1 T he Lord hates a false weight, but a true weight is His joy.

اللهُ يَحتَقِرُ المِيزانَ المَغشُوشَ، وَيَفرَحُ بِمَنْ يَزِنُ بِالعَدلِ.

2 W hen pride comes, then comes shame, but wisdom is with those who have no pride.

عِندَما تَأتِي الكِبرِياءُ، يَأتِي مَعَها العارُ، وَمَعِ التَّواضُعِ تَأْتِي الحِكْمَةُ.

3 T he honor of good people will lead them, but those who hurt others will be destroyed by their own false ways.

نَزاهَةُ المُستَقِيمِينَ تَقُودُهُمْ، أمّا انْحِرافُ المُخادِعِ فَيُدَمِّرُهُ.

4 R iches are of no use in the day of God’s anger, but being right with God saves from death.

الغِنى لا يَنفَعُ فِي يَومِ الغَضَبِ، لَكِنَّ البِرَّ يُنقِذُ مِنَ المَوتِ.

5 T hose right with God, who are without blame, make a straight way for themselves, but the sinful will fall by their own wrong-doing.

البِرُّ يُسَهِّلُ طَرِيقَ الرَّجُلِ البارِّ، وَأمّا الشِّرِّيرُ فَسَيَسقُطُ بِشَرِّهِ.

6 B eing right with God will save the honest man, but those who hurt others will be trapped by their wrong desires.

بِرُّ المُستَقِيمِ يُنقِذُهُ، أمّا الغادِرونَ فيَقَعُونَ فِي فَخِّ رَغباتِهِمْ.

7 W hen a sinful man dies, his hope dies with him, and all his power comes to nothing.

عِندَما يَمُوتُ الشِّرِّيرُ فَإنَّ رَجاءَهُ يَمُوتُ، ولا تتحقَّقُ أمانِيهُ.

8 T he one who is right with God is kept from trouble, but the sinful get into trouble instead.

البارُّ يَنجُو مِنَ المَشاكِلِ، وَالشِّرِّيرُ يَقَعُ فِيها عِوَضاً عَنْهُ.

9 T he sinful man destroys his neighbor with his mouth, but those who are fair will be saved through knowing God.

الشِّرِّيرُ يُدَمِّرُ جارَهُ بِكَلامِهِ، وَبِالمَعرِفَةِ يَنجُو البارُّ.

10 T he city is glad when everything goes well with those who are right with God, and there are shouts of joy when the sinful are destroyed.

يَفرَحُ سُكّانُ المَدِينَةِ عِندَما يَنجَحُ البارُّ، وَيَبتَهِجُونَ عِندَما يَمُوتُ الشِّرِّيرُ.

11 A city is honored by the good things that come to the faithful, but it is torn down by the mouth of the sinful.

بِبَرَكَةِ البارِّ تَتَمَجَّدُ المَدِينَةُ، وَتُخرَبُ بِكَلامِ الشِّرِّيرِ.

12 H e who hates his neighbor does not think well, but a man of understanding keeps quiet.

مَنْ يَحتَقِرُ جارَهُ لا يَفهَمُ، وَالعاقِلُ يَبقَى صامِتاً.

13 H e who is always telling stories makes secrets known, but he who can be trusted keeps a thing hidden.

النَّمّامُ يُفشِي السِّرَّ، وَالأمِينُ يُبقِي الأمرَ سِرّاً.

14 A nation falls where there is no wise leading, but it is safe where there are many wise men who know what to do.

بِدُونِ قِيادَةِ الحِكْمَةِ يَسقُطُ الشَّعبُ، أمّا النَّجاةُ فَبِكَثرَةِ المُشِيرِينَ.

15 H e who puts himself as trust for what a stranger owes to another will suffer for it, but he who hates to be trusted for what another owes is safe.

مَنْ يَكفَلْ غَرِيباً يَتَألَّمْ، وَمَنْ يَرفُضْ ذَلِكَ يَنجُ.

16 A kind woman gets honor, and bad men get riches.

المَرأةُ الكَريمَةُ تَنالُ كَرامَةً، وَالرِّجالُ العُدوانِيُونَ يَنالُونَ غِنَىً بِلا كَرامَةٍ.

