Dagiti Proverbio 16
1 Dagiti panggep ti puso ket kukua ti makinpuso, ngem ti sungbat ni Yahweh ket agtaud iti mismo a dilana.
People plan what they want to do, but Yahweh is the one who decides [MTY] what really will happen.
2 Amin a wagas ti maysa a tao ket nadalus iti panagkitana, ngem timtimbangen ni Yahweh dagiti pangpanggepenna.
People may think that their actions are right, but Yahweh really knows why people do what they do.
3 Ikamangmo kenni Yahweh dagiti aramidmo, ket agballiginto dagiti panggepmo.
(Request/Rely on) Yahweh to direct what you plan to do; [if you do that], you will succeed in what you plan.
4 Inaramid ni Yahweh dagiti amin a banag para iti rumbeng a pakaaramatanda, uray dagiti nadangkes para iti aldaw ti riribuk.
Yahweh knows why he does everything that he does; he has even prepared the wicked for the time that he will punish them.
5 Kagurgura ni Yahweh ti amin nga addaan iti natangsit a puso, uray puotenyo, madusadanto.
Yahweh hates/detests everyone who is proud [IDM]; you can be certain [IDM] that they will be punished [LIT].
6 Babaen iti kinapudno ti tulag ken kinamatalek ket naakkoban ti kinamanagbasol, ken babaen iti panagbuteng kenni Yahweh ket matallikudan dagiti tattao ti panagar-aramidda iti dakes.
Be loyal to Yahweh and faithfully [obey] him; if you do that, he will forgive you for having sinned. If we revere him, nothing evil will happen to us (OR, he will prevent evil things from happening to us).
7 No dagiti wagas ti maysa a tao ket makaay-ayo kenni Yahweh, uray dagiti kabusor dayta a tao ket pagbalinen ni Yahweh a gayyemna.
When our behavior pleases Yahweh, he even causes our enemies to act peacefully toward us.
8 Nasaysayaat ti addaan iti bassit nga addaan iti kinalinteg, ngem ti addaan iti dakkel a sapul babaen iti kinadakes.
It is better to have a small amount of money that is earned honestly than to have a lot of money that is acquired dishonestly.
9 Agplanplano ti maysa a tao iti kaunggan ti pusona, ngem iturturong ni Yahweh dagiti addangna.
People plan what they want to do, but Yahweh directs/determines what they will [really] be able to do.
10 Adda nadiosan a panggeddeng kadagiti bibig ti ari, saan nga agisawang ti ngiwatna iti makaallilaw a pangngeddeng.
[If] God directs what a king says, what he decides is [always] right/fair.
11 Aggapu kenni Yahweh dagiti napudno a pagtimbangan; isuna ti mangikedkeddeng iti dagsen dagiti adda iti supot.
Yahweh wants us to use scales that are correct; the weights in his bag are correct, [because] he made them.
12 Tunggal agaramid dagiti ari iti nadangkes a banbanag, dayta ket maysa a rumbeng a malais, ta naipasdek ti trono babaen iti panagaramid iti nalinteg.
Kings detest those who do evil, because [it is people doing what] is fair/right that causes their governments to be [MTY] strong.
13 Maragragsakan ti maysa nga ari kadagiti bibig a mangibagbaga iti umno ken ay-ayatenna ti tao nga agsasao iti pudno.
Kings are delighted to hear people say [MTY] what is true; they love those who say what is right/honest.
14 Ti pungtot ti maysa nga ari ket maiyarig a mensahero ti patay ngem padasen ti nasirib a tao a pagkalmaen isuna.
If a king becomes angry, he [may] command that someone be executed, [so] wise people will [try to] cause him to be calm.
15 Ti kinaraniag ti rupa ti ari ket biag, ken ti paraburna ket kasla ulep a mangiyeg iti tudo.
If a king has a smile [MTY] on his face, he will enable people to have a [long] life (OR, he will not order people to be executed); his being pleased [with people] is [as delightful] as rain in the springtime [when seeds are planted].
16 Anian a nasaysayaat ti maaddaan iti kinasirib ngem iti maaddaan iti balitok. Rumbeng nga ad-adda a mapili ti maaddaan iti pannakaawat ngem iti maaddaan iti pirak.
Becoming wise is better than aquiring gold; getting good understanding/insight is better than acquiring silver.
17 Arigna a ti dalan dagiti nalinteg a tattao ket adayo iti kinadakes; ti tao a mangsalsalaknib iti biagna ket arigna a banbantayanna ti dalanna.
