Dagiti Proverbio 17
1 Nasaysayaat ti maaddaan iti kinatalna a nabuyugan iti namaga a sangkasakmol a tinapay ngem ti balay a napnoan iti panagrambak a nabuyogan iti panagaapa.
It is better [to eat] a dry piece [of bread] and not have strife/quarrels than to have a big feast in a house where [everyone] is quarreling.
2 Iturayan ti nasirib nga adipen ti anak nga agar-aramid iti nakababain ken makibingayto isuna iti tawid a kasla maysa isuna kadagiti agkakabsat.
A slave who acts wisely will [some day] be the boss of his master’s disgraceful son and when his master dies, the slave will receive part of his master’s possessions.
3 Ti pagguguran ket para iti pirak ken ti horno ket para iti balitok, ngem daldalusan ni Yahweh dagiti puso.
[Workers put] silver and gold in a very hot furnace [to burn out what is impure], and Yahweh [similarly] examines people’s inner beings [to see if they are pure].
4 Ti tao nga agar-aramid iti dakes ket dumdumngeg kadagiti agsasao iti nadangkes a wagas; ipangpangag ti ulbod a tao dagiti agsasao iti dakes.
Those who do what is evil pay attention to people who say [MTY] what is evil, and liars pay attention to [other people’s] lies.
5 Siasinoman a mangum-umsi kadagiti napanglaw ket lalaisenna ti Nangparsua kenkuana, ken madusa ti tao nga agragrag-o gapu iti kinaawan gasat dagiti dadduma.
Those who make fun of poor [people] insult God, the one who made the poor [people], [and] those who are happy when [someone else has] troubles will certainly be punished [LIT] [by God].
6 Dagiti appo ti korona dagiti natataenganen, ken dagiti nagannak ti mangmangiyeg iti dayaw kadagiti annakda.
Old [people] are [usually] proud of [MET] their grandchildren, [just like] children are [usually] proud of their parents.
7 Ti nasayaat a sao ket saan a maitutop para iti maag; ad-adda a saan a maitutop dagiti ulbod a bibig iti pamilia ti ari.
Fine/Eloquent speech is not suitable for foolish people to say, just like lies are not suitable for rulers [to say].
8 Ti pasuksok ket kasla bato a maar-aramat iti panagsalamangka ti tao a mangit-ited iti daytoy; uray sadinoman ti turongenna, agballigi isuna.
People think that a bribe is like a magic stone [to persuade someone to do what they want him to do]; they think that because of the bribe, that person will do whatever they want him to do.
9 Ti siasinoman a mangpalabas iti maysa a nagkuranganda kenkuana ket makabirok iti ayat, ngem ti tao a mangul-ulit iti maysa a banag ket paad-adaywenna dagiti nasinged a gagayyemna.
If you want people to like/love you, forgive them for the wrong things that they do to you. If you continue to remind them about those wrong things, they will no longer be your friends.
10 Ti panangtubngar ket umuneg iti kaunggan ti tao nga addaan pannakaawat, abakna ti sangagasut a saplit iti maag.
Rebuking people who have good sense will accomplish more for them than hitting them 100 times [with a stick].
11 Birbiruken laeng ti dakes a tao ti panagsukirna, isu nga addanto naranggas a mensahero a maibaon a maibusor kenkuana.
[Because] wicked people are always trying to cause trouble, someone will be sent to severely punish them.
12 Nasaysayaat ti makasabat iti oso a natakawan kadagiti annakna, ngem ti makasabat iti maag iti kinamaagna.
A mother bear whose cubs have been taken away from her is dangerous, but it is more dangerous to confront a foolish person who is doing something foolish.
13 No adda maysa a tao a mangisupapak iti dakes iti naimbag, saanto a pulos a panawan ti kinadakes ti balayna.
If someone does something evil in return for something good being done to him, evil/trouble will never leave that person’s family.
14 Ti pagrugian ti riri ket kas iti tao a nangibulos iti danum nga agayus iti sadinoman, isu nga adaywam ti riri sakbay a mairugi daytoy.
