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| 1 أَلَعَلَّ الْحِكْمَةَ لاَ تُنَادِي؟ وَالْفَهْمَ أَلاَ يُعْطِي صَوْتَهُ؟ | 1 Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice? |
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| 2 عِنْدَ رُؤُوسِ الشَّوَاهِقِ، عِنْدَ الطَّرِيقِ بَيْنَ الْمَسَالِكِ تَقِفُ. | 2 She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths. |
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| 3 بِجَانِبِ الأَبْوَابِ، عِنْدَ ثَغْرِ الْمَدِينَةِ، عِنْدَ مَدْخَلِ الأَبْوَابِ تُصَرِّحُ: | 3 She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors. |
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| 4 «لَكُمْ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ أُنَادِي، وَصَوْتِي إِلَى بَنِي آدَمَ. | 4 Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man. |
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| 5 أَيُّهَا الْحَمْقَى تَعَلَّمُوا ذَكَاءً، وَيَا جُهَّالُ تَعَلَّمُوا فَهْمًا. | 5 O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart. |
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| 6 اِسْمَعُوا فَإِنِّي أَتَكَلَّمُ بِأُمُورٍ شَرِيفَةٍ، وَافْتِتَاحُ شَفَتَيَّ اسْتِقَامَةٌ. | 6 Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things. |
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| 7 لأَنَّ حَنَكِي يَلْهَجُ بِالصِّدْقِ، وَمَكْرَهَةُ شَفَتَيَّ الْكَذِبُ. | 7 For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips. |
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| 8 كُلُّ كَلِمَاتِ فَمِي بِالْحَقِّ. لَيْسَ فِيهَا عِوَجٌ وَلاَ الْتِوَاءٌ. | 8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them. |
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| 9 كُلُّهَا وَاضِحَةٌ لَدَى الْفَهِيمِ، وَمُسْتَقِيمَةٌ لَدَى الَّذِينَ يَجِدُونَ الْمَعْرِفَةَ. | 9 They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge. |
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| 10 خُذُوا تَأْدِيبِي لاَ الْفِضَّةَ، وَالْمَعْرِفَةَ أَكْثَرَ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ الْمُخْتَارِ. | 10 Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold. |
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| 11 لأَنَّ الْحِكْمَةَ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الَّلآلِئِ، وَكُلُّ الْجَوَاهِرِ لاَ تُسَاوِيهَا. | 11 For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it. |
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| 12 «أَنَا الْحِكْمَةُ أَسْكُنُ الذَّكَاءَ، وَأَجِدُ مَعْرِفَةَ التَّدَابِيرِ. | 12 I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions. |
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| 13 مَخَافَةُ الرَّبِّ بُغْضُ الشَّرِّ. الْكِبْرِيَاءَ وَالتَّعَظُّمَ وَطَرِيقَ الشَّرِّ وَفَمَ الأَكَاذِيبِ أَبْغَضْتُ. | 13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate. |
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| 14 لِي الْمَشُورَةُ وَالرَّأْيُ. أَنَا الْفَهْمُ. لِي الْقُدْرَةُ. | 14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength. |
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| 15 بِي تَمْلِكُ الْمُلُوكُ، وَتَقْضِي الْعُظَمَاءُ عَدْلاً. | 15 By me kings reign, and princes decree justice. |
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| 16 بِي تَتَرَأَّسُ الرُّؤَسَاءُ وَالشُّرَفَاءُ، كُلُّ قُضَاةِ الأَرْضِ. | 16 By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth. |
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| 17 أَنَا أُحِبُّ الَّذِينَ يُحِبُّونَنِي، وَالَّذِينَ يُبَكِّرُونَ إِلَيَّ يَجِدُونَنِي. | 17 I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me. |
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| 18 عِنْدِي الْغِنَى وَالْكَرَامَةُ. قِنْيَةٌ فَاخِرَةٌ وَحَظٌّ. | 18 Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness. |
