Proverbs 24
1 Do not be envious of evil men; neither desire to be with them:
| لاَ تَحْسِدْ أَهْلَ الشَّرِّ، وَلاَ تَشْتَهِ مُعَاشَرَتَهُمْ، | ١ |
2 for their hearts plot violence, and their lips talk about mischief.
| لأَنَّ قُلُوبَهُمْ تَتَآمَرُ عَلَى ارْتِكَابِ الظُّلْمِ، وَأَلْسِنَتَهُمْ تَنْطِقُ بِالإِسَاءَةِ. | ٢ |
3 Through wisdom a house is built; by understanding it is established;
| بِالْحِكْمَةِ يُبْنَى الْبَيْتُ، وَبِالْفَهْمِ يَرْسَخُ. | ٣ |
4 by knowledge the rooms are filled with all rare and beautiful treasure.
| بِالْمَعْرِفَةِ تَكْتَظُّ الْحُجْرَاتُ بِكُلِّ نَفِيسٍ، وَكُنُوزٍ نَادِرَةٍ. | ٤ |
5 A wise man has great power; and a knowledgeable man increases strength;
| الرَّجُلُ الْحَكِيمُ يَتَمَتَّعُ بِالْعِزَّةِ، وَذُو الْمَعْرِفَةِ يَزْدَادُ قُوَّةً، | ٥ |
6 for by wise guidance you wage your war; and victory is in many advisors.
| لأَنَّكَ بِحُسْنِ التَّدْبِيرِ تَخُوضُ حَرْبَكَ، وَبِكَثْرَةِ الْمُشِيرِينَ يَكُونُ الْخَلاصُ. | ٦ |
7 Wisdom is too high for a fool: he doesn't open his mouth in the gate.
| الْحِكْمَةُ أَسْمَى مِنْ أَنْ يُدْرِكَهَا الْجَاهِلُ، وَفِي سَاحَةِ الْمَدِينَةِ لاَ يَفْتَحُ فَاهُ! | ٧ |
8 One who plots to do evil will be called a schemer.
| الْمُتَفَكِّرُ فِي ارْتِكَابِ الشَّرِّ يُدْعَى مُتَآمِراً. | ٨ |
9 The schemes of folly are sin. The mocker is detested by men.
| نَوَايَا الْجَاهِلِ خَطِيئَةٌ، وَالْمُسْتَهْزِئُ رِجْسٌ عِنْدَ النَّاسِ. | ٩ |
10 If you falter in the time of trouble, your strength is small.
| إِنْ عَيِيتَ فِي يَوْمِ الضِّيقِ تَكُونُ وَاهِنَ الْقُوَى. | ١٠ |
11 Rescue those who are being led away to death. Indeed, hold back those who are staggering to the slaughter.
| أَنْقِذِ الْمَسُوقِينَ إِلَى الْمَوْتِ وَرُدَّ الْمُتَعَثِّرِينَ الذَّاهِبِينَ إِلَى الذَّبْحِ. | ١١ |
12 If you say, "Look, we did not know this;" doesn't he who weighs the hearts consider it? He who keeps your soul, doesn't he know it? Shall he not render to every man according to his work?
| إِنْ قُلْتَ: إِنَّنَا لَمْ نَعْرِفْ هَذَا، أَفَلا يَفْهَمُ هَذَا وَازِنُ الْقُلُوبِ؟ أَلاَ يُدْرِكُهُ رَاعِي النُّفُوسِ، فَيُجَازِيَ الإِنْسَانَ بِمُقْتَضَى عَمَلِهِ؟ | ١٢ |
13 My son, eat honey, for it is good; the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste.
| يَاابْنِي، كُلْ عَسَلاً لأَنَّهُ طَيِّبٌ، وَكَذَلِكَ الشَّهْدَ لأَنَّهُ حُلْوٌ لِمَذَاقِكَ. | ١٣ |
14 Likewise, know that wisdom is such to your soul; if you have found it, then there will be a reward, and your hope will not be cut off.
| لِذَلِكَ الْتَمِسِ الْحِكْمَةَ لِنَفْسِكَ، فَإِذَا وَجَدْتَهَا تَحْظَى بِالثَّوَابِ وَلاَ يَخِيبُ رَجَاؤُكَ. | ١٤ |
15 Do not lie in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Do not destroy his resting place.
| لاَ تَكْمُنْ كَمَا يَكْمُنُ الشِّرِّيرُ لِمَسْكَنِ الصِّدِّيقِ وَلاَ تُدَمِّرْ مَنْزِلَهُ، | ١٥ |
