Proverbs 19
1 Conducting our lives as we should [even though] we are poor is better than being foolish and telling lies.
Maigi ang dukha na lumalakad sa kaniyang pagtatapat kay sa suwail sa kaniyang mga labi at mangmang.
2 Being enthusiastic but not thinking carefully [about what we are about to do] is not good; doing things hastily can cause us a lot of trouble [IDM].
Gayon din ang kaluluwa na walang kaalaman ay hindi mabuti; at siyang nagmamadali ng kaniyang mga paa ay nagkakasala.
3 Some people are ruined as a result of their [own] foolish actions, and when that happens, they [SYN] angrily say that it is Yahweh’s fault.
Ang kamangmangan ng tao ay sumisira ng kaniyang lakad; at ang kaniyang puso ay nagagalit laban sa Panginoon.
4 Those who are rich easily find people who want to be their friends, but when [people become] poor, their friends [often] desert them.
Ang kayamanan ay nagdadagdag ng maraming kaibigan: nguni't ang dukha ay hiwalay sa kaniyang kaibigan.
5 Those who tell lies in court will surely be punished [LIT]; they will not escape it.
Ang sinungaling na saksi ay walang pagsalang parurusahan; at ang nagsasalita ng mga kasinungalingan ay hindi makatatahan.
6 Many [people] try to persuade important people to do favors for them; everyone [wants to] be a friend of those who give gifts.
Marami ang mamamanhik ng lingap sa magandang-loob: at bawa't tao ay kaibigan ng nagbibigay ng mga kaloob.
7 [Even] the relatives of someone who becomes poor hate him, and his friends certainly stay away from him, too; [even] if he tries to talk with them, they will not be his friends [again].
Ipinagtatanim siya ng lahat ng kapatid ng dukha: gaano pa nga kaya ang ilalayo sa kaniya ng kaniyang mga kaibigan! Kaniyang hinahabol sila ng mga salita, nguni't wala na sila.
8 Those who become wise [IDM] are doing a favor for themselves; those who get good sense will prosper.
Siyang nagiimpok ng karunungan ay umiibig sa kaniyang sariling kaluluwa: siyang nagiingat ng pagunawa ay makakasumpong ng mabuti.
9 Those who tell lies in court will certainly be punished [LIT]; they will be ruined.
Ang sinungaling na saksi ay walang pagsalang parurusahan; at ang nagbabadya ng mga kasinungalingan ay mamamatay.
10 It is not appropriate for foolish people to live (luxuriously/like rich people), and it is even less appropriate for slaves to rule important officials.
Maayos na pamumuhay ay hindi magaling sa mangmang; lalo na sa alipin na magpuno sa mga pangulo.
11 Those who have good sense do not quickly become angry; people respect those who ignore offensive [things that people say to them].
Ang bait ng tao ay nagpapakupad sa galit. At kaniyang kaluwalhatian na paraanin ang pagsalangsang.
12 When a king is angry, [that causes people to be afraid of him], like the roar of a lion [causes people to be afraid] [SIM], but if he acts kindly toward people, [they like it just] like [they like] dew on the grass [in the morning].
Ang poot ng hari ay parang ungal ng leon; nguni't ang kaniyang lingap ay parang hamog sa damo.
13 Foolish children [can] cause disasters to happen to their parents. A wife who constantly (nags/quarrels with) [her husband is as annoying as] water that continually drips [MET].
Ang mangmang na anak ay kapanglawan ng kaniyang ama: at ang mga pakikipagtalo ng asawa ay walang likat na tulo.
14 We [can] inherit a house or money from our parents [when they die], but only Yahweh [can] give someone a sensible wife.
Bahay at mga kayamanan ay minamana sa mga magulang: nguni't ang mabait na asawa ay galing sa Panginoon.
15 Those who are lazy sleep soundly, but if they are lazy, they will be hungry [because of not earning money to buy food].
