Sananlaskujen 12
1 Tietoa rakastaa, joka kuritusta rakastaa, mutta järjetön se, joka nuhdetta vihaa.
Those who want to know [what is right to do] want to be (disciplined/corrected) when they do what is wrong; it is foolish to not want to be (corrected/told that what you did is wrong).
2 Hyvä saa Herran mielisuosion, mutta juonittelijan hän tuomitsee syylliseksi.
Yahweh is pleased with good people, but he condemns those who plan to harm [others].
3 Ei ihminen kestä jumalattomuuden varassa, mutta vanhurskasten juuri on horjumaton.
People do not become secure/safe by doing what is wicked; righteous [people] will be very safe and secure [LIT] like [MET] a tree that has deep roots.
4 Kelpo vaimo on puolisonsa kruunu, mutta kunnoton on kuin mätä hänen luissansa.
A good wife is one who causes her husband to be greatly honored, but a wife who does things that cause her husband to be ashamed [will destroy him] like [SIM] cancer [destroys] his bones.
5 Vanhurskasten aivoitukset ovat oikeat, jumalattomien hankkeet petolliset.
What righteous [people] want to do is [to treat people] fairly; what wicked [people] want to do is to deceive people.
6 Jumalattomien puheet väijyvät verta, mutta oikeamieliset pelastaa heidän suunsa.
What wicked [people] say is like a trap [MET] that kills [MTY] people [who pass by], but what righteous [people] say [MTY] rescues those whom [wicked people threaten to harm].
7 Jumalattomat kukistuvat olemattomiin, mutta vanhurskasten huone pysyy.
Wicked [people] will die [before they become old and we will see] them no more, but righteous people will live [for many years] and have many descendants.
8 Ymmärryksensä mukaan miestä kiitetään, mutta nurjasydämistä halveksitaan.
[People will] praise those who have good sense, but [people will] despise those (who are always thinking about doing evil things/whose thinking is twisted).
9 Parempi halpa-arvoinen, jolla on palvelija, kuin rehentelijä, joka on vailla leipää.
It is better to be a humble/ordinary person who has only one servant than to think that you are very important while you have nothing to eat.
10 Vanhurskas tuntee, mitä hänen karjansa kaipaa, mutta jumalattomain sydän on armoton.
Righteous people take care of their domestic animals, but wicked people act cruelly [toward their animals].
11 Joka peltonsa viljelee, saa leipää kyllin, mutta tyhjän tavoittelija on mieltä vailla.
Farmers who work hard in their fields will [produce good crops] that will give them plenty to eat, but those who waste their time working on worthless projects are foolish.
12 Jumalaton himoitsee pahojen saalista, mutta vanhurskasten juuri on antoisa.
Wicked [people] desire to take away what [other] evil people have, but [Yahweh] enables righteous/godly [people] to be steadfast and productive [MET].
13 Huulten rikkomus on paha ansa, mutta vanhurskas pääsee hädästä.
Evil people are trapped by the evil things that they say [MTY], but righteous [people] escape from trouble.
14 Suunsa hedelmästä saa kyllälti hyvää, ja ihmisen eteen kiertyvät hänen kättensä työt.
People are rewarded for [the good things] that they say [to others], and people are [also] rewarded for the good work that they do [MTY].
15 Hullun tie on hänen omissa silmissään oikea, mutta joka neuvoa kuulee, on viisas.
Foolish people [always] think that what they are doing is right; wise people heed [other people when they give them good] advice.
16 Hullun suuttumus tulee kohta ilmi, mutta mielevä peittää kärsimänsä häpeän.
Foolish people quickly become angry when someone does something that they don’t like; but those who have good sense ignore it when others insult them.
17 Toden puhuja lausuu oikeuden, mutta väärä todistaja petoksen.
[In the courtroom], honest people say what is true, but untruthful/dishonest people tell [nothing but] lies.
18 Moni viskoo sanoja kuin miekanpistoja, mutta viisasten kieli on lääke.
What some people say [hurts people badly], as much as [SIM] a sword can; but what wise [people] say (heals [others’ souls]/comforts others).
19 Totuuden huulet pysyvät iäti, mutta valheen kieli vain tuokion.
When people tell [MTY] lies, others soon realize that what they said is not true [IDM]; but when people say what is true, others will remember that forever.
20 Jotka pahaa miettivät, niillä on mielessä petos, mutta jotka rauhaan neuvovat, niille tulee ilo.
Those who plan to do what is evil are always wanting to deceive [others], but things will go well for those who plan [to do] good things.
21 Ei tule turmiota vanhurskaalle, mutta jumalattomat ovat onnettomuutta täynnä.
Bad things [usually] [HYP] do not happen to righteous [people], but wicked [people] always have troubles.
22 Herralle kauhistus ovat valheelliset huulet, mutta teoissaan uskolliset ovat hänelle otolliset.
Yahweh detests those [MTY] who tell lies, but he is delighted with those who faithfully do what they promise that they will do.
23 Mielevä ihminen peittää tietonsa, mutta tyhmäin sydän huutaa julki hulluutensa.
Those with good sense do not reveal [all] that they know; foolish people show [clearly] by what they say that they (are ignorant/have not learned much).
24 Ahkerain käsi saa hallita, mutta laiska joutuu työveron alaiseksi.
Those [SYN] who work hard become rulers [of others]; those who are lazy become slaves [of others.]
25 Huoli painaa alas miehen mielen, mutta hyvä sana sen ilahuttaa.
When people are anxious/worried, they become depressed/dejected, but when others speak kindly to them, it causes them to be cheerful again.
26 Vanhurskas opastaa lähimmäistänsä, mutta jumalattomat eksyttää heidän oma tiensä.
Godly/Righteous people try to [give good advice to] their friends (OR, try to make friends with others), but the manner in which wicked [people] live misleads their friends.
27 Laiska ei saa ajetuksi itselleen riistaa, mutta ahkeruus on ihmiselle kallis tavara.
Lazy people do not even [cook the meat of] the animals that they catch/kill, but those who work hard will acquire (OR, are like) a valuable treasure.
28 Vanhurskauden polulla on elämä, ja sen tien kulku ei ole kuolemaksi.
Those who (live righteously/continually do what is right) are [walking] on the road to a long life; (it is not a road to death/they will not die when they are still young).
