نَادِرَةٍ. | ٤ |
5 A wise man has great power. A knowledgeable man increases strength,
| الرَّجُلُ الْحَكِيمُ يَتَمَتَّعُ بِالْعِزَّةِ، وَذُو الْمَعْرِفَةِ يَزْدَادُ قُوَّةً، | ٥ |
6 for by wise guidance you wage your war, and victory is in many advisors.
| لأَنَّكَ بِحُسْنِ التَّدْبِيرِ تَخُوضُ حَرْبَكَ، وَبِكَثْرَةِ الْمُشِيرِينَ يَكُونُ الْخَلاصُ. | ٦ |
7 Wisdom is too high for a fool. He doesn’t open his mouth in the gate.
| الْحِكْمَةُ أَسْمَى مِنْ أَنْ يُدْرِكَهَا الْجَاهِلُ، وَفِي سَاحَةِ الْمَدِينَةِ لَا يَفْتَحُ فَاهُ! | ٧ |
8 One who plots to do evil will be called a schemer.
| الْمُتَفَكِّرُ فِي ارْتِكَابِ الشَّرِّ يُدْعَى مُتَآمِراً. | ٨ |
9 The schemes of folly are sin. The mocker is detested by men.
| نَوَايَا الْجَاهِلِ خَطِيئَةٌ، وَالْمُسْتَهْزِئُ رِجْسٌ عِنْدَ النَّاسِ. | ٩ |
10 If you falter in the time of trouble, your strength is small.
| إِنْ عَيِيتَ فِي يَوْمِ الضِّيقِ تَكُونُ وَاهِنَ الْقُوَى. | ١٠ |
11 Rescue those who are being led away to death! Indeed, hold back those who are staggering to the slaughter!
| أَنْقِذِ الْمَسُوقِينَ إِلَى الْمَوْتِ وَرُدَّ الْمُتَعَثِّرِينَ الذَّاهِبِينَ إِلَى الذَّبْحِ. | ١١ |
12 If you say, “Behold, we didn’t know this,” doesn’t he who weighs the hearts consider it? He who keeps your soul, doesn’t he know it? Shall he not render to every man according to his work?
| إِنْ قُلْتَ: إِنَّنَا لَمْ نَعْرِفْ هَذَا، أَفَلا يَفْهَمُ هَذَا وَازِنُ الْقُلُوبِ؟ أَلا يُدْرِكُهُ رَاعِي النُّفُوسِ، فَيُجَازِيَ الإِنْسَانَ بِمُقْتَضَى عَمَلِهِ؟ | ١٢ |
13 My son, eat honey, for it is good, the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste;
| يَا ابْنِي، كُلْ عَسَلاً لأَنَّهُ طَيِّبٌ، وَكَذَلِكَ الشَّهْدَ لأَنَّهُ حُلْوٌ لِمَذَاقِكَ. | ١٣ |
14 so you shall know wisdom to be to your soul. If you have found it, then there will be a reward: Your hope will not be cut off.
| لِذَلِكَ الْتَمِسِ الْحِكْمَةَ لِنَفْسِكَ، فَإِذَا وَجَدْتَهَا تَحْظَى بِالثَّوَابِ وَلا يَخِيبُ رَجَاؤُكَ. | ١٤ |
15 Don’t lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Don’t destroy his resting place;
| لَا تَكْمُنْ كَمَا يَكْمُنُ الشِّرِّيرُ لِمَسْكَنِ الصِّدِّيقِ وَلا تُدَمِّرْ مَنْزِلَهُ، | ١٥ |
16 for a righteous man falls seven times and rises up again, but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.
| لأَنَّ الصِّدِّيقَ يَسْقُطُ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ، وَمَعَ ذَلِكَ يَنْهَضُ، أَمَّا الأَشْرَارُ فَيَتَعَثَّرُونَ بِالشَّرِّ. | ١٦ |
17 Don’t rejoice when your enemy falls. Don’t let your heart be glad when he is overthrown,
| لَا تَشْمَتْ لِسُقُوطِ عَدُوِّكَ، وَلا يَبْتَهِجْ قَلْبُكَ إِذَا عَثَرَ، | ١٧ |
18 lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
| لِئَلّا يَشْهَدَ الرَّبُّ، فَيَسُوءَ الأَمْرُ فِي عَيْنَيْهِ وَيَصْرِفَ غَضَبَهُ عَنْهُ. | ١٨ |
19 Don’t fret yourself because of evildoers, neither be envious of the wicked;
| لَا يَتَآكَلْ قَلْبُكَ غَيْظاً مِنْ فَاعِلِي الإِثْمِ، وَلا تَحْسِدِ الأَشْرَارَ، | ١٩ |
20 for there will be no reward to the evil man. The lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.
