Pregovori 20
1 Vino je zasmehovalec, močna pijača je huda in kdorkoli je s tem zaveden, ni moder.
Drinking a lot of wine or [other] strong drinks causes people to start fighting; it is foolish to become drunk/intoxicated.
2 Kraljev strah je kakor rjovenje leva; kdorkoli ga draži do jeze, greši zoper svojo lastno dušo.
Being afraid of a king when he is angry is like [SIM] being afraid of a lion when it growls/roars; if you cause the king to become angry, he may execute you.
3 Za človeka je čast, da odneha od prepira, toda vsak bedak se bo vmešaval.
[People] respect those who stay away from disputes/arguments; foolish people [love to] quarrel.
4 Lenuh ne bo oral zaradi razloga mraza, zatorej bo prosil v času žetve in ničesar ne bo imel.
[If] a lazy man does not plow [his fields at the right/proper time], he will look for [crops] at harvest [time], but there will be nothing there.
5 Nasvet v človekovem srcu je podoben globoki vodi, toda razumevajoč človek ga bo izvlekel.
[Just] as it is difficult to bring up water from a deep well, it is difficult to know what people are thinking, but someone who has good sense/insight will be able to find out what people are thinking.
6 Večina ljudi bo vsakemu razglašala svojo lastno dobroto, toda kdo lahko najde zvestega človeka?
Many people proclaim that they can be trusted [to do what they say that they will do], but it is very difficult to find [RHQ] someone who can really be trusted.
7 Pravičen človek hodi v svoji neokrnjenosti, njegovi otroci so blagoslovljeni za njim.
If parents conduct their lives as they should, [God] blesses their children (OR, their children are very happy/fortunate).
8 Kralj, ki sedi na sodnem prestolu, s svojimi očmi vse zlo razkropi proč.
A king who sits on his throne to judge people can [easily] [MTY] find out what things that people have done are good and what things are evil.
9 Kdo lahko reče: »Svoje srce sem očistil, čist sem pred svojim grehom?«
There is no one [RHQ] who can truthfully say, “I do not know of any wrong things that I have done; I have (gotten rid of all my sinful behavior/quit doing what is sinful).”
10 Neenake uteži in neenake mere, oboji so Gospodu podobna ogabnost.
Yahweh detests people who use weights that are not right and measures that are not correct.
11 Celo otrok je spoznan po svojih dejanjih, če so njegova dela čista in če so ta pravilna.
Even children show by what they do whether they are good or not; they show whether (what they do/their behavior) is honest and right [or not].
12 Uho, ki sliši in oko, ki vidi, celo oboje je naredil Gospod.
Two of the things that Yahweh has created [for us] are ears to hear things and eyes to see things.
13 Ne ljubi spanja, da ne bi prišel v revščino, odpri svoje oči in nasičen boš s kruhom.
If you want to sleep [all the time], you will become poor; if you stay awake [and work], you will have plenty of food.
14 » To je ničvredno, to je ničvredno, « pravi kupec, toda ko je odšel svojo pot, potem se baha.
People [look at things that they are about] to buy, [and in order to get it for a lower price sometimes they] say, “(It is no good/It is poor quality),” but [after they buy it], they go and boast [about having bought it for a cheap price].
15 Je zlato in množica rubinov, toda ustnice spoznanja so dragocen dragulj.
Gold and precious stones are [valuable], but wise words [MTY] are more valuable.
16 Vzemi obleko tistega, ki je pôrok za tujca in vzemi jamstvo od njega za tujo žensko.
If you foolishly promise to a stranger that you will pay what he owes if he is unable to pay it [DOU], [you deserve to] have someone take your coat from you.
17 Kruh prevare je sladek človeku, toda njegova usta bodo potem napolnjena z gramozom.
People [may] think that food that they acquire by doing what is dishonest will taste very good, but later [they will not enjoy what they have done any more than they would enjoy] eating gravel/sand.
18 Vsak namen je utrjen s posvetovanjem in vojskuješ se z dobrim nasvetom.
When people give you good advice, [if you do what they suggest], your plans will succeed; so be sure to get good advice from wise people before you start fighting a war.
19 Kdor gre naokrog kakor tožljivec, razodeva skrivnosti, zato se ne vmešavaj s tistim, ki laska s svojimi ustnicami.
Those who go around telling gossip are [always] telling secrets to [others]; so stay away from people who foolishly talk [too much].
20 Kdorkoli preklinja svojega očeta ali svojo mater, bo njegova svetilka ugasnjena v zatemnjeno temo.
If someone curses his father or his mother, his life will be ended, [just] like a lamp is extinguished.
21 Dediščina je lahko v začetku naglo pridobljena, toda njen konec ne bo blagoslovljen.
If you very quickly take the property that your parents promise will be yours after they die, you will not receive any good/blessing from it.
22 Ne reci: »Jaz bom poplačal zlo, « temveč čakaj na Gospoda in rešil te bo.
Do not say, “I will do evil to those who do evil to me;” wait for Yahweh [to do something about it], and he will (help you/[do what is right]).
23 Različne uteži so ogabnost Gospodu in varljiva tehtnica ni dobra.
Yahweh detests [those who use] dishonest scales and weights that are not accurate/correct.
24 Človekovi opravki so od Gospoda, kako lahko potem človek razume svojo lastno pot?
Yahweh is the one who has decided what will happen to us, so (how can we (understand/know) what will happen before it happens?/we humans certainly cannot (understand/know) what will happen before it happens.) [RHQ]
25 Zanka je človeku, ki požira to, kar je sveto in da po zaobljubah dela poizvedovanje.
You should think carefully before you solemnly promise to dedicate something to God, because later you might be sorry you have promised to do it.
26 Moder kralj razkropi zlobne in nadnje prinaša kolo.
Wise kings find out [MET] which people have done what is wrong, and they punish them very severely [IDM].
27 Človeški duh je Gospodova sveča, ki preiskuje vse notranje dele trebuha.
Our consciences are [like] lamps that Yahweh [has given to us to enable us to know what we are thinking] [MET]; they reveal what is hidden deep in our (minds/inner beings).
28 Usmiljenje in resnica ohranjata kralja in njegov prestol drži pokonci usmiljenje.
Kings will continue to rule as long as they faithfully love their people and are loyal to them and as long as they rule righteously/fairly.
29 Slava mladeničev je njihova moč, lepota starcev pa je siva glava.
We honor/admire young people because they are strong, but we respect [MTY] old people more because they are wise.
30 Modrica od rane očiščuje zlo, tako storijo udarci biča notranjim delom trebuha.
When we are beaten or whipped, it [can] cause us to quit doing what is evil in our lives; when someone wounds us [by punishing us], it [can] cause our behavior to become good.
