Proverbs 17
1 It is better [to eat] a dry piece [of bread] and not have strife/quarrels than to have a big feast in a house where [everyone] is quarreling.
Parempi kuiva kannikka rauhassa kuin talon täysi uhripaistia riidassa.
2 A slave who acts wisely will [some day] be the boss of his master’s disgraceful son and when his master dies, the slave will receive part of his master’s possessions.
Taitava palvelija hallitsee kunnotonta poikaa ja pääsee perinnönjaolle veljesten rinnalla.
3 [Workers put] silver and gold in a very hot furnace [to burn out what is impure], and Yahweh [similarly] examines people’s inner beings [to see if they are pure].
Hopealle sulatin, kullalle uuni, mutta sydämet koettelee Herra.
4 Those who do what is evil pay attention to people who say [MTY] what is evil, and liars pay attention to [other people’s] lies.
Paha kuuntelee häijyjä huulia, petollisuus kuulee pahoja kieliä.
5 Those who make fun of poor [people] insult God, the one who made the poor [people], [and] those who are happy when [someone else has] troubles will certainly be punished [LIT] [by God].
Joka köyhää pilkkaa, se herjaa hänen luojaansa; joka toisen onnettomuudesta iloitsee, ei jää rankaisematta.
6 Old [people] are [usually] proud of [MET] their grandchildren, [just like] children are [usually] proud of their parents.
Vanhusten kruunu ovat lastenlapset, ja isät ovat lasten kunnia.
7 Fine/Eloquent speech is not suitable for foolish people to say, just like lies are not suitable for rulers [to say].
Ei sovi houkalle ylevä puhe, saati sitten ruhtinaalle valhe.
8 People think that a bribe is like a magic stone [to persuade someone to do what they want him to do]; they think that because of the bribe, that person will do whatever they want him to do.
Lahjus on käyttäjänsä silmissä kallis kivi: mihin vain hän kääntyy, hän menestyy.
9 If you want people to like/love you, forgive them for the wrong things that they do to you. If you continue to remind them about those wrong things, they will no longer be your friends.
Joka rikkeen peittää, se rakkautta harrastaa; mutta joka asioita kaivelee, se erottaa ystävykset.
10 Rebuking people who have good sense will accomplish more for them than hitting them 100 times [with a stick].
Nuhde pystyy paremmin ymmärtäväiseen kuin sata lyöntiä tyhmään.
11 [Because] wicked people are always trying to cause trouble, someone will be sent to severely punish them.
Pelkkää onnettomuutta hankkii kapinoitsija, mutta häntä vastaan lähetetään armoton sanansaattaja.
12 A mother bear whose cubs have been taken away from her is dangerous, but it is more dangerous to confront a foolish person who is doing something foolish.
Kohdatkoon miestä karhu, jolta on riistetty poikaset, mutta älköön tyhmä hulluudessansa.
13 If someone does something evil in return for something good being done to him, evil/trouble will never leave that person’s family.
Joka hyvän pahalla palkitsee, sen kodista ei onnettomuus väisty.
14 Starting a quarrel is like allowing water to start to leak out of a dam; they both need to be stopped before they get worse.
Alottaa tora on päästää vedet valloilleen; herkeä, ennenkuin riita syttyy.
15 There are two things that Yahweh hates: (Condemning innocent [people]/Saying that people who have done nothing wrong must be punished), and declaring that people who have done wicked things should not be punished.
Syyllisen syyttömäksi ja syyttömän syylliseksi tekijä ovat kumpikin Herralle kauhistus.
16 It is useless to allow foolish people [RHQ] to try to become wise by paying for it, because they do not have enough good sense to become wise.
Mitä hyötyä on rahasta tyhmän käsissä? Viisauden hankkimiseen ei ole ymmärrystä.
17 Friends love [others] all the time, and relatives are able to help us when we have troubles.
Ystävä rakastaa ainiaan ja veli syntyy varaksi hädässä.
18 [If someone borrows money from another person], it is foolish for you to promise [IDM] that you will pay the money back if that other person is unable to pay back the money that he borrowed.
Mieltä vailla on mies, joka kättä lyöpi, joka menee toista takaamaan.
19 Those who like to sin [also] like to cause strife/trouble; [and] those who build fancy doors in their houses [to show that they are very wealthy] (OR, speak proudly) are inviting disaster.
Joka toraa rakastaa, se rikkomusta rakastaa; joka ovensa korottaa, se hankkii kukistumistaan.
20 Those who (have perverse minds/are always thinking about doing evil things) will not prosper, and disasters will happen to those who always tell lies.
Väärämielinen ei onnea löydä, ja kavalakielinen suistuu onnettomuuteen.
21 Children who are foolish [soon] cause their parents to be very sad; their parents will not be joyful at all.
Tyhmä on murheeksi siittäjällensä, ja houkan isä on iloa vailla.
22 Being cheerful is [like swallowing] good medicine; being discouraged/gloomy [all the time will] (drain away your energy/cause you to become weak) [MTY].
Terveydeksi on iloinen sydän, mutta murtunut mieli kuivuttaa luut.
23 Wicked people/judges accept bribes that are given to them secretly, and as a result they do not decide matters justly/fairly.
Jumalaton ottaa lahjuksen vastaan toisen povelta vääristääksensä oikeuden tiet.
24 Those who have good sense determine to do what is wise, but foolish people are always thinking about many different things [and never decide what they should do].
Ymmärtäväisellä on viisaus kasvojensa edessä, mutta tyhmän silmät kiertävät maailman rantaa.
25 Children who are foolish cause their father to be sad and [also] cause their mother to be very sorrowful.
Tyhmä poika on isällensä suruksi ja synnyttäjällensä mielihaikeaksi.
26 It is not right to force someone who has done nothing wrong to pay a fine; it is wrong to punish good/respected people.
Paha jo sekin, jos syytöntä sakotetaan; kovin kohtuutonta, jos jaloja lyödään.
27 Those who have good sense do not talk a lot, and those who (control their tempers/keep themselves from becoming very angry) are [truly] wise.
Joka hillitsee sanansa, on taitava, ja mielensä malttava on ymmärtäväinen mies.
28 People [may] think that foolish people who do not say anything are wise; if foolish people (do not say anything/keep their mouths shut), others will think that they are [very] intelligent.
Hullukin käy viisaasta, jos vaiti on; joka huulensa sulkee, on ymmärtäväinen.
