箴言 知恵の泉 11
1 偽りのはかりは主に憎まれ、正しいふんどうは彼に喜ばれる。
Yahweh detests [people who use] scales that do not weigh correctly; he is delighted with [those who use] correct weights on the scales.
2 高ぶりが来れば、恥もまた来る、へりくだる者には知恵がある。
[People who are] proud will [eventually] be disgraced; it is wise to be humble.
3 正しい者の誠実はその人を導き、不信実な者のよこしまはその人を滅ぼす。
[People who are] good are guided by [doing what is] honest; those who are not honest will be ruined because of the wrong things that they do.
4 宝は怒りの日に益なく、正義は人を救い出して、死を免れさせる。
[Your] money will not help [you] on the day that [God] judges [and punishes people]; but if you live righteously, you will live a long time.
5 誠実な者は、その正義によって、その道をまっすぐにせられ、悪しき者は、その悪によって倒れる。
When people are honest and good, that will (direct their paths/show them what is right for them to do); but wicked [people will] experience disasters because of the evil things that they do.
6 正しい者はその正義によって救われ、不信実な者は自分の欲によって捕えられる。
[God] rescues/protects righteous [people] because they (are honest/do what is right), but those who (are treacherous/cannot be trusted) will be trapped because of their being greedy.
7 悪しき者は死ぬとき、その望みは絶え、不信心な者の望みもまた絶える。
When wicked [people] die, they cannot confidently expect to receive anything [that is good]; they expect that [their money] will help/save them, but it will not.
8 正しい者は、悩みから救われ、悪しき者は代ってそれに陥る。
[Yahweh] rescues righteous [people] from their troubles/difficulties; instead, it is the wicked who will have troubles.
9 不信心な者はその口をもって隣り人を滅ぼす、正しい者は知識によって救われる。
Godless people can ruin others by what they say [MTY], but righteous [people will] be saved by [their (own] good sense/being wise).
10 正しい者が、しあわせになれば、その町は喜び、悪しき者が滅びると、喜びの声がおこる。
When things go well for righteous [people], [the people in] [MTY] their city are happy, and they shout joyfully when wicked [people] die.
11 町は正しい者の祝福によって、高くあげられ、悪しき者の口によって、滅ぼされる。
When righteous [people request God to] bless a city, that city will become great, but cities are ruined by what wicked [people] say [MTY].
12 隣り人を侮る者は知恵がない、さとき人は口をつぐむ。
It is foolish to despise others; those who (have good sense/are wise) do not say anything [to criticize others].
13 人のよしあしを言いあるく者は秘密をもらす、心の忠信なる者は事を隠す。
Those who (spread gossip/tell bad things about others) will tell your secrets [to others], but if there is someone whom you can trust, you can trust him to not tell your secrets [to others].
14 指導者がなければ民は倒れ、助言者が多ければ安全である。
A nation will be destroyed/ruined if it does not have [leaders] who guide it [wisely]; but if there are many [good] advisors, the nation remains secure.
15 他人のために保証をする者は苦しみをうけ、保証をきらう者は安全である。
If you promise a stranger that you will pay his debt [if he cannot pay it himself], you will regret it. You will be safe if you refuse to guarantee that you will pay someone else’s debts.
16 しとやかな女は、誉を得、強暴な男は富を得る。
[People] honor/respect women who are kind/gracious; ruthless/violent people may get a lot of money, [but that is all that they will get].
17 いつくしみある者はおのれ自身に益を得、残忍な者はおのれの身をそこなう。
Those who are kind benefit themselves [because others will be kind to them], but those who are cruel will hurt themselves [because others will be cruel to them].
18 悪しき者の得る報いはむなしく、正義を播く者は確かな報いを得る。
If wicked people earn a lot of money, that will deceive them [because they will not keep it for very long], but those who do what is right will surely be rewarded [by God forever].
19 正義を堅く保つ者は命に至り、悪を追い求める者は死を招く。
Those who always do what is right will live [a long/happy life], but those who insist on doing what is wrong will not live [very long].
20 心のねじけた者は主に憎まれ、まっすぐに道を歩む者は彼に喜ばれる。
Yahweh hates those who are always thinking about doing evil things, but he is delighted with those who always do what is right.
21 確かに、悪人は罰を免れない、しかし正しい人は救を得る。
It is certain that [Yahweh] will punish evil people and that righteous people will escape [from being punished].
22 美しい女の慎みがないのは、金の輪の、ぶたの鼻にあるようだ。
[It is] ([unsuitable/not proper/disgusting]) for a beautiful woman not to know what is right to do, like [SIM] [it is unsuitable/disgusting] for a pig to have a gold ring in its snout/nose.
23 正しい者の願いは、すべて良い結果を得、悪しき者の望みは怒りに至る。
When the things that righteous people want happen, it brings good [to them and to others], but when the wicked get what they want, it causes everyone else to become angry.
24 施し散らして、なお富を増す人があり、与えるべきものを惜しんで、かえって貧しくなる者がある。
Some people give [their money] generously [to poor people], but they become richer [in spite of that], and some people hold tightly to their money, but they still become poor [in spite of that].
25 物惜しみしない者は富み、人を潤す者は自分も潤される。
Those who give generously [to others] will prosper; if you help others, [they/someone] will help you, too.
26 穀物を、しまい込んで売らない者は民にのろわれる、それを売る者のこうべには祝福がある。
People curse/despise someone who hoards his grain [and does not sell it], waiting to get a higher/bigger price for it, but they praise someone who sells it [when people need it, even when the price is not high].
27 善を求める者は恵みを得る、悪を求める者には悪が来る。
If you sincerely want to [do what is] right, [people] will respect you, but if you are wanting to cause trouble, trouble is what you will get.
28 自分の富を頼む者は衰える、正しい者は木の青葉のように栄える。
Those who trust in their money will [disappear like the] withered [leaves that fall from the trees], but righteous [people] will keep going strong, like green leaves [in the summer].
29 自分の家族を苦しめる者は風を所有とする、愚かな者は心のさとき者のしもべとなる。
Those who bring troubles to their families will inherit nothing [MET] [from them], and those who do foolish things [like that] will [some day] become the servants of wise [people].
30 正しい者の結ぶ実は命の木である、不法な者は人の命をとる。
Those who live righteously will live [for a long time], but [those who act] violently will destroy [their own] lives (OR, those who are wise will have many people come and live with them).
31 もし正しい者がこの世で罰せられるならば、悪しき者と罪びととは、なおさらである。
[Sometimes] righteous [people] are rewarded [here] on the earth, but it is much more certain that very wicked people [DOU] [will be rewarded by being punished].
