الأمثال 19
| الْفَقِيرُ السَّالِكُ بِكَمَالِهِ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْجَاهِلِ الْمُخَاتِلِ. | ١ 1 |
Better is the poor man, that walketh in his simplicity, than a rich man that is perverse in his lips, and unwise.
| لاَ يَجْدُرُ بِالْمَرْءِ أَنْ يَخْلُوَ مِنَ الْمَعْرِفَةِ، وَمَنْ يَتَعَجَّلِ الأُمُورَ يُخْطِئِ الْغَرَضَ. | ٢ 2 |
Where there is no knowledge of the soul, there is no good: and he that is hasty with his feet shall stumble.
| عِنْدَمَا تُسِيءُ حَمَاقَةُ الإِنْسَانِ إِلَى حَيَاتِهِ، يَسْخَطُ قَلْبُهُ عَلَى اللهِ. | ٣ 3 |
The folly of a man supplanteth his seeps: and he fretteth in his mind against God.
| الْغَنِيُّ يَجْتَذِبُ كَثْرَةً مِنَ الأَصْدِقَاءِ، أَمَّا الْفَقِيرُ فَيَهْجُرُهُ خَلِيلُهُ. | ٤ 4 |
Riches make many friends: but from the poor man, even they whom he had, depart.
| شَاهِدُ الزُّورِ لاَ يَنْجُو مِنَ الْعِقَابِ، وَنَافِثُ الْكَذِبِ لاَ يُفْلِتُ مِنَ الْقِصَاصِ. | ٥ 5 |
A false witness shall not be unpunished: and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
| كَثِيرُونَ يَتَمَلَّقُونَ صَاحِبَ النُّفُوذِ، وَالْكُلُّ صَاحِبٌ لِلَّذِي يُغْدِقُ الْعَطَايَا. | ٦ 6 |
Many honour the person of him that is mighty, and are friends of him that giveth gifts.
| جَمِيعُ إخْوَةِ الْفَقِيرِ يَمْقُتُونَهُ، فَمَا أَحْرَى أَنْ يَتَهَرَّبَ مِنْهُ أَصْدِقَاؤُهُ؛ يُلاَحِقُهُمْ بِتَوَسُّلاَتِهِ وَلاَ يَجِدُ لَهُمْ أَثَراً. | ٧ 7 |
The brethren of the poor man hate him: moreover also his friends have departed far from him. He that followeth after words only, shall have nothing.
| مَنِ اقْتَنَى حِكْمَةً أَحَبَّ نَفْسَهُ، وَمَنِ ادَّخَرَ الْفَهْمَ يَلْقَى خَيْراً. | ٨ 8 |
But he that possesseth a mind, loveth his own soul, and he that keepeth prudence shall find good things.
| شَاهِدُ الزُّورِ لاَ يُفْلِتُ مِنَ الْعِقَابِ، وَنَافِثُ الأَكَاذِيبِ يَهْلِكُ. | ٩ 9 |
A false witness shall not be unpunished: and he that speaketh lies, shall perish.
| لاَ يَلِيقُ التَّنَعُّمُ بِالْجَاهِلِ، فَكَمْ بِالْحَرِيِّ أَنْ يَتَسَلَّطَ عَلَى الرُّؤَسَاءِ؟ | ١٠ 10 |
Delicacies are not seemly for a fool: nor for a servant to have rule over princes.
| تَعَقُّلُ الإِنْسَانِ يَكْبَحُ غَضَبَهُ، وَبَهَاؤُهُ فِي الْعَفْوِ عَنِ الْخَطَأِ. | ١١ 11 |
The learning of a man is known by patience and his glory is to pass over wrongs.
| حَنَقُ الْمَلِكِ كَزَمْجَرَةِ الأَسَدِ، وَرِضَاهُ كَالطَّلِّ عَلَى الْعُشْبِ. | ١٢ 12 |
As the roaring of a lion, so also is the anger of a king: and his cheerfulness as the dew upon the grass.
| الابْنُ الْجَاهِلُ مَدْعَاةُ خَرَابٍ لأَبِيهِ، وَمُخَاصَمَاتُ الزَّوْجَةِ كَنَقْرِ قَطَرَاتِ الْمَطَرِ الْمُتَتَابِعَةِ، | ١٣ 13 |
A foolish son is the grief of his father: and a wrangling wife is like a roof continually dropping through.
| الْبَيْتُ وَالثَّرْوَةُ مِيَراثٌ مِنَ الآبَاءِ، أَمَّا الزَّوْجَةُ الْعَاقِلَةُ فَهِيَ مِنْ عِنْدِ الرَّبِّ. | ١٤ 14 |
House and riches are given by parents: but a prudent wife is properly from the Lord.
