< Proverbs 14 >

1 Every wise woman hath builded her house, And the foolish with her hands breaketh it down.
حِكْمَةُ ٱلْمَرْأَةِ تَبْنِي بَيْتَهَا، وَٱلْحَمَاقَةُ تَهْدِمُهُ بِيَدِهَا.١
2 Whoso is walking in his uprightness is fearing Jehovah, And the perverted [in] his ways is despising Him.
اَلسَّالِكُ بِٱسْتِقَامَتِهِ يَتَّقِي ٱلرَّبَّ، وَٱلْمُعَوِّجُ طُرُقَهُ يَحْتَقِرُهُ.٢
3 In the mouth of a fool [is] a rod of pride, And the lips of the wise preserve them.
فِي فَمِ ٱلْجَاهِلِ قَضِيبٌ لِكِبْرِيَائِهِ، أَمَّا شِفَاهُ ٱلْحُكَمَاءِ فَتَحْفَظُهُمْ.٣
4 Without oxen a stall [is] clean, And great [is] the increase by the power of the ox.
حَيْثُ لَا بَقَرٌ فَٱلْمَعْلَفُ فَارِغٌ، وَكَثْرَةُ ٱلْغَلَّةِ بِقُوَّةِ ٱلثَّوْرِ.٤
5 A faithful witness lieth not, And a false witness breatheth out lies.
اَلشَّاهِدُ ٱلْأَمِينُ لَنْ يَكْذِبَ، وَٱلشَّاهِدُ ٱلزُّورُ يَتَفَوَّهُ بِٱلْأَكَاذِيبِ.٥
6 A scorner hath sought wisdom, and it is not, And knowledge to the intelligent [is] easy.
اَلْمُسْتَهْزِئُ يَطْلُبُ ٱلْحِكْمَةَ وَلَا يَجِدُهَا، وَٱلْمَعْرِفَةُ هَيِّنَةٌ لِلْفَهِيمِ.٦
7 Go from before a foolish man, Or thou hast not known the lips of knowledge.
اِذْهَبْ مِنْ قُدَّامِ رَجُلٍ جَاهِلٍ إِذْ لَا تَشْعُرُ بِشَفَتَيْ مَعْرِفَةٍ.٧
8 The wisdom of the prudent [is] to understand his way, And the folly of fools [is] deceit.
حِكْمَةُ ٱلذَّكِيِّ فَهْمُ طَرِيقِهِ، وَغَبَاوَةُ ٱلْجُهَّالِ غِشٌّ.٨
9 Fools mock at a guilt-offering, And among the upright — a pleasing thing.
اَلْجُهَّالُ يَسْتَهْزِئُونَ بِٱلْإِثْمِ، وَبَيْنَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمِينَ رِضًى.٩
10 The heart knoweth its own bitterness, And with its joy a stranger doth not intermeddle.
اَلْقَلْبُ يَعْرِفُ مَرَارَةَ نَفْسِهِ، وَبِفَرَحِهِ لَا يُشَارِكُهُ غَرِيبٌ.١٠
11 The house of the wicked is destroyed, And the tent of the upright flourisheth.
بَيْتُ ٱلْأَشْرَارِ يُخْرَبُ، وَخَيْمَةُ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمِينَ تُزْهِرُ.١١
12 There is a way — right before a man, And its latter end [are] ways of death.
تُوجَدُ طَرِيقٌ تَظْهَرُ لِلْإِنْسَانِ مُسْتَقِيمَةً، وَعَاقِبَتُهَا طُرُقُ ٱلْمَوْتِ.١٢
13 Even in laughter is the heart pained, And the latter end of joy [is] affliction.
أَيْضًا فِي ٱلضِّحِكِ يَكْتَئِبُ ٱلْقَلْبُ، وَعَاقِبَةُ ٱلْفَرَحِ حُزْنٌ.١٣
14 From his ways is the backslider in heart filled, And a good man — from his fruits.
اَلْمُرْتَدُّ فِي ٱلْقَلْبِ يَشْبَعُ مِنْ طُرُقِهِ، وَٱلرَّجُلُ ٱلصَّالِحُ مِمَّا عِنْدَهُ.١٤
15 The simple giveth credence to everything, And the prudent attendeth to his step.
اَلْغَبِيُّ يُصَدِّقُ كُلَّ كَلِمَةٍ، وَٱلذَّكِيُّ يَنْتَبِهُ إِلَى خَطَوَاتِهِ.١٥
16 The wise is fearing and turning from evil, And a fool is transgressing and is confident.
اَلْحَكِيمُ يَخْشَى وَيَحِيدُ عَنِ ٱلشَّرِّ، وَٱلْجَاهِلُ يَتَصَلَّفُ وَيَثِقُ.١٦
