Sananlaskujen 29
1 Kuritusta saanut mies, joka niskurina pysyy, rusennetaan äkisti, eikä apua ole.
Some people remain stubborn [IDM] [even] though they are often reproved/warned [about doing what is wrong], [but some day] they will be crushed/ruined, and nothing will be able to heal them.
2 Hurskaitten enentyessä kansa iloitsee, mutta jumalattoman hallitessa kansa huokaa.
When righteous [people] are rulers, people are happy, but when wicked [people] rule, people (groan/are miserable).
3 Viisautta rakastavainen on isällensä iloksi, mutta porttojen seuratoveri hävittää varansa.
Those who are eager to become wise cause their parents to be glad; those who spend their time with prostitutes will end up giving all their money to them.
4 Oikeudella kuningas pitää maan pystyssä, mutta verojen kiskoja sen hävittää.
When a king rules justly/fairly, he causes his nation to be strong, but a king who is concerned [only] with getting more money from the people ruins his nation.
5 Mies, joka lähimmäistään liehakoitsee, virittää verkon hänen askeleilleen.
Those who (flatter others/say nice things to others [merely] to cause them to feel good) are really setting a trap for them (OR, for themselves) [SYN].
6 Pahalle miehelle on oma rikos paulaksi, mutta vanhurskas saa riemuita ja iloita.
Evil people will be trapped by the sins that they commit, but righteous/honest people will sing and be joyful/happy.
7 Vanhurskas tuntee vaivaisten asian, mutta jumalaton ei siitä mitään ymmärrä.
Righteous/Good people know that poor [people] should be treated fairly/justly, [but] wicked people (are not concerned about/do not pay attention to) those matters at all.
8 Pilkkaajat kaupungin villitsevät, mutta viisaat hillitsevät vihan.
Those who make fun of [everything that is good say things that] cause [everyone in] the city to (be agitated/in turmoil); those who are wise enable [people] to remain calm.
9 Viisas mies kun käräjöi hullun miehen kanssa, niin tämä reutoo ja nauraa eikä asetu.
If a wise person sues a foolish person, the foolish person merely laughs [at him] and yells [at him] and will not be quiet (OR, [the dispute will] not be resolved).
10 Murhamiehet vihaavat nuhteetonta, oikeamielisten henkeä he väijyvät.
Those who murder others hate people who (are honest/always do what is right), but righteous [people] try to protect them.
11 Tyhmä purkaa kaiken sisunsa, mutta viisas sen viimein tyynnyttää.
People who are wise are patient and restrain/control themselves when they are angry, but foolish people (quickly show others that they are very angry/do not restrain themselves at all).
12 Hallitsija, joka kuuntelee valhepuheita, saa palvelijoikseen pelkkiä jumalattomia.
If a ruler (pays attention to/believes) [people who tell] lies, all his officials will [also] become wicked.
13 Köyhä ja sortaja kohtaavat toisensa; kumpaisenkin silmille Herra antaa valon.
There is one thing that is true about both poor people and those who oppress them: Yahweh enables all of them to see.
14 Kuninkaalla, joka tuomitsee vaivaisia oikein, on valtaistuin iäti vahva.
If kings judge poor [people] fairly, they will continue to rule for a long time.
15 Vitsa ja nuhde antavat viisautta, mutta kuriton poika on äitinsä häpeä.
If children are punished/spanked and reproved/warned, they become wise; but if they are allowed to do whatever they want to do, they [do things that] cause their mothers to be ashamed of them.
16 Kun jumalattomat lisääntyvät, lisääntyy rikos, mutta vanhurskaat saavat nähdä, kuinka he kukistuvat.
When wicked [people] rule, there are more crimes committed {people commit more crimes}, but [some day] those wicked people will (be defeated/no longer rule), and righteous [people] will see that happen.
17 Kurita poikaasi, niin hän sinua virvoittaa ja sielullesi herkkuja tarjoaa.
If you discipline your children, they will no longer [do things that] will cause you to be worried; instead, they [will do things that] will delight you [SYN].
18 Missä ilmoitus puuttuu, siinä kansa käy kurittomaksi; autuas se, joka noudattaa lakia.
When the people [of a nation] do not receive messages that come directly from God, they do not control their behavior. [God] is pleased with those who obey his laws.
19 Ei ota palvelija sanoista ojentuakseen: hän kyllä ymmärtää, mutta ei tottele.
It is not possible to correct/discipline servants only by talking to them; they understand what you are saying, but they do not pay attention to it.
20 Näet miehen, kärkkään puhumaan-enemmän on toivoa tyhmästä kuin hänestä.
[God] can help/bless foolish people more easily [RHQ] than he can help/bless people who speak without thinking first.
21 Jos palvelijaansa nuoresta pitäen hemmottelee, tulee hänestä lopulta kiittämätön.
If someone gives his servants everything that they want, starting from when they are young, some day those servants will take from him everything that he owns.
22 Pikavihainen mies nostaa riidan, ja kiukkuinen tulee rikkoneeksi paljon.
Those who [quickly] become angry cause [many] arguments, and they [also] commit many sins.
23 Ihmisen alentaa hänen oma ylpeytensä, mutta alavamielinen saa kunnian.
Proud people will be disgraced; those who are humble will be respected.
24 Joka käy osille varkaan kanssa, se sieluansa vihaa; hän kuulee vannotuksen, mutta ei ilmaise mitään.
Those who help thieves [to steal] only hurt themselves; [when they are in court], they solemnly ask [God] to curse them [if they do not tell the truth], but they do not tell the truth [about the crime that was committed], [and as a result, God will curse them].
25 Ihmispelko panee paulan, mutta Herraan luottavainen on turvattu.
It is [like] a dangerous trap [MET] [for people] to be (afraid of/worried about) what others will think about them, but those who trust in Yahweh are safe/protected.
26 Hallitsijan suosiota etsivät monet, mutta Herralta tulee miehelle oikeus.
Many [people] request rulers to do things to help them, but Yahweh is [the only one] who surely does for people what is fair/just.
27 Vääryyden mies on vanhurskaille kauhistus, ja oikean tien kulkija on kauhistus jumalattomalle.
Righteous [people] hate/detest those who do what is evil, and wicked [people] hate [those whose behavior is always] good.
