Proverbs 20

Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.

اَلْخَمْرُ مُسْتَهْزِئَةٌ. الْمُسْكِرُ عَجَّاجٌ، وَمَنْ يَتَرَنَّحُ بِهِمَا فَلَيْسَ بِحَكِيمٍ.

The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.

رُعْبُ الْمَلِكِ كَزَمْجَرَةِ الأَسَدِ. الَّذِي يُغِيظُهُ يُخْطِئُ إِلَى نَفْسِهِ.

It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.

مَجْدُ الرَّجُلِ أَنْ يَبْتَعِدَ عَنِ الْخِصَامِ، وَكُلُّ أَحْمَقَ يُنَازِعُ.

The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.

اَلْكَسْلاَنُ لاَ يَحْرُثُ بِسَبَبِ الشِّتَاءِ، فَيَسْتَعْطِي فِي الْحَصَادِ وَلاَ يُعْطَى.

Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.

اَلْمَشُورَةُ فِي قَلْبِ الرَّجُلِ مِيَاهٌ عَمِيقَةٌ، وَذُو الْفِطْنَةِ يَسْتَقِيهَا.

Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?

أَكْثَرُ النَّاسِ يُنَادُونَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ بِصَلاَحِهِ، أَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الأَمِينُ فَمَنْ يَجِدُهُ؟

The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.

اَلصِّدِّيقُ يَسْلُكُ بِكَمَالِهِ. طُوبَى لِبَنِيهِ بَعْدَهُ.

A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

اَلْمَلِكُ الْجَالِسُ عَلَى كُرْسِيِّ الْقَضَاءِ يُذَرِّي بِعَيْنِهِ كُلَّ شَرّ.

Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?

مَنْ يَقُولُ: «إِنِّي زَكَّيْتُ قَلْبِي، تَطَهَّرْتُ مِنْ خَطِيَّتِي»؟

Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the LORD.

مِعْيَارٌ فَمِعْيَارٌ، مِكْيَالٌ فَمِكْيَالٌ، كِلاَهُمَا مَكْرَهَةٌ عِنْدَ الرَّبِّ.

Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.

اَلْوَلَدُ أَيْضًا يُعْرَفُ بِأَفْعَالِهِ، هَلْ عَمَلُهُ نَقِيٌّ وَمُسْتَقِيمٌ؟

The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them.

اَلأُذُنُ السَّامِعَةُ وَالْعَيْنُ الْبَاصِرَةُ، الرَّبُّ صَنَعَهُمَا كِلْتَيْهِمَا.

Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

لاَ تُحِبَّ النَّوْمَ لِئَلاَّ تَفْتَقِرَ. افْتَحْ عَيْنَيْكَ تَشْبَعْ خُبْزًا.

It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

«رَدِيءٌ، رَدِيءٌ!» يَقُولُ الْمُشْتَرِي، وَإِذَا ذَهَبَ فَحِينَئِذٍ يَفْتَخِرُ!

There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

يُوجَدُ ذَهَبٌ وَكَثْرَةُ لآلِئَ، أَمَّا شِفَاهُ الْمَعْرِفَةِ فَمَتَاعٌ ثَمِينٌ.

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

خُذْ ثَوْبَهُ لأَنَّهُ ضَمِنَ غَرِيبًا، وَلأَجْلِ الأَجَانِبِ ارْتَهِنْ مِنْهُ.

Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

خُبْزُ الْكَذِبِ لَذِيذٌ لِلإِنْسَانِ، وَمِنْ بَعْدُ يَمْتَلِئُ فَمُهُ حَصًى.

Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.

اَلْمَقَاصِدُ تُثَبَّتُ بِالْمَشُورَةِ، وَبِالتَّدَابِيرِ اعْمَلْ حَرْبًا.

He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.

اَلسَّاعِي بِالْوِشَايَةِ يُفْشِي السِّرَّ، فَلاَ تُخَالِطِ الْمُفَتِّحَ شَفَتَيْهِ.

Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.

مَنْ سَبَّ أَبَاهُ أَوْ أُمَّهُ يَنْطَفِئُ سِرَاجُهُ فِي حَدَقَةِ الظَّلاَمِ.

An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.

رُبَّ مُلْكٍ مُعَجِّل فِي أَوَّلِهِ، أَمَّا آخِرَتُهُ فَلاَ تُبَارَكُ.

Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.

لاَ تَقُلْ: «إِنِّي أُجَازِي شَرًّا». انْتَظِرِ الرَّبَّ فَيُخَلِّصَكَ.

Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not good.

مِعْيَارٌ فَمِعْيَارٌ مَكْرَهَةُ الرَّبِّ، وَمَوَازِينُ الْغِشِّ غَيْرُ صَالِحَةٍ.

Man's goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?

مِنَ الرَّبِّ خَطَوَاتُ الرَّجُلِ، أَمَّا الإِنْسَانُ فَكَيْفَ يَفْهَمُ طَرِيقَهُ؟

It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry.

هُوَ شَرَكٌ لِلإِنْسَانِ أَنْ يَلْغُوَ قَائِلاً: «مُقَدَّسٌ»، وَبَعْدَ النَّذْرِ أَنْ يَسْأَلَ!

A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.

اَلْمَلِكُ الْحَكِيمُ يُشَتِّتُ الأَشْرَارَ، وَيَرُدُّ عَلَيْهِمِ النَّوْرَجَ.

The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.

نَفْسُ الإِنْسَانِ سِرَاجُ الرَّبِّ، يُفَتِّشُ كُلَّ مَخَادِعِ الْبَطْنِ.

Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.

الرَّحْمَةُ وَالْحَقُّ يَحْفَظَانِ الْمَلِكَ، وَكُرْسِيُّهُ يُسْنَدُ بِالرَّحْمَةِ.

The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head.

فَخْرُ الشُّبَّانِ قُوَّتُهُمْ، وَبَهَاءُ الشُّيُوخِ الشَّيْبُ.

The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.

حُبُرُ جُرْحٍ مُنَقِّيَةٌ لِلشِّرِّيرِ، وَضَرَبَاتٌ بَالِغَةٌ مَخَادِعَ الْبَطْنِ.