أَمْثَالٌ 11

١ 1 مَوَازِينُ غِشٍّ مَكْرَهَةُ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَٱلْوَزْنُ ٱلصَّحِيحُ رِضَاهُ.

Scales of deceit [are] [the] abomination of Yahweh and a weight perfect [is] pleasure his.

٢ 2 تَأْتِي ٱلْكِبْرِيَاءُ فَيَأْتِي ٱلْهَوَانُ، وَمَعَ ٱلْمُتَوَاضِعِينَ حِكْمَةٌ.

It comes pride and it came shame and [is] with modest [people] wisdom.

٣ 3 اِسْتِقَامَةُ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمِينَ تَهْدِيهِمْ، وَٱعْوِجَاجُ ٱلْغَادِرِينَ يُخْرِبُهُمْ.

[the] integrity of Upright [people] it guides them and [the] crookedness of treacherous [people] (it destroys them. *QK)

٤ 4 لَا يَنْفَعُ ٱلْغِنَى فِي يَوْمِ ٱلسَّخَطِ، أَمَّا ٱلْبِرُّ فَيُنَجِّي مِنَ ٱلْمَوْتِ.

Not it profits wealth in [the] day of fury and righteousness it delivers from death.

٥ 5 بِرُّ ٱلْكَامِلِ يُقَوِّمُ طَرِيقَهُ، أَمَّا ٱلشِّرِّيرُ فَيَسْقُطُ بِشَرِّهِ.

[the] righteousness of A blameless [person] it makes straight way his and by wickedness his he falls a wicked [person].

٦ 6 بِرُّ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمِينَ يُنَجِّيهِمْ، أَمَّا ٱلْغَادِرُونَ فَيُؤْخَذُونَ بِفَسَادِهِمْ.

[the] righteousness of Upright [people] it delivers them and by [the] craving of treacherous [people] they are caught.

٧ 7 عِنْدَ مَوْتِ إِنْسَانٍ شِرِّيرٍ يَهْلِكُ رَجَاؤُهُ، وَمُنْتَظَرُ ٱلْأَثَمَةِ يَبِيدُ.

At [the] death of a person wicked it is lost hope and [the] hope of strength it perishes.

٨ 8 اَلصِّدِّيقُ يَنْجُو مِنَ ٱلضِّيقِ، وَيَأْتِي ٱلشِّرِّيرُ مَكَانَهُ.

A righteous [person] from distress [is] delivered and he came a wicked [person] in place his.

٩ 9 بِٱلْفَمِ يُخْرِبُ ٱلْمُنَافِقُ صَاحِبَهُ، وَبِالْمَعْرِفَةِ يَنْجُو ٱلصِّدِّيقُونَ.

By [the] mouth a godless [person] he ruins neighbor his and by knowledge righteous [people] they are delivered.

١٠ 10 بِخَيْرِ ٱلصِّدِّيقِينَ تَفْرَحُ ٱلْمَدِينَةُ، وَعِنْدَ هَلَاكِ ٱلْأَشْرَارِ هُتَافٌ.

In [the] prosperity of righteous [people] it rejoices a town and when perish wicked [people] a shout of joy.

١١ 11 بِبَرَكَةِ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمِينَ تَعْلُو ٱلْمَدِينَةُ، وَبِفَمِ ٱلْأَشْرَارِ تُهْدَمُ.

By [the] blessing of upright [people] it is exalted a town and by [the] mouth of wicked [people] it is torn down.

١٢ 12 اَلْمُحْتَقِرُ صَاحِبَهُ هُوَ نَاقِصُ ٱلْفَهْمِ، أَمَّا ذُو ٱلْفَهْمِ فَيَسْكُتُ.

[one who] despises Neighbor his [is] lacking of heart and a person of understanding he keeps quiet.

١٣ 13 ٱلسَّاعِي بِٱلْوِشَايَةِ يُفْشِي ٱلسِّرَّ، وَٱلْأَمِينُ ٱلرُّوحِ يَكْتُمُ ٱلْأَمْرَ.

[one who] goes about A slanderer [is] revealing a secret and a [person] faithful of spirit [is] concealing a matter.

١٤ 14 حَيْثُ لَا تَدْبِيرٌ يَسْقُطُ ٱلشَّعْبُ، أَمَّا ٱلْخَلَاصُ فَبِكَثْرَةِ ٱلْمُشِيرِينَ.

When there not [are] wise directions it falls a people and victory [is] in a multitude of counselor[s].

١٥ 15 ضَرَرًا يُضَرُّ مَنْ يَضْمَنُ غَرِيبًا، وَمَنْ يُبْغِضُ صَفْقَ ٱلْأَيْدِي مُطْمَئِنٌّ.

Harm he is harmed for he stood surety for a stranger and [one who] hates those striking hands [is] secure.

١٦ 16 اَلْمَرْأَةُ ذَاتُ ٱلنِّعْمَةِ تُحَصِّلُ كَرَامَةً، وَٱلْأَشِدَّاءُ يُحَصِّلُونَ غِنًى.

