أَمْثَالٌ 13

١ 1 اَلِٱبْنُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ يَقْبَلُ تَأْدِيبَ أَبِيهِ، وَٱلْمُسْتَهْزِئُ لَا يَسْمَعُ ٱنْتِهَارًا.

son: child wise discipline father and to mock not to hear: hear rebuke

٢ 2 مِنْ ثَمَرَةِ فَمِهِ يَأْكُلُ ٱلْإِنْسَانُ خَيْرًا، وَمَرَامُ ٱلْغَادِرِينَ ظُلْمٌ.

from fruit lip man to eat good and soul: appetite to act treacherously violence

٣ 3 مَنْ يَحْفَظُ فَمَهُ يَحْفَظُ نَفْسَهُ. مَنْ يَشْحَرْ شَفَتَيْهِ فَلَهُ هَلَاكٌ.

to watch lip his to keep: guard soul: life his to open lips his terror to/for him

٤ 4 نَفْسُ ٱلْكَسْلَانِ تَشْتَهِي وَلَا شَيْءَ لَهَا، وَنَفْسُ ٱلْمُجْتَهِدِينَ تَسْمَنُ.

to desire and nothing soul his sluggish and soul sharp to prosper

٥ 5 اَلصِّدِّيقُ يُبْغِضُ كَلَامَ كَذِبٍ، وَٱلشِّرِّيرُ يُخْزِي وَيُخْجِلُ.

word: because deception to hate righteous and wicked to stink and be ashamed

٦ 6 اَلْبِرُّ يَحْفَظُ ٱلْكَامِلَ طَرِيقَهُ، وَٱلشَّرُّ يَقْلِبُ ٱلْخَاطِئَ.

righteousness to watch integrity way: conduct and wickedness to pervert sin

٧ 7 يُوجَدُ مَنْ يَتَغَانَى وَلَا شَيْءَ عِنْدَهُ، وَمَنْ يَتَفَاقَرُ وَعِنْدَهُ غِنًى جَزِيلٌ.

there to enrich and nothing all be poor and substance many

٨ 8 فِدْيَةُ نَفْسِ رَجُلٍ غِنَاهُ، أَمَّا ٱلْفَقِيرُ فَلَا يَسْمَعُ ٱنْتِهَارًا.

ransom soul: life man riches his and be poor not to hear: hear rebuke

٩ 9 نُورُ ٱلصِّدِّيقِينَ يُفَرِّحُ، وَسِرَاجُ ٱلْأَشْرَارِ يَنْطَفِئُ.

light righteous to rejoice and lamp wicked to put out

١٠ 10 اَلْخِصَامُ إِنَّمَا يَصِيرُ بِٱلْكِبْرِيَاءِ، وَمَعَ ٱلْمُتَشَاوِرِينَ حِكْمَةٌ.

except in/on/with arrogance to give: give strife and with to advise wisdom

١١ 11 غِنَى ٱلْبُطْلِ يَقِلُّ، وَٱلْجَامِعُ بِيَدِهِ يَزْدَادُ.

substance from vanity to diminish and to gather upon hand to multiply

١٢ 12 ٱلرَّجَاءُ ٱلْمُمَاطَلُ يُمْرِضُ ٱلْقَلْبَ، وَٱلشَّهْوَةُ ٱلْمُتَمَّمَةُ شَجَرَةُ حَيَاةٍ.

hope to draw be weak: ill heart and tree life desire to come (in): fulfill

١٣ 13 مَنِ ٱزْدَرَى بِٱلْكَلِمَةِ يُخْرِبُ نَفْسَهُ، وَمَنْ خَشِيَ ٱلْوَصِيَّةَ يُكَافَأُ.

to despise to/for word to destroy to/for him and afraid commandment he/she/it to complete

١٤ 14 شَرِيعَةُ ٱلْحَكِيمِ يَنْبُوعُ حَيَاةٍ لِلْحَيَدَانِ عَنْ أَشْرَاكِ ٱلْمَوْتِ.

instruction wise fountain life to/for to turn aside: depart from snare death

١٥ 15 اَلْفِطْنَةُ ٱلْجَيِّدَةُ تَمْنَحُ نِعْمَةً، أَمَّا طَرِيقُ ٱلْغَادِرِينَ فَأَوْعَرُ.

understanding pleasant to give: give favor and way: conduct to act treacherously strong

١٦ 16 كُلُّ ذَكِيٍّ يَعْمَلُ بِٱلْمَعْرِفَةِ، وَٱلْجَاهِلُ يَنْشُرُ حُمْقًا.

all prudent to make: do in/on/with knowledge and fool to spread folly

١٧ 17 اَلرَّسُولُ ٱلشِّرِّيرُ يَقَعُ فِي ٱلشَّرِّ، وَٱلسَّفِيرُ ٱلْأَمِينُ شِفَاءٌ.

messenger wicked to fall: fall in/on/with bad: evil and envoy faithful healing

١٨ 18 فَقْرٌ وَهَوَانٌ لِمَنْ يَرْفُضُ ٱلتَّأْدِيبَ، وَمَنْ يُلَاحِظ ٱلتَّوْبِيخَ يُكْرَمْ.

poverty and dishonor to neglect discipline and to keep: guard argument to honor: honour

١٩ 19 اَلشَّهْوَةُ ٱلْحَاصِلَةُ تَلُذُّ ٱلنَّفْسَ، أَمَّا كَرَاهَةُ ٱلْجُهَّالِ فَهِيَ ٱلْحَيَدَانُ عَنِ ٱلشَّرِّ.

desire to be to please to/for soul and abomination fool to turn aside: depart from bad: evil

٢٠ 20 اَلْمُسَايِرُ ٱلْحُكَمَاءَ يَصِيرُ حَكِيمًا، وَرَفِيقُ ٱلْجُهَّالِ يُضَرُّ.

(to go: walk *QK) with wise (be wise *QK) and to accompany fool be evil

٢١ 21 اَلشَّرُّ يَتْبَعُ ٱلْخَاطِئِينَ، وَٱلصِّدِّيقُونَ يُجَازَوْنَ خَيْرًا.

sinner to pursue distress: harm and [obj] righteous to complete good

٢٢ 22 اَلصَّالِحُ يُورِثُ بَنِي ٱلْبَنِينَ، وَثَرْوَةُ ٱلْخَاطِئِ تُذْخَرُ لِلصِّدِّيقِ.

pleasant to inherit son: child son: child and to treasure to/for righteous strength: rich to sin

٢٣ 23 فِي حَرْثِ ٱلْفُقَرَاءِ طَعَامٌ كَثِيرٌ، وَيُوجَدُ هَالِكٌ مِنْ عَدَمِ ٱلْحَقِّ.

abundance food fallow ground be poor and there to snatch in/on/with not justice

٢٤ 24 مَنْ يَمْنَعُ عَصَاهُ يَمْقُتِ ٱبْنَهُ، وَمَنْ أَحَبَّهُ يَطْلُبُ لَهُ ٱلتَّأْدِيبَ.

to withhold tribe: staff his to hate son: child his and to love: lover him to seek him discipline

٢٥ 25 اَلصِّدِّيقُ يَأْكُلُ لِشَبَعِ نَفْسِهِ، أَمَّا بَطْنُ ٱلْأَشْرَارِ فَيَحْتَاجُ.

righteous to eat to/for satiety soul: appetite his and belly: abdomen wicked to lack