17 T he man who shows loving-kindness does himself good, but the man without pity hurts himself.

الرَّحِيمُ وَاللَّطِيفُ يَنفَعُ نَفسَهُ، أمّا الرَّجُلُ القاسِي فَيُؤْذِي نَفسَهُ.

18 T he sinful man earns false pay, but he who spreads what is right and good gets pay that is sure.

الشِّرِّيرُ لا يَرْبَحُ شَيئاً حَقِيقِيّاً، أمّا الَّذِي يَبذُرُ البِرُّ فَينالُ مُكافَأةً حَقِيقِيَّةً.

19 H e who will not be moved from being right with God will live, but he who goes for what is bad will bring about his own death.

الثّابِتُ فِي البِرِّ يُعطَى حَياةً أطوَلَ، وَالَّذِي يَتبَعُ الشَّرَّ سَيَمُوتُ.

20 T he Lord hates those who are sinful in heart, but those who walk without blame are His joy.

اللهُ يَكرَهُ النّاسَ الَّذِينَ يُفَكِّرُونَ بِأفكارٍ شِرِّيرَةٍ، وَيَقبَلُ الَّذِينَ يَعِيشُونَ بِاسْتَقامَةٍ.

21 K now for sure that the sinful man will not go without being punished, but the children of those who are right with God will be saved.

الأشرارُ سَيُعاقَبُونَ لا مَحالَةَ، أمّا الأبرارُ وَأبناؤُهُمْ فَسَينْجُونَ.

22 A beautiful woman who does not think well is like a gold ring in the nose of a pig.

المَرأةُ الجَمِيلَةُ الحَمقاءُ، تُشبِهُ الخاتَمَ الذَّهَبِيَّ فِي أنْفِ الخِنْزِيرِ.

23 T he desire of those who are right with God is only good, but the hope of the sinful is anger.

رَغبَةُ البارِّ هِيَ لِلخَيرِ، أمّا الأشرارُ فَرَجاؤُهُمْ يُؤَدِّي إلَى الغَيظِ.

24 T here is one who is free in giving, and yet he grows richer. And there is one who keeps what he should give, but he ends up needing more.

هُناكَ مَنْ يُعطِي بِسَخاءٍ فَيَزدادُ، وَهُناكَ مَنْ يُصبِحُ فَقِيراً لِأنَّهُ لا يُعطِي كَما يَنْبَغِي.

25 T he man who gives much will have much, and he who helps others will be helped himself.

الكَرِيمُ سَيُصبِحُ غَنِيّاً، وَمَنْ يُعِينُ غَيرَهُ هُوَ أيضاً سَيُعانُ.

26 T he people curse him who keeps grain for himself, but good comes to him who sells it.

يَكرَهُ النّاسُ مَنْ يَحْتَكِرُ القَمْحَ، وَيُبارِكُونَ مَنْ يَبِيعُهُ.

27 H e who looks for good finds favor, but he who looks for wrong-doing will have bad come to him.

مَنْ يُكافِحْ مِنْ أجلِ الخَيرِ يَجِدِ البَرَكَةَ، أمّا الباحِثُ عَنِ الشَّرِّ فَالشَّرُّ سَيَأْتِيهِ.

28 H e who trusts in his riches will fall, but those who are right with God will grow like a green leaf.

مَنْ يَعتَمِدْ عَلَى غِناهُ يَسقُطْ، أمّا البارُّ فَسَيُشرِقُ مِثلَ وَرَقَةٍ خَضراءَ.

29 H e who troubles his own house will be given the wind, and the foolish will serve those with a wise heart.

مَنْ يُسِيءْ إلَى عائِلَتِهِ لا يَحصُلَ عَلَى شَيءٍ، وَالأحْمَقُ يَصِيرُ عَبداً لِلحَكِيمِ.

30 T he fruit of those who are right with God is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.

ثَمَرُ البارِّ مِثلُ شَجَرَةٍ تُعطِي الحَياةَ، وَالذي يُنْقِذُ النّاسَ بِهَذا الثَّمَرِ حَكِيمٌ.

31 I f those who are right with God will be paid on earth, how much more the sinful and the wrong-doer!

إنْ كانَ البارُّ يَأخُذُ أُجرَةً عَلَى الأرْضِ، فَبالأَولَى الشِّرِّيرُ وَالخاطئُ.