الأمثال 26
| الْكَرَامَةُ لاَ تَلِيقُ بِالْجَاهِلِ، فَهِيَ كَالثَّلْجِ فِي الصَّيْفِ، وَكَالْمَطَرِ فِي مَوْسِمِ الْحَصَادِ. | ١ 1 |
As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so, unbecoming to a dullard is honour.
| اللَّعْنَةُ مِنْ غَيْرِ عِلَّةٍ لاَ تَسْتَقِرُّ، فَهِيَ كَالْعُصْفُورِ الْحَائِمِ وَالْيَمَامَةِ الطَّائِرَةِ. | ٢ 2 |
As a sparrow in wandering, as a swallow in flying, so, a causeless curse, shall not alight.
| السَّوْطُ لِلْفَرَسِ، وَاللِّجَامُ لِلْحِمَارِ، وَالْعَصَا لِظُهُورِ الْجُهَّالِ. | ٣ 3 |
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the back of dullards.
| لاَ تُجِبِ الْجَاهِلَ بِمِثْلِ حُمْقِهِ لِئَلاَّ تُصْبِحَ مِثْلَهُ. | ٤ 4 |
Do not answer a dullard, according to his folly, lest, even thou thyself, become like him;
| رُدَّ عَلَى الْجَاهِلِ حَسَبَ جَهْلِهِ لِئَلاَّ يَضْحَى حَكِيماً فِي عَيْنَيْ نَفْسِهِ. | ٥ 5 |
Answer a dullard according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.
| مَنْ يَبْعَثُ بِرِسَالَةٍ عَلَى فَمِ جَاهِلٍ يَكُونُ كَمَنْ يَبْتُرُ الرِّجْلَيْنِ أَوْ يَجْرَعُ الظُّلْمَ. | ٦ 6 |
One who cutteth off feet, one who drinketh down wrong, is he who sendeth a message by the hand of a dullard.
| الْمَثَلُ فِي فَمِ الْجُهَّالِ كَسَاقَيِ الأَعْرَجِ الْمُرْتَخِيَتَيْنِ. | ٧ 7 |
Useless are the legs of the lame, and a proverb, in the mouth of a dullard.
| مَثَلُ مَنْ يُكْرِمُ الْجَاهِلَ كَمَثَلِ مَنْ يَضْرِبُ حَجَراً فِي مِقْلاَعٍ (وَيَقْذِفُهُ بَعِيداً). | ٨ 8 |
Like tying a stone to a sling, so, is he that giveth honour, to a dullard.
| الْمَثَلُ فِي فَمِ الْجُهَّالِ كَشَوْكٍ فِي يَدِ سَكْرَانٍ. | ٩ 9 |
A brier cometh into the hand of a drunken-man, a proverb into the mouth of dullards.
| مَنْ يَسْتَأْجِرُ الْجَاهِلَ أَوْ أَيَّ عَابِرِ طَرِيقٍ، يَكُونُ كَرَامِي سِهَامٍ، يُصِيبُ عَلَى غَيْرِ هُدىً. | ١٠ 10 |
[As] an archer who woundeth every thing, [so] one who hireth a dullard, and a drunkard crossing the sea.
| كَمَا يَعُودُ الْكَلْبُ إِلَى قَيْئِهِ، هَكَذَا يَعُودُ الْجَاهِلُ لِيَرْتَكِبَ حَمَاقَتَهُ. | ١١ 11 |
As, a dog, returneth onto his own vomit, a dullard, repeateth his folly.
| أَشَاهَدْتَ رَجُلاً مُعْتَزّاً بِحِكْمَتِهِ؟ إِنَّ لِلْجَاهِلِ رَجَاءً فِي الإِصْلاحِ أَكْثَرَ مِنْهُ. | ١٢ 12 |
Thou hast seen a man wise in his own eye, —more hope of a dullard, than of him!
| يَقُولُ الْكَسُولُ: فِي الطَّرِيقِ أَسَدٌ، وَفِي الشَّوَارِعِ لَيْثٌ. | ١٣ 13 |
Saith the sluggard, A roaring lion in the road! A tearing lion in the midst of the broadways.
| كَمَا يَدُورُ الْبَابُ عَلَى مَفَاصِلِهِ، يَتَقَلَّبُ الْكَسُولُ فِي فِرَاشِهِ. | ١٤ 14 |
The door, turneth on its hinges, and, the sluggard, upon his bed.
