Sananlaskujen 15
1 Leppeä vastaus taltuttaa kiukun, mutta loukkaava sana nostaa vihan.
When people are angry with you, reply to them gently, and it will calm them; but if you reply harshly to them, it causes them to become more angry.
2 Viisasten kieli puhuu tietoa taitavasti, mutta tyhmäin suu purkaa hulluutta.
When wise [people] speak [MTY], it causes those who hear what they say to want to know more; foolish people continually say [MTY] what is foolish.
3 Herran silmät ovat joka paikassa; ne vartioitsevat hyviä ja pahoja.
Yahweh sees [MTY] [what is happening] everywhere; he observes what bad [people do] as well as what good [people do].
4 Sävyisä kieli on elämän puu, mutta vilpillinen kieli haavoittaa mielen.
Those who speak [MTY] kindly to people are [like] [MET] trees [whose fruit gives] life; speaking what is false causes people to (despair/feel very discouraged).
5 Hullu pitää halpana isänsä kurituksen, mutta joka nuhdetta noudattaa, tulee mieleväksi.
Foolish children despise their parents when their parents correct/discipline them; wise children accept it.
6 Vanhurskaan huoneessa on suuret aarteet, mutta jumalattoman saalis on turmion oma.
There are many valuable things in the houses of righteous [people]; the wealth of wicked [people] causes them to have troubles/difficulties.
7 Viisasten huulet kylvävät tietoa, mutta tyhmäin sydän ei ole vakaa.
What wise [people] teach [MTY] causes others to know much more, [but] foolish people cannot teach others what is useful.
8 Jumalattomien uhri on Herralle kauhistus, mutta oikeamielisten rukous on hänelle otollinen.
Yahweh detests the sacrifices that are offered by wicked [people]; what delights/pleases him very much are the prayers of righteous/good [people].
9 Jumalattoman tie on Herralle kauhistus, mutta joka vanhurskauteen pyrkii, sitä hän rakastaa.
Yahweh hates/detests the behavior of wicked [people], but he loves those who always do what is righteous/just/fair.
10 Kova tulee kuritus sille, joka tien hylkää; joka nuhdetta vihaa, saa kuoleman.
Those who do what is wrong will be severely punished; those who do not want to be corrected will die.
Yahweh knows [what is happening in] the place where dead people [DOU] are, so he certainly knows [RHQ] what people are thinking. (Sheol h7585)
12 Pilkkaaja ei pidä siitä, että häntä nuhdellaan; viisasten luo hän ei mene.
Some people do not want to be corrected; they never go to wise [people to seek good advice from them].
13 Iloinen sydän kaunistaa kasvot, mutta sydämen tuskassa on mieli murtunut.
When people are happy, they have smiles on their faces; but when they are sad, [by looking at their faces we can see that] they are sad.
14 Ymmärtäväisen sydän etsii tietoa, mutta tyhmien suu hulluutta suosii.
Those who have good sense want to learn more; foolish people [MTY] are very satisfied with being foolish/ignorant.
15 Kurjalle ovat pahoja kaikki päivät, mutta hyvä mieli on kuin alituiset pidot.
Those who are oppressed constantly have difficulties, but those who (OR, if they) are happy, [it is as though] [MET] they are having a big feast every day.
16 Parempi vähä Herran pelossa kuin paljot varat levottomuudessa.
Being poor and revering Yahweh is better than being rich and having a lot of troubles.
17 Parempi vihannesruoka rakkaudessa kuin syöttöhärkä vihassa.
Eating meals with [people whom you] love and having only vegetables to eat is better than eating with [people who] hate [each other and] having lots of good meat [to eat].
18 Kiukkuinen mies nostaa riidan, mutta pitkämielinen asettaa toran.
Those who quickly become angry cause arguments/quarreling, but those who do not quickly become angry cause people to act peacefully.
19 Laiskan tie on kuin orjantappurapehko, mutta oikeamielisten polku on raivattu.
Lazy people constantly [have difficulties] [MET]; [it is as though they are] walking through thorns; but those who are honest and hard-working [will have few difficulties; it is as though they are walking] on a level highway [MET].
20 Viisas poika on isällensä iloksi, mutta tyhmä ihminen halveksii äitiänsä.
Children who are wise cause their parents to be happy; it is foolish children who despise their parents.
21 Hulluus on ilo sille, joka on mieltä vailla, mutta ymmärtäväinen mies kulkee suoraan.
Foolish people are happy to [continually] act foolishly; those who have good sense do what is right.
22 Hankkeet sortuvat, missä neuvonpito puuttuu; mutta ne toteutuvat, missä on runsaasti neuvonantajia.
If there is no one to give us good advice, we will not accomplish what we are planning to do; but when we have many [good] advisors, we will succeed.
23 Miehellä on ilo suunsa vastauksesta; ja kuinka hyvä onkaan sana aikanansa!
People rejoice when they are able to reply well to what others have asked them; [truly], it is very delightful to be able to say the right thing at the right time.
Wise people walk on a road that leads up to a long life; they do not walk on a road that leads down to the place where dead people are. (Sheol h7585)
25 Ylpeitten huoneen Herra hajottaa, mutta lesken rajan hän vahvistaa.
Yahweh tears down the houses of proud [people], but he protects the property of widows.
26 Häijyt juonet ovat Herralle kauhistus, mutta lempeät sanat ovat puhtaat.
Yahweh detests what wicked [people] are thinking [about doing]; [but] when people say what is kind, he considers those words to be pure.
27 Väärän voiton pyytäjä hävittää huoneensa, mutta joka lahjuksia vihaa, saa elää.
Those who try hard to get money by acting dishonestly cause trouble for their family; those who refuse to accept bribes will live [for a long time].
28 Vanhurskaan sydän miettii, mitä vastata, mutta jumalattomien suu purkaa pahuutta.
Righteous/Good [people] think carefully before they answer [what others ask them]; wicked [people] very quickly say what is evil.
29 Jumalattomista on Herra kaukana, mutta vanhurskasten rukouksen hän kuulee.
Yahweh does not listen [MTY] to what wicked [people request him to do]; he listens to righteous [people] when they pray.
30 Valoisa silmänluonti ilahuttaa sydämen; hyvä sanoma tuo ydintä luihin.
If people have a smile on their faces, it makes them/others happy, and [when people hear] good news, it refreshes their spirits [MTY].
31 Korva, joka kuuntelee elämän nuhdetta, saa majailla viisaitten keskellä.
If people pay attention when [people] correct/warn them, they will become wise.
32 Joka kuritusta vieroo, pitää sielunsa halpana; mutta joka nuhdetta kuuntelee, se saa mieltä.
If people refuse to listen [when others try] to correct them, they are despising/hurting themselves; those who (pay attention/heed) when [others] warn them (become wiser/acquire good sense).
33 Herran pelko on kuri viisauteen, ja kunnian edellä käy nöyryys.
If you revere Yahweh, you will learn how to become wise, but [only] after you become humble will [people] honor you.
