Παροιμίαι 10
1 Παροιμίαι Σολομώντος. Υιός σοφός ευφραίνει πατέρα· υιός δε άφρων είναι λύπη της μητρός αυτού.
These [are more] proverbs/wise sayings from Solomon: If children are wise, they cause their parents to be happy; but if children are foolish, they cause their parents to be very sad.
2 Οι θησαυροί της ανομίας δεν ωφελούσιν· η δε δικαιοσύνη ελευθερόνει εκ θανάτου.
Money that you get by doing dishonest/wicked things will really not benefit you; but by living righteously you will live for (a long time/many years).
3 Ο Κύριος δεν θέλει λιμοκτονήσει ψυχήν δικαίου· ανατρέπει δε την περιουσίαν των ασεβών.
Yahweh does not allow righteous [people] to starve, but he will prevent wicked [people] from getting what they want.
4 Η οκνηρά χειρ πτωχείαν φέρει· πλουτίζει δε η χειρ του επιμελούς.
Lazy people [soon] become poor; it is those who work hard who become rich.
5 Ο συνάγων εν τω θέρει είναι υιός συνέσεως· ο δε κοιμώμενος εν τω θερισμώ υιός αισχύνης.
Those who are wise, harvest the crops when they are ripe; it is shameful/disgraceful to sleep [and not work] during harvest time.
6 Ευλογία επί την κεφαλήν του δικαίου· το στόμα δε των ασεβών αδικία καλύπτει.
Righteous [people will] be blessed [by God]; [the nice things] that wicked [people] say [MTY] [sometimes] conceal the fact that they [are planning to] act violently.
7 Η μνήμη του δικαίου είναι μετ' ευλογίας· το δε όνομα των ασεβών σήπεται.
After righteous [people die], other people are blessed as they remember [what those people did before they died]; but we will soon forget wicked people [MTY] after they die.
8 Ο σοφός την καρδίαν θέλει δέχεσθαι εντολάς· ο δε μωρός τα χείλη θέλει υποσκελισθή.
Wise people heed good instruction/advice, but people who talk foolishly will ruin themselves.
9 Ο περιπατών εν ακεραιότητι περιπατεί ασφαλώς· ο δε διαστρέφων τας οδούς αυτού θέλει γνωρισθή.
Honest people will be safe, but [others] (OR, God) will find out those who are dishonest.
10 Όστις νεύει διά του οφθαλμού, προξενεί οδύνην· ο δε μωρός τα χείλη θέλει υποσκελισθή.
Those who signal with their eyes [that they are about to do something that is wrong] cause trouble, but those who rebuke others truthfully cause them to be peaceful.
11 Το στόμα του δικαίου είναι πηγή ζωής· το στόμα δε των ασεβών αδικία καλύπτει.
What righteous [people] say [MTY] is [like] a fountain that (gives life/enables people to live many years) [MET], but what wicked [people] say [MTY] hides [the fact] that they intend to act violently.
12 Το μίσος διεγείρει έριδας· αλλ' η αγάπη καλύπτει πάντα τα σφάλματα.
When we hate others, it causes quarrels, but if we love others, we forgive them [for the wrong things that they do].
13 Εις τα χείλη του συνετού ευρίσκεται η σοφία· η δε ράβδος είναι διά την ράχιν του ενδεούς φρενών.
Those who have good sense say [MTY] what is wise, but people who do not have good sense must be punished.
14 Οι σοφοί αποταμιεύουσι γνώσιν· το στόμα δε του προπετούς είναι πλησίον απωλείας.
Wise people continue to learn all that they can, but when foolish people speak, they soon cause trouble.
15 Τα αγαθά του πλουσίου είναι η οχυρά αυτού πόλις· καταστροφή δε των πενήτων πτωχεία αυτών.
The wealth that rich people have [protects them like a city is protected by a] strong wall around it [MET], but people who are poor suffer much [because they have no one to help them].
16 Τα έργα του δικαίου είναι εις ζωήν· το προϊόν του ασεβούς εις αμαρτίαν.
If you are righteous, your reward will be a good life, [but] all that sinful people gain is to sin more.
