1 ي ا بُنَي، لا تَنسَ تَعلِيمِي، بَلِ احفَظْ وَصايايَ فِي قَلبِكَ.

My son, forget not my law or teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments;

2 ل ِأنَّها سَتَجعَلُ حَياتَكَ طَوِيلَةً وَمَلِيئَةً بِالسَّلامِ.

For length of days and years of a life and tranquility, these shall they add to you.

3 ت َمَسَّكْ بِالرَّحْمَةِ وَالأمانَةِ. اربِطهُما حَولَ عُنُقِكَ وَاحفَظْهُما فِي قَلْبِكَ وَعَقلِكَ.

Let not mercy and kindness and truth forsake you; bind them about your neck, write them upon the tablet of your heart.

4 ع ِنْدَئِذٍ سَتَجِدُ نِعمَةً وَنَجاحاً فِي عُيُونِ اللهِ وَالنّاسِ.

So shall you find favor, good understanding, and high esteem in the sight of God and man.

5 ث ِقْ بِاللهِ مِنْ كُلِّ قَلبِكَ، وَلا تَتَكِلْ عَلَى فَهمِكَ.

Lean on, trust in, and be confident in the Lord with all your heart and mind and do not rely on your own insight or understanding.

6 ا عرِفْهُ فِي كُلِّ سُبُلِكَ، وَهُوَ سَيُمَهِّدُ طُرُقَكَ.

In all your ways know, recognize, and acknowledge Him, and He will direct and make straight and plain your paths.

7 ل ا تَتَمَسَّكْ بِحِكمَتِكَ، بَلِ اتَّقِ اللهَ وَتَجَنَّبِ الشَّرَّ،

Be not wise in your own eyes; reverently fear and worship the Lord and turn away from evil.

8 ف َهَذا شِفاءٌ لِصِحَّتِكَ وَدَواءٌ لِجَسَدِكَ.

It shall be health to your nerves and sinews, and marrow and moistening to your bones.

9 أ كرِمِ اللهَ مِنْ مالِكَ، وَمِنْ أحسَنِ مَحاصِيلِكَ.

Honor the Lord with your capital and sufficiency and with the firstfruits of all your income;

10 و َعِندَها سَتَمتَلِئُ مَخازِنُكَ بِالغَلّاتِ، وَسَتَفِيضُ مَعاصِرُكَ نَبيذاً.

So shall your storage places be filled with plenty, and your vats shall be overflowing with new wine.

11 ي ا بُنَيَّ، لا تَحتَقِرْ تَأدِيبَ اللهِ وَلا تَكرَهْ تَوبِيخَهُ،

My son, do not despise or shrink from the chastening of the Lord; neither be weary of or impatient about or loathe or abhor His reproof,

12 ل ِأنَّ اللهَ يُؤَدِّبُ الَّذِي يُحِبُّهُ، كَالأبِ الّذِي يُحِبُّ ابْنَهُ. قيمةُ الحِكمَة

For whom the Lord loves He corrects, even as a father corrects the son in whom he delights.

13 ط ُوبَى لِلإنسانِ الَّذِي يَجِدُ الحِكْمَةَ، وَلِلإنسانِ الَّذِي يَنالُ الفَهْمَ.

Happy (blessed, fortunate, enviable) is the man who finds skillful and godly Wisdom, and the man who gets understanding,

14 ل أنَّ التِّجارَةَ بِالحِكْمَةِ أفضَلُ مِنَ التِّجارَةِ بِالفِضَّةِ، وَرِبحُها أفضَلُ مِنْ رِبحِ الذَّهَبِ.

For the gaining of it is better than the gaining of silver, and the profit of it better than fine gold.

15 ه ِيَ أغلَى مِنَ الياقُوتِ، وَكُلُّ جَواهِرِكَ لا تُقارَنَ بِها.

Skillful and godly Wisdom is more precious than rubies; and nothing you can wish for is to be compared to her.

16 ح َياةٌ أطوَلُ فِي يَدِها اليُمنَى، وَالغِنَى وَالكَرامَةُ فِي يَدِها اليُسْرَى.

Length of days is in her right hand, and in her left hand are riches and honor.

17 ط ُرُقُها مُفرِحَةٌ، وَكُلُّ مَسالِكِها تَقُودُ إلَى السَّلامِ.

Her ways are highways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.

18 و َهِيَ مِثلُ شَجَرَةِ الحَياةِ لِلَّذِينَ يَتَمَسَّكُونَ بِها، وَسَيَفرَحُ مَنْ يَتَشّبَّثُ بِها.

