< أَمْثَالٌ 20 >

اَلْخَمْرُ مُسْتَهْزِئَةٌ. ٱلْمُسْكِرُ عَجَّاجٌ، وَمَنْ يَتَرَنَّحُ بِهِمَا فَلَيْسَ بِحَكِيمٍ. ١ 1
Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; and whosoever erreth thereby is not wise.
رُعْبُ ٱلْمَلِكِ كَزَمْجَرَةِ ٱلْأَسَدِ. ٱلَّذِي يُغِيظُهُ يُخْطِئُ إِلَى نَفْسِهِ. ٢ 2
The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: he that provoketh him to anger sinneth [against] his own life.
مَجْدُ ٱلرَّجُلِ أَنْ يَبْتَعِدَ عَنِ ٱلْخِصَامِ، وَكُلُّ أَحْمَقَ يُنَازِعُ. ٣ 3
It is an honour for a man to keep aloof from strife: but every fool will be quarrelling.
اَلْكَسْلَانُ لَا يَحْرُثُ بِسَبَبِ ٱلشِّتَاءِ، فَيَسْتَعْطِي فِي ٱلْحَصَادِ وَلَا يُعْطَى. ٤ 4
The slothful will not plow by reason of the winter; therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
اَلْمَشُورَةُ فِي قَلْبِ ٱلرَّجُلِ مِيَاهٌ عَمِيقَةٌ، وَذُو ٱلْفِطْنَةِ يَسْتَقِيهَا. ٥ 5
Counsel in the heart of man is [like] deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.
أَكْثَرُ ٱلنَّاسِ يُنَادُونَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ بِصَلَاحِهِ، أَمَّا ٱلرَّجُلُ ٱلْأَمِينُ فَمَنْ يَجِدُهُ؟ ٦ 6
Most men wilt proclaim every one his own kindness: but a faithful man who can find?
اَلصِّدِّيقُ يَسْلُكُ بِكَمَالِهِ. طُوبَى لِبَنِيهِ بَعْدَهُ. ٧ 7
A just man that walketh in his integrity, blessed are his children after him.
اَلْمَلِكُ ٱلْجَالِسُ عَلَى كُرْسِيِّ ٱلْقَضَاءِ يُذَرِّي بِعَيْنِهِ كُلَّ شَرٍّ. ٨ 8
A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
مَنْ يَقُولُ: «إِنِّي زَكَّيْتُ قَلْبِي، تَطَهَّرْتُ مِنْ خَطِيَّتِي»؟ ٩ 9
Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
مِعْيَارٌ فَمِعْيَارٌ، مِكْيَالٌ فَمِكْيَالٌ، كِلَاهُمَا مَكْرَهَةٌ عِنْدَ ٱلرَّبِّ. ١٠ 10
Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD.
اَلْوَلَدُ أَيْضًا يُعْرَفُ بِأَفْعَالِهِ، هَلْ عَمَلُهُ نَقِيٌّ وَمُسْتَقِيمٌ؟ ١١ 11
Even a child maketh himself known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
اَلْأُذُنُ ٱلسَّامِعَةُ وَٱلْعَيْنُ ٱلْبَاصِرَةُ، ٱلرَّبُّ صَنَعَهُمَا كِلْتَيْهِمَا. ١٢ 12
The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them.
لَا تُحِبَّ ٱلنَّوْمَ لِئَلَّا تَفْتَقِرَ. ٱفْتَحْ عَيْنَيْكَ تَشْبَعْ خُبْزًا. ١٣ 13
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, [and] thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
«رَدِيءٌ، رَدِيءٌ!» يَقُولُ ٱلْمُشْتَرِي، وَإِذَا ذَهَبَ فَحِينَئِذٍ يَفْتَخِرُ! ١٤ 14
It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
يُوجَدُ ذَهَبٌ وَكَثْرَةُ لَآلِئَ، أَمَّا شِفَاهُ ٱلْمَعْرِفَةِ فَمَتَاعٌ ثَمِينٌ. ١٥ 15
There is gold, and abundance of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
خُذْ ثَوْبَهُ لِأَنَّهُ ضَمِنَ غَرِيبًا، وَلِأَجْلِ ٱلْأَجَانِبِ ٱرْتَهِنْ مِنْهُ. ١٦ 16
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; and hold him in pledge [that is surety] for strangers.
