Príslovia 20
1 Víno činí posměvače, a nápoj opojný nepokojného; pročež každý, kdož se kochá v něm, nebývá moudrý.
Drinking a lot of wine or [other] strong drinks causes people to start fighting; it is foolish to become drunk/intoxicated.
2 Hrůza královská jako řvání mladého lva; kdož ho rozhněvá, hřeší proti životu svému.
Being afraid of a king when he is angry is like [SIM] being afraid of a lion when it growls/roars; if you cause the king to become angry, he may execute you.
3 Přestati od sváru jest to každému ku poctivosti, ale kdožkoli se do nich zapletá, blázen jest.
[People] respect those who stay away from disputes/arguments; foolish people [love to] quarrel.
4 Lenoch neoře pro zimu, pročež žebrati bude ve žni, ale nadarmo.
[If] a lazy man does not plow [his fields at the right/proper time], he will look for [crops] at harvest [time], but there will be nothing there.
5 Rada v srdci muže voda hluboká, muž však rozumný dosáhne jí.
[Just] as it is difficult to bring up water from a deep well, it is difficult to know what people are thinking, but someone who has good sense/insight will be able to find out what people are thinking.
6 Větší díl lidí honosí se účinností svou, ale v pravdě takového kdo nalezne?
Many people proclaim that they can be trusted [to do what they say that they will do], but it is very difficult to find [RHQ] someone who can really be trusted.
7 Spravedlivý ustavičně chodí v upřímnosti své; blažení synové jeho po něm.
If parents conduct their lives as they should, [God] blesses their children (OR, their children are very happy/fortunate).
8 Král sedě na soudné stolici, rozhání očima svýma všecko zlé.
A king who sits on his throne to judge people can [easily] [MTY] find out what things that people have done are good and what things are evil.
9 Kdo může říci: Očistil jsem srdce své? Èist jsem od hříchu svého?
There is no one [RHQ] who can truthfully say, “I do not know of any wrong things that I have done; I have (gotten rid of all my sinful behavior/quit doing what is sinful).”
10 Závaží rozdílná a míra rozdílná, obé to ohavností jest Hospodinu.
Yahweh detests people who use weights that are not right and measures that are not correct.
11 Po skutcích svých poznáno bývá také i pachole, jest-li upřímé a pravé dílo jeho.
Even children show by what they do whether they are good or not; they show whether (what they do/their behavior) is honest and right [or not].
12 Ucho, kteréž slyší, a oko, kteréž vidí, obé to učinil Hospodin.
Two of the things that Yahweh has created [for us] are ears to hear things and eyes to see things.
13 Nemiluj snu, abys nezchudl, otevři oči své, a nasytíš se chlebem.
If you want to sleep [all the time], you will become poor; if you stay awake [and work], you will have plenty of food.
14 Zlé, zlé, říká ten, kdož kupuje, a odejda, tedy se chlubí.
People [look at things that they are about] to buy, [and in order to get it for a lower price sometimes they] say, “(It is no good/It is poor quality),” but [after they buy it], they go and boast [about having bought it for a cheap price].
15 Zlato a množství perel, a nejdražší klínot jsou rtové umělí.
Gold and precious stones are [valuable], but wise words [MTY] are more valuable.
16 Vezmi roucho toho, kterýž slíbil za cizího, a kdo za cizozemku, základ jeho.
If you foolishly promise to a stranger that you will pay what he owes if he is unable to pay it [DOU], [you deserve to] have someone take your coat from you.
17 Chutný jest někomu chléb falše, ale potom ústa jeho pískem naplněna bývají.
People [may] think that food that they acquire by doing what is dishonest will taste very good, but later [they will not enjoy what they have done any more than they would enjoy] eating gravel/sand.
18 Myšlení radou upevňuj, a s opatrnou radou veď boj.
When people give you good advice, [if you do what they suggest], your plans will succeed; so be sure to get good advice from wise people before you start fighting a war.
19 Kdo vynáší tajnost, chodí neupřímě, pročež k lahodícímu rty svými nepřiměšuj se.
Those who go around telling gossip are [always] telling secrets to [others]; so stay away from people who foolishly talk [too much].
20 Kdo zlořečí otci svému neb matce své, zhasne svíce jeho v temných mrákotách.
If someone curses his father or his mother, his life will be ended, [just] like a lamp is extinguished.
21 Dědictví rychle z počátku nabytému naposledy nebývá dobrořečeno,
If you very quickly take the property that your parents promise will be yours after they die, you will not receive any good/blessing from it.
22 Neříkej: Odplatím se zlým; očekávej na Hospodina, a vysvobodí tě.
Do not say, “I will do evil to those who do evil to me;” wait for Yahweh [to do something about it], and he will (help you/[do what is right]).
23 Ohavností jsou Hospodinu závaží rozdílná, a váhy falešné neoblibuje.
Yahweh detests [those who use] dishonest scales and weights that are not accurate/correct.
24 Od Hospodina jsou krokové muže, ale člověk jak vyrozumívá cestě jeho?
Yahweh is the one who has decided what will happen to us, so (how can we (understand/know) what will happen before it happens?/we humans certainly cannot (understand/know) what will happen before it happens.) [RHQ]
25 Osídlo jest člověku pohltiti věc posvěcenou, a po slibu zase toho vyhledávati.
You should think carefully before you solemnly promise to dedicate something to God, because later you might be sorry you have promised to do it.
26 Král moudrý rozptyluje bezbožné, a uvodí na ně pomstu.
Wise kings find out [MET] which people have done what is wrong, and they punish them very severely [IDM].
27 Duše člověka jest svíce Hospodinova, kteráž zpytuje všecky vnitřnosti srdečné.
Our consciences are [like] lamps that Yahweh [has given to us to enable us to know what we are thinking] [MET]; they reveal what is hidden deep in our (minds/inner beings).
28 Milosrdenství a pravda ostříhají krále, a milosrdenstvím podpírá se trůn jeho.
Kings will continue to rule as long as they faithfully love their people and are loyal to them and as long as they rule righteously/fairly.
29 Ozdoba mládenců jest síla jejich, a okrasa starců šediny.
We honor/admire young people because they are strong, but we respect [MTY] old people more because they are wise.
30 Modřiny ran jsou lékařství při zlém, a bití vnitřnostem života.
When we are beaten or whipped, it [can] cause us to quit doing what is evil in our lives; when someone wounds us [by punishing us], it [can] cause our behavior to become good.
