1 ¶ The wicked flee when no man pursues, but the righteous are bold as a young lion.

يَهرُبُ الشِّرِّيرُ حَتَّى وَإنْ لَمْ يُطارِدْهُ أحَدٌ، أمّا البارُّ فَشُجاعٌ كَالأسَدِ.

2 ¶ By the rebellion of the land, many are its princes, but by the man of understanding and wisdom the land shall remain stable.

الشَّعبُ المُتَمَرِّدُ يَحكُمُهُ كَثِيرُونَ، أمّا الحاكِمُ الفَطِنُ فَيُحافِظُ عَلَى استِقْرارِ بَلَدِهِ.

3 ¶ A poor man that oppresses the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaves no food.

الفَقِيرُ الَّذِي يَظلِمُ الفُقَراءَ يُشبِهُ المَطَرَ الجارِفَ الَّذِي لا يُبقِي خَلْفَهُ شَيئاً.

4 ¶ Those that forsake the law praise the wicked, but such as keep the law contend with them.

الَّذِينَ لا يَخضَعُونَ لِلقَوانِينِ يُدافِعُونَ عَنِ الشَّرِّ، أمّا الَّذِينَ يَخضَعُونَ لِلقَوانِينِ فَيُقاوِمُونَ الشَّرَّ.

5 ¶ Evil men do not understand judgment, but those that seek the LORD understand all things.

الأشرارُ لا يَفهَمُونَ العَدلَ، أمّا الَّذِينَ يتْبَعُونَ اللهَ فَيَفهَمُونَهُ تَماماُ.

6 ¶ Better is the poor that walks in his perfection than he that is perverse in his ways, though he is rich.

الفَقِيرُ الَّذِي يَسلُكُ بِاستِقامَةٍ، أفضَلُ مِنَ غَنِيٍّ يَسلُكُ بِاحتِيالٍ.

7 ¶ Whosoever keeps the law is a wise son, but he that is a companion of gluttons shames his father.

مَنْ يَخْضَعُ لِلقَوانِينِ هُوَ ابنٌ حَكِيمٌ، أمّا صَدِيقُ المُنحَلِّينَ فَيُخزِي أباهُ.

8 ¶ He that by usury and unjust gain increases his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.

مَنْ يَزِيدُ ثَروَتَهُ عَنْ طَرِيقِ الرِّبا، سَتُعْطَى ثَروَتُهُ لآخَرَ يَكُونُ طَيِّباً مَعَ الفُقَراءِ.

9 ¶ He that turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.

مَنْ يَرفُضُ الخُضُوعَ لِلشَّرِيعَةِ وَالتَّعلِيمِ، فَحَتَّى صَلاتُهُ مَكرُوهَةٌ.

10 ¶ Whosoever causes the upright to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit, but the perfect shall inherit every good thing.

مَنْ يُضِلُّ البارَّ لِيَسلُكَ فِي طَرِيقِ الشَّرِّ سَيَسقُطُ هُوَ فِي شَرِّ أعمالِهِ، أمّا النَّزِيهُ فَيَنالُ خَيراً.

11 ¶ The rich man is wise in his own conceit, but the poor that has understanding is wiser than he.

الرَّجُلُ الغَنِيُّ حَكِيمٌ فِي نَظَرِ نَفسِهِ، أمّا الرَّجُلُ الفَقِيرُ الفَهِيمُ فَيَرى الحَقِيقَةَ.

12 ¶ When the righteous rejoice, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, the sane man hides himself.

عِندَما يَفرَحُ الأبرارُ فَهَذا فَخرٌ عَظِيمٌ، وَلَكِنْ عِندَما يَأتِي الأشرارُ يَختَبِئُ جَمِيعُ النّاسِ.

13 ¶ He that covers his sins shall not prosper, but whosoever confesses and forsakes them shall attain mercy.

مَنْ يُخفِ خَطاياهُ لا يَنجَحْ، أمّا مَنْ يَعتَرِفْ بِها وَيَتَخَلَّ عَنها فَسَيَجِدْ رَحمَةً.

14 ¶ Blessed is the man that fears God always, but he that hardens his heart shall fall into evil.

مُبارَكٌ الإنسانُ الَّذِي يَحفَظُ اعتِبارَ الآخَرِينَ، أمّا عَنِيدُ القَلبِ فَيُواجِهُ المَشاكِلَ.

15 ¶ As a roaring lion and a hungry bear, so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.

