الأمثال 17
| لُقْمَةُ خُبْزٍ جَافَّةٌ مَصْحُوبَةٌ بِالسَّلاَمِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ بَيْتٍ مَلِيءٍ بِذَبَائِحَ وَيَسُودُهُ الْخِصَامُ. | ١ 1 |
It is better to have quiet with a dry morsel of bread than a house full of feasting with strife.
| الْعَبْدُ الْعَاقِلُ يَسُودُ عَلَى الابْنِ الْفَاجِرِ، وَيُشَارِكُ الإِخْوَةَ فِي الْمِيرَاثِ. | ٢ 2 |
A wise servant will rule over a son who acts shamefully and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.
| كَمَا تُنَقِّي الْبُوْتَقَةُ الفِضَّةَ، وَالْكُورُ الذَّهَبَ، فَإِنَّ الرَّبَّ يَمْتَحِنُ الْقُلُوبَ أَيْضاً. | ٣ 3 |
The crucible is for silver and the furnace is for gold, but Yahweh refines hearts.
| فَاعِلُ الإِثْمِ يُصْغِي لِكَلاَمِ الشَّرِّ، وَالْكَاذِبُ يَتَجَاوَبُ مَعَ أَقْوَالِ السُّوءِ. | ٤ 4 |
The evildoer pays attention to wicked lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.
| الْمُسْتَهْزِئُ بِالْفَقِيرِ يَحْتَقِرُ صَانِعَهُ، وَالشَّامِتُ بِالْبَلِيَّةِ لاَ يُفْلِتُ مِنَ الْعِقَابِ. | ٥ 5 |
Whoever mocks the poor insults his Maker and the one who rejoices at misfortune will not go unpunished.
| تَاجُ الشُّيُوخِ الأَحْفَادُ، وَفَخْرُ الأَبْنَاءِ آبَاؤُهُمْ. | ٦ 6 |
Grandchildren are the crown of the aged and parents bring honor to their children.
| لاَ يَصِحُّ لِلْجَاهِلِ أَنْ يَنْطِقَ بِمَأْثُورِ الْقَوْلِ، وَأَشَرُّ مِنْهُ الْكَذِبُ عَلَى الرَّجُلِ النَّبِيلِ. | ٧ 7 |
Eloquent speech is not suitable for a fool; much less are lying lips suitable for royalty.
| الرِّشْوَةُ تَعْوِيذَةٌ فِي عَيْنَيْ مُهْدِيهَا، وَحَيْثُمَا تَوَجَّهَ يُفْلِحُ. | ٨ 8 |
A bribe is like a magic stone to the one who gives it; wherever he turns, he succeeds.
| مَنْ يَصْفَحُ عَنِ الذَّنْبِ يَلْتَمِسُ الْمَحَبَّةَ، وَالوَاشِي يُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ الأَصْدِقَاءِ الْحَمِيمِينَ. | ٩ 9 |
Whoever overlooks an offense seeks love, but the one who repeats a matter alienates close friends.
| يُؤَثِّرُ التَّأْنِيبُ فِي الْحَكِيمِ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ تَأْثِيرِ مِئَةِ جَلْدَةٍ فِي الْجَاهِلِ. | ١٠ 10 |
A rebuke goes deeper into a person who has understanding than a hundred blows go into a fool.
| الشِّرِّ يرُ يَسْعَى فَقَطْ لِلتَّمَرُّدِ، فَيَنْقَضُّ عَلَيْهِ رَسُولٌ قَاسٍ. | ١١ 11 |
An evil person only seeks rebellion, so a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
| مُصَادَفَةُ دُبَّةٍ ثَكُولٍ خَيْرٌ مِنْ مُصَادَفَةِ جَاهِلٍ مُتَوَرِّطٍ فِي حَمَاقَتِهِ. | ١٢ 12 |
It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than to meet a fool in his foolishness.
| مَنْ يُجَازِي خَيْراً بِشَرٍّ، لَنْ يَبْرَحَ الشَّرُّ مِنْ بَيْتِهِ. | ١٣ 13 |
When someone returns evil for good, evil will never leave his house.
| بِدَايَةُ الْخِصَامِ كَتَفَجُّرِ الْمِيَاهِ، فَاتْرُكِ الْخِصَامَ قَبْلَ انْفِجَارِهِ. | ١٤ 14 |
The beginning of conflict is like one who releases water everywhere, so walk away from the dispute before it has broken out.
