Przysłów 11
1 Fałszywa waga budzi odrazę w PANU, ale podobają mu się uczciwe odważniki.
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, a u pokornych jest mądrość.
[People who are] proud will [eventually] be disgraced; it is wise to be humble.
3 Uczciwość prawych poprowadzi ich, lecz grzeszników zgubi ich przewrotność.
[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 Bogactwa nie pomogą w dniu gniewu, ale sprawiedliwość ocala 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 nienagannego toruje mu drogę, a niegodziwy upadnie przez swoją niegodziwość.
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 prawych ocali ich, a przewrotni będą schwytani w swojej przewrotności.
[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 niegodziwy, ginie [jego] nadzieja, a oczekiwanie niesprawiedliwych znika.
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 bywa wybawiony z ucisku, a na jego miejsce przychodzi niegodziwy.
[Yahweh] rescues righteous [people] from their troubles/difficulties; instead, it is the wicked who will have troubles.
9 Obłudnik ustami niszczy swego bliźniego, a sprawiedliwi bywają wybawieni dzięki wiedzy.
Godless people can ruin others by what they say [MTY], but righteous [people will] be saved by [their (own] good sense/being wise).
10 Gdy sprawiedliwym się powodzi, miasto się cieszy, a gdy giną niegodziwi, panuje 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 Dzięki błogosławieństwu prawych wznosi się miasto, a usta niegodziwych je burzą.
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 Nierozumny gardzi swym bliźnim, a człowiek roztropny milczy.
It is foolish to despise others; those who (have good sense/are wise) do not say anything [to criticize others].
13 Plotkarz wyjawia tajemnice, ale człowiek wiernego serca ukrywa [powierzoną] sprawę.
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 nie ma dobrej rady, lud upada, a gdzie wielu 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 ręczy za obcego, a kto nienawidzi poręki, jest bezpieczny.
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 Miła kobieta dostępuje chwały, a mocarze zdobywają 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 miłosierny czyni dobrze swej duszy, a okrutnik dręczy własne ciało.
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 Niegodziwy czyni zwodnicze dzieło, a kto sieje sprawiedliwość, [ma] zapłatę pewną.
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 Jak sprawiedliwość [prowadzi] do życia, tak do śmierci [zmierza] ten, kto naśladuje zło.
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 Ludzie przewrotnego serca budzą odrazę w PANU, a podobają mu się ci, których droga jest prawa.
Yahweh hates those who are always thinking about doing evil things, but he is delighted with those who always do what is right.
21 Zły nie uniknie kary, choćby [innych] wezwał na pomoc, a potomstwo sprawiedliwych będzie ocalone.
It is certain that [Yahweh] will punish evil people and that righteous people will escape [from being punished].
22 [Czym] złoty kolczyk w ryju świni, [tym] piękna kobieta pozbawiona roztropności.
[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 Pragnieniem sprawiedliwych jest tylko dobro, oczekiwaniem zaś niegodziwych – gniew.
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 Jeden hojnie rozdaje, a jednak mu przybywa, [drugi] nad miarę skąpi, a 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 szczodry będzie bogatszy, a kto [innych] syci, 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 przeklnie, a błogosławieństwo [będzie] 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, zdobędzie przychylność, lecz kto szuka zła, przyjdzie ono na niego.
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 ufność pokłada w swych bogactwach, ten upadnie, a sprawiedliwi będą zielenić się jak latorośl.
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 niepokoi swój dom, odziedziczy wiatr, a głupi będzie sługą mądrego.
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] drzewem życia; a kto zyskuje dusze, jest mądry.
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 [Jeśli] sprawiedliwy otrzyma zapłatę na ziemi, to tym bardziej niegodziwy i grzesznik.
[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].
