1 ا لفَقِيرُ الَّذِي يَسلُكُ بِاستِقامَةٍ خَيرٌ مِنَ الأحْمَقِ الَّذِي يُراوِغُ بِكَلامِهِ.

Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity Than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

2 ا لرَّغبَةُ فِي شَيءٍ دُونَ العِلْمِ بِهِ لِيسَتْ حَسَنَةً، وَمَنْ يَتَسَرَّعُ فِي قَراراتِهِ يُخْطِئُ.

Also, that the soul be without knowledge is not good; And he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.

3 غ َباءُ الإنسانِ يُدَمِّرُ حَياتَهُ، ثُمَّ يُلقِي بِلَومِهِ عَلَى اللهِ.

The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.

4 ا لغَنِيُّ كَثِيرُ الأصحابِ، فَإنِ افتَقَرَ تَرَكُوهُ.

Wealth addeth many friends; But the poor is separated from his friend.

5 ش اهِدُ الزُّورِ يُعاقَبُ، وَالَّذِي يَكذِبُ فِي شَهادَتِهِ لَنْ يَنْجُو.

A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall not escape.

6 ك َثِيرُونَ يَستَرضُونَ الرَّجُلَ الكَرِيمَ، وَيُصاحِبُونَ الَّذِي يُعطِي هَدايا.

Many will entreat the favor of the liberal man; And every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.

7 ك ُلُّ إخْوَةِ الفَقِيرِ يَكرَهُونَهُ، وَأصدِقاؤُهُ يَبتَعِدُونَ عَنْهُ. يَتَوَسَّلُ إلَيْهِمْ بِكَلامِهِ، لَكِنَّهُمْ لا يَسْتَجِيبونَ.

All the brethren of the poor do hate him: How much more do his friends go far from him! He pursueth them with words, but they are gone.

8 ا لمُتَمَسِّكُ بِالحِكمَةِ يُحِبُّ حَياتَهُ، وَمَنْ يُحافِظْ علَى المَعرِفَةِ يَنجَحْ.

He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: He that keepeth understanding shall find good.

9 ش اهِدُ الزُّورِ يُعاقَبُ، وَالَّذِي يَكذِبُ فِي شَهادَتِهِ سَيَهلِكُ.

A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall perish.

10 ل ا يَلِيقُ التَّرَفُ بِالأحْمَقِ، كَما لا يَلِيقُ بِالعَبْدِ أنْ يَحكُمَ الرُّؤَساءَ.

Delicate living is not seemly for a fool; Much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

11 ا لتَّفكِيرُ الجَيِّدُ يُنتِجُ الصَّبْرَ، وَمَغفِرَةُ الإساءَةِ تُعطِي مَجداً وَسُمعَةً حَسَنَةً.

The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger; And it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

12 غ َضَبُ المَلِكِ كَزَئِيرِ الأسَدِ، وَرِضاهُ كَالنَّدَى عَلَى العُشْبِ.

The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; But his favor is as dew upon the grass.

13 ا لابنُ الأحْمَقُ مُصِيبَةٌ لِأبِيهِ، وَمُخاصَماتُ الزَّوجَةِ كَنَقَراتِ الماءِ المُتَسَرِّبِ.

A foolish son is the calamity of his father; And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

14 ا لبَيتُ وَالغِنَى مِيراثٌ مِنَ الآباءِ، أمّا الزَّوجَةُ العاقِلَةُ فَهِيَ مِنَ اللهِ.

House and riches are an inheritance from fathers; But a prudent wife is from Jehovah.

15 ا لكَسَلُ يُسَبِّبُ النَّومَ العَمِيقَ، وَالإنسانُ المُتَراخِي يَجُوعُ.

Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.

16 م َنْ يُطِيعُ الوَصايا يَحرِصُ عَلَى حَياتِهِ، وَمَنْ لا يُبالِي بِسُلُوكِهِ سَيَمُوتُ.

He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul; But he that is careless of his ways shall die.

17 م َنْ يُكرِمُ الفَقِيرَ يُقرِضُ اللهَ ، وَسَيُكافِئُهُ عَلَى عَمَلِهِ.

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Jehovah, And his good deed will he pay him again.

18 أ دِّبِ ابنَكَ لأنَّ هُناكَ أمَلاً فِي أنْ يَتَغَيَّرَ، وَإلّا فَإنَّكَ تُشارِكُ فِي تَدْمِيرِهِ.

Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; nd set not thy heart on his destruction.

19 ا لغَضُوبُ سَيَنالُ عِقابَهُ، وَإنْ جَنَّبْتَهُ العِقابَ يَزدادُ سُوءاً.

A man of great wrath shall bear the penalty; For if thou deliver him, thou must do it yet again.

20 ا ستَمِعْ إلَى المَشُورَةِ وَاقبَلِ التَّأدِيبَ لِكَي تُصْبِحَ حَكِيماً.

Hear counsel, and receive instruction, That thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

21 ك َثِيرَةٌ هِيَ الأفكارُ فِي عَقلِ الإنسانِ، وَلَكِنَّ مَشِيئُةَ اللهِ هِيَ الَّتِي تَثْبُتُ.

There are many devices in a man's heart; But the counsel of Jehovah, that shall stand.

22 إ خلاصُ الإنسانِ يَجْعَلُهُ جَذّاباً. فَأنْ تَكُونَ فَقِيراً خَيرٌ مِنْ أنْ تَكُونَ كاذِباً.

That which maketh a man to be desired is his kindness; And a poor man is better than a liar.

23 م َنْ يَخافُ اللهَ يَنالُ حَياةً، وَيَنامُ راضِياً دُونَ أنْ يَمَسَّهُ أذَى.

The fear of Jehovah tendeth to life; And he that hath it shall abide satisfied; He shall not be visited with evil.

24 ا لكَسْلانُ يَغمِسُ يَدَهُ فِي الطَّبَقِ، وَلا يَرَدُّها إلَى فَمِهِ.

The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

25 ع اقِبِ المُسْتَهْزِئَ فَيُصبِحَ الجاهِلُ ذَكِيّاً، وَوَبِّخِ العاقِلَ فَيَنالَ مَعرِفَةً.

Smite a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; And reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.

26 م َنْ يَسْرِقُ مِنْ أبِيهِ وَيَطْرُدُ أُمَّهُ، هُوَ ابْنٌ مُخْزٍ وَمُخْجِلٌ.

He that doeth violence to his father, and chaseth away his mother, Is a son that causeth shame and bringeth reproach.

27 ي ا بُنَيَّ، إذا تَوَقَّفْتَ عَنِ الاسْتِماعِ إلَى الوَصِيَّةِ، سَتَضِلُّ عَنْ طَرِيِقِ المَعرِفَةِ.

Cease, my son, to hear instruction Only to err from the words of knowledge.

28 ش اهِدُ الزُّورِ يَستَهزِئُ بِالعَدلِ، وَكَلامُ الأشرارِ يُعَزِّزُ الدَّمارَ.

A worthless witness mocketh at justice; And the mouth of the wicked swalloweth iniquity.

29 ا لعِقابُ أُعِدَّ لِلمُتَكَبِّرِينَ، وَالضَّرْبُ لِلأغبِياءِ.

Judgments are prepared for scoffers, And stripes for the back of fools.