1 ¶ Of man are the preparations of the heart, but the answer of the tongue is from the LORD.

التَّفكِيرُ يَخُصُّ الإنسانَ، أمّا الجَوابُ المُناسِبُ فَمِنَ اللهِ.

2 ¶ All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the spirits.

كُلُّ طُرُقِ الإنْسانِ صالِحَةٌ بِحَسَبِ رَأْيِهِ، وَلَكِنَّ اللهَ يَحكُمُ عَلَى دَوافِعِ الإنسانِ.

3 ¶ Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.

اتَّكِلْ عَلَى اللهِ فِي أعمالِكَ، فَتَنجَحَ كُلُّ خُطَطِكَ.

4 ¶ The LORD has made all things by himself, yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

اللهُ صَنَعَ كُلَّ شَيءٍ لِهَدَفٍ، فَحَتَّى الأشرارُ صَنَعَهُمْ لِليَومِ الشِّرِّيرِ.

5 ¶ Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD; the covenant that he makes, shall not be without chastening.

يُبغِضُ اللهُ كُلَّ مُتَكَبِّرٍ، وَلا بُدَّ أنْ يَنالَ عِقابَهُ.

6 ¶ By mercy and truth iniquity is purged, and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.

بِالرَّحمَةِ وَالحَقِّ يُكَفَّرُ عَنِ الخَطايا، وَبِمَخافَةِ اللهِ يَبتَعِدُ الإنسانُ عَنِ الشَّرِّ.

7 ¶ When a man’s ways please the LORD, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

إذا سُرَّ اللهُ بِطُرُقِ إنسانٍ، جَعَلَ حَتَّى أعداءَهُ يُسالِمُونَهُ.

8 ¶ Better is a little with righteousness than a great number of fruits with injustice.

القَلِيلُ مَعَ البِرِّ، أفضَلُ مِنْ رِبحٍ كَثِيرٍ تَحَقَّقَ بِالظُلمِ.

9 ¶ The heart of man devises his way, but the LORD directs his steps.

الإنسانُ يُخَطِّطُ لِطَرِيقِهِ، وَ اللهُ يُحَدِّدُ خَطَواتِهِ.

10 ¶ A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; his mouth does not transgress in judgment.

المَشُورَةُ الإلَهِيَّةُ فِي كَلامِ المَلِكِ، فَلا يَحْكُمَ بِغَيْرِ العَدلِ.

11 ¶ A just weight and balance are the LORD’s; all the weights of the bag are his work.

يُريدُ اللهُ أنْ تَكونَ الموازينُ أمينَةً، وَكُلُّ الاتفاقياتِ نَزِيهَةً.

12 ¶ It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness, for the throne is to be established with righteousness.

المُلُوكُ يَكرَهُونَ الأعمالَ الشِّرِّيرَةَ، لِأنَّهُ بِالبِرِّ يَثبُتُ حُكمُهُمْ.

13 ¶ Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love him that speaks that which is right.

كَلامُ البِرِّ يُسعِدُ المَلِكَ، وَالمَلِكُ يُحِبُّ مَنْ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِالحَقِّ.

14 ¶ The wrath of the king is as a messenger of death, but the wise man will avoid it.

غَضَبُ المَلِكِ مُرعِبٌ كَرَسُولٍ الْمَوْتِ، وَالحَكِيمُ يَسْعَى إلَى تَهْدِئَتِهِ.

15 I n the light of the king’s countenance is life, and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.

تُوجَدُ حَياةٌ فِي إرضاءِ المَلِكِ، وَرِضاهُ يُشبِهُ الغَيمَةَ المُمطِرَةَ فِي الرَّبِيعِ.

16 ¶ How much better is it to acquire wisdom than gold! and to acquire understanding is worth more than silver!

الحِكْمَةُ أفضَلُ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ، وَالفَهمُ أفضَلُ مِنَ الفِضَّةِ.

17 ¶ The highway of the upright is to separate himself from evil; he that keeps his way preserves his soul.

طَرِيقُ البِرِّ يَتَجَنَّبُ الشَّرَّ، وَمَنْ يَنتَبِهْ إلَى خَطَواتِهِ يَحرُسْ حَياتَهُ.

