Amsal 17
1 Lebih baik sesuap nasi disertai ketentraman, daripada makanan lezat berlimpah-limpah disertai pertengkaran.
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 Hamba yang cerdas akan berkuasa atas anak yang membuat malu; dan akan menerima warisan bersama saudara-saudara anak itu.
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 Emas dan perak diuji di perapian, tetapi hati orang diuji oleh TUHAN.
[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 Orang jahat menuruti saran-saran yang jahat, pendusta suka mendengarkan kata-kata fitnahan.
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 Siapa mengejek orang miskin papa, menghina Allah penciptanya. Siapa gembira atas kemalangan orang, pasti mendapat hukuman.
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 Kebanggaan orang yang sudah tua adalah anak cucunya; kebanggaan anak-anak adalah orang tuanya.
Old [people] are [usually] proud of [MET] their grandchildren, [just like] children are [usually] proud of their parents.
7 Orang terhormat tidak patut mengucapkan kata-kata dusta; orang bodoh tidak pantas mengucapkan kata-kata berharga.
Fine/Eloquent speech is not suitable for foolish people to say, just like lies are not suitable for rulers [to say].
8 Ada yang menyangka uang sogok dapat membuat keajaiban; dengan uang sogok segalanya dapat terlaksana.
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 Kalau ingin disukai orang, maafkanlah kesalahan yang mereka lakukan. Membangkit-bangkit kesalahan hanya memutuskan persahabatan.
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 Satu teguran lebih berarti bagi orang berbudi daripada seratus cambukan pada orang yang bodoh.
Rebuking people who have good sense will accomplish more for them than hitting them 100 times [with a stick].
11 Orang jahat selalu menimbulkan keonaran, tapi maut datang kepadanya sebagai utusan yang kejam.
[Because] wicked people are always trying to cause trouble, someone will be sent to severely punish them.
12 Lebih baik berjumpa dengan induk beruang yang kehilangan anaknya, daripada dengan orang bodoh yang sibuk dengan kebodohannya.
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 Siapa membalas kebaikan dengan kejahatan, kejahatan pun tak akan dapat dikeluarkan dari rumahnya.
If someone does something evil in return for something good being done to him, evil/trouble will never leave that person’s family.
14 Memulai pertengkaran adalah seperti membuka jalan air; karena itu undurlah sebelum pertengkaran mulai.
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 TUHAN membenci orang yang membenarkan orang durhaka, dan yang menyalahkan orang yang tak bersalah.
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 Percuma orang bodoh menghabiskan uang mencari hikmat, sebab ia tidak mempunyai pikiran yang sehat.
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 Seorang sahabat selalu setia kepada kawan, tapi seorang saudara ikut menanggung kesusahan.
Friends love [others] all the time, and relatives are able to help us when we have troubles.
18 Orang yang berjanji untuk menjadi penanggung hutang sesamanya adalah orang yang bodoh.
[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 Orang yang suka pada dosa, suka bertengkar. Orang yang bermulut besar, mencari kehancuran.
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 Seorang penipu tidak akan bahagia, orang dengan lidah bercabang akan mendapat celaka.
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 Mendapat anak yang dungu berarti mendapat kesedihan; menjadi ayah anak yang bodoh tidak memberi kegembiraan.
Children who are foolish [soon] cause their parents to be very sad; their parents will not be joyful at all.
22 Hati yang gembira menyehatkan badan; hati yang murung mematahkan semangat.
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 Hakim yang curang, menerima uang sogok secara rahasia dan tidak menjalankan keadilan.
Wicked people/judges accept bribes that are given to them secretly, and as a result they do not decide matters justly/fairly.
24 Tujuan orang yang berpengertian ialah untuk mendapat hikmat, tetapi tujuan orang bodoh tidak menentu.
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 Anak yang bodoh menyusahkan ayahnya, dan menyedihkan hati ibunya.
Children who are foolish cause their father to be sad and [also] cause their mother to be very sorrowful.
26 Tidak patut mengenakan denda pada orang yang tak bersalah; tidak patut menindas orang yang berbudi luhur.
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 Orang yang tajam pikirannya, tidak banyak bicara. Orang yang bijaksana, selalu tenang.
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 Seorang bodoh pun akan disangka cerdas dan bijaksana kalau ia berdiam diri dan menutup mulutnya.
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.
