Provérbios 27
1 Não presumas do dia de amanhã, porque não sabes o que parirá o dia.
Do not boast about [what you will do] tomorrow, because you do not know what will happen [PRS] on any day.
2 Louve-te o estranho, e não a tua boca, o estrangeiro e não os teus lábios.
Do not praise yourself [MTY, PRS]; allow others to praise you. If someone else praises you, that is okay.
3 Pesada é a pedra, e a areia é carregada; porém a ira do insensato é mais pesada do que elas ambas.
[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 Cruel é o furor e a impetuosa ira, mas quem parará perante a inveja?
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 Melhor é a repreensão aberta do que o amor encoberto.
It is better to correct someone openly than to show that you l don’t love that person [by not correcting him].
6 Fieis são as feridas feitas pelo que ama, mas os beijos do que aborrece são enganosos.
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 A alma farta piza o favo de mel, mas à alma faminta todo o amargo é doce.
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 Qual é a ave que vagueia do seu ninho, tal é o homem que anda vagueando do seu lugar.
Anyone who wanders [far] from his home/family is like [SIM] a bird that is far from its nest.
9 O óleo e o perfume alegram o coração: assim a doença do amigo de alguém com o conselho cordial.
[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 Não deixes a teu amigo, nem ao amigo de teu pai, nem entres na casa de teu irmão no dia da tua adversidade: melhor é o vizinho de perto do que o irmão ao longe.
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 Sê sábio, filho meu, e alegra o meu coração; para que tenha alguma coisa que responder àquele que me desprezar.
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 O avisado vê o mal, e esconde-se; mas os simples passam e pagam a pena.
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 Quando alguém fica por fiador do estranho, toma-lhe tu a sua roupa; e o penhora pela estranha.
[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 O que bendiz ao seu amigo em alta voz, madrugando pela manhã, por maldição se lhe contará.
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 O gotejar contínuo no dia de grande chuva, e a mulher contenciosa, uma e outra são semelhantes.
[Having] a wife that is [constantly] nagging is as [bad as listening] to rain continually dripping on a rainy day.
16 Todos os que a esconderem esconderão o vento: e o óleo da sua dextra clama.
[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 Como o ferro com o ferro se aguça, assim o homem aguça o rosto do seu amigo.
[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 O que guarda a figueira comerá do seu fruto; e o que atenta para seu senhor, será honrado.
Those who take care of fig trees will have figs to eat; [similarly], servants who protect their master will be honored [by him].
19 Como na água o rosto corresponde ao rosto, assim o coração do homem ao homem.
[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.
20 Como o inferno e a perdição nunca se fartam, assim os olhos do homem nunca se fartam. (Sheol h7585)
[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 Como o crisol é para a prata, e o forno para o ouro, assim se prova o homem pelos louvores.
[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 Ainda quando pizares o tolo com uma mão de gral entre grãos de cevada pilada, não se irá dele a sua estultícia.
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 Procura conhecer o estado das tuas ovelhas: põe o teu coração sobre o gado.
Take good care of your flocks of sheep and herds of cattle,
24 Porque o tesouro não dura para sempre: ou durará a coroa de geração em geração?
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 Quando se mostrar a erva, e aparecerem os renovos, então ajunta as hervas dos montes.
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 Os cordeiros serão para te vestires, e os bodes para o preço do campo.
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 E a abastança do leite das cabras para o teu sustento, para sustento da tua casa, e para sustento das tuas criadas.
and you will get enough milk from the [other] goats for you and your family and your female servants.
