أَمْثَالٌ 10

١ 1 أَمْثَالُ سُلَيْمَانَ: اَلِٱبْنُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ يَسُرُّ أَبَاهُ، وَٱلِٱبْنُ ٱلْجَاهِلُ حُزْنُ أُمِّهِ.

Solomon's proverbs. A wise son makes his father happy, but a stupid son only brings his mother grief.

٢ 2 كُنُوزُ ٱلشَّرِّ لَا تَنْفَعُ، أَمَّا ٱلْبِرُّ فَيُنَجِّي مِنَ ٱلْمَوْتِ.

Wealth gained through evil does you no good; but living right saves you from death.

٣ 3 اَلرَّبُّ لَا يُجِيعُ نَفْسَ ٱلصِّدِّيقِ، وَلَكِنَّهُ يَدْفَعُ هَوَى ٱلْأَشْرَارِ.

The Lord doesn't let good people go hungry, but he stops the wicked from getting what they want.

٤ 4 اَلْعَامِلُ بِيَدٍ رَخْوَةٍ يَفْتَقِرُ، أَمَّا يَدُ ٱلْمُجْتَهِدِينَ فَتُغْنِي.

Lazy hands make you poor, but hard-working hands make you rich.

٥ 5 مَنْ يَجْمَعُ فِي ٱلصَّيْفِ فَهُوَ ٱبْنٌ عَاقِلٌ، وَمَنْ يَنَامُ فِي ٱلْحَصَادِ فَهُوَ ٱبْنٌ مُخْزٍ.

A son who gathers crops during the summer is sensible, but the one who sleeps during harvest brings disgrace.

٦ 6 بَرَكَاتٌ عَلَى رَأْسِ ٱلصِّدِّيقِ، أَمَّا فَمُ ٱلْأَشْرَارِ فَيَغْشَاهُ ظُلْمٌ.

Those who are good are blessed, but what the wicked say hides their violent nature.

٧ 7 ذِكْرُ ٱلصِّدِّيقِ لِلْبَرَكَةِ، وَٱسْمُ ٱلْأَشْرَارِ يَنْخَرُ.

The good are remembered as a blessing, but the reputation of the wicked will rot.

٨ 8 حَكِيمُ ٱلْقَلْبِ يَقْبَلُ ٱلْوَصَايَا، وَغَبِيُّ ٱلشَّفَتَيْنِ يُصْرَعُ.

Those who think wisely pay attention to instruction, but a stupid chatterbox ends up in disaster.

٩ 9 مَنْ يَسْلُكُ بِٱلِٱسْتِقَامَةِ يَسْلُكُ بِٱلْأَمَانِ، وَمَنْ يُعَوِّجُ طُرُقَهُ يُعَرَّفُ.

Honest people will live in safety, but those who behave deceitfully will be caught out.

١٠ 10 مَنْ يَغْمِزُ بِٱلْعَيْنِ يُسَبِّبُ حُزْنًا، وَٱلْغَبِيُّ ٱلشَّفَتَيْنِ يُصْرَعُ.

People who wink slyly cause trouble, but someone who gives a strong rebuke brings peace.

١١ 11 فَمُ ٱلصِّدِّيقِ يَنْبُوعُ حَيَاةٍ، وَفَمُ ٱلْأَشْرَارِ يَغْشَاهُ ظُلْمٌ.

What good people say is a spring that gives life, but what the wicked say hides their violent nature.

١٢ 12 اَلْبُغْضَةُ تُهَيِّجُ خُصُومَاتٍ، وَٱلْمَحَبَّةُ تَسْتُرُ كُلَّ ٱلذُّنُوبِ.

Hatred causes conflict, but love covers all wrongs.

١٣ 13 فِي شَفَتَيِ ٱلْعَاقِلِ تُوجَدُ حِكْمَةٌ، وَٱلْعَصَا لِظَهْرِ ٱلنَّاقِصِ ٱلْفَهْمِ.

Wisdom comes from people with good judgment, but stupid people are punished with a rod.

١٤ 14 اَلْحُكَمَاءُ يَذْخَرُونَ مَعْرِفَةً، أَمَّا فَمُ ٱلْغَبِيِّ فَهَلَاكٌ قَرِيبٌ.

Wise people accumulate knowledge, but the chattering of stupid people is a prelude to disaster.

١٥ 15 ثَرْوَةُ ٱلْغَنِيِّ مَدِينَتُهُ ٱلْحَصِينَةُ. هَلَاكُ ٱلْمَسَاكِينِ فَقْرُهُمْ.

The wealth of the rich provides them protection, while the poverty of the poor ruins them.

١٦ 16 عَمَلُ ٱلصِّدِّيقِ لِلْحَيَاةِ. رِبْحُ ٱلشِّرِّيرِ لِلْخَطِيَّةِ.

If you do right you're rewarded with life, but if you're wicked all you gain is sin.

