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).
Orang yang mau ditegur berarti mau belajar, tetapi orang bebal membenci teguran.
2 Yahweh is pleased with good people, but he condemns those who plan to harm [others].
TUHAN berkenan kepada orang yang baik, tetapi menghukum orang yang merencanakan kejahatan.
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.
Orang yang hidup dengan berbuat jahat akan jatuh. Orang yang hidupnya benar tidak akan goyah.
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.
Istri yang baik bagaikan mahkota kehormatan bagi suaminya, tetapi istri yang bertingkah buruk bagaikan penyakit yang menggerogoti tulang suaminya.
5 What righteous [people] want to do is [to treat people] fairly; what wicked [people] want to do is to deceive people.
Orang benar membuat rencana yang adil. Nasihat orang jahat penuh dengan tipuan.
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].
Nasihat orang jahat berbahaya karena menyembunyikan ancaman yang dapat mematikan, tetapi nasihat orang jujur menyelamatkan.
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.
Orang jahat akan dihancurkan sampai lenyap, tetapi keturunan orang benar akan tetap hidup.
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).
Orang akan dipuji bila dia berpikiran jernih. Orang yang berpikiran serong akan dihina.
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.
Lebih baik menjadi orang biasa tetapi punya pelayan, daripada berlagak kaya padahal kekurangan makanan.
10 Righteous people take care of their domestic animals, but wicked people act cruelly [toward their animals].
Orang benar merawat hewan peliharaannya, tetapi berbuat baik kepada hewan tak pernah ada dalam benak orang jahat.
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.
Orang yang rajin mengerjakan ladangnya akan puas dengan hasilnya, tetapi orang yang melamun saja tidaklah berakal.
12 Wicked [people] desire to take away what [other] evil people have, but [Yahweh] enables righteous/godly [people] to be steadfast and productive [MET].
Orang yang hidup benar tidak perlu kuatir, karena dia bagaikan pohon subur yang berbuah lebat. Orang jahat selalu cemas. Dia kuatir hasil kekerasannya direbut oleh sesama penjahat.
13 Evil people are trapped by the evil things that they say [MTY], but righteous [people] escape from trouble.
Orang jahat mencelakai diri sendiri dengan perkataannya yang berdosa, tetapi orang benar luput dari kesusahan.
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].
Perkataan yang bijak menguntungkan bagi yang mengucapkannya. Demikian juga perbuatan yang baik bagi yang melakukannya.
15 Foolish people [always] think that what they are doing is right; wise people heed [other people when they give them good] advice.
Orang bebal menganggap cara hidupnya sudah benar, tetapi orang bijak selalu mau menerima nasihat.
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.
Orang bijak tetap tenang ketika dihina, tetapi orang bebal cepat marah.
17 [In the courtroom], honest people say what is true, but untruthful/dishonest people tell [nothing but] lies.
Orang jujur memberikan kesaksian yang benar. Saksi dusta mengucapkan kebohongan.
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).
Perkataan yang kasar melukai hati. Perkataan orang bijak menyembuhkan.
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.
Perkataan yang benar akan terbukti benar sampai kapan pun, tetapi kebohongan pasti terungkap cepat atau lambat.
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.
Penipuan selalu memenuhi hati orang yang merencanakan kejahatan, tetapi sukacita memenuhi hati orang yang mengusahakan damai.
21 Bad things [usually] [HYP] do not happen to righteous [people], but wicked [people] always have troubles.
Orang benar akan terhindar dari persoalan, tetapi orang jahat akan dirundung masalah.
22 Yahweh detests those [MTY] who tell lies, but he is delighted with those who faithfully do what they promise that they will do.
TUHAN berkenan kepada orang yang selalu menepati janji, tetapi Dia membenci pembohong.
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).
Orang bijak tidak memamerkan pengetahuannya, tetapi ucapan orang bebal justru menunjukkan kebodohannya.
24 Those [SYN] who work hard become rulers [of others]; those who are lazy become slaves [of others.]
Orang yang rajin akan menjadi pemimpin. Orang malas akan menjadi budak.
25 When people are anxious/worried, they become depressed/dejected, but when others speak kindly to them, it causes them to be cheerful again.
Pikiran yang cemas membebani hati. Perkataan yang baik menggembirakan.
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.
Orang benar memberi pengaruh baik kepada temannya, tetapi orang jahat menyesatkan.
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.
Si pemalas pergi berburu, namun dia terlalu malas untuk mengolah hasilnya, sedangkan orang rajin menghasilkan keuntungan dengan apa pun yang didapatnya.
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).
Jalan yang benar menuju kehidupan. Orang yang menempuhnya tak akan binasa.
