1 ل ُقمَةُ خُبزٍ يابِسَةٍ وَمَعَها سَلامٌ خَيرٌ مِنْ بَيتٍ مَلِيئٍ بِالطَّعامِ وَفِيهِ خِصامٌ.

Better is a dry morsel and quietness with it Than a house full of feasting with strife.

2 ا لعَبدُ الحَكِيمُ يَتَسَّيَدُ عَلَى الابنِ المُخْزِي، وَيَتَقاسَمُ المِيراثَ مَعَ الإخوَةِ.

A servant who acts wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully, And will share in the inheritance among brothers.

3 ا لنَّارُ تَفحَصُ الفِضَّةَ وَالذَّهَبَ، أمّا فاحِصُ القُلُوبِ فَهُوَ اللهُ.

The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, But the Lord tests hearts.

4 ا لشِّرِّيرُ يُصْغِي إلَى الأفكارِ الشِّرِّيرَةِ، وَالْكَذّابُونَ يَنطِقُونَ بِالكَلامِ المُدّمِّرِ.

An evildoer listens to wicked lips; A liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

5 م َنْ يَسْخَرُ بِالفَقِيرِ يُهِينُ خالِقَهُ، وَمَنْ يَفرَحُ بِمِحنَةِ غَيرِهِ لَنْ يُفلِتَ مِنَ العِقابِ.

He who mocks the poor taunts his Maker; He who rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.

6 ا لأحفادُ تاجٌ لِلرَّجُلِ العَجُوزِ، وَالأبناءُ يَفتَخِرُونَ بِأبِيهِمْ.

Grandchildren are the crown of old men, And the glory of sons is their fathers.

7 ا لكَلامُ البَلِيغُ لا يُناسِبُ الأحْمَقَ، فَكَمْ بِالحَرِي الكَلامُ المُخادِعُ لِلرَّجُلِ النَّبِيلِ.

Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool, Much less are lying lips to a prince.

8 ق َدْ تَبدُو الرِّشوَةُ كَالسِّحْرِ فِي نَظَرِ مَنْ يُعطِيها، فَهِيَ تَنجَحُ فِي أيِّ مَكانٍ يَضَعُها.

A bribe is a charm in the sight of its owner; Wherever he turns, he prospers.

9 ا لمُسامَحَةُ تُعَزِّزُ الصَّداقَةَ، وَالتَّذكيرُ بِالخَطَأِ يُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ الأصْدِقاءِ.

He who conceals a transgression seeks love, But he who repeats a matter separates intimate friends.

10 ا لتَّوبِيخُ يُؤَثِّرُ فِي الفَهِيمِ أكثَرَ مِنْ مِئَةِ جَلْدَةٍ فِي الأحْمَقِ.

A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding Than a hundred blows into a fool.

11 ا لشِّرِّيرُ يَسعَى إلَى الخَطايا، فَيُرسَلُ رَسُولٌ قاسٍ ضِدَّهُ.

A rebellious man seeks only evil, So a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

12 أ نْ تُقابِلَ دُبَّةً غاضِبَةً فَقَدَتْ أولادَها، خَيرٌ مِنْ أنْ تُقابِلَ غَبِيّاً فِي وَقْتِ غَبائِهِ.

Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs, Rather than a fool in his folly.

13 إ ذا جازَى أحَدُهُمُ الخَيرَ بِشَرٍّ، فَإنَّ الشَّرَّ لَنْ يُفارِقَ بَيتَهُ.

He who returns evil for good, Evil will not depart from his house.

14 ب ِدايَةُ الخِصامِ مِثلُ رَشِّ الماءِ، فَأوقِفِ الخِصامَ قَبلَ أنْ يَنفَجِرَ.

The beginning of strife is like letting out water, So abandon the quarrel before it breaks out.

15 ا للهُ يَكرَهُ مَنْ يُبَرِّئُ المُذْنِبَ، وَمَنْ يَحكُمُ عَلَى البَرِيءَ.

He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous, Both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord.

16 م ا فائِدَةُ المالِ فِي يَدِ الأحْمَقِ؟ أيَستَطِيعُ شِراءَ الحِكْمَةِ وَهُوَ لا يَرغَبُ فِيها؟

Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, When he has no sense?

17 ا لصِّديقُ يُحِبُّ كُلَّ الوَقتِ، وَالأخُ يُولَدُ لِيَومِ المِحنَةِ.

A friend loves at all times, And a brother is born for adversity.

18 ع َدِيمُ الفَهْمِ يَعقِدُ صَفقَةً وَيَكْفَلُ دَينَ شَخْصٍ آخَرَ.

A man lacking in sense pledges And becomes guarantor in the presence of his neighbor.

19 م َنْ يُحِبُّ النِّزاعَ يُحِبُّ الخَطِيَّةَ، وَمَنْ يَتَفاخَرُ بِنَفسِهِ يَبحَثُ عَنِ السُّقُوطِ.

He who loves transgression loves strife; He who raises his door seeks destruction.

20 م َنْ يُفَكِّرُ بِالشَّرِّ لَنْ يَنجَحَ أبَداً، وَمَنْ يُخادِعُ فِي كَلامِهِ سَيَقَعُ فِي الضِّيقِ.

He who has a crooked mind finds no good, And he who is perverted in his language falls into evil.

21 م َنْ لَهُ وَلَدٌ جاهِلٌ يَعِيشُ بِحَسْرَةٍ، وَلا يَفرَحُ أبُو الأحْمَقِ.

He who sires a fool does so to his sorrow, And the father of a fool has no joy.

22 ا لفَرَحُ مِنَ القَلبِ دواءٌ شافٍ، وَالرُّوحُ الحَزِينةُ تُسَبِّبُ المَرَضَ.

A joyful heart is good medicine, But a broken spirit dries up the bones.

23 ا لشِّرِّيرُ يَأخُذُ الرِّشوَةَ فِي السِّرِّ، لِيَحْرِفَ سَيرَ العَدالَةِ.

A wicked man receives a bribe from the bosom To pervert the ways of justice.

24 ا لبَصِيرُ يَنظُرُ إلَى الحِكْمَةِ دائِماً، أمّا الأحْمَقُ فَعَيناهُ تَتُوهانِ فِي آخِرِ الدُّنيا.

Wisdom is in the presence of the one who has understanding, But the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

25 ا لابنُ الأحْمَقُ يُسَبِّبُ الحُزْنَ لأبِيهِ، وَيُسَبِّبُ المَرارَةَ لأُمِّهِ.

A foolish son is a grief to his father And bitterness to her who bore him.

26 ل َيسَ جَيِّداً أنْ تُعاقِبَ البَرِيءَ، وَلا أنْ تَضرِبَ النَّزِيهَ بِسَبَبِ أمانَتِهِ.

It is also not good to fine the righteous, Nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.

27 ا لذَّكِيُّ لا يَتَكَلَّمُ كَثِيراً، وَالبَصِيرُ يَضبُطُ نَفسَهُ.

He who restrains his words has knowledge, And he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.

28 ح َتَّى الأحْمَقُ يُعتَبَرُ حَكِيماً إذا صَمَتَ، وَإذا أحكَمَ إغلاقَ فَمِهِ فَسَيَبدُو ذَكِيّاً.

Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is considered wise; When he closes his lips, he is considered prudent.