Proverbs 21
1 Yahweh controls what kings do [MTY] [like] he controls how streams flow; he causes kings to do just what he wants them to do.
Como los repartimientos de las aguas así está el corazón del rey en la mano de Jehová: a todo lo que quiere, le inclina.
2 People always think that what they do is right, but Yahweh judges our (motives/reasons [for doing things)] [MTY].
Todo camino del hombre es recto en su opinión: mas Jehová pesa los corazones.
3 Doing what is right and fair is more acceptable to Yahweh than [bringing] sacrifices [to him].
Hacer justicia y juicio es a Jehová más agradable que sacrificio.
4 Being proud and arrogant [DOU] is [like] a lamp [MTY] [that guides] wicked people; being proud and arrogant characterizes (wicked people’s whole behavior/everything that wicked people do).
Altivez de ojos, y grandeza de corazón, y pensamiento de los impíos es pecado.
5 People who plan carefully will surely have plenty [of what they need]; those who act too quickly [to become rich] will become poor.
Los pensamientos del solícito ciertamente van a abundancia: mas todo presuroso ciertamente a pobreza.
6 Money that people acquire [by cheating others] by lying [MTY] to them will soon disappear [like] a mist, and doing that will [soon] lead to their death.
Allegar tesoros con lengua de mentira, es vanidad, que será echada con los que buscan la muerte.
7 Wicked [people] refuse to do what is right/just, but they will be ruined because of the violent things [PRS] that they do.
La rapiña de los impíos los destruirá: porque no quisieron hacer juicio.
8 Guilty [people continually do what is evil; it is as though] [MET] they are walking on a crooked road; but righteous/innocent people [always] do what is right.
El camino del hombre es torcido y extraño: mas la obra del limpio es recta.
9 It is better to live in the corner of an attic/housetop [by yourself] than to live inside the house with a wife who is always nagging.
Mejor es vivir en un rincón de casa, que con la mujer rencillosa en casa espaciosa.
10 Wicked [people] [SYN] are always wanting [to do what is] evil; they never act mercifully toward anyone.
El alma del impío desea mal: su prójimo no le parece bien.
11 When those who ridicule [others] are punished, [even] those who do not have good sense [see that, and] they become wise, and when those who are wise are taught, they become wiser.
Cuando el burlador es castigado, el simple se hace sabio; y enseñando al sabio, toma sabiduría.
12 [God], the one [who is completely] righteous, knows [what happens inside] the houses of wicked [people], and [he will cause] those people to be completely ruined/destroyed.
Considera el justo la casa del impío: que los impíos son trastornados por el mal.
13 There are people who refuse to listen when poor people cry out [for help]; [but some day] they themselves will cry out [for help], and no one will hear them.
El que cierra su oído al clamor del pobre, también él clamará y no será oído.
14 When someone is angry [with you], if you secretly give him a gift, he will stop being angry.
El presente en secreto amansa el furor, y el don en el seno la fuerte ira.
15 Good/Righteous [people] are happy when they [see others do] what is just/fair, but those who do what is evil are terrified [when they think about what may happen to them].
Alegría es al justo hacer juicio: mas quebrantamiento a los que hacen iniquidad.
16 Those who stop behaving like those who have good sense behave will [soon] discover that they have gone to the place where dead people are.
El hombre que yerra del camino de la sabiduría, en la compañía de los muertos reposará.
17 Those who spend their money to buy (things that give them pleasure/things that cause them to feel happy) will become poor; those who love [to spend money to buy] wine and nice/fancy food [MTY] will never become rich.
Hombre necesitado será el que ama la alegría; y el que ama el vino y el ungüento no enriquecerá.
18 Wicked [people] bring on themselves the sufferings that they were trying to cause righteous [people] to experience [DOU].
El rescate del justo será el impío; y por los rectos será castigado el prevaricador.
19 It is better to live [alone] in a desert than [to live] with a wife who is [always] nagging and complaining.
Mejor es morar en tierra del desierto, que con la mujer rencillosa, e iracunda.
20 Wise people have many valuable things in their houses, but foolish people [quickly] spend/waste [all their money].
Tesoro de codicia, y aceite está en la casa del sabio: mas el hombre insensato lo disipará.
21 Those who [always] try to act in a fair and kind way [toward others] will live [a long time] and be honored/respected.
El que sigue la justicia y la misericordia, hallará la vida, la justicia, y la honra.
22 A wise army commander [helps his troops] climb over a wall [to attack] a city that is defended by a strong army, with the result that they are able to (get over/destroy) the high walls that their enemies trusted [would protect them].
La ciudad de los fuertes tomó el sabio; y derribó la fuerza de su confianza.
23 Those who are very careful about what they say [MTY] are [able to] avoid trouble.
El que guarda su boca, y su lengua, su alma guarda de angustias.
24 Those who make fun of [everything that is good] are proud and conceited [DOU]; they [always] act in an inconsiderate way [toward others].
Soberbio, arrogante, burlador, es el nombre del que hace con saña de soberbia.
25 Lazy people, who refuse to work, [will] die [of hunger] because they [SYN] do not earn [money to buy food].
El deseo del perezoso le mata; porque sus manos no quieren hacer.
26 All during the day [wicked people] desire to obtain things, but righteous [people] have plenty, [with the result that] they [are able to] give things generously to others.
Todo el tiempo desea: mas el justo da; y no perdona.
27 [Yahweh] detests the sacrifices that wicked [people] offer [to him]; [but he] detests it even more when they [think that they will escape being punished for] their evil deeds because of the sacrifices that they bring.
El sacrificio de los impíos es abominación, ¿cuánto más ofreciéndole con maldad?
28 Those who tell lies in court will be punished; no one stops/silences witnesses who say what is truthful/reliable.
El testigo mentiroso perecerá: mas el hombre que oye, permanecerá en su dicho.
29 Wicked people pretend [that they know everything], but righteous people think carefully about [what will happen because of] what they do.
El hombre impío asegura su rostro: mas el recto ordena sus caminos.
30 [Thinking that we are] wise, and that we understand many things, and that we have good insight, does not help us if Yahweh is (acting against/not pleased with) us.
No hay sabiduría, ni inteligencia, ni consejo contra Jehová.
31 We [can] get horses ready to fight in a battle, but Yahweh is the one who enables us to (win victories/defeat our enemies).
El caballo se apareja para el día de la batalla: mas de Jehová es el salvar.
