Proverbs 13
1 Children who are wise (pay attention/heed it) when their parents discipline/correct them; but foolish children do not pay attention when someone rebukes them [for their bad behavior].
Viisas poika ottaa isänsä kurituksen, mutta pilkkaaja ei tottele rangaistusta.
2 Good people are rewarded [IDM] for the good things [MET] that they say, but those who desire to deceive others are [very] eager to act violently.
Suunsa hedelmästä kukin nautitsee hyvää, vaan jumalattomain sielu vääryyttä.
3 Those who are [very] careful about what they say [MTY] will live a long life; those who talk (without thinking/too much) will ruin themselves.
Joka suunsa hallitsee, hän saa elää; vaan joka suunsa toimettomasti avajaa, se tulee hämmästykseen.
4 People who are lazy want things very much, but they will not get anything [HYP]. People who work hard will get all that they want.
Laiska pyytää ja ei saa, mutta viriät saavat yltäkylläisesti.
5 Righteous/Honest people hate/detest lies, but what wicked people do (is very disgraceful/stinks) [DOU].
Vanhurskas vihaa valhetta, mutta jumalatoin häpäisee ja pilkkaa itsiänsä.
6 The behavior [PRS] of those who always do what is right will protect them, but sinful [behavior will] ruin wicked people.
Vanhurskaus varjelee nuhteettoman, mutta jumalatoin meno kukistaa syntisen.
7 Some people who have nothing pretend to be rich, but other people who are very rich pretend to be poor.
Moni on köyhä suuressa rikkaudessa, ja moni rikas köyhyydessänsä.
8 Rich people are able to pay people who want to kill them, [with the result that they will be protected, not killed], but poor people [do not have to worry about that because] no one threatens to kill them.
Rikkaudellansa taitaa joku lunastaa henkensä; mutta joka köyhä on, ei hän kuule kuritusta.
9 Righteous [people] are like a lamp [MET] that shines brightly, but wicked [people] are like [MET] a lamp that will [soon] be extinguished.
Vanhurskasten valkeus tekee iloiseksi, vaan jumalattomain kynttilä sammuu.
10 [People] who are arrogant/proud [always] cause strife; those who are wise ask [other people] for good advice.
Ylpeiden seassa on aina riita, mutta viisaus saattaa ihmisen toimelliseksi.
11 Those who acquire a lot of money quickly [by doing what is wrong, probably] will lose it [quickly], but if people earn money slowly, the amount of money they have will increase.
Rikkaus vähenee tuhlatessa, vaan koossa pitäin se enenee.
12 When people do not receive the things that they are expecting to receive, (it causes them to despair/they become very sad); but if you receive what you are desiring to get, that [will be like a tree] [MET] [whose fruit gives you] life (OR, that will cause you to be joyful).
Viivytetty toivo vaivaa sydäntä; vaan kuin se tulee, jota hän toivoo, se on elämän puu.
13 Those who despise [the good] advice [that others give them] are bringing ruin on themselves; those who pay attention to that advice will (be secure/succeed).
Joka sanan katsoo ylön, hän turmelee itsensä; mutta joka käskyä pelkää, hän rauhassa vaeltaa.
14 What wise [people] teach is [like] a fountain whose [water] gives life [MET]; what they teach you will help you to escape when something dangerous is threatening to kill you [MET].
Viisaan oppi on elämän lähde, Välttämään kuoleman paulaa.
15 [People] respect those who have good sense, but those who cannot be trusted are on the road to being ruined/destroyed (OR, will have a lot of difficulties/troubles).
Hyvä neuvo on otollinen; vaan ylönkatsojain tie on kova.
16 Those who have good sense always think carefully/wisely before they do something; foolish people show [by what they say and do] that they are foolish.
Viisas tekee kaiken toimellisesti, vaan hullu ilmoittaa tyhmyyden.
17 Messengers who are not reliable cause trouble, but those who faithfully [deliver their messages] cause people to act peacefully.
Jumalatoin sanansaattaja lankee onnettomuuteen, vaan totinen lähetys on terveellinen.
18 Those who refuse to pay attention when others discipline/correct them will become poor and disgraced; [people] respect those who accept it when they are rebuked [for their bad behavior].
Joka kurituksen hylkää, hänellä on köyhyys ja häpiä; vaan joka antaa itsensä rangaista, hän tulee kunniaan.
19 It is delightful to receive what we desire; foolish people hate/refuse to turn away from doing evil.
Kun toivo tulee täytetyksi, niin sydän iloitsee; mutta joka pahuutta välttää; on hulluille kauhistukseksi.
20 Those who habitually associate with wise people become wise; those who (are close friends of/associate with) foolish people will (regret it/be ruined).
Joka viisasten kanssa käyskentelee, hän tulee viisaaksi; vaan joka hulluin kumppani on, hän tulee vahinkoon.
21 Sinners have trouble [PRS] wherever they go, but things will go well for righteous [people].
Pahuus noudattaa syntisiä, mutta vanhurskaille kostetaan hyvyydellä.
22 When good people [die], their grandchildren inherit their money; but when sinners [die], the money that they had will end up in the hands of righteous [people].
Hyvällä on perilliset lasten lapsissa; vaan syntisen tavara vanhurskaalle säästetään.
23 [Sometimes] poor [people’s] fields produce plenty of food, but unjust people take away all that food.
Paljo ruokaa on köyhän kynnössä; vaan jotka vääryyttä tekevät, ne hukkuvat.
24 Those who do not punish their children [for bad behavior] do not [really] love them; those who love their children start to discipline them when the children are still young.
Joka vitsaansa säästää, hän vihaa lastansa; vaan joka häntä rakastaa, hän aikanansa sitä kurittaa.
25 Righteous [people] have enough food to eat and be satisfied, but the stomachs of wicked [people] [SYN] are [always] empty.
Vanhurskas syö, että hänen sielunsa ravittaisiin; vaan jumalattomain vatsa on tyytymätöin.