A woman of grace she lays hold of honor and ruthless [people] they take hold of wealth.

١٧ 17 اَلرَّجُلُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ يُحْسِنُ إِلَى نَفْسِهِ، وَٱلْقَاسِي يُكَدِّرُ لَحْمَهُ.

[is] dealing bountifully with Self his a person of loyalty and [is] troubling body his a cruel [person].

١٨ 18 اَلشِّرِّيرُ يَكْسَبُ أُجْرَةَ غِشٍّ، وَٱلزَّارِعُ ٱلْبِرَّ أُجْرَةَ أَمَانَةٍ.

A wicked [person] [is] making wage[s] of falsehood and [one who] sows righteousness wage[s] of truth.

١٩ 19 كَمَا أَنَّ ٱلْبِرَّ يَؤُولُ إِلَى ٱلْحَيَاةِ كَذَلِكَ مَنْ يَتْبَعُ ٱلشَّرَّ فَإِلَى مَوْتِهِ.

True righteousness [is] to life and [one who] pursues evil [is] to own death his.

٢٠ 20 كَرَاهَةُ ٱلرَّبِّ مُلْتَوُو ٱلْقَلْبِ، وَرِضَاهُ مُسْتَقِيمُو ٱلطَّرِيقِ.

[are] [the] abomination of Yahweh perverse [people] of heart and [are] pleasure his [people] blameless of way.

٢١ 21 يَدٌ لِيَدٍ لَا يَتَبَرَّرُ ٱلشِّرِّيرُ، أَمَّا نَسْلُ ٱلصِّدِّيقِينَ فَيَنْجُو.

Hand to hand not he will go unpunished an evil [person] and [the] offspring of righteous [people] he will be delivered.

٢٢ 22 خِزَامَةُ ذَهَبٍ فِي فِنْطِيسَةِ خِنْزِيرَةٍ ٱلْمَرْأَةُ ٱلْجَمِيلَةُ ٱلْعَدِيمَةُ ٱلْعَقْلِ.

A ring of gold in [the] nose of a pig a woman beautiful and [who] turns aside from discernment.

٢٣ 23 شَهْوَةُ ٱلْأَبْرَارِ خَيْرٌ فَقَطْ. رَجَاءُ ٱلْأَشْرَارِ سَخَطٌ.

[the] desire of Righteous [people] only [is] good [the] hope of wicked [people] [is] fury.

٢٤ 24 يُوجَدُ مَنْ يُفَرِّقُ فَيَزْدَادُ أَيْضًا، وَمَنْ يُمْسِكُ أَكْثَرَ مِنَ ٱللَّائِقِ وَإِنَّمَا إِلَى ٱلْفَقْرِ.

There [is one who] scatters and [who is] increased still and [one who] withholds from uprightness only to poverty.

٢٥ 25 ٱلنَّفْسُ ٱلسَّخِيَّةُ تُسَمَّنُ، وَٱلْمُرْوِي هُوَ أَيْضًا يُرْوَى.

A person of blessing he will be made fat and [one who] gives water also he he will be given water.

٢٦ 26 مُحْتَكِرُ ٱلْحِنْطَةِ يَلْعَنُهُ ٱلشَّعْبُ، وَٱلْبَرَكَةُ عَلَى رَأْسِ ٱلْبَائِعِ.

[one who] withholds Grain they curse him a people and a blessing [belongs] to [the] head of [one who] sells grain.

٢٧ 27 مَنْ يَطْلُبُ ٱلْخَيْرَ يَلْتَمِسُ ٱلرِّضَا، وَمَنْ يَطْلُبُ ٱلشَّرَّ فَٱلشَّرُّ يَأْتِيهِ.

[one who] seeks diligently Good he seeks favor and [one who] seeks carefully evil it will come to him.

٢٨ 28 مَنْ يَتَّكِلْ عَلَى غِنَاهُ يَسْقُطْ، أَمَّا ٱلصِّدِّيقُونَ فَيَزْهُونَ كَٱلْوَرَقِ.

[one who] trusts In wealth his he he will fall and like leaf righteous [people] they will bud.

٢٩ 29 مَنْ يُكَدِّرُ بَيْتَهُ يَرِثِ ٱلرِّيحَ، وَٱلْغَبِيُّ خَادِمٌ لِحَكِيمِ ٱلْقَلْبِ.

[one who] troubles Household his he will inherit wind and [will be] a servant a fool of [the] wise of heart.

٣٠ 30 ثَمَرُ ٱلصِّدِّيقِ شَجَرَةُ حَيَاةٍ، وَرَابِحُ ٱلنُّفُوسِ حَكِيمٌ.

[the] fruit of [the] righteous [is] a tree of Life and [one who] takes people [is] wise.

٣١ 31 هُوَذَا ٱلصِّدِّيقُ يُجَازَى فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ، فَكَمْ بِٱلْحَرِيِّ ٱلشِّرِّيرُ وَٱلْخَاطِئُ!

There! a righteous [person] on the earth he is rewarded indeed? for a wicked [person] and a sinner.