الأمثال 14
| حِكْمَةُ الْمَرْأَةِ تَبْنِي بَيْتَهَا، وَحَمَاقَتُهَا تَهْدِمُهُ بِيَدَيْهَا. | ١ 1 |
Every wise woman hath builded her house, And the foolish with her hands breaketh it down.
| السَّالِكُ بِاسْتِقَامَتِهِ يَتَّقِي الرَّبَّ، وَذُو الطُّرُقِ الْمُعْوَجَّةِ يَسْتَخِفُّ بِهِ. | ٢ 2 |
Whoso is walking in his uprightness is fearing Jehovah, And the perverted [in] his ways is despising Him.
| فِي أَقْوَالِ فَمِ الْجَاهِلِ سَفَاهَةٌ تُخْزِي كِبْرِيَاءَهُ، أَمَّا شِفَاهُ الْحُكَمَاءِ فَتَصُونُهُمْ. | ٣ 3 |
In the mouth of a fool [is] a rod of pride, And the lips of the wise preserve them.
| الْحَظِيرَةُ الْخَاوِيَةُ مِنَ الْبَقَرِ مَعْلِفُهَا فَارِغٌ، وَوَفْرَةُ الْغِلالِ بِقُوَّةِ الثَّوْرِ. | ٤ 4 |
Without oxen a stall [is] clean, And great [is] the increase by the power of the ox.
| الشَّاهِدُ الأَمِينُ لَا يَكْذِبُ، وَالشَّاهِدُ الزُّورُ يَنْفُثُ كَذِباً. | ٥ 5 |
A faithful witness lieth not, And a false witness breatheth out lies.
| عَبَثاً يَلْتَمِسُ الأَحْمَقُ حِكْمَةً، أَمَّا الْعِلْمُ فَمُتَيَسِّرٌ لِلْفَطِنِ. | ٦ 6 |
A scorner hath sought wisdom, and it is not, And knowledge to the intelligent [is] easy.
| انْصَرِفْ مِنْ حَضْرَةِ الْجَاهِلِ إِذْ لَا عِلْمَ فِي أَقْوَالِهِ. | ٧ 7 |
Go from before a foolish man, Or thou hast not known the lips of knowledge.
| حِكْمَةُ الْعَاقِلِ فِي تَبَيُّنِ حُسْنِ مَسْلَكِهِ، وَغَبَاوَةُ الْجُهَّالِ فِي ارْتِكَابِ خِدَعِهِمْ. | ٨ 8 |
The wisdom of the prudent [is] to understand his way, And the folly of fools [is] deceit.
| كُلُّ جَاهِلٍ يَسْتَهْزِئُ بِالإِثْمِ، أَمَّا بَيْنَ الْمُسْتَقِيمِينَ فَيَشِيعُ رِضَى اللهِ. | ٩ 9 |
Fools mock at a guilt-offering, And among the upright — a pleasing thing.
| الْقَلْبُ وَحْدَهُ يَعْرِفُ عُمْقَ مَرَارَةِ نَفْسِهِ، وَلا يُقَاسِمُهُ فَرَحَهُ غَرِيبٌ. | ١٠ 10 |
The heart knoweth its own bitterness, And with its joy a stranger doth not intermeddle.
| بَيْتُ الأَشْرَارِ يَنْهَارُ، وَخِبَاءُ الْمُسْتَقِيمِينَ يَزْدَهِرُ. | ١١ 11 |
The house of the wicked is destroyed, And the tent of the upright flourisheth.
| رُبَّ طَرِيقٍ تَبْدُو لِلإِنْسَانِ قَوِيمَةً، وَلَكِنَّ عَاقِبَتَهَا هُوَّةُ الْمَوْتِ. | ١٢ 12 |
There is a way — right before a man, And its latter end [are] ways of death.
| فِي الضَّحِكِ أَيْضاً تَطْغَى الْكَآبَةُ عَلَى الْقَلْبِ، وَعَاقِبَةُ الْفَرَحِ الْغَمُّ. | ١٣ 13 |
Even in laughter is the heart pained, And the latter end of joy [is] affliction.
| ذُو الْقَلْبِ الْمُرْتَدِّ يُجَازَى بِمُقْتَضَى طُرُقِهِ، وَالصَّالِحُ يُثَابُ. | ١٤ 14 |
From his ways is the backslider in heart filled, And a good man — from his fruits.
| الْغَبِيُّ يُصَدِّقُ كُلَّ كَلِمَةٍ تُقَالُ لَهُ، وَالْعَاقِلُ يَتَنَبَّهُ إِلَى مَوْقِعِ خَطْوَاتِهِ. | ١٥ 15 |
The simple giveth credence to everything, And the prudent attendeth to his step.
| الْحَكِيمُ يَخْشَى الشَّرَّ وَيَتَفَادَاهُ، وَالْجَاهِلُ يَتَصَلَّفُ وَيَدَّعِي الثِّقَةَ بِالنَّفْسِ. | ١٦ 16 |
The wise is fearing and turning from evil, And a fool is transgressing and is confident.
| ذُو الطَّبْعِ الْحَادِّ يَتَصَرَّفُ بِحُمْقٍ، وَذُو الْمَكَائِدِ مَمْقُوتٌ. | ١٧ 17 |
Whoso is short of temper doth folly, And a man of wicked devices is hated.
