Proverbs 26
1 Just [like] [SIM] [it is not appropriate for] snow [to fall] in summer time, or rain [to fall] at harvest time, it is not appropriate to praise/honor foolish people.
Seperti salju mustahil turun pada musim panas atau hujan pada musim panen, demikianlah kehormatan tidak pernah cocok diberikan kepada orang bodoh.
2 Like [SIM] birds that fly by [and do not alight/land on anything], if someone curses you, it cannot hurt you if you (do not deserve them/have not done to him what is wrong).
Seperti burung pipit atau walet yang terbang melayang-layang, demikianlah kutuk tanpa alasan yang benar tidak akan menghinggapi engkau.
3 It is necessary to whip a horse and to put a bridle on a donkey [to force them to go where we want them to go], and similarly [SIM] [it is often necessary to strike] foolish people with a stick [to cause them to do what is right].
Seperti cambuk digunakan untuk mengarahkan kuda, dan tali kekang untuk keledai, demikianlah hajaran diperlukan untuk mendidik orang bebal.
4 If a foolish person asks a foolish question, [do not answer him], because [if you answer his question], you are just as foolish as he is.
Tidak usah menjawab ucapan bodoh orang bebal bila jawabanmu itu bisa membuat dia mengira bahwa engkau membenarkan kebodohannya.
5 If you give a foolish answer to someone who asks a foolish question, he will realize that he is (not very wise/foolish).
Namun, ada waktunya engkau perlu membantah orang bebal, supaya dia tidak menganggap dirinya bijak.
6 Anyone who asks a foolish person to take a message to someone [is himself doing something as foolish as] cutting off his own feet or drinking poison.
Menugaskan orang bodoh untuk menyampaikan pesan akan mendatangkan celaka, sama seperti mematahkan kaki sendiri.
7 A lame man cannot use his legs, and similarly [SIM] [it is useless for] a foolish person to speak [MTY] (proverbs/wise sayings).
Orang lumpuh memang mempunyai kaki, tetapi kakinya tidak berfungsi. Orang bebal bisa mengucapkan amsal, tetapi kata-kata itu tidak bermanfaat baginya.
8 Tying a stone in a sling [so that it cannot be thrown at a target] is [as foolish as] [SIM] honoring a foolish person.
Memberi hormat kepada orang bebal adalah kesia-siaan, sama seperti mengikatkan batu pada ketapel.
9 If a drunk person waves some thorns/brambles with his hand, [he is not able to accomplish anything useful by doing that] (OR, [he does not feel it when a thorn sticks in his hand]); similarly, if foolish people speak [MTY] proverbs, [they do not help anyone who hears them].
Jika orang mabuk mengayunkan batang berduri, hati-hati! Dan jika orang bebal mengucapkan amsal, awas! Itu juga berbahaya.
10 A man who shoots arrows [to try] to wound everybody who is near [is foolish]; similarly, anyone who hires a foolish person [who passes by is very foolish].
Seperti bahayanya memanah tanpa membidik, demikianlah resiko mempekerjakan orang bodoh atau orang tak dikenal.
11 A foolish person will foolishly do something stupid a second time; it is [like] [SIM] a dog returning to [eat] what it has vomited.
Orang bebal yang mengulangi perbuatan bodohnya sama seperti anjing yang memakan kembali muntahnya.
12 [God] can help/bless foolish people more easily than he can help/bless people who are not wise [RHQ], but think that they are wise.
Pernahkah engkau melihat orang yang menganggap dirinya bijak? Nah, mengajar orang bodoh jauh lebih mudah daripada mendidik orang seperti itu.
13 Lazy people [just stay inside their houses and do nothing]; [they keep] saying “[I think] there is a lion in the street!”
Si pemalas membuat alasan, “Ada singa di jalan! Kalau aku keluar, aku akan diterkam.”
14 A door [continually] swings back and forth on its hinges [and does not go anywhere]; similarly [SIM], lazy people [just continually turn over] in their beds [and never do anything].
Seperti pintu yang hanya berputar pada engselnya, demikianlah si pemalas di atas tempat tidurnya.
15 Some people are extremely lazy; they put their hand in a dish [to get some food] but do not [even] lift the food up to their mouths.
Si pemalas menyendok makanan dari piringnya, tetapi dia terlalu malas untuk memasukkannya ke mulut.
16 Lazy people think that they are wiser than seven/several people who can answer [others’ questions] with good sense.
Si pemalas merasa dirinya bijak, bahkan lebih bijak daripada banyak penasihat.
17 Anyone who (meddles/involves himself) in a quarrel that does not concern him is [as foolish as] [SIM] someone who tries to grab a passing dog by its ears.
Ibarat menangkap telinga anjing liar, demikianlah orang yang ikut campur dalam pertengkaran orang lain.
18 Crazy people who shoot burning arrows to kill people
Seperti orang gila sembarangan menembakkan panah berapi yang mematikan, lalu si penipu berkata, “Ah, aku hanya bercanda.”
19 are as foolish as those who deceive someone else and [then] say, “I was only joking.”
20 If there is no [more] firewood [to put on the fire], the fire will go out; similarly [SIM], if there are no people who (gossip/tell people things that are not true), quarreling will end.
Api akan padam ketika kayu bakar habis, begitulah pertengkaran akan berhenti ketika tidak ada lagi yang bergosip.
21 [Putting] charcoal on burning coals or [putting] wood on a fire [causes the fire to keep burning]; similarly, people who like to quarrel cause people to keep arguing.
Seperti arang dan kayu membuat api terus menyala, demikianlah orang yang suka berdebat akan mengobarkan pertengkaran.
22 People [enjoy listening to what gossips say about others just like] [SIM] they enjoy tasty food; they [enjoy listening to what gossips tell them like] they enjoy swallowing tasty food.
Bergosip terasa sedap di mulut. Orang mengunyahnya seperti makanan dan mempercayainya sepenuh hati.
23 People who say nice things when they are thinking about doing evil things are like a nice glaze/covering on a [cheap] clay pot.
Seperti periuk tanah liat dilapisi perak, demikianlah niat jahat disembunyikan di balik mulut yang manis.
24 Those who hate someone and are saying [MTY] something very different from what they are thinking are hypocrites; they are only planning [to harm that person].
Orang yang membenci akan menyusun rencana jahat di hatinya, dan menyembunyikan niat jahat itu dengan berpura-pura ramah.
25 When they say nice things, do not believe them, because in their inner beings are many things that [Yahweh] hates.
Walaupun baik perkataannya, jangan percaya kepadanya, karena diam-diam dia merencanakan berbagai maksud jahat.
26 They try to deceive people to cause them to think that they do not hate [that person], but in a public meeting, the people will find out the evil things [that they have done].
Dia bisa menutupi kebenciannya dengan berpura-pura baik, namun pada akhirnya semua orang akan mengetahui kejahatannya.
27 Those who dig a deep pit [for other people to fall into] will fall into it themselves; rocks will roll down on those who start to cause rocks to roll down [to crush someone].
Siapa menggali lubang untuk menjebak orang lain akan jatuh ke lubangnya sendiri. Dan siapa menggulingkan batu untuk mencelakakan orang lain akan tertimpa oleh batu itu sendiri.
28 Those [MTY] who tell lies to others [really] hate them, and those who deceive [others] ruin them.
Berhati-hatilah terhadap pujian yang berlebihan karena sanjungan membuatmu lengah dan terjatuh. Orang yang membencimu pasti berbohong kepadamu.
