Proverbs 14
1 Wise women [PRS] hold their families together [by the wise things that they do], but foolish women ruin their families by the foolish things that they do.
Viisas vaimo rakentaa huoneensa, vaan hullu kukistaa sen teollansa.
2 By [continually] behaving/acting righteously, [people show that they] greatly revere Yahweh; those who (walk on crooked paths/always deceive others) [show that they] despise him.
Joka vaeltaa oikiaa tietä, se pelkää Herraa; mutta se, joka poikkee pois tieltänsä, ylönkatsoo hänen.
3 Foolish people will be punished [MTY] for what they say, but wise [people] will be protected by what they say [MTY].
Tyhmän suussa on ylpeyden vitsa; vaan viisasten huulet varjelevat heitä.
4 If [a man has] no oxen [to plow his field], he does not [need to put] grain [in their feedbox], but if [he has] oxen, they will enable [him to produce] an abundant crop.
Jossa ei härkiä ole, siinä seimet puhtaana ovat; vaan jossa juhdat työtä tekevät, siinä tuloa kyllä on.
5 Witnesses who are reliable [always] say what (is true/really happened), but witnesses who are not reliable constantly tell lies [about what happened].
Totinen todistaja välttää valhetta; vaan väärä todistaja rohkiasti valhettelee.
6 Those who make fun [of being wise] will never become wise, but those who understand [what is right] learn things easily.
Pilkkaaja etsii viisautta, ja ei löydä; vaan toimelliset viisauden huokiasti saavat.
7 Stay away from foolish people, because they will not be able to teach you anything [useful].
Mene pois tyhmän tyköä; sillä et sinä opi mitään häneltä.
8 Those who have good sense are wise, so they know what they should do [and what they should not do]; foolish people do not know what is right to do, but because they think that they do, they are deceiving themselves.
Toimellisen viisaus on teistänsä ottaa vaarin; vaan tyhmäin hulluus on sula petos.
9 Foolish people make fun of their committing sins; but God is pleased with those who do what is right.
Tyhmä nauraa syntiä, mutta hurskasten välillä on hyvä suosio.
10 If you are very sad or if you are joyful, only you know what you are experiencing; no one else [can] know what you are feeling.
Koska sydän on murheellinen, niin ei auta ulkonainen ilo.
11 Houses built by wicked [people] will be destroyed, but houses built by good/righteous [people] will last for a long time.
Jumalattomain huoneet kukistetaan, vaan jumalisten majat viheriöitsevät.
12 There are some kinds of behavior [MET] that [some] people [falsely] think are right, but (walking on those roads/continually doing those things) causes [those people] to die.
Monella on tie mielestänsä oikia, vaan viimeiseltä johdattaa se kuolemaan.
13 [Sometimes] when people laugh, they are [really] sad, and when they stop laughing, they are still sad.
Naurun jälkeen tulee murhe, ja ilon perästä suru.
14 Those who stubbornly continue to do what is wrong will get what they deserve, and those who continually do what is good will [also] get what they deserve.
Tyhmälle tapahtuu laittamisensa jälkeen, vaan hyvä ihminen asetetaan hänen ylitsensä.
15 Foolish people believe everything [that people tell them]; those who have good sense think carefully about what will be the result of their actions.
Taitamatoin uskoo kaikki, mutta ymmärtäväinen ottaa teistänsä vaarin.
16 Wise people are careful and avoid [doing things that will give them] trouble; foolish people are careless and act (too quickly/without thinking).
Viisas pelkää ja karttaa pahaa, vaan tyhmä päätähavin menee.
17 Those who quickly become angry [IDM] do foolish things; [people] hate those who plan to do wicked things (OR, those who have good sense remain calm/patient).
Äkillinen ihminen tekee hullun töitä, ja kavala ihminen tulee vihattavaksi.
18 Foolish people get what they deserve for doing foolish things; those with good sense are rewarded [MET] by being able to learn a lot.
Taitamattomat perivät tyhmyyden; vaan se on toimellisten kruunu, että he toimellisesti tekevät.
