Dagiti Proverbio 18
1 Ti tao a mangiyad-adayo iti bagina ket mangbirbiruk iti bukodna a tarigagay, ken kabusorna ti nasayaat a panangikeddeng.
Whoever has a will to withdraw from a friend, seeks occasions; he shall be reproached at all times.
2 Saan a makasarak ti maysa a maag iti ragsak iti pannakaawat, ngem iti laeng panangipakaammona iti adda iti pusona.
The foolish do not accept words of prudence, unless you say what is already turning in his heart.
3 No dumteng ti nadangkes a tao, kakuyogna a dumteng ti pananguyaw-kakuyogna ti panangpabain ken panangumsi.
The impious, when he has arrived within the depths of sin, thinks little of it. But ill repute and disgrace follow him.
4 Dagiti isawsawang ti ngiwat ti tao ket maiyarig iti naguuneg a danum; ti burayok ti kinasirib ket maiyarig iti agay-ayus a waig.
Words from the mouth of a man are deep waters. And the fountain of wisdom is a torrent overflowing.
5 Saan a nasayaat nga ayunan dagiti nadangkes, wenno ipaidam ti hustisia kadagiti agar-aramid iti nalinteg.
It is not good to accept the character of the impious, so as to turn away from true judgment.
6 Dagiti bibig ti maysa a maag ti mangipapaay kenkuana iti panagririri, ken agaw-awis ti ngiwatna iti pannakabaot.
The lips of the foolish meddle in disputes. And his mouth provokes conflicts.
7 Ti ngiwat ti maysa a maag ti mismo a pakadadaelanna, ken siloanna ti bagina babaen kadagiti mismo a bibigna.
The mouth of the foolish is his destruction, and his own lips are the ruin of his soul.
8 Dagiti sasao ti maysa a managtsismis ket kasla taraon a naimas, ket dumanonda kadagiti kaunggan a paset ti bagi.
The words of the double-tongued seem simple. And they reach even to the interior of the gut. Fear casts down the lazy, but the souls of the effeminate shall go hungry.
9 Kasta met, a ti naliway iti trabahona ket kabsat ti tao nga adu ti madaddadaelna.
Whoever is dissolute and slack in his work is the brother of him who wastes his own works.
10 Ti nagan ni Yahweh ket kasla natibker a torre; natalged ti tao nga agar-aramid iti nalinteg nga agkamang iti daytoy.
The name of the Lord is a very strong tower. The just one rushes to it, and he shall be exalted.
11 Ti kinabaknang ti nabaknang ket arigna nga isu ti nasarikedkedan a siudadna, ken ti panangipagarupna ket nangato a pader daytoy.
The substance of the wealthy is the city of his strength, and it is like a strong wall encircling him.
12 Sakbay ti pannakadadaelna, napalangguad ti puso ti maysa a tao, ngem umun-una ti panagpakumbaba sakbay ti pannakaitan-ok.
The heart of a man is exalted before it is crushed and humbled before it is glorified.
13 Ti tao a sumungbat sakbay a dumngeg-isu ti kinamaag ken pakaibabainanna.
Whoever responds before he listens, demonstrates himself to be foolish and deserving of confusion.
14 Ti espiritu ti maysa a tao ket makalasat iti panagsakit, ngem siasino koma ti makaibtur iti naburak nga espiritu?
The spirit of a man sustains his weakness. Yet who can sustain a spirit that is easily angered?
15 Ti puso ti nalaing ket makagun-od iti pannakaammo, ken ti masirib a tao ket birbirukenna daytoy.
A prudent heart shall possess knowledge. And the ear of the wise seeks doctrine.
16 Ti sagut ti maysa a tao ket mabalin a manglukat iti dalan ken mangipan kenkuana iti sangoanan ti maysa a napateg a tao.
A man’s gift expands his way and makes space for him before leaders.
17 Kasla pudno ti umuna a mangikalintegan iti kasona agingga a dumteng ti kabusorna a mangpalutpot kenkuana.
The just is the first accuser of himself; his friend arrives and shall investigate him.
18 Ti panagbibinnunot ket urnosenna dagiti riri ken pagsisinaenna dagiti agkabusor.
Casting a lot suppresses contentions and passes judgment, even among the powerful.
19 Ti panagballigim a mangay-ayo iti napasakitan a kabsat ket narigrigat ngem iti panagballigim a mangparmek iti natibker a siudad, ken ti panagapa ket maiyarig kadagiti balunet iti maysa a palasio.
A brother who is helped by a brother is like a reinforced city, and judgments are like the bars of cities.
20 Mapno ti tian ti tao gapu iti bunga ti bibigna; mapnek isuna babaen iti maapit dagiti bibigna.
From the fruit of a man’s mouth shall his belly be filled. And the harvest of his own lips shall satisfy him.
21 Ti patay ken biag ket adda iti pannakabalin ti dila, ken dagiti mangayat iti daytoy ket kanendanto ti bungana.
Death and life are in the power of the tongue. Whoever values it shall eat from its fruits.
22 Ti siasinoman a makabirok iti asawa a babai ket makabirok iti nasayaat a banag ken makaawat iti pabor manipud kenni Yahweh.
He who has found a good wife has found goodness, and he shall draw contentment from the Lord. He who expels a good wife expels goodness. But he who holds on to an adulteress is foolish and impious.
23 Agpakpakaasi ti marigrigat a tao, ngem nagubsang ti panangsungbat ti nabaknang a tao.
The poor will speak with supplications. And the rich will express themselves roughly.
24 Ti mangibagbaga nga adu ti gagayyemna ket maipan iti pannakadadael babaen kadagitoy, ngem adda gayyem a nasingsinged ngem iti maysa a kabsat.
A man amiable to society shall be more friendly than a brother.
