Proverbi (امثال) 18

SMITH VAN DYKE	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 المعتزل يطلب شهوته. بكل مشورة يغتاظ.	1 Whoever has a will to withdraw from a friend, seeks occasions; he shall be reproached at all times.
2 الجاهل لا يسرّ بالفهم بل بكشف قلبه.	2 The foolish do not accept words of prudence, unless you say what is already turning in his heart.
3 اذا جاء الشرير جاء الاحتقار ايضا ومع الهوان عار.	3 The impious, when he has arrived within the depths of sin, thinks little of it. But ill repute and disgrace follow him.
4 كلمات فم الانسان مياه عميقة. نبع الحكمة نهر مندفق.	4 Words from the mouth of a man are deep waters. And the fountain of wisdom is a torrent overflowing.
5 رفع وجه الشرير ليس حسنا لاخطاء الصدّيق في القضاء.	5 It is not good to accept the character of the impious, so as to turn away from true judgment.
6 شفتا الجاهل تداخلان في الخصومة وفمه يدعو بضربات.	6 The lips of the foolish meddle in disputes. And his mouth provokes conflicts.
7 فم الجاهل مهلكة له وشفتاه شرك لنفسه.	7 The mouth of the foolish is his destruction, and his own lips are the ruin of his soul.
8 كلام النمّام مثل لقم حلوة وهو ينزل الى مخادع البطن.	8 The words of the double-tongued seem simple. And they reach even to the interior of the gut. Fear casts down the lazy, but the souls of the effeminate shall go hungry.
9 ايضا المتراخي في عمله هو اخو المسرف	9 Whoever is dissolute and slack in his work is the brother of him who wastes his own works.
10 اسم الرب برج حصين. يركض اليه الصدّيق ويتمنّع.	10 The name of the Lord is very strong tower. The just one rushes to it, and he shall be exalted.
11 ثروة الغني مدينته الحصينة ومثل سور عال في تصوره.	11 The substance of the wealthy is the city of his strength, and it is like a strong wall encircling him.
12 قبل الكسر يتكبر قلب الانسان وقبل الكرامة التواضع.	12 The heart of a man is exalted before it is crushed and humbled before it is glorified.
13 من يجيب عن امر قبل ان يسمعه فله حماقة وعار.	13 Whoever responds before he listens, demonstrates himself to be foolish and deserving of confusion.
14 روح الانسان تحتمل مرضه. اما الروح المكسورة فمن يحملها.	14 The spirit of a man sustains his weakness. Yet who can sustain a spirit that is easily angered?
15 قلب الفهيم يقتني معرفة واذن الحكماء تطلب علما.	15 A prudent heart shall possess knowledge. And the ear of the wise seeks doctrine.
16 هدية الانسان ترحب له وتهديه الى امام العظماء.	16 A man’s gift expands his way and makes space for him before leaders.
17 الاول في دعواه محق. فياتي رفيقه ويفحصه.	17 The just is the first accuser of himself; his friend arrives and shall investigate him.
18 القرعة تبطل الخصومات وتفصل بين الاقوياء.	18 Casting a lot suppresses contentions and passes judgment, even among the powerful.
19 الاخ امنع من مدينة حصينة والمخاصمات كعارضة قلعة	19 A brother who is helped by a brother is like a reinforced city, and judgments are like the bars of cities.
20 من ثمر فم الانسان يشبع بطنه. من غلة شفتيه يشبع.	20 From the fruit of a man’s mouth shall his belly be filled. And the harvest of his own lips shall satisfy him.
21 الموت والحياة في يد اللسان واحباؤه ياكلون ثمره.	21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue. Whoever values it shall eat from its fruits.
22 من يجد زوجة يجد خيرا وينال رضى من الرب.	22 He who has found a good wife has found goodness, and he shall draw contentment from the Lord. He who expels a good wife expels goodness. But he who holds on to an adulteress is foolish and impious.
23 بتضرعات يتكلم الفقير. والغني يجاوب بخشونة.	23 The poor will speak with supplications. And the rich will express themselves roughly.
24 المكثر الاصحاب يخرب نفسه. ولكن يوجد محب ألزق من الاخ	24 A man amiable to society shall be more friendly than a brother.