17 Whoso is short of temper doth folly, And a man of wicked devices is hated.
اَلسَّرِيعُ ٱلْغَضَبِ يَعْمَلُ بِٱلْحَمَقِ، وَذُو ٱلْمَكَايِدِ يُشْنَأُ.١٧
18 The simple have inherited folly, And the prudent are crowned [with] knowledge.
اَلْأَغْبِيَاءُ يَرِثُونَ ٱلْحَمَاقَةَ، وَٱلْأَذْكِيَاءُ يُتَوَّجُونَ بِٱلْمَعْرِفَةِ.١٨
19 The evil have bowed down before the good, And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
ٱلْأَشْرَارُ يَنْحَنُونَ أَمَامَ ٱلْأَخْيَارِ، وَٱلْأَثَمَةُ لَدَى أَبْوَابِ ٱلصِّدِّيقِ.١٩
20 Even of his neighbour is the poor hated, And those loving the rich [are] many.
أَيْضًا مِنْ قَرِيبِهِ يُبْغَضُ ٱلْفَقِيرُ، وَمُحِبُّو ٱلْغَنِيِّ كَثِيرُونَ.٢٠
21 Whoso is despising his neighbour sinneth, Whoso is favouring the humble, O his happiness.
مَنْ يَحْتَقِرُ قَرِيبَهُ يُخْطِئُ، وَمَنْ يَرْحَمُ ٱلْمَسَاكِينَ فَطُوبَى لَهُ.٢١
22 Do not they err who are devising evil? And kindness and truth [are] to those devising good,
أَمَا يَضِلُّ مُخْتَرِعُو ٱلشَّرِّ؟ أَمَّا ٱلرَّحْمَةُ وَٱلْحَقُّ فَيَهْدِيَانِ مُخْتَرِعِي ٱلْخَيْرِ.٢٢
23 In all labour there is advantage, And a thing of the lips [is] only to want.
فِي كُلِّ تَعَبٍ مَنْفَعَةٌ، وَكَلَامُ ٱلشَّفَتَيْنِ إِنَّمَا هُوَ إِلَى ٱلْفَقْرِ.٢٣
24 The crown of the wise is their wealth, The folly of fools [is] folly.
تَاجُ ٱلْحُكَمَاءِ غِنَاهُمْ. تَقَدُّمُ ٱلْجُهَّالِ حَمَاقَةٌ.٢٤
25 A true witness is delivering souls, And a deceitful one breatheth out lies.
اَلشَّاهِدُ ٱلْأَمِينُ مُنَجِّي ٱلنُّفُوسِ، وَمَنْ يَتَفَوَّهُ بِٱلْأَكَاذِيبِ فَغِشٌّ.٢٥
26 In the fear of Jehovah [is] strong confidence, And to His sons there is a refuge.
فِي مَخَافَةِ ٱلرَّبِّ ثِقَةٌ شَدِيدَةٌ، وَيَكُونُ لِبَنِيهِ مَلْجَأٌ.٢٦
27 The fear of Jehovah [is] a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death.
مَخَافَةُ ٱلرَّبِّ يَنْبُوعُ حَيَاةٍ لِلْحَيَدَانِ عَنْ أَشْرَاكِ ٱلْمَوْتِ.٢٧
28 In the multitude of a people [is] the honour of a king, And in lack of people the ruin of a prince.
فِي كَثْرَةِ ٱلشَّعْبِ زِينَةُ ٱلْمَلِكِ، وَفِي عَدَمِ ٱلْقَوْمِ هَلَاكُ ٱلْأَمِيرِ.٢٨
29 Whoso is slow to anger [is] of great understanding, And whoso is short in temper is exalting folly.
بَطِيءُ ٱلْغَضَبِ كَثِيرُ ٱلْفَهْمِ، وَقَصِيرُ ٱلرُّوحِ مُعَلِّي ٱلْحَمَقِ.٢٩
30 A healed heart [is] life to the flesh, And rottenness to the bones [is] envy.
حَيَاةُ ٱلْجَسَدِ هُدُوءُ ٱلْقَلْبِ، وَنَخْرُ ٱلْعِظَامِ ٱلْحَسَدُ.٣٠
31 An oppressor of the poor reproacheth his Maker, And whoso is honouring Him Is favouring the needy.
ظَالِمُ ٱلْفَقِيرِ يُعَيِّرُ خَالِقَهُ، وَيُمَجِّدُهُ رَاحِمُ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ.٣١
32 In his wickedness is the wicked driven away, And trustful in his death [is] the righteous.
اَلشِّرِّيرُ يُطْرَدُ بِشَرِّهِ، أَمَّا ٱلصِّدِّيقُ فَوَاثِقٌ عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ.٣٢
33 In the heart of the intelligent wisdom doth rest. And in the midst of fools it is known.
فِي قَلْبِ ٱلْفَهِيمِ تَسْتَقِرُّ ٱلْحِكْمَةُ، وَمَا فِي دَاخِلِ ٱلْجُهَّالِ يُعْرَفُ.٣٣
34 Righteousness exalteth a nation, And the goodliness of peoples [is] a sin-offering.
اَلْبِرُّ يَرْفَعُ شَأْنَ ٱلْأُمَّةِ، وَعَارُ ٱلشُّعُوبِ ٱلْخَطِيَّةُ.٣٤
35 The favour of a king [is] to a wise servant, And an object of his wrath is one causing shame!
رِضْوَانُ ٱلْمَلِكِ عَلَى ٱلْعَبْدِ ٱلْفَطِنِ، وَسَخَطُهُ يَكُونُ عَلَى ٱلْمُخْزِي.٣٥

< Proverbs 14 >