Starting a quarrel is like allowing water to start to leak out of a dam; they both need to be stopped before they get worse.
15 Siasinoman a mangwayawaya kadagiti nadangkes a tattao wenno mangdusa kadagiti agar-aramid iti nalinteg— dagitoy a tattao ket agpapada a makarimon kenni Yahweh.
There are two things that Yahweh hates: (Condemning innocent [people]/Saying that people who have done nothing wrong must be punished), and declaring that people who have done wicked things should not be punished.
16 Apay pay laeng nga agbayad ti maag tapno makasursuro iti kinasirib no saanna met a kabaelan ti makasursuro?
It is useless to allow foolish people [RHQ] to try to become wise by paying for it, because they do not have enough good sense to become wise.
17 Ti maysa a gayyem ket managayat iti amin a tiempo, ken tumpuar ti maysa a kabsat iti tiempo ti pannakariribuk.
Friends love [others] all the time, and relatives are able to help us when we have troubles.
18 Ti tao nga awan nakemna ket mangpatalged kadagiti karkari ken agbalin nga akinrebbeng kadagiti utang ti kaarrubana.
[If someone borrows money from another person], it is foolish for you to promise [IDM] that you will pay the money back if that other person is unable to pay back the money that he borrowed.
19 Ti siasinoman a makinkayat iti riri, kaykayatna met ti basol; ti tao nga agar-aramid iti nangato unay a balandra iti ruanganna, itultulokna met nga adda tultulang a matukkol.
Those who like to sin [also] like to cause strife/trouble; [and] those who build fancy doors in their houses [to show that they are very wealthy] (OR, speak proudly) are inviting disaster.
20 Ti maysa a tao nga addaan iti saan a nasayaat a puso, saan a pulos a makasarak iti nasayaat; matnag iti pannakadidigra ti tao nga addaan iti ulbod a dila.
Those who (have perverse minds/are always thinking about doing evil things) will not prosper, and disasters will happen to those who always tell lies.
21 Ti siasinoman a maaddaan iti putot a maag ket mangmangiyeg iti ladingit iti bagina; saan nga agrag-o ti siasinoman nga ama iti maag nga anak.
Children who are foolish [soon] cause their parents to be very sad; their parents will not be joyful at all.
22 Ti naragsak a puso ket nasayaat nga agas, ngem ti naburak nga espiritu ket mangpamaga kadagiti tultulang.
Being cheerful is [like swallowing] good medicine; being discouraged/gloomy [all the time will] (drain away your energy/cause you to become weak) [MTY].
23 Aw-awaten ti nadangkes a tao ti pasuksok tapno ballikugenna dagiti wagas ti kinalinteg.
Wicked people/judges accept bribes that are given to them secretly, and as a result they do not decide matters justly/fairly.
24 Ti tao nga addaan pannakaawat, iturturongna ti bagina iti kinasirib, ngem dagiti mata dagiti maag ket naiturong iti nagpatinggaan ti daga.
Those who have good sense determine to do what is wise, but foolish people are always thinking about many different things [and never decide what they should do].
25 Ti maag nga anak ket ladingit iti amana ken saem iti babai a nangipasngay kenkuana.
Children who are foolish cause their father to be sad and [also] cause their mother to be very sorrowful.
26 Kasta met a saan a pulos a nasayaat ti panangdusa iti tao nga agar-aramid iti nalinteg; wenno saan a nasayaat a sapliten dagiti natakneng a tattao.
It is not right to force someone who has done nothing wrong to pay a fine; it is wrong to punish good/respected people.
27 Ti tao nga addaan pannakaammo agus-usar iti bassit a sasao, ken managteppel ti tao nga addaan pannakaawat.
Those who have good sense do not talk a lot, and those who (control their tempers/keep themselves from becoming very angry) are [truly] wise.
28 Uray ti maag ket maipagarup a masirib no naulimek isuna; no ikaemna ti ngiwatna, maibilang a nalaing isuna.
People [may] think that foolish people who do not say anything are wise; if foolish people (do not say anything/keep their mouths shut), others will think that they are [very] intelligent.
