Amsal 14
1 Rumah tangga dibangun oleh kebijaksanaan wanita, tapi diruntuhkan oleh kebodohannya.
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 Orang yang jujur takut dan hormat kepada TUHAN Allah; orang yang hidupnya tidak lurus menghina Dia.
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 Karena pongahnya, orang bodoh suka membesarkan diri; orang bijaksana akan dilindungi oleh kata-katanya sendiri.
Foolish people will be punished [MTY] for what they say, but wise [people] will be protected by what they say [MTY].
4 Tanpa lembu, hasil di ladang tak ada; dengan kekuatan lembu, panen akan berlimpah.
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 Saksi yang jujur selalu mengatakan yang sesungguhnya, saksi yang tak dapat dipercaya selalu berdusta.
Witnesses who are reliable [always] say what (is true/really happened), but witnesses who are not reliable constantly tell lies [about what happened].
6 Orang sombong tak akan menjadi bijaksana, tapi orang cerdas belajar dengan mudah.
Those who make fun [of being wise] will never become wise, but those who understand [what is right] learn things easily.
7 Janganlah berkawan dengan orang dungu; tak ada yang dapat diajarkannya kepadamu.
Stay away from foolish people, because they will not be able to teach you anything [useful].
8 Orang bijaksana tahu bagaimana harus bertindak, orang bodoh tertipu oleh kebodohannya.
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 Orang bodoh tidak peduli apakah dosanya diampuni atau tidak; orang baik ingin diampuni dosanya.
Foolish people make fun of their committing sins; but God is pleased with those who do what is right.
10 Suka maupun duka tersimpan dalam kalbu; orang lain tak dapat turut merasakannya.
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 Rumah orang baik tetap kokoh; rumah orang jahat akan roboh.
Houses built by wicked [people] will be destroyed, but houses built by good/righteous [people] will last for a long time.
12 Ada jalan yang kelihatannya lurus, tapi akhirnya jalan itu menuju maut.
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 Di balik tawa mungkin ada tangis; kegembiraan dapat berakhir dengan kedukaan.
[Sometimes] when people laugh, they are [really] sad, and when they stop laughing, they are still sad.
14 Orang jahat akan memetik buah kejahatannya, orang baik akan memetik buah kebaikannya.
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 Orang bodoh percaya kepada setiap perkataan, orang bijaksana bertindak hati-hati.
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 Orang berbudi selalu waspada dan menjauhi kejahatan, orang bodoh naik pitam, lalu merasa aman.
Wise people are careful and avoid [doing things that will give them] trouble; foolish people are careless and act (too quickly/without thinking).
17 Orang yang suka marah bertindak bodoh; orang bijaksana bersikap sabar.
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 Orang yang tak berpengalaman akan menjadi bodoh; orang bijaksana akan bertambah pengetahuannya.
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 Orang jahat akan tunduk kepada orang yang lurus hati, untuk mohon supaya dikasihani.
[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 Orang miskin tidak disenangi bahkan oleh kawan-kawannya; tetapi orang kaya banyak sahabatnya.
[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 Siapa menghina orang lain, berbuat dosa; siapa baik hati kepada orang miskin, akan bahagia.
It is sinful to despise your [poor] neighbors; [God] is pleased with those who do kind things for the poor.
22 Siapa mengusahakan yang baik, akan dipercaya dan mendapat hormat; siapa merencanakan yang jahat ada di jalan yang sesat.
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 Dalam setiap usaha ada keuntungan; obrolan yang kosong membuat orang jatuh miskin.
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 Orang bijaksana dipuji karena kebijaksanaannya, orang bodoh terkenal karena kebodohannya.
One of the rewards [MET] of being wise is to become rich; the reward of acting foolishly is to become more foolish.
25 Kalau seorang saksi berkata benar, ia menyelamatkan nyawa; kalau ia berbohong, ia mengkhianati sesamanya.
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 Orang yang takwa kepada TUHAN menjadi tentram, dan keluarganya akan mempunyai perlindungan.
Those who revere Yahweh are confident [that he will protect them], and their family will [also] be protected.
27 Takwa kepada TUHAN adalah pangkal kebahagiaan; dan jalan untuk menghindari kematian.
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 Kejayaan raja terletak pada jumlah rakyatnya; tanpa rakyat ia tidak dapat berkuasa.
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 Orang bijaksana tidak cepat marah; orang bodoh tidak dapat menahan dirinya.
Those who do not quickly become angry are very wise; by quickly becoming angry, people show that they are foolish.
30 Hati yang tenang menyehatkan badan; iri hati bagaikan penyakit yang mematikan.
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 Siapa berbuat baik kepada orang miskin, menghormati Allahnya; siapa menindas orang lemah, menghina Penciptanya.
Those who oppress poor people are insulting God, the one who made those poor people, but acting kindly toward them is respecting God.
32 Orang jahat binasa karena kejahatan, orang baik terlindung oleh ketulusannya.
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 Hikmat selalu ada di dalam pikiran orang berbudi; tapi tertindas dalam pikiran orang bodoh.
Those who have good sense always think what is wise; foolish people do not know anything about being wise.
34 Keadilan dan kebaikan mengangkat martabat bangsa, tapi dosa membuat bangsa menjadi hina.
[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 Raja senang kepada pegawai yang cakap; tapi ia marah kepada pegawai yang tak dapat menjalankan tugas.
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.