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| 19 ثَمَرِي خَيْرٌ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ وَمِنَ الإِبْرِيزِ، وَغَلَّتِي خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْفِضَّةِ الْمُخْتَارَةِ. | 19 My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver. |
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| 20 فِي طَرِيقِ الْعَدْلِ أَتَمَشَّى، فِي وَسَطِ سُبُلِ الْحَقِّ، | 20 I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment: |
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| 21 فَأُوَرِّثُ مُحِبِّيَّ رِزْقًا وَأَمْلأُ خَزَائِنَهُمْ. | 21 That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures. |
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| 22 «اَلرَّبُّ قَنَانِي أَوَّلَ طَرِيقِهِ، مِنْ قَبْلِ أَعْمَالِهِ، مُنْذُ الْقِدَمِ. | 22 The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old. |
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| 23 مُنْذُ الأَزَلِ مُسِحْتُ، مُنْذُ الْبَدْءِ، مُنْذُ أَوَائِلِ الأَرْضِ. | 23 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was. |
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| 24 إِذْ لَمْ يَكُنْ غَمْرٌ أُبْدِئْتُ. إِذْ لَمْ تَكُنْ يَنَابِيعُ كَثِيرَةُ الْمِيَاهِ. | 24 When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water. |
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| 25 مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ تَقَرَّرَتِ الْجِبَالُ، قَبْلَ التِّلاَلِ أُبْدِئْتُ. | 25 Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth: |
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26 إِذْ لَمْ يَكُنْ قَدْ صَنَعَ الأَرْضَ بَعْدُ وَلاَ الْبَرَارِيَّ وَلاَ أَوَّلَ أَعْفَارِ الْمَسْكُونَةِ.  | 26 While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world. |
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| 27 لَمَّا ثَبَّتَ السَّمَاوَاتِ كُنْتُ هُنَاكَ أَنَا. لَمَّا رَسَمَ دَائِرَةً عَلَى وَجْهِ الْغَمْرِ. | 27 When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth: |
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| 28 لَمَّا أَثْبَتَ السُّحُبَ مِنْ فَوْقُ. لَمَّا تَشَدَّدَتْ يَنَابِيعُ الْغَمْرِ. | 28 When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep: |
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| 29 لَمَّا وَضَعَ لِلْبَحْرِ حَدَّهُ فَلاَ تَتَعَدَّى الْمِيَاهُ تُخْمَهُ، لَمَّا رَسَمَ أُسُسَ الأَرْضِ، | 29 When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth: |
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| 30 كُنْتُ عِنْدَهُ صَانِعًا، وَكُنْتُ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ لَذَّتَهُ، فَرِحَةً دَائِمًا قُدَّامَهُ. | 30 Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him; |
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| 31 فَرِحَةً فِي مَسْكُونَةِ أَرْضِهِ، وَلَذَّاتِي مَعَ بَنِي آدَمَ. | 31 Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men. |
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| 32 «فَالآنَ أَيُّهَا الْبَنُونَ اسْمَعُوا لِي. فَطُوبَى لِلَّذِينَ يَحْفَظُونَ طُرُقِي. | 32 Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways. |
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| 33 اسْمَعُوا التَّعْلِيمَ وَكُونُوا حُكَمَاءَ وَلاَ تَرْفُضُوهُ. | 33 Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not. |
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| 34 طُوبَى لِلإِنْسَانِ الَّذِي يَسْمَعُ لِي سَاهِرًا كُلَّ يَوْمٍ عِنْدَ مَصَارِيعِي، حَافِظًا قَوَائِمَ أَبْوَابِي. | 34 Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors. |
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| 35 لأَنَّهُ مَنْ يَجِدُنِي يَجِدُ الْحَيَاةَ، وَيَنَالُ رِضًى مِنَ الرَّبِّ، | 35 For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD. |
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| 36 وَمَنْ يُخْطِئُ عَنِّي يَضُرُّ نَفْسَهُ. كُلُّ مُبْغِضِيَّ يُحِبُّونَ الْمَوْتَ». | 36 But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death. |
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