Katamaran ay nagbabaon sa mahimbing na pagkakatulog; at ang tamad na kaluluwa ay magugutom.
16 Those who obey [God’s] commandments will remain alive [for a long time]; those who despise/disobey them (OR, those who do not control their own conduct) will die [while they are still young].
Ang nagiingat ng utos ay nagiingat ng kaniyang kaluluwa: nguni't ang walang babala sa kaniyang mga lakad ay mamamatay.
17 When we give things to poor [people], [it is as though] we are lending to Yahweh, and he will (pay us back/reward us for what we did).
Ang naaawa sa dukha ay nagpapautang sa Panginoon, at ang kaniyang mabuting gawa ay babayaran sa kaniya uli.
18 Discipline your children while [they are young], while you still hope that [they will learn to behave as they should]; [if you do not discipline them], you are helping them to destroy [themselves].
Parusahan mo ang iyong anak, dangang may pagasa; at huwag mong ilagak ang iyong puso sa kaniyang ikapapahamak.
19 Those who (do not control their temper/quickly become very angry) will have to endure what happens as a result; [but] if we rescue them [from those troubles once], we will have to continue rescuing them.
Ang taong may malaking poot ay magtataglay ng parusa: sapagka't kung iyong iligtas iyong marapat na gawin uli.
20 Pay attention when [people give you good] advice and learn from them, in order that you will become wise for the rest of your life.
Makinig ka ng payo, at tumanggap ka ng turo, upang ikaw ay maging pantas sa iyong huling wakas.
21 People plan to do many [kinds of things], but what will happen is what Yahweh has decided will happen.
May maraming katha sa puso ng tao; nguni't ang payo ng Panginoon, ay siyang tatayo.
22 People want others to be loyal to them; it is better to be poor than to tell a lie [to a judge in court in order to get money].
Yaong nakagagawa sa isang tao upang siya'y maging kanaisnais ay ang kaniyang kagandahang-loob: at ang isang dukha ay maigi kay sa isang sinungaling.
23 [Those who have] an awesome respect for Yahweh will live [a long life]; they rest peacefully and are not harmed [during the night].
Ang pagkatakot sa Panginoon ay patungo sa kabuhayan; at ang nagtatangkilik noon ay tatahang may kasiyahan: hindi siya dadalawin ng kasamaan.
24 Some people are extremely lazy; they put their hand in a dish [to take some food] but do not even lift the food up to their mouths.
Idinadampot ng tamad ang kaniyang kamay sa pinggan, at hindi na magsusubo pa sa kaniyang bibig uli.
25 If you punish someone who makes fun of those who are wise, those who (are naive/need to be instructed) will learn to do what is smart; if you rebuke those who are wise, they will [listen to what you say and] become wiser.
Iyong saktan ang manglilibak, at ang musmos ay magaaral ng kabaitan: at iyong sawayin ang naguunawa, at siya'y makakaunawa ng kaalaman.
26 Anyone who mistreats/abuses his father or forces his mother to leave the home is a child who is acting shamefully and disgracefully.
Ang sumasamsam sa kaniyang ama, at nagpapalayas sa kaniyang ina, ay anak na nakakahiya at nagdadala ng kakutyaan.
27 My son, if you stop learning things, you will [soon] forget what [you already] know.
Magtigil ka, anak ko, sa pakikinig ng aral na nagliligaw lamang mula sa mga salita ng kaalaman.
28 Worthless witnesses [in court] make fun of [judges who try to] make fair decisions, and wicked people [enjoy] doing evil [like] they enjoy eating [good food] [MET].
Ang walang kabuluhang saksi ay lumilibak sa kahatulan: at ang bibig ng masama ay lumalamon ng kasamaan.
29 [God] is ready to punish those who make fun [of him/religion]; those who do foolish things deserve to be flogged/whipped.
Ang mga kahatulan ay nahahanda sa mga manglilibak, at ang mga hampas ay sa mga likod ng mga mangmang.