| مُبْرِئُ الْمُذْنِبِ وَمُذَنِّبُ الْبَرِيءِ كِلاهُمَا رِجْسٌ عِنْدَ الرَّبِّ. | ١٥ 15 |
The person who acquits the wicked person and the person who condemns the righteous person— both are an abomination to Yahweh.
| مَا جَدْوَى أَنْ يَكُونَ لَدَى الْجَاهِلِ مَالٌ لاقْتِنَاءِ الْحِكْمَةِ، وَهُوَ لاَ يَمْلِكُ الْفَهْمَ لِتَعَلُّمِهَا. | ١٦ 16 |
Why should a fool pay money to learn about wisdom, when he has no ability to learn it?
| الصِّدِّيقُ يُحِبُّ فِي كُلِّ حِينٍ، وَالأَخُ يُولَدُ لِيَكُونَ عَوْناً فِي الضِّيقِ. | ١٧ 17 |
A friend is loving at all times and a brother is born for times of trouble.
| الأَحْمَقُ مَنْ يَكْفَلُ سِوَاهُ بِصَفْقِ الْكَفِّ، وَيَضْمَنُ جَارَهُ ضَمَاناً كَامِلاً | ١٨ 18 |
A man having no sense makes binding promises and becomes responsible for his neighbor's debts.
| مَنْ يُحِبَّ الإِثْمَ يُحِبَّ الْمُشَاجَرَةَ، وَمَنْ يُكْثِرْ مِنَ الْمُبَاهَاةِ يَجْلِبْ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ الدَّمَارَ. | ١٩ 19 |
Whoever loves conflict loves sin; the one who makes the threshold of his door too high causes bones to be broken.
| ذُو الْقَلْبِ الْمُعَوَّجِ لاَ يُفْلِحُ، وَصَاحِبُ اللِّسَانِ الْمُنَافِقِ يَقَعُ فِي الْبَلِيَّةِ. | ٢٠ 20 |
A person who has a crooked heart finds nothing that is good; the one who has a perverse tongue falls into calamity.
| مَنْ أَنْجَبَ جَاهِلاً صَارَ غَمّاً لَهُ، وَأَبُو الأَحْمَقِ لاَ يَعْرِفُ الْفَرَحَ. | ٢١ 21 |
Whoever is the parent of a fool brings grief to himself; and the father of a fool has no joy.
| الْقَلْبُ الْمَسْرُورُ دَوَاءٌ شَافٍ، وَالرُّوحُ الْمُنْسَحِقَةُ تُبْلِي الْعِظَامَ. | ٢٢ 22 |
A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
| الشِّرِّيرُ يَأْخُذُ الرِّشْوَةَ مِنَ الْحِضْنِ لِيُحَرِّفَ سَيْرَ الْقَضَاءِ. | ٢٣ 23 |
A wicked man accepts a secret bribe to pervert the ways of justice.
| الْحِكْمَةُ هِيَ غَايَةُ العَاقِلِ أَمَّا عَيْنَا الْجَاهِلِ فَزَائِغَتَانِ إِلَى أَقَاصِي الأَرْضِ. | ٢٤ 24 |
The one who has understanding sets his face toward wisdom, but the eyes of a fool are set on the ends of the earth.
| الابْنُ الْجَاهِلُ مَبْعَثُ تَعَاسَةٍ لأَبِيهِ، وَمَرَارَةُ قَلْبٍ لأُمِّهِ. | ٢٥ 25 |
A foolish son is a grief to his father and bitterness to the woman who bore him.
| أَيْضاً لاَ يَلِيقُ تَغْرِيمُ الْبَرِيءِ، وَلاَ جَلْدُ الشُّرَفَاءِ تَقْوِيماً لَهُمْ. | ٢٦ 26 |
Also, it is never good to punish the righteous person; neither is it good to flog noble men who have integrity.
| ذُو الْمَعْرِفَةِ يَتَرَوَّى فِي كَلِمَاتِهِ، وَالْعَاقِلُ ذُو رَبَاطَةِ جَأْشٍ. | ٢٧ 27 |
One who has knowledge uses few words and one with understanding is even-tempered.
| حَتَّى الْجَاهِلُ، إِنْ صَمَتَ، يُحْسَبُ حَكِيماً، وَإِنْ أَطْبَقَ شَفَتَيْهِ يُحْسَبُ عَاقِلاً. | ٢٨ 28 |
Even a fool is thought to be wise if he keeps silent; when he keeps his mouth shut, he is considered to be intelligent.
