Proverbs 9

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

اَلْحِكْمَةُ بَنَتْ بَيْتَهَا. نَحَتَتْ أَعْمِدَتَهَا السَّبْعَةَ.

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

ذَبَحَتْ ذَبْحَهَا. مَزَجَتْ خَمْرَهَا. أَيْضًا رَتَّبَتْ مَائِدَتَهَا.

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

أَرْسَلَتْ جَوَارِيَهَا تُنَادِي عَلَى ظُهُورِ أَعَالِي الْمَدِينَةِ:

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

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

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

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

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

اُتْرُكُوا الْجَهَالاَتِ فَتَحْيَوْا، وَسِيرُوا فِي طَرِيقِ الْفَهْمِ».

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

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

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

لاَ تُوَبِّخْ مُسْتَهْزِئًا لِئَلاَّ يُبْغِضَكَ. وَبِّخْ حَكِيمًا فَيُحِبَّكَ.

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

أَعْطِ حَكِيمًا فَيَكُونَ أَوْفَرَ حِكْمَةً. عَلِّمْ صِدِّيقًا فَيَزْدَادَ عِلْمًا.

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

بَدْءُ الْحِكْمَةِ مَخَافَةُ الرَّبِّ، وَمَعْرِفَةُ الْقُدُّوسِ فَهْمٌ.

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

لأَنَّهُ بِي تَكْثُرُ أَيَّامُكَ وَتَزْدَادُ لَكَ سِنُو حَيَاةٍ.

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

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

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

اَلْمَرْأَةُ الْجَاهِلَةُ صَخَّابَةٌ حَمْقَاءُ وَلاَ تَدْرِي شَيْئًا،

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

فَتَقْعُدُ عِنْدَ بَابِ بَيْتِهَا عَلَى كُرْسِيٍّ فِي أَعَالِي الْمَدِينَةِ،

To call passengers who go right on their ways:

لِتُنَادِيَ عَابِرِي السَّبِيلِ الْمُقَوِّمِينَ طُرُقَهُمْ:

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

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

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

«الْمِيَاهُ الْمَسْرُوقَةُ حُلْوَةٌ، وَخُبْزُ الْخُفْيَةِ لَذِيذٌ».

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

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