Proverbs 27
1 Do not boast about [what you will do] tomorrow, because you do not know what will happen [PRS] on any day.
No te jactes de lo que harás mañana, porque no sabes lo que traerá el día.
2 Do not praise yourself [MTY, PRS]; allow others to praise you. If someone else praises you, that is okay.
Deja que los demás te alaben, y no te alabes a ti mismo; que lo hagan otros y no tu.
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.]
La piedra puede ser pesada, y la arena puede pesar mucho, pero la molestia causada por la gente estúpida es la mayor carga de todas.
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.
La furia puede ser feroz y cruel; la ira puede ser una inundación destructiva, pero ¿quién podrá soportar los celos?
5 It is better to correct someone openly than to show that you l don’t love that person [by not correcting him].
La crítica abierta es mejor que el amor que no se ve.
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.
Los comentarios honestos de un amigo pueden herirte, pero el beso de un enemigo es mucho peor.
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.
Si estás lleno, no soportarás ni siquiera ver la miel; pero si estás hambriento, hasta la comida más amarga sabe dulce.
8 Anyone who wanders [far] from his home/family is like [SIM] a bird that is far from its nest.
Tener que salir de casa es como el ave que tiene que dejar su nido.
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].
El perfume y los aceites perfumados te harán sentir contento, pero el buen consejo de un amigo es aún mejor.
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.
No abandones a tus amigos o a los amigos de tu familia. No vayas a la casa de un familiar cuando estés en problemas. Un amigo cercano es mejor que un familiar lejano.
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].
Hijo mío hazme feliz con tu sabiduría, para poder responder a los que me critiquen.
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.
Si eres prudente, verás venir el peligro y te apartarás de él; pero los necios siguen adelante y sufren las consecuencias.
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].
Si alguno sirve como fiador de un extranjero, dejando su abrigo como garantía de pago, tómalo inmediatamente. ¡Toma todo lo que haya sido entregado como pago a favor de una mujer inmoral!
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].
Si al levantarte cada mañana gritas un fuerte saludo a tus vecinos, ellos lo considerarán como un insulto.
15 [Having] a wife that is [constantly] nagging is as [bad as listening] to rain continually dripping on a rainy day.
Una esposa conflictiva es tan fastidiosa como una gotera constante en un día lluvioso.
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.
Tratar de detenerla es como tratar de hacer que el viento se detenta, o tratar de sostener el aceite en tus manos.
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].
Una hoja de hierro se afila con una herramienta de hierro. De la misma manera, la mente de una persona se moldea con la mente de otra.
18 Those who take care of fig trees will have figs to eat; [similarly], servants who protect their master will be honored [by him].
Los que cuidan de una higuera comen su fruto, Y los que cuidan de su amo serán recompensados.
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.
Así como el agua refleja tu rostro, tu mente refleja quién eres realmente.
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)
De la misma manera que la tumba y la destrucción no se satisfacen, el deseo humano nunca está satisfecho. (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.
Así como el crisol prueba la plata, y el horno prueba el oro, las personas son probadas por la alabanza que reciben.
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).
Incluso si se mezclan todos los tontos en un mortero, aplastándolos como al grano, no podrías deshacerte de su estupidez.
23 Take good care of your flocks of sheep and herds of cattle,
Debes conocer bien el estado de tu rebaño y cuidar bien de tus manadas,
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.
porque la riqueza no dura para siempre. Es una corona que anda por generaciones.
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,
Cuando se corte el heno y comience a crecer la nueva hierba, cuando se recoja el forraje de las montañas;
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,
cuando los corderos hayan provisto la lana para hacer ropa, y la venta de las cabras haya provisto dinero para el campo,
27 and you will get enough milk from the [other] goats for you and your family and your female servants.
habrá suficiente leche de tus cabras para alimentarte tu, tu familia y tus siervas.
