ECCLESIASTES 10	الجامعة 10
1 Dead flies putrefy the perfumer's ointment, And cause it to give off a foul odor; So does a little folly to one respected for wisdom and honor.	1 اَلذُّبَابُ الْمَيِّتُ يُنَتِّنُ وَيُخَمِّرُ طِيبَ الْعَطَّارِ. جَهَالَةٌ قَلِيلَةٌ أَثْقَلُ مِنَ الْحِكْمَةِ وَمِنَ الْكَرَامَةِ.
2 A wise man's heart is at his right hand, But a fool's heart at his left.	2 قَلْبُ الْحَكِيمِ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَقَلْبُ الْجَاهِلِ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ!
3 Even when a fool walks along the way, He lacks wisdom, And he shows everyone that he is a fool.	3 أَيْضاً إِذَا مَشَى الْجَاهِلُ فِي الطَّرِيقِ يَنْقُصُ فَهْمُهُ وَيَقُولُ لِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ إِنَّهُ جَاهِلٌ!
4 If the spirit of the ruler rises against you, Do not leave your post; For conciliation pacifies great offenses.	4 إِنْ صَعِدَتْ عَلَيْكَ رُوحُ الْمُتَسَلِّطِ فَلاَ تَتْرُكْ مَكَانَكَ لأَنَّ الْهُدُوءَ يُسَكِّنُ خَطَايَا عَظِيمَةً.
5 There is an evil I have seen under the sun, As an error proceeding from the ruler:	5 يُوجَدُ شَرٌّ رَأَيْتُهُ تَحْتَ الشَّمْسِ كَسَهْوٍ صَادِرٍ مِنْ قِبَلِ الْمُتَسَلِّطِ.
6 Folly is set in great dignity, While the rich sit in a lowly place.	6 الْجَهَالَةُ جُعِلَتْ فِي مَعَالِي كَثِيرَةٍ وَالأَغْنِيَاءُ يَجْلِسُونَ فِي السَّافِلِ.
7 I have seen servants on horses, While princes walk on the ground like servants.	7 قَدْ رَأَيْتُ عَبِيداً عَلَى الْخَيْلِ وَرُؤَسَاءَ مَاشِينَ عَلَى الأَرْضِ كَالْعَبِيدِ.
8 He who digs a pit will fall into it, And whoever breaks through a wall will be bitten by a serpent.	8 مَنْ يَحْفُرُ هُوَّةً يَقَعُ فِيهَا وَمَنْ يَنْقُضُ جِدَاراً تَلْدَغُهُ حَيَّةٌ.
9 He who quarries stones may be hurt by them, And he who splits wood may be endangered by it.	9 مَنْ يَقْلَعُ حِجَارَةً يُوجَعُ بِهَا. مَنْ يُشَقِّقُ حَطَباً يَكُونُ فِي خَطَرٍ مِنْهُ.
10 If the ax is dull, And one does not sharpen the edge, Then he must use more strength; But wisdom brings success.	10 إِنْ كَلَّ الْحَدِيدُ وَلَمْ يُسَنِّنْ هُوَ حَدَّهُ فَلْيَزِدِ الْقُوَّةَ. أَمَّا الْحِكْمَةُ فَنَافِعَةٌ لِلإِنْجَاحِ.
11 A serpent may bite when it is not charmed; The babbler is no different.	11 إِنْ لَدَغَتِ الْحَيَّةُ بِلاَ رُقْيَةٍ فَلاَ مَنْفَعَةَ لِلرَّاقِي.
12 The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious, But the lips of a fool shall swallow him up;	12 كَلِمَاتُ فَمِ الْحَكِيمِ نِعْمَةٌ وَشَفَتَا الْجَاهِلِ تَبْتَلِعَانِهِ.
13 The words of his mouth begin with foolishness, And the end of his talk is raving madness.	13 اِبْتِدَاءُ كَلاَمِ فَمِهِ جَهَالَةٌ وَآخِرُ فَمِهِ جُنُونٌ رَدِيءٌ.
14 A fool also multiplies words. No man knows what is to be; Who can tell him what will be after him?	14 وَالْجَاهِلُ يُكَثِّرُ الْكَلاَمَ. لاَ يَعْلَمُ إِنْسَانٌ مَا يَكُونُ. وَمَنْ يُخْبِرُهُ مَاذَا يَصِيرُ بَعْدَهُ؟
15 The labor of fools wearies them, For they do not even know how to go to the city!	15 تَعَبُ الْجُهَلاَءِ يُعْيِيهِمْ لأَنَّهُ لاَ يَعْلَمُ كَيْفَ يَذْهَبُ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ
16 Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child, And your princes feast in the morning!	16 وَيْلٌ لَكِ أَيَّتُهَا الأَرْضُ إِذَا كَانَ مَلِكُكِ وَلَداً وَرُؤَسَاؤُكِ يَأْكُلُونَ فِي الصَّبَاحِ.
17 Blessed are you, O land, when your king is the son of nobles, And your princes feast at the proper time-- For strength and not for drunkenness!	17 طُوبَى لَكِ أَيَّتُهَا الأَرْضُ إِذَا كَانَ مَلِكُكِ ابْنَ شُرَفَاءَ وَرُؤَسَاؤُكِ يَأْكُلُونَ فِي الْوَقْتِ لِلْقُوَّةِ لاَ لِلسَُّكْرِ.
18 Because of laziness the building decays, And through idleness of hands the house leaks.	18 بِالْكَسَلِ الْكَثِيرِ يَهْبِطُ السَّقْفُ وَبِتَدَلِّي الْيَدَيْنِ يَكِفُ الْبَيْتُ.
19 A feast is made for laughter, And wine makes merry; But money answers everything.	19 لِلضِّحْكِ يَعْمَلُونَ وَلِيمَةً وَالْخَمْرُ تُفَرِّحُ الْعَيْشَ. أَمَّا الْفِضَّةُ فَتُحَصِّلُ الْكُلَّ.
20 Do not curse the king, even in your thought; Do not curse the rich, even in your bedroom; For a bird of the air may carry your voice, And a bird in flight may tell the matter.	20 لاَ تَسُبَّ الْمَلِكَ وَلاَ فِي فِكْرِكَ وَلاَ تَسُبَّ الْغَنِيَّ فِي مَضْجَعِكَ لأَنَّ طَيْرَ السَّمَاءِ يَنْقُلُ الصَّوْتَ وَذُو الْجَنَاحِ يُخْبِرُ بِالأَمْرِ.