1 B etter is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a rich man who is perverse in his speech and is a fool.

الفَقِيرُ الَّذِي يَسلُكُ بِاستِقامَةٍ خَيرٌ مِنَ الأحْمَقِ الَّذِي يُراوِغُ بِكَلامِهِ.

2 D esire without knowledge is not good, and to be overhasty is to sin and miss the mark.

الرَّغبَةُ فِي شَيءٍ دُونَ العِلْمِ بِهِ لِيسَتْ حَسَنَةً، وَمَنْ يَتَسَرَّعُ فِي قَراراتِهِ يُخْطِئُ.

3 T he foolishness of man subverts his way; then his heart is resentful and frets against the Lord.

غَباءُ الإنسانِ يُدَمِّرُ حَياتَهُ، ثُمَّ يُلقِي بِلَومِهِ عَلَى اللهِ.

4 W ealth makes many friends, but the poor man is avoided by his neighbor.

الغَنِيُّ كَثِيرُ الأصحابِ، فَإنِ افتَقَرَ تَرَكُوهُ.

5 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he who breathes out lies shall not escape.

شاهِدُ الزُّورِ يُعاقَبُ، وَالَّذِي يَكذِبُ فِي شَهادَتِهِ لَنْ يَنْجُو.

6 M any will entreat the favor of a liberal man, and every man is a friend to him who gives gifts.

كَثِيرُونَ يَستَرضُونَ الرَّجُلَ الكَرِيمَ، وَيُصاحِبُونَ الَّذِي يُعطِي هَدايا.

7 A ll the brothers of a poor man detest him—how much more do his friends go far from him! He pursues them with words, but they are gone.

كُلُّ إخْوَةِ الفَقِيرِ يَكرَهُونَهُ، وَأصدِقاؤُهُ يَبتَعِدُونَ عَنْهُ. يَتَوَسَّلُ إلَيْهِمْ بِكَلامِهِ، لَكِنَّهُمْ لا يَسْتَجِيبونَ.

8 H e who gains Wisdom loves his own life; he who keeps understanding shall prosper and find good.

المُتَمَسِّكُ بِالحِكمَةِ يُحِبُّ حَياتَهُ، وَمَنْ يُحافِظْ علَى المَعرِفَةِ يَنجَحْ.

9 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he who breathes forth lies shall perish.

شاهِدُ الزُّورِ يُعاقَبُ، وَالَّذِي يَكذِبُ فِي شَهادَتِهِ سَيَهلِكُ.

10 L uxury is not fitting for a fool—much less for a slave to rule over princes.

لا يَلِيقُ التَّرَفُ بِالأحْمَقِ، كَما لا يَلِيقُ بِالعَبْدِ أنْ يَحكُمَ الرُّؤَساءَ.

11 G ood sense makes a man restrain his anger, and it is his glory to overlook a transgression or an offense.

التَّفكِيرُ الجَيِّدُ يُنتِجُ الصَّبْرَ، وَمَغفِرَةُ الإساءَةِ تُعطِي مَجداً وَسُمعَةً حَسَنَةً.

12 T he king’s wrath is as terrifying as the roaring of a lion, but his favor is as dew upon the grass.

غَضَبُ المَلِكِ كَزَئِيرِ الأسَدِ، وَرِضاهُ كَالنَّدَى عَلَى العُشْبِ.

13 A self-confident and foolish son is the calamity of his father, and the contentions of a wife are like a continual dripping.

الابنُ الأحْمَقُ مُصِيبَةٌ لِأبِيهِ، وَمُخاصَماتُ الزَّوجَةِ كَنَقَراتِ الماءِ المُتَسَرِّبِ.

14 H ouse and riches are the inheritance from fathers, but a wise, understanding, and prudent wife is from the Lord.

البَيتُ وَالغِنَى مِيراثٌ مِنَ الآباءِ، أمّا الزَّوجَةُ العاقِلَةُ فَهِيَ مِنَ اللهِ.