16 For the righteous may fall seven times, but gets up again, but the wicked will stumble in adversity.
| لأَنَّ الصِّدِّيقَ يَسْقُطُ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ، وَمَعَ ذَلِكَ يَنْهَضُ، أَمَّا الأَشْرَارُ فَيَتَعَثَّرُونَ بِالشَّرِّ. | ١٦ |
17 Do not rejoice when your enemy falls. Do not let your heart be glad when he is overthrown;
| لاَ تَشْمَتْ لِسُقُوطِ عَدُوِّكَ، وَلاَ يَبْتَهِجْ قَلْبُكَ إِذَا عَثَرَ، | ١٧ |
18 lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
| لِئَلاَّ يَشْهَدَ الرَّبُّ، فَيَسُوءَ الأَمْرُ فِي عَيْنَيْهِ وَيَصْرِفَ غَضَبَهُ عَنْهُ. | ١٨ |
19 Do not fret yourself because of evildoers; neither be envious of the wicked:
| لاَ يَتَآكَلْ قَلْبُكَ غَيْظاً مِنْ فَاعِلِي الإِثْمِ، وَلاَ تَحْسِدِ الأَشْرَارَ، | ١٩ |
20 for there will be no reward to the evil man; and the lamp of the wicked shall be snuffed out.
| إِذْ لاَ ثَوَابَ لِلشِّرِّيرِ، وَسِرَاجُهُ يَنْطَفِئُ. | ٢٠ |
21 My son, fear the LORD and the king. Do not join those who are rebellious:
| يَاابْنِي اتَّقِ الرَّبَّ وَالْمَلِكَ، وَلاَ تُعَاشِرِ الْمُتَقَلِّبِينَ، | ٢١ |
22 for their calamity will rise suddenly; the destruction from them both—who knows?
| لأَنَّ هَذَيْنِ الاثْنَيْنِ يُنْزِلانِ الْبَلِيَّةَ بَغْتَةً عَلَيْهِمْ. وَمَنْ يَدْرِي أَيَّةَ كَوَارِثَ تَصْدُرُ عَنْهُمَا؟ | ٢٢ |
23 These also are sayings of the wise. To show partiality in judgment is not good.
| وَهَذِهِ أَيْضاً أَقْوَالُ الْحُكَمَاءِ: التَّحَيُّزُ فِي الْحُكْمِ مُشِينٌ، | ٢٣ |
24 He who says to the wicked, "You are righteous;" peoples shall curse him, and nations shall abhor him—
| وَمَنْ يَقُولُ لِلشِّرِّيرِ: أَنْتَ بَرِيءٌ، تَلْعَنُهُ الشُّعُوبُ وَتَمْقُتُهُ الأُمَمُ. | ٢٤ |
25 but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and a rich blessing will come on them.
| أَمَّا الَّذِينَ يُوَبِّخُونَهُ فَلَهُمُ الْغِبْطَةُ وَتَحُلُّ عَلَيْهِمْ بَرَكَةُ الْخَيْرِ. | ٢٥ |
26 An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.
| مَنْ يُجِيبُ بِقَوْلٍ صَائِبٍ يَحْظَى بِالْكَرَامَةِ. | ٢٦ |
27 Prepare your work outside, and get your fields ready. Afterwards, build your house.
| أَنْجِزْ عَمَلَكَ فِي الْخَارِجِ وَهَيِّئْ حَقْلَكَ لِنَفْسِكَ، ثُمَّ ابْنِ بَيْتَكَ. | ٢٧ |
28 Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause. Do not deceive with your lips.
| لاَ تَشْهَدْ ضِدَّ قَرِيبِكَ مِنْ غَيْرِ دَاعٍ، فَلِمَاذَا تَنْطِقُ شَفَتَاكَ زُوراً؟ | ٢٨ |
29 Do not say, "I will do to him as he has done to me; I will render to the man according to his work."
| لاَ تَقُلْ: سَأُعَامِلُهُ بِمِثْلِ مَا عَامَلَنِي، وَأُجَازِيهِ عَلَى مَا ارْتَكَبَهُ فِي حَقِّي. | ٢٩ |
30 I went by the field of the sluggard, by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
| اجْتَزْتُ فِي حَقْلِ الْكَسُولِ وَبِكَرْمِ الرَّجُلِ الْفَاقِدِ الْبَصِيرَةِ، | ٣٠ |
31 Look, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.
| وَإِذَا بِالشَّوْكِ قَدْ كَسَاهُ، وَالْعَوْسَجِ قَدْ غَطَّى كُلَّ أَرْضِهِ، وَجِدَارِ حِجَارَتِهِ قَدِ انْهَارَ، | ٣١ |
32 Then I saw, and considered well. I saw, and received instruction:
| فَاعْتَبَرَ قَلْبِي بِمَا شَاهَدْتُ، وَتَلَقَّنْتُ دَرْساً مِمَّا رَأَيْتُ. | ٣٢ |
33 a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep;
| أَدْرَكْتُ أَنَّ قَلِيلاً مِنَ النُّعَاسِ بَعْدَ قَلِيلٍ مِنَ النَّوْمِ، وَطَيَّ الْيَدَيْنِ لِلْهُجُوعِ، | ٣٣ |
34 so your poverty will come as a robber, and your want as an armed man.
| تَجْعَلُ الْفَقْرَ يُقْبِلُ عَلَيْكَ كَقَاطِعِ طَرِيقٍ وَالْعَوَزَ كَغَازٍ مُسَلَّحٍ! | ٣٤ |
