Príslovia 11
1 Váha falešná ohavností jest Hospodinu, ale závaží pravé líbí se jemu.
Yahweh detests [people who use] scales that do not weigh correctly; he is delighted with [those who use] correct weights on the scales.
2 Za pýchou přichází zahanbení, ale při pokorných jest moudrost.
[People who are] proud will [eventually] be disgraced; it is wise to be humble.
3 Sprostnost upřímých vodí je, převrácenost pak přestupníků zatracuje je.
[People who are] good are guided by [doing what is] honest; those who are not honest will be ruined because of the wrong things that they do.
4 Neprospíváť bohatství v den hněvu, ale spravedlnost vytrhuje z smrti.
[Your] money will not help [you] on the day that [God] judges [and punishes people]; but if you live righteously, you will live a long time.
5 Spravedlnost upřímého spravuje cestu jeho, ale pro bezbožnost svou padá bezbožný.
When people are honest and good, that will (direct their paths/show them what is right for them to do); but wicked [people will] experience disasters because of the evil things that they do.
6 Spravedlnost upřímých vytrhuje je, ale přestupníci v zlosti zjímáni bývají.
[God] rescues/protects righteous [people] because they (are honest/do what is right), but those who (are treacherous/cannot be trusted) will be trapped because of their being greedy.
7 Když umírá člověk bezbožný, hyne naděje, i očekávání rekovských činů mizí.
When wicked [people] die, they cannot confidently expect to receive anything [that is good]; they expect that [their money] will help/save them, but it will not.
8 Spravedlivý z úzkosti bývá vysvobozen, bezbožný pak přichází na místo jeho.
[Yahweh] rescues righteous [people] from their troubles/difficulties; instead, it is the wicked who will have troubles.
9 Pokrytec ústy kazí bližního svého, ale spravedliví uměním vytrženi bývají.
Godless people can ruin others by what they say [MTY], but righteous [people will] be saved by [their (own] good sense/being wise).
10 Z štěstí spravedlivých veselí se město, když pak hynou bezbožní, bývá prozpěvování.
When things go well for righteous [people], [the people in] [MTY] their city are happy, and they shout joyfully when wicked [people] die.
11 Požehnáním spravedlivých zvýšeno bývá město, ústy pak bezbožných vyvráceno.
When righteous [people request God to] bless a city, that city will become great, but cities are ruined by what wicked [people] say [MTY].
12 Pohrdá bližním svým blázen, ale muž rozumný mlčí.
It is foolish to despise others; those who (have good sense/are wise) do not say anything [to criticize others].
13 Utrhač toulaje se, pronáší tajnost, věrný pak člověk tají věc.
Those who (spread gossip/tell bad things about others) will tell your secrets [to others], but if there is someone whom you can trust, you can trust him to not tell your secrets [to others].
14 Kdež není dostatečné rady, padá lid, ale spomožení jest ve množství rádců.
A nation will be destroyed/ruined if it does not have [leaders] who guide it [wisely]; but if there are many [good] advisors, the nation remains secure.
15 Velmi sobě škodí, kdož slibuje za cizího, ješto ten, kdož nenávidí rukojemství, bezpečen jest.
If you promise a stranger that you will pay his debt [if he cannot pay it himself], you will regret it. You will be safe if you refuse to guarantee that you will pay someone else’s debts.
16 Žena šlechetná má čest, a ukrutní mají zboží.
[People] honor/respect women who are kind/gracious; ruthless/violent people may get a lot of money, [but that is all that they will get].
17 Èlověk účinný dobře činí životu svému, ale ukrutný kormoutí tělo své.
Those who are kind benefit themselves [because others will be kind to them], but those who are cruel will hurt themselves [because others will be cruel to them].
18 Bezbožný dělá dílo falešné, ale kdož rozsívá spravedlnost, má mzdu jistou.
If wicked people earn a lot of money, that will deceive them [because they will not keep it for very long], but those who do what is right will surely be rewarded [by God forever].
19 Tak spravedlivý rozsívá k životu, a kdož následuje zlého, k smrti své.
Those who always do what is right will live [a long/happy life], but those who insist on doing what is wrong will not live [very long].
20 Ohavností jsou Hospodinu převrácení srdcem, ale ctného obcování líbí se jemu.
Yahweh hates those who are always thinking about doing evil things, but he is delighted with those who always do what is right.
21 Zlý, by sobě i na pomoc přivzal, neujde pomsty, símě pak spravedlivých uchází toho.
It is certain that [Yahweh] will punish evil people and that righteous people will escape [from being punished].
22 Zápona zlatá na pysku svině jest žena pěkná bez rozumu.
[It is] ([unsuitable/not proper/disgusting]) for a beautiful woman not to know what is right to do, like [SIM] [it is unsuitable/disgusting] for a pig to have a gold ring in its snout/nose.
23 Žádost spravedlivých jest toliko dobrých věcí, ale očekávání bezbožných hněv.
When the things that righteous people want happen, it brings good [to them and to others], but when the wicked get what they want, it causes everyone else to become angry.
24 Mnohý rozdává štědře, a však přibývá mu více; jiný skoupě drží nad slušnost, ale k chudobě.
Some people give [their money] generously [to poor people], but they become richer [in spite of that], and some people hold tightly to their money, but they still become poor [in spite of that].
25 Èlověk štědrý bývá bohatší, a kdož svlažuje, také sám bude zavlažen.
Those who give generously [to others] will prosper; if you help others, [they/someone] will help you, too.
26 Kdo zadržuje obilí, zlořečí mu lid; ale požehnání na hlavě toho, kdož je prodává.
People curse/despise someone who hoards his grain [and does not sell it], waiting to get a higher/bigger price for it, but they praise someone who sells it [when people need it, even when the price is not high].
27 Kdo pilně hledá dobrého, nalézá přízeň; kdož pak hledá zlého, potká jej.
If you sincerely want to [do what is] right, [people] will respect you, but if you are wanting to cause trouble, trouble is what you will get.
28 Kdo doufá v bohatství své, ten spadne, ale spravedliví jako ratolest zkvetnou.
Those who trust in their money will [disappear like the] withered [leaves that fall from the trees], but righteous [people] will keep going strong, like green leaves [in the summer].
29 Kdo kormoutí dům svůj, za dědictví bude míti vítr, a blázen sloužiti musí moudrému.
Those who bring troubles to their families will inherit nothing [MET] [from them], and those who do foolish things [like that] will [some day] become the servants of wise [people].
30 Ovoce spravedlivého jest strom života, a kdož vyučuje duše, jest moudrý.
Those who live righteously will live [for a long time], but [those who act] violently will destroy [their own] lives (OR, those who are wise will have many people come and live with them).
31 Aj, spravedlivému na zemi odplacováno bývá, čím více bezbožnému a hříšníku?
[Sometimes] righteous [people] are rewarded [here] on the earth, but it is much more certain that very wicked people [DOU] [will be rewarded by being punished].
