Sananlaskujen 11
1 Väärä vaaka on Herralle kauhistus, mutta täysi paino on hänelle otollinen.
Yahweh detests [people who use] scales that do not weigh correctly; he is delighted with [those who use] correct weights on the scales.
2 Mihin ylpeys tulee, sinne tulee häpeäkin, mutta nöyräin tykönä on viisaus.
[People who are] proud will [eventually] be disgraced; it is wise to be humble.
3 Oikeamielisiä ohjaa heidän nuhteettomuutensa, mutta uskottomat hävittää heidän vilppinsä.
[People who are] good are guided by [doing what is] honest; those who are not honest will be ruined because of the wrong things that they do.
4 Ei auta tavara vihan päivänä, mutta vanhurskaus vapahtaa kuolemasta.
[Your] money will not help [you] on the day that [God] judges [and punishes people]; but if you live righteously, you will live a long time.
5 Nuhteettoman vanhurskaus tasoittaa hänen tiensä, mutta jumalaton sortuu jumalattomuuteensa.
When people are honest and good, that will (direct their paths/show them what is right for them to do); but wicked [people will] experience disasters because of the evil things that they do.
6 Oikeamieliset vapahtaa heidän vanhurskautensa, mutta uskottomat vangitsee heidän oma himonsa.
[God] rescues/protects righteous [people] because they (are honest/do what is right), but those who (are treacherous/cannot be trusted) will be trapped because of their being greedy.
7 Jumalattoman ihmisen kuollessa hukkuu hänen toivonsa, ja vääräin odotus hukkuu.
When wicked [people] die, they cannot confidently expect to receive anything [that is good]; they expect that [their money] will help/save them, but it will not.
8 Vanhurskas pelastetaan hädästä, ja jumalaton joutuu hänen sijaansa.
[Yahweh] rescues righteous [people] from their troubles/difficulties; instead, it is the wicked who will have troubles.
9 Rietas suullansa turmelee lähimmäisensä, mutta taito on vanhurskaitten pelastus.
Godless people can ruin others by what they say [MTY], but righteous [people will] be saved by [their (own] good sense/being wise).
10 Vanhurskaitten onnesta kaupunki iloitsee, ja jumalattomain hukkumisesta syntyy riemu.
When things go well for righteous [people], [the people in] [MTY] their city are happy, and they shout joyfully when wicked [people] die.
11 Oikeamielisten siunauksesta kaupunki kohoaa, mutta jumalattomain suu sitä hajottaa.
When righteous [people request God to] bless a city, that city will become great, but cities are ruined by what wicked [people] say [MTY].
12 Mieltä vailla on, joka lähimmäistänsä halveksii, mutta ymmärtäväinen mies on vaiti.
It is foolish to despise others; those who (have good sense/are wise) do not say anything [to criticize others].
13 Joka panettelijana käy, ilmaisee salaisuuden, mutta jolla luotettava henki on, se säilyttää asian.
Those who (spread gossip/tell bad things about others) will tell your secrets [to others], but if there is someone whom you can trust, you can trust him to not tell your secrets [to others].
14 Missä ohjausta ei ole, sortuu kansa, mutta neuvonantajain runsaus tuo menestyksen.
A nation will be destroyed/ruined if it does not have [leaders] who guide it [wisely]; but if there are many [good] advisors, the nation remains secure.
15 Joka vierasta takaa, sen käy pahoin, mutta joka kädenlyöntiä vihaa, se on turvattu.
If you promise a stranger that you will pay his debt [if he cannot pay it himself], you will regret it. You will be safe if you refuse to guarantee that you will pay someone else’s debts.
16 Suloinen nainen saa kunniaa, ja voimalliset saavat rikkautta.
[People] honor/respect women who are kind/gracious; ruthless/violent people may get a lot of money, [but that is all that they will get].
17 Armelias mies tekee hyvää itsellensä, mutta armoton syöksee onnettomuuteen oman lihansa.
Those who are kind benefit themselves [because others will be kind to them], but those who are cruel will hurt themselves [because others will be cruel to them].
18 Jumalaton hankkii pettäväistä voittoa, mutta joka vanhurskautta kylvää, saa pysyvän palkan.
If wicked people earn a lot of money, that will deceive them [because they will not keep it for very long], but those who do what is right will surely be rewarded [by God forever].
19 Joka on vakaa vanhurskaudessa, saa elämän; mutta joka pahaa tavoittaa, saa kuoleman.
Those who always do what is right will live [a long/happy life], but those who insist on doing what is wrong will not live [very long].
20 Väärämieliset ovat Herralle kauhistus, mutta nuhteettomasti vaeltaviin hän mielistyy.
Yahweh hates those who are always thinking about doing evil things, but he is delighted with those who always do what is right.
21 Totisesti: paha ei jää rankaisematta, mutta vanhurskasten jälkeläiset pelastuvat.
It is certain that [Yahweh] will punish evil people and that righteous people will escape [from being punished].
22 Kultarengas sian kärsässä on kaunis nainen, älyä vailla.
[It is] ([unsuitable/not proper/disgusting]) for a beautiful woman not to know what is right to do, like [SIM] [it is unsuitable/disgusting] for a pig to have a gold ring in its snout/nose.
23 Vanhurskaitten halajaminen vie onneen, jumalattomien toivo vihaan.
When the things that righteous people want happen, it brings good [to them and to others], but when the wicked get what they want, it causes everyone else to become angry.
24 Toinen on antelias ja saa yhä lisää, toinen säästää yli kohtuuden ja vain köyhtyy.
Some people give [their money] generously [to poor people], but they become richer [in spite of that], and some people hold tightly to their money, but they still become poor [in spite of that].
25 Hyväätekeväinen sielu tulee ravituksi, ja joka muita virvoittaa, se itse kostuu.
Those who give generously [to others] will prosper; if you help others, [they/someone] will help you, too.
26 Joka viljan pitää takanaan, sitä kansa kiroaa, mutta joka viljan kaupaksi antaa, sen pään päälle tulee siunaus.
People curse/despise someone who hoards his grain [and does not sell it], waiting to get a higher/bigger price for it, but they praise someone who sells it [when people need it, even when the price is not high].
27 Joka hyvään pyrkii, etsii sitä, mikä otollista on, mutta joka pahaa etsii, sille se tulee.
If you sincerely want to [do what is] right, [people] will respect you, but if you are wanting to cause trouble, trouble is what you will get.
28 Joka rikkauteensa luottaa, se kukistuu, mutta vanhurskaat viheriöitsevät niinkuin lehvä.
Those who trust in their money will [disappear like the] withered [leaves that fall from the trees], but righteous [people] will keep going strong, like green leaves [in the summer].
29 Joka talonsa rappiolle saattaa, perii tuulta, ja hullu joutuu viisaan orjaksi.
Those who bring troubles to their families will inherit nothing [MET] [from them], and those who do foolish things [like that] will [some day] become the servants of wise [people].
30 Vanhurskaan hedelmä on elämän puu, ja viisas voittaa sieluja.
Those who live righteously will live [for a long time], but [those who act] violently will destroy [their own] lives (OR, those who are wise will have many people come and live with them).
31 Katso, vanhurskas saa palkkansa maan päällä, saati sitten jumalaton ja syntinen.
[Sometimes] righteous [people] are rewarded [here] on the earth, but it is much more certain that very wicked people [DOU] [will be rewarded by being punished].
