Proverbs 17
1 It is better [to eat] a dry piece [of bread] and not have strife/quarrels than to have a big feast in a house where [everyone] is quarreling.
Bedre en tør Bid Brød med fred end Huset fuldt af Sul med Trætte.
2 A slave who acts wisely will [some day] be the boss of his master’s disgraceful son and when his master dies, the slave will receive part of his master’s possessions.
Klog Træl bliver Herre over daarlig Søn og faar lod og del mellem Brødre.
3 [Workers put] silver and gold in a very hot furnace [to burn out what is impure], and Yahweh [similarly] examines people’s inner beings [to see if they are pure].
Digel til Sølv og Ovn til Guld, men den, der prøver Hjerter, er HERREN.
4 Those who do what is evil pay attention to people who say [MTY] what is evil, and liars pay attention to [other people’s] lies.
Den onde hører paa onde Læber, Løgneren lytter til giftige Tunger.
5 Those who make fun of poor [people] insult God, the one who made the poor [people], [and] those who are happy when [someone else has] troubles will certainly be punished [LIT] [by God].
Hvo Fattigmand spotter, haaner hans Skaber, den skadefro slipper ikke for Straf.
6 Old [people] are [usually] proud of [MET] their grandchildren, [just like] children are [usually] proud of their parents.
De gamles Krone er Børnebørn, Sønners Stolthed er Fædre.
7 Fine/Eloquent speech is not suitable for foolish people to say, just like lies are not suitable for rulers [to say].
Ypperlig Tale er ej for en Daare, end mindre da Løgn for den, som er ædel.
8 People think that a bribe is like a magic stone [to persuade someone to do what they want him to do]; they think that because of the bribe, that person will do whatever they want him to do.
Som en Troldsten er Gave i Giverens Øjne; hvorhen den end vender sig, gør den sin Virkning.
9 If you want people to like/love you, forgive them for the wrong things that they do to you. If you continue to remind them about those wrong things, they will no longer be your friends.
Den, der dølger en Synd, søger Venskab, men den, der ripper op i en Sag, skiller Venner.
10 Rebuking people who have good sense will accomplish more for them than hitting them 100 times [with a stick].
Bedre virker Skænd paa forstandig end hundrede Slag paa en Taabe.
11 [Because] wicked people are always trying to cause trouble, someone will be sent to severely punish them.
Den onde har kun Genstridighed for, men et skaanselsløst Bud er udsendt imod ham.
12 A mother bear whose cubs have been taken away from her is dangerous, but it is more dangerous to confront a foolish person who is doing something foolish.
Man kan møde en Bjørn, hvis Unger er taget, men ikke en Taabe udi hans Daarskab.
13 If someone does something evil in return for something good being done to him, evil/trouble will never leave that person’s family.
Den, der gengælder godt med ondt, fra hans Hus skal Vanheld ej vige.
14 Starting a quarrel is like allowing water to start to leak out of a dam; they both need to be stopped before they get worse.
At yppe Strid er at aabne for Vand, hold derfor inde, før Strid bryder løs.
15 There are two things that Yahweh hates: (Condemning innocent [people]/Saying that people who have done nothing wrong must be punished), and declaring that people who have done wicked things should not be punished.
At frikende skyldig og dømme uskyldig, begge Dele er HERREN en Gru.
16 It is useless to allow foolish people [RHQ] to try to become wise by paying for it, because they do not have enough good sense to become wise.
Hvad hjælper Penge i Taabens Haand til at købe ham Visdom, naar Viddet mangler?
17 Friends love [others] all the time, and relatives are able to help us when we have troubles.
Ven viser Kærlighed naar som helst, Broder fødes til Hjælp i Nød.
18 [If someone borrows money from another person], it is foolish for you to promise [IDM] that you will pay the money back if that other person is unable to pay back the money that he borrowed.
Mand uden Vid giver Haandslag og gaar i Borgen for Næsten.
19 Those who like to sin [also] like to cause strife/trouble; [and] those who build fancy doors in their houses [to show that they are very wealthy] (OR, speak proudly) are inviting disaster.
Ven af Kiv er Ven af Synd; at højne sin Dør er at attraa Fald.
20 Those who (have perverse minds/are always thinking about doing evil things) will not prosper, and disasters will happen to those who always tell lies.
Ej finder man Lykke, naar Hjertet er vrangt, man falder i Vaade, naar Tungen er falsk.
21 Children who are foolish [soon] cause their parents to be very sad; their parents will not be joyful at all.
Den, der avler en Taabe, faar Sorg, Daarens Fader er ikke glad.
22 Being cheerful is [like swallowing] good medicine; being discouraged/gloomy [all the time will] (drain away your energy/cause you to become weak) [MTY].
Glad Hjerte er godt for Legemet, nedslaaet Sind suger Marv af Benene.
23 Wicked people/judges accept bribes that are given to them secretly, and as a result they do not decide matters justly/fairly.
Den gudløse tager Gave i Løn for at bøje Rettens Gænge.
24 Those who have good sense determine to do what is wise, but foolish people are always thinking about many different things [and never decide what they should do].
Visdom staar den forstandige for Øje, Taabens Blik er ved Jordens Ende.
25 Children who are foolish cause their father to be sad and [also] cause their mother to be very sorrowful.
Taabelig Søn er sin Faders Sorg, Kvide for hende, som fødte ham.
26 It is not right to force someone who has done nothing wrong to pay a fine; it is wrong to punish good/respected people.
At straffe den, der har Ret, er ilde, værre endnu at slaa de ædle.
27 Those who have good sense do not talk a lot, and those who (control their tempers/keep themselves from becoming very angry) are [truly] wise.
Den, som har Kundskab tøjler sin Tale, Mand med Forstand er koldblodig.
28 People [may] think that foolish people who do not say anything are wise; if foolish people (do not say anything/keep their mouths shut), others will think that they are [very] intelligent.
Selv Daaren, der tier, gælder for viis, forstandig er den, der lukker sine Læber.
