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.
Le bilance false [sono] cosa abbominevole al Signore; Ma il peso giusto gli [è] cosa grata.
2 [People who are] proud will [eventually] be disgraced; it is wise to be humble.
Venuta la superbia, viene l'ignominia; Ma la sapienza [è] con gli umili.
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.
L'integrità degli [uomini] diritti li conduce; Ma la perversità de' disleali di distrugge.
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.
Le ricchezze non gioveranno al giorno dell'indegnazione; Ma la giustizia riscoterà da morte.
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.
La giustizia dell'[uomo] intiero addirizza la via di esso; Ma l'empio caderà per la sua empietà.
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.
La giustizia degli [uomini] diritti li riscoterà; Ma i disleali saranno presi per la lor propria malizia.
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.
Quando l'uomo empio muore, la sua aspettazione perisce; E la speranza [ch'egli aveva concepita] delle [sue] forze è perduta.
8 [Yahweh] rescues righteous [people] from their troubles/difficulties; instead, it is the wicked who will have troubles.
Il giusto è tratto fuor di distretta; Ma l'empio viene in luogo suo.
9 Godless people can ruin others by what they say [MTY], but righteous [people will] be saved by [their (own] good sense/being wise).
L'ipocrito corrompe il suo prossimo con la [sua] bocca; Ma i giusti [ne] son liberati per conoscimento.
10 When things go well for righteous [people], [the people in] [MTY] their city are happy, and they shout joyfully when wicked [people] die.
La città festeggia del bene de' giusti; Ma [vi è] giubilo quando gli empi periscono.
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].
La città è innalzata per la benedizione degli [uomini] diritti; Ma è sovvertita per la bocca degli empi.
12 It is foolish to despise others; those who (have good sense/are wise) do not say anything [to criticize others].
Chi sprezza il suo prossimo [è] privo di senno; Ma l'uomo prudente tace.
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].
Colui che va sparlando palesa il segreto; Ma chi è leale di spirito cela la cosa.
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.
Il popolo cade in ruina dove non [son] consigli; Ma [vi è] salute in moltitudine di consiglieri.
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.
L'uomo certamente sofferirà del male, se fa sicurtà per lo strano; Ma chi odia i mallevadori [è] sicuro.
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].
La donna graziosa otterrà gloria, Come i possenti ottengono ricchezze.
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].
L'uomo benigno fa bene a sè stesso; Ma il crudele conturba la sua [propria] carne.
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].
L'empio fa un'opera fallace; Ma [vi è] un premio sicuro per colui che semina giustizia.
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].
Così [è] la giustizia a vita, Come chi procaccia il male lo procaccia alla sua morte.
20 Yahweh hates those who are always thinking about doing evil things, but he is delighted with those who always do what is right.
I perversi di cuore [sono] un abbominio al Signore; Ma quelli che sono intieri di via [son] ciò che gli è grato.
21 It is certain that [Yahweh] will punish evil people and that righteous people will escape [from being punished].
Il malvagio d'ora in ora non resterà impunito; Ma la progenie de' giusti scamperà.
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.
Una donna bella, ma scema di senno, [È] un monile d'oro nel grifo d'un porco.
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.
Il desiderio de' giusti non [è] altro che bene; [Ma] la speranza degli empi [è] indegnazione.
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].
Vi è tale che spande, e pur vie più diventa ricco; E tale che risparmia oltre al diritto, e [pur] ne diventa sempre più povero.
25 Those who give generously [to others] will prosper; if you help others, [they/someone] will help you, too.
La persona liberale sarà ingrassata; E chi annaffia sarà anch'esso annaffiato.
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].
Il popolo maledirà chi serra il grano; Ma benedizione [sarà] sopra il capo di chi [lo] vende.
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.
Chi cerca il bene procaccia benevolenza; Ma il male avverrà a chi lo cerca.
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].
Chi si confida nelle sue ricchezze caderà; Ma i giusti germoglieranno a guisa di frondi.
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].
Chi dissipa la sua casa possederà del vento; E lo stolto [sarà] servo a chi è savio di cuore.
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).
Il frutto del giusto [è] un albero di vita; E il savio prende le anime.
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].
Ecco, il giusto riceve la sua retribuzione in terra; Quanto più [la riceverà] l'empio e il peccatore?
