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.
Maigi ang isang tuyong subo at may katahimikan, kay sa bahay na may laging pistahan na may kaalitan.
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.
Ang lingkod na gumagawang may kapantasan ay nagpupuno sa anak na nakahihiya, at siya'y makakabahagi sa mana ng magkakapatid.
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].
Ang dalisayan ay sa pilak, at ang hurno ay sa ginto: nguni't sinusubok ng Panginoon ang mga puso.
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.
Ang manggagawa ng kasamaan ay nakikinig sa masasamang labi; at ang sinungaling ay nakikinig sa masamang dila.
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].
Sinomang tumutuya sa dukha ay dumudusta sa Maylalang sa kaniya: at ang natutuwa sa kasakunaan ay walang pagsalang parurusahan.
6 Old [people] are [usually] proud of [MET] their grandchildren, [just like] children are [usually] proud of their parents.
Ang mga anak ng mga anak ay putong ng mga matatandang tao; at ang kaluwalhatian ng mga anak ay ang kanilang mga magulang.
7 Fine/Eloquent speech is not suitable for foolish people to say, just like lies are not suitable for rulers [to say].
Ang marilag na pananalita ay hindi nagiging mabuti sa mangmang: lalo na ang magdarayang mga labi, sa isang pangulo.
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.
Ang suhol ay parang mahalagang bato sa mga mata ng nagtatamo: saan man pumihit ay gumiginhawa.
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.
Ang nagtatakip ng pagsalangsang ay humahanap ng pagibig: nguni't ang nagdadadaldal tungkol sa anoman ay naghihiwalay ng magkakaibigang matalik.
10 Rebuking people who have good sense will accomplish more for them than hitting them 100 times [with a stick].
Ang saway ay nanasok na taimtim sa isang naguunawa, kay sa isang daang hampas sa mangmang.
11 [Because] wicked people are always trying to cause trouble, someone will be sent to severely punish them.
Ang hinahanap lamang ng masamang tao ay panghihimagsik; kaya't isang mabagsik na sugo ay susuguin laban sa kaniya.
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.
Masalubong ang tao ng oso na nanakawan ng kaniyang mga anak, maigi kay sa mangmang sa kaniyang kamangmangan.
13 If someone does something evil in return for something good being done to him, evil/trouble will never leave that person’s family.
Sinomang gumaganti ng kasamaan sa mabuti, kasamaan ay hindi hihiwalay sa kaniyang bahay.
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.
Ang pasimula ng pagkakaalit ay gaya ng pagbuga ng tubig: kaya't iwan ninyo ang pagtatalo, bago maginit sa pagkakaalit.
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.
Siya na umaaring ganap sa masama, at siya na nagpaparusa sa matuwid, kapuwa sila kasuklamsuklam sa Panginoon.
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.
Bakit may halaga sa kamay ng mangmang upang ibili ng karunungan, gayong wala siyang pagkaunawa?
17 Friends love [others] all the time, and relatives are able to help us when we have troubles.
Ang kaibigan ay umiibig sa lahat ng panahon, at ang kapatid ay ipinanganak na ukol sa kasakunaan.
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.
Ang taong walang unawa ay nakikikamay, at nagiging mananagot sa harapan ng kaniyang kapuwa.
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.
Ang umiibig sa pagsalangsang ay umiibig sa pagkakaalit: ang nagtataas ng kaniyang pintuan ay humahanap ng kapahamakan.
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.
Siyang may magdarayang puso ay hindi nakakasumpong ng mabuti: at siyang may suwail na dila ay nahuhulog sa karalitaan.
21 Children who are foolish [soon] cause their parents to be very sad; their parents will not be joyful at all.
Ang nanganganak ng mangmang ay sa kaniyang kapanglawan: at ang ama ng mangmang ay walang kagalakan.
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].
Ang masayang puso ay mabuting kagamutan: nguni't ang bagbag na diwa ay tumutuyo ng mga buto.
23 Wicked people/judges accept bribes that are given to them secretly, and as a result they do not decide matters justly/fairly.
Ang masama ay tumatanggap ng suhol mula sa sinapupunan, upang ipahamak ang daan ng kahatulan.
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].
Karunungan ay nasa harap ng mukha ng naguunawa: nguni't ang mga mata ng mangmang ay nasa mga wakas ng lupa.
25 Children who are foolish cause their father to be sad and [also] cause their mother to be very sorrowful.
Ang mangmang na anak ay hirap sa kaniyang ama, at kapaitan sa nanganak sa kaniya.
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.
Parusahan naman ang matuwid ay hindi mabuti, ni saktan man ang mahal na tao dahil sa kanilang katuwiran.
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.
Siyang nagtitipid ng kaniyang mga salita ay may kaalaman: at siyang may diwang malamig ay taong naguunawa.
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.
Ang mangmang man, pagka siya'y tumatahimik, ay nabibilang na pantas: pagka kaniyang tinitikom ang kaniyang mga labi, ay inaari siyang mabait.
