< الأمثال 24 >
لاَ تَحْسِدْ أَهْلَ الشَّرِّ، وَلاَ تَشْتَهِ مُعَاشَرَتَهُمْ، | ١ 1 |
[My] son, envy not bad men, nor desire to be with them.
لأَنَّ قُلُوبَهُمْ تَتَآمَرُ عَلَى ارْتِكَابِ الظُّلْمِ، وَأَلْسِنَتَهُمْ تَنْطِقُ بِالإِسَاءَةِ. | ٢ 2 |
For their heart meditates falsehoods, and their lips speak mischiefs.
بِالْحِكْمَةِ يُبْنَى الْبَيْتُ، وَبِالْفَهْمِ يَرْسَخُ. | ٣ 3 |
A house is built by wisdom, and is set up by understanding.
بِالْمَعْرِفَةِ تَكْتَظُّ الْحُجْرَاتُ بِكُلِّ نَفِيسٍ، وَكُنُوزٍ نَادِرَةٍ. | ٤ 4 |
By discretion the chambers are filled with all precious and excellent wealth.
الرَّجُلُ الْحَكِيمُ يَتَمَتَّعُ بِالْعِزَّةِ، وَذُو الْمَعْرِفَةِ يَزْدَادُ قُوَّةً، | ٥ 5 |
A wise man is better than a strong man; and a man who has prudence than a large estate.
لأَنَّكَ بِحُسْنِ التَّدْبِيرِ تَخُوضُ حَرْبَكَ، وَبِكَثْرَةِ الْمُشِيرِينَ يَكُونُ الْخَلاصُ. | ٦ 6 |
War is carried on with generalship, and aid is supplied to the heart of a counsellor.
الْحِكْمَةُ أَسْمَى مِنْ أَنْ يُدْرِكَهَا الْجَاهِلُ، وَفِي سَاحَةِ الْمَدِينَةِ لاَ يَفْتَحُ فَاهُ! | ٧ 7 |
Wisdom and good understanding are in the gates of the wise: the wise turn not aside from the mouth of the Lord,
الْمُتَفَكِّرُ فِي ارْتِكَابِ الشَّرِّ يُدْعَى مُتَآمِراً. | ٨ 8 |
but deliberate in council. Death befalls uninstructed [men].
نَوَايَا الْجَاهِلِ خَطِيئَةٌ، وَالْمُسْتَهْزِئُ رِجْسٌ عِنْدَ النَّاسِ. | ٩ 9 |
The fools also dies in sins; and uncleanness [attaches] to a pestilent man.
إِنْ عَيِيتَ فِي يَوْمِ الضِّيقِ تَكُونُ وَاهِنَ الْقُوَى. | ١٠ 10 |
He shall be defiled in the evil day, and in the day of affliction, until he be utterly consumed.
أَنْقِذِ الْمَسُوقِينَ إِلَى الْمَوْتِ وَرُدَّ الْمُتَعَثِّرِينَ الذَّاهِبِينَ إِلَى الذَّبْحِ. | ١١ 11 |
Deliver them that are led away to death, and redeem them that are appointed to be slain; spare not [your help].
إِنْ قُلْتَ: إِنَّنَا لَمْ نَعْرِفْ هَذَا، أَفَلا يَفْهَمُ هَذَا وَازِنُ الْقُلُوبِ؟ أَلاَ يُدْرِكُهُ رَاعِي النُّفُوسِ، فَيُجَازِيَ الإِنْسَانَ بِمُقْتَضَى عَمَلِهِ؟ | ١٢ 12 |
But if you should say, I know not this man; know that the Lord knows the hearts of all; and he that formed breath for all, he knows all things, who renders to every man according to his works.
يَاابْنِي، كُلْ عَسَلاً لأَنَّهُ طَيِّبٌ، وَكَذَلِكَ الشَّهْدَ لأَنَّهُ حُلْوٌ لِمَذَاقِكَ. | ١٣ 13 |
[My] son, eat honey, for the honeycomb is good, that your throat may be sweetened.
لِذَلِكَ الْتَمِسِ الْحِكْمَةَ لِنَفْسِكَ، فَإِذَا وَجَدْتَهَا تَحْظَى بِالثَّوَابِ وَلاَ يَخِيبُ رَجَاؤُكَ. | ١٤ 14 |
Thus shall you perceive wisdom in your soul: for if you find it, your end shall be good, and hope shall not fail you.
لاَ تَكْمُنْ كَمَا يَكْمُنُ الشِّرِّيرُ لِمَسْكَنِ الصِّدِّيقِ وَلاَ تُدَمِّرْ مَنْزِلَهُ، | ١٥ 15 |
Bring not an ungodly man into the dwelling of the righteous: neither be deceived by the feeding of the belly.
لأَنَّ الصِّدِّيقَ يَسْقُطُ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ، وَمَعَ ذَلِكَ يَنْهَضُ، أَمَّا الأَشْرَارُ فَيَتَعَثَّرُونَ بِالشَّرِّ. | ١٦ 16 |
For a righteous man will fall seven times, and rise [again]: but the ungodly shall be without strength in troubles.
لاَ تَشْمَتْ لِسُقُوطِ عَدُوِّكَ، وَلاَ يَبْتَهِجْ قَلْبُكَ إِذَا عَثَرَ، | ١٧ 17 |
If your enemy should fall, rejoice not over him, neither be elated at his overthrow.
