Παροιμίαι 14
1 Αι σοφαί γυναίκες οικοδομούσι τον οίκον αυτών· η δε άφρων κατασκάπτει αυτόν διά των χειρών αυτής.
Wise women [PRS] hold their families together [by the wise things that they do], but foolish women ruin their families by the foolish things that they do.
2 Ο περιπατών εν τη ευθύτητι αυτού φοβείται τον Κύριον· ο δε σκολιός τας οδούς αυτού καταφρονεί αυτόν.
By [continually] behaving/acting righteously, [people show that they] greatly revere Yahweh; those who (walk on crooked paths/always deceive others) [show that they] despise him.
3 Εν στόματι άφρονος είναι η ράβδος της υπερηφανίας· τα δε χείλη των σοφών θέλουσι φυλάττει αυτούς.
Foolish people will be punished [MTY] for what they say, but wise [people] will be protected by what they say [MTY].
4 Όπου δεν είναι βόες, η αποθήκη είναι κενή· η δε αφθονία των γεννημάτων είναι εκ της δυνάμεως του βοός.
If [a man has] no oxen [to plow his field], he does not [need to put] grain [in their feedbox], but if [he has] oxen, they will enable [him to produce] an abundant crop.
5 Ο αληθής μάρτυς δεν θέλει ψεύδεσθαι· ο δε ψευδής μάρτυς εκχέει ψεύδη.
Witnesses who are reliable [always] say what (is true/really happened), but witnesses who are not reliable constantly tell lies [about what happened].
6 Ο χλευαστής ζητεί σοφίαν και δεν ευρίσκει· εις δε τον συνετόν είναι εύκολος η μάθησις.
Those who make fun [of being wise] will never become wise, but those who understand [what is right] learn things easily.
7 Ύπαγε κατέναντι του άφρονος ανθρώπου και δεν θέλεις ευρεί χείλη συνέσεως.
Stay away from foolish people, because they will not be able to teach you anything [useful].
8 Η σοφία του φρονίμου είναι να γνωρίζη την οδόν αυτού· η δε μωρία των αφρόνων αποπλάνησις.
Those who have good sense are wise, so they know what they should do [and what they should not do]; foolish people do not know what is right to do, but because they think that they do, they are deceiving themselves.
9 Οι άφρονες γελώσιν εις την ανομίαν· εν μέσω δε των ευθέων είναι χάρις.
Foolish people make fun of their committing sins; but God is pleased with those who do what is right.
10 Η καρδία του ανθρώπου γνωρίζει την πικρίαν της ψυχής αυτού· και ξένος δεν συμμετέχει της χαράς αυτής.
If you are very sad or if you are joyful, only you know what you are experiencing; no one else [can] know what you are feeling.
11 Η οικία των ασεβών θέλει αφανισθή· η δε σκηνή των ευθέων θέλει ανθεί.
Houses built by wicked [people] will be destroyed, but houses built by good/righteous [people] will last for a long time.
12 Υπάρχει οδός, ήτις φαίνεται ορθή εις τον άνθρωπον, αλλά τα τέλη αυτής φέρουσιν εις θάνατον.
There are some kinds of behavior [MET] that [some] people [falsely] think are right, but (walking on those roads/continually doing those things) causes [those people] to die.
13 Έτι και εις τον γέλωτα πονεί η καρδία· και το τέλος της χαράς είναι λύπη.
[Sometimes] when people laugh, they are [really] sad, and when they stop laughing, they are still sad.
14 Ο διεφθαρμένος την καρδίαν θέλει εμπλησθή από των οδών αυτού· ο δε αγαθός άνθρωπος αφ' εαυτού.
Those who stubbornly continue to do what is wrong will get what they deserve, and those who continually do what is good will [also] get what they deserve.
15 Ο απλούς πιστεύει εις πάντα λόγον· ο δε φρόνιμος προσέχει εις τα βήματα αυτού.
Foolish people believe everything [that people tell them]; those who have good sense think carefully about what will be the result of their actions.
16 Ο σοφός φοβείται και φεύγει από του κακού· αλλ' ο άφρων προχωρεί και θρασύνεται.
Wise people are careful and avoid [doing things that will give them] trouble; foolish people are careless and act (too quickly/without thinking).
17 Ο οξύθυμος πράττει αστοχάστως· και ο κακόβουλος άνθρωπος είναι μισητός.
Those who quickly become angry [IDM] do foolish things; [people] hate those who plan to do wicked things (OR, those who have good sense remain calm/patient).
18 Οι άφρονες κληρονομούσι μωρίαν· οι δε φρόνιμοι στεφανούνται σύνεσιν.
