Proverbs 21
1 Yahweh controls what kings do [MTY] [like] he controls how streams flow; he causes kings to do just what he wants them to do.
Ang puso ng hari ay nasa kamay ng Panginoon na parang mga batis: kumikiling saan man niya ibigin.
2 People always think that what they do is right, but Yahweh judges our (motives/reasons [for doing things)] [MTY].
Bawa't lakad ng tao ay matuwid sa kaniyang sariling mga mata: nguni't tinitimbang ng Panginoon ang mga puso.
3 Doing what is right and fair is more acceptable to Yahweh than [bringing] sacrifices [to him].
Gumawa ng kaganapan at kahatulan ay lalong kalugodlugod sa Panginoon kay sa hain.
4 Being proud and arrogant [DOU] is [like] a lamp [MTY] [that guides] wicked people; being proud and arrogant characterizes (wicked people’s whole behavior/everything that wicked people do).
Ang mapagmataas na tingin, at ang palalong puso, siyang ilaw ng masama, ay kasalanan.
5 People who plan carefully will surely have plenty [of what they need]; those who act too quickly [to become rich] will become poor.
Ang mga pagiisip ng masipag ay patungo sa kasaganaan lamang: nguni't bawa't nagmamadali ay sa pangangailangan lamang.
6 Money that people acquire [by cheating others] by lying [MTY] to them will soon disappear [like] a mist, and doing that will [soon] lead to their death.
Ang pagtatamo ng mga kayamanan sa pamamagitan ng sinungaling na dila ay singaw na tinatangay na paroo't parito noong nagsisihanap ng kamatayan.
7 Wicked [people] refuse to do what is right/just, but they will be ruined because of the violent things [PRS] that they do.
Ang pangdadahas ng masama ay siya ring papalis sa kanila; sapagka't sila'y nagsitangging magsigawa ng kahatulan.
8 Guilty [people continually do what is evil; it is as though] [MET] they are walking on a crooked road; but righteous/innocent people [always] do what is right.
Ang lakad ng nagpapasan ng sala ay lubhang liko; nguni't tungkol sa malinis, ang kaniyang gawa ay matuwid.
9 It is better to live in the corner of an attic/housetop [by yourself] than to live inside the house with a wife who is always nagging.
Lalong maigi ang tumahan sa sulok ng bubungan, kay sa palatalong babae sa maluwang na bahay.
10 Wicked [people] [SYN] are always wanting [to do what is] evil; they never act mercifully toward anyone.
Ang kaluluwa ng masama ay nagnanasa ng kasamaan: ang kaniyang kapuwa ay hindi nakakasumpong ng lingap sa kaniyang mga mata.
11 When those who ridicule [others] are punished, [even] those who do not have good sense [see that, and] they become wise, and when those who are wise are taught, they become wiser.
Pagka ang mangduduwahagi ay pinarusahan, ang musmos ay nagiging pantas: at pagka ang pantas ay tinuturuan, siya'y tumatanggap ng kaalaman.
12 [God], the one [who is completely] righteous, knows [what happens inside] the houses of wicked [people], and [he will cause] those people to be completely ruined/destroyed.
Pinagninilay ng matuwid ang bahay ng masama, kung paanong napapahamak ang masama sa kanilang pagkapariwara.
13 There are people who refuse to listen when poor people cry out [for help]; [but some day] they themselves will cry out [for help], and no one will hear them.
Ang nagtatakip ng kaniyang mga pakinig sa daing ng dukha, siya naman ay dadaing, nguni't hindi didinggin.
14 When someone is angry [with you], if you secretly give him a gift, he will stop being angry.
Ang kaloob na lihim ay nagpapatahimik ng galit, at ang alay sa sinapupunan, ay ng malaking poot.
15 Good/Righteous [people] are happy when they [see others do] what is just/fair, but those who do what is evil are terrified [when they think about what may happen to them].
Kagalakan sa matuwid ang gumawa ng kahatulan; nguni't kapahamakan sa mga manggagawa ng kasamaan.