| الْكَسَلُ يُغْرِقُ فِي سَبَاتٍ عَمِيقٍ، وَالنَّفْسُ الْمُتَقَاعِسَةُ تُقَاسِي مِنَ الْجُوعِ. | ١٥ 15 |
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep, and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
| مَنْ يُطِعْ الْوَصِيَّةَ يَصُنْ نَفْسَهُ، وَالْمُتَهَاوِنُ فِي تَصَرُّفَاتِهِ يَلْقَى الْمَوْتَ. | ١٦ 16 |
He that keepeth the commandment, keepeth his own soul: but he that neglecteth his own way, shall die.
| مَنْ يَرْحَمْ الْفَقِيرَ يُقْرِضْ الرَّبَّ، وَيُكَافِئْهُ الرَّبُّ عَلَى حُسْنِ صَنِيعِهِ. | ١٧ 17 |
He that hath mercy on the poor, lendeth to the Lord: and he will repay him.
| أَدِّبِ ابْنَكَ مَادَامَ فِي ذَلِكَ رَجَاءٌ، وَلاَ تَحْمِلْ نَفْسَكَ عَلَى قَتْلِهِ. | ١٨ 18 |
Chastise thy son, despair not: but to the killing of him set not thy soul.
| الْجَامِحُ الْغَضَبِ يَدْفَعُ ثَمَنَ جُمُوحِهِ، وَإِنْ كَبَحْتَهُ أَوِ اعْتَرَضْتَهُ فَإِنَّكَ تَزِيدُهُ سُوءاً | ١٩ 19 |
He that is impatient, shall suffer damage: and when he shall take away he shall add another thing.
| اسْتَمِعْ إِلَى الْمَشُورَةِ، وَاقْبَلِ التَّأْدِيبَ، فَتَكْتَسِبَ حِكْمَةً بَقِيَّةَ حَيَاتِكَ. | ٢٠ 20 |
Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayst be wise in thy latter end.
| كَثِيرَةٌ هِيَ نَوَايَا قَلْبِ الإِنْسَانِ، إِنَّمَا مَشُورَةُ الرَّبِّ هِيَ الَّتِي تَسُودُ. | ٢١ 21 |
There are many thoughts in the heart of a man: but the will of the Lord shall stand firm.
| حُسْنُ الْجَمِيلِ زِينَةُ النَّاسِ، وَالْفَقِيرُ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْغَنِيِّ الْكَاذِبِ. | ٢٢ 22 |
A needy man is merciful: and better is the poor than the lying man.
| تَقْوَى الرَّبِّ تُفْضِي إِلَى الْحَيَاةِ، وَصَاحِبُهَا يَبِيتُ مُطْمَئِنّاً وَلاَ يَنَالُهُ شَرٌّ. | ٢٣ 23 |
The fear of the Lord is unto life: and he shall abide in fulness without being visited with evil.
| الْكَسُولُ يَدْفِنُ يَدَهُ فِي صَحْنِهِ وَلاَ يَرُدُّهَا حَتَّى إِلَى فَمِهِ. | ٢٤ 24 |
The slothful hideth his hand under his armpit, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth.
| اضْرِبِ الْمُسْتَهْزِئَ فَيَتَعَقَّلَ الأَحْمَقُ، وَوَبِّخِ العَاقِلَ فَيَكْتَسِبَ فَهْماً. | ٢٥ 25 |
The wicked man being; scourged, the fool shall be wiser: but if thou rebuke a wise man he will understand discipline.
| مَنْ يُخَرِّبْ حَيَاةَ أَبِيهِ، وَيُشَرِّدْ أُمَّهُ هُوَ ابْنٌ يَجْلِبُ الْخِزْيَ وَالْعَارَ. | ٢٦ 26 |
He that afflicteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is infamous and unhappy.
| كُفَّ يَاابْنِي عَنِ الإِصْغَاءِ إِلَى التَّعْلِيمِ الَّذِي يُضِلُّكَ عَنْ كَلِمَاتِ الْمَعْرِفَةِ. | ٢٧ 27 |
Cease not, O my son, to hear instruction, and be not ignorant of the words of knowledge.
| الشَّاهِدُ الْمُنَافِقُ يَسْخَرُ مِنَ الْقَضَاءِ، وَفَمُ الأَشْرَارِ يَبْتَلِعُ الإِثْمَ. | ٢٨ 28 |
An unjust witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.
| الْعِقَابُ مُعَدٌّ لِلسَّاخِرِينَ، وَجَلْدُ السِّيَاطِ مُهَيَّأٌ لِظُهُورِ الْجُهَّالِ. | ٢٩ 29 |
Judgments are prepared for scorners: and striking hammers for the bodies of fools.
