Dagiti Proverbio 14
1 Ti masirib a babai ur-urnosenna ti balayna, ngem ti maag a babai ket daddadaelenna daytoy babaen kadagiti mismo wagasna.
Every wise woman builds her house, but the stupid woman tears it down with her own hands.
2 Ti agbibiag a nalinteg ket addaan iti panagbuteng kenni Yahweh, ngem ti saan a napudno iti wagasna ket um-umsienna ni Yahweh.
Those who live right respect the Lord, but those who live dishonestly despise him.
3 Manipud iti ngiwat ti maag tumaud ti kinatangsitna, ngem dagiti bibig dagiti masirib ti mangsalaknib kadakuada.
What stupid people say punishes their pride, but what wise people say will protect them.
4 No awan ti baka, nadalus ti kulloong, ngem mabalin a maadda ti nawadwad nga apit babaen iti pigsa ti baka.
Without oxen, the manger is empty, but a good harvest comes through the ox's strength.
5 Ti napudno a saksi saan nga agul-ulbod, ngem ti palso a saksi agisawsawng iti inuulbod.
A trustworthy witness doesn't lie, but a false witness is deceptive.
6 Ti tao a mangipagpagarup a nalalaing isuna ngem iti dadduma ket kasla mangbirbiruk iti kinasirib ket awan mabirukanna, ngem nalaka nga umay ti pannakaammo iti tao a masirib.
It's pointless for a scoffer to look for wisdom, but knowledge comes easily to someone who understands.
7 Adaywam ti maag a tao, ta awan ti maadalmo kenkuana.
Stay away from stupid people—you won't learn anything from them.
8 Ti kinasirib ti nanakem a tao ket ti panangawatna iti bukodna a biag, ngem ti kinamaag dagiti maag ket panangallilaw.
Sensible people use their wisdom to decide where they're going, but the foolishness of stupid people is treacherous.
9 Manglalais dagiti maag no maidaton ti daton a para iti basol, ngem pagbibingayan dagiti nalinteg ti pabor.
Stupid people laugh at sin, but good people want forgiveness.
10 Ammo ti puso ti bukodna a kinasaem, ket awan ganggannaet a makabingay iti rag-ona.
The individual's mind alone knows its sadnesses, and no one else can share its happiness.
11 Madadael ti balay dagiti nadangkes a tattao, ngem rumangpaya ti tolda dagiti nalinteg a tattao.
The house of wicked people will be destroyed, but the tent of good people will prosper.
12 Adda dalan a kasla nalinteg iti panagkita ti maysa a tao, ngem ti pagtungpalanna ket iti laeng patay.
There's a way that seems to be right, but in the end it's the way of death.
13 Mabalin nga agkatawa ti maysa a puso ngem makarikna latta ti ut-ot, ken mabalin a ti rag-o ket agtungpal laeng iti panagladingit.
Even when you're laughing you can be feeling sad—joy can end in grief.
14 Gun-odento ti tao a saan a napudno ti maiparbeng iti wagasna, ngem gun-odento ti nasayaat a tao ti rumbeng kenkuana.
Disloyal people are repaid for what they do, and good people are rewarded.
15 Ti tao a saan a nasursuroan ket mamati iti amin a banbanag, ngem ti nanakem a tao ket ad-adalenna dagiti addangna.
Stupid people believe whatever they're told, but sensible people think about what they're doing.
16 Ti masirib a tao ket addaan iti panagbuteng ken ad-adaywanna ti dakes, ngem sitatalek ti maag a mangikkat iti ballaag.
Wise people are careful and avoid evil, but stupid people are confidently reckless.
17 Ti tao a nalaka nga agunget ket agar-aramid kadagiti minamaag a banbanag, ken ti tao nga agar-aramid kadagiti dakes a panggep ket magurgura.
Quick-tempered people act foolishly, while people who make evil plans are hated.
18 Tawiden dagiti saan a nasursuroan a tattao ti kinanengneng ngem napalikmutan iti pannakaammo dagiti nanakem a tattao.
The inheritance of stupid people is stupidity, but sensible people are rewarded with knowledge.