خُبْزُ ٱلْكَذِبِ لَذِيذٌ لِلْإِنْسَانِ، وَمِنْ بَعْدُ يَمْتَلِئُ فَمُهُ حَصًى. ١٧ 17
Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
اَلْمَقَاصِدُ تُثَبَّتُ بِٱلْمَشُورَةِ، وَبِالتَّدَابِيرِ ٱعْمَلْ حَرْبًا. ١٨ 18
Every purpose is established by counsel: and by wise guidance make thou war,
اَلسَّاعِي بِٱلْوِشَايَةِ يُفْشِي ٱلسِّرَّ، فَلَا تُخَالِطِ ٱلْمُفَتِّحَ شَفَتَيْهِ. ١٩ 19
He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that openeth wide his lips.
مَنْ سَبَّ أَبَاهُ أَوْ أُمَّهُ يَنْطَفِئُ سِرَاجُهُ فِي حَدَقَةِ ٱلظَّلَامِ. ٢٠ 20
Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in the blackest darkness.
رُبَّ مُلْكٍ مُعَجِّلٍ فِي أَوَّلِهِ، أَمَّا آخِرَتُهُ فَلَا تُبَارَكُ. ٢١ 21
An inheritance [may be] gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
لَا تَقُلْ: «إِنِّي أُجَازِي شَرًّا». ٱنْتَظِرِ ٱلرَّبَّ فَيُخَلِّصَكَ. ٢٢ 22
Say not thou, I will recompense evil: wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
مِعْيَارٌ فَمِعْيَارٌ مَكْرَهَةُ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَمَوَازِينُ ٱلْغِشِّ غَيْرُ صَالِحَةٍ. ٢٣ 23
Divers weights are an abomination to the LORD; and a false balance is not good.
مِنَ ٱلرَّبِّ خَطَوَاتُ ٱلرَّجُلِ، أَمَّا ٱلْإِنْسَانُ فَكَيْفَ يَفْهَمُ طَرِيقَهُ؟ ٢٤ 24
A man’s goings are of the LORD; how then can man understand his way?
هُوَ شَرَكٌ لِلْإِنْسَانِ أَنْ يَلْغُوَ قَائِلًا: «مُقَدَّسٌ»، وَبَعْدَ ٱلنَّذْرِ أَنْ يَسْأَلَ! ٢٥ 25
It is a snare to a man rashly to say, [It is] holy, and after vows to make inquiry.
اَلْمَلِكُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ يُشَتِّتُ ٱلْأَشْرَارَ، وَيَرُدُّ عَلَيْهِمِ ٱلنَّوْرَجَ. ٢٦ 26
A wise king winnoweth the wicked, and bringeth the [threshing] wheel over them.
نَفْسُ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ سِرَاجُ ٱلرَّبِّ، يُفَتِّشُ كُلَّ مَخَادِعِ ٱلْبَطْنِ. ٢٧ 27
The spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, searching all the innermost parts of the belly.
ٱلرَّحْمَةُ وَٱلْحَقُّ يَحْفَظَانِ ٱلْمَلِكَ، وَكُرْسِيُّهُ يُسْنَدُ بِٱلرَّحْمَةِ. ٢٨ 28
Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.
فَخْرُ ٱلشُّبَّانِ قُوَّتُهُمْ، وَبَهَاءُ ٱلشُّيُوخِ ٱلشَّيْبُ. ٢٩ 29
The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the hoary head.
حُبُرُ جُرْحٍ مُنَقِّيَةٌ لِلشِّرِّيرِ، وَضَرَبَاتٌ بَالِغَةٌ مَخَادِعَ ٱلْبَطْنِ. ٣٠ 30
Stripes that wound cleanse away evil: and strokes [reach] the innermost parts of the belly.

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