15 S lothfulness casts one into a deep sleep, and the idle person shall suffer hunger.

الكَسَلُ يُسَبِّبُ النَّومَ العَمِيقَ، وَالإنسانُ المُتَراخِي يَجُوعُ.

16 H e who keeps the commandment keeps his own life, but he who despises His ways shall die.

مَنْ يُطِيعُ الوَصايا يَحرِصُ عَلَى حَياتِهِ، وَمَنْ لا يُبالِي بِسُلُوكِهِ سَيَمُوتُ.

17 H e who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord, and that which he has given He will repay to him.

مَنْ يُكرِمُ الفَقِيرَ يُقرِضُ اللهَ ، وَسَيُكافِئُهُ عَلَى عَمَلِهِ.

18 D iscipline your son while there is hope, but do not set yourself to his ruin.

أدِّبِ ابنَكَ لأنَّ هُناكَ أمَلاً فِي أنْ يَتَغَيَّرَ، وَإلّا فَإنَّكَ تُشارِكُ فِي تَدْمِيرِهِ.

19 A man of great wrath shall suffer the penalty; for if you deliver him, he will cause you to do it again.

الغَضُوبُ سَيَنالُ عِقابَهُ، وَإنْ جَنَّبْتَهُ العِقابَ يَزدادُ سُوءاً.

20 H ear counsel, receive instruction, and accept correction, that you may be wise in the time to come.

استَمِعْ إلَى المَشُورَةِ وَاقبَلِ التَّأدِيبَ لِكَي تُصْبِحَ حَكِيماً.

21 M any plans are in a man’s mind, but it is the Lord’s purpose for him that will stand.

كَثِيرَةٌ هِيَ الأفكارُ فِي عَقلِ الإنسانِ، وَلَكِنَّ مَشِيئُةَ اللهِ هِيَ الَّتِي تَثْبُتُ.

22 T hat which is desired in a man is loyalty and kindness, but a poor man is better than a liar.

إخلاصُ الإنسانِ يَجْعَلُهُ جَذّاباً. فَأنْ تَكُونَ فَقِيراً خَيرٌ مِنْ أنْ تَكُونَ كاذِباً.

23 T he reverent, worshipful fear of the Lord leads to life, and he who has it rests satisfied; he cannot be visited with evil.

مَنْ يَخافُ اللهَ يَنالُ حَياةً، وَيَنامُ راضِياً دُونَ أنْ يَمَسَّهُ أذَى.

24 T he sluggard buries his hand in the dish, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

الكَسْلانُ يَغمِسُ يَدَهُ فِي الطَّبَقِ، وَلا يَرَدُّها إلَى فَمِهِ.

25 S trike a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; reprove a man of understanding, and he will increase in knowledge.

عاقِبِ المُسْتَهْزِئَ فَيُصبِحَ الجاهِلُ ذَكِيّاً، وَوَبِّخِ العاقِلَ فَيَنالَ مَعرِفَةً.

26 H e who does violence to his father and chases away his mother is a son who causes shame and brings reproach.

مَنْ يَسْرِقُ مِنْ أبِيهِ وَيَطْرُدُ أُمَّهُ، هُوَ ابْنٌ مُخْزٍ وَمُخْجِلٌ.

27 C ease, my son, to hear instruction only to ignore it and stray from the words of knowledge.

يا بُنَيَّ، إذا تَوَقَّفْتَ عَنِ الاسْتِماعِ إلَى الوَصِيَّةِ، سَتَضِلُّ عَنْ طَرِيِقِ المَعرِفَةِ.

28 A worthless witness scoffs at justice, and the mouth of the wicked swallows iniquity.

شاهِدُ الزُّورِ يَستَهزِئُ بِالعَدلِ، وَكَلامُ الأشرارِ يُعَزِّزُ الدَّمارَ.

29 J udgments are prepared for scoffers, and stripes for the backs of fools.

العِقابُ أُعِدَّ لِلمُتَكَبِّرِينَ، وَالضَّرْبُ لِلأغبِياءِ.