19 [Some day] evil [people] will bow down in front of righteous [people to show that they respect them]; they [will humbly stand] at the gates of [the houses of] righteous [people and request their help].
Häijyn täytyy kumartaa hyviä, ja jumalattomat vanhurskasten porteissa.
20 [No one likes] poor [people]; even their friends/neighbors do not like them; rich [people] have many friends, but [only while the rich people still have money].
Köyhää vihaavat hänen lähimmäisensäkin; vaan rikkaalla on monta ystävää.
21 It is sinful to despise your [poor] neighbors; [God] is pleased with those who do kind things for the poor.
Joka katsoo lähimmäisensä ylön. hän tekee syntiä; vaan autuas on se, joka viheliäistä armahtaa.
22 Those who plan to do things that are evil/wrong are walking on the wrong road; people faithfully love, respect and are loyal to those who plan to do what is good.
Jotka viekkaudessa vaeltavat, niiltä puuttuu; mutta jotka hyvää ajattelevat, niille tapahtuu hyvyys ja uskollisuus.
23 If you work hard, you will (accomplish something good/get a good income), but if all you do is to talk [and not work], you will remain poor.
Jossa työtä tehdään, siinä kyllä on; vaan joka tyhjiin puheisiin tyytyy, siinä on köyhyys.
24 One of the rewards [MET] of being wise is to become rich; the reward of acting foolishly is to become more foolish.
Viisasten rikkaus on heidän kruununsa, mutta tyhmäin hulluus on hulluus.
25 By saying [in court] what is true, you [can] save the life [of the one who is being falsely accused]; if you tell lies, you are abandoning someone who needs your help [to defend him].
Uskollinen todistaja vapahtaa hengen, vaan väärä todistaja pettää.
26 Those who revere Yahweh are confident [that he will protect them], and their family will [also] be protected.
Joka Herraa pelkää, hänellä on vahva linna, ja hänen lapsensa varjellaan.
27 Having an awesome respect for Yahweh is [like] [MET] [having] a fountain that gives life; it will help you to escape when something dangerous is threatening to kill you [MET].
Herran pelko on elämän lähde, että kuoleman nuora välttää taidetaan.
28 If a king rules over many people, many people will [be able to] honor him; if he has only a few people in his kingdom, he will have very little [HYP] power.
Koska kuninkaalla on paljo väkeä, se on hänen kunniansa; vaan koska vähä on väkeä, se tekee päämiehen kehnoksi.
29 Those who do not quickly become angry are very wise; by quickly becoming angry, people show that they are foolish.
Joka on pitkämielinen, se on viisas; vaan joka äkillinen on, se ilmoittaa tyhmyyden.
30 Having a mind that is peaceful results in having a healthy body; having a mind that is [often] in turmoil is [like] [MET] cancer in [a person’s] bones.
Leppyinen sydän on ruumiin elämä; vaan kateus on märkä luissa.
31 Those who oppress poor people are insulting God, the one who made those poor people, but acting kindly toward them is respecting God.
Joka köyhälle tekee väkivaltaa, hän laittaa hänen luojaansa; vaan joka armahtaa vaivaista, se kunnioittaa Jumalaa.
32 Wicked [people] ruin themselves by the evil things that they do, but righteous/good [people] are kept safe/protected even when they die (OR, because of their continually doing what is right).
Pahuutensa tähden jumalatoin kukistetaan; vaan vanhurskas on kuolemassakin rohkia.
33 Those who have good sense always think what is wise; foolish people do not know anything about being wise.
Toimellisen sydämessä lepää viisaus; mutta mitä tyhmäin mielessä on, se tulee ilmi.
34 [When] the people of a nation [continually act] righteously, it causes that nation to be great; [continually doing what is] evil causes a nation to be disgraced.
Vanhurskaus korottaa kansan, vaan synti on kansan häpiä.
35 Kings are pleased with officials who do their work competently/skillfully, but they punish [MTY] those who [do their work in a manner that] causes the kings to be disgraced.
Toimellinen palvelia on kuninkaalle otollinen; vaan häpiällistä palveliaa ei hän kärsi.