| يَدْفِنُ الْكَسُولُ يَدَهُ فِي صَحْفَتِهِ وَيَشُقُّ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَرُدَّهَا إِلَى فَمِهِ. | ١٥ 15 |
The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.
| الْكَسُولُ أَكْثَرُ حِكْمَةً فِي عَيْنَيْ نَفْسِهِ مِنْ سَبْعَةٍ يُجِيبُونَ بِفِطْنَةٍ. | ١٦ 16 |
Wiser is the sluggard in his own eyes, than, seven persons, who can answer with judgment.
| مَنْ يَتَدَخَّلُ فِي خُصُومَةٍ لاَ تَعْنِيهِ يَكُنْ كَمَنْ يَقْبِضُ عَلَى أُذُنَيْ كَلْبٍ عَابِرٍ. | ١٧ 17 |
As he who layeth hold of the ears of a dog, is a passer-by, who giveth vent to his wrath over a quarrel, not his!
| كَمَجْنُونٍ يَقْذِفُ شَرَراً وَسِهَاماً وَمَوْتاً، | ١٨ 18 |
As a madman throwing firebrands, arrows and death,
| مَنْ يَخْدَعُ قَرِيبَهُ، ثُمَّ يَقُولُ: كُنْتُ أَمْزَحُ فَقَطْ! | ١٩ 19 |
So, is a man who deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Was not, I, in sport?
| كَمَا تَخْمُدُ النَّارُ لافْتِقَارِهَا إِلَى الْحَطَبِ، هَكَذَا تَكُفُّ الْخُصُومَةُ حِينَمَا يَغِيبُ النَّمَّامُ. | ٢٠ 20 |
Without wood a fire is quenched, and, where there is no tattler, strife is hushed.
| كَمَا أَنَّ الْفَحْمَ يَزِيدُ مِنِ اتِّقَادِ الْجَمْرِ، وَالْحَطَبَ مِنِ اشْتِعَالِ النَّارِ، هَكَذَا صَاحِبُ الْخُصُومَةِ يُضْرِمُ النِّزَاعَ. | ٢١ 21 |
Black coal to burning blocks, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man, for kindling strife.
| هَمَسَاتُ النَّمَّامِ كَلُقَمٍ سَائِغَةٍ تَنْزَلِقُ إِلَى بَوَاطِنِ الْجَوْفِ! | ٢٢ 22 |
the words of a tattler, are dainties, they, therefore go down into the chambers of the inner man.
| الشَّفَتَانِ الْمُتَوَهِّجَتَانِ وَالْقَلْبُ الشِّرِّيرُ مِثْلُ فِضَّةِ زَغَلٍ تُغَطِّي خَزَفَةً. | ٢٣ 23 |
Dross silver overlaid upon earthenware, so are burning lips, with a mischievous heart:
| الرَّجُلُ الْمَاكِرُ يُطْلِي نَوَايَاهُ بِمَعْسُولِ الشِّفَاهِ، وَلَكِنَّهُ يُرَاعِي الْحِقْدَ فِي قَلْبِهِ، | ٢٤ 24 |
With his lips, the hater dissembleth, but, within himself, he layeth up deceit:
| إِنْ تَمَلَّقَكَ بِعُذُوبَةِ حَدِيثِهِ، فَلاَ تَأْتَمِنْهُ، لأَنَّ قَلْبَهُ مُفْعَمٌ بِسَبْعَةِ صُنُوفٍ مِنَ الرَّجَاسَاتِ. | ٢٥ 25 |
Though he make gracious his voice, do not trust him, for, seven abominations, are in his heart:
| إِنْ وَارَى حِقْدَهُ بِمَكْرٍ، فَإِنَّ نِفَاقَهُ يُفْتَضَحُ بَيْنَ الْجَمَاعَةِ. | ٢٦ 26 |
Hatred may clothe itself with guile, his wickedness shall be disclosed in the convocation.
| مَنْ يَحْفِرُ حُفْرَةً لإِيذَاءِ غَيْرِهِ يَقَعُ فِيهَا، وَمَنْ دَحْرَجَ حَجَراً يَرْتَدُّ عَلَيْهِ. | ٢٧ 27 |
He that diggeth a pit, thereinto, shall fall, and, he that rolleth a stone, upon himself, shall it return.
| اللِّسَانُ الْكَاذِبُ يَمْقُتُ ضَحَايَاهُ، وَالْفَمُ الْمَلِقُ يُسَبِّبُ خَرَاباً. | ٢٨ 28 |
A false tongue, hateth them who are crushed by it, and, a flattering mouth, worketh occasion of stumbling.
