Proverbi 13
1 Il figliuol savio [ascolta] l'ammaestramento di suo padre; Ma lo schernitore non ascolta riprensione.
Children who are wise (pay attention/heed it) when their parents discipline/correct them; but foolish children do not pay attention when someone rebukes them [for their bad behavior].
2 L'uomo mangerà del bene del frutto delle sue labbra; Ma l'anima degli scellerati [mangerà del frutto di] violenza.
Good people are rewarded [IDM] for the good things [MET] that they say, but those who desire to deceive others are [very] eager to act violently.
3 Chi guarda la sua bocca preserva l'anima sua; [Ma] ruina [avverrà] a chi apre disordinatamente le sue labbra.
Those who are [very] careful about what they say [MTY] will live a long life; those who talk (without thinking/too much) will ruin themselves.
4 L'anima del pigro appetisce, e non [ha] nulla; Ma l'anima de' diligenti sarà ingrassata.
People who are lazy want things very much, but they will not get anything [HYP]. People who work hard will get all that they want.
5 Il giusto odia la parola bugiarda; Ma l'empio si rende puzzolente ed infame.
Righteous/Honest people hate/detest lies, but what wicked people do (is very disgraceful/stinks) [DOU].
6 La giustizia guarda colui che [è] intiero di via; Ma l'empietà sovverte il peccatore.
The behavior [PRS] of those who always do what is right will protect them, but sinful [behavior will] ruin wicked people.
7 Vi è tale che si fa ricco, e non [ha] nulla; Tale [altresì] che si fa povero, ed ha di gran facoltà.
Some people who have nothing pretend to be rich, but other people who are very rich pretend to be poor.
8 Le ricchezze dell'uomo [sono] il riscatto della sua vita; Ma il povero non ode alcuna minaccia.
Rich people are able to pay people who want to kill them, [with the result that they will be protected, not killed], but poor people [do not have to worry about that because] no one threatens to kill them.
9 La luce de' giusti sarà lieta; Ma la lampana degli empi sarà spenta.
Righteous [people] are like a lamp [MET] that shines brightly, but wicked [people] are like [MET] a lamp that will [soon] be extinguished.
10 Per orgoglio non si produce altro che contese; Ma la sapienza [è] con quelli che si consigliano.
[People] who are arrogant/proud [always] cause strife; those who are wise ask [other people] for good advice.
11 Le ricchezze [procedenti] da vanità scemeranno; Ma chi raduna con la mano [le] accrescerà.
Those who acquire a lot of money quickly [by doing what is wrong, probably] will lose it [quickly], but if people earn money slowly, the amount of money they have will increase.
12 La speranza prolungata fa languire il cuore; Ma il desiderio adempiuto [è] un albero di vita.
When people do not receive the things that they are expecting to receive, (it causes them to despair/they become very sad); but if you receive what you are desiring to get, that [will be like a tree] [MET] [whose fruit gives you] life (OR, that will cause you to be joyful).
13 Chi sprezza la parola andrà in perdizione; Ma chi riverisce il comandamento riceverà retribuzione.
Those who despise [the good] advice [that others give them] are bringing ruin on themselves; those who pay attention to that advice will (be secure/succeed).
14 L'insegnamento di un savio [è] una fonte di vita, Per ritrarsi da' lacci della morte.
What wise [people] teach is [like] a fountain whose [water] gives life [MET]; what they teach you will help you to escape when something dangerous is threatening to kill you [MET].
15 Buon senno reca grazia; Ma il procedere de' perfidi [è] duro.
[People] respect those who have good sense, but those who cannot be trusted are on the road to being ruined/destroyed (OR, will have a lot of difficulties/troubles).
16 L' [uomo] avveduto fa ogni cosa con conoscimento; Ma il pazzo spande follia.
Those who have good sense always think carefully/wisely before they do something; foolish people show [by what they say and do] that they are foolish.
17 Il messo malvagio caderà in male; Ma l'ambasciator fedele reca sanità.
Messengers who are not reliable cause trouble, but those who faithfully [deliver their messages] cause people to act peacefully.
18 Povertà ed ignominia [avverranno] a chi schifa la correzione; Ma chi osserva la riprensione sarà onorato.
Those who refuse to pay attention when others discipline/correct them will become poor and disgraced; [people] respect those who accept it when they are rebuked [for their bad behavior].
19 Il desiderio adempiuto è cosa soave all'anima; Ed agli stolti [è] cosa abbominevole lo stornarsi dal male.
It is delightful to receive what we desire; foolish people hate/refuse to turn away from doing evil.
20 Chi va co' savi diventerà savio; Ma il compagno degli stolti diventerà malvagio.
Those who habitually associate with wise people become wise; those who (are close friends of/associate with) foolish people will (regret it/be ruined).
21 Il male perseguita i peccatori; Ma [Iddio] renderà il bene a' giusti.
Sinners have trouble [PRS] wherever they go, but things will go well for righteous [people].
22 L'uomo da bene lascerà la [sua] eredità a' figliuoli de' figliuoli; Ma le facoltà del peccatore [son] riserbate al giusto.
When good people [die], their grandchildren inherit their money; but when sinners [die], the money that they had will end up in the hands of righteous [people].
23 Il campo lavorato de' poveri [produce] abbondanza di cibo; Ma vi è tale che è consumato per mancamento di buon governo.
[Sometimes] poor [people’s] fields produce plenty of food, but unjust people take away all that food.
24 Chi risparmia la sua verga odia il suo figliuolo; Ma chi l'ama gli procura correzione per tempo.
Those who do not punish their children [for bad behavior] do not [really] love them; those who love their children start to discipline them when the children are still young.
25 Il giusto mangerà a sazietà dell'anima sua; Ma il ventre degli empi avrà mancamento.
Righteous [people] have enough food to eat and be satisfied, but the stomachs of wicked [people] [SYN] are [always] empty.
