Proverbs 11
1 Yahweh detests [people who use] scales that do not weigh correctly; he is delighted with [those who use] correct weights on the scales.
Väärä vaaka on Herralle kauhistus, mutta täysi paino on hänelle otollinen.
2 [People who are] proud will [eventually] be disgraced; it is wise to be humble.
Mihin ylpeys tulee, sinne tulee häpeäkin, mutta nöyräin tykönä on viisaus.
3 [People who are] good are guided by [doing what is] honest; those who are not honest will be ruined because of the wrong things that they do.
Oikeamielisiä ohjaa heidän nuhteettomuutensa, mutta uskottomat hävittää heidän vilppinsä.
4 [Your] money will not help [you] on the day that [God] judges [and punishes people]; but if you live righteously, you will live a long time.
Ei auta tavara vihan päivänä, mutta vanhurskaus vapahtaa kuolemasta.
5 When people are honest and good, that will (direct their paths/show them what is right for them to do); but wicked [people will] experience disasters because of the evil things that they do.
Nuhteettoman vanhurskaus tasoittaa hänen tiensä, mutta jumalaton sortuu jumalattomuuteensa.
6 [God] rescues/protects righteous [people] because they (are honest/do what is right), but those who (are treacherous/cannot be trusted) will be trapped because of their being greedy.
Oikeamieliset vapahtaa heidän vanhurskautensa, mutta uskottomat vangitsee heidän oma himonsa.
7 When wicked [people] die, they cannot confidently expect to receive anything [that is good]; they expect that [their money] will help/save them, but it will not.
Jumalattoman ihmisen kuollessa hukkuu hänen toivonsa, ja vääräin odotus hukkuu.
8 [Yahweh] rescues righteous [people] from their troubles/difficulties; instead, it is the wicked who will have troubles.
Vanhurskas pelastetaan hädästä, ja jumalaton joutuu hänen sijaansa.
9 Godless people can ruin others by what they say [MTY], but righteous [people will] be saved by [their (own] good sense/being wise).
Rietas suullansa turmelee lähimmäisensä, mutta taito on vanhurskaitten pelastus.
10 When things go well for righteous [people], [the people in] [MTY] their city are happy, and they shout joyfully when wicked [people] die.
Vanhurskaitten onnesta kaupunki iloitsee, ja jumalattomain hukkumisesta syntyy riemu.
11 When righteous [people request God to] bless a city, that city will become great, but cities are ruined by what wicked [people] say [MTY].
Oikeamielisten siunauksesta kaupunki kohoaa, mutta jumalattomain suu sitä hajottaa.
12 It is foolish to despise others; those who (have good sense/are wise) do not say anything [to criticize others].
Mieltä vailla on, joka lähimmäistänsä halveksii, mutta ymmärtäväinen mies on vaiti.
13 Those who (spread gossip/tell bad things about others) will tell your secrets [to others], but if there is someone whom you can trust, you can trust him to not tell your secrets [to others].
Joka panettelijana käy, ilmaisee salaisuuden, mutta jolla luotettava henki on, se säilyttää asian.
14 A nation will be destroyed/ruined if it does not have [leaders] who guide it [wisely]; but if there are many [good] advisors, the nation remains secure.
Missä ohjausta ei ole, sortuu kansa, mutta neuvonantajain runsaus tuo menestyksen.
15 If you promise a stranger that you will pay his debt [if he cannot pay it himself], you will regret it. You will be safe if you refuse to guarantee that you will pay someone else’s debts.
Joka vierasta takaa, sen käy pahoin, mutta joka kädenlyöntiä vihaa, se on turvattu.
16 [People] honor/respect women who are kind/gracious; ruthless/violent people may get a lot of money, [but that is all that they will get].
Suloinen nainen saa kunniaa, ja voimalliset saavat rikkautta.
17 Those who are kind benefit themselves [because others will be kind to them], but those who are cruel will hurt themselves [because others will be cruel to them].
Armelias mies tekee hyvää itsellensä, mutta armoton syöksee onnettomuuteen oman lihansa.
18 If wicked people earn a lot of money, that will deceive them [because they will not keep it for very long], but those who do what is right will surely be rewarded [by God forever].
Jumalaton hankkii pettäväistä voittoa, mutta joka vanhurskautta kylvää, saa pysyvän palkan.
19 Those who always do what is right will live [a long/happy life], but those who insist on doing what is wrong will not live [very long].
Joka on vakaa vanhurskaudessa, saa elämän; mutta joka pahaa tavoittaa, saa kuoleman.
20 Yahweh hates those who are always thinking about doing evil things, but he is delighted with those who always do what is right.
Väärämieliset ovat Herralle kauhistus, mutta nuhteettomasti vaeltaviin hän mielistyy.
21 It is certain that [Yahweh] will punish evil people and that righteous people will escape [from being punished].
Totisesti: paha ei jää rankaisematta, mutta vanhurskasten jälkeläiset pelastuvat.
22 [It is] ([unsuitable/not proper/disgusting]) for a beautiful woman not to know what is right to do, like [SIM] [it is unsuitable/disgusting] for a pig to have a gold ring in its snout/nose.
Kultarengas sian kärsässä on kaunis nainen, älyä vailla.
23 When the things that righteous people want happen, it brings good [to them and to others], but when the wicked get what they want, it causes everyone else to become angry.
Vanhurskaitten halajaminen vie onneen, jumalattomien toivo vihaan.
24 Some people give [their money] generously [to poor people], but they become richer [in spite of that], and some people hold tightly to their money, but they still become poor [in spite of that].
Toinen on antelias ja saa yhä lisää, toinen säästää yli kohtuuden ja vain köyhtyy.
25 Those who give generously [to others] will prosper; if you help others, [they/someone] will help you, too.
Hyväätekeväinen sielu tulee ravituksi, ja joka muita virvoittaa, se itse kostuu.
26 People curse/despise someone who hoards his grain [and does not sell it], waiting to get a higher/bigger price for it, but they praise someone who sells it [when people need it, even when the price is not high].
Joka viljan pitää takanaan, sitä kansa kiroaa, mutta joka viljan kaupaksi antaa, sen pään päälle tulee siunaus.
27 If you sincerely want to [do what is] right, [people] will respect you, but if you are wanting to cause trouble, trouble is what you will get.
Joka hyvään pyrkii, etsii sitä, mikä otollista on, mutta joka pahaa etsii, sille se tulee.
28 Those who trust in their money will [disappear like the] withered [leaves that fall from the trees], but righteous [people] will keep going strong, like green leaves [in the summer].
Joka rikkauteensa luottaa, se kukistuu, mutta vanhurskaat viheriöitsevät niinkuin lehvä.
29 Those who bring troubles to their families will inherit nothing [MET] [from them], and those who do foolish things [like that] will [some day] become the servants of wise [people].
Joka talonsa rappiolle saattaa, perii tuulta, ja hullu joutuu viisaan orjaksi.
30 Those who live righteously will live [for a long time], but [those who act] violently will destroy [their own] lives (OR, those who are wise will have many people come and live with them).
Vanhurskaan hedelmä on elämän puu, ja viisas voittaa sieluja.
31 [Sometimes] righteous [people] are rewarded [here] on the earth, but it is much more certain that very wicked people [DOU] [will be rewarded by being punished].
Katso, vanhurskas saa palkkansa maan päällä, saati sitten jumalaton ja syntinen.
