PROVERBS 20	امثال 20
1 Wine is a mocker, Strong drink is a brawler, And whoever is led astray by it is not wise.	1 اَلْخَمْرُ مُسْتَهْزِئَةٌ. الْمُسْكِرُ عَجَّاجٌ وَمَنْ يَتَرَنَّحُ بِهِمَا فَلَيْسَ بِحَكِيمٍ.
2 The wrath of a king is like the roaring of a lion; Whoever provokes him to anger sins against his own life.	2 رُعْبُ الْمَلِكِ كَزَمْجَرَةِ الأَسَدِ. الَّذِي يُغِيظُهُ يُخْطِئُ إِلَى نَفْسِهِ.
3 It is honorable for a man to stop striving, Since any fool can start a quarrel.	3 مَجْدُ الرَّجُلِ أَنْ يَبْتَعِدَ عَنِ الْخِصَامِ وَكُلُّ أَحْمَقٍ يُنَازِعُ.
4 The lazy man will not plow because of winter; He will beg during harvest and have nothing.	4 اَلْكَسْلاَنُ لاَ يَحْرُثُ بِسَبَبِ الشِّتَاءِ فَيَسْتَعْطِي فِي الْحَصَادِ وَلاَ يُعْطَى.
5 Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water, But a man of understanding will draw it out.	5 اَلْمَشُورَةُ فِي قَلْبِ الرَّجُلِ مِيَاهٌ عَمِيقَةٌ وَذُو الْفِطْنَةِ يَسْتَقِيهَا.
6 Most men will proclaim each his own goodness, But who can find a faithful man?	6 أَكْثَرُ النَّاسِ يُنَادُونَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ بِصَلاَحِهِ أَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الأَمِينُ فَمَنْ يَجِدُهُ؟
7 The righteous man walks in his integrity; His children are blessed after him.	7 اَلصِّدِّيقُ يَسْلُكُ بِكَمَالِهِ. طُوبَى لِبَنِيهِ بَعْدَهُ.
8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment Scatters all evil with his eyes.	8 اَلْمَلِكُ الْجَالِسُ عَلَى كُرْسِيِّ الْقَضَاءِ يُذَرِّي بِعَيْنِهِ كُلَّ شَرٍّ.
9 Who can say, "I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin"?	9 مَنْ يَقُولُ: «إِنِّي زَكَّيْتُ قَلْبِي تَطَهَّرْتُ مِنْ خَطِيَّتِي؟»
10 Diverse weights and diverse measures, They are both alike, an abomination to the Lord.	10 مِعْيَارٌ فَمِعْيَارٌ مِكْيَالٌ فَمِكْيَالٌ كِلاَهُمَا مُكْرُهَةٌ عِنْدَ الرَّبِّ.
11 Even a child is known by his deeds, Whether what he does is pure and right.	11 اَلْوَلَدُ أَيْضاً يُعْرَفُ بِأَفْعَالِهِ هَلْ عَمَلُهُ نَقِيٌّ وَمُسْتَقِيمٌ؟
12 The hearing ear and the seeing eye, The Lord has made them both.	12 اَلأُذُنُ السَّامِعَةُ وَالْعَيْنُ الْبَاصِرَةُ الرَّبُّ صَنَعَهُمَا كِلْتَيْهِمَا.
13 Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty; Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with bread.	13 لاَ تُحِبَّ النَّوْمَ لِئَلاَّ تَفْتَقِرَ. افْتَحْ عَيْنَيْكَ تَشْبَعْ خُبْزاً.
14 "It is good for nothing," cries the buyer; But when he has gone his way, then he boasts.	14 «رَدِيءٌ رَدِيءٌ» يَقُولُ الْمُشْتَرِي وَإِذَا ذَهَبَ فَحِينَئِذٍ يَفْتَخِرُ!
15 There is gold and a multitude of rubies, But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.	15 يُوجَدُ ذَهَبٌ وَكَثْرَةُ لَآلِئَ أَمَّا شِفَاهُ الْمَعْرِفَةِ فَمَتَاعٌ ثَمِينٌ.
