Proverbs 15
1 When people are angry with you, reply to them gently, and it will calm them; but if you reply harshly to them, it causes them to become more angry.
Leppeä vastaus taltuttaa kiukun, mutta loukkaava sana nostaa vihan.
2 When wise [people] speak [MTY], it causes those who hear what they say to want to know more; foolish people continually say [MTY] what is foolish.
Viisasten kieli puhuu tietoa taitavasti, mutta tyhmäin suu purkaa hulluutta.
3 Yahweh sees [MTY] [what is happening] everywhere; he observes what bad [people do] as well as what good [people do].
Herran silmät ovat joka paikassa; ne vartioitsevat hyviä ja pahoja.
4 Those who speak [MTY] kindly to people are [like] [MET] trees [whose fruit gives] life; speaking what is false causes people to (despair/feel very discouraged).
Sävyisä kieli on elämän puu, mutta vilpillinen kieli haavoittaa mielen.
5 Foolish children despise their parents when their parents correct/discipline them; wise children accept it.
Hullu pitää halpana isänsä kurituksen, mutta joka nuhdetta noudattaa, tulee mieleväksi.
6 There are many valuable things in the houses of righteous [people]; the wealth of wicked [people] causes them to have troubles/difficulties.
Vanhurskaan huoneessa on suuret aarteet, mutta jumalattoman saalis on turmion oma.
7 What wise [people] teach [MTY] causes others to know much more, [but] foolish people cannot teach others what is useful.
Viisasten huulet kylvävät tietoa, mutta tyhmäin sydän ei ole vakaa.
8 Yahweh detests the sacrifices that are offered by wicked [people]; what delights/pleases him very much are the prayers of righteous/good [people].
Jumalattomien uhri on Herralle kauhistus, mutta oikeamielisten rukous on hänelle otollinen.
9 Yahweh hates/detests the behavior of wicked [people], but he loves those who always do what is righteous/just/fair.
Jumalattoman tie on Herralle kauhistus, mutta joka vanhurskauteen pyrkii, sitä hän rakastaa.
10 Those who do what is wrong will be severely punished; those who do not want to be corrected will die.
Kova tulee kuritus sille, joka tien hylkää; joka nuhdetta vihaa, saa kuoleman.
11 Yahweh knows [what is happening in] the place where dead people [DOU] are, so he certainly knows [RHQ] what people are thinking. (Sheol h7585)
Tuonelan ja manalan Herra näkee, saati sitten ihmislasten sydämet. (Sheol h7585)
12 Some people do not want to be corrected; they never go to wise [people to seek good advice from them].
Pilkkaaja ei pidä siitä, että häntä nuhdellaan; viisasten luo hän ei mene.
13 When people are happy, they have smiles on their faces; but when they are sad, [by looking at their faces we can see that] they are sad.
Iloinen sydän kaunistaa kasvot, mutta sydämen tuskassa on mieli murtunut.
14 Those who have good sense want to learn more; foolish people [MTY] are very satisfied with being foolish/ignorant.
Ymmärtäväisen sydän etsii tietoa, mutta tyhmien suu hulluutta suosii.
15 Those who are oppressed constantly have difficulties, but those who (OR, if they) are happy, [it is as though] [MET] they are having a big feast every day.
Kurjalle ovat pahoja kaikki päivät, mutta hyvä mieli on kuin alituiset pidot.
16 Being poor and revering Yahweh is better than being rich and having a lot of troubles.
Parempi vähä Herran pelossa kuin paljot varat levottomuudessa.
17 Eating meals with [people whom you] love and having only vegetables to eat is better than eating with [people who] hate [each other and] having lots of good meat [to eat].
Parempi vihannesruoka rakkaudessa kuin syöttöhärkä vihassa.
18 Those who quickly become angry cause arguments/quarreling, but those who do not quickly become angry cause people to act peacefully.
Kiukkuinen mies nostaa riidan, mutta pitkämielinen asettaa toran.
19 Lazy people constantly [have difficulties] [MET]; [it is as though they are] walking through thorns; but those who are honest and hard-working [will have few difficulties; it is as though they are walking] on a level highway [MET].
Laiskan tie on kuin orjantappurapehko, mutta oikeamielisten polku on raivattu.
20 Children who are wise cause their parents to be happy; it is foolish children who despise their parents.
Viisas poika on isällensä iloksi, mutta tyhmä ihminen halveksii äitiänsä.
21 Foolish people are happy to [continually] act foolishly; those who have good sense do what is right.
Hulluus on ilo sille, joka on mieltä vailla, mutta ymmärtäväinen mies kulkee suoraan.
22 If there is no one to give us good advice, we will not accomplish what we are planning to do; but when we have many [good] advisors, we will succeed.
Hankkeet sortuvat, missä neuvonpito puuttuu; mutta ne toteutuvat, missä on runsaasti neuvonantajia.
23 People rejoice when they are able to reply well to what others have asked them; [truly], it is very delightful to be able to say the right thing at the right time.
Miehellä on ilo suunsa vastauksesta; ja kuinka hyvä onkaan sana aikanansa!
24 Wise people walk on a road that leads up to a long life; they do not walk on a road that leads down to the place where dead people are. (Sheol h7585)
Taitava käy elämän tietä ylöspäin, välttääkseen tuonelan, joka alhaalla on. (Sheol h7585)
25 Yahweh tears down the houses of proud [people], but he protects the property of widows.
Ylpeitten huoneen Herra hajottaa, mutta lesken rajan hän vahvistaa.
26 Yahweh detests what wicked [people] are thinking [about doing]; [but] when people say what is kind, he considers those words to be pure.
Häijyt juonet ovat Herralle kauhistus, mutta lempeät sanat ovat puhtaat.
27 Those who try hard to get money by acting dishonestly cause trouble for their family; those who refuse to accept bribes will live [for a long time].
Väärän voiton pyytäjä hävittää huoneensa, mutta joka lahjuksia vihaa, saa elää.
28 Righteous/Good [people] think carefully before they answer [what others ask them]; wicked [people] very quickly say what is evil.
Vanhurskaan sydän miettii, mitä vastata, mutta jumalattomien suu purkaa pahuutta.
29 Yahweh does not listen [MTY] to what wicked [people request him to do]; he listens to righteous [people] when they pray.
Jumalattomista on Herra kaukana, mutta vanhurskasten rukouksen hän kuulee.
30 If people have a smile on their faces, it makes them/others happy, and [when people hear] good news, it refreshes their spirits [MTY].
Valoisa silmänluonti ilahuttaa sydämen; hyvä sanoma tuo ydintä luihin.
31 If people pay attention when [people] correct/warn them, they will become wise.
Korva, joka kuuntelee elämän nuhdetta, saa majailla viisaitten keskellä.
32 If people refuse to listen [when others try] to correct them, they are despising/hurting themselves; those who (pay attention/heed) when [others] warn them (become wiser/acquire good sense).
Joka kuritusta vieroo, pitää sielunsa halpana; mutta joka nuhdetta kuuntelee, se saa mieltä.
33 If you revere Yahweh, you will learn how to become wise, but [only] after you become humble will [people] honor you.
Herran pelko on kuri viisauteen, ja kunnian edellä käy nöyryys.
