Proverbs 29
1 A reprover is better than a stiff-necked man: for when the latter is suddenly set on fire, there shall be no remedy.
Tisti, ki je pogosto grajan, otrjuje svoj vrat; nenadoma bo uničen in to brez rešitve.
2 When the righteous are praised, the people will rejoice: but when the ungodly rule, men mourn.
Kadar so pravični na oblasti, se ljudstvo veseli, toda kadar zlobni rojevajo pravila, ljudstvo žaluje.
3 When a man loves wisdom, his father rejoices: but he that keeps harlots will waste wealth.
Kdorkoli ljubi modrost, razveseljuje svojega očeta, toda kdor se zadržuje s pocestnicami, zapravlja svoje imetje.
4 A righteous king establishes a country: but a transgressor destroys [it].
Kralj s sodbo vzpostavlja deželo, toda kdor sprejema darila, jo prevrača.
5 He that prepares a net in the way of his own friend, entangles his own feet in it.
Človek, ki laska svojemu bližnjemu, razpenja mrežo za njegova stopala.
6 A great snare [is spread] for a sinner: but the righteous shall be in joy and gladness.
V prestopku hudobneža je zanka, toda pravični prepeva in se veseli.
7 A righteous man knows how to judge for the poor: but the ungodly understands not knowledge; and the poor man has not an understanding mind.
Pravični preudarja stvar ubogega, toda zlobni se na to ne ozira.
8 Lawless men burn down a city: but wise men turn away wrath.
Posmehljivci mesto privedejo v zanko, toda modri možje odvrnejo bes.
9 A wise man shall judge nations: but a worthless man being angry laughs and fears not.
Če se moder človek prička z nespametnim človekom, bodisi besni ali se smeje, tam ni počitka.
10 Bloody men hate a holy [person], but the upright will seek his soul.
Krvoločnež sovraži poštenega, toda pravični išče njegovo dušo.
11 A fool utters all is mind: but the wise reserves his in part.
Bedak izreka vse svoje mišljenje, toda moder človek ga zadrži za pozneje.
12 When a king hearkens to unjust language, all his subjects are transgressors.
Če vladar prisluhne lažem, so vsi njegovi služabniki zlobni.
13 When the creditor and debtor meet together, the Lord oversees them both.
Ubog in varljiv človek se skupaj srečata; Gospod razsvetljuje oči obeh.
14 When a king judges the poor in truth, his throne shall be established for a testimony.
Kralju, ki zvesto sodi ubogega, bo njegov prestol utrjen na veke.
15 Stripes and reproofs give wisdom: but an erring child disgraces his parents.
Palica in opomin dajeta modrost, toda otrok, prepuščen samemu sebi, svoji materi prinaša sramoto.
16 When the ungodly abound, sins abound: but when they fall, the righteous are warned.
Kadar so zlobni pomnoženi, narašča prestopek, toda pravični bodo videli njihov padec.
17 Chasten your son, and he shall give you rest; and he shall give honour to your soul.
Grajaj svojega sina in dal ti bo počitek; da, tvoji duši bo dal veselje.
18 There shall be no interpreter to a sinful nation: but he that observes the law is blessed.
Kjer ni videnja ljudstvo propada, toda kdor se drži postave, je srečen.
19 A stubborn servant will not be reproved by words: for even if he understands, still he will not obey.
Služabnik ne bo grajan z besedami; kajti čeprav razume, ne bo odgovoril.
20 If you see a man hasty in [his] words, know that the fool has hope rather than he.
Vidiš človeka, ki je nagel v svojih besedah? Več upanja je za bedaka kakor zanj.
21 He that lives wantonly from a child, shall be a servant, and in the end shall grieve over himself.
Kdor svojega služabnika od otroških let prefinjeno vzgaja, mu bo končno postal njegov sin.
22 A furious man stirs up strife, and a passionate man digs up sin.
Jezen človek razvnema prepir, besen človek pa je obilen v prestopku.
23 Pride brings a man low, but the Lord upholds the humble-minded with honour.
Človekov ponos ga bo ponižal, toda spoštovanje bo podpiralo ponižnega v duhu.
24 He that shares with a thief, hates his own soul: and if any having heard an oath uttered tell not of it,
Kdorkoli je družabnik s tatom, sovraži svojo lastno dušo; sliši preklinjanje, pa tega ne razkriva.
25 [they] fearing and reverencing men [unreasonably] have been overthrown, but he that trusts in the Lord shall rejoice. Ungodliness causes a man to stumble: but he that trusts in his master shall be safe.
Strah pred človekom prinaša zanko, toda kdorkoli svoje trdno upanje polaga v Gospoda, bo varen.
26 Many wait on the favour of rulers; but justice comes to a man from the Lord.
Mnogi iščejo vladarjevo naklonjenost, toda sodba vsakega človeka prihaja od Gospoda.
27 A righteous man is an abomination to an unrighteous man, and the direct way is an abomination to the sinner.
Nepravičen človek je ogabnost pravičnemu in kdor je na svoji poti pošten, je ogabnost zlobnemu.
