Proverbi 21
1 Il cuor del re [è] nella mano del Signore come ruscelli di acque; Egli lo piega a tutto ciò che gli piace.
Yahweh controls what kings do [MTY] [like] he controls how streams flow; he causes kings to do just what he wants them to do.
2 Tutte le vie dell'uomo gli paiono diritte; Ma il Signore pesa i cuori.
People always think that what they do is right, but Yahweh judges our (motives/reasons [for doing things)] [MTY].
3 Far giustizia e giudicio [È] cosa più gradita dal Signore, che sacrificio.
Doing what is right and fair is more acceptable to Yahweh than [bringing] sacrifices [to him].
4 Gli occhi altieri, e il cuor gonfio, [Che son] la lampana degli empi, [son] peccato.
Being proud and arrogant [DOU] is [like] a lamp [MTY] [that guides] wicked people; being proud and arrogant characterizes (wicked people’s whole behavior/everything that wicked people do).
5 I pensieri dell'[uomo] diligente [producono] di certo abbondanza; Ma l'uomo disavveduto [cade] senza fallo in necessità.
People who plan carefully will surely have plenty [of what they need]; those who act too quickly [to become rich] will become poor.
6 Il far tesori con lingua di falsità [è] una cosa vana, Sospinta [in qua ed in là; e si appartiene] a quelli che cercan la morte.
Money that people acquire [by cheating others] by lying [MTY] to them will soon disappear [like] a mist, and doing that will [soon] lead to their death.
7 Il predar degli empi li trarrà in giù; Perciocchè hanno rifiutato di far ciò che [è] diritto.
Wicked [people] refuse to do what is right/just, but they will be ruined because of the violent things [PRS] that they do.
8 La via stravolta dell'uomo [è] anche strana; Ma l'opera di chi [è] puro [è] diritta.
Guilty [people continually do what is evil; it is as though] [MET] they are walking on a crooked road; but righteous/innocent people [always] do what is right.
9 Meglio [è] abitare sopra un canto di un tetto, Che [con] una moglie rissosa in casa comune.
It is better to live in the corner of an attic/housetop [by yourself] than to live inside the house with a wife who is always nagging.
10 L'anima dell'empio desidera il male; Il suo amico stesso non trova pietà appo lui.
Wicked [people] [SYN] are always wanting [to do what is] evil; they never act mercifully toward anyone.
11 Quando lo schernitore è gastigato, il semplice [ne] diventa savio; E quando si ammonisce il savio, egli apprende scienza.
When those who ridicule [others] are punished, [even] those who do not have good sense [see that, and] they become wise, and when those who are wise are taught, they become wiser.
12 Il giusto considera la casa dell'empio; Ella trabocca l'empio nel male.
[God], the one [who is completely] righteous, knows [what happens inside] the houses of wicked [people], and [he will cause] those people to be completely ruined/destroyed.
13 Chi tura l'orecchio, per non udire il grido del misero, Griderà anch'egli, e non sarà esaudito.
There are people who refuse to listen when poor people cry out [for help]; [but some day] they themselves will cry out [for help], and no one will hear them.
14 Il presente [dato] di nascosto acqueta l'ira; E il dono [porto] nel seno [acqueta] il forte cruccio.
When someone is angry [with you], if you secretly give him a gift, he will stop being angry.
15 Il far ciò che è diritto [è] letizia al giusto; Ma [è] uno spavento agli operatori d'iniquità.
Good/Righteous [people] are happy when they [see others do] what is just/fair, but those who do what is evil are terrified [when they think about what may happen to them].
16 L'uomo che devia dal cammino del buon senno Riposerà in compagnia de' morti.
Those who stop behaving like those who have good sense behave will [soon] discover that they have gone to the place where dead people are.
17 L'uomo che ama godere [sarà] bisognoso; Chi ama il vino e l'olio non arricchirà.
Those who spend their money to buy (things that give them pleasure/things that cause them to feel happy) will become poor; those who love [to spend money to buy] wine and nice/fancy food [MTY] will never become rich.
18 L'empio [sarà per] riscatto del giusto; E il disleale [sarà] in iscambio degli [uomini] diritti.
Wicked [people] bring on themselves the sufferings that they were trying to cause righteous [people] to experience [DOU].
19 Meglio [è] abitare in terra deserta, Che [con] una moglie rissosa e stizzosa.
It is better to live [alone] in a desert than [to live] with a wife who is [always] nagging and complaining.
20 Nell'abitacolo del savio [vi è] un tesoro di cose rare, e d'olii [preziosi]; Ma l'uomo stolto dissipa [tutto] ciò.
Wise people have many valuable things in their houses, but foolish people [quickly] spend/waste [all their money].
21 Chi va dietro a giustizia e benignità Troverà vita, giustizia, e gloria.
Those who [always] try to act in a fair and kind way [toward others] will live [a long time] and be honored/respected.
22 Il savio sale nella città de' valenti, Ed abbatte la forza di essa.
A wise army commander [helps his troops] climb over a wall [to attack] a city that is defended by a strong army, with the result that they are able to (get over/destroy) the high walls that their enemies trusted [would protect them].
23 Chi guarda la sua bocca e la sua lingua Guarda l'anima sua d'afflizioni.
Those who are very careful about what they say [MTY] are [able to] avoid trouble.
24 Il nome del superbo presuntuoso [è: ] schernitore; Egli fa [ogni cosa] con furor di superbia.
Those who make fun of [everything that is good] are proud and conceited [DOU]; they [always] act in an inconsiderate way [toward others].
25 Il desiderio del pigro l'uccide; Perciocchè le sue mani rifiutano di lavorare.
Lazy people, who refuse to work, [will] die [of hunger] because they [SYN] do not earn [money to buy food].
26 [L'uomo dato a] cupidigia appetisce tuttodì; Ma il giusto dona, e non risparmia.
All during the day [wicked people] desire to obtain things, but righteous [people] have plenty, [with the result that] they [are able to] give things generously to others.
27 Il sacrificio degli empi [è] cosa abbominevole; Quanto più se l'offeriscono con scelleratezza!
[Yahweh] detests the sacrifices that wicked [people] offer [to him]; [but he] detests it even more when they [think that they will escape being punished for] their evil deeds because of the sacrifices that they bring.
28 Il testimonio mendace perirà; Ma l'uomo che ascolta parlerà in perpetuo.
Those who tell lies in court will be punished; no one stops/silences witnesses who say what is truthful/reliable.
29 L'uomo empio si rende sfacciato; Ma l'[uomo] diritto addirizza le sue vie.
Wicked people pretend [that they know everything], but righteous people think carefully about [what will happen because of] what they do.
30 Non [vi è] sapienza, nè prudenza, Nè consiglio, incontro al Signore.
[Thinking that we are] wise, and that we understand many things, and that we have good insight, does not help us if Yahweh is (acting against/not pleased with) us.
31 Il cavallo è apparecchiato per lo giorno della battaglia; Ma il salvare [appartiene] al Signore.
We [can] get horses ready to fight in a battle, but Yahweh is the one who enables us to (win victories/defeat our enemies).
