Proverbs 10
1 These [are more] proverbs/wise sayings from Solomon: If children are wise, they cause their parents to be happy; but if children are foolish, they cause their parents to be very sad.
Solomon's proverbs. A wise son makes his father happy, but a stupid son only brings his mother grief.
2 Money that you get by doing dishonest/wicked things will really not benefit you; but by living righteously you will live for (a long time/many years).
Wealth gained through evil does you no good; but living right saves you from death.
3 Yahweh does not allow righteous [people] to starve, but he will prevent wicked [people] from getting what they want.
The Lord doesn't let good people go hungry, but he stops the wicked from getting what they want.
4 Lazy people [soon] become poor; it is those who work hard who become rich.
Lazy hands make you poor, but hard-working hands make you rich.
5 Those who are wise, harvest the crops when they are ripe; it is shameful/disgraceful to sleep [and not work] during harvest time.
A son who gathers crops during the summer is sensible, but the one who sleeps during harvest brings disgrace.
6 Righteous [people will] be blessed [by God]; [the nice things] that wicked [people] say [MTY] [sometimes] conceal the fact that they [are planning to] act violently.
Those who are good are blessed, but what the wicked say hides their violent nature.
7 After righteous [people die], other people are blessed as they remember [what those people did before they died]; but we will soon forget wicked people [MTY] after they die.
The good are remembered as a blessing, but the reputation of the wicked will rot.
8 Wise people heed good instruction/advice, but people who talk foolishly will ruin themselves.
Those who think wisely pay attention to instruction, but a stupid chatterbox ends up in disaster.
9 Honest people will be safe, but [others] (OR, God) will find out those who are dishonest.
Honest people will live in safety, but those who behave deceitfully will be caught out.
10 Those who signal with their eyes [that they are about to do something that is wrong] cause trouble, but those who rebuke others truthfully cause them to be peaceful.
People who wink slyly cause trouble, but someone who gives a strong rebuke brings peace.
11 What righteous [people] say [MTY] is [like] a fountain that (gives life/enables people to live many years) [MET], but what wicked [people] say [MTY] hides [the fact] that they intend to act violently.
What good people say is a spring that gives life, but what the wicked say hides their violent nature.
12 When we hate others, it causes quarrels, but if we love others, we forgive them [for the wrong things that they do].
Hatred causes conflict, but love covers all wrongs.
13 Those who have good sense say [MTY] what is wise, but people who do not have good sense must be punished.
Wisdom comes from people with good judgment, but stupid people are punished with a rod.
14 Wise people continue to learn all that they can, but when foolish people speak, they soon cause trouble.
Wise people accumulate knowledge, but the chattering of stupid people is a prelude to disaster.
15 The wealth that rich people have [protects them like a city is protected by a] strong wall around it [MET], but people who are poor suffer much [because they have no one to help them].
The wealth of the rich provides them protection, while the poverty of the poor ruins them.
16 If you are righteous, your reward will be a good life, [but] all that sinful people gain is to sin more.
If you do right you're rewarded with life, but if you're wicked all you gain is sin.
17 Those who pay attention when others try to (correct them/teach them what they are doing that is wrong) will live (happily/for many years); but those who reject being rebuked will not find the road to life (OR, cause others to go astray).
If you accept instruction, you're on the path to life, but if you reject correction you'll go astray.
18 Those who will not admit that they hate [others] are liars, and those who slander [others] are foolish.
Anyone who hides their hatred is lying, and anyone who spreads slander is stupid.
19 When people talk a lot, that will lead them to sin a lot [by what they say]; if you are wise, you will refuse to say very much.
If you talk too much, you'll say something wrong. Be wise and take care what you say.
20 What righteous/good [people] say [MTY] is [as valuable as] pure silver [MET]; what wicked [people] think is worthless.
What good people say is like the best silver, but the mind of the wicked isn't worth much.
21 What righteous [people] say [MTY] benefits many [people], but foolish people die because of the stupid [things that they do].
Advice from good people helps feed many others, but stupid people die because they have no sense.
22 Yahweh blesses [some people] by enabling them to become rich, and working hard will not make them to become richer (OR, and he will not also cause them to become sad).
The Lord's blessing makes you rich, and he doesn't add any sadness to accompany it.
23 Foolish people (have fun/enjoy) doing what is wrong, but wise/sensible people enjoy doing what is wise.
Stupid people think it's fun to do wrong, but someone who has wisdom understands what's right.
24 Righteous [people] will get the good things that they want/desire, but what wicked [people] are afraid of is what will happen to them.
What the wicked fear will happen to them, while what good people hope for will be granted.
25 When storms come, the wicked will (be blown away/never be safe), but righteous [people will] be safe forever.
When the storm hits, the wicked are no more, but the good are safe and secure forever.
26 We do not like a lazy person who refuses to do the job that he is given to do, [just] like we do not like vinegar in our mouths or smoke in our eyes.
In the same way vinegar irritates the teeth and smoke irritates the eyes, lazy people irritate their employers.
27 If you revere Yahweh, you will live for a long time; but wicked [people] die before they become old.
Honoring the Lord makes your life longer, but the years the wicked live will be cut short.
28 Righteous [people] confidently expect [that good things will happen to them], and that causes them to be happy/joyful; but when wicked [people] confidently expect something good to happen, it does not happen.
Good people look forward to happiness, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.
29 Yahweh protects [MET] those who live righteously, but he destroys those who do what is evil.
The way of the Lord protects those who do right, but he destroys those who do evil.
30 Righteous [people] will always be secure [LIT], but wicked people will be removed from their land (OR, from this earth).
The good will never be removed from the land, but the wicked will not remain there.
31 Righteous people [MTY] say things that are wise, but [God] will shut the mouths of people [MTY] who say what is not true.
What good people say produces wisdom, but liars will have their tongues cut out.
32 Righteous people [MTY] know what to say that is acceptable, but wicked [people] [MTY] are [constantly] saying things that are not true.
Good people know the right thing to say, but the wicked always lie.