| إِذْ لَا ثَوَابَ لِلشِّرِّيرِ، وَسِرَاجُهُ يَنْطَفِئُ. | ٢٠ |
21 My son, fear the LORD and the king. Don’t join those who are rebellious,
| يَا ابْنِي اتَّقِ الرَّبَّ وَالْمَلِكَ، وَلا تُعَاشِرِ الْمُتَقَلِّبِينَ، | ٢١ |
22 for their calamity will rise suddenly. Who knows what destruction may come from them both?
| لأَنَّ هَذَيْنِ الاثْنَيْنِ يُنْزِلانِ الْبَلِيَّةَ بَغْتَةً عَلَيْهِمْ. وَمَنْ يَدْرِي أَيَّةَ كَوَارِثَ تَصْدُرُ عَنْهُمَا؟ | ٢٢ |
23 These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.
| وَهَذِهِ أَيْضاً أَقْوَالُ الْحُكَمَاءِ: التَّحَيُّزُ فِي الْحُكْمِ مُشِينٌ، | ٢٣ |
24 He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,” peoples will curse him, and nations will abhor him—
| وَمَنْ يَقُولُ لِلشِّرِّيرِ: أَنْتَ بَرِيءٌ، تَلْعَنُهُ الشُّعُوبُ وَتَمْقُتُهُ الأُمَمُ. | ٢٤ |
25 but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and a rich blessing will come on them.
| أَمَّا الَّذِينَ يُوَبِّخُونَهُ فَلَهُمُ الْغِبْطَةُ وَتَحُلُّ عَلَيْهِمْ بَرَكَةُ الْخَيْرِ. | ٢٥ |
26 An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.
| مَنْ يُجِيبُ بِقَوْلٍ صَائِبٍ يَحْظَى بِالْكَرَامَةِ. | ٢٦ |
27 Prepare your work outside, and get your fields ready. Afterwards, build your house.
| أَنْجِزْ عَمَلَكَ فِي الْخَارِجِ وَهَيِّئْ حَقْلَكَ لِنَفْسِكَ، ثُمَّ ابْنِ بَيْتَكَ. | ٢٧ |
28 Don’t be a witness against your neighbor without cause. Don’t deceive with your lips.
| لَا تَشْهَدْ ضِدَّ قَرِيبِكَ مِنْ غَيْرِ دَاعٍ، فَلِمَاذَا تَنْطِقُ شَفَتَاكَ زُوراً؟ | ٢٨ |
29 Don’t say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”
| لَا تَقُلْ: سَأُعَامِلُهُ بِمِثْلِ مَا عَامَلَنِي، وَأُجَازِيهِ عَلَى مَا ارْتَكَبَهُ فِي حَقِّي. | ٢٩ |
30 I went by the field of the sluggard, by the vineyard of the man void of understanding.
| اجْتَزْتُ فِي حَقْلِ الْكَسُولِ وَبِكَرْمِ الرَّجُلِ الْفَاقِدِ الْبَصِيرَةِ، | ٣٠ |
31 Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.
| وَإذَا بِالشَّوْكِ قَدْ كَسَاهُ، وَالْعَوْسَجِ قَدْ غَطَّى كُلَّ أَرْضِهِ، وَجِدَارِ حِجَارَتِهِ قَدِ انْهَارَ، | ٣١ |
32 Then I saw, and considered well. I saw, and received instruction:
| فَاعْتَبَرَ قَلْبِي بِمَا شَاهَدْتُ، وَتَلَقَّنْتُ دَرْساً مِمَّا رَأَيْتُ. | ٣٢ |
33 a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep,
| أَدْرَكْتُ أَنَّ قَلِيلاً مِنَ النُّعَاسِ بَعْدَ قَلِيلٍ مِنَ النَّوْمِ، وَطَيَّ الْيَدَيْنِ لِلْهُجُوعِ، | ٣٣ |
34 so your poverty will come as a robber and your want as an armed man.
| تَجْعَلُ الْفَقْرَ يُقْبِلُ عَلَيْكَ كَقَاطِعِ طَرِيقٍ وَالْعَوَزَ كَغَازٍ مُسَلَّحٍ! | ٣٤ |
