Proverbs 20
1 Wine is a mocker and beer is a brawler. Whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
| الْخَمْرُ مُسْتَهْزِئَةٌ، وَالْمُسْكِرُ صَخَّابٌ، وَمَنْ يُدْمِنْ عَلَيْهَا فَلَيْسَ بِحَكِيمٍ. | ١ |
2 The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion. He who provokes him to anger forfeits his own life.
| سَخَطُ الْمَلِكِ مِثْلُ زَمْجَرَةِ الأَسَدِ، وَمَنْ يُثِيرُ غَيْظَهُ يُسِيءُ إِلَى نَفْسِهِ. | ٢ |
3 It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling.
| مِنْ دَوَاعِي شَرَفِ الْمَرْءِ أَنْ يَتَفَادَى الْخُصُومَةَ، وَالأَحْمَقُ يَخُوضُ مُعْتَرَكَ النِّزَاعِ. | ٣ |
4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
| لَا يَحْرُثُ الْكَسُولُ فِي الْمَوْسِمِ خَشْيَةَ الْبَرْدِ، وَفِي أَوَانِ الْحَصَادِ يَطْلُبُ غَلَّةً فَلا يَجِدُ. | ٤ |
5 Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.
| نَوَايَا قَلْبِ الْمَرْءِ كَمَاءٍ عَمِيقٍ وَالْعَاقِلُ مَنْ يَسْتَخْرِجُهَا. | ٥ |
6 Many men claim to be men of unfailing love, but who can find a faithful man?
| كَثِيرُونَ يَدَّعُونَ الصَّلاحَ، أَمَّا الأَمِينُ فَمَنْ يَعْثُرُ عَلَيْهِ؟ | ٦ |
7 A righteous man walks in integrity. Blessed are his children after him.
| الصِّدِّيقُ يَسْلُكُ بِكَمَالِهِ، فَطُوبَى لأَبْنَائِهِ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ. | ٧ |
8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment scatters away all evil with his eyes.
| الْمَلِكُ الْمُتَرَبِّعُ عَلَى عَرْشِ الْقَضَاءِ يُغَرْبِلُ بِعَيْنِهِ الْبَصِيرَةِ الْخَيْرَ مِنْ كُلِّ شَرٍّ. | ٨ |
9 Who can say, “I have made my heart pure. I am clean and without sin”?
| مَنْ يَدَّعِي قَائِلاً: إِنِّي نَقَّيْتُ قَلْبِي، وَتَطَهَّرْتُ مِنْ خَطِيئَتِي؟ | ٩ |
10 Differing weights and differing measures, both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.
| الْغِشُّ مَا بَيْنَ أَوْزَانِ وَمَعَايِيرِ وَمَكَايِيلِ الشِّرَاءِ، وَأَوْزَانِ وَمَعَايِيرِ وَمَكَايِيلِ الْبَيْعِ رِجْسٌ لَدَى الرَّبِّ. | ١٠ |
11 Even a child makes himself known by his doings, whether his work is pure, and whether it is right.
| حَتَّى الصَّبِيُّ يَكْشِفُ بِتَصَرُّفِهِ هَلْ عَمَلُهُ نَقِيٌّ وَقَوِيمٌ أَمْ لا. | ١١ |
12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Yahweh has made even both of them.
| اللهُ هُوَ صَانِعُ الأُذُنِ الْمُطِيعَةِ وَالْعَيْنِ الْبَصِيرَةِ. | ١٢ |
13 Don’t love sleep, lest you come to poverty. Open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread.
| لَا تُوْلَعْ بِالنَّوْمِ لِئَلّا تَفْتَقِرَ، اسْتَيْقِظْ وَاعْمَلْ فَتَشْبَعَ خُبْزاً. | ١٣ |
14 “It’s no good, it’s no good,” says the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasts.
| يَقُولُ الْمُشْتَرِي: هَذِهِ بِضَاعَةٌ رَدِيئَةٌ! هَذِهِ بِضَاعَةٌ رَدِيئَةٌ! وَإذَا مَضَى بِها فِي حَالِ سَبِيلِهِ يَشْرَعُ فِي الافْتِخَارِ. | ١٤ |
15 There is gold and abundance of rubies, but the lips of knowledge are a rare jewel.
| مَعَ أَنَّ الذَّهَبَ مَوْجُودٌ وَاللَّآلِئَ كَثِيرَةٌ، فَإِنَّ الشِّفَاهَ النَّاطِقَةَ بِالْمَعْرِفَةِ جَوْهَرَةٌ نَادِرَةٌ. | ١٥ |
