Proverbios 11
1 Las balanzas falsas no aprueba el Señor, pero aprueba las balanzas exactas.
Yahweh detests [people who use] scales that do not weigh correctly; he is delighted with [those who use] correct weights on the scales.
2 Cuando viene el orgullo, viene la vergüenza, pero la sabiduría es con el de espíritu humilde.
[People who are] proud will [eventually] be disgraced; it is wise to be humble.
3 La justicia de los rectos será su guía, pero los caminos retorcidos de los falsos serán su destrucción.
[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 La riqueza no tiene ganancia en el día del juicio, pero la justicia mantiene a un hombre a salvo de la muerte.
[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 La justicia del hombre bueno hará que su camino sea recto, pero el pecado del malhechor será la causa de su caída.
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 La justicia de los rectos será su salvación, pero los falsos mismos serán tomados en sus designios malvados.
[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 Al morir un hombre recto, su esperanza no llega a su fin, pero la esperanza del malhechor llega a la destrucción.
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 El hombre recto es quitado de la angustia, y en su lugar viene el pecador.
[Yahweh] rescues righteous [people] from their troubles/difficulties; instead, it is the wicked who will have troubles.
9 Con su boca el hombre malo envía destrucción a su prójimo; pero a través del conocimiento, los justos se sacan de problemas.
Godless people can ruin others by what they say [MTY], but righteous [people will] be saved by [their (own] good sense/being wise).
10 Cuando las cosas van bien para el hombre recto, todo el pueblo está contento; a la muerte de los pecadores, hay gritos de alegría.
When things go well for righteous [people], [the people in] [MTY] their city are happy, and they shout joyfully when wicked [people] die.
11 Por la bendición del hombre recto, la ciudad se hace grande, pero la boca del malhechor la derriba.
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 El que tiene una mala opinión de su prójimo no tiene sentido, pero el sabio guarda silencio.
It is foolish to despise others; those who (have good sense/are wise) do not say anything [to criticize others].
13 El que habla de los demás hace públicos los secretos, pero el hombre de corazón sincero lo cubre.
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 Cuando no hay una sugerencia de ayuda, la gente tendrá una caída, pero con una serie de guías sabios estarán a salvo.
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 El que se hace responsable de un hombre extraño sufrirá mucha pérdida; pero el enemigo de fianzas estará a salvo.
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 Una mujer que está llena de gracia es honrada, pero una mujer que odia la rectitud es un asiento de vergüenza: los que odian el trabajo sufrirán la pérdida, pero los fuertes conservarán su riqueza.
[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 El hombre que tiene misericordia será recompensado, pero el hombre cruel es la causa de problemas para sí mismo.
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 El pecador recibe el pago del engaño; pero su recompensa es segura de quién pone en la semilla de la rectitud.
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 Así que la justicia da vida; pero el que persigue el mal obtiene la muerte para sí mismo.
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 Los imprudentes son odiados por el Señor, pero aquellos cuyos caminos son sin error son su deleite.
Yahweh hates those who are always thinking about doing evil things, but he is delighted with those who always do what is right.
21 Ciertamente, el malhechor no se librará del castigo, pero la simiente del hombre recto estará a salvo.
It is certain that [Yahweh] will punish evil people and that righteous people will escape [from being punished].
22 Como un anillo de oro en la nariz de un cerdo, es una mujer hermosa que no tiene sentido.
[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 El deseo del hombre recto es solo para bien, pero la ira está esperando al malhechor.
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 Un hombre puede dar libremente, y aun así su riqueza aumentará; y otro puede retener más de lo correcto, pero solo llega a necesitarlo.
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 El que da bendición prosperará; pero el que maldice será maldecido.
Those who give generously [to others] will prosper; if you help others, [they/someone] will help you, too.
26 El que retiene el grano será maldecido por el pueblo; pero una bendición estará en la cabeza de él que les permite tenerlo por un precio.
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 El que, con todo su corazón, va tras lo que es bueno, está buscando la gracia; pero el que está buscando problemas lo obtendrá.
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 El que pone su fe en la riqueza, se desvanecerá; pero el hombre recto reverdecerá como la hoja verde.
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 El intruso de su casa tendrá el viento por su herencia, y el insensato será siervo de los sabios de corazón.
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 El fruto de la justicia es un árbol de la vida; pero el comportamiento violento quita las almas.
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 Si el hombre recto es recompensado en la tierra, ¡cuánto más el malhechor y el pecador!
[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].