16 Those who stop behaving like those who have good sense behave will [soon] discover that they have gone to the place where dead people are.
Ang tao na gumagala sa labas ng daan ng kaunawaan, magpapahinga sa kapisanan ng patay.
17 Those who spend their money to buy (things that give them pleasure/things that cause them to feel happy) will become poor; those who love [to spend money to buy] wine and nice/fancy food [MTY] will never become rich.
Ang umiibig ng kalayawan ay magiging dukha: ang umiibig sa alak at langis ay hindi yayaman.
18 Wicked [people] bring on themselves the sufferings that they were trying to cause righteous [people] to experience [DOU].
Ang masama ay isang katubusan para sa matuwid, at ang taksil ay sa lugar ng matuwid.
19 It is better to live [alone] in a desert than [to live] with a wife who is [always] nagging and complaining.
Lalong maigi ang tumahan sa ilang na lupain, kay sa makisama sa palatalo at magagaliting babae.
20 Wise people have many valuable things in their houses, but foolish people [quickly] spend/waste [all their money].
May mahalagang kayamanan at langis sa tahanan ng pantas; nguni't ito'y sinasakmal ng mangmang.
21 Those who [always] try to act in a fair and kind way [toward others] will live [a long time] and be honored/respected.
Ang sumusunod sa katuwiran at kagandahang-loob nakakasumpong ng buhay, katuwiran, at karangalan.
22 A wise army commander [helps his troops] climb over a wall [to attack] a city that is defended by a strong army, with the result that they are able to (get over/destroy) the high walls that their enemies trusted [would protect them].
Sinasampa ng pantas ang bayan ng makapangyarihan, at ibinabagsak ang lakas ng pagkakatiwala niyaon.
23 Those who are very careful about what they say [MTY] are [able to] avoid trouble.
Sinomang nagiingat ng kaniyang bibig at kaniyang dila nagiingat ng kaniyang kaluluwa mula sa mga kabagabagan.
24 Those who make fun of [everything that is good] are proud and conceited [DOU]; they [always] act in an inconsiderate way [toward others].
Ang palalo at mapagmataas na tao, manglilibak ang kaniyang pangalan, siya'y gumagawa sa kahambugan ng kapalaluan.
25 Lazy people, who refuse to work, [will] die [of hunger] because they [SYN] do not earn [money to buy food].
Ang nasa ng tamad ay pumapatay sa kaniya; sapagka't tumatanggi ang kaniyang mga kamay sa paggawa.
26 All during the day [wicked people] desire to obtain things, but righteous [people] have plenty, [with the result that] they [are able to] give things generously to others.
May nagiimbot sa kasakiman buong araw: nguni't ang matuwid ay nagbibigay at hindi nagkakait.
27 [Yahweh] detests the sacrifices that wicked [people] offer [to him]; [but he] detests it even more when they [think that they will escape being punished for] their evil deeds because of the sacrifices that they bring.
Ang hain ng masama ay karumaldumal: gaano pa nga, pagka kaniyang dinadala na may masamang isip!
28 Those who tell lies in court will be punished; no one stops/silences witnesses who say what is truthful/reliable.
Ang sinungaling na saksi ay mamamatay: nguni't ang taong nakikinig ay magsasalita upang mamalagi.
29 Wicked people pretend [that they know everything], but righteous people think carefully about [what will happen because of] what they do.
Ang masamang tao ay nagmamatigas ng kaniyang mukha; nguni't tungkol sa taong matuwid, nagaayos ng kaniyang mga lakad.
30 [Thinking that we are] wise, and that we understand many things, and that we have good insight, does not help us if Yahweh is (acting against/not pleased with) us.
Walang karunungan, o kaunawaan man, O payo man laban sa Panginoon.
31 We [can] get horses ready to fight in a battle, but Yahweh is the one who enables us to (win victories/defeat our enemies).
Ang kabayo ay handa laban sa kaarawan ng pagbabaka: nguni't ang pagtatagumpay ay sa Panginoon.