لِئَلاَّ يَشْهَدَ الرَّبُّ، فَيَسُوءَ الأَمْرُ فِي عَيْنَيْهِ وَيَصْرِفَ غَضَبَهُ عَنْهُ. | ١٨ 18 |
For the Lord will see [it], and it will not please him, and he will turn away his wrath from him.
لاَ يَتَآكَلْ قَلْبُكَ غَيْظاً مِنْ فَاعِلِي الإِثْمِ، وَلاَ تَحْسِدِ الأَشْرَارَ، | ١٩ 19 |
Rejoice not in evil-doers, neither be envious of sinners.
إِذْ لاَ ثَوَابَ لِلشِّرِّيرِ، وَسِرَاجُهُ يَنْطَفِئُ. | ٢٠ 20 |
For the evil man shall have no posterity: and the light of the wicked shall be put out.
يَاابْنِي اتَّقِ الرَّبَّ وَالْمَلِكَ، وَلاَ تُعَاشِرِ الْمُتَقَلِّبِينَ، | ٢١ 21 |
[My] son, fear God and the king; and do not disobey either of them.
لأَنَّ هَذَيْنِ الاثْنَيْنِ يُنْزِلانِ الْبَلِيَّةَ بَغْتَةً عَلَيْهِمْ. وَمَنْ يَدْرِي أَيَّةَ كَوَارِثَ تَصْدُرُ عَنْهُمَا؟ | ٢٢ 22 |
For they will suddenly punish the ungodly, and who can know the vengeance [inflicted] by both?
وَهَذِهِ أَيْضاً أَقْوَالُ الْحُكَمَاءِ: التَّحَيُّزُ فِي الْحُكْمِ مُشِينٌ، | ٢٣ 23 |
And this thing I say to you that are wise [for you] to learn: It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
وَمَنْ يَقُولُ لِلشِّرِّيرِ: أَنْتَ بَرِيءٌ، تَلْعَنُهُ الشُّعُوبُ وَتَمْقُتُهُ الأُمَمُ. | ٢٤ 24 |
He that says of the ungodly, He is righteous, shall be cursed by peoples, and hateful among the nations.
أَمَّا الَّذِينَ يُوَبِّخُونَهُ فَلَهُمُ الْغِبْطَةُ وَتَحُلُّ عَلَيْهِمْ بَرَكَةُ الْخَيْرِ. | ٢٥ 25 |
But they that reprove [him] shall appear more excellent, and blessing shall come upon them;
مَنْ يُجِيبُ بِقَوْلٍ صَائِبٍ يَحْظَى بِالْكَرَامَةِ. | ٢٦ 26 |
and [men] will kiss lips that answer well.
أَنْجِزْ عَمَلَكَ فِي الْخَارِجِ وَهَيِّئْ حَقْلَكَ لِنَفْسِكَ، ثُمَّ ابْنِ بَيْتَكَ. | ٢٧ 27 |
Prepare your works for [your] going forth, and prepare yourself for the field; and come after me, and you shall rebuild your house.
لاَ تَشْهَدْ ضِدَّ قَرِيبِكَ مِنْ غَيْرِ دَاعٍ، فَلِمَاذَا تَنْطِقُ شَفَتَاكَ زُوراً؟ | ٢٨ 28 |
Be not a false witness against your [fellow] citizen, neither exaggerate with your lips.
لاَ تَقُلْ: سَأُعَامِلُهُ بِمِثْلِ مَا عَامَلَنِي، وَأُجَازِيهِ عَلَى مَا ارْتَكَبَهُ فِي حَقِّي. | ٢٩ 29 |
Say not, As he has treated me, so will I treat him, and I will avenge myself on him for that wherein he has injured me.
اجْتَزْتُ فِي حَقْلِ الْكَسُولِ وَبِكَرْمِ الرَّجُلِ الْفَاقِدِ الْبَصِيرَةِ، | ٣٠ 30 |
A foolish man is like a farm, and a senseless man is like a vineyard.
وَإِذَا بِالشَّوْكِ قَدْ كَسَاهُ، وَالْعَوْسَجِ قَدْ غَطَّى كُلَّ أَرْضِهِ، وَجِدَارِ حِجَارَتِهِ قَدِ انْهَارَ، | ٣١ 31 |
If you let him alone, he will altogether remain barren and covered with weeds; and he becomes destitute, and his stone walls are broken down.
فَاعْتَبَرَ قَلْبِي بِمَا شَاهَدْتُ، وَتَلَقَّنْتُ دَرْساً مِمَّا رَأَيْتُ. | ٣٢ 32 |
Afterwards I reflected, I looked that I might receive instruction.
أَدْرَكْتُ أَنَّ قَلِيلاً مِنَ النُّعَاسِ بَعْدَ قَلِيلٍ مِنَ النَّوْمِ، وَطَيَّ الْيَدَيْنِ لِلْهُجُوعِ، | ٣٣ 33 |
[The sluggard says, ]I slumber a little, and I sleep a little, and for a little while I fold my arms across [my] breast.
تَجْعَلُ الْفَقْرَ يُقْبِلُ عَلَيْكَ كَقَاطِعِ طَرِيقٍ وَالْعَوَزَ كَغَازٍ مُسَلَّحٍ! | ٣٤ 34 |
But if you do this, your poverty will come speedily; and your lack like a swift courier.