Proverbs 11
1 Yahweh detests [people who use] scales that do not weigh correctly; he is delighted with [those who use] correct weights on the scales.
Δολία πλάστιγξ βδέλυγμα εις τον Κύριον· δίκαιον δε ζύγιον ευαρέστησις αυτού.
2 [People who are] proud will [eventually] be disgraced; it is wise to be humble.
Όπου εισέλθη υπερηφανία, εισέρχεται και καταισχύνη· η δε σοφία είναι μετά των ταπεινών.
3 [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.
Η ακεραιότης των ευθέων θέλει οδηγεί αυτούς· η δε υπουλότης των σκολιών θέλει απολέσει αυτούς.
4 [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.
Τα πλούτη δεν ωφελούσιν εν ημέρα οργής· η δε δικαιοσύνη ελευθερόνει εκ θανάτου.
5 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.
Η δικαιοσύνη του ακεραίου θέλει ορθοτομήσει την οδόν αυτού· ο δε ασεβής θέλει πέσει διά της ασεβείας αυτού.
6 [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.
Η δικαιοσύνη των ευθέων θέλει ελευθερώσει αυτούς· οι δε παραβάται θέλουσι συλληφθή εν τη κακία αυτών.
7 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.
Όταν ο ασεβής άνθρωπος αποθνήσκη, η ελπίς αυτού απόλλυται· απόλλυται και η προσδοκία των ανόμων.
8 [Yahweh] rescues righteous [people] from their troubles/difficulties; instead, it is the wicked who will have troubles.
Ο δίκαιος ελευθερόνεται εκ της θλίψεως, αντ' αυτού δε εισέρχεται ο ασεβής.
9 Godless people can ruin others by what they say [MTY], but righteous [people will] be saved by [their (own] good sense/being wise).
Ο υποκριτής διά του στόματος αφανίζει τον πλησίον αυτού· αλλ' οι δίκαιοι θέλουσιν ελευθερωθή διά της γνώσεως.
10 When things go well for righteous [people], [the people in] [MTY] their city are happy, and they shout joyfully when wicked [people] die.
Εις την ευόδωσιν των δικαίων η πόλις ευφραίνεται· και εις τον όλεθρον των ασεβών αγάλλεται.
11 When righteous [people request God to] bless a city, that city will become great, but cities are ruined by what wicked [people] say [MTY].
Διά της ευλογίας των ευθέων υψόνεται πόλις· διά του στόματος δε των ασεβών καταστρέφεται.
12 It is foolish to despise others; those who (have good sense/are wise) do not say anything [to criticize others].
Ο ενδεής φρενών περιφρονεί τον πλησίον αυτού· ο δε φρόνιμος άνθρωπος σιωπά.
13 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].
Ο σπερμολόγος περιέρχεται αποκαλύπτων τα μυστικά· ο δε την ψυχήν πιστός κρύπτει το πράγμα.
14 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.
Όπου δεν είναι κυβέρνησις, ο λαός πίπτει· εκ του πλήθους δε των συμβούλων προέρχεται σωτηρία.
15 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.
Όστις εγγυάται δι' άλλον, θέλει πάθει κακόν· και όστις μισεί την εγγύησιν, είναι ασφαλής.
16 [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].
Η εύκοσμος γυνή απολαμβάνει τιμήν· οι δε καρτερικοί απολαμβάνουσι πλούτη.
17 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].
Ο ελεήμων άνθρωπος αγαθοποιεί την ψυχήν αυτού· ο δε ανελεήμων θλίβει την σάρκα αυτού.
18 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].
Ο ασεβής εργάζεται έργον ψευδές· εις δε τον σπείροντα δικαιοσύνην θέλει είσθαι μισθός ασφαλής.
19 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].
Καθώς η δικαιοσύνη τείνει εις ζωήν, ούτως ο κυνηγών το κακόν τρέχει εις τον θάνατον αυτού.
20 Yahweh hates those who are always thinking about doing evil things, but he is delighted with those who always do what is right.
Οι διεστραμμένοι την καρδίαν είναι βδέλυγμα εις τον Κύριον· αλλ' οι άμεμπτοι την οδόν είναι δεκτοί εις αυτόν.
21 It is certain that [Yahweh] will punish evil people and that righteous people will escape [from being punished].
Και χειρ με χείρα εάν συνάπτηται, ο ασεβής δεν θέλει μένει ατιμώρητος· το δε σπέρμα των δικαίων θέλει ελευθερωθή.
22 [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.
Ως έρρινον χρυσούν εις χοίρου μύτην, ούτω γυνή ώραία χωρίς φρονήσεως.
23 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.
Η επιθυμία των δικαίων είναι μόνον το καλόν· η προσδοκία δε των ασεβών οργή.
24 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].
Οι μεν σκορπίζουσι, και όμως περισσεύονται· οι δε παρά το δέον φείδονται, και όμως έρχονται εις ένδειαν.
25 Those who give generously [to others] will prosper; if you help others, [they/someone] will help you, too.
Η αγαθοποιός ψυχή θέλει παχυνθή· και όστις ποτίζει, θέλει ποτισθή και αυτός.
26 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].
Όστις κρατεί σίτον, θέλει είσθαι λαοκατάρατος· ευλογία δε θέλει είσθαι επί την κεφαλήν του πωλούντος.
27 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.
Όστις προθυμείται εις το καλόν, θέλει απολαύσει χάριν· αλλ' όστις ζητεί το κακόν, θέλει επέλθει επ' αυτόν.
28 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].
Όστις ελπίζει επί τον πλούτον αυτού, ούτος θέλει πέσει· οι δε δίκαιοι ως βλαστός θέλουσιν ανθήσει.
29 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].
Όστις ταράττει τον οίκον αυτού, θέλει κληρονομήσει άνεμον· και ο άφρων θέλει είσθαι δούλος εις τον φρόνιμον.
30 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).
Ο καρπός του δικαίου είναι δένδρον ζωής· και όστις κερδίζει ψυχάς, είναι σοφός.
31 [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].
Αν ο δίκαιος παιδεύηται επί της γης, πολλώ μάλλον ο ασεβής και ο αμαρτωλός.