Those whose behavior [MET] is good/right turn away from doing evil; those who guard their conduct [MTY] protect their lives.
18 Umuna ti kinatangsit sakbay ti pannakadadael, ken umuna ti napalangguad nga espiritu sakbay ti pannakatinnag.
Being proud will (lead to your having/cause you to have) disasters; despising others will result in your being ruined.
19 Nasaysayaat ti agbalin a napakumbaba a kadua dagiti napanglaw a tattao ngem ti makibingay kadagiti napalangguad a tattao kadagiti sinamsamda.
It is better to be humble and poor than [to associate with] proud [people] and [to become rich by] dividing with them (plunder/goods captured in a battle).
20 Makabirok iti nasayaat ti siasinoman a mang-utob kadagiti naisuro kadakuada, ken agragsak dagiti agtalek kenni Yahweh.
Those who heed good teaching/instruction will prosper; happy are those who trust in Yahweh.
21 Ti tao a nasirib iti kaungganna ket makuna a nanakem, ken ti kinasam-it ti balikas pasayaatenna ti kabaelan a mangisuro.
People say that those who are wise learn what is right/good behavior, and those who talk pleasantly [are able to] influence others [to do what is right].
22 Ti pannakaawat ket maiyarig a burayok ti biag ti tao nga addaan iti daytoy, ngem ti dusa dagiti maag ket ti kinamaagda.
Being wise is [like having] a fountain that gives life [MET], but foolish people are punished as a result of their acting foolishly.
23 Ti puso ti nasirib a tao ket mangmangted iti saririt iti ngiwatna ken mangnaynayon iti panangallukoy dagiti bibigna.
Those who are wise think carefully before they talk, and as a result they are able to influence/persuade others [to do what is right].
24 Ti makaay-ayo a sasao ket maiyarig a balay ti ayukan—nasam-it iti kararua ken pannakapaimbag kadagiti tulang.
Kind words are like honey [SIM]: We enjoy them both, and both cause our bodies to be healthy/strong.
25 Adda dalan a kasla nalinteg iti maysa a tao, ngem ti murdongna ket dalan nga agturong iti patay.
There are some kinds of behavior [MET] that people think are right, but (walking on those roads [MET]/continually doing those things) causes those people to die.
26 Ti ganas iti pannangan ti maysa a mangmangged ket mangparegta kenkuana nga agtrabaho; guyguyugoyen isuna ti bisinna nga agtultuloy nga agtrabaho.
If a worker (has an appetite/is hungry), that urges him to work hard because he [SYN] wants to [earn money to buy things to] eat.
27 Agkalkali iti dakes ti awan serserbina a tao, ken ti sasaona ket kasla makasinit nga apuy.
Worthless people plan [ways to cause] trouble [for others], and [even] what they say [injures people] like a hot fire does [SIM].
28 Ti ballikug a tao ket rubrubanna ti riri, kasta met a pagsisinaen ti tsismis dagiti nasinged nga aggagayyem.
Deceitful people cause strife/quarreling among other people; those who say false things about other people cause people who are friends to become enemies.
29 Ul-ulbodan ti naranggas a tao ti kaarrubana ken iturturongna daytoy a pababa iti dalan a saan a nasayaat.
Those who act violently entice/encourage others [to also act violently] and lead them along a road that will end in disaster.
30 Ti tao nga agkidda-kidday ket agpangpanggep iti dakes; dagiti mangikakaem iti bibigda ket agar-aramid iti dakes.
People [sometimes] show with [one of] their eyes [to signal to their friends that they are] planning to do something to harm [others]; they smirk when they are about to do something evil.
31 Ti uban ket korona ti kinadayag; magun-od daytoy babaen iti panagbiag iti nalinteg a wagas.
Gray hair is [like] a glorious crown [MET] that is given to people who have always behaved righteously.
32 Nasaysayaat ti saan a nalaka a makaunget ngem ti agbalin a maingel, ken ti tao nga iturturayanna ti espirituna ket napigpigsa ngem iti tao a makababael a mangsakup iti maysa a siudad.
Those who do not become angry quickly are better than those who are powerful; it is better to (control your temper/keep yourself from becoming very angry) than to conquer a city.
33 Maipuruak iti saklot dagiti bato a mangikeddeng iti gasat, ngem ti pangngeddeng ket aggapu kenni Yahweh.
People (cast lots/throw marked stones) [to decide what should be done], but God is the one who truly decides what will happen.
