< أَمْثَالٌ 16 >

لِلْإِنْسَانِ تَدَابِيرُ ٱلْقَلْبِ، وَمِنَ ٱلرَّبِّ جَوَابُ ٱللِّسَانِ. ١ 1
Of man [are] arrangements of the heart, And from Jehovah an answer of the tongue.
كُلُّ طُرُقِ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ نَقِيَّةٌ فِي عَيْنَيْ نَفْسِهِ، وَٱلرَّبُّ وَازِنُ ٱلْأَرْوَاحِ. ٢ 2
All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, And Jehovah is pondering the spirits.
أَلْقِ عَلَى ٱلرَّبِّ أَعْمَالَكَ فَتُثَبَّتَ أَفْكَارُكَ. ٣ 3
Roll unto Jehovah thy works, And established are thy purposes,
اَلرَّبُّ صَنَعَ ٱلْكُلَّ لِغَرَضِهِ، وَٱلشِّرِّيرَ أَيْضًا لِيَوْمِ ٱلشَّرِّ. ٤ 4
All things hath Jehovah wrought for Himself, And also the wicked [worketh] for a day of evil.
مَكْرَهَةُ ٱلرَّبِّ كُلُّ مُتَشَامِخِ ٱلْقَلْبِ. يَدًا لِيَدٍ لَا يَتَبَرَّأُ. ٥ 5
An abomination to Jehovah [is] every proud one of heart, Hand to hand he is not acquitted.
بِٱلرَّحْمَةِ وَٱلْحَقِّ يُسْتَرُ ٱلْإِثْمُ، وَفِي مَخَافَةِ ٱلرَّبِّ ٱلْحَيَدَانُ عَنِ ٱلشَّرِّ. ٦ 6
In kindness and truth pardoned is iniquity, And in the fear of Jehovah Turn thou aside from evil.
إِذَا أَرْضَتِ ٱلرَّبَّ طُرُقُ إِنْسَانٍ، جَعَلَ أَعْدَاءَهُ أَيْضًا يُسَالِمُونَهُ. ٧ 7
When a man's ways please Jehovah, even his enemies, He causeth to be at peace with him.
اَلْقَلِيلُ مَعَ ٱلْعَدْلِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ دَخْلٍ جَزِيلٍ بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّ. ٨ 8
Better [is] a little with righteousness, Than abundance of increase without justice.
قَلْبُ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ يُفَكِّرُ فِي طَرِيقِهِ، وَٱلرَّبُّ يَهْدِي خَطْوَتَهُ. ٩ 9
The heart of man deviseth his way, And Jehovah establisheth his step.
فِي شَفَتَيِ ٱلْمَلِكِ وَحْيٌ. فِي ٱلْقَضَاءِ فَمُهُ لَا يَخُونُ. ١٠ 10
An oath [is] on the lips of a king, In judgment his mouth trespasseth not.
قَبَّانُ ٱلْحَقِّ وَمَوَازِينُهُ لِلرَّبِّ. كُلُّ مَعَايِيرِ ٱلْكِيسِ عَمَلُهُ. ١١ 11
A just beam and balances [are] Jehovah's, His work [are] all the stones of the bag.
مَكْرَهَةُ ٱلْمُلُوكِ فِعْلُ ٱلشَّرِّ، لِأَنَّ ٱلْكُرْسِيَّ يُثَبَّتُ بِٱلْبِرِّ. ١٢ 12
An abomination to kings [is] doing wickedness, For by righteousness is a throne established.
مَرْضَاةُ ٱلْمُلُوكِ شَفَتَا حَقٍّ، وَٱلْمُتَكَلِّمُ بِٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَاتِ يُحَبُّ. ١٣ 13
The delight of kings [are] righteous lips, And whoso is speaking uprightly he loveth,
غَضَبُ ٱلْمَلِكِ رُسُلُ ٱلْمَوْتِ، وَٱلْإِنْسَانُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ يَسْتَعْطِفُهُ. ١٤ 14
The fury of a king [is] messengers of death, And a wise man pacifieth it.
فِي نُورِ وَجْهِ ٱلْمَلِكِ حَيَاةٌ، وَرِضَاهُ كَسَحَابِ ٱلْمَطَرِ ٱلْمُتَأَخِّرِ. ١٥ 15
In the light of a king's face [is] life, And his good-will [is] as a cloud of the latter rain.
قِنْيَةُ ٱلْحِكْمَةِ كَمْ هِيَ خَيْرٌ مِنَ ٱلذَّهَبِ، وَقِنْيَةُ ٱلْفَهْمِ تُخْتَارُ عَلَى ٱلْفِضَّةِ! ١٦ 16
To get wisdom — how much better than gold, And to get understanding to be chosen than silver!
مَنْهَجُ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمِينَ ٱلْحَيَدَانُ عَنِ ٱلشَّرِّ. حَافِظٌ نَفْسَهُ حَافِظٌ طَرِيقَهُ. ١٧ 17
A highway of the upright [is], 'Turn from evil,' Whoso is preserving his soul is watching his way.