She is a tree of life to those who lay hold on her; and happy (blessed, fortunate, to be envied) is everyone who holds her fast.

19 ا للهُ أسَّسَ الأرْضَ بِالحِكْمَةِ، وَبِالفَهْمِ ثَبَّتَ السَّماواتِ.

The Lord by skillful and godly Wisdom has founded the earth; by understanding He has established the heavens.

20 ب ِعِلْمِهِ تَفَجَّرَتِ اليَنابِيعُ مِنَ الأرْضِ، وَأمطَرَتِ الغُيُومُ. الحِكمَةُ فِي التّعامِلِ مَعَ الآخَرِين

By His knowledge the deeps were broken up, and the skies distill the dew.

21 ي ا بُنَيَّ، لا يَغِبْ هَذانِ الأمْرانِ عَنْكَ: احفَظِ الحِكْمَةَ السَّلِيمةَ، وَالتَخْطِيطَ المُتَعَقِّلَ.

My son, let them not escape from your sight, but keep sound and godly Wisdom and discretion,

22 ف َهُما حَياةٌ لِنَفسِكَ، وَزِينَةٌ لِعُنقِكَ.

And they will be life to your inner self, and a gracious ornament to your neck (your outer self).

23 ب ِهِما سَتَمشِي فِي طَرِيقِكَ آمِناً، وَرِجلُكَ لنْ تَزِلَّ.

Then you will walk in your way securely and in confident trust, and you shall not dash your foot or stumble.

24 ت َضْطَجِعُ مُطمَئِنّاً، وَتَنامُ مُرتاحاً فِي سَلامٍ.

When you lie down, you shall not be afraid; yes, you shall lie down, and your sleep shall be sweet.

25 ل ا تَخشَى مِنْ أمرٍ مُخِيفٍ يَأْتِي فَجأةً، وَلا مِنْ عاصِفَةِ الشَّرِّ إذا جاءَتْ.

Be not afraid of sudden terror and panic, nor of the stormy blast or the storm and ruin of the wicked when it comes,

26 ل ِأنَّكَ سَتَثِقُ بِاللهِ ، فَيَحمِيَ رِجلَيكَ مِنَ الفَخِّ.

For the Lord shall be your confidence, firm and strong, and shall keep your foot from being caught.

27 ل ا تَمنَعِ الخَيرَ عَنِ الَّذِينَ يَحتاجُونَ إلَيهِ، عِنْدَما تَكُونُ قادِراً.

Withhold not good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it.

28 ل ا تَقُلْ لِصاحِبِكَ: «عُدْ غَداً وَسَأُعطِيكَ،» بَينَما لَدَيكَ الآنَ.

Do not say to your neighbor, Go, and come again; and tomorrow I will give it—when you have it with you.

29 ل ا تُخَطِّطْ بِعَمَلِ الشَّرَّ لِصاحِبِكَ الَّذِي يَسكُنُ آمِناً بِجِوارِكَ.

Do not contrive or dig up or cultivate evil against your neighbor, who dwells trustingly and confidently beside you.

30 ل ا تَتَشاجَرْ مَعَ أحَدٍ دُونَ سَبَبٍ، وَهُوَ لَمْ يُؤذِكَ.

Contend not with a man for no reason—when he has done you no wrong.

31 ل ا تَحسِدِ الظّالِمَ، وَلا تَقتَدِ بِهِ.

Do not resentfully envy and be jealous of an unscrupulous, grasping man, and choose none of his ways.

32 ل أنَّ اللهَ يُبغِضُ الخِداعَ، لَكِنَّهُ يُطلِعُ الأُمَناءَ عَلَى سِرِّهِ.

For the perverse are an abomination to the Lord; but His confidential communion and secret counsel are with the righteous (those who are upright and in right standing with Him).

33 ل َعْنَةُ اللهِ عَلَى بَيتِ الشِّرِّيرِ، وَيُبارِكُ بَيتَ الأبرارِ.

The curse of the Lord is in and on the house of the wicked, but He declares blessed (joyful and favored with blessings) the home of the just and consistently righteous.

34 ي َهزأُ بِالهازِئِينَ، لَكِنَّهُ يُعطِي نِعمَتَهُ لِلمُتَواضِعِينَ.

Though He scoffs at the scoffers and scorns the scorners, yet He gives His undeserved favor to the low, the humble, and the afflicted.

35 ا لحُكَماءُ سَيَرِثُونَ كَرامَةً، أمّا الحَمقَى فَالعارُ نَصِيبُهُمْ.

The wise shall inherit glory (all honor and good) but shame is the highest rank conferred on fools.