١٧ 17 حَافِظُ ٱلتَّعْلِيمِ هُوَ فِي طَرِيقِ ٱلْحَيَاةِ، وَرَافِضُ ٱلتَّأْدِيبِ ضَالٌّ.

If you accept instruction, you're on the path to life, but if you reject correction you'll go astray.

١٨ 18 مَنْ يُخْفِي ٱلْبُغْضَةَ فَشَفَتَاهُ كَاذِبَتَانِ، وَمُشِيعُ ٱلْمَذَمَّةِ هُوَ جَاهِلٌ.

Anyone who hides their hatred is lying, and anyone who spreads slander is stupid.

١٩ 19 كَثْرَةُ ٱلْكَلَامِ لَا تَخْلُو مِنْ مَعْصِيَةٍ، أَمَّا ٱلضَّابِطُ شَفَتَيْهِ فَعَاقِلٌ.

If you talk too much, you'll say something wrong. Be wise and take care what you say.

٢٠ 20 لِسَانُ ٱلصِّدِّيقِ فِضَّةٌ مُخْتَارَةٌ. قَلْبُ ٱلْأَشْرَارِ كَشَيْءٍ زَهِيدٍ.

What good people say is like the best silver, but the mind of the wicked isn't worth much.

٢١ 21 شَفَتَا ٱلصِّدِّيقِ تَهْدِيَانِ كَثِيرِينَ، أَمَّا ٱلْأَغْبِيَاءُ فَيَمُوتُونَ مِنْ نَقْصِ ٱلْفَهْمِ.

Advice from good people helps feed many others, but stupid people die because they have no sense.

٢٢ 22 بَرَكَةُ ٱلرَّبِّ هِيَ تُغْنِي، وَلَا يَزِيدُ مَعَهَا تَعَبًا.

The Lord's blessing makes you rich, and he doesn't add any sadness to accompany it.

٢٣ 23 فِعْلُ ٱلرَّذِيلَةِ عِنْدَ ٱلْجَاهِلِ كَٱلضِّحْكِ، أَمَّا ٱلْحِكْمَةُ فَلِذِي فَهْمٍ.

Stupid people think it's fun to do wrong, but someone who has wisdom understands what's right.

٢٤ 24 خَوْفُ ٱلشِّرِّيرِ هُوَ يَأْتِيهِ، وَشَهْوَةُ ٱلصِّدِّيقِينَ تُمْنَحُ.

What the wicked fear will happen to them, while what good people hope for will be granted.

٢٥ 25 كَعُبُورِ ٱلزَّوْبَعَةِ فَلَا يَكُونُ ٱلشِّرِّيرُ، أَمَّا ٱلصِّدِّيقُ فَأَسَاسٌ مُؤَبَّدٌ.

When the storm hits, the wicked are no more, but the good are safe and secure forever.

٢٦ 26 كَٱلْخَلِّ لِلْأَسْنَانِ، وَكَالدُّخَانِ لِلْعَيْنَيْنِ، كَذَلِكَ ٱلْكَسْلَانُ لِلَّذِينَ أَرْسَلُوهُ.

In the same way vinegar irritates the teeth and smoke irritates the eyes, lazy people irritate their employers.

٢٧ 27 مَخَافَةُ ٱلرَّبِّ تَزِيدُ ٱلْأَيَّامَ، أَمَّا سِنُو ٱلْأَشْرَارِ فَتُقْصَرُ.

Honoring the Lord makes your life longer, but the years the wicked live will be cut short.

٢٨ 28 مُنْتَظَرُ ٱلصِّدِّيقِينَ مُفَرِّحٌ، أَمَّا رَجَاءُ ٱلْأَشْرَارِ فَيَبِيدُ.

Good people look forward to happiness, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.

٢٩ 29 حِصْنٌ لِلِٱسْتِقَامَةِ طَرِيقُ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَٱلْهَلَاكُ لِفَاعِلِي ٱلْإِثْمِ.

The way of the Lord protects those who do right, but he destroys those who do evil.

٣٠ 30 اَلصِّدِّيقُ لَنْ يُزَحْزَحَ أَبَدًا، وَٱلْأَشْرَارُ لَنْ يَسْكُنُوا ٱلْأَرْضَ.

The good will never be removed from the land, but the wicked will not remain there.

٣١ 31 فَمُ ٱلصِّدِّيقِ يُنْبِتُ ٱلْحِكْمَةَ، أَمَّا لِسَانُ ٱلْأَكَاذِيبِ فَيُقْطَعُ.

What good people say produces wisdom, but liars will have their tongues cut out.

٣٢ 32 شَفَتَا ٱلصِّدِّيقِ تَعْرِفَانِ ٱلْمَرْضِيَّ، وَفَمُ ٱلْأَشْرَارِ أَكَاذِيبُ.

Good people know the right thing to say, but the wicked always lie.