Proverbs 10
1 These [are more] proverbs/wise sayings from Solomon: If children are wise, they cause their parents to be happy; but if children are foolish, they cause their parents to be very sad.
Παροιμίαι Σολομώντος. Υιός σοφός ευφραίνει πατέρα· υιός δε άφρων είναι λύπη της μητρός αυτού.
2 Money that you get by doing dishonest/wicked things will really not benefit you; but by living righteously you will live for (a long time/many years).
Οι θησαυροί της ανομίας δεν ωφελούσιν· η δε δικαιοσύνη ελευθερόνει εκ θανάτου.
3 Yahweh does not allow righteous [people] to starve, but he will prevent wicked [people] from getting what they want.
Ο Κύριος δεν θέλει λιμοκτονήσει ψυχήν δικαίου· ανατρέπει δε την περιουσίαν των ασεβών.
4 Lazy people [soon] become poor; it is those who work hard who become rich.
Η οκνηρά χειρ πτωχείαν φέρει· πλουτίζει δε η χειρ του επιμελούς.
5 Those who are wise, harvest the crops when they are ripe; it is shameful/disgraceful to sleep [and not work] during harvest time.
Ο συνάγων εν τω θέρει είναι υιός συνέσεως· ο δε κοιμώμενος εν τω θερισμώ υιός αισχύνης.
6 Righteous [people will] be blessed [by God]; [the nice things] that wicked [people] say [MTY] [sometimes] conceal the fact that they [are planning to] act violently.
Ευλογία επί την κεφαλήν του δικαίου· το στόμα δε των ασεβών αδικία καλύπτει.
7 After righteous [people die], other people are blessed as they remember [what those people did before they died]; but we will soon forget wicked people [MTY] after they die.
Η μνήμη του δικαίου είναι μετ' ευλογίας· το δε όνομα των ασεβών σήπεται.
8 Wise people heed good instruction/advice, but people who talk foolishly will ruin themselves.
Ο σοφός την καρδίαν θέλει δέχεσθαι εντολάς· ο δε μωρός τα χείλη θέλει υποσκελισθή.
9 Honest people will be safe, but [others] (OR, God) will find out those who are dishonest.
Ο περιπατών εν ακεραιότητι περιπατεί ασφαλώς· ο δε διαστρέφων τας οδούς αυτού θέλει γνωρισθή.
10 Those who signal with their eyes [that they are about to do something that is wrong] cause trouble, but those who rebuke others truthfully cause them to be peaceful.
Όστις νεύει διά του οφθαλμού, προξενεί οδύνην· ο δε μωρός τα χείλη θέλει υποσκελισθή.
11 What righteous [people] say [MTY] is [like] a fountain that (gives life/enables people to live many years) [MET], but what wicked [people] say [MTY] hides [the fact] that they intend to act violently.
Το στόμα του δικαίου είναι πηγή ζωής· το στόμα δε των ασεβών αδικία καλύπτει.
12 When we hate others, it causes quarrels, but if we love others, we forgive them [for the wrong things that they do].
Το μίσος διεγείρει έριδας· αλλ' η αγάπη καλύπτει πάντα τα σφάλματα.
13 Those who have good sense say [MTY] what is wise, but people who do not have good sense must be punished.
Εις τα χείλη του συνετού ευρίσκεται η σοφία· η δε ράβδος είναι διά την ράχιν του ενδεούς φρενών.
14 Wise people continue to learn all that they can, but when foolish people speak, they soon cause trouble.
Οι σοφοί αποταμιεύουσι γνώσιν· το στόμα δε του προπετούς είναι πλησίον απωλείας.
15 The wealth that rich people have [protects them like a city is protected by a] strong wall around it [MET], but people who are poor suffer much [because they have no one to help them].
Τα αγαθά του πλουσίου είναι η οχυρά αυτού πόλις· καταστροφή δε των πενήτων πτωχεία αυτών.
16 If you are righteous, your reward will be a good life, [but] all that sinful people gain is to sin more.
Τα έργα του δικαίου είναι εις ζωήν· το προϊόν του ασεβούς εις αμαρτίαν.
