ਕਹਾਉਤਾਂ 14
Wise women [PRS] hold their families together [by the wise things that they do], but foolish women ruin their families by the foolish things that they do.
2 ੨ ਜਿਹੜਾ ਸਿੱਧੀ ਚਾਲ ਚੱਲਦਾ ਹੈ ਉਹ ਯਹੋਵਾਹ ਦਾ ਭੈਅ ਮੰਨਦਾ ਹੈ, ਪਰ ਜਿਹੜਾ ਟੇਢੀ ਚਾਲ ਚੱਲਦਾ ਹੈ, ਉਹ ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਤੁੱਛ ਜਾਣਦਾ ਹੈ।
By [continually] behaving/acting righteously, [people show that they] greatly revere Yahweh; those who (walk on crooked paths/always deceive others) [show that they] despise him.
Foolish people will be punished [MTY] for what they say, but wise [people] will be protected by what they say [MTY].
If [a man has] no oxen [to plow his field], he does not [need to put] grain [in their feedbox], but if [he has] oxen, they will enable [him to produce] an abundant crop.
Witnesses who are reliable [always] say what (is true/really happened), but witnesses who are not reliable constantly tell lies [about what happened].
6 ੬ ਠੱਠਾ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ ਬੁੱਧ ਨੂੰ ਭਾਲਦਾ ਹੈ ਪਰ ਉਹ ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਨਹੀਂ ਲੱਭਦੀ, ਪਰੰਤੂ ਸਮਝ ਵਾਲੇ ਨੂੰ ਗਿਆਨ ਸਹਿਜ ਨਾਲ ਹੀ ਮਿਲ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ।
Those who make fun [of being wise] will never become wise, but those who understand [what is right] learn things easily.
Stay away from foolish people, because they will not be able to teach you anything [useful].
Those who have good sense are wise, so they know what they should do [and what they should not do]; foolish people do not know what is right to do, but because they think that they do, they are deceiving themselves.
Foolish people make fun of their committing sins; but God is pleased with those who do what is right.
If you are very sad or if you are joyful, only you know what you are experiencing; no one else [can] know what you are feeling.
Houses built by wicked [people] will be destroyed, but houses built by good/righteous [people] will last for a long time.
There are some kinds of behavior [MET] that [some] people [falsely] think are right, but (walking on those roads/continually doing those things) causes [those people] to die.
[Sometimes] when people laugh, they are [really] sad, and when they stop laughing, they are still sad.
14 ੧੪ ਜਿਸ ਦਾ ਮਨ ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਮੁੜ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ, ਉਹ ਆਪਣੀ ਚਾਲ ਦਾ ਫਲ ਭੋਗਦਾ ਹੈ, ਪਰ ਭਲਾ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਆਪਣੇ ਆਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤ ਰਹਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ।
Those who stubbornly continue to do what is wrong will get what they deserve, and those who continually do what is good will [also] get what they deserve.
Foolish people believe everything [that people tell them]; those who have good sense think carefully about what will be the result of their actions.
Wise people are careful and avoid [doing things that will give them] trouble; foolish people are careless and act (too quickly/without thinking).
17 ੧੭ ਜਿਹੜਾ ਛੇਤੀ ਗੁੱਸੇ ਹੋ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਉਹ ਮੂਰਖਤਾਈ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ, ਅਤੇ ਬੁਰੇ ਮਤੇ ਪਕਾਉਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਨਾਲ ਵੈਰ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ।
Those who quickly become angry [IDM] do foolish things; [people] hate those who plan to do wicked things (OR, those who have good sense remain calm/patient).
18 ੧੮ ਭੋਲਿਆਂ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦੇ ਹਿੱਸੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਤਾਂ ਮੂਰਖਤਾਈ ਆਉਂਦੀ ਹੈ, ਪਰ ਸਿਆਣਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਸਿਰ ਉੱਤੇ ਗਿਆਨ ਦਾ ਮੁਕਟ ਰੱਖਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ।
Foolish people get what they deserve for doing foolish things; those with good sense are rewarded [MET] by being able to learn a lot.