19 Dagiti dakes ket agruknoyto iti sangoanan dagiti naimbag, ken dagiti nadangkes agruknoyto kadagiti ruangan dagiti nalinteg.
Evil people bow down before good people, and the wicked bow down at the doors of those who do right.
20 Ti tao a napanglaw ket magurgura uray pay kadagiti kakaduana, ngem ti tao a nabaknang ket adu ti gagayyemna.
The poor are hated even by their neighbors, while the rich have many friends.
21 Agbasbasol ti tao a mangipakpakita iti gurana iti kaarrubana, ngem naragsak ti tao a mangipakpakita iti nasayaat kadagiti napanglaw.
People who look down on their neighbors are sinners, but those who are kind to the poor are blessed.
22 Saan aya a dagiti agpangpanggep iti kinadakes ket maiyaw-awan? Ngem dagiti agpangpanggep iti nasayaat ket umawat iti kinapudno iti tulag ken kinamatalek.
Aren't people who plan to do evil wrong? But those who plan to do good have trustworthy love and faithfulness.
23 Tumaud ti gunggona manipud kadagiti amin a nagbannogan, ngem no ti adda laeng ket sao, mangiturong daytoy iti kinapanglaw.
There's profit in hard work, but chatting just leads to poverty.
24 Ti balangat dagiti masirib a tattao ket ti kinabaknangda, ngem ti kinamaag dagiti maag ket mangmangiyeg kadakuada iti ad-adda pay a kinamaag.
The wise are rewarded with wealth, but stupid people are rewarded with stupidity.
25 Ti napudno a saksi ket is-ispalenna ti biag, ngem ti palso a saksi ket agisawsawang iti inuulbod.
A truthful witness saves lives, but a false witness is treacherous.
26 No ti maysa a tao ket agbuteng kenni Yahweh, addaan met isuna iti panagtalek kenni Yahweh; dagitoy a banbanag ket kaslanto natibker a lugar a salaknib para kadagiti annak dagiti tattao.
People who honor the Lord are completely safe; he will protect their children.
27 Ti panagbuteng kenni Yahweh ket maiyarig a burayok ti biag, tapno maadaywan ti tao dagiti silo ti patay.
Respecting the Lord is like a fountain of life, so you can avoid the snares of death.
28 Ti dayag ti ari ket masarakan kadagiti adu a tattaona, ngem no awan ti tattao ket madadael ti prinsipe.
The glory of a king is the number of his subjects, for a ruler is nothing without them.
29 Ti tao a naanus ket addaan dakkel a pannakaawat, ngem ti tao a nalaka nga agpungtot ket mangitantan-ok iti kinamaag.
If you're slow to get angry, you're very wise; but if you have a short fuse you glorify stupidity.
30 Ti nasayaat a panagpanpanunot ket biag ti bagi, ngem runrunoten ti apal dagiti tultulang.
A peaceful mind makes your body healthy, but jealousy makes your bones rot.
31 Ti mangidaddadanes kadagiti napanglaw ket ilunlunodna ti Nangparsua kenkuana, ngem ti mangipakpakita iti nasayaat kadagiti agkasapulan ket mangpadpadayaw kenni Yahweh.
Anyone who oppresses the poor insults their Maker, but anyone who is kind to the needy honors him.
32 Ti nadangkes a tao ket ipabpababa dagiti dakes nga aramidna, ngem ti nalinteg a tao ket addaan iti pagkamangan uray iti patay.
Wicked people are brought down by their own evil actions, but those who live right are confident even in death.
33 Agtaltalinaed ti sirib iti puso ti addaan pannakaawat, ngem uray kadagiti maag ket ipakpakaammona ti bagina.
Wisdom is at home in a mind that understands, but it's not found among stupid people.
34 Ti panagaramid iti umno ti mangitantan-ok iti nasion, ngem ti basol ket pakaibabainan ti siasinoman a tao.
Doing right makes a nation successful, but sin is a disgrace to any people.
35 Ti pabor ti ari ket adda iti adipen a nanakem, ngem ti ungetna ket maipaay iti agar-aramid iti pakaibabainan.
A servant who acts wisely is appreciated by the king, but he gets angry with a servant who acts disgracefully.
