Proverbs 27
1 Do not boast about [what you will do] tomorrow, because you do not know what will happen [PRS] on any day.
Nie chlub się dniem jutrzejszym, bo nie wiesz, co dzień przyniesie.
2 Do not praise yourself [MTY, PRS]; allow others to praise you. If someone else praises you, that is okay.
Niech inny cię chwali, a nie twoje usta; ktoś obcy, a nie twoje wargi.
3 [It causes pain to our bodies to carry heavy] stones or [a pail full of] sand, but doing something stupid/foolish [can cause] great [pain to other people’s spirits.]
Ciężki jest kamień i piasek waży, ale gniew głupca cięższy od obu.
4 It is cruel to be angry [with others], and our being angry sometimes destroys [others], but being jealous of someone is [RHQ] often more cruel than that.
Okrutny jest gniew i straszliwa zapalczywość, lecz któż się ostoi przed zazdrością?
5 It is better to correct someone openly than to show that you l don’t love that person [by not correcting him].
Lepsza jest jawna nagana niż skryta miłość.
6 If a friend criticizes you, [he is a good friend and] you can trust him; but if one of your enemies kisses you, he is [probably wanting to] deceive you.
Rany przyjaciela [są] wierne, ale pocałunki wroga [są] zwodnicze.
7 When someone’s stomach is full, he does not want to eat honey; but when someone is [very] hungry, he thinks that [even] bitter things taste sweet.
Dusza nasycona podepcze plaster miodu, a dla głodnej duszy wszystko, co gorzkie, jest słodkie.
8 Anyone who wanders [far] from his home/family is like [SIM] a bird that is far from its nest.
Jak ptak odlatuje od swego gniazda, tak człowiek odchodzi od swego miejsca.
9 [Putting olive] oil and perfume on a person’s skin causes him to feel good, but having a friend [who gives] good advice [is even better].
Maść i kadzidło radują serce, tak słodycz przyjaciela dzięki radzie od serca.
10 Do not neglect your friends or your parents’ friends; and at a time when you are experiencing a disaster, do not go to a relative [who lives far away to request his help]; someone who lives near you can help you more than relatives who live far away.
Nie opuszczaj swego przyjaciela ani przyjaciela twego ojca, a w dniu twego nieszczęścia nie wchodź do domu twego brata, bo lepszy [jest] sąsiad bliski niż brat daleki.
11 My child/son, cause me to be happy by becoming wise, in order that I will [know how to] reply to those who would criticize me [about your behavior].
Bądź mądrym, synu mój, rozwesel moje serce, abym mógł odpowiedzieć temu, który mi urąga.
12 Those who have good sense will realize that there is something dangerous ahead, and they will hide; those who do not have good sense [just] keep going, and later they will suffer because of [doing] that.
Roztropny dostrzega zło i ukrywa się, a prości idą dalej i ponoszą karę.
13 [You deserve to] have your property taken from you if you [foolishly] promise to a stranger (OR, a strange woman) that you will pay what she owes if she is unable to pay it [DOU].
Zabierz szatę temu, kto [ręczył za] obcego, i od tego, który ręczył za cudzą kobietę, weź zastaw.
14 If you rise early in the morning and call out a greeting to your neighbor [while he is still sleeping], he will consider it to be a curse, [not a blessing].
Kto wczesnym rankiem błogosławi swemu przyjacielowi donośnym głosem, temu będzie to poczytane za przekleństwo.
15 [Having] a wife that is [constantly] nagging is as [bad as listening] to rain continually dripping on a rainy day.
Nieustające kapanie w dniu rzęsistego deszczu i kłótliwa żona są sobie podobne;
16 [Trying] to restrain/stop her [from doing that] is as [difficult] [SIM] [as trying] to stop the wind or [trying] to hold oil in your hand.
Kto ją ukrywa, ukrywa wiatr i w prawej ręce [wonny] olejek, który sam siebie wydaje.
17 [We can use one] iron tool to sharpen [another] iron [tool]; similarly [SIM], [when one person shares] what he is thinking, it can help other people [to think more clearly].
Żelazo ostrzy się żelazem, tak człowiek zaostrza oblicze swego przyjaciela.
18 Those who take care of fig trees will have figs to eat; [similarly], servants who protect their master will be honored [by him].
Kto strzeże drzewa figowego, spożyje jego owoc; tak kto posługuje swemu panu, dozna czci.
19 [When a person looks] in the water, he sees his own face; similarly [SIM], [when we look at] a person’s behavior, we know what he is thinking.
Jak w wodzie odbija się twarz, tak w sercu człowieka – człowiek.
20 [It is as though] the place where the dead people are is always wanting more people to [die and] come there; and humans [SYN] are always wanting to acquire more things, [too]. (Sheol h7585)
Piekło i zatracenie są nienasycone, tak oczy człowieka są niesyte. (Sheol h7585)
21 [Workers put] silver and gold in a very hot furnace [to burn out what is impure], and [SIM] people learn [what we are really like when they see how we react when people] praise us.
Czym dla srebra jest tygiel, a dla złota piec, tym dla człowieka pochwała.
22 Even if you beat/crush a fool severely [like] [MET] you pulverize grain with a pestle, you [probably] will not be able to cause him to stop (being foolish/doing foolish things).
Choćbyś zmiażdżył głupca w moździerzu tłuczkiem razem z ziarnami, nie opuści go głupota.
23 Take good care of your flocks of sheep and herds of cattle,
Doglądaj pilnie swego dobytku [i] troszcz się o [swe] stada.
24 because the money [that you acquired from selling animals previously] will not (last/stay with you) forever; similarly [SIM], governments [MTY] certainly do not [RHQ] last forever.
Bo bogactwo nie [trwa] na wieki ani korona przez wszystkie pokolenia.
25 After you cut the hay [DOU] and [store it to feed the animals in the winter while] a new crop of hay is growing,
Trawa wyrasta, pojawia się zieleń, z gór zioła zbierają.
26 you will be able to [shear the sheep and] make clothes from the wool, and you will get money from selling [some of] the goats to buy [more] land,
Owce są na twoje szaty, a kozły [są] zapłatą za pole.
27 and you will get enough milk from the [other] goats for you and your family and your female servants.
I dosyć mleka koziego na pokarm dla ciebie, na wyżywienie twego domu i na utrzymanie twoich służebnic.
