Pregovori 29
1 Tisti, ki je pogosto grajan, otrjuje svoj vrat; nenadoma bo uničen in to brez rešitve.
Anyone who goes on stubbornly rejecting many warnings will be suddenly destroyed, without hope of healing.
2 Kadar so pravični na oblasti, se ljudstvo veseli, toda kadar zlobni rojevajo pravila, ljudstvo žaluje.
When good people are in charge, everybody celebrates; but when the wicked rule, everybody groans.
3 Kdorkoli ljubi modrost, razveseljuje svojega očeta, toda kdor se zadržuje s pocestnicami, zapravlja svoje imetje.
A man who loves wisdom makes his father happy, but one who visits prostitutes throws away his money.
4 Kralj s sodbo vzpostavlja deželo, toda kdor sprejema darila, jo prevrača.
A king who rules justly makes the country secure, but one who asks for bribes will destroy it.
5 Človek, ki laska svojemu bližnjemu, razpenja mrežo za njegova stopala.
Those who flatter their friends lay a net to trip them up.
6 V prestopku hudobneža je zanka, toda pravični prepeva in se veseli.
Evil people are trapped by their own sins, but those who do right sing and celebrate.
7 Pravični preudarja stvar ubogega, toda zlobni se na to ne ozira.
Good people care about treating the poor fairly, but the wicked don't think about it at all.
8 Posmehljivci mesto privedejo v zanko, toda modri možje odvrnejo bes.
Cynical people can inflame a whole city, but the wise calm angry people down.
9 Če se moder človek prička z nespametnim človekom, bodisi besni ali se smeje, tam ni počitka.
When a wise man takes a stupid man to court, there's raging and ridicule, but nothing is settled.
10 Krvoločnež sovraži poštenega, toda pravični išče njegovo dušo.
Murderers hate people of integrity, but those who live right try to help them.
11 Bedak izreka vse svoje mišljenje, toda moder človek ga zadrži za pozneje.
Stupid people let all their anger out, while wise people quietly hold it in.
12 Če vladar prisluhne lažem, so vsi njegovi služabniki zlobni.
A ruler who listens to lies will have nothing but wicked officials.
13 Ubog in varljiv človek se skupaj srečata; Gospod razsvetljuje oči obeh.
Poor people and their oppressors have this in common: the Lord gives life to all of them.
14 Kralju, ki zvesto sodi ubogega, bo njegov prestol utrjen na veke.
If a king judges the poor fairly, he will have a long rule.
15 Palica in opomin dajeta modrost, toda otrok, prepuščen samemu sebi, svoji materi prinaša sramoto.
Discipline and correction provide wisdom, but a son left undisciplined is an embarrassment to his mother.
16 Kadar so zlobni pomnoženi, narašča prestopek, toda pravični bodo videli njihov padec.
When the wicked are in power, sin increases; but the good will see their downfall.
17 Grajaj svojega sina in dal ti bo počitek; da, tvoji duši bo dal veselje.
Discipline your children and they won't give you any worries; they will make you very happy.
18 Kjer ni videnja ljudstvo propada, toda kdor se drži postave, je srečen.
Without a revelation from God, the people go out of control, but those who keep the law are happy.
19 Služabnik ne bo grajan z besedami; kajti čeprav razume, ne bo odgovoril.
A servant can't be disciplined by words alone; though they understand, they don't follow what they're told.
20 Vidiš človeka, ki je nagel v svojih besedah? Več upanja je za bedaka kakor zanj.
Have you seen a man who speaks without thinking? There's more hope for stupid people than for him!
21 Kdor svojega služabnika od otroških let prefinjeno vzgaja, mu bo končno postal njegov sin.
A servant indulged from childhood will in the end become unmanageable.
22 Jezen človek razvnema prepir, besen človek pa je obilen v prestopku.
Angry people stir up trouble, those with short tempers commit many sins.
23 Človekov ponos ga bo ponižal, toda spoštovanje bo podpiralo ponižnega v duhu.
If you're proud, you'll be humiliated; but if you're humble, you'll be honored.
24 Kdorkoli je družabnik s tatom, sovraži svojo lastno dušo; sliši preklinjanje, pa tega ne razkriva.
A thief's partner hates his life; even under the threat of being cursed he can't tell the truth.
25 Strah pred človekom prinaša zanko, toda kdorkoli svoje trdno upanje polaga v Gospoda, bo varen.
Being afraid of people traps you, but if you trust in the Lord you're safe.
26 Mnogi iščejo vladarjevo naklonjenost, toda sodba vsakega človeka prihaja od Gospoda.
Many people look for favors from a ruler, but justice comes from the Lord.
27 Nepravičen človek je ogabnost pravičnemu in kdor je na svoji poti pošten, je ogabnost zlobnemu.
Good people hate those who are unjust; the wicked hate those who do what's right.
