Przysłów 11
1 Waga fałszywa obrzydliwością jest Panu; ale gwichty sprawiedliwe podobają mu się.
Yahweh detests [people who use] scales that do not weigh correctly; he is delighted with [those who use] correct weights on the scales.
2 Za pychą przychodzi hańba; ale przy pokornych jest mądrość.
[People who are] proud will [eventually] be disgraced; it is wise to be humble.
3 Szczerość ludzi cnotliwych prowadzi ich; ale przewrotność przestępców potraci ich.
[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 Niepomogą bogactwa w dzień gniewu; ale sprawiedliwość wybawia od śmierci.
[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 Sprawiedliwość uprzejmego sprawuje drogę jego; lecz bezbożny dla bezbożności swojej upada.
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 Sprawiedliwość uprzejmych wybawia ich: ale przewrotni w złościach pojmani bywają.
[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 Gdy umiera człowiek niepobożny, ginie nadzieja jego, a oczekiwanie mocarzy niszczeje.
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 Sprawiedliwy z ucisku wybawiony bywa; ale niepobożny przychodzi na miejsce jego.
[Yahweh] rescues righteous [people] from their troubles/difficulties; instead, it is the wicked who will have troubles.
9 Obłudnik usty kazi przyjaciela swego; ale sprawiedliwi umiejętnością wybawieni bywają.
Godless people can ruin others by what they say [MTY], but righteous [people will] be saved by [their (own] good sense/being wise).
10 Z szczęścia sprawiedliwych miasto się weseli; a gdy giną niezbożni, bywa radość.
When things go well for righteous [people], [the people in] [MTY] their city are happy, and they shout joyfully when wicked [people] die.
11 Dla błogosławieństwa sprawiedliwych bywa wywyższone miasto; ale dla ust niepobożnych bywa wywrócone.
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 Głupi gardzi bliźnim swym; ale mąż roztropny milczy.
It is foolish to despise others; those who (have good sense/are wise) do not say anything [to criticize others].
13 Obmówca obchodząc objawia tajemnice; ale kto jest wiernego serca, tai zwierzonej rzeczy.
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 Gdzie niemasz dostatecznej rady, lud upada; ale gdzie wiele radców, tam jest wybawienie.
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 Bardzo sobie szkodzi, kto za obcego ręczy; ale kto się chroni rękojemstwa, bezpieczen jest.
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 Niewiasta uczciwa dostępuje sławy, a mocarze mają bogactwa.
[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 Człowiek uczynny dobrze czyni duszy swej; ale okrutnik trapi ciało swoje.
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 Niezbożnik czyni dzieło omylne; ale kto sieje sprawiedliwość, ma zapłatę trwałą.
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 Jako sprawiedliwość jest ku żywotowi, tak kto naśladuje złości, bliski jest śmierci.
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 Obrzydliwością są Panu przewrotni sercem; ale mu się podobają, którzy żyją bez zmazy.
Yahweh hates those who are always thinking about doing evil things, but he is delighted with those who always do what is right.
21 Złośnik, choć sobie innych na pomoc weźmie, pomsty nie ujdzie; ale nasienie sprawiedliwych zachowane będzie.
It is certain that [Yahweh] will punish evil people and that righteous people will escape [from being punished].
22 Niewiasta piękna a głupia jest jako kolce złote w pysku u świni.
[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 Żądza sprawiedliwych jest zawżdy ku dobremu; ale oczekiwanie niepobożnych, popędliwość.
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 Nie jeden udziela szczodrze, a wżdy mu przybywa; a drugi skąpi więcej niż trzeba, a wżdy ubożeje.
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 Człowiek szczodrobliwy bywa bogatszy; a kto nasyca, sam też będzie nasycony.
Those who give generously [to others] will prosper; if you help others, [they/someone] will help you, too.
26 Kto zatrzymuje zboże, tego lud przeklina; ale błogosławieństwo nad głową tego, który je sprzedaje.
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 Kto pilnie szuka dobrego, nabywa przyjaźni; ale kto szuka złego, przyjdzie nań.
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 Kto ufa w bogactwach swych, ten upadnie; ale sprawiedliwi jako latorośl zielenieć się będą.
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 Kto czyni zamięszanie w domu swoim, odziedziczy wiatr, a głupi musi służyć mądremu.
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 Owoc sprawiedliwego jest drzewo żywota; a kto naucza ludzi, mądry jest.
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 Oto jeźli się sprawiedliwemu na ziemi nagroda staje, tedy daleko więcej niezbożnemu i grzesznikowi.
[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].
