Proverbiorum 27
1 Ne glorieris in crastinum, ignorans quid superventura pariat dies.
Do not boast about [what you will do] tomorrow, because you do not know what will happen [PRS] on any day.
2 Laudet te alienus, et non os tuum: extraneus, et non labia tua.
Do not praise yourself [MTY, PRS]; allow others to praise you. If someone else praises you, that is okay.
3 Grave est saxum, et onerosa arena: sed ira stulti utroque gravior.
[It causes pain to our bodies to carry heavy] stones or [a pail full of] sand, but doing something stupid/foolish [can cause] great [pain to other people’s spirits.]
4 Ira non habet misericordiam, nec erumpens furor: et impetum concitati spiritus ferre quis poterit?
It is cruel to be angry [with others], and our being angry sometimes destroys [others], but being jealous of someone is [RHQ] often more cruel than that.
5 Melior est manifesta correptio, quam amor absconditus.
It is better to correct someone openly than to show that you l don’t love that person [by not correcting him].
6 Meliora sunt vulnera diligentis, quam fraudulenta oscula odientis
If a friend criticizes you, [he is a good friend and] you can trust him; but if one of your enemies kisses you, he is [probably wanting to] deceive you.
7 Anima saturata calcabit favum: et anima esuriens etiam amarum pro dulci sumet.
When someone’s stomach is full, he does not want to eat honey; but when someone is [very] hungry, he thinks that [even] bitter things taste sweet.
8 Sicut avis transmigrans de nido suo, sic vir qui derelinquit locum suum.
Anyone who wanders [far] from his home/family is like [SIM] a bird that is far from its nest.
9 Unguento et variis odoribus delectatur cor: et bonis amici consiliis anima dulcoratur.
[Putting olive] oil and perfume on a person’s skin causes him to feel good, but having a friend [who gives] good advice [is even better].
10 Amicum tuum, et amicum patris tui ne dimiseris: et domum fratris tui ne ingrediaris in die afflictionis tuae. Melior est vicinus iuxta, quam frater procul.
Do not neglect your friends or your parents’ friends; and at a time when you are experiencing a disaster, do not go to a relative [who lives far away to request his help]; someone who lives near you can help you more than relatives who live far away.
11 Stude sapientiae fili mi, et laetifica cor meum, ut possim exprobranti respondere sermonem.
My child/son, cause me to be happy by becoming wise, in order that I will [know how to] reply to those who would criticize me [about your behavior].
12 Astutus videns malum, absconditus est: parvuli transeuntes sustinuerunt dispendia.
Those who have good sense will realize that there is something dangerous ahead, and they will hide; those who do not have good sense [just] keep going, and later they will suffer because of [doing] that.
13 Tolle vestimentum eius, qui spopondit pro extraneo: et pro alienis, aufer ei pignus.
[You deserve to] have your property taken from you if you [foolishly] promise to a stranger (OR, a strange woman) that you will pay what she owes if she is unable to pay it [DOU].
14 Qui benedicit proximo suo voce grandi, de nocte consurgens maledicenti similis erit.
If you rise early in the morning and call out a greeting to your neighbor [while he is still sleeping], he will consider it to be a curse, [not a blessing].
15 Tecta perstillantia in die frigoris, et litigiosa mulier comparantur:
[Having] a wife that is [constantly] nagging is as [bad as listening] to rain continually dripping on a rainy day.
16 qui retinet eam, quasi qui ventum teneat, et oleum dexterae suae evacuabit.
[Trying] to restrain/stop her [from doing that] is as [difficult] [SIM] [as trying] to stop the wind or [trying] to hold oil in your hand.
17 Ferrum ferro exacuitur, et homo exacuit faciem amici sui.
[We can use one] iron tool to sharpen [another] iron [tool]; similarly [SIM], [when one person shares] what he is thinking, it can help other people [to think more clearly].
18 Qui servat ficum, comedet fructus eius: et qui custos est domini sui, glorificabitur.
Those who take care of fig trees will have figs to eat; [similarly], servants who protect their master will be honored [by him].
19 Quomodo in aquis resplendent vultus prospicientium, sic corda hominum manifesta sunt prudentibus.
[When a person looks] in the water, he sees his own face; similarly [SIM], [when we look at] a person’s behavior, we know what he is thinking.
[It is as though] the place where the dead people are is always wanting more people to [die and] come there; and humans [SYN] are always wanting to acquire more things, [too]. (Sheol h7585)
21 Quomodo probatur in conflatorio argentum, et in fornace aurum: sic probatur homo ore laudantis. Cor iniqui inquirit mala, cor autem rectum inquirit scientiam.
[Workers put] silver and gold in a very hot furnace [to burn out what is impure], and [SIM] people learn [what we are really like when they see how we react when people] praise us.
22 Si contuderis stultum in pila quasi ptisanas feriente desuper pilo, non auferetur ab eo stultitia eius.
Even if you beat/crush a fool severely [like] [MET] you pulverize grain with a pestle, you [probably] will not be able to cause him to stop (being foolish/doing foolish things).
23 Diligenter agnosce vultum pecoris tui, tuosque greges considera:
Take good care of your flocks of sheep and herds of cattle,
24 Non enim habebis iugiter potestatem: sed corona tribuetur in generatione et generationem.
because the money [that you acquired from selling animals previously] will not (last/stay with you) forever; similarly [SIM], governments [MTY] certainly do not [RHQ] last forever.
25 Aperta sunt prata, et apparuerunt herbae virentes, et collecta sunt foena de montibus.
After you cut the hay [DOU] and [store it to feed the animals in the winter while] a new crop of hay is growing,
26 Agni ad vestimentum tuum: et hoedi, agri pretium.
you will be able to [shear the sheep and] make clothes from the wool, and you will get money from selling [some of] the goats to buy [more] land,
27 Sufficiat tibi lac caprarum in cibos tuos, et in necessaria domus tuae: et ad victum ancillis tuis.
and you will get enough milk from the [other] goats for you and your family and your female servants.