| يَرِثُ الأَغْبِيَاءُ الْحَمَاقَةَ، وَيُتَوَّجُ الْعُقَلاءُ بِالْعِلْمِ. | ١٨ 18 |
The simple have inherited folly, And the prudent are crowned [with] knowledge.
| يَنْحَنِي الأَشْرَارُ فِي مَحْضَرِ الأَخْيَارِ، وَالأَثَمَةُ لَدَى الصِّدِّيقِ. | ١٩ 19 |
The evil have bowed down before the good, And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
| الْفَقِيرُ مَكْرُوهٌ حَتَّى عِنْدَ جَارِهِ، أَمَّا مُحِبُّو الْغَنِيِّ فَكَثِيرُونَ. | ٢٠ 20 |
Even of his neighbour is the poor hated, And those loving the rich [are] many.
| مَنْ يَحْتَقِرُ صَاحِبَهُ يَأْثَمُ، وَطُوبَى لِمَنْ يَرْحَمُ الْبَائِسِينَ. | ٢١ 21 |
Whoso is despising his neighbour sinneth, Whoso is favouring the humble, O his happiness.
| أَلا يَضِلُّ مُخْتَرِعُو الشَّرِّ؟ أَمَّا الْعَامِلُونَ خَيْراً فَيُلاقُونَ رَحْمَةً وَصِدْقاً. | ٢٢ 22 |
Do not they err who are devising evil? And kindness and truth [are] to those devising good,
| فِي كُلِّ جَهْدٍ مَبْذُولٍ رِبْحٌ، أَمَّا مُجَرَّدُ الْكَلامِ فَيُؤَدِّي إِلَى الْفَقْرِ. | ٢٣ 23 |
In all labour there is advantage, And a thing of the lips [is] only to want.
| تَاجُ الْحُكَمَاءِ غِنَى حِكْمَتِهِمْ، وَالْحَمَاقَةُ إِكْلِيلُ الْجُهَّالِ. | ٢٤ 24 |
The crown of the wise is their wealth, The folly of fools [is] folly.
| شَاهِدُ الْحَقِّ يُنَجِّي النُّفُوسَ، وَالنَّاطِقُ بِالزُّورِ يَنْفُثُ كَذِباً. | ٢٥ 25 |
A true witness is delivering souls, And a deceitful one breatheth out lies.
| فِي تَقْوَى الرَّبِّ ثِقَةٌ شَدِيدَةٌ؛ فِيهَا يَجِدُ أَبْنَاؤُهُ مَلاذاً. | ٢٦ 26 |
In the fear of Jehovah [is] strong confidence, And to His sons there is a refuge.
| تَقْوَى الرَّبِّ يَنْبُوعُ حَيَاةٍ لِتَفَادِي أَشْرَاكِ الْمَوْتِ. | ٢٧ 27 |
The fear of Jehovah [is] a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death.
| فِي كَثْرَةِ الشَّعْبِ فَخْرٌ لِلْمَلِكِ، وَفِي فُقْدَانِ الرَّعِيَّةِ دَمَارٌ لِمَقَامِ الأَمِيرِ. | ٢٨ 28 |
In the multitude of a people [is] the honour of a king, And in lack of people the ruin of a prince.
| الْبَطِيءُ الْغَضَبِ ذُو فَهْمٍ كَثِيرٍ، أَمَّا السَّرِيعُ إِلَى السَّخْطِ فَيُبْدِي حَمَاقَةً. | ٢٩ 29 |
Whoso is slow to anger [is] of great understanding, And whoso is short in temper is exalting folly.
| الْقَلْبُ الْمُطْمَئِنُّ يَهَبُ أَعْضَاءَ الْجَسَدِ حَيَاةً، وَالْحَسَدُ يَنْخُرُ فِي الْعِظَامِ. | ٣٠ 30 |
A healed heart [is] life to the flesh, And rottenness to the bones [is] envy.
| مَنْ يَجُورُ عَلَى الْفَقِيرِ يُهِينُ صَانِعَهُ، وَمَنْ يَرْحَمُ الْبَائِسَ يُكْرِمُ خَالِقَهُ، | ٣١ 31 |
An oppressor of the poor reproacheth his Maker, And whoso is honouring Him Is favouring the needy.
| يُعَاقَبُ الشِّرِّيرُ بِمُقْتَضَى سُوءِ تَصَرُّفَاتِهِ، أَمَّا الصِّدِّيقُ فَلَهُ مُعْتَصَمٌ عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ. | ٣٢ 32 |
In his wickedness is the wicked driven away, And trustful in his death [is] the righteous.
| فِي قَلْبِ الْفَطِنِ تَسْتَقِرُّ الْحِكْمَةُ، وَيَخْلُو مِنْهَا قَلْبُ الْجُهَّالِ. | ٣٣ 33 |
In the heart of the intelligent wisdom doth rest. And in the midst of fools it is known.
| الْبِرُّ يَسْمُو بِالأُمَّةِ، وَالْخَطِيئَةُ عَارٌ لِكُلِّ شَعْبٍ. | ٣٤ 34 |
Righteousness exalteth a nation, And the goodliness of peoples [is] a sin-offering.
| الْعَبْدُ الْعَاقِلُ يَحْظَى بِرِضَى الْمَلِكِ، وَالْعَبْدُ الْمُخْزِي يَسْتَجْلِبُ سُخْطَهُ. | ٣٥ 35 |
The favour of a king [is] to a wise servant, And an object of his wrath is one causing shame!
