أَمْثَالٌ 11

١ 1 مَوَازِينُ غِشٍّ مَكْرَهَةُ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَٱلْوَزْنُ ٱلصَّحِيحُ رِضَاهُ.

balance deceit abomination LORD and stone: weight complete acceptance his

٢ 2 تَأْتِي ٱلْكِبْرِيَاءُ فَيَأْتِي ٱلْهَوَانُ، وَمَعَ ٱلْمُتَوَاضِعِينَ حِكْمَةٌ.

to come (in): come arrogance and to come (in): come dishonor and with humble wisdom

٣ 3 اِسْتِقَامَةُ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمِينَ تَهْدِيهِمْ، وَٱعْوِجَاجُ ٱلْغَادِرِينَ يُخْرِبُهُمْ.

integrity upright to lead them and crookedness to act treacherously (to ruin them *QK)

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

not to gain substance in/on/with day fury and righteousness to rescue from death

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

righteousness unblemished: blameless to smooth way: conduct his and in/on/with wickedness his to fall: fall wicked

٦ 6 بِرُّ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمِينَ يُنَجِّيهِمْ، أَمَّا ٱلْغَادِرُونَ فَيُؤْخَذُونَ بِفَسَادِهِمْ.

righteousness upright to rescue them and in/on/with desire to act treacherously to capture

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

in/on/with death man wicked to perish hope and hope strength to perish

٨ 8 اَلصِّدِّيقُ يَنْجُو مِنَ ٱلضِّيقِ، وَيَأْتِي ٱلشِّرِّيرُ مَكَانَهُ.

righteous from distress to rescue and to come (in): come wicked underneath: instead him

٩ 9 بِٱلْفَمِ يُخْرِبُ ٱلْمُنَافِقُ صَاحِبَهُ، وَبِالْمَعْرِفَةِ يَنْجُو ٱلصِّدِّيقُونَ.

in/on/with lip profane to ruin neighbor his and in/on/with knowledge righteous to rescue

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

in/on/with goodness righteous to rejoice town and in/on/with to perish wicked cry

١١ 11 بِبَرَكَةِ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمِينَ تَعْلُو ٱلْمَدِينَةُ، وَبِفَمِ ٱلْأَشْرَارِ تُهْدَمُ.

in/on/with blessing upright to exalt town and in/on/with lip wicked to overthrow

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

to despise to/for neighbor his lacking heart and man understanding be quiet

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

to go: went slander to reveal: reveal counsel and be faithful spirit to cover word: thing

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

in/on/with nothing counsel to fall: fall people and deliverance: victory in/on/with abundance to advise

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

bad: evil be evil for to pledge be a stranger and to hate to blow to trust

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

woman favor to grasp glory and ruthless to grasp riches

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

to wean soul: myself his man kindness and to trouble flesh his cruel

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

wicked to make: do wages deception and to sow righteousness hire truth: certain

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

right righteousness to/for life and to pursue distress: evil to/for death his

٢٠ 20 كَرَاهَةُ ٱلرَّبِّ مُلْتَوُو ٱلْقَلْبِ، وَرِضَاهُ مُسْتَقِيمُو ٱلطَّرِيقِ.

abomination LORD twisted heart and acceptance his unblemished: blameless way: conduct

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

hand: to to/for hand: certainly not to clear bad: evil and seed: children righteous to escape

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

ring gold in/on/with face: nose swine woman beautiful and to turn aside: remove taste

٢٣ 23 شَهْوَةُ ٱلْأَبْرَارِ خَيْرٌ فَقَطْ. رَجَاءُ ٱلْأَشْرَارِ سَخَطٌ.

desire righteous surely good hope wicked fury

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

there to scatter and to add still and to withhold from uprightness surely to/for need

٢٥ 25 ٱلنَّفْسُ ٱلسَّخِيَّةُ تُسَمَّنُ، وَٱلْمُرْوِي هُوَ أَيْضًا يُرْوَى.

soul: myself blessing to prosper and to quench also he/she/it to shoot

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

to withhold grain to curse him people and blessing to/for head to buy grain

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

to seek good to seek acceptance and to seek distress: evil to come (in): come him

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

to trust in/on/with riches his he/she/it to fall: fall and like/as leaf righteous to sprout

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

to trouble house: household his to inherit spirit: breath and servant/slave fool(ish) to/for wise heart

٣٠ 30 ثَمَرُ ٱلصِّدِّيقِ شَجَرَةُ حَيَاةٍ، وَرَابِحُ ٱلنُّفُوسِ حَكِيمٌ.

fruit righteous tree life and to take: take soul wise

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

look! righteous in/on/with land: country/planet to complete also for wicked and to sin