Proverbs 12
1 Those who want to know [what is right to do] want to be (disciplined/corrected) when they do what is wrong; it is foolish to not want to be (corrected/told that what you did is wrong).
Wer Mahnung liebt, liebt auch Erkenntnis; wer aber Rüge haßt, ist töricht.
2 Yahweh is pleased with good people, but he condemns those who plan to harm [others].
Der gute Mann erhält vom Herrn, was er für's Leben braucht, der Bauernfänger nur erschwindelt es.
3 People do not become secure/safe by doing what is wicked; righteous [people] will be very safe and secure [LIT] like [MET] a tree that has deep roots.
Kein Mensch kommt zum Bestand durch Frevel; der Frommen Wurzel aber wanket nicht.
4 A good wife is one who causes her husband to be greatly honored, but a wife who does things that cause her husband to be ashamed [will destroy him] like [SIM] cancer [destroys] his bones.
Ein wackeres Weib ist seinem Gatten eine Krone; ein schändliches ist ihm wie Wurmfraß in den Knochen.
5 What righteous [people] want to do is [to treat people] fairly; what wicked [people] want to do is to deceive people.
Gedanken frommer Leute zielen auf das Recht, der Frevler Pläne auf Betrug.
6 What wicked [people] say is like a trap [MET] that kills [MTY] people [who pass by], but what righteous [people] say [MTY] rescues those whom [wicked people threaten to harm].
Der Frevler Worte stellen selbst dem Blute nach; der Frommen Mund errettet es.
7 Wicked [people] will die [before they become old and we will see] them no more, but righteous people will live [for many years] and have many descendants.
Wenn Frevler stürzen, daß sie nicht mehr sind, dann hat der Frommen Haus Bestand.
8 [People will] praise those who have good sense, but [people will] despise those (who are always thinking about doing evil things/whose thinking is twisted).
Gelobt wird nach der Klugheit Maß ein Mann; doch der verschrobenen Verstandes, wird verachtet.
9 It is better to be a humble/ordinary person who has only one servant than to think that you are very important while you have nothing to eat.
Weit besser, wer geringen Stands, doch einen Sklaven halten kann, als wer sich vornehm dünkt und brotlos ist.
10 Righteous people take care of their domestic animals, but wicked people act cruelly [toward their animals].
Der Fromme sorgt sich für sein Vieh, für alles, was ihm not tut; das Herz des Bösen aber ist erbarmungslos.
11 Farmers who work hard in their fields will [produce good crops] that will give them plenty to eat, but those who waste their time working on worthless projects are foolish.
Wer seinen Acker baut, hat Brot in Fülle; wer nichtigen Dingen nachgeht, ist ein Tor.
12 Wicked [people] desire to take away what [other] evil people have, but [Yahweh] enables righteous/godly [people] to be steadfast and productive [MET].
Der Bösen Höhen ist des Frevlers Wunsch; die Frommen aber gründen tief.
13 Evil people are trapped by the evil things that they say [MTY], but righteous [people] escape from trouble.
Durch Widerspruch fängt sich der Frevler; der Not entkommt der Fromme.
14 People are rewarded for [the good things] that they say [to others], and people are [also] rewarded for the good work that they do [MTY].
Der Edelmann labt sich an schönen Reden; entlohnt wird der Gewöhnliche für seiner Hände Werk.
15 Foolish people [always] think that what they are doing is right; wise people heed [other people when they give them good] advice.
Dem Toren scheint sein Weg der richtige; der Weise aber hört auf Rat.
16 Foolish people quickly become angry when someone does something that they don’t like; but those who have good sense ignore it when others insult them.
Ein Tor läßt seinen Zorn den ganzen Tag durch merken: doch den Verdruß verbirgt der Kluge.
17 [In the courtroom], honest people say what is true, but untruthful/dishonest people tell [nothing but] lies.
Wer Wahrheit meldet, spricht, was sich bewährt: ein falscher Zeuge macht Enttäuschung.
18 What some people say [hurts people badly], as much as [SIM] a sword can; but what wise [people] say (heals [others’ souls]/comforts others).
Gar manche führen Reden gleich den Stichen eines Schwerts; doch Heilung bringt des Weisen Zunge.
19 When people tell [MTY] lies, others soon realize that what they said is not true [IDM]; but when people say what is true, others will remember that forever.
Wahrheitsgemäße Rede hat für immer Geltung; nur einen Augenblick behauptet sich die falsche.
20 Those who plan to do what is evil are always wanting to deceive [others], but things will go well for those who plan [to do] good things.
Enttäuschung kommt ins Herz der Unheilplanenden, doch Freude denen, die das Wohlergehen fördern.
21 Bad things [usually] [HYP] do not happen to righteous [people], but wicked [people] always have troubles.
Dem Frommen fällt nie Böses ein; die Frevler aber sind voll Bosheit.
22 Yahweh detests those [MTY] who tell lies, but he is delighted with those who faithfully do what they promise that they will do.
Ein Greuel für den Herrn sind falsche Lippen; doch die wahrhaftig handeln, sind ihm angenehm.
23 Those with good sense do not reveal [all] that they know; foolish people show [clearly] by what they say that they (are ignorant/have not learned much).
Ein kluger Mann verbirgt sein Wissen; das Herz der Toren sprudelt Törichtes hervor.
24 Those [SYN] who work hard become rulers [of others]; those who are lazy become slaves [of others.]
Die Hand der Fleißigen wird herrschen; die lässige wird fronen müssen.
25 When people are anxious/worried, they become depressed/dejected, but when others speak kindly to them, it causes them to be cheerful again.
Ein Kummer in des Menschen Herzen drückt es nieder; ein freundlich Wort verwandelt es in Fröhlichkeit.
26 Godly/Righteous people try to [give good advice to] their friends (OR, try to make friends with others), but the manner in which wicked [people] live misleads their friends.
Der Fromme sucht und findet seine Nahrung; der Weg der Frevler führt sie irre.
27 Lazy people do not even [cook the meat of] the animals that they catch/kill, but those who work hard will acquire (OR, are like) a valuable treasure.
Die Faulheit bringt nicht ihre Nahrung auf, der Fleißige jedoch ein groß Vermögen.
28 Those who (live righteously/continually do what is right) are [walking] on the road to a long life; (it is not a road to death/they will not die when they are still young).
Zum Leben kommt man auf der Tugend Pfad; der Weg des Truges führt zum Tode.