17 Ο φυλάττων την παιδείαν ευρίσκεται εν οδώ ζωής· ο δε εγκαταλείπων τον έλεγχον αποπλανάται.
Those who pay attention when others try to (correct them/teach them what they are doing that is wrong) will live (happily/for many years); but those who reject being rebuked will not find the road to life (OR, cause others to go astray).
18 Όστις καλύπτει μίσος υπό χείλη ψευδή, και όστις προφέρει συκοφαντίαν, είναι άφρων.
Those who will not admit that they hate [others] are liars, and those who slander [others] are foolish.
19 Εν τη πολυλογία δεν λείπει αμαρτία· αλλ' όστις κρατεί τα χείλη αυτού, είναι συνετός.
When people talk a lot, that will lead them to sin a lot [by what they say]; if you are wise, you will refuse to say very much.
20 Η γλώσσα του δικαίου αργύριον εκλεκτόν· η καρδία των ασεβών πράγμα μηδαμινόν.
What righteous/good [people] say [MTY] is [as valuable as] pure silver [MET]; what wicked [people] think is worthless.
21 Τα χείλη του δικαίου βόσκουσι πολλούς· οι δε άφρονες αποθνήσκουσι δι' έλλειψιν φρενών.
What righteous [people] say [MTY] benefits many [people], but foolish people die because of the stupid [things that they do].
22 Η ευλογία του Κυρίου πλουτίζει, και λύπη δεν θέλει προστεθή εις αυτήν.
Yahweh blesses [some people] by enabling them to become rich, and working hard will not make them to become richer (OR, and he will not also cause them to become sad).
23 Ως γέλως είναι εις τον άφρονα να πράττη κακόν· η δε σοφία είναι ανδρός συνετού.
Foolish people (have fun/enjoy) doing what is wrong, but wise/sensible people enjoy doing what is wise.
24 Ο φόβος του ασεβούς θέλει επέλθει επ' αυτόν· η επιθυμία δε των δικαίων θέλει εκπληρωθή.
Righteous [people] will get the good things that they want/desire, but what wicked [people] are afraid of is what will happen to them.
25 Καθώς παρέρχεται ο ανεμοστρόβιλος, ούτως ο ασεβής δεν υπάρχει· ο δε δίκαιος θέλει είσθαι τεθεμελιωμένος εις τον αιώνα.
When storms come, the wicked will (be blown away/never be safe), but righteous [people will] be safe forever.
26 Καθώς το όξος εις τους οδόντας και ο καπνός εις τους οφθαλμούς, ούτως είναι ο οκνηρός εις τους αποστέλλοντας αυτόν.
We do not like a lazy person who refuses to do the job that he is given to do, [just] like we do not like vinegar in our mouths or smoke in our eyes.
27 Ο φόβος του Κυρίου προσθέτει ημέρας· τα δε έτη των ασεβών θέλουσιν ελαττωθή.
If you revere Yahweh, you will live for a long time; but wicked [people] die before they become old.
28 Η προσδοκία των δικαίων θέλει είσθαι ευφροσύνη· η ελπίς όμως των ασεβών θέλει απολεσθή.
Righteous [people] confidently expect [that good things will happen to them], and that causes them to be happy/joyful; but when wicked [people] confidently expect something good to happen, it does not happen.
29 Η οδός του Κυρίου είναι οχύρωμα εις τον άμεμπτον, όλεθρος δε εις τους εργάτας της ανομίας.
Yahweh protects [MET] those who live righteously, but he destroys those who do what is evil.
30 Ο δίκαιος εις τον αιώνα δεν θέλει σαλευθή· οι δε ασεβείς δεν θέλουσι κατοικήσει την γην.
Righteous [people] will always be secure [LIT], but wicked people will be removed from their land (OR, from this earth).
31 Το στόμα του δικαίου αναδίδει σοφίαν· η δε ψευδής γλώσσα θέλει εκκοπή.
Righteous people [MTY] say things that are wise, but [God] will shut the mouths of people [MTY] who say what is not true.
32 Τα χείλη του δικαίου γνωρίζουσι το ευχάριστον· το στόμα δε των ασεβών τα διεστραμμένα.
Righteous people [MTY] know what to say that is acceptable, but wicked [people] [MTY] are [constantly] saying things that are not true.
