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.
Ti naalumanay a sungbat pabaawenna ti pungtot, ngem ti nagubsang a sao rubrubanna ti unget.
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.
Ti dila dagiti masirib a tattao, padpadayawanna ti pannakaammo, ngem ti ngiwat dagiti maag ket agibuybuyat iti kinamaag.
3 Yahweh sees [MTY] [what is happening] everywhere; he observes what bad [people do] as well as what good [people do].
Kumitkita ni Yahweh iti sadinoman, sipsiputanna ti dakes ken naimbag.
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).
Ti makaagas a dila ket maiyarig a kayo ti biag, ngem ti manangallilaw a dila ket rumrumekenna ti espiritu.
5 Foolish children despise their parents when their parents correct/discipline them; wise children accept it.
Kagurgura ti maag ti panangdisiplina ti amana, ngem nasirib ti makasursuro iti pannakailinteg.
6 There are many valuable things in the houses of righteous [people]; the wealth of wicked [people] causes them to have troubles/difficulties.
Adda adu a gameng iti balay dagiti agar-aramid iti nasayaat, ngem dagiti urnong dagiti nadangkes a tattao ti mangit-ited kadakuada iti riribuk.
7 What wise [people] teach [MTY] causes others to know much more, [but] foolish people cannot teach others what is useful.
Iwarwaras dagiti bibig dagiti nasirib a tattao ti maipapan iti pannakaammo, ngem saan a kasta dagiti puso dagiti maag.
8 Yahweh detests the sacrifices that are offered by wicked [people]; what delights/pleases him very much are the prayers of righteous/good [people].
Kagurgura ni Yahweh dagiti daton dagiti nadangkes a tattao, ngem pakaragsakanna ti kararag dagiti nalinteg a tattao.
9 Yahweh hates/detests the behavior of wicked [people], but he loves those who always do what is righteous/just/fair.
Kagurgura ni Yahweh ti wagas dagiti nadangkes a tattao, ngem ay-ayatenna ti tao a mangar-aramid iti nalinteg.
10 Those who do what is wrong will be severely punished; those who do not want to be corrected will die.
Nakaro a disiplina ti agur-uray iti siasinoman a mangpanaw iti wagasna, ken matay ti manggurgura iti pannakailinteg.
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)
Nakalukat ti sheol ken pannakadadael iti sangoanan ni Yahweh; kasano pay ngata dagiti puso dagiti kaputotan ti sangkataoan? (Sheol h7585)
12 Some people do not want to be corrected; they never go to wise [people to seek good advice from them].
Kagurgura ti mananglais ti panangilinteg; saan isuna a mapmapan kadagiti masirib.
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.
Ti naragsak a puso paragsakenna ti rupa, ngem ti nasakitan a puso rumekenna ti espiritu.
14 Those who have good sense want to learn more; foolish people [MTY] are very satisfied with being foolish/ignorant.
Ti puso ti masirib birukenna ti pannakaammo, ngem dagiti maag ket agtartarigagay iti kinamaag.
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.
Naliday ti amin nga aldaw dagiti maparparigat a tattao, ngem ti naragsak a puso ket kasla addaan iti awan patinggana a panagramrambak.
16 Being poor and revering Yahweh is better than being rich and having a lot of troubles.
Nasaysayaat ti addaan iti bassit a panagbuteng kenni Yahweh ngem iti addaan iti adu a gameng ngem matiktikaw.
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].
Nasaysayaat ti mangan iti nateng nga addaan ayat ngem iti mangan iti karne ti napalukmeg a baka a naidasar nga addaan iti gura.
18 Those who quickly become angry cause arguments/quarreling, but those who do not quickly become angry cause people to act peacefully.
Ti naunget a tao rubrubanna ti riri, ngem ti tao a saan a nalaka a makaunget pasardengenna ti apa.
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].
Ti dalan dagiti nasadut ket kasla maysa a dalan a nagtuboan dagiti sisiit, ngem ti dalan dagiti nalinteg ket kasla nasimpa a pagnaan.
20 Children who are wise cause their parents to be happy; it is foolish children who despise their parents.
Ti nasirib nga anak mangipapaay iti rag-o iti amana, ngem ti maag a tao lalaisenna ti inana.
21 Foolish people are happy to [continually] act foolishly; those who have good sense do what is right.
Parparagsaken ti kinamaag ti tao a saan a nasirib, ngem ti tao nga addaan iti pannakaawat ket arigna a magmagna iti dalan a nalinteg.
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.
Saan nga agballigi dagiti panggep no awan pammagbaga, ngem agballigida no adda adu a mammagbaga.
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.
Makabirok ti maysa a tao iti rag-o no mangted isuna iti nasayaat a sungbat; anian a nagsayaat a denggen ti umno a sao iti umno a tiempo!
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)
Ti dalan para kadagiti nasirib a tattao ket agturong iti biag, tapno maliklikannna ti agturong iti sheol. (Sheol h7585)
25 Yahweh tears down the houses of proud [people], but he protects the property of widows.
Dadaelen ni Yahweh ti balay dagiti napalangguad, ngem salsalaknibanna ti sanikua ti balo.
26 Yahweh detests what wicked [people] are thinking [about doing]; [but] when people say what is kind, he considers those words to be pure.
Kagurgura ni Yahweh ti panunot dagiti nadangkes a tattao, ngem dagiti sasao a naimbag ket nadalus.
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].
Mangipapaay ti mannanakaw iti riribuk iti pamiliana, ngem agbiag ti tao a kagurgurana ti pasuksok.
28 Righteous/Good [people] think carefully before they answer [what others ask them]; wicked [people] very quickly say what is evil.
Ti tao nga agar-aramid iti nalinteg ket agpanunot pay sakbay a sumungbat, ngem ti ngiwat dagiti nadangkes a tattao ket ibagana amin a kinadakesna.
29 Yahweh does not listen [MTY] to what wicked [people request him to do]; he listens to righteous [people] when they pray.
Adayo ni Yahweh kadagiti nadangkes a tattao, ngem ipangpangagna ti kararag dagiti agar-aramid iti nalinteg.
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].
Ti naragsak a mata mangipapaay iti rag-o iti puso, ken dagiti naimbag a damdamag ket salun-at iti bagi.
31 If people pay attention when [people] correct/warn them, they will become wise.
No ipangpangagmo ti panangilinteg ti maysa a tao iti panagbiagmo, agtalinaedka kadagiti nasirib a tattao.
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).
Ti tao a manglaklaksid iti panangdisiplina, laklaksidenna ti bagina, ngem ti dumngeg iti panangtubngar magun-odna ti pannakaawat.
33 If you revere Yahweh, you will learn how to become wise, but [only] after you become humble will [people] honor you.
Ti panagbuteng kenni Yahweh mangisuro iti kinasirib, ken umun-una ti kinapakumbaba sakbay iti pammadayaw.
