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

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

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

A wise servant will rule over a son who causes shame, And will share an inheritance among the 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 the hearts.

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

An evildoer gives heed to false lips; A liar listens eagerly to a spiteful tongue.

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

He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker; He who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.

6 ا لأحفادُ تاجٌ لِلرَّجُلِ العَجُوزِ، وَالأبناءُ يَفتَخِرُونَ بِأبِيهِمْ.

Children’s children are the crown of old men, And the glory of children is their father.

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

Excellent speech is not becoming to a fool, Much less lying lips to a prince.

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

A present is a precious stone in the eyes of its possessor; Wherever he turns, he prospers.

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

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

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

Rebuke is more effective for a wise man Than a hundred blows on a fool.

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

An evil man seeks only rebellion; Therefore 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.

Whoever rewards 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 releasing water; Therefore stop contention before a quarrel starts.

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

He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just, 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 in the hand of a fool the purchase price of wisdom, Since he has no heart for it?

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 devoid of understanding shakes hands in a pledge, And becomes surety for his friend.

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

He who loves transgression loves strife, And he who exalts his gate seeks destruction.

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

He who has a deceitful heart finds no good, And he who has a perverse tongue falls into evil.

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

He who begets a scoffer 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 merry heart does good, like medicine, But a broken spirit dries the bones.

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

A wicked man accepts a bribe behind the back To pervert the ways of justice.

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

Wisdom is in the sight of him 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.

Also, to punish the righteous is not good, Nor to strike princes for their uprightness.

27 ا لذَّكِيُّ لا يَتَكَلَّمُ كَثِيراً، وَالبَصِيرُ يَضبُطُ نَفسَهُ.

He who has knowledge spares his words, And a man of understanding is of a calm spirit.

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

Even a fool is counted wise when he holds his peace; When he shuts his lips, he is considered perceptive.