كلمات الحكيم والجاهل | |
| 1 الْمُعْتَزِلُ يَطْلُبُ شَهْوَتَهُ. بِكُلِّ مَشُورَةٍ يَغْتَاظُ. | 1 Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom. |
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| 2 اَلْجَاهِلُ لاَ يُسَرُّ بِالْفَهْمِ، بَلْ بِكَشْفِ قَلْبِهِ. | 2 A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself. |
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| 3 إِذَا جَاءَ الشِّرِّيرُ جَاءَ الاحْتِقَارُ أَيْضًا، وَمَعَ الْهَوَانِ عَارٌ. | 3 When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach. |
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| 4 كَلِمَاتُ فَمِ الإِنْسَانِ مِيَاهٌ عَمِيقَةٌ. نَبْعُ الْحِكْمَةِ نَهْرٌ مُنْدَفِقٌ. | 4 The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook. |
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| 5 رَفْعُ وَجْهِ الشِّرِّيرِ لَيْسَ حَسَنًا لإِخْطَاءِ الصِّدِّيقِ فِي الْقَضَاءِ. | 5 It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment. |
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| 6 شَفَتَا الْجَاهِلِ تُدَاخِلاَنِ فِي الْخُصُومَةِ، وَفَمُهُ يَدْعُو بِضَرَبَاتٍ. | 6 A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes. |
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| 7 فَمُ الْجَاهِلِ مَهْلَكَةٌ لَهُ، وَشَفَتَاهُ شَرَكٌ لِنَفْسِهِ. | 7 A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul. |
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| 8 كَلاَمُ النَّمَّامِ مِثْلُ لُقَمٍ حُلْوَةٍ وَهُوَ يَنْزِلُ إِلَى مَخَادِعِ الْبَطْنِ. | 8 The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. |
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| 9 أَيْضًا الْمُتَرَاخِي فِي عَمَلِهِ هُوَ أَخُو الْمُسْرِفِ. | 9 He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. |
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| 10 اِسْمُ الرَّبِّ بُرْجٌ حَصِينٌ، يَرْكُضُ إِلَيْهِ الصِّدِّيقُ وَيَتَمَنَّعُ. | 10 The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. |
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| 11 ثَرْوَةُ الْغَنِيِّ مَدِينَتُهُ الْحَصِينَةُ، وَمِثْلُ سُورٍ عَال فِي تَصَوُّرِهِ. | 11 The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit. |
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| 12 قَبْلَ الْكَسْرِ يَتَكَبَّرُ قَلْبُ الإِنْسَانِ، وَقَبْلَ الْكَرَامَةِ التَّوَاضُعُ. | 12 Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility. |
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| 13 مَنْ يُجِيبُ عَنْ أَمْرٍ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَسْمَعَهُ، فَلَهُ حَمَاقَةٌ وَعَارٌ. | 13 He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him. |
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| 14 رُوحُ الإِنْسَانِ تَحْتَمِلُ مَرَضَهُ، أَمَّا الرُّوحُ الْمَكْسُورَةُ فَمَنْ يَحْمِلُهَا؟ | 14 The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear? |
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| 15 قَلْبُ الْفَهِيمِ يَقْتَنِي مَعْرِفَةً، وَأُذُنُ الْحُكَمَاءِ تَطْلُبُ عِلْمًا. | 15 The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge. |
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| 16 هَدِيَّةُ الإِنْسَانِ تُرَحِّبُ لَهُ وَتَهْدِيهِ إِلَى أَمَامِ الْعُظَمَاءِ. | 16 A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men. |
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إبطال الخصومات | |
| 17 اَلأَوَّلُ فِي دَعْوَاهُ مُحِقٌّ، فَيَأْتِي رَفِيقُهُ وَيَفْحَصُهُ. | 17 He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him. |
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| 18 اَلْقُرْعَةُ تُبَطِّلُ الْخُصُومَاتِ وَتَفْصِلُ بَيْنَ الأَقْوِيَاءِ. | 18 The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty. |
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| 19 اَلأَخُ أَمْنَعُ مِنْ مَدِينَةٍ حَصِينَةٍ، وَالْمُخَاصَمَاتُ كَعَارِضَةِ قَلْعَةٍ. | 19 A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle. |
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| 20 مِنْ ثَمَرِ فَمِ الإِنْسَانِ يَشْبَعُ بَطْنُهُ، مِنْ غَلَّةِ شَفَتَيْهِ يَشْبَعُ. | 20 A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled. |
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| 21 اَلْمَوْتُ وَالْحَيَاةُ فِي يَدِ اللِّسَانِ، وَأَحِبَّاؤُهُ يَأْكُلُونَ ثَمَرَهُ. | 21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. |
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| 22 مَنْ يَجِدُ زَوْجَةً يَجِدُ خَيْرًا وَيَنَالُ رِضًى مِنَ الرَّبِّ. | 22 Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD. |
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| 23 بِتَضَرُّعَاتٍ يَتَكَلَّمُ الْفَقِيرُ، وَالْغَنِيُّ يُجَاوِبُ بِخُشُونَةٍ. | 23 The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly. |
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| 24 اَلْمُكْثِرُ الأَصْحَابِ يُخْرِبُ نَفْسَهُ، وَلكِنْ يُوجَدْ مُحِبٌّ أَلْزَقُ مِنَ الأَخِ. | 24 A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. |
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