Sananlaskujen 10
1 Salomon sananlaskut. Viisas poika on isänsä ilo, mutta hullu poika on äidillensä murheeksi.
These [are more] proverbs/wise sayings from Solomon: If children are wise, they cause their parents to be happy; but if children are foolish, they cause their parents to be very sad.
2 Väärin saatu tavara ei ole hyödyllinen; mutta vanhurskaus vapauttaa kuolemasta.
Money that you get by doing dishonest/wicked things will really not benefit you; but by living righteously you will live for (a long time/many years).
3 Ei Herra anna vanhurskasten sielun nälkää kärsiä, mutta jumalattomain väärin saadut hän hajoittaa.
Yahweh does not allow righteous [people] to starve, but he will prevent wicked [people] from getting what they want.
4 Petollinen käsi tekee köyhäksi, mutta ahkera saattaa rikkaaksi.
Lazy people [soon] become poor; it is those who work hard who become rich.
5 Joka suvella kokoo, hän on toimellinen, mutta joka elonaikana makaa, hän tulee häpiään.
Those who are wise, harvest the crops when they are ripe; it is shameful/disgraceful to sleep [and not work] during harvest time.
6 Siunaus on vanhurskaan pään päällä, mutta jumalattoman suun peittää vääryys.
Righteous [people will] be blessed [by God]; [the nice things] that wicked [people] say [MTY] [sometimes] conceal the fact that they [are planning to] act violently.
7 Vanhurskaan muisto pysyy siunauksessa, vaan jumalattomain nimi mätänee.
After righteous [people die], other people are blessed as they remember [what those people did before they died]; but we will soon forget wicked people [MTY] after they die.
8 Joka sydämestänsä viisas on, hän ottaa käskyt vastaan; mutta jolla hullut huulet ovat, se saa haavoja.
Wise people heed good instruction/advice, but people who talk foolishly will ruin themselves.
9 Joka nuhteettomasti vaeltaa, hän elää murheetoinna; mutta joka väärällä tiellä vaeltaa, hän tulee ilmi.
Honest people will be safe, but [others] (OR, God) will find out those who are dishonest.
10 Joka silmää iskee, hän vaivaa matkaan saattaa, ja jolla hullut huulet ovat, hän saa haavoja.
Those who signal with their eyes [that they are about to do something that is wrong] cause trouble, but those who rebuke others truthfully cause them to be peaceful.
11 Vanhurskaan suu on elämän lähde, mutta jumalattoman suun peittää vääryys.
What righteous [people] say [MTY] is [like] a fountain that (gives life/enables people to live many years) [MET], but what wicked [people] say [MTY] hides [the fact] that they intend to act violently.
12 Viha riidan saattaa, mutta rakkaus peittää kaikki rikokset.
When we hate others, it causes quarrels, but if we love others, we forgive them [for the wrong things that they do].
13 Toimellisten huulissa löydetään viisaus, vaan tyhmäin selkään tarvitaan vitsa.
Those who have good sense say [MTY] what is wise, but people who do not have good sense must be punished.
14 Viisaat opin kätkevät, vaan hulluin suu on täynnä vahinkoa.
Wise people continue to learn all that they can, but when foolish people speak, they soon cause trouble.
15 Rikkaan tavara on hänen vahva kaupunkinsa; mutta köyhyys tekee köyhän pelkuriksi.
The wealth that rich people have [protects them like a city is protected by a] strong wall around it [MET], but people who are poor suffer much [because they have no one to help them].
16 Vanhurskaus tekee työtä hengen ylöspitämiseksi, mutta jumalattoman saalis on symmiksi.
If you are righteous, your reward will be a good life, [but] all that sinful people gain is to sin more.
17 Joka kurituksen ottaa vastaan, hän on elämän tiellä; mutta joka rangaistuksen heittää pois, hän menee väärin.
Those who pay attention when others try to (correct them/teach them what they are doing that is wrong) will live (happily/for many years); but those who reject being rebuked will not find the road to life (OR, cause others to go astray).
18 Petolliset suut peittävät vainon, ja joka panettelee, hän on tyhmä.
Those who will not admit that they hate [others] are liars, and those who slander [others] are foolish.
19 Jossa paljo puhutaan, siitä ei synti ole kaukana; mutta joka huulensa hillitsee, hän on toimellinen.
When people talk a lot, that will lead them to sin a lot [by what they say]; if you are wise, you will refuse to say very much.
20 Vanhurskaan kieli on kalliimpi hopiaa, mutta jumalattoman sydän on miinkuin ei mitään.
What righteous/good [people] say [MTY] is [as valuable as] pure silver [MET]; what wicked [people] think is worthless.
21 Vanhurskaan huulet monta ravitsevat, mutta hullut kuolevat hulluudessa.
What righteous [people] say [MTY] benefits many [people], but foolish people die because of the stupid [things that they do].
22 Herran siunaus tekee rikkaaksi ilman vaivaa.
Yahweh blesses [some people] by enabling them to become rich, and working hard will not make them to become richer (OR, and he will not also cause them to become sad).
23 Hullu tekee pahaa ja nauraa sitä, vaan viisas pitää siitä vaarinsa.
Foolish people (have fun/enjoy) doing what is wrong, but wise/sensible people enjoy doing what is wise.
24 Mitä jumalatoin pelkää, se hänelle tapahtuu, ja mitä vanhurskaat himoitsevat, sitä heille annetaan.
Righteous [people] will get the good things that they want/desire, but what wicked [people] are afraid of is what will happen to them.
25 Jumalatoin on niinkuin tuulispää, joka menee ohitse ja tyhjiksi raukee; mutta vanhurskas pysyy ijankaikkisesti.
When storms come, the wicked will (be blown away/never be safe), but righteous [people will] be safe forever.
26 Niin kuin etikka tekee pahaa hampaille ja savu silmille, niin on laiska niiden mielestä paha, jotka hänen lähettävät.
We do not like a lazy person who refuses to do the job that he is given to do, [just] like we do not like vinegar in our mouths or smoke in our eyes.
27 Herran pelko enentää päiviä, vaan jumalattomain vuodet vähennetään.
If you revere Yahweh, you will live for a long time; but wicked [people] die before they become old.
28 Vanhurskaan toivo on ilo, mutta jumalattomain toivo katoo.
Righteous [people] confidently expect [that good things will happen to them], and that causes them to be happy/joyful; but when wicked [people] confidently expect something good to happen, it does not happen.
29 Herran tie on hurskasten väkevyys, mutta pahointekiät ovat pelkurit.
Yahweh protects [MET] those who live righteously, but he destroys those who do what is evil.
30 Vanhurskas pysyy aina kohdallansa kukistamatta, mutta jumalattoman ei pidä asuman maan päällä.
Righteous [people] will always be secure [LIT], but wicked people will be removed from their land (OR, from this earth).
31 Vanhurskaan suu tuottaa viisauden, vaan vääräin kieli hukutetaan.
Righteous people [MTY] say things that are wise, but [God] will shut the mouths of people [MTY] who say what is not true.
32 Vanhurskaan huulet opettavat terveellisiä asioita, vaan jumalattoman suu on täynnä vääryyttä.
Righteous people [MTY] know what to say that is acceptable, but wicked [people] [MTY] are [constantly] saying things that are not true.
