Proverbs 26
1 Just [like] [SIM] [it is not appropriate for] snow [to fall] in summer time, or rain [to fall] at harvest time, it is not appropriate to praise/honor foolish people.
Som Sneen om Sommeren og som Regnen om Høsten saa passer Ære ikke for en Daare.
2 Like [SIM] birds that fly by [and do not alight/land on anything], if someone curses you, it cannot hurt you if you (do not deserve them/have not done to him what is wrong).
Som en Spurv i Fart, som en Svale i Flugt saaledes vil en Forbandelse, som sker uden Aarsag, ikke træffe ind.
3 It is necessary to whip a horse and to put a bridle on a donkey [to force them to go where we want them to go], and similarly [SIM] [it is often necessary to strike] foolish people with a stick [to cause them to do what is right].
En Svøbe er for Hesten og en Tømme for Asenet og et Ris for Daarers Ryg.
4 If a foolish person asks a foolish question, [do not answer him], because [if you answer his question], you are just as foolish as he is.
Svar ej en Daare efter hans Taabelighed, at ikke ogsaa du skal blive ham lig.
5 If you give a foolish answer to someone who asks a foolish question, he will realize that he is (not very wise/foolish).
Svar en Daare efter hans Taabelighed, at han ikke skal være viis i sine egne Øjne.
6 Anyone who asks a foolish person to take a message to someone [is himself doing something as foolish as] cutting off his own feet or drinking poison.
Fødderne hugger den af sig, og Fortrædelighed maa den drikke, som sender Bud ved en Daare.
7 A lame man cannot use his legs, and similarly [SIM] [it is useless for] a foolish person to speak [MTY] (proverbs/wise sayings).
Tager Benene fra den halte og Tankesproget bort, som er i Daarers Mund.
8 Tying a stone in a sling [so that it cannot be thrown at a target] is [as foolish as] [SIM] honoring a foolish person.
Som den, der binder Stenen fast i Slyngen, saa er den, der giver en Daare Ære.
9 If a drunk person waves some thorns/brambles with his hand, [he is not able to accomplish anything useful by doing that] (OR, [he does not feel it when a thorn sticks in his hand]); similarly, if foolish people speak [MTY] proverbs, [they do not help anyone who hears them].
Som en Tjørnekæp, der kommer i den druknes Haand, saa er Tankesproget i Daarers Mund.
10 A man who shoots arrows [to try] to wound everybody who is near [is foolish]; similarly, anyone who hires a foolish person [who passes by is very foolish].
Som en Pil, der saarer alt, saa er den, der lejer en Daare, og den, der lejer vejfarende.
11 A foolish person will foolishly do something stupid a second time; it is [like] [SIM] a dog returning to [eat] what it has vomited.
Ligesom en Hund vender sig til sit eget Spy, saa er Daaren, som gentager sin Taabelighed.
12 [God] can help/bless foolish people more easily than he can help/bless people who are not wise [RHQ], but think that they are wise.
Har du set en Mand, som er viis i sine egne Øjne, da er der mere Forhaabning om en Daare end om ham.
13 Lazy people [just stay inside their houses and do nothing]; [they keep] saying “[I think] there is a lion in the street!”
Den lade siger: Der er en grum Løve paa Vejen, en Løve paa Gaderne.
14 A door [continually] swings back and forth on its hinges [and does not go anywhere]; similarly [SIM], lazy people [just continually turn over] in their beds [and never do anything].
Som Døren drejer sig om paa sine Hængsler, saa den lade paa sin Seng.
15 Some people are extremely lazy; they put their hand in a dish [to get some food] but do not [even] lift the food up to their mouths.
Den lade stikker sin Haand i Fadet; det bliver ham besværligt at lade den komme til sin Mund igen.
16 Lazy people think that they are wiser than seven/several people who can answer [others’ questions] with good sense.
Den lade er visere i sine egne Øjne end syv, som svare forstandigt.
17 Anyone who (meddles/involves himself) in a quarrel that does not concern him is [as foolish as] [SIM] someone who tries to grab a passing dog by its ears.
Som den, der griber Hunden fat ved Ørene, saa er den, der gaar forbi og kommer i Vrede over en Trætte, der ikke kommer ham ved.
18 Crazy people who shoot burning arrows to kill people
Som en gal, der udkaster Gnister, Pile og Død,
19 are as foolish as those who deceive someone else and [then] say, “I was only joking.”
saa er den Mand, der besviger sin Næste og siger: Skæmter jeg ikke?
20 If there is no [more] firewood [to put on the fire], the fire will go out; similarly [SIM], if there are no people who (gossip/tell people things that are not true), quarreling will end.
Naar der intet Ved er mere, udslukkes Ilden; og naar der ingen Bagvadsker er, stilles Trætte.
21 [Putting] charcoal on burning coals or [putting] wood on a fire [causes the fire to keep burning]; similarly, people who like to quarrel cause people to keep arguing.
Kul til Gløder og Ved til Ild: Saa er en trættekær Mand til at optænde Kiv.
22 People [enjoy listening to what gossips say about others just like] [SIM] they enjoy tasty food; they [enjoy listening to what gossips tell them like] they enjoy swallowing tasty food.
En Bagvadskers Ord lyde som Skæmt, dog trænge de ind i inderste Bug.
23 People who say nice things when they are thinking about doing evil things are like a nice glaze/covering on a [cheap] clay pot.
Som et Potteskaar, der er overdraget med urent Sølv, saa ere brændende Læber og et ondt Hjerte.
24 Those who hate someone and are saying [MTY] something very different from what they are thinking are hypocrites; they are only planning [to harm that person].
Den hadefulde forstiller sig med sine Læber, men inden i sig nærer han Svig.
25 When they say nice things, do not believe them, because in their inner beings are many things that [Yahweh] hates.
Naar han gør sin Røst yndig, da tro ham ikke; thi der er syv Vederstyggeligheder i hans Hjerte.
26 They try to deceive people to cause them to think that they do not hate [that person], but in a public meeting, the people will find out the evil things [that they have done].
Den, hvis Had er skjult ved Bedrag, hans Ondskab skal blive aabenbaret i Forsamlingen.
27 Those who dig a deep pit [for other people to fall into] will fall into it themselves; rocks will roll down on those who start to cause rocks to roll down [to crush someone].
Hvo som graver en Grav, skal selv falde i den; og hvo som vælter en Sten op, paa ham skal den falde tilbage.
28 Those [MTY] who tell lies to others [really] hate them, and those who deceive [others] ruin them.
En falsk Tunge hader dem, som den har knust, og en glat Mund bereder Fald.
