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.
Ny vehivavy hendry dia samy manao ny tranony; Fa ny adala kosa mandrava ny tranony amin’ ny tànany.
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.
Mandeha mahitsy izay matahotra an’ i Jehovah; Fa mivily lalana kosa izay maniratsira Azy.
3 Foolish people will be punished [MTY] for what they say, but wise [people] will be protected by what they say [MTY].
Eo am-bavan’ ny adala misy tsorakazon’ ny fiavonavonana; Fa ny molotry ny hendry miaro ny tenany.
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.
Raha tsy misy omby, dia foana ny fihinanam-bilona; Fa be ny fitomboan-karena azo amin’ ny herin’ ny omby.
5 Witnesses who are reliable [always] say what (is true/really happened), but witnesses who are not reliable constantly tell lies [about what happened].
Ny vavolombelona mahatoky tsy mba mety mandainga; Fa mamoaka lainga kosa ny vavolombelona tsy mahatoky.
6 Those who make fun [of being wise] will never become wise, but those who understand [what is right] learn things easily.
Ny mpaniratsira mba mitady fahendrena, fa tsy mahita; Fa ny manan-tsaina mora mahazo fahalalana.
7 Stay away from foolish people, because they will not be able to teach you anything [useful].
Mialà eo anatrehan’ ny olona adala, Fa tsy ho hitanao aminy ny molotry ny fahalalana.
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.
Ny mitandrina ny alehany no fahendren’ ny mahira-tsaina; Fa fitaka ny hadalan’ ny adala.
9 Foolish people make fun of their committing sins; but God is pleased with those who do what is right.
Ny adala ihomehezan’ ny fanati-panonerana; Fa ao amin’ ny marina no misy fankasitrahana.
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.
Ny fo no mahalala ny fangidian’ ny alahelony; Ary tsy raharahan’ ny olon-kafa ny hafaliany.
11 Houses built by wicked [people] will be destroyed, but houses built by good/righteous [people] will last for a long time.
Ravana ny tranon’ ny ratsy fanahy; Fa ambinina ny lain’ ny marina.
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.
Misy lalana ataon’ ny olona ho mahitsy, Kanjo lalana mivarina any amin’ ny fahafatesana no iafarany.
13 [Sometimes] when people laugh, they are [really] sad, and when they stop laughing, they are still sad.
Na dia mihomehy aza, dia ory ihany ny fo, Ary ny faran’ ny hafaliana dia alahelo.
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.
Ny mihemotra am-po dia ho voky ny alehany; Fa ny tsara fanahy kosa ho voky ny azy ihany.
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.
Ny kely saina mino ny teny rehetra; Fa ny mahira-tsaina mandinika ny diany.
16 Wise people are careful and avoid [doing things that will give them] trouble; foolish people are careless and act (too quickly/without thinking).
Ny hendry matahotra ka mivily tsy ho amin’ ny ratsy; Fa ny adala fatra-pirehareha ka matokitoky foana.
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).
Izay malaky tezitra dia manao adaladala; Ary ny olona mamoron-tsain-dratsy dia ankahalaina.
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.
Ny kely saina dia handova fahadalana; Fa ny mahira-tsaina mahazo ny fahalalana ho satro-boninahiny.
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].
Ny ratsy fanahy miondrika eo anatrehan’ ny tsara fanahy, Ary ny meloka dia eo am-bavahadin’ ny marina.
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].
Ny malahelo dia halan’ ny havany aza; Fa ny manan-karena no tian’ ny maro.
21 It is sinful to despise your [poor] neighbors; [God] is pleased with those who do kind things for the poor.
Izay manao tsinontsinona ny namany dia manota; Fa endrey ny fahasambaran’ izay mamindra fo amin’ ny ory!
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.
Tsy mivily va izay manao asa ratsy? Fa famindram-po sy fahamarinana no ho an’ izay manao asa tsara.
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.
Ny fisasarana rehetra misy valiny avokoa; Fa ny molotra mibedibedy foana tsy mba ahazoana na inona na inona.
24 One of the rewards [MET] of being wise is to become rich; the reward of acting foolishly is to become more foolish.
Satroboninahitry ny hendry ny hareny; Fa ny fahadalan’ ny adala dia fahadalana ihany.
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].
Ny vavolombelona marina mamonjy ain’ olona; Fa izay mamoaka lainga dia tena fitaka.
26 Those who revere Yahweh are confident [that he will protect them], and their family will [also] be protected.
Ny fahatahorana an’ i Jehovah dia fiarovana mahatoky, Ary ny zanany hahazo fialofana.
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].
Ny fahatahorana an’ i Jehovah no loharanon’ aina, Hanalavirana ny fandriky ny fahafatesana.
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.
Ny fahabetsahan’ ny vahoaka no voninahitry ny mpanjaka; Fa ny havitsiany kosa no fietreny.
29 Those who do not quickly become angry are very wise; by quickly becoming angry, people show that they are foolish.
Be saina izay mahatsindry fo; Fa ny malaky tezitra mampiseho ny fahadalany.
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.
Ny fo mionona no fiainan’ ny nofo; Fa ny fahamaimaizan-tsaina dia mahalò ny taolana.
31 Those who oppress poor people are insulting God, the one who made those poor people, but acting kindly toward them is respecting God.
Izay mampahory ny mahantra dia manala baraka ny Mpanao azy; Fa ny mamindra fo aminy kosa dia manome voninahitra Azy.
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).
Ny ratsy fanahy azera noho ny haratsiany; Fa ny marina matoky, na dia mby ao amin’ ny fahafatesana aza.
33 Those who have good sense always think what is wise; foolish people do not know anything about being wise.
Mandry tsara ao am-pon’ ny manan-tsaina ny fahendrena; Fa ny an’ ny adala kosa dia miharihary.
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.
Ny fahamarinana manandratra ny firenena; Fa ny ota kosa dia fahafaham-baraka amin’ ny olona
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.
Ny fankasitrahan’ ny mpanjaka dia amin’ ny mpanompo hendry; Fa ny fahatezerany kosa amin’ ny manao izay mahamenatra.
