Proverbios 17
1 Mejor un pedazo de pan seco en paz, que una casa llena de banquetes y comportamiento violento.
It is better [to eat] a dry piece [of bread] and not have strife/quarrels than to have a big feast in a house where [everyone] is quarreling.
2 Un siervo sabio tendrá dominio sobre un hijo indigno, y tendrá su parte en la herencia entre hermanos.
A slave who acts wisely will [some day] be the boss of his master’s disgraceful son and when his master dies, the slave will receive part of his master’s possessions.
3 La olla de calefacción es para la plata y el horno de fuego para él oro, pero el Señor es el que prueba los corazones.
[Workers put] silver and gold in a very hot furnace [to burn out what is impure], and Yahweh [similarly] examines people’s inner beings [to see if they are pure].
4 Un malhechor presta atención a los labios malvados, y un hombre de engaño escucha una lengua dañina.
Those who do what is evil pay attention to people who say [MTY] what is evil, and liars pay attention to [other people’s] lies.
5 El que se burla de los pobres avergüenza a su Hacedor; y el que se alegra por el problema no quedará libre del castigo.
Those who make fun of poor [people] insult God, the one who made the poor [people], [and] those who are happy when [someone else has] troubles will certainly be punished [LIT] [by God].
6 Los nietos son la corona de los ancianos, y la gloria de los hijos son sus padres.
Old [people] are [usually] proud of [MET] their grandchildren, [just like] children are [usually] proud of their parents.
7 Las palabras justas no deben buscarse en un hombre necio, y mucho menos son labios falsos en un gobernante.
Fine/Eloquent speech is not suitable for foolish people to say, just like lies are not suitable for rulers [to say].
8 El soborno es como una piedra de gran precio a los ojos del que la tiene: a donde sea que vaya, lo hace bien.
People think that a bribe is like a magic stone [to persuade someone to do what they want him to do]; they think that because of the bribe, that person will do whatever they want him to do.
9 El que guarda el pecado cubierto está buscando el amor; pero el que sigue hablando de algo hace división entre amigos.
If you want people to like/love you, forgive them for the wrong things that they do to you. If you continue to remind them about those wrong things, they will no longer be your friends.
10 Una palabra de corrección profundiza más en alguien que tiene sentido, que cien golpes en un hombre tonto.
Rebuking people who have good sense will accomplish more for them than hitting them 100 times [with a stick].
11 Un hombre descontrolado solo busca problemas, por lo que un criado cruel será enviado contra él.
[Because] wicked people are always trying to cause trouble, someone will be sent to severely punish them.
12 Es mejor encontrarse cara a cara con un oso al que se han llevado sus crías que con un hombre necio que actúa tontamente.
A mother bear whose cubs have been taken away from her is dangerous, but it is more dangerous to confront a foolish person who is doing something foolish.
13 Si alguno devuelve el mal por bien, el mal nunca se irá de su casa.
If someone does something evil in return for something good being done to him, evil/trouble will never leave that person’s family.
14 El comienzo de la lucha es como dejar salir el agua: así que ríndete antes de recibir golpes.
Starting a quarrel is like allowing water to start to leak out of a dam; they both need to be stopped before they get worse.
15 El que toma una decisión por el malhechor y el que toma una decisión contra el recto, son igualmente repugnantes para el Señor.
There are two things that Yahweh hates: (Condemning innocent [people]/Saying that people who have done nothing wrong must be punished), and declaring that people who have done wicked things should not be punished.
16 ¿Cómo el dinero en mano de los necios obtendrá sabiduría, viendo que no tiene entendimiento?
It is useless to allow foolish people [RHQ] to try to become wise by paying for it, because they do not have enough good sense to become wise.
17 Un amigo es amoroso en todo momento, y se convierte en hermano en tiempos de problemas.
Friends love [others] all the time, and relatives are able to help us when we have troubles.
18 Un hombre sin sentido da su fianza, y se hace responsable ante su prójimo.
[If someone borrows money from another person], it is foolish for you to promise [IDM] that you will pay the money back if that other person is unable to pay back the money that he borrowed.
19 El amante de la contienda es un amante del pecado: el que abre la puerta busca la destrucción.
Those who like to sin [also] like to cause strife/trouble; [and] those who build fancy doors in their houses [to show that they are very wealthy] (OR, speak proudly) are inviting disaster.
20 Nada bueno le sucede a aquel cuyo corazón está fijado en propósitos malvados; y el que tiene lengua maligna tendrá problemas.
Those who (have perverse minds/are always thinking about doing evil things) will not prosper, and disasters will happen to those who always tell lies.
21 El que tiene un hijo impío, se aflige, y el padre de un hijo necio no se alegra.
Children who are foolish [soon] cause their parents to be very sad; their parents will not be joyful at all.
22 Un corazón alegre hace un cuerpo sano, pero un espíritu aplastado seca los huesos.
Being cheerful is [like swallowing] good medicine; being discouraged/gloomy [all the time will] (drain away your energy/cause you to become weak) [MTY].
23 Un pecador toma un soborno en secreto, para