Príslovia 17
1 Lepší jest kus chleba suchého s pokojem, nežli dům plný nabitých hovad s svárem.
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.
2 Služebník rozumný panovati bude nad synem, kterýž jest k hanbě, a mezi bratřími děliti bude dědictví.
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.
3 Teglík stříbra a pec zlata zkušuje, ale srdcí Hospodin.
[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].
4 Zlý člověk pozoruje řečí nepravých, a lhář poslouchá jazyka převráceného.
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.
5 Kdo se posmívá chudému, útržku činí Učiniteli jeho; a kdo se z bídy raduje, nebude bez pomsty.
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].
6 Koruna starců jsou vnukové, a ozdoba synů otcové jejich.
Old [people] are [usually] proud of [MET] their grandchildren, [just like] children are [usually] proud of their parents.
7 Nesluší na blázna řeči znamenité, ovšem na kníže řeč lživá.
Fine/Eloquent speech is not suitable for foolish people to say, just like lies are not suitable for rulers [to say].
8 Jako kámen drahý, tak bývá vzácný dar před očima toho, kdož jej béře; k čemukoli směřuje, daří se jemu.
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.
9 Kdo přikrývá přestoupení, hledá lásky; ale kdo obnovuje věc, rozlučuje přátely.
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.
10 Více se chápá rozumného jedno domluvení, nežli by blázna stokrát ubil.
Rebuking people who have good sense will accomplish more for them than hitting them 100 times [with a stick].
11 Zpurný toliko zlého hledá, pročež přísný posel na něj poslán bývá.
[Because] wicked people are always trying to cause trouble, someone will be sent to severely punish them.
12 Lépe člověku potkati se s nedvědicí osiřalou, nežli s bláznem v bláznovství jeho.
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.
13 Kdo odplacuje zlým za dobré, neodejdeť zlé z domu jeho.
If someone does something evil in return for something good being done to him, evil/trouble will never leave that person’s family.
14 Začátek svady jest, jako když kdo protrhuje vodu; protož prvé než by se zsilil svár, přestaň.
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.
15 Kdož ospravedlňuje nepravého, i kdož odsuzuje spravedlivého, ohavností jsou Hospodinu oba jednostejně.
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.
16 K čemu jest zboží v ruce blázna, když k nabytí moudrosti rozumu nemá?
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.
17 Všelikého času miluje, kdož jest přítelem, a bratr v ssoužení ukáže se.
Friends love [others] all the time, and relatives are able to help us when we have troubles.
18 Člověk bláznivý ruku dávaje, činí slib před přítelem svým.
[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.
19 Kdož miluje svadu, miluje hřích; a kdo vyvyšuje ústa svá, hledá potření.
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.
20 Převrácené srdce nenalézá toho, což jest dobrého; a kdož má vrtký jazyk, upadá v těžkost.
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.
21 Kdo zplodil blázna, k zámutku svému zplodil jej, aniž se bude radovati otec nemoudrého.
Children who are foolish [soon] cause their parents to be very sad; their parents will not be joyful at all.
22 Srdce veselé očerstvuje jako lékařství, ale duch zkormoucený vysušuje kosti.
Being cheerful is [like swallowing] good medicine; being discouraged/gloomy [all the time will] (drain away your energy/cause you to become weak) [MTY].
23 Bezbožný tajně béře dar, aby převrátil stezky soudu.
Wicked people/judges accept bribes that are given to them secretly, and as a result they do not decide matters justly/fairly.
24 Na oblíčeji rozumného vidí se moudrost, ale oči blázna těkají až na konec země.
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].
25 K žalosti jest otci svému syn blázen, a k hořkosti rodičce své.
Children who are foolish cause their father to be sad and [also] cause their mother to be very sorrowful.
26 Jistě že pokutovati spravedlivého není dobré, tolikéž, aby knížata bíti měli pro upřímost.
It is not right to force someone who has done nothing wrong to pay a fine; it is wrong to punish good/respected people.
27 Zdržuje řeči své muž umělý; drahého ducha jest muž rozumný.
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.
28 Také i blázen, mlče, za moudrého jmín bývá, a zacpávaje rty své, za rozumného.
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.
