أُترُكِleave alone الناسَpeople فَلاso do not تَشتُمهُمُinsult them
أُترُكِ الناسَ فَلا تَشتُمهُمُ
وَإِذاand if سابَبتَyou trade insults فَاِسبُبthen insult ذاone possessing حَسَبnoble lineage
وَإِذا سابَبتَ فَاِسبُب ذا حَسَب
Leave people alone, and do not insult them.
Leave people be, do not insult them.
And if you trade insults, then insult someone of noble lineage.
And if you must criticize, criticize one of merit.
إِنَّindeed مَنwhoever سَبَّinsults لَئيماًa base man كَالَّذيlike one who
إِنَّ مَن سَبَّ لَئيماً كَالَّذي
يَشتَريbuys الصُفرَbrass بِعِقيانِwith pure gold الذَهَبgold
يَشتَري الصُفرَ بِعِقيانِ الذَهَب
Indeed, whoever insults a base man is like one who
Verily, he who insults a scoundrel is like one
buys brass with pure gold.
Who buys brass with gold coins.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.