17 Those who pay attention when others try to (correct them/teach them what they are doing that is wrong) will live (happily/for many years); but those who reject being rebuked will not find the road to life (OR, cause others to go astray).
Ο φυλάττων την παιδείαν ευρίσκεται εν οδώ ζωής· ο δε εγκαταλείπων τον έλεγχον αποπλανάται.
18 Those who will not admit that they hate [others] are liars, and those who slander [others] are foolish.
Όστις καλύπτει μίσος υπό χείλη ψευδή, και όστις προφέρει συκοφαντίαν, είναι άφρων.
19 When people talk a lot, that will lead them to sin a lot [by what they say]; if you are wise, you will refuse to say very much.
Εν τη πολυλογία δεν λείπει αμαρτία· αλλ' όστις κρατεί τα χείλη αυτού, είναι συνετός.
20 What righteous/good [people] say [MTY] is [as valuable as] pure silver [MET]; what wicked [people] think is worthless.
Η γλώσσα του δικαίου αργύριον εκλεκτόν· η καρδία των ασεβών πράγμα μηδαμινόν.
21 What righteous [people] say [MTY] benefits many [people], but foolish people die because of the stupid [things that they do].
Τα χείλη του δικαίου βόσκουσι πολλούς· οι δε άφρονες αποθνήσκουσι δι' έλλειψιν φρενών.
22 Yahweh blesses [some people] by enabling them to become rich, and working hard will not make them to become richer (OR, and he will not also cause them to become sad).
Η ευλογία του Κυρίου πλουτίζει, και λύπη δεν θέλει προστεθή εις αυτήν.
23 Foolish people (have fun/enjoy) doing what is wrong, but wise/sensible people enjoy doing what is wise.
Ως γέλως είναι εις τον άφρονα να πράττη κακόν· η δε σοφία είναι ανδρός συνετού.
24 Righteous [people] will get the good things that they want/desire, but what wicked [people] are afraid of is what will happen to them.
Ο φόβος του ασεβούς θέλει επέλθει επ' αυτόν· η επιθυμία δε των δικαίων θέλει εκπληρωθή.
25 When storms come, the wicked will (be blown away/never be safe), but righteous [people will] be safe forever.
Καθώς παρέρχεται ο ανεμοστρόβιλος, ούτως ο ασεβής δεν υπάρχει· ο δε δίκαιος θέλει είσθαι τεθεμελιωμένος εις τον αιώνα.
26 We do not like a lazy person who refuses to do the job that he is given to do, [just] like we do not like vinegar in our mouths or smoke in our eyes.
Καθώς το όξος εις τους οδόντας και ο καπνός εις τους οφθαλμούς, ούτως είναι ο οκνηρός εις τους αποστέλλοντας αυτόν.
27 If you revere Yahweh, you will live for a long time; but wicked [people] die before they become old.
Ο φόβος του Κυρίου προσθέτει ημέρας· τα δε έτη των ασεβών θέλουσιν ελαττωθή.
28 Righteous [people] confidently expect [that good things will happen to them], and that causes them to be happy/joyful; but when wicked [people] confidently expect something good to happen, it does not happen.
Η προσδοκία των δικαίων θέλει είσθαι ευφροσύνη· η ελπίς όμως των ασεβών θέλει απολεσθή.
29 Yahweh protects [MET] those who live righteously, but he destroys those who do what is evil.
Η οδός του Κυρίου είναι οχύρωμα εις τον άμεμπτον, όλεθρος δε εις τους εργάτας της ανομίας.
30 Righteous [people] will always be secure [LIT], but wicked people will be removed from their land (OR, from this earth).
Ο δίκαιος εις τον αιώνα δεν θέλει σαλευθή· οι δε ασεβείς δεν θέλουσι κατοικήσει την γην.
31 Righteous people [MTY] say things that are wise, but [God] will shut the mouths of people [MTY] who say what is not true.
Το στόμα του δικαίου αναδίδει σοφίαν· η δε ψευδής γλώσσα θέλει εκκοπή.
32 Righteous people [MTY] know what to say that is acceptable, but wicked [people] [MTY] are [constantly] saying things that are not true.
Τα χείλη του δικαίου γνωρίζουσι το ευχάριστον· το στόμα δε των ασεβών τα διεστραμμένα.