16 Take the garment of one who puts up collateral for a stranger; and hold him in pledge for a wayward woman.
| خُذْ ثَوْبَ الْمَرْءِ الَّذِي ضَمِنَ غَرِيباً، وَارْتَهِنْهُ مِنْهُ، لأَنَّهُ كَفَلَ أَجْنَبِيًّا. | ١٦ |
17 Fraudulent food is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth is filled with gravel.
| الْخُبْزُ الْمُكْتَسَبُ حَرَاماً سَائِغٌ فِي حَلْقِ الإِنْسانِ، إِنَّمَا لَا يَلْبَثُ أَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ فَمُهُ حَصىً! | ١٧ |
18 Plans are established by advice; by wise guidance you wage war!
| بِالْمَشُورَةِ تَتَرَسَّخُ الْمَقَاصِدُ، وَبِحُسْنِ الدِّرَايَةِ خُضْ حَرْباً. | ١٨ |
19 He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore don’t keep company with him who opens wide his lips.
| النَّمَّامُ يُفْشِي الأَسْرَارَ، فَلا تُخَالِطْ مَنْ يُكْثِرُ الثَّرْثَرَةَ. | ١٩ |
20 Whoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.
| مَنْ يَشْتِمُ أَبَاهُ أَوْ أُمَّهُ يُطْفِئُ الرَّبُّ سِرَاجَ حَيَاتِهِ فِي الظُّلْمَةِ الْحَالِكَةِ. | ٢٠ |
21 An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning won’t be blessed in the end.
| رُبَّ مُلْكٍ يُوْرَثُ عَلَى عَجَلٍ فِي بِدَايَتِهِ، يَفْتَقِرُ إِلَى الْبَرَكَةِ فِي نِهَايَتِهِ. | ٢١ |
22 Don’t say, “I will pay back evil.” Wait for Yahweh, and he will save you.
| لَا تَقُلْ: لأُجَازِيَنَّ مَنْ أَسَاءَ إِليَّ شَرّاً. انْتَظِرْ، فَالرَّبُّ يُعِينُكَ. | ٢٢ |
23 Yahweh detests differing weights, and dishonest scales are not pleasing.
| التَّلاعُبُ بِالْمَعَايِيرِ رِجْسٌ عِنْدَ الرَّبِّ، وَمِيزَانُ الْغِشِّ أَمْرٌ رَدِيءٌ. | ٢٣ |
24 A man’s steps are from Yahweh; how then can man understand his way?
| خَطْوَاتُ الإِنْسَانِ يُوَجِّهُهَا الرَّبُّ، فَكَيْفَ يُمْكِنُ لِلْمَرْءِ أَنْ يَفْهَمَ طَرِيقَهُ؟ | ٢٤ |
25 It is a snare to a man to make a rash dedication, then later to consider his vows.
| شَرَكٌ لِلإِنْسَانِ أَنْ يَتَسَرَّعَ فِي النَّذْرِ لِلرَّبِّ ثُمَّ يَنْدَمَ عَلَى مَا نَذَرَ. | ٢٥ |
26 A wise king winnows out the wicked, and drives the threshing wheel over them.
| الْمَلِكُ الْحَكِيمُ يُغَرْبِلُ الأَشْرَارَ، ثُمَّ يَسْحَقُهُمْ بِالنَّوَارِجِ، | ٢٦ |
27 The spirit of man is Yahweh’s lamp, searching all his innermost parts.
| نَفْسُ الإِنْسَانِ سِرَاجُ الرَّبِّ الَّذِي يَبْحَثُ فِي كُلِّ أَغْوَارِ ذَاتِهِ. | ٢٧ |
28 Love and faithfulness keep the king safe. His throne is sustained by love.
| الرَّحْمَةُ وَالْحَقُّ يَحْفَظَانِ الْمَلِكَ، وَبِالرَّحْمَةِ يُدْعَمُ عَرْشُهُ. | ٢٨ |
29 The glory of young men is their strength. The splendor of old men is their gray hair.
| فَخْرُ الشُّبَّانِ فِي قُوَّتِهِمْ، أَمَّا بَهَاءُ الشُّيُوخِ فَفِي مَشِيبهِمْ. | ٢٩ |
30 Wounding blows cleanse away evil, and beatings purge the innermost parts.
| جُرُوحُ الضَّرْبَاتِ تُنَقِّي مِنَ الشُّرُورِ، وَالْجَلْدَاتُ تُطَهِّرُ أَغْوَارَ النَّفْسِ. | ٣٠ |
