Sananlaskujen 17
1 Kuiva pala, siinä jossa rauha on, on parempi kuin huone teurasta täynnä riidassa.
It is better [to eat] a dry piece [of bread] and not have strife/quarrels than to have a big feast in a house where [everyone] is quarreling.
2 Toimellinen palvelia hallitsee häpiällisiä lapsia, ja hän jakaa perintöä veljein välillä.
A slave who acts wisely will [some day] be the boss of his master’s disgraceful son and when his master dies, the slave will receive part of his master’s possessions.
3 Niinkuin tuli koettelee hopian ja ahjo kullan, niin Herra tutkistelee sydämet.
[Workers put] silver and gold in a very hot furnace [to burn out what is impure], and Yahweh [similarly] examines people’s inner beings [to see if they are pure].
4 Paha ottaa pahoista suista vaarin, ja petollinen kuuntelee mielellänsä vahingollista kieltä.
Those who do what is evil pay attention to people who say [MTY] what is evil, and liars pay attention to [other people’s] lies.
5 Joka köyhää syljeskelee, se häpäisee Luojaansa; ja joka iloitsee toisen vahingosta, ei pääse rankaisematta.
Those who make fun of poor [people] insult God, the one who made the poor [people], [and] those who are happy when [someone else has] troubles will certainly be punished [LIT] [by God].
6 vanhain kruunu ovat lasten lapset, ja lasten kunnia ovat heidän isänsä.
Old [people] are [usually] proud of [MET] their grandchildren, [just like] children are [usually] proud of their parents.
7 Ei sovi tyhmäin puhua korkeista asioista, paljoa vähemmin päämiehen valhetella.
Fine/Eloquent speech is not suitable for foolish people to say, just like lies are not suitable for rulers [to say].
8 Jolla vara on lahja antaa, se on niinkuin kallis kivi: kuhunka hän itsensä kääntää, niin hän viisaana pidetään.
People think that a bribe is like a magic stone [to persuade someone to do what they want him to do]; they think that because of the bribe, that person will do whatever they want him to do.
9 Joka syntiä peittää, se saattaa itsellensä ystävyyden; vaan joka asian ilmoittaa, se saattaa ruhtinaat eripuraisiksi.
If you want people to like/love you, forgive them for the wrong things that they do to you. If you continue to remind them about those wrong things, they will no longer be your friends.
10 Sanat vaikuttavat enemmän toimellisen tykönä, kuin sata haavaa tyhmän tykönä.
Rebuking people who have good sense will accomplish more for them than hitting them 100 times [with a stick].
11 Niskuri tosin etsii vahinkoa, vaan julma enkeli lähetetään häntä vastaan.
[Because] wicked people are always trying to cause trouble, someone will be sent to severely punish them.
12 Parempi on kohdata karhua, jolta pojat ovat otetut pois, kuin hullua hulluudessansa.
A mother bear whose cubs have been taken away from her is dangerous, but it is more dangerous to confront a foolish person who is doing something foolish.
13 Joka kostaa hyvän pahalla, ei hänen huoneestansa pidä pahuus luopuman.
If someone does something evil in return for something good being done to him, evil/trouble will never leave that person’s family.
14 Riidan alku on niinkuin vewsi, joka itsensä leikkaa ulos: lakkaa riidasta ennenkuin sinä siihen sekaannut.
Starting a quarrel is like allowing water to start to leak out of a dam; they both need to be stopped before they get worse.
15 Joka jumalattoman hurskaaksi sanoo, ja joka vanhurskaan soimaa jumalattomaksi, ne molemmat ovat Herralle kauhistus.
There are two things that Yahweh hates: (Condemning innocent [people]/Saying that people who have done nothing wrong must be punished), and declaring that people who have done wicked things should not be punished.
16 Mitä tyhmä tekee kädessänsä rahalla, ettei hänellä ole sydäntä ostaa viisautta?
It is useless to allow foolish people [RHQ] to try to become wise by paying for it, because they do not have enough good sense to become wise.
17 Ystävä rakastaa ainian, ja veli tulee julki hädässä.
Friends love [others] all the time, and relatives are able to help us when we have troubles.
18 Se on tyhmä ihminen, joka kätensä taritsee, ja takaa lähimmäisensä.
[If someone borrows money from another person], it is foolish for you to promise [IDM] that you will pay the money back if that other person is unable to pay back the money that he borrowed.
19 Joka toraa rakastaa, se rakastaa syntiä; ja joka ovensa korottaa, se etsii onnettomuutta.
Those who like to sin [also] like to cause strife/trouble; [and] those who build fancy doors in their houses [to show that they are very wealthy] (OR, speak proudly) are inviting disaster.
20 Häijy sydän ei löydä mitään hyvää; ja jolla paha kieli on, se lankee onnettomuuteen.
Those who (have perverse minds/are always thinking about doing evil things) will not prosper, and disasters will happen to those who always tell lies.
21 Joka tyhmän synnyttää, hänellä on murhe, ja tyhmän isällä ei ole iloa.
Children who are foolish [soon] cause their parents to be very sad; their parents will not be joyful at all.
22 Iloinen sydän tekee elämän suloiseksi, vaan surullinen sydän kaivaa luut.
Being cheerful is [like swallowing] good medicine; being discouraged/gloomy [all the time will] (drain away your energy/cause you to become weak) [MTY].
23 Jumalatoin ottaa mielellänsä salaisesti lahjoja, mutkataksensa lain teitä.
Wicked people/judges accept bribes that are given to them secretly, and as a result they do not decide matters justly/fairly.
24 Toimellinen mies laittaa itsensä viisaasti, vaan tyhmä heittelee silmiänsä sinne ja tänne.
Those who have good sense determine to do what is wise, but foolish people are always thinking about many different things [and never decide what they should do].
25 Hullu popika on isänsä suru, ja äidillensä murhe, joka hänen synnyttänyt on.
Children who are foolish cause their father to be sad and [also] cause their mother to be very sorrowful.
26 Ei ole se hyvä, että vanhurskalle tehdään väärin, taikka että sitä ruhtinasta lyödään, joka oikein tuomitsee.
It is not right to force someone who has done nothing wrong to pay a fine; it is wrong to punish good/respected people.
27 Toimellinen mies taitaa puheensa tallella pitää, ja taitava mies on kallis sielu.
Those who have good sense do not talk a lot, and those who (control their tempers/keep themselves from becoming very angry) are [truly] wise.
28 Jos tyhmä vaiti olis, niin hän viisaaksi luettaisiin, ja toimelliseksi, jos hän suunsa pitäis kiinni.
People [may] think that foolish people who do not say anything are wise; if foolish people (do not say anything/keep their mouths shut), others will think that they are [very] intelligent.
