Proverbs 8

أَلَعَلَّ الْحِكْمَةَ لاَ تُنَادِي؟ وَالْفَهْمَ أَلاَ يُعْطِي صَوْتَهُ؟

Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?

عِنْدَ رُؤُوسِ الشَّوَاهِقِ، عِنْدَ الطَّرِيقِ بَيْنَ الْمَسَالِكِ تَقِفُ.

She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths.

بِجَانِبِ الأَبْوَابِ، عِنْدَ ثَغْرِ الْمَدِينَةِ، عِنْدَ مَدْخَلِ الأَبْوَابِ تُصَرِّحُ:

She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors.

«لَكُمْ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ أُنَادِي، وَصَوْتِي إِلَى بَنِي آدَمَ.

Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man.

أَيُّهَا الْحَمْقَى تَعَلَّمُوا ذَكَاءً، وَيَا جُهَّالُ تَعَلَّمُوا فَهْمًا.

O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.

اِسْمَعُوا فَإِنِّي أَتَكَلَّمُ بِأُمُورٍ شَرِيفَةٍ، وَافْتِتَاحُ شَفَتَيَّ اسْتِقَامَةٌ.

Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.

لأَنَّ حَنَكِي يَلْهَجُ بِالصِّدْقِ، وَمَكْرَهَةُ شَفَتَيَّ الْكَذِبُ.

For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

كُلُّ كَلِمَاتِ فَمِي بِالْحَقِّ. لَيْسَ فِيهَا عِوَجٌ وَلاَ الْتِوَاءٌ.

All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.

كُلُّهَا وَاضِحَةٌ لَدَى الْفَهِيمِ، وَمُسْتَقِيمَةٌ لَدَى الَّذِينَ يَجِدُونَ الْمَعْرِفَةَ.

They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.

خُذُوا تَأْدِيبِي لاَ الْفِضَّةَ، وَالْمَعْرِفَةَ أَكْثَرَ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ الْمُخْتَارِ.

Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.

لأَنَّ الْحِكْمَةَ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الَّلآلِئِ، وَكُلُّ الْجَوَاهِرِ لاَ تُسَاوِيهَا.

For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.

«أَنَا الْحِكْمَةُ أَسْكُنُ الذَّكَاءَ، وَأَجِدُ مَعْرِفَةَ التَّدَابِيرِ.

I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.

مَخَافَةُ الرَّبِّ بُغْضُ الشَّرِّ. الْكِبْرِيَاءَ وَالتَّعَظُّمَ وَطَرِيقَ الشَّرِّ وَفَمَ الأَكَاذِيبِ أَبْغَضْتُ.

The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.

لِي الْمَشُورَةُ وَالرَّأْيُ. أَنَا الْفَهْمُ. لِي الْقُدْرَةُ.

Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.

بِي تَمْلِكُ الْمُلُوكُ، وَتَقْضِي الْعُظَمَاءُ عَدْلاً.

By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.

بِي تَتَرَأَّسُ الرُّؤَسَاءُ وَالشُّرَفَاءُ، كُلُّ قُضَاةِ الأَرْضِ.

By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.

أَنَا أُحِبُّ الَّذِينَ يُحِبُّونَنِي، وَالَّذِينَ يُبَكِّرُونَ إِلَيَّ يَجِدُونَنِي.

I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.

عِنْدِي الْغِنَى وَالْكَرَامَةُ. قِنْيَةٌ فَاخِرَةٌ وَحَظٌّ.

Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.

ثَمَرِي خَيْرٌ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ وَمِنَ الإِبْرِيزِ، وَغَلَّتِي خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْفِضَّةِ الْمُخْتَارَةِ.

My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.

فِي طَرِيقِ الْعَدْلِ أَتَمَشَّى، فِي وَسَطِ سُبُلِ الْحَقِّ،

I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:

فَأُوَرِّثُ مُحِبِّيَّ رِزْقًا وَأَمْلأُ خَزَائِنَهُمْ.

That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.

«اَلرَّبُّ قَنَانِي أَوَّلَ طَرِيقِهِ، مِنْ قَبْلِ أَعْمَالِهِ، مُنْذُ الْقِدَمِ.

The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.

مُنْذُ الأَزَلِ مُسِحْتُ، مُنْذُ الْبَدْءِ، مُنْذُ أَوَائِلِ الأَرْضِ.

I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.

إِذْ لَمْ يَكُنْ غَمْرٌ أُبْدِئْتُ. إِذْ لَمْ تَكُنْ يَنَابِيعُ كَثِيرَةُ الْمِيَاهِ.

When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.

مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ تَقَرَّرَتِ الْجِبَالُ، قَبْلَ التِّلاَلِ أُبْدِئْتُ.

Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:

إِذْ لَمْ يَكُنْ قَدْ صَنَعَ الأَرْضَ بَعْدُ وَلاَ الْبَرَارِيَّ وَلاَ أَوَّلَ أَعْفَارِ الْمَسْكُونَةِ.

While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.

لَمَّا ثَبَّتَ السَّمَاوَاتِ كُنْتُ هُنَاكَ أَنَا. لَمَّا رَسَمَ دَائِرَةً عَلَى وَجْهِ الْغَمْرِ.

When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:

لَمَّا أَثْبَتَ السُّحُبَ مِنْ فَوْقُ. لَمَّا تَشَدَّدَتْ يَنَابِيعُ الْغَمْرِ.

When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:

لَمَّا وَضَعَ لِلْبَحْرِ حَدَّهُ فَلاَ تَتَعَدَّى الْمِيَاهُ تُخْمَهُ، لَمَّا رَسَمَ أُسُسَ الأَرْضِ،

When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:

كُنْتُ عِنْدَهُ صَانِعًا، وَكُنْتُ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ لَذَّتَهُ، فَرِحَةً دَائِمًا قُدَّامَهُ.

Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;

فَرِحَةً فِي مَسْكُونَةِ أَرْضِهِ، وَلَذَّاتِي مَعَ بَنِي آدَمَ.

Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.

«فَالآنَ أَيُّهَا الْبَنُونَ اسْمَعُوا لِي. فَطُوبَى لِلَّذِينَ يَحْفَظُونَ طُرُقِي.

Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.

اسْمَعُوا التَّعْلِيمَ وَكُونُوا حُكَمَاءَ وَلاَ تَرْفُضُوهُ.

Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.

طُوبَى لِلإِنْسَانِ الَّذِي يَسْمَعُ لِي سَاهِرًا كُلَّ يَوْمٍ عِنْدَ مَصَارِيعِي، حَافِظًا قَوَائِمَ أَبْوَابِي.

Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.

لأَنَّهُ مَنْ يَجِدُنِي يَجِدُ الْحَيَاةَ، وَيَنَالُ رِضًى مِنَ الرَّبِّ،

For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.

وَمَنْ يُخْطِئُ عَنِّي يَضُرُّ نَفْسَهُ. كُلُّ مُبْغِضِيَّ يُحِبُّونَ الْمَوْتَ».

But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.