Proverbs 29
1 Anyone who goes on stubbornly rejecting many warnings will be suddenly destroyed, without hope of healing.
Some people remain stubborn [IDM] [even] though they are often reproved/warned [about doing what is wrong], [but some day] they will be crushed/ruined, and nothing will be able to heal them.
2 When good people are in charge, everybody celebrates; but when the wicked rule, everybody groans.
When righteous [people] are rulers, people are happy, but when wicked [people] rule, people (groan/are miserable).
3 A man who loves wisdom makes his father happy, but one who visits prostitutes throws away his money.
Those who are eager to become wise cause their parents to be glad; those who spend their time with prostitutes will end up giving all their money to them.
4 A king who rules justly makes the country secure, but one who asks for bribes will destroy it.
When a king rules justly/fairly, he causes his nation to be strong, but a king who is concerned [only] with getting more money from the people ruins his nation.
5 Those who flatter their friends lay a net to trip them up.
Those who (flatter others/say nice things to others [merely] to cause them to feel good) are really setting a trap for them (OR, for themselves) [SYN].
6 Evil people are trapped by their own sins, but those who do right sing and celebrate.
Evil people will be trapped by the sins that they commit, but righteous/honest people will sing and be joyful/happy.
7 Good people care about treating the poor fairly, but the wicked don't think about it at all.
Righteous/Good people know that poor [people] should be treated fairly/justly, [but] wicked people (are not concerned about/do not pay attention to) those matters at all.
8 Cynical people can inflame a whole city, but the wise calm angry people down.
Those who make fun of [everything that is good say things that] cause [everyone in] the city to (be agitated/in turmoil); those who are wise enable [people] to remain calm.
9 When a wise man takes a stupid man to court, there's raging and ridicule, but nothing is settled.
If a wise person sues a foolish person, the foolish person merely laughs [at him] and yells [at him] and will not be quiet (OR, [the dispute will] not be resolved).
10 Murderers hate people of integrity, but those who live right try to help them.
Those who murder others hate people who (are honest/always do what is right), but righteous [people] try to protect them.
11 Stupid people let all their anger out, while wise people quietly hold it in.
People who are wise are patient and restrain/control themselves when they are angry, but foolish people (quickly show others that they are very angry/do not restrain themselves at all).
12 A ruler who listens to lies will have nothing but wicked officials.
If a ruler (pays attention to/believes) [people who tell] lies, all his officials will [also] become wicked.
13 Poor people and their oppressors have this in common: the Lord gives life to all of them.
There is one thing that is true about both poor people and those who oppress them: Yahweh enables all of them to see.
14 If a king judges the poor fairly, he will have a long rule.
If kings judge poor [people] fairly, they will continue to rule for a long time.
15 Discipline and correction provide wisdom, but a son left undisciplined is an embarrassment to his mother.
If children are punished/spanked and reproved/warned, they become wise; but if they are allowed to do whatever they want to do, they [do things that] cause their mothers to be ashamed of them.
16 When the wicked are in power, sin increases; but the good will see their downfall.
When wicked [people] rule, there are more crimes committed {people commit more crimes}, but [some day] those wicked people will (be defeated/no longer rule), and righteous [people] will see that happen.
17 Discipline your children and they won't give you any worries; they will make you very happy.
If you discipline your children, they will no longer [do things that] will cause you to be worried; instead, they [will do things that] will delight you [SYN].
18 Without a revelation from God, the people go out of control, but those who keep the law are happy.
When the people [of a nation] do not receive messages that come directly from God, they do not control their behavior. [God] is pleased with those who obey his laws.
19 A servant can't be disciplined by words alone; though they understand, they don't follow what they're told.
It is not possible to correct/discipline servants only by talking to them; they understand what you are saying, but they do not pay attention to it.
20 Have you seen a man who speaks without thinking? There's more hope for stupid people than for him!
[God] can help/bless foolish people more easily [RHQ] than he can help/bless people who speak without thinking first.
21 A servant indulged from childhood will in the end become unmanageable.
If someone gives his servants everything that they want, starting from when they are young, some day those servants will take from him everything that he owns.
22 Angry people stir up trouble, those with short tempers commit many sins.
Those who [quickly] become angry cause [many] arguments, and they [also] commit many sins.
23 If you're proud, you'll be humiliated; but if you're humble, you'll be honored.
Proud people will be disgraced; those who are humble will be respected.
24 A thief's partner hates his life; even under the threat of being cursed he can't tell the truth.
Those who help thieves [to steal] only hurt themselves; [when they are in court], they solemnly ask [God] to curse them [if they do not tell the truth], but they do not tell the truth [about the crime that was committed], [and as a result, God will curse them].
25 Being afraid of people traps you, but if you trust in the Lord you're safe.
It is [like] a dangerous trap [MET] [for people] to be (afraid of/worried about) what others will think about them, but those who trust in Yahweh are safe/protected.
26 Many people look for favors from a ruler, but justice comes from the Lord.
Many [people] request rulers to do things to help them, but Yahweh is [the only one] who surely does for people what is fair/just.
27 Good people hate those who are unjust; the wicked hate those who do what's right.
Righteous [people] hate/detest those who do what is evil, and wicked [people] hate [those whose behavior is always] good.
