PROVERBS 4	امثال 4
1 Hear, my children, the instruction of a father, And give attention to know understanding;	1 اِسْمَعُوا أَيُّهَا الْبَنُونَ تَأْدِيبَ الأَبِ وَاصْغُوا لأَجْلِ مَعْرِفَةِ الْفَهْمِ
2 For I give you good doctrine: Do not forsake my law.	2 لأَنِّي أُعْطِيكُمْ تَعْلِيماً صَالِحاً فَلاَ تَتْرُكُوا شَرِيعَتِي.
3 When I was my father's son, Tender and the only one in the sight of my mother,	3 فَإِنِّي كُنْتُ ابْناً لأَبِي غَضّاً وَوَحِيداً عِنْدَ أُمِّي
4 He also taught me, and said to me: "Let your heart retain my words; Keep my commands, and live.	4 وَكَانَ يُرِينِي وَيَقُولُ لِي: «لِيَضْبِطْ قَلْبُكَ كَلاَمِي. احْفَظْ وَصَايَايَ فَتَحْيَا.
5 Get wisdom! Get understanding! Do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth.	5 اِقْتَنِ الْحِكْمَةَ. اقْتَنِ الْفَهْمَ. لاَ تَنْسَ وَلاَ تُعْرِضْ عَنْ كَلِمَاتِ فَمِي.
6 Do not forsake her, and she will preserve you; Love her, and she will keep you.	6 لاَ تَتْرُكْهَا فَتَحْفَظَكَ. أَحْبِبْهَا فَتَصُونَكَ.
7 Wisdom is the principal thing; Therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding.	7 الْحِكْمَةُ هِيَ الرَّأْسُ فَاقْتَنِ الْحِكْمَةَ وَبِكُلِّ مُقْتَنَاكَ اقْتَنِ الْفَهْمَ.
8 Exalt her, and she will promote you; She will bring you honor, when you embrace her.	8 ارْفَعْهَا فَتُعَلِّيَكَ. تُمَجِّدُكَ إِذَا اعْتَنَقْتَهَا.
9 She will place on your head an ornament of grace; A crown of glory she will deliver to you."	9 تُعْطِي رَأْسَكَ إِكْلِيلَ نِعْمَةٍ. تَاجَ جَمَالٍ تَمْنَحُكَ».
10 Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, And the years of your life will be many.	10 اِسْمَعْ يَا ابْنِي وَاقْبَلْ أَقْوَالِي فَتَكْثُرَ سِنُو حَيَاتِكَ.
11 I have taught you in the way of wisdom; I have led you in right paths.	11 أَرَيْتُكَ طَرِيقَ الْحِكْمَةِ. هَدَيْتُكَ سُبُلَ الاِسْتِقَامَةِ.
12 When you walk, your steps will not be hindered, And when you run, you will not stumble.	12 إِذَا سِرْتَ فَلاَ تَضِيقُ خَطَوَاتُكَ وَإِذَا سَعَيْتَ فَلاَ تَعْثُرُ.
13 Take firm hold of instruction, do not let go; Keep her, for she is your life.	13 تَمَسَّكْ بِالأَدَبِ. لاَ تَرْخِهِ. احْفَظْهُ فَإِنَّهُ هُوَ حَيَاتُكَ.
14 Do not enter the path of the wicked, And do not walk in the way of evil.	14 لاَ تَدْخُلْ فِي سَبِيلِ الأَشْرَارِ وَلاَ تَسِرْ فِي طَرِيقِ الأَثَمَةِ.
15 Avoid it, do not travel on it; Turn away from it and pass on.	15 تَنَكَّبْ عَنْهُ. لاَ تَمُرَّ بِهِ. حِدْ عَنْهُ وَاعْبُرْ
16 For they do not sleep unless they have done evil; And their sleep is taken away unless they make someone fall.	16 لأَنَّهُمْ لاَ يَنَامُونَ إِنْ لَمْ يَفْعَلُوا سُوءاً وَيُنْزَعُ نَوْمُهُمْ إِنْ لَمْ يُسْقِطُوا أَحَداً.
17 For they eat the bread of wickedness, And drink the wine of violence.	17 لأَنَّهُمْ يَطْعَمُونَ خُبْزَ الشَّرِّ وَيَشْرَبُونَ خَمْرَ الظُّلْمِ.
18 But the path of the just is like the shining sun, That shines ever brighter unto the perfect day.	18 أَمَّا سَبِيلُ الصِّدِّيقِينَ فَكَنُورٍ مُشْرِقٍ يَتَزَايَدُ وَيُنِيرُ إِلَى النَّهَارِ الْكَامِلِ.
19 The way of the wicked is like darkness; They do not know what makes them stumble.	19 أَمَّا طَرِيقُ الأَشْرَارِ فَكَالظَّلاَمِ. لاَ يَعْلَمُونَ مَا يَعْثُرُونَ بِهِ.
20 My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings.	20 يَا ابْنِي أَصْغِ إِلَى كَلاَمِي. أَمِلْ أُذْنَكَ إِلَى أَقْوَالِي.
21 Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart;	21 لاَ تَبْرَحْ عَنْ عَيْنَيْكَ. احْفَظْهَا فِي وَسَطِ قَلْبِكَ.
22 For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh.	22 لأَنَّهَا هِيَ حَيَاةٌ لِلَّذِينَ يَجِدُونَهَا وَدَوَاءٌ لِكُلِّ الْجَسَدِ.
23 Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life.	23 فَوْقَ كُلِّ تَحَفُّظٍ احْفَظْ قَلْبَكَ لأَنَّ مِنْهُ مَخَارِجَ الْحَيَاةِ.
24 Put away from you a deceitful mouth, And put perverse lips far from you.	24 انْزِعْ عَنْكَ الْتِوَاءَ الْفَمِ وَأَبْعِدْ عَنْكَ انْحِرَافَ الشَّفَتَيْنِ.
25 Let your eyes look straight ahead, And your eyelids look right before you.	25 لِتَنْظُرْ عَيْنَاكَ إِلَى قُدَّامِكَ وَأَجْفَانُكَ إِلَى أَمَامِكَ مُسْتَقِيماً.
26 Ponder the path of your feet, And let all your ways be established.	26 مَهِّدْ سَبِيلَ رِجْلِكَ فَتَثْبُتَ كُلُّ طُرُقِكَ.
27 Do not turn to the right or the left; Remove your foot from evil.	27 لاَ تَمِلْ يَمْنَةً وَلاَ يَسْرَةً. بَاعِدْ رِجْلَكَ عَنِ الشَّرِّ.