الإنسانُ الشِّرِّيرُ الَّذِي يَحكُمُ شَعباً فَقِيراً وَضَعِيفاً يُشبِهُ الأسَدَ الزّائِرَ أوالدُّبَّ الشَّرِسَ.

16 ¶ The prince void of intelligence is also a great oppressor, but he that hates covetousness shall prolong his days.

الحاكِمُ الَّذِي يَحكُمُ بِدُونِ فَهْمٍ هُوَ ظالِمٌ، أمّا الَّذِي يَكرَهُ النَّهبَ فَسَيَحكُمُ لِوَقتٍ طَوِيلٍ.

17 ¶ A man that does violence to the blood of any person shall flee all the way to the grave, and no one shall sustain him.

المُثقَلُ بِذَنبِ جَرِيمَةِ قَتلٍ سَيَعِيشُ هارِباً حَتَّى المَوتِ، وَلا يَنبَغِي أنْ يُعِينَهُ أحَدٌ.

18 ¶ Whosoever walks in integrity shall be saved, but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall into one of them.

مَنْ يَسلُكُ بِأمانَةٍ سَيَحيا آمِناً، أمّا المُحتالُ فِي أسالِيبِهِ فَسَيَسقُطُ فَجأةً.

19 ¶ He that tills his land shall be filled with bread, but he that follows after vain persons shall be filled with poverty.

الَّذِي يَعمَلُ فِي حَقلِهِ سَيَحصُدُ الكَثِيرَ مِنَ الطَّعامِ، أمّا الَّذِي يَتبَعُ الأحلامَ، فَسَيَجنِي الفَقْرَ.

20 ¶ The man of truth shall abound with blessings, but he that makes haste to be rich shall not be absolved.

الإنسانُ الأمِينُ الجَدِيرُ بِالثِّقَةِ يُبارَكُ كَثِيراً، أمّا الَّذِي يَبحَثُ عَنِ الغِنَى السَّرِيعِ فَلَنْ يُفلِتَ مِنَ العِقابِ.

21 ¶ To have respect of persons in judgment is not good; even for a piece of bread, man will transgress.

التَّحَيُّزُ فِي الحُكمِ لَيسَ حَسَناً، وَقَدْ يُخطِئُ إنسانٌ مِنْ أجلِ كِسرَةِ خُبْزٍ.

22 ¶ He that hastens to be rich has an evil eye and does not consider that poverty shall come upon him.

البَخِيلُ يَبحَثُ عَنِ الغِنَى السَّرِيعِ، وَلَكِنَّهُ لا يُدرِكُ أنَّهُ سَيَجِدُ الفَقرَ.

23 ¶ He that rebukes a man, afterwards shall find more favour than he that flatters with the tongue.

مَنْ يُوَبِّخُ إنساناً سَيَحظَى بِرِضاهُ وَلَوْ بَعدَ حِينٍ، أكْثَرَ مِنَ الَّذِي يَمدَحُهُ مَدِيحاً كاذِباً.

24 ¶ Whosoever robs his father or his mother and says, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of the destroyer.

الَّذِي يَسرِقُ أباهُ وَأُمَّهُ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ: «هَذِهِ لَيسَتْ خَطِيَّةً!» فَهُوَ أشبَهُ بِالمُخَرِّبِ!

25 ¶ He that is of a proud heart stirs up strife, but he that puts his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.

الجَشِعُ يُثِيرُ الخِصامَ، أمّا الَّذِي يَثِقُ فِي اللهِ فَسَيُلاقِي النَّجاحَ.

26 ¶ He that trusts in his own heart is a fool, but whosoever walks in wisdom, he shall be saved.

الأحْمَقُ هُوَ الّذِي يَتَّكِلُ عَلَى نَفسِهِ، أمّا الَّذِي تَقُودُهُ الحِكْمَةَ فَسَيَحيا آمِناً.

27 ¶ He that gives unto the poor shall never lack, but he that hides his eyes from the poor shall have many a curse.

الَّذِي يُعطِي الفُقَراءَ لَنْ يَصِيرَ فَقِيراً، أمّا الَّذِي يُغلِقُ عَينَيهِ عَنْهُمْ فَسَيَكثُرُ لاعِنُوهُ.

28 ¶ When the wicked rise, sane men hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous multiply.

عِندَما يَحكُمُ الأشرارُ يَختَبِئُ النّاسُ، وَلَكِنْ عِندَما يَسقُطُ الأشرارُ فَإنَّ الأبرارَ يَزْدادُونَ.