Sananlaskujen 20
1 Viini on pilkkaaja, väkijuoma remunpitäjä; eikä ole viisas kenkään, joka siitä hoipertelee.
Drinking a lot of wine or [other] strong drinks causes people to start fighting; it is foolish to become drunk/intoxicated.
2 Kuninkaan peljättäväisyys on kuin nuoren leijonan kiljunta; joka hänet vihoittaa, se henkensä rikkoo.
Being afraid of a king when he is angry is like [SIM] being afraid of a lion when it growls/roars; if you cause the king to become angry, he may execute you.
3 On kunniaksi miehelle riitaa karttaa, mutta kaikki hullut riitaa haastavat.
[People] respect those who stay away from disputes/arguments; foolish people [love to] quarrel.
4 Syksyllä ei laiska kynnä; elonaikana hän tyhjää tapailee.
[If] a lazy man does not plow [his fields at the right/proper time], he will look for [crops] at harvest [time], but there will be nothing there.
5 Kuin syvät vedet ovat miehen sydämen aivoitukset, mutta ymmärtäväinen mies ne ammentaa esiin.
[Just] as it is difficult to bring up water from a deep well, it is difficult to know what people are thinking, but someone who has good sense/insight will be able to find out what people are thinking.
6 Monet huutavat hyvyyttänsä kukin, mutta kuka löytää luotettavan miehen?
Many people proclaim that they can be trusted [to do what they say that they will do], but it is very difficult to find [RHQ] someone who can really be trusted.
7 Vanhurskas vaeltaa nuhteettomasti, onnelliset ovat lapset hänen jälkeensä.
If parents conduct their lives as they should, [God] blesses their children (OR, their children are very happy/fortunate).
8 Kuningas istuu tuomioistuimella, hän silmillänsä perkaa kaiken pahan pois.
A king who sits on his throne to judge people can [easily] [MTY] find out what things that people have done are good and what things are evil.
9 Kuka voi sanoa: "Olen puhdistanut sydämeni, olen puhdas synnistäni"?
There is no one [RHQ] who can truthfully say, “I do not know of any wrong things that I have done; I have (gotten rid of all my sinful behavior/quit doing what is sinful).”
10 Kahtalainen paino ja kahtalainen mitta-molemmat ovat Herralle kauhistus.
Yahweh detests people who use weights that are not right and measures that are not correct.
11 Teoistansa tuntee jo poikasenkin, onko hänen menonsa puhdas ja oikea.
Even children show by what they do whether they are good or not; they show whether (what they do/their behavior) is honest and right [or not].
12 Kuulevan korvan ja näkevän silmän-molemmat on Herra luonut.
Two of the things that Yahweh has created [for us] are ears to hear things and eyes to see things.
13 Älä unta rakasta, ettet köyhtyisi; pidä silmäsi auki, niin saat leipää kyllin.
If you want to sleep [all the time], you will become poor; if you stay awake [and work], you will have plenty of food.
14 "Huonoa, huonoa", sanoo ostaja, mutta mentyänsä pois hän kehuskelee.
People [look at things that they are about] to buy, [and in order to get it for a lower price sometimes they] say, “(It is no good/It is poor quality),” but [after they buy it], they go and boast [about having bought it for a cheap price].
15 Olkoon kultaa, olkoon helmiä paljon, kallein kalu ovat taidolliset huulet.
Gold and precious stones are [valuable], but wise words [MTY] are more valuable.
16 Ota siltä vaatteet, joka toista takasi, ja ota häneltä pantti vieraitten puolesta.
If you foolishly promise to a stranger that you will pay what he owes if he is unable to pay it [DOU], [you deserve to] have someone take your coat from you.
17 Makea on miehelle petoksella saatu leipä, mutta perästäpäin hän saa suunsa täyteen soraa.
People [may] think that food that they acquire by doing what is dishonest will taste very good, but later [they will not enjoy what they have done any more than they would enjoy] eating gravel/sand.
18 Neuvotellen suunnitelmat vahvistuvat, ja sotaa on sinun käytävä neuvokkuudella.
When people give you good advice, [if you do what they suggest], your plans will succeed; so be sure to get good advice from wise people before you start fighting a war.
19 Salaisuuden ilmaisee, joka panettelijana käy; älä siis antaudu avosuisen pariin.
Those who go around telling gossip are [always] telling secrets to [others]; so stay away from people who foolishly talk [too much].
20 Joka isäänsä ja äitiänsä kiroaa, sen lamppu sammuu pilkkopimeään.
If someone curses his father or his mother, his life will be ended, [just] like a lamp is extinguished.
21 Tavara, jota aluksi kiivaasti tavoitellaan, ei lopulta tuo siunausta.
If you very quickly take the property that your parents promise will be yours after they die, you will not receive any good/blessing from it.
22 Älä sano: "Minä kostan pahan"; odota Herraa, hän auttaa sinua.
Do not say, “I will do evil to those who do evil to me;” wait for Yahweh [to do something about it], and he will (help you/[do what is right]).
23 Kahtalainen paino on Herralle kauhistus, ja väärä vaaka ei ole hyvä.
Yahweh detests [those who use] dishonest scales and weights that are not accurate/correct.
24 Herralta tulevat miehen askeleet; mitäpä ymmärtäisi tiestänsä ihminen itse?
Yahweh is the one who has decided what will happen to us, so (how can we (understand/know) what will happen before it happens?/we humans certainly cannot (understand/know) what will happen before it happens.) [RHQ]
25 Ihmiselle on ansaksi luvata hätiköiden pyhä lahja ja vasta perästäpäin harkita lupauksiansa.
You should think carefully before you solemnly promise to dedicate something to God, because later you might be sorry you have promised to do it.
26 Viisas kuningas perkaa jumalattomat pois viskimellään ja antaa puimajyrän käydä heidän ylitsensä.
Wise kings find out [MET] which people have done what is wrong, and they punish them very severely [IDM].
27 Ihmisen henki on Herran lamppu: se tutkistelee sydämen kammiot kaikki.
Our consciences are [like] lamps that Yahweh [has given to us to enable us to know what we are thinking] [MET]; they reveal what is hidden deep in our (minds/inner beings).
28 Laupeus ja uskollisuus on kuninkaan turva, ja laupeudella hän valtaistuimensa tukee.
Kings will continue to rule as long as they faithfully love their people and are loyal to them and as long as they rule righteously/fairly.
29 Voima on nuorukaisen kunnia, ja harmaat hapset ovat vanhusten kaunistus.
We honor/admire young people because they are strong, but we respect [MTY] old people more because they are wise.
30 Mustelmat ja haavat puhdistavat pahantekijän, lyönnit puhdistavat sydämen kammiot.
When we are beaten or whipped, it [can] cause us to quit doing what is evil in our lives; when someone wounds us [by punishing us], it [can] cause our behavior to become good.
