Ordsprogene 11
1 Falske Vægtskaaler ere Herren en Vederstyggelighed, men fuldvægtige Lodder ere ham en Velbehagelighed.
Yahweh detests [people who use] scales that do not weigh correctly; he is delighted with [those who use] correct weights on the scales.
2 Hovmodighed kom, der kom og Forsmædelse; men hos de ydmyge er Visdom.
[People who are] proud will [eventually] be disgraced; it is wise to be humble.
3 De retsindige, dem leder deres Oprigtighed; men de troløse, dem ødelægger deres forvendte Væsen.
[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 Gods hjælper ikke paa Vredens Dag, men Retfærdighed redder fra Døden.
[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 Den oprigtiges Retfærdighed gør hans Vej jævn; men den ugudelige falder ved sin Ugudelighed.
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 De oprigtige, dem redder deres Retfærdighed; men de troløse, de fanges i deres egen Ondskab.
[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 Naar et ugudeligt Menneske dør, er det forbi med hans Haab, og det er forbi med de uretfærdiges Forventelse.
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 Den retfærdige udfries af Nød, og den ugudelige kommer i hans Sted.
[Yahweh] rescues righteous [people] from their troubles/difficulties; instead, it is the wicked who will have troubles.
9 Med Munden ødelægger den vanhellige sin Næste; men ved Kundskab udfries de retfærdige.
Godless people can ruin others by what they say [MTY], but righteous [people will] be saved by [their (own] good sense/being wise).
10 En Stad skal fryde sig, naar det gaar de retfærdige vel, og naar de ugudelige omkomme, da bliver der Jubel.
When things go well for righteous [people], [the people in] [MTY] their city are happy, and they shout joyfully when wicked [people] die.
11 Ved de retsindiges Velsignelse ophøjes en Stad; men ved de ugudeliges Mund nedbrydes den.
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 Den, som fattes Forstand, foragter sin Næste; men en Mand, som har Forstand, tier.
It is foolish to despise others; those who (have good sense/are wise) do not say anything [to criticize others].
13 Den, der gaar omkring som en Bagvadsker, aabenbarer Hemmeligheder; men den, som er fast i Aanden, skjuler Sagen.
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 Hvor ingen Styrelse er, falder et Folk; hvor mange Raadgivere ere, der er Frelse.
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 Naar en borger for en fremmed, da faar han vist en Ulykke; men den, som hader at give Haandslag, er tryg.
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 En yndig Kvinde holder fast ved Ære, og Voldsmænd holde fast ved Rigdom.
[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 Den, som gør vel imod sin Sjæl, er en barmhjertig Mand; men den, som plager sit Kød, er en grusom Mand.
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 Den ugudelige forhverver en Løn, som er falsk; men den, som saar Retfærdighed, faar en Løn, som er sand.
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 Saa er Retfærdighed til Liv; men den, der efterjager ondt, haster til sin Død.
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 De vanartige i Hjertet ere en Vederstyggelighed for Herren; men de, som vandre oprigtigt deres Vej, ere ham en Velbehagelighed.
Yahweh hates those who are always thinking about doing evil things, but he is delighted with those who always do what is right.
21 Man kan give sin Haand paa, at den onde ikke bliver agtet uskyldig; men de retfærdiges Sæd skal undkomme.
It is certain that [Yahweh] will punish evil people and that righteous people will escape [from being punished].
22 Som et Smykke af Guld i Næsen paa en So, saa er en dejlig Kvinde, som intet Skøn har.
[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 De retfærdiges Begæring er kun godt; men Vreden rammer de ugudeliges Forventning.
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 Der er den, som udspreder rigeligt, og ham tillægges end mere; og der er den, som holder tilbage mere, end ret er, og dog bliver der kun Mangel.
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 En Sjæl, som velsigner, skal blive rig; og den, som vederkvæger, skal selv blive vederkvæget.
Those who give generously [to others] will prosper; if you help others, [they/someone] will help you, too.
26 Hvo som holder Korn tilbage, ham bander Folket; men Velsignelsen kommer paa dens Hoved, som sælger det ud.
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 Hvo der søger efter godt, stræber efter Velbehagelighed; men hvo der leder efter ondt, ham skal det vederfares.
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 Hvo, som forlader sig paa sin Rigdom, han skal falde; men de retfærdige skulle grønnes som et Blad.
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 Den, som forstyrrer sit Hus, arver Vind, og Daaren bliver Træl for den, som er viis i Hjertet.
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 Den retfærdiges Frugt er et Livsens Træ, og den vise vinder Sjæle.
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 Se, den retfærdige faar Betaling paa Jorden, hvor meget mere den ugudelige og Synderen?
[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].