18 ¶ Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

الكِبرِياءُ تُسَبِّبُ الدَّمارَ، وَالغُرُورُ يُسَبِّبُ السُّقُوطَ.

19 ¶ It is better to humble your spirit with the lowly than to divide the spoil with the proud.

أنْ تَكونَ مُتَواضِعاً وَتحيا مَعَ الوُدَعاءِ، أفضلُ مِنْ أنْ تَقْسِمَ غَنيمَةً مَعَ المُتَكَبِّرِينَ.

20 ¶ He who has understanding in the word shall find good, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.

مَنْ يَتَعَلَّمُ قَدْ يَجِدُ النَّجاحَ، وَلَكِنْ هَنِيئاً لِمَنْ يَثِقُ بِاللهِ.

21 ¶ The wise in heart is called a man of understanding; and the sweetness of the lips shall increase doctrine.

الحَكِيمُ يُسَمَّى فَهِيماً، وَالكَلامُ المُفِيدُ المُفرِحُ يَزِيدُ العِلْمَ.

22 ¶ Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that has it, but the instruction of fools is folly.

التَّفكِيرُ الجَيِّدُ مَصدَرٌ لِلحَياةِ لِصاحِبِهِ، وَتَأدِيبُ الأحْمَقِ غَباءٌ وَبِلا فائِدَةٍ.

23 ¶ The heart of the wise causes his mouth to be prudent, and with his lips he shall increase doctrine.

عَقلُ الحَكِيمُ يَقُودُ كَلامَهُ، وَبِكَلامِهِ يَزدادُ العِلْمُ.

24 ¶ Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and medicine to the bones.

الكَلامُ الحُلْوُ يُشبِهُ شَهْدَ العَسَلِ، فَهْوَ حُلْوُ المَذاقِ وَشِفاءٌ لِلجِسمِ.

25 ¶ There is a way that seems right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

تُوجَدُ طَرِيقٌ تَظْهَرُ لِلإنِسانِ كَأنَّها مُستَقِيمَةٌ، وَلِكِنَّها تُؤَدِّي إلَى المَوتِ.

26 ¶ The soul of him that labours, labours for himself; for his mouth craves it of him.

شَهِيَّةُ الإنسانِ الّذِي يَعْمَلُ تَقُودُهُ فِي عَمَلِهِ، لِأنَّ جُوعَهُ يَحُثُّهُ عَلَى العَمَلِ.

27 ¶ The man of Belial digs in search of evil, and in his lips there is as a burning fire.

عَدِيمُ الفائِدَةِ يُخَطِّطُ لِلأذَى، وَكُلُّ ما يَقُولُهُ يُشبِهُ النّارَ الصاعِدَةَ.

28 T he perverse man sows strife, and the tale bearer separates princes.

المُخادِعُ يُحدِثُ النِّزاعَ، وَالنَمّامُ يُفَرِّقُ الأصْدِقاءَ.

29 ¶ The evil man flatters his neighbour and leads him into the way that is not good.

القاسِي يَخدَعُ جارَهُ، وَيَقُودُهُ إلَى طَرِيقٍ رَدِيءٍ.

30 H e shuts his eyes to devise perverse things; moving his lips he brings evil to pass.

مَنْ يَغْمِزُ عَينَيهِ يُخَطِّطُ لِلفَوضَى وَالخَرابِ، وَبِزَمِّ شَفَتَيهِ يُظهِرُ نِيَّتَهُ لِلشَّرِّ.

31 ¶ Old age is a crown of glory if it is found in the way of righteousness.

الشَّيبُ تاجُ مَجدٍ لِلَّذِينَ يَنالُونَهُ بِعَيْشِ حَياةِ البِرِّ.

32 ¶ He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he that rules his spirit than he that takes a city.

الصَّبُورُ خَيرٌ مِنَ الجَبّارِ، وَضابِطُ نَفْسِهِ خَيرٌ مِمَّنْ يَحكُمُ مَدِينَةً.

33 ¶ The lot is cast into the lap, but the judgment thereof is of the LORD.

قَدْ تُلْقَى القُرعَةُ فِي حِضنِكَ، لَكِنَّ الأحكامَ مِنَ اللهِ.