26–БОБ
1 Ақлсизга иззат–ҳурмат кўрсатиш
ёзда ёққан қор, йиғим–терим пайтидаги ёмғир кабидир.
2 Қушлар бекорга осмонга кўтарилмагандай,
сабабсиз лаънат ҳам одамга тегмайди.
3 Отга — қамчи, эшакка — сувлуқ,
ақлсизнинг орқасига эса — таёқ.
4 Нодоннинг нодон саволларига жавоб берма,
бўлмаса сен ҳам унга ўхшаб қоласан.
5 Нодоннинг гаплари бемаънилигини ошкор қил,
тағин ўзича доно бўлиб кетмасин.
6 Ақлсиз орқали хабар юборган одам
оёғини кесиб ташлагандай азоб чекади.
7 Аҳмоқнинг оғзидаги матал чўлоқ оёқдайдир.
8 Ақлсизга иззат–ҳурмат кўрсатиш
палахмонга тош боғлаб қўйиш кабидир.
9 Нодоннинг тилидаги матал
мастнинг қўлидаги тикандайдир.
10 Аҳмоқни ва йўлдан ўтган ҳар бир мастни ёллаган одам
дуч келганни отадиган камонкашга ўхшайди.
11 Ўз қусуғига қайтиб келадиган ит каби,
нодон ҳам ўз ақлсизлигини такрорлайди.
12 Ўзини доно деб ўйлаганни кўрганмисан?
Ундан кўра, ақлсиздан умид кўпроқ.
13 Дангаса: “Кўчада шер бор,
у очиқ майдонда юрибди”, — дейди.
14 Эшик ўз ўқида айланади,
танбал эса ўз тўшагида.
15 Дангаса қўлини косага чўзади–ю,
оғзига олиб келишга эринади.
16 Танбал ўз назарида
фаросат билан гапирадиган етти кишидан ҳам донороқ.
17 Бошқаларнинг жанжалига аралашган
дайди итнинг қулоғидан чўзгандайдир.
18 Телба ўт, найза ва ўлим ёғдиради.
19 Бировни алдаб: “Фақат ҳазиллашган эдим” деган ҳам шундайдир.
20 Ўтин бўлмаса, ўт ўчиб қолади,
чақимчи бўлмаса, жанжал тўхтайди.
21 Кўмир — чўғ учун, ўтин — олов учун,
уришқоқ эса жанжал чиқариш учундир.
22 Ғийбатчининг сўзи ширин овқат кабидир,
одамнинг бутун аъзойи баданига сингиб кетади.
23 Ширин сўзли нияти ёмон одам
кумуш суви юритилган сопол идиш кабидир.
24 Душман тилида бошқача сўзлайди,
дилида эса алдашни ният қилади.
25 У юмшоқ сўзлаганда ишонма,
чунки юраги қабиҳликка тўла.
26 Нафрат ёлғон билан яширилган бўлса ҳам,
ёмонлиги эл–юртга ошкор бўлади.
27 Бировга чуқур қазиганнинг ўзи унга тушади,
тош думалатганга эса ўша тош қайтади.
28 Ёлғончи тил ўзи яралаган одамни ёмон кўради,
хушомадгўй ҳалокат келтиради.
1 As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool. 2 As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come. 3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back.
4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him. 5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
6 He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage. 7 The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools. 8 As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool. 9 As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools. 10 The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors. 11 As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly. 12 Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him. 13 The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets. 14 As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed. 15 The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth. 16 The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason. 17 He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
18 As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death, 19 So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?
20 Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth. 21 As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife. 22 The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. 23 Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.
24 He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him; 25 When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart. 26 Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation. 27 Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him. 28 A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