قَبْلَ ٱلْكَسْرِ ٱلْكِبْرِيَاءُ، وَقَبْلَ ٱلسُّقُوطِ تَشَامُخُ ٱلرُّوحِ. ١٨ 18
Before destruction [is] pride, And before stumbling — a haughty spirit.'
تَوَاضُعُ ٱلرُّوحِ مَعَ ٱلْوُدَعَاءِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ قَسْمِ ٱلْغَنِيمَةِ مَعَ ٱلْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ. ١٩ 19
Better is humility of spirit with the poor, Than to apportion spoil with the proud.
ٱلْفَطِنُ مِنْ جِهَةِ أَمْرٍ يَجِدُ خَيْرًا، وَمَنْ يَتَّكِلُ عَلَى ٱلرَّبِّ فَطُوبَى لَهُ. ٢٠ 20
The wise in any matter findeth good, And whoso is trusting in Jehovah, O his happiness.
حَكِيمُ ٱلْقَلْبِ يُدْعَى فَهِيمًا، وَحَلَاوَةُ ٱلشَّفَتَيْنِ تَزِيدُ عِلْمًا. ٢١ 21
To the wise in heart is called, 'Intelligent,' And sweetness of lips increaseth learning.
ٱلْفِطْنَةُ يَنْبُوعُ حَيَاةٍ لِصَاحِبِهَا، وَتَأْدِيبُ ٱلْحَمْقَى حَمَاقَةٌ. ٢٢ 22
A fountain of life [is] understanding to its possessors, The instruction of fools is folly.
قَلْبُ ٱلْحَكِيمِ يُرْشِدُ فَمَهُ وَيَزِيدُ شَفَتَيْهِ عِلْمًا. ٢٣ 23
The heart of the wise causeth his mouth to act wisely, And by his lips he increaseth learning,
اَلْكَلَامُ ٱلْحَسَنُ شَهْدُ عَسَلٍ، حُلْوٌ لِلنَّفْسِ وَشِفَاءٌ لِلْعِظَامِ. ٢٤ 24
Sayings of pleasantness [are] a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and healing to the bone.
تُوجَدُ طَرِيقٌ تَظْهَرُ لِلْإِنْسَانِ مُسْتَقِيمَةً وَعَاقِبَتُهَا طُرُقُ ٱلْمَوْتِ. ٢٥ 25
There is a way right before a man, And its latter end — ways of death.
نَفْسُ ٱلتَّعِبِ تُتْعِبُ لَهُ، لِأَنَّ فَمَهُ يَحِثُّهُ. ٢٦ 26
A labouring man hath laboured for himself, For his mouth hath caused [him] to bend over it.
ٱلرَّجُلُ ٱللَّئِيمُ يَنْبُشُ ٱلشَّرَّ، وَعَلَى شَفَتَيْهِ كَٱلنَّارِ ٱلْمُتَّقِدَةِ. ٢٧ 27
A worthless man is preparing evil, And on his lips — as a burning fire.
رَجُلُ ٱلْأَكَاذِيبِ يُطْلِقُ ٱلْخُصُومَةَ، وَٱلنَّمَّامُ يُفَرِّقُ ٱلْأَصْدِقَاءَ. ٢٨ 28
A froward man sendeth forth contention, A tale-bearer is separating a familiar friend.
اَلرَّجُلُ ٱلظَّالِمُ يُغْوِي صَاحِبَهُ وَيَسُوقُهُ إِلَى طَرِيقٍ غَيْرِ صَالِحَةٍ. ٢٩ 29
A violent man enticeth his neighbour, And hath causeth him to go in a way not good.
مَنْ يُغَمِّضُ عَيْنَيْهِ لِيُفَكِّرَ فِي ٱلْأَكَاذِيبِ، وَمَنْ يَعَضُّ شَفَتَيْهِ، فَقَدْ أَكْمَلَ شَرًّا. ٣٠ 30
Consulting his eyes to devise froward things, Moving his lips he hath accomplished evil.
تَاجُ جَمَالٍ: شَيْبَةٌ تُوجَدُ فِي طَرِيقِ ٱلْبِرِّ. ٣١ 31
A crown of beauty [are] grey hairs, In the way of righteousness it is found.
اَلْبَطِيءُ ٱلْغَضَبِ خَيْرٌ مِنَ ٱلْجَبَّارِ، وَمَالِكُ رُوحِهِ خَيْرٌ مِمَّنْ يَأْخُذُ مَدِينَةً. ٣٢ 32
Better [is] the slow to anger than the mighty, And the ruler over his spirit than he who is taking a city.
ٱلْقُرْعَةُ تُلْقَى فِي ٱلْحِضْنِ، وَمِنَ ٱلرَّبِّ كُلُّ حُكْمِهَا. ٣٣ 33
Into the centre is the lot cast, And from Jehovah [is] all its judgment!

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