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.
Seperti hujan di musim kemarau, dan salju di musim panas, begitu juga pujian bagi orang bodoh tidak pantas.
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).
Seperti burung terbang dan melayang-layang di udara, begitu juga kutukan tak bisa kena pada orang yang tak bersalah.
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].
Keledai harus dikenakan kekang, kuda harus dicambuk, demikian juga orang bodoh harus dipukul.
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.
Orang yang menjawab pertanyaan orang dungu, sama bodohnya dengan orang itu.
5 If you give a foolish answer to someone who asks a foolish question, he will realize that he is (not very wise/foolish).
Pertanyaan yang bodoh harus dijawab dengan jawaban yang bodoh pula, supaya si penanya sadar bahwa ia tidak pandai seperti yang disangkanya.
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.
Mengutus seorang bodoh untuk mengirim berita, sama dengan mematahkan kaki sendiri dan mencari celaka.
7 A lame man cannot use his legs, and similarly [SIM] [it is useless for] a foolish person to speak [MTY] (proverbs/wise sayings).
Seperti orang lumpuh menggunakan kakinya, begitulah orang bodoh yang mengucapkan petuah.
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.
Memuji orang yang tak berpengetahuan, seperti mengikat batu erat-erat pada jepretan.
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].
Seperti pemabuk mengeluarkan duri dari tangannya, begitulah orang bodoh yang mengucapkan petuah.
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].
Siapa mempekerjakan orang bodoh atau sembarang orang akan merugikan banyak orang.
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.
Seperti anjing kembali kepada muntahnya, begitulah orang bodoh yang mengulangi kebodohannya.
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.
Orang yang bodoh sekali masih lebih baik daripada orang yang menganggap dirinya pandai.
13 Lazy people [just stay inside their houses and do nothing]; [they keep] saying “[I think] there is a lion in the street!”
Si pemalas suka tinggal di rumah; ia berkata "Ada singa di luar, aku bisa diterkam di tengah jalan."
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].
Seperti pintu berputar pada engselnya, begitulah si pemalas membalik-balikkan badannya di atas tempat tidurnya.
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.
Ada orang yang malas bukan kepalang; menyuap makanan ke mulutnya pun ia enggan.
16 Lazy people think that they are wiser than seven/several people who can answer [others’ questions] with good sense.
Si pemalas menganggap dirinya lebih berhikmat daripada tujuh orang yang memberi jawaban yang tepat.
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.
Orang yang ikut campur dalam pertengkaran yang bukan urusannya sama seperti orang yang menangkap anjing liar pada telinganya.
18 Crazy people who shoot burning arrows to kill people
Orang yang menipu, lalu berkata, "Aku hanya bergurau saja," sama dengan orang gila yang bermain dengan senjata berbahaya.
19 are as foolish as those who deceive someone else and [then] say, “I was only joking.”
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.
Jika kayu telah habis, padamlah api; jika si bocor mulut sudah tiada, pertengkaran pun berhenti.
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.
Seperti arang dan kayu membuat api tetap menyala; begitulah orang yang suka bertengkar membakar suasana.
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.
Fitnah itu enak rasanya; orang suka menelannya.
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.
Bagaikan periuk tanah disepuh perak, begitulah orang yang manis di mulut, tapi berhati jahat.
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].
Si pembenci manis kata-katanya tapi hatinya penuh tipu daya.
25 When they say nice things, do not believe them, because in their inner beings are many things that [Yahweh] hates.
Meskipun ia ramah, janganlah percaya; karena kebencian menguasai hatinya.
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].
Sekalipun ia menyembunyikan kebenciannya, semua orang akan melihat kejahatannya.
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].
Siapa menggali lobang untuk orang lain, akan terperosok ke dalamnya. Siapa menggelindingkan batu supaya menimpa orang lain, akan tertimpa sendiri oleh batu itu.
28 Those [MTY] who tell lies to others [really] hate them, and those who deceive [others] ruin them.
Mendustai orang sama saja dengan membencinya. Mulut manis mendatangkan celaka.
