Proverbs 19
1 Conducting our lives as we should [even though] we are poor is better than being foolish and telling lies.
Mas mabuti ang isang mahirap na lumalakad nang may karangalan kaysa sa isang baluktot magsalita at isang 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, hindi mabuting magkaroon ng nais na walang karunungan at ang tumatakbo nang mabilis ay lumilihis sa landas.
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.
Pinapahamak ng kamangmangan ng tao ang kaniyang buhay, at ang puso niya ay nagagalit laban kay Yahweh.
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 nakadaragdag ng maraming kaibigan, pero ang mahirap ay hiwalay mula sa kaniyang mga kaibigan.
5 Those who tell lies in court will surely be punished [LIT]; they will not escape it.
Ang bulaang saksi ay hindi makakaalis ng hindi napaparusahan, at hindi makakatakas ang siyang nabubuhay sa mga kasinungalingan.
6 Many [people] try to persuade important people to do favors for them; everyone [wants to] be a friend of those who give gifts.
Maraming hihingi ng tulong mula sa mapagbigay na tao, at lahat ay kaibigan ng siyang nagbibigay ng mga regalo.
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].
Lahat ng mga kapatid ng mahirap ay napopoot sa kaniya; paano pa ang kaniyang mga kaibigan na lumalayo mula sa kaniya! Siya ay nananawagan sa kanila, pero sila ay naglaho na.
8 Those who become wise [IDM] are doing a favor for themselves; those who get good sense will prosper.
Ang nagsisikap na magkaroon ng karunungan ay nagmamahal sa kaniyang sariling buhay; ang nagpapanatili sa pang-unawa ay makatatagpo ng kabutihan.
9 Those who tell lies in court will certainly be punished [LIT]; they will be ruined.
Ang bulaang saksi ay hindi makaaalis ng hindi mapaparusahan, ngunit mapapahamak ang mga nabubuhay sa kasinungalingan.
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.
Hindi angkop para sa isang mangmang na mamuhay ng may karangyaan— lalong hindi para sa isang alipin ang mamuno sa mga prinsipe.
11 Those who have good sense do not quickly become angry; people respect those who ignore offensive [things that people say to them].
Ang pag-iingat ay nagdudulot sa isang tao na hindi agad magalit at ang kaniyang dangal ay ang hindi pagpansin sa kasalanan.
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 batang leon na umaatungal, pero ang kaniyang kagandahang loob ay katulad ng hamog sa mga damuhan.
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].
Kasiraan sa kaniyang ama ang isang mangmang na anak at ang mapang-away na asawang babae ay tulo ng tubig na walang tigil.
14 We [can] inherit a house or money from our parents [when they die], but only Yahweh [can] give someone a sensible wife.
Ang bahay at kayamanan ay namamana mula sa mga magulang, ngunit mula kay Yahweh ang masinop na asawang babae.
15 Those who are lazy sleep soundly, but if they are lazy, they will be hungry [because of not earning money to buy food].
Hinahagis ng katamaran ang isang tao sa mahimbing na tulog, pero magugutom ang isang tao na ayaw maghanapbuhay.
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 tumutupad ng kautusan ay nag-iingat ng kaniyang buhay, pero ang hindi pinag-iisipan ang kaniyang mga pamamaraan ay tiyak na 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 sinumang mabait sa mahihirap ay nagpapahiram kay Yahweh, at babayaran siya ni Yahweh dahil sa kaniyang ginawa.
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].
Disiplinahin mo ang iyong anak habang may pag-asa pa, at huwag mong patatagin ang iyong kagustuhan na ilagay siya sa kamatayan.
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 mainitin ang ulo ay dapat magbayad kung siya ay iyong sinagip, gagawin mo ito ulit sa pangalawang pagkakataon.
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.
Dinggin mo at sundin ang aking katuruan, at ikaw ay magiging marunong hanggang sa katapusan ng iyong buhay.
21 People plan to do many [kinds of things], but what will happen is what Yahweh has decided will happen.
Marami ang mga plano sa puso ng isang tao, pero ang layunin ni Yahweh ang siyang mananaig.
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].
Katapatan ang ninanais ng isang tao, at higit na mainam ang mahirap kaysa 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 paggalang at pagsunod kay Yahweh ay nagbibigay ng buhay; ang gumagawa nito ay masisiyahan at ligtas sa kapahamakan.
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.
Binabaon ng batugan ang kaniyang kamay sa pagkain; hindi man lamang niya ito maibalik pataas sa kaniyang bibig.
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.
Kapag iyong pinarusahan ang isang mangungutya, matututo pati ang walang pinag-aralan; itama mo ang may pang-unawa at lalawak ang kaniyang 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 isang ninanakawan ang kaniyang ama at pinapalayas ang kaniyang ina ay isang anak na nagdadala ng kahihiyan at kasiraan.
27 My son, if you stop learning things, you will [soon] forget what [you already] know.
Kung hindi ka na makikinig sa katuruan, aking anak, ikaw ay mapapalayo 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 masamang saksi ay kinukutya ang katarungan, at ang bibig ng masama ay lumulunok ng malaking kasalanan.
29 [God] is ready to punish those who make fun [of him/religion]; those who do foolish things deserve to be flogged/whipped.
Nakahanda ang paghatol sa mga mapangutya, at paghahagupit sa likod ng mga mangmang.