[Some day] evil [people] will bow down in front of righteous [people to show that they respect them]; they [will humbly stand] at the gates of [the houses of] righteous [people and request their help].
[No one likes] poor [people]; even their friends/neighbors do not like them; rich [people] have many friends, but [only while the rich people still have money].
21 ੨੧ ਜਿਹੜਾ ਆਪਣੇ ਗੁਆਂਢੀ ਨੂੰ ਤੁੱਛ ਜਾਣਦਾ ਹੈ ਉਹ ਪਾਪ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ, ਅਤੇ ਜੋ ਕੰਗਾਲਾਂ ਉੱਤੇ ਤਰਸ ਖਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਉਹ ਧੰਨ ਹੈ।
It is sinful to despise your [poor] neighbors; [God] is pleased with those who do kind things for the poor.
22 ੨੨ ਜਿਹੜੇ ਬੁਰੀਆਂ ਜੁਗਤਾਂ ਕੱਢਦੇ ਹਨ ਭਲਾ, ਉਹ ਭੁੱਲ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰਦੇ? ਪਰ ਜਿਹੜੇ ਭਲੀਆਂ ਜੁਗਤਾਂ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਦਯਾ ਅਤੇ ਸਚਿਆਈ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ।
Those who plan to do things that are evil/wrong are walking on the wrong road; people faithfully love, respect and are loyal to those who plan to do what is good.
If you work hard, you will (accomplish something good/get a good income), but if all you do is to talk [and not work], you will remain poor.
One of the rewards [MET] of being wise is to become rich; the reward of acting foolishly is to become more foolish.
By saying [in court] what is true, you [can] save the life [of the one who is being falsely accused]; if you tell lies, you are abandoning someone who needs your help [to defend him].
Those who revere Yahweh are confident [that he will protect them], and their family will [also] be protected.
Having an awesome respect for Yahweh is [like] [MET] [having] a fountain that gives life; it will help you to escape when something dangerous is threatening to kill you [MET].
If a king rules over many people, many people will [be able to] honor him; if he has only a few people in his kingdom, he will have very little [HYP] power.
29 ੨੯ ਜਿਹੜਾ ਛੇਤੀ ਕ੍ਰੋਧ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰਦਾ ਉਹ ਵੱਡਾ ਸਮਝ ਵਾਲਾ ਹੈ, ਪਰ ਜਿਹੜਾ ਛੇਤੀ ਕ੍ਰੋਧ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਉਹ ਮੂਰਖਤਾਈ ਨੂੰ ਉੱਚਾ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ।
Those who do not quickly become angry are very wise; by quickly becoming angry, people show that they are foolish.
Having a mind that is peaceful results in having a healthy body; having a mind that is [often] in turmoil is [like] [MET] cancer in [a person’s] bones.
31 ੩੧ ਜਿਹੜਾ ਗਰੀਬ ਉੱਤੇ ਹਨੇਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ, ਉਹ ਆਪਣੇ ਸਿਰਜਣਹਾਰ ਦੀ ਨਿੰਦਿਆ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ, ਪਰ ਜਿਹੜਾ ਕੰਗਾਲ ਉੱਤੇ ਦਯਾ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਉਹ ਉਸ ਦੀ ਮਹਿਮਾ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ।
Those who oppress poor people are insulting God, the one who made those poor people, but acting kindly toward them is respecting God.
32 ੩੨ ਦੁਸ਼ਟ ਤਾਂ ਬੁਰਿਆਈ ਕਰਦਾ-ਕਰਦਾ ਨਾਸ ਹੋ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ, ਪਰ ਧਰਮੀ ਆਪਣੀ ਮੌਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੀ ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ ਦੀ ਪਨਾਹ ਪਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ।
Wicked [people] ruin themselves by the evil things that they do, but righteous/good [people] are kept safe/protected even when they die (OR, because of their continually doing what is right).
Those who have good sense always think what is wise; foolish people do not know anything about being wise.
[When] the people of a nation [continually act] righteously, it causes that nation to be great; [continually doing what is] evil causes a nation to be disgraced.
Kings are pleased with officials who do their work competently/skillfully, but they punish [MTY] those who [do their work in a manner that] causes the kings to be disgraced.