Foolish people get what they deserve for doing foolish things; those with good sense are rewarded [MET] by being able to learn a lot.
19 Οι κακοί υποκλίνουσιν έμπροσθεν των αγαθών, και οι ασεβείς εις τας πύλας των δικαίων.
[Some day] evil [people] will bow down in front of righteous [people to show that they respect them]; they [will humbly stand] at the gates of [the houses of] righteous [people and request their help].
20 Ο πτωχός μισείται και υπό του πλησίον αυτού· του δε πλουσίου οι φίλοι πολλοί.
[No one likes] poor [people]; even their friends/neighbors do not like them; rich [people] have many friends, but [only while the rich people still have money].
21 Ο καταφρονών τον πλησίον αυτού αμαρτάνει· ο δε ελεών τους πτωχούς είναι μακάριος.
It is sinful to despise your [poor] neighbors; [God] is pleased with those who do kind things for the poor.
22 Δεν πλανώνται οι βουλευόμενοι κακόν; έλεος όμως και αλήθεια θέλει είσθαι εις τους βουλευομένους αγαθόν.
Those who plan to do things that are evil/wrong are walking on the wrong road; people faithfully love, respect and are loyal to those who plan to do what is good.
23 Εν παντί κόπω υπάρχει κέρδος· η δε φλυαρία των χειλέων φέρει μόνον εις ένδειαν.
If you work hard, you will (accomplish something good/get a good income), but if all you do is to talk [and not work], you will remain poor.
24 Τα πλούτη των σοφών είναι στέφανος εις αυτούς· των δε αφρόνων η υπεροχή μωρία.
One of the rewards [MET] of being wise is to become rich; the reward of acting foolishly is to become more foolish.
25 Ο αληθής μάρτυς ελευθερόνει ψυχάς· ο δε δόλιος εκχέει ψεύδη.
By saying [in court] what is true, you [can] save the life [of the one who is being falsely accused]; if you tell lies, you are abandoning someone who needs your help [to defend him].
26 Εν τω φόβω του Κυρίου είναι ελπίς ισχυρά· και εις τα τέκνα αυτού θέλει υπάρχει καταφύγιον.
Those who revere Yahweh are confident [that he will protect them], and their family will [also] be protected.
27 Ο φόβος του Κυρίου είναι πηγή ζωής, απομακρύνων από παγίδων θανάτου.
Having an awesome respect for Yahweh is [like] [MET] [having] a fountain that gives life; it will help you to escape when something dangerous is threatening to kill you [MET].
28 Εν τω πλήθει του λαού είναι η δόξα του βασιλέως· εν δε τη ελλείψει του λαού ο αφανισμός του ηγεμονεύοντος.
If a king rules over many people, many people will [be able to] honor him; if he has only a few people in his kingdom, he will have very little [HYP] power.
29 Ο μακρόθυμος έχει μεγάλην φρόνησιν· ο δε οξύθυμος ανεγείρει την αφροσύνην αυτού.
Those who do not quickly become angry are very wise; by quickly becoming angry, people show that they are foolish.
30 Η υγιαίνουσα καρδία είναι ζωή της σαρκός· ο δε φθόνος σαπρία των οστέων.
Having a mind that is peaceful results in having a healthy body; having a mind that is [often] in turmoil is [like] [MET] cancer in [a person’s] bones.
31 Ο καταθλίβων τον πένητα ονειδίζει τον Ποιητήν αυτού· ο δε τιμών αυτόν ελεεί τον πτωχόν.
Those who oppress poor people are insulting God, the one who made those poor people, but acting kindly toward them is respecting God.
32 Ο ασεβής εκτινάσσεται εν τη ασεβεία αυτού· ο δε δίκαιος και εν τω θανάτω αυτού έχει ελπίδα.
Wicked [people] ruin themselves by the evil things that they do, but righteous/good [people] are kept safe/protected even when they die (OR, because of their continually doing what is right).
33 Εν τη καρδία του συνετού επαναπαύεται σοφία· εν μέσω δε των αφρόνων φανερούται.
Those who have good sense always think what is wise; foolish people do not know anything about being wise.
34 Η δικαιοσύνη υψόνει έθνος· η δε αμαρτία είναι όνειδος λαών.
[When] the people of a nation [continually act] righteously, it causes that nation to be great; [continually doing what is] evil causes a nation to be disgraced.
35 Εύνοια του βασιλέως είναι προς φρόνιμον δούλον· θυμός δε αυτού προς τον προξενούντα αισχύνην.
Kings are pleased with officials who do their work competently/skillfully, but they punish [MTY] those who [do their work in a manner that] causes the kings to be disgraced.
