Ordsprogene 13
1 En viis Søn modtager sin Faders Tugt; men en Spotter hører ikke paa Irettesættelse.
Children who are wise (pay attention/heed it) when their parents discipline/correct them; but foolish children do not pay attention when someone rebukes them [for their bad behavior].
2 Af sin Munds Frugt nyder en Mand godt; men de troløses Sjæl høster Krænkelse.
Good people are rewarded [IDM] for the good things [MET] that they say, but those who desire to deceive others are [very] eager to act violently.
3 Hvo som vogter sin Mund, bevarer sin Sjæl; den, som lader sine Læber vidt op, ham er det til Fordærvelse.
Those who are [very] careful about what they say [MTY] will live a long life; those who talk (without thinking/too much) will ruin themselves.
4 Den lades Sjæl begærer og faar intet; men de flittiges Sjæl næres rigeligt.
People who are lazy want things very much, but they will not get anything [HYP]. People who work hard will get all that they want.
5 Den retfærdige hader Løgns Ord; men den ugudelige gør Skam og Vanære.
Righteous/Honest people hate/detest lies, but what wicked people do (is very disgraceful/stinks) [DOU].
6 Retfærdighed bevarer den, som vandrer oprigtigt sin Vej; men Ugudelighed styrter Synderen.
The behavior [PRS] of those who always do what is right will protect them, but sinful [behavior will] ruin wicked people.
7 Der er den, som holder sig for rig og har dog intet; og den, som holder sig for fattig og har meget Gods.
Some people who have nothing pretend to be rich, but other people who are very rich pretend to be poor.
8 En Mands Rigdom er Løsepenge for hans Liv! men en fattig hører ikke paa Irettesættelse.
Rich people are able to pay people who want to kill them, [with the result that they will be protected, not killed], but poor people [do not have to worry about that because] no one threatens to kill them.
9 De retfærdiges Lys skinner frydeligt; men de ugudeliges Lampe skal udslukkes.
Righteous [people] are like a lamp [MET] that shines brightly, but wicked [people] are like [MET] a lamp that will [soon] be extinguished.
10 Ved Hovmod foraarsager man kun Trætte; men hos dem, som lade sig raade, er Visdom.
[People] who are arrogant/proud [always] cause strife; those who are wise ask [other people] for good advice.
11 Gods formindskes ved Forfængelighed; men hvo som samler i Haanden, forøger det.
Those who acquire a lot of money quickly [by doing what is wrong, probably] will lose it [quickly], but if people earn money slowly, the amount of money they have will increase.
12 Forventning, som forhales, krænker Hjertet; men naar det kommer, som man begærer, da er det et Livsens Træ.
When people do not receive the things that they are expecting to receive, (it causes them to despair/they become very sad); but if you receive what you are desiring to get, that [will be like a tree] [MET] [whose fruit gives you] life (OR, that will cause you to be joyful).
13 Hvo som foragter Ordet, bereder sig Fordærvelse; men hvo som frygter Budet, han faar Løn derfor.
Those who despise [the good] advice [that others give them] are bringing ruin on themselves; those who pay attention to that advice will (be secure/succeed).
14 Den vises Lærdom er Livets Kilde, saa at man viger fra Dødens Snarer.
What wise [people] teach is [like] a fountain whose [water] gives life [MET]; what they teach you will help you to escape when something dangerous is threatening to kill you [MET].
15 En god Forstand giver Naade; men de troløses Vej er haard.
[People] respect those who have good sense, but those who cannot be trusted are on the road to being ruined/destroyed (OR, will have a lot of difficulties/troubles).
16 Hver, som er klog, gør sine Ting med Forstand; men Daaren udbreder Taabelighed.
Those who have good sense always think carefully/wisely before they do something; foolish people show [by what they say and do] that they are foolish.
17 Et ugudeligt Sendebud falder i Ulykke; men et trofast Bud er Lægedom.
Messengers who are not reliable cause trouble, but those who faithfully [deliver their messages] cause people to act peacefully.
18 Hvo, som lader Tugt fare, faar Armod og Skam; men den, som agter paa Revselse, faar Ære.
Those who refuse to pay attention when others discipline/correct them will become poor and disgraced; [people] respect those who accept it when they are rebuked [for their bad behavior].
19 Naar det sker, som man begærer, da er det sødt for Sjælen; men at vige fra ondt, er Daarer en Vederstyggelighed.
It is delightful to receive what we desire; foolish people hate/refuse to turn away from doing evil.
20 Den, som omgaas med vise, bliver viis, men den, som er Ven med Daarer, faar Ulykke.
Those who habitually associate with wise people become wise; those who (are close friends of/associate with) foolish people will (regret it/be ruined).
21 Ulykke forfølger Syndere; men den retfærdige betales med godt.
Sinners have trouble [PRS] wherever they go, but things will go well for righteous [people].
22 Den gode efterlader Børnebørn en Arv; men Synderes Gods er gemt til den retfærdige.
When good people [die], their grandchildren inherit their money; but when sinners [die], the money that they had will end up in the hands of righteous [people].
23 Den fattiges nyopdyrkede Land yder megen Føde; men der er den, som gaar til Grunde, fordi han ikke gør Ret.
[Sometimes] poor [people’s] fields produce plenty of food, but unjust people take away all that food.
24 Hvo som sparer sit Ris, hader sin Søn; men den, som elsker ham, tugter ham tidligt.
Those who do not punish their children [for bad behavior] do not [really] love them; those who love their children start to discipline them when the children are still young.
25 Den retfærdige kan spise, til hans Sjæl bliver mæt; men de ugudeliges Bug skal lide Mangel.
Righteous [people] have enough food to eat and be satisfied, but the stomachs of wicked [people] [SYN] are [always] empty.
