Proverbs 9

اَلْحِكْمَةُ بَنَتْ بَيْتَهَا. نَحَتَتْ أَعْمِدَتَهَا السَّبْعَةَ.

Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:

ذَبَحَتْ ذَبْحَهَا. مَزَجَتْ خَمْرَهَا. أَيْضًا رَتَّبَتْ مَائِدَتَهَا.

She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.

أَرْسَلَتْ جَوَارِيَهَا تُنَادِي عَلَى ظُهُورِ أَعَالِي الْمَدِينَةِ:

She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,

«مَنْ هُوَ جَاهِلٌ فَلِْيَمِلْ إِلَى هُنَا». وَالنَّاقِصُ الْفَهْمِ قَالَتْ لَهُ:

Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,

«هَلُمُّوا كُلُوا مِنْ طَعَامِي، وَاشْرَبُوا مِنَ الْخَمْرِ الَّتِي مَزَجْتُهَا.

Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.

اُتْرُكُوا الْجَهَالاَتِ فَتَحْيَوْا، وَسِيرُوا فِي طَرِيقِ الْفَهْمِ».

Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.

مَنْ يُوَبِّخْ مُسْتَهْزِئًا يَكْسَبْ لِنَفْسِهِ هَوَانًا، وَمَنْ يُنْذِرْ شِرِّيرًا يَكْسَبْ عَيْبًا.

He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.

لاَ تُوَبِّخْ مُسْتَهْزِئًا لِئَلاَّ يُبْغِضَكَ. وَبِّخْ حَكِيمًا فَيُحِبَّكَ.

Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.

أَعْطِ حَكِيمًا فَيَكُونَ أَوْفَرَ حِكْمَةً. عَلِّمْ صِدِّيقًا فَيَزْدَادَ عِلْمًا.

Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.

بَدْءُ الْحِكْمَةِ مَخَافَةُ الرَّبِّ، وَمَعْرِفَةُ الْقُدُّوسِ فَهْمٌ.

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.

لأَنَّهُ بِي تَكْثُرُ أَيَّامُكَ وَتَزْدَادُ لَكَ سِنُو حَيَاةٍ.

For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.

إِنْ كُنْتَ حَكِيمًا فَأَنْتَ حَكِيمٌ لِنَفْسِكَ، وَإِنِ اسْتَهْزَأْتَ فَأَنْتَ وَحْدَكَ تَتَحَمَّلُ.

If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.

اَلْمَرْأَةُ الْجَاهِلَةُ صَخَّابَةٌ حَمْقَاءُ وَلاَ تَدْرِي شَيْئًا،

A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.

فَتَقْعُدُ عِنْدَ بَابِ بَيْتِهَا عَلَى كُرْسِيٍّ فِي أَعَالِي الْمَدِينَةِ،

For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,

لِتُنَادِيَ عَابِرِي السَّبِيلِ الْمُقَوِّمِينَ طُرُقَهُمْ:

To call passengers who go right on their ways:

«مَنْ هُوَ جَاهِلٌ فَلْيَمِلْ إِلَى هُنَا». وَالنَّاقِصُ الْفَهْمِ تَقُولُ لَهُ:

Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,

«الْمِيَاهُ الْمَسْرُوقَةُ حُلْوَةٌ، وَخُبْزُ الْخُفْيَةِ لَذِيذٌ».

Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.

وَلاَ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّ الأَخْيِلَةَ هُنَاكَ، وَأَنَّ فِي أَعْمَاقِ الْهَاوِيَةِ ضُيُوفَهَا.

But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.