1 GLT قَلْبُ ٱلْمَلِكِ فِي يَدِ ٱلرَّبِّ كَجَدَاوِلِ مِيَاهٍ، حَيْثُمَا شَاءَ يُمِيلُهُ. BSB BSB: The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.
2 GLT كُلُّ طُرُقِ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ مُسْتَقِيمَةٌ فِي عَيْنَيْهِ، وَٱلرَّبُّ وَازِنُ ٱلْقُلُوبِ. BSB BSB: All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart.
3 GLT فِعْلُ ٱلْعَدْلِ وَٱلْحَقِّ أَفْضَلُ عِنْدَ ٱلرَّبِّ مِنَ ٱلذَّبِيحَةِ. BSB BSB: To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice.
4 GLT طُمُوحُ ٱلْعَيْنَيْنِ وَٱنْتِفَاخُ ٱلْقَلْبِ، نُورُ ٱلْأَشْرَارِ خَطِيَّةٌ. BSB BSB: Haughty eyes and a proud heart—the guides of the wicked—are sin.
5 GLT أَفْكَارُ ٱلْمُجْتَهِدِ إِنَّمَا هِيَ لِلْخِصْبِ، وَكُلُّ عَجُولٍ إِنَّمَا هُوَ لِلْعَوَزِ. BSB BSB: The plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to poverty.
6 GLT جَمْعُ ٱلْكُنُوزِ بِلِسَانٍ كَاذِبٍ، هُوَ بُخَارٌ مَطْرُودٌ لِطَالِبِي ٱلْمَوْتِ. BSB BSB: Making a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.
7 GLT اِغْتِصَابُ ٱلْأَشْرَارِ يَجْرُفُهُمْ، لِأَنَّهُمْ أَبَوْا إِجْرَاءَ ٱلْعَدْلِ. BSB BSB: The violence of the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to do what is just.
8 GLT طَرِيقُ رَجُلٍ مَوْزُورٍ هِيَ مُلْتَوِيَةٌ، أَمَّا ٱلزَّكِيُّ فَعَمَلُهُ مُسْتَقِيمٌ. BSB BSB: The way of a guilty man is crooked, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
9 GLT اَلسُّكْنَى فِي زَاوِيَةِ ٱلسَّطْحِ، خَيْرٌ مِنِ ٱمْرَأَةٍ مُخَاصِمَةٍ وَبَيْتٍ مُشْتَرِكٍ. BSB BSB: Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
10 GLT نَفْسُ ٱلشِّرِّيرِ تَشْتَهِي ٱلشَّرَّ. قَرِيبُهُ لَا يَجِدُ نِعْمَةً فِي عَيْنَيْهِ. BSB BSB: The soul of the wicked man craves evil; his neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.
11 GLT بِمُعَاقَبَةِ ٱلْمُسْتَهْزِئِ يَصِيرُ ٱلْأَحْمَقُ حَكِيمًا، وَٱلْحَكِيمُ بِٱلْإِرْشَادِ يَقْبَلُ مَعْرِفَةً. BSB BSB: When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; and when a wise man is instructed, he acquires knowledge.
12 GLT اَلْبَارُّ يَتَأَمَّلُ بَيْتَ ٱلشِّرِّيرِ وَيَقْلِبُ ٱلْأَشْرَارَ فِي ٱلشَّرِّ. BSB BSB: The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.
13 GLT مَنْ يَسُدُّ أُذُنَيْهِ عَنْ صُرَاخِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ، فَهُوَ أَيْضًا يَصْرُخُ وَلَا يُسْتَجَابُ. BSB BSB: Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.
14 GLT اَلْهَدِيَّةُ فِي ٱلْخَفَاءِ تَفْثَأُ ٱلْغَضَبَ، وَٱلرَّشْوَةُ فِي ٱلْحِضْنِ تَفْثَأُ ٱلسَّخَطَ ٱلشَّدِيدَ. BSB BSB: A gift in secret soothes anger, and a covert bribe pacifies great wrath.
15 GLT إِجْرَاءُ ٱلْحَقِّ فَرَحٌ لِلصِّدِّيقِ، وَٱلْهَلَاكُ لِفَاعِلِي ٱلْإِثْمِ. BSB BSB: Justice executed is a joy to the righteous, but a terror to the workers of iniquity.
