أَمْثَالٌ 21

١ 1 قَلْبُ ٱلْمَلِكِ فِي يَدِ ٱلرَّبِّ كَجَدَاوِلِ مِيَاهٍ، حَيْثُمَا شَاءَ يُمِيلُهُ.

stream water heart king in/on/with hand LORD upon all which to delight in to stretch him

٢ 2 كُلُّ طُرُقِ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ مُسْتَقِيمَةٌ فِي عَيْنَيْهِ، وَٱلرَّبُّ وَازِنُ ٱلْقُلُوبِ.

all way: conduct man upright in/on/with eye his and to measure heart LORD

٣ 3 فِعْلُ ٱلْعَدْلِ وَٱلْحَقِّ أَفْضَلُ عِنْدَ ٱلرَّبِّ مِنَ ٱلذَّبِيحَةِ.

to make: do righteousness and justice to choose to/for LORD from sacrifice

٤ 4 طُمُوحُ ٱلْعَيْنَيْنِ وَٱنْتِفَاخُ ٱلْقَلْبِ، نُورُ ٱلْأَشْرَارِ خَطِيَّةٌ.

height eye and broad: arrogant heart lamp wicked sin

٥ 5 أَفْكَارُ ٱلْمُجْتَهِدِ إِنَّمَا هِيَ لِلْخِصْبِ، وَكُلُّ عَجُولٍ إِنَّمَا هُوَ لِلْعَوَزِ.

plot sharp surely to/for advantage and all to hasten surely to/for need

٦ 6 جَمْعُ ٱلْكُنُوزِ بِلِسَانٍ كَاذِبٍ، هُوَ بُخَارٌ مَطْرُودٌ لِطَالِبِي ٱلْمَوْتِ.

work treasure in/on/with tongue deception vanity to drive to seek death

٧ 7 اِغْتِصَابُ ٱلْأَشْرَارِ يَجْرُفُهُمْ، لِأَنَّهُمْ أَبَوْا إِجْرَاءَ ٱلْعَدْلِ.

violence wicked to drag/chew/saw them for to refuse to/for to make: do justice

٨ 8 طَرِيقُ رَجُلٍ مَوْزُورٍ هِيَ مُلْتَوِيَةٌ، أَمَّا ٱلزَّكِيُّ فَعَمَلُهُ مُسْتَقِيمٌ.

crooked way: conduct man guilty and pure upright work his

٩ 9 اَلسُّكْنَى فِي زَاوِيَةِ ٱلسَّطْحِ، خَيْرٌ مِنِ ٱمْرَأَةٍ مُخَاصِمَةٍ وَبَيْتٍ مُشْتَرِكٍ.

pleasant to/for to dwell upon corner roof from woman: wife contention and house: home fellow

١٠ 10 نَفْسُ ٱلشِّرِّيرِ تَشْتَهِي ٱلشَّرَّ. قَرِيبُهُ لَا يَجِدُ نِعْمَةً فِي عَيْنَيْهِ.

soul wicked to desire bad: evil not be gracious in/on/with eye his neighbor his

١١ 11 بِمُعَاقَبَةِ ٱلْمُسْتَهْزِئِ يَصِيرُ ٱلْأَحْمَقُ حَكِيمًا، وَٱلْحَكِيمُ بِٱلْإِرْشَادِ يَقْبَلُ مَعْرِفَةً.

in/on/with to fine to mock be wise simple and in/on/with be prudent to/for wise to take: recieve knowledge

١٢ 12 اَلْبَارُّ يَتَأَمَّلُ بَيْتَ ٱلشِّرِّيرِ وَيَقْلِبُ ٱلْأَشْرَارَ فِي ٱلشَّرِّ.

be prudent righteous to/for house: household wicked to pervert wicked to/for bad: evil

١٣ 13 مَنْ يَسُدُّ أُذُنَيْهِ عَنْ صُرَاخِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ، فَهُوَ أَيْضًا يَصْرُخُ وَلَا يُسْتَجَابُ.

to shutter ear his from outcry poor also he/she/it to call: call out and not to answer

١٤ 14 اَلْهَدِيَّةُ فِي ٱلْخَفَاءِ تَفْثَأُ ٱلْغَضَبَ، وَٱلرَّشْوَةُ فِي ٱلْحِضْنِ تَفْثَأُ ٱلسَّخَطَ ٱلشَّدِيدَ.

gift in/on/with secrecy to subdue face: anger and bribe in/on/with bosom: secret rage strong

١٥ 15 إِجْرَاءُ ٱلْحَقِّ فَرَحٌ لِلصِّدِّيقِ، وَٱلْهَلَاكُ لِفَاعِلِي ٱلْإِثْمِ.

joy to/for righteous to make: do justice and terror to/for to work evil: wickedness

١٦ 16 اَلرَّجُلُ ٱلضَّالُّ عَنْ طَرِيقِ ٱلْمَعْرِفَةِ يَسْكُنُ بَيْنَ جَمَاعَةِ ٱلْأَخِيلَةِ.

man to go astray from way: conduct be prudent in/on/with assembly shade to rest

١٧ 17 مُحِبُّ ٱلْفَرَحِ إِنْسَانٌ مُعْوِزٌ. مُحِبُّ ٱلْخَمْرِ وَٱلدُّهْنِ لَا يَسْتَغْنِي.

man need to love: lover joy to love: lover wine and oil not to enrich

١٨ 18 اَلشِّرِّيرُ فِدْيَةُ ٱلصِّدِّيقِ، وَمَكَانَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمِينَ ٱلْغَادِرُ.

ransom to/for righteous wicked and underneath: instead upright to act treacherously

١٩ 19 اَلسُّكْنَى فِي أَرْضٍ بَرِّيَّةٍ خَيْرٌ مِنِ ٱمْرَأَةٍ مُخَاصِمَةٍ حَرِدَةٍ.

pleasant to dwell in/on/with land: country/planet wilderness from woman (contention *QK) and vexation

٢٠ 20 كَنْزٌ مُشْتَهًى وَزَيْتٌ فِي بَيْتِ ٱلْحَكِيمِ، أَمَّا ٱلرَّجُلُ ٱلْجَاهِلُ فَيُتْلِفُهُ.

treasure to desire and oil in/on/with pasture wise and fool man to swallow up him

٢١ 21 اَلتَّابِعُ ٱلْعَدْلَ وَٱلرَّحْمَةَ يَجِدُ حَيَاةً، حَظًّا وَكَرَامَةً.

to pursue righteousness and kindness to find life righteousness and glory

٢٢ 22 اَلْحَكِيمُ يَتَسَوَّرُ مَدِينَةَ ٱلْجَبَابِرَةِ، وَيُسْقِطُ قُوَّةَ مُعْتَمَدِهَا.

city mighty man to ascend: rise wise and to go down strength confidence her

٢٣ 23 مَنْ يَحْفَظُ فَمَهُ وَلِسَانَهُ، يَحْفَظُ مِنَ ٱلضِّيقَاتِ نَفْسَهُ.

to keep: guard lip his and tongue his to keep: guard from distress soul: myself his

٢٤ 24 اَلْمُنْتَفِخُ ٱلْمُتَكَبِّرُ ٱسْمُهُ «مُسْتَهْزِئٌ»، عَامِلٌ بِفَيَضَانِ ٱلْكِبْرِيَاءِ.

arrogant proud to mock name his to make: do in/on/with fury arrogance

٢٥ 25 شَهْوَةُ ٱلْكَسْلَانِ تَقْتُلُهُ، لِأَنَّ يَدَيْهِ تَأْبَيَانِ ٱلشُّغْلَ.

desire sluggish to die him for to refuse hand his to/for to make: do

٢٦ 26 اَلْيَوْمَ كُلَّهُ يَشْتَهِي شَهْوَةً، أَمَّا ٱلصِّدِّيقُ فَيُعْطِي وَلَا يُمْسِكُ.

all [the] day to desire desire and righteous to give: give and not to withhold

٢٧ 27 ذَبِيحَةُ ٱلشِّرِّيرِ مَكْرَهَةٌ، فَكَمْ بِٱلْحَرِيِّ حِينَ يُقَدِّمُهَا بِغِشٍّ!

sacrifice wicked abomination also for in/on/with wickedness to come (in): bring him

٢٨ 28 شَاهِدُ ٱلزُّورِ يَهْلِكُ، وَٱلرَّجُلُ ٱلسَّامِعُ لِلْحَقِّ يَتَكَلَّمُ.

witness lie to perish and man to hear: hear to/for perpetuity to speak: speak

٢٩ 29 اَلشِّرِّيرُ يُوقِحُ وَجْهَهُ، أَمَّا ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمُ فَيُثَبِّتُ طُرُقَهُ.

be strong man wicked in/on/with face his and upright he/she/it (to understand way: conduct his *QK)

٣٠ 30 لَيْسَ حِكْمَةٌ وَلَا فِطْنَةٌ وَلَا مَشُورَةٌ تُجَاهَ ٱلرَّبِّ.

nothing wisdom and nothing understanding and nothing counsel to/for before LORD

٣١ 31 اَلْفَرَسُ مُعَدٌّ لِيَوْمِ ٱلْحَرْبِ، أَمَّا ٱلنُّصْرَةُ فَمِنَ ٱلرَّبِّ.

horse to establish: prepare to/for day battle and to/for LORD [the] deliverance: victory