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.
| زن دانا خانه خود را بنا می‌کند، اما زن نادان با دست خود خانه‌اش را خراب می‌کند. |
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.
| کسانی که به راستی عمل می‌کنند به خداوند احترام می‌گذارند، ولی اشخاص بدکار او را تحقیر می‌کنند. |
3 Foolish people will be punished [MTY] for what they say, but wise [people] will be protected by what they say [MTY].
| نادان چوب سخنانِ متکبرانهٔ خود را می‌خورد، ولی سخنان مرد دانا او را محافظت می‌کند. |
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.
| اگر در طویله گاو نباشد، طویله تمیز می‌ماند، اما بدون گاو نمی‌توان محصول زیادی به دست آورد. |
5 Witnesses who are reliable [always] say what (is true/really happened), but witnesses who are not reliable constantly tell lies [about what happened].
| شاهد امین دروغ نمی‌گوید، ولی از دهان شاهد ناراست دروغ می‌بارد. |
6 Those who make fun [of being wise] will never become wise, but those who understand [what is right] learn things easily.
| کسی که همه چیز را به باد مسخره می‌گیرد هرگز نمی‌تواند حکمت پیدا کند، اما شخص فهیم به آسانی آن را به دست می‌آورد. |
7 Stay away from foolish people, because they will not be able to teach you anything [useful].
| از احمقان دوری کن زیرا چیزی ندارند به تو یاد دهند. |
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.
| حکمت شخص عاقل راهنمای اوست، اما حماقت احمقان باعث گمراهی آنان می‌شود. |
9 Foolish people make fun of their committing sins; but God is pleased with those who do what is right.
| نادانان با گناه بازی می‌کنند، اما درستکاران رضایت خدا را می‌طلبند. |
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.
| تنها دل شخص است که تلخی جان او را احساس می‌کند و در شادی او نیز کسی جز خودش نمی‌تواند سهیم باشد. |
11 Houses built by wicked [people] will be destroyed, but houses built by good/righteous [people] will last for a long time.
| خانهٔ بدکاران خراب می‌شود، اما خیمهٔ درستکاران وسعت می‌یابد. |
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.
| راههایی هستند که به نظر انسان راست می‌آیند اما عاقبت به مرگ منتهی می‌شوند. |
13 [Sometimes] when people laugh, they are [really] sad, and when they stop laughing, they are still sad.
| خنده نمی‌تواند اندوه دل را پنهان سازد؛ هنگامی که خنده پایان می‌یابد، درد و اندوه برجای خود باقی می‌ماند. |
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.
| آدم خدانشناس نتیجهٔ کارهای خود را خواهد دید و شخص نیک از ثمرهٔ اعمال خویش بهره خواهد برد. |
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.
| آدم ساده لوح هر حرفی را باور می‌کند، اما شخص زیرک سنجیده رفتار می‌نماید. |
16 Wise people are careful and avoid [doing things that will give them] trouble; foolish people are careless and act (too quickly/without thinking).
| شخص دانا محتاط است و از خطر دوری می‌کند، ولی آدم نادان از روی غرور، خود را به خطر می‌اندازد. |
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).
| آدم تندخو کارهای احمقانه می‌کند و شخص حیله‌گر مورد نفرت قرار می‌گیرد. |
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.
| حماقت نصیب جاهلان می‌شود و دانایی نصیب زیرکان. |
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].
| بدکاران عاقبت در برابر نیکان سر تعظیم فرود خواهند آورد و محتاج آنان خواهند شد. |
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].
| ثروتمندان دوستان بسیار دارند، اما شخص فقیر را حتی همسایه‌هایش تحقیر می‌کند. |
21 It is sinful to despise your [poor] neighbors; [God] is pleased with those who do kind things for the poor.
| خوار شمردن فقرا گناه است. خوشا به حال کسی که بر آنها ترحم کند. |
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.
| کسانی که نقشه‌های پلید در سر می‌پرورانند گمراه خواهند شد، ولی آنانی که نیت خوب دارند مورد محبت و اعتماد قرار خواهند گرفت. |
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.
| کسی که زحمت می‌کشد منفعت عایدش می‌شود، ولی آنکه فقط حرف می‌زند فقیر خواهد شد. |
24 One of the rewards [MET] of being wise is to become rich; the reward of acting foolishly is to become more foolish.
| ثروت نصیب دانایان خواهد شد، اما پاداش احمقان حماقت ایشان است. |
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].
| شاهد راستگو جان مردم را نجات می‌دهد، اما شاهد دروغگو به مردم خیانت می‌کند. |
26 Those who revere Yahweh are confident [that he will protect them], and their family will [also] be protected.
| کسی که از خداوند می‌ترسد تکیه‌گاه محکمی دارد و فرزندانش در امان خواهند بود. |
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].
| خداترسی چشمهٔ حیات است و انسان را از دامهای مرگ دور نگه می‌دارد. |
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.
| عظمت یک پادشاه بستگی به تعداد مردمی دارد که بر آنها فرمان می‌راند. پادشاه بدون قوم نابود می‌شود. |
29 Those who do not quickly become angry are very wise; by quickly becoming angry, people show that they are foolish.
| کسی که صبر و تحمل دارد شخص بسیار عاقلی است، اما از آدم تندخو حماقت سر می‌زند. |
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.
| آرامش فکر به بدن سلامتی می‌بخشد، اما حسادت مانند خوره جان را می‌خورد. |
31 Those who oppress poor people are insulting God, the one who made those poor people, but acting kindly toward them is respecting God.
| هر که به فقرا ظلم کند به آفرینندهٔ آنها اهانت کرده است و هر که به فقرا ترحم نماید، به خدا احترام گذاشته است. |
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).
| خداشناسان وقتی بمیرند پناهگاهی دارند، اما گناهکاران به‌وسیلۀ گناهان خودشان تباه می‌شوند. |
33 Those who have good sense always think what is wise; foolish people do not know anything about being wise.
| حکمت در دل دانایان ساکن است، اما در میان نادانان جای ندارد. |
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.
| درستکاری مایه سرافرازی یک قوم است و گناه مایه رسوایی آن. |
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.
| پادشاه از خدمتگزاران کاردان خشنود می‌گردد، ولی کسانی که دردسر ایجاد می‌کنند مورد غضب او واقع می‌شوند. |