16 Take the garment of one who is surety for a stranger, And hold it as a pledge when it is for a seductress.	16 خُذْ ثَوْبَهُ لأَنَّهُ ضَمِنَ غَرِيباً وَلأَجْلِ الأَجَانِبِ ارْتَهِنْ مِنْهُ.
17 Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.	17 خُبْزُ الْكَذِبِ لَذِيذٌ لِلإِنْسَانِ وَمِنْ بَعْدُ يَمْتَلِئُ فَمُهُ حَصًى.
18 Plans are established by counsel; By wise counsel wage war.	18 اَلْمَقَاصِدُ تُثَبَّتُ بِالْمَشُورَةِ وَبِالتَّدَابِيرِ اعْمَلْ حَرْباً.
19 He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets; Therefore do not associate with one who flatters with his lips.	19 اَلسَّاعِي بِالْوِشَايَةِ يُفْشِي السِّرَّ فَلاَ تُخَالِطِ الْمُفَتِّحَ شَفَتَيْهِ.
20 Whoever curses his father or his mother, His lamp will be put out in deep darkness.	20 مَنْ سَبَّ أَبَاهُ أَوْ أُمَّهُ يَنْطَفِئُ سِرَاجُهُ فِي حَدَقَةِ الظَّلاَمِ.
21 An inheritance gained hastily at the beginning Will not be blessed at the end.	21 رُبَّ مُلْكٍ مُعَجِّلٍ فِي أَوَّلِهِ أَمَّا آخِرَتُهُ فَلاَ تُبَارَكُ.
22 Do not say, "I will recompense evil"; Wait for the Lord, and He will save you.	22 لاَ تَقُلْ: «إِنِّي أُجَازِي شَرّاً». انْتَظِرِ الرَّبَّ فَيُخَلِّصَكَ.
23 Diverse weights are an abomination to the Lord, And dishonest scales are not good.	23 مِعْيَارٌ فَمِعْيَارٌ مَكْرُهَةُ الرَّبِّ وَمَوَازِينُ الْغِشِّ غَيْرُ صَالِحَةٍ.
24 A man's steps are of the Lord; How then can a man understand his own way?	24 مِنَ الرَّبِّ خَطَوَاتُ الرَّجُلِ. أَمَّا الإِنْسَانُ فَكَيْفَ يَفْهَمُ طَرِيقَهُ؟
25 It is a snare for a man to devote rashly something as holy, And afterward to reconsider his vows.	25 هُوَ شَرَكٌ لِلإِنْسَانِ أَنْ يَلْغُوَ قَائِلاً: «مُقَدَّسٌ». وَبَعْدَ النَّذْرِ أَنْ يَسْأَلَ!
26 A wise king sifts out the wicked, And brings the threshing wheel over them.	26 اَلْمَلِكُ الْحَكِيمُ يُشَتِّتُ الأَشْرَارَ وَيَرُدُّ عَلَيْهِمِ النَّوْرَجَ.
27 The spirit of a man is the lamp of the Lord, Searching all the inner depths of his heart.	27 نَفْسُ الإِنْسَانِ سِرَاجُ الرَّبِّ يُفَتِّشُ كُلَّ مَخَادِعِ الْبَطْنِ.
28 Mercy and truth preserve the king, And by lovingkindness he upholds his throne.	28 الرَّحْمَةُ وَالْحَقُّ يَحْفَظَانِ الْمَلِكَ وَكُرْسِيُّهُ يُسْنَدُ بِالرَّحْمَةِ.
29 The glory of young men is their strength, And the splendor of old men is their gray head.	29 فَخْرُ الشُّبَّانِ قُوَّتُهُمْ وَبَهَاءُ الشُّيُوخِ الشَّيْبُ.
30 Blows that hurt cleanse away evil, As do stripes the inner depths of the heart.	30 حُبُرُ جُرْحٍ مُنَقِّيَةٌ لِلشِّرِّيرِ وَضَرَبَاتٌ بَالِغَةٌ مَخَادِعَ الْبَطْنِ.