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.
Καλήτερον ξηρόν ψωμίον και ειρήνη μετ' αυτού, παρά οίκον πλήρη θυμάτων μετά έριδος.
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.
Ο φρόνιμος υπηρέτης θέλει εξουσιάζει επί υιού αισχύνης και θέλει συμμοιρασθή την κληρονομίαν μεταξύ αδελφών.
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].
Το χωνευτήριον δοκιμάζει τον άργυρον και η κάμινος τον χρυσόν, ο δε Κύριος τας καρδίας.
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.
Ο κακοποιός υπακούει εις τα άνομα χείλη· ο ψεύστης δίδει ακρόασιν εις την κακήν γλώσσαν.
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].
Όστις περιγελά τον πτωχόν, ονειδίζει τον Ποιητήν αυτού· όστις χαίρει εις συμφοράς, δεν θέλει μείνει ατιμώρητος.
6 Old [people] are [usually] proud of [MET] their grandchildren, [just like] children are [usually] proud of their parents.
Τέκνα τέκνων είναι ο στέφανος των γερόντων· και η δόξα των τέκνων οι πατέρες αυτών.
7 Fine/Eloquent speech is not suitable for foolish people to say, just like lies are not suitable for rulers [to say].
Χείλη υπεροχής δεν αρμόζουσιν εις τον άφρονα· πολύ ολιγώτερον χείλη ψεύδους εις τον άρχοντα.
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.
Το δώρον είναι ως λίθος πολύτιμος εις τους οφθαλμούς του δωροδοκουμένου· όπου τούτο εμφανισθή, κατορθόνει.
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.
Όστις κρύπτει παράβασιν, ζητεί φιλίαν· αλλ' όστις επαναλέγει το πράγμα, χωρίζει τους στενωτέρους φίλους.
10 Rebuking people who have good sense will accomplish more for them than hitting them 100 times [with a stick].
Περισσότερον τύπτει ο έλεγχος τον φρόνιμον, παρά εκατόν μαστιγώσεις τον άφρονα.
11 [Because] wicked people are always trying to cause trouble, someone will be sent to severely punish them.
Ο κακός ζητεί μόνον στάσεις· διά τούτο άγγελος σκληρός θέλει πεμφθή κατ' αυτού.
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.
Ας απαντήση τον άνθρωπον άρκτος στερηθείσα των τέκνων αυτής και ουχί άφρων εν τη μωρία αυτού.
13 If someone does something evil in return for something good being done to him, evil/trouble will never leave that person’s family.
Όστις αποδίδει κακόν αντί καλού, κακόν δεν θέλει αναχωρήσει από του οίκου αυτού.
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.
Όστις αρχίζει φιλονεικίαν, είναι ως ο εκφράττων ύδατα· όθεν παύσον από της φιλονεικίας πριν εξαφθή.
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.
Ο δικαιόνων τον ασεβή και ο καταδικάζων τον δίκαιον, αμφότεροι είναι βδέλυγμα εις τον Κύριον.
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.
Τι χρησιμεύουσι τα χρήματα εις την χείρα του άφρονος, διά να αγοράση σοφίαν, αφού δεν έχει γνώσιν;
17 Friends love [others] all the time, and relatives are able to help us when we have troubles.
Εν παντί καιρώ αγαπά ο φίλος, και ο αδελφός γεννάται διά καιρόν ανάγκης.
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.
Άνθρωπος ενδεής φρενών δίδει χείρα και εγγυάται διά τον φίλον αυτού.
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.
Ο αγαπών έριδας αγαπά αμαρτήματα· ο υπερυψόνων την πύλην αυτού ζητεί όλεθρον.
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.
Ο σκολιός την καρδίαν δεν ευρίσκει καλόν· και ο διεστραμμένος την γλώσσαν αυτού πίπτει εις συμφοράν.
21 Children who are foolish [soon] cause their parents to be very sad; their parents will not be joyful at all.
Όστις γεννά άφρονα, γεννά αυτόν διά λύπην αυτού· και ο πατήρ του ανοήτου δεν απολαμβάνει χαράν.
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].
Η ευφραινομένη καρδία δίδει ευεξίαν ως ιατρικόν· το δε κατατεθλιμμένον πνεύμα ξηραίνει τα οστά.
23 Wicked people/judges accept bribes that are given to them secretly, and as a result they do not decide matters justly/fairly.
Ο ασεβής δέχεται δώρον από του κόλπου, διά να διαστρέψη τας οδούς της κρίσεως.
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].
Επί του προσώπου του συνετού είναι σοφία· αλλ' οι οφθαλμοί του άφρονος βλέπουσιν εις τα άκρα της γης.
25 Children who are foolish cause their father to be sad and [also] cause their mother to be very sorrowful.
Ο άφρων υιός είναι βαρυθυμία εις τον πατέρα αυτού και πικρία εις την γεννήσασαν αυτόν.
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.
Δεν είναι ποτέ καλόν να επιβάλληται ποινή εις τον δίκαιον, να επιβουλεύηταί τις τους άρχοντας διά την ευθύτητα αυτών.
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.
Ο κρατών τους λόγους αυτού είναι γνωστικός· ο μακρόθυμος άνθρωπος είναι φρόνιμος.
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.
Και αυτός ο άφρων, όταν σιωπά λογίζεται σοφός· και ο κλείων τα χείλη αυτού, συνετός.
