Pregovori 21
1 Kraljevo srce je v Gospodovi roki, kakor vodne reke, obrača ga kamor hoče.
Yahweh controls what kings do [MTY] [like] he controls how streams flow; he causes kings to do just what he wants them to do.
2 Vsaka človekova pot je pravilna v njegovih lastnih očeh, toda Gospod preudarja srca.
People always think that what they do is right, but Yahweh judges our (motives/reasons [for doing things)] [MTY].
3 Izvajati pravičnost in sodbo je Gospodu bolj sprejemljivo kakor klavna daritev.
Doing what is right and fair is more acceptable to Yahweh than [bringing] sacrifices [to him].
4 Vzvišen pogled in ponosno srce in oranje zlobnih je greh.
Being proud and arrogant [DOU] is [like] a lamp [MTY] [that guides] wicked people; being proud and arrogant characterizes (wicked people’s whole behavior/everything that wicked people do).
5 Misli marljivega se nagibajo samo k obilju, toda od vsakega, ki je nagel, samo za pomanjkanje.
People who plan carefully will surely have plenty [of what they need]; those who act too quickly [to become rich] will become poor.
6 Pridobivanje zakladov z lažnivim jezikom je ničevost, premetavana sem ter tja, od tistih, ki iščejo smrt.
Money that people acquire [by cheating others] by lying [MTY] to them will soon disappear [like] a mist, and doing that will [soon] lead to their death.
7 Ropanje zlobnih jih bo uničilo, ker so odklonili izvrševati sodbo.
Wicked [people] refuse to do what is right/just, but they will be ruined because of the violent things [PRS] that they do.
8 Človekova pot je kljubovalna in nenavadna, toda glede čistega, njegovo delo je pravilno.
Guilty [people continually do what is evil; it is as though] [MET] they are walking on a crooked road; but righteous/innocent people [always] do what is right.
9 Bolje je prebivati v kotu hišne strehe kakor s prepirljivo žensko v prostrani hiši.
It is better to live in the corner of an attic/housetop [by yourself] than to live inside the house with a wife who is always nagging.
10 Duša zlobnega želi zlo; njegov sosed v njegovih očeh ne najde naklonjenosti.
Wicked [people] [SYN] are always wanting [to do what is] evil; they never act mercifully toward anyone.
11 Kadar je posmehljivec kaznovan, preprosti postane moder in kadar je moder poučen, prejema znanje.
When those who ridicule [others] are punished, [even] those who do not have good sense [see that, and] they become wise, and when those who are wise are taught, they become wiser.
12 Pravičen človek modro preudarja hišo zlobnega, toda Bog ruši zlobne zaradi njihove zlobnosti.
[God], the one [who is completely] righteous, knows [what happens inside] the houses of wicked [people], and [he will cause] those people to be completely ruined/destroyed.
13 Kdorkoli maši svoja ušesa ob joku ubogega, bo tudi sam jokal, toda ne bo uslišan.
There are people who refuse to listen when poor people cry out [for help]; [but some day] they themselves will cry out [for help], and no one will hear them.
14 Darilo na skrivnem pomirja jezo, nagrada v naročje pa močan bes.
When someone is angry [with you], if you secretly give him a gift, he will stop being angry.
15 Pravičnim je veselje izvrševati sodbo, toda uničenje bo za delavce krivičnosti.
Good/Righteous [people] are happy when they [see others do] what is just/fair, but those who do what is evil are terrified [when they think about what may happen to them].
16 Človek, ki tava izven poti razumevanja, bo ostal v skupnosti mrtvih.
Those who stop behaving like those who have good sense behave will [soon] discover that they have gone to the place where dead people are.
17 Kdor ljubi užitek, bo revež, kdor ljubi vino in olje, ne bo bogat.
Those who spend their money to buy (things that give them pleasure/things that cause them to feel happy) will become poor; those who love [to spend money to buy] wine and nice/fancy food [MTY] will never become rich.
18 Zlobni bo odkupnina za pravičnega in prestopnik za poštenega.
Wicked [people] bring on themselves the sufferings that they were trying to cause righteous [people] to experience [DOU].
19 Bolje je prebivati v divjini kakor s prepirljivo in jezno žensko.
It is better to live [alone] in a desert than [to live] with a wife who is [always] nagging and complaining.
20 Je zaželen zaklad in olje v prebivališču modrega, toda nespameten človek ga zapravlja.
Wise people have many valuable things in their houses, but foolish people [quickly] spend/waste [all their money].
21 Kdor si prizadeva za pravičnostjo in usmiljenjem, najde življenje, pravičnost in čast.
Those who [always] try to act in a fair and kind way [toward others] will live [a long time] and be honored/respected.
22 Moder človek zmanjšuje mesto mogočnega in podira moč zaupanja iz tega.
A wise army commander [helps his troops] climb over a wall [to attack] a city that is defended by a strong army, with the result that they are able to (get over/destroy) the high walls that their enemies trusted [would protect them].
23 Kdorkoli zadržuje svoja usta in svoj jezik, svojo dušo zadržuje pred težavami.
Those who are very careful about what they say [MTY] are [able to] avoid trouble.
24 Ponosen in ošaben posmehljivec je njegovo ime, kdor ravna v ponosnem besu.
Those who make fun of [everything that is good] are proud and conceited [DOU]; they [always] act in an inconsiderate way [toward others].
25 Želja lenega, ga ubija, kajti njegove roke odklanjajo delati.
Lazy people, who refuse to work, [will] die [of hunger] because they [SYN] do not earn [money to buy food].
26 On lakomno hlepi čez ves dan, toda pravični daje in ne skopari.
All during the day [wicked people] desire to obtain things, but righteous [people] have plenty, [with the result that] they [are able to] give things generously to others.
27 Klavna daritev zlobnega je ogabnost, koliko bolj, ko to prinaša z zlobnim umom?
[Yahweh] detests the sacrifices that wicked [people] offer [to him]; [but he] detests it even more when they [think that they will escape being punished for] their evil deeds because of the sacrifices that they bring.
28 Kriva priča bo propadla, toda človek, ki posluša, nenehno govori.
Those who tell lies in court will be punished; no one stops/silences witnesses who say what is truthful/reliable.
29 Zloben človek otrdi svoj obraz, toda kar se tiče poštenega, on uravnava svojo pot.
Wicked people pretend [that they know everything], but righteous people think carefully about [what will happen because of] what they do.
30 Ne obstaja niti modrost niti razumevanje niti namera zoper Gospoda.
[Thinking that we are] wise, and that we understand many things, and that we have good insight, does not help us if Yahweh is (acting against/not pleased with) us.
31 Konj je pripravljen za dan bitke, toda rešitev je od Gospoda.
We [can] get horses ready to fight in a battle, but Yahweh is the one who enables us to (win victories/defeat our enemies).