16 GLT اَلرَّجُلُ ٱلضَّالُّ عَنْ طَرِيقِ ٱلْمَعْرِفَةِ يَسْكُنُ بَيْنَ جَمَاعَةِ ٱلْأَخِيلَةِ. BSB BSB: The man who strays from the path of understanding will rest in the assembly of the dead.
17 GLT مُحِبُّ ٱلْفَرَحِ إِنْسَانٌ مُعْوِزٌ. مُحِبُّ ٱلْخَمْرِ وَٱلدُّهْنِ لَا يَسْتَغْنِي. BSB BSB: He who loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will never be rich.
18 GLT اَلشِّرِّيرُ فِدْيَةُ ٱلصِّدِّيقِ، وَمَكَانَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمِينَ ٱلْغَادِرُ. BSB BSB: The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright.
19 GLT اَلسُّكْنَى فِي أَرْضٍ بَرِّيَّةٍ خَيْرٌ مِنِ ٱمْرَأَةٍ مُخَاصِمَةٍ حَرِدَةٍ. BSB BSB: Better to live in the desert than with a contentious and ill-tempered wife.
20 GLT كَنْزٌ مُشْتَهًى وَزَيْتٌ فِي بَيْتِ ٱلْحَكِيمِ، أَمَّا ٱلرَّجُلُ ٱلْجَاهِلُ فَيُتْلِفُهُ. BSB BSB: Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man consumes them.
21 GLT اَلتَّابِعُ ٱلْعَدْلَ وَٱلرَّحْمَةَ يَجِدُ حَيَاةً، حَظًّا وَكَرَامَةً. BSB BSB: He who pursues righteousness and loving devotion finds life, righteousness, and honor.
22 GLT اَلْحَكِيمُ يَتَسَوَّرُ مَدِينَةَ ٱلْجَبَابِرَةِ، وَيُسْقِطُ قُوَّةَ مُعْتَمَدِهَا. BSB BSB: A wise man scales the city of the mighty and pulls down the stronghold in which they trust.
23 GLT مَنْ يَحْفَظُ فَمَهُ وَلِسَانَهُ، يَحْفَظُ مِنَ ٱلضِّيقَاتِ نَفْسَهُ. BSB BSB: He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress.
24 GLT اَلْمُنْتَفِخُ ٱلْمُتَكَبِّرُ ٱسْمُهُ «مُسْتَهْزِئٌ»، عَامِلٌ بِفَيَضَانِ ٱلْكِبْرِيَاءِ. BSB BSB: Mocker is the name of the proud and arrogant man—of him who acts with excessive pride.
25 GLT شَهْوَةُ ٱلْكَسْلَانِ تَقْتُلُهُ، لِأَنَّ يَدَيْهِ تَأْبَيَانِ ٱلشُّغْلَ. BSB BSB: The craving of the slacker kills him because his hands refuse to work.
26 GLT اَلْيَوْمَ كُلَّهُ يَشْتَهِي شَهْوَةً، أَمَّا ٱلصِّدِّيقُ فَيُعْطِي وَلَا يُمْسِكُ. BSB BSB: All day long he covets more, but the righteous give without restraint.
27 GLT ذَبِيحَةُ ٱلشِّرِّيرِ مَكْرَهَةٌ، فَكَمْ بِٱلْحَرِيِّ حِينَ يُقَدِّمُهَا بِغِشٍّ! BSB BSB: The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable—how much more so when brought with ill intent!
28 GLT شَاهِدُ ٱلزُّورِ يَهْلِكُ، وَٱلرَّجُلُ ٱلسَّامِعُ لِلْحَقِّ يَتَكَلَّمُ. BSB BSB: A lying witness will perish, but the man who listens to truth will speak forever.
29 GLT اَلشِّرِّيرُ يُوقِحُ وَجْهَهُ، أَمَّا ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمُ فَيُثَبِّتُ طُرُقَهُ. BSB BSB: A wicked man hardens his face, but the upright man makes his way sure.
30 GLT لَيْسَ حِكْمَةٌ وَلَا فِطْنَةٌ وَلَا مَشُورَةٌ تُجَاهَ ٱلرَّبِّ. BSB BSB: There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.
31 GLT اَلْفَرَسُ مُعَدٌّ لِيَوْمِ ٱلْحَرْبِ، أَمَّا ٱلنُّصْرَةُ فَمِنَ ٱلرَّبِّ. BSB BSB: A horse is prepared for the day of battle, but victory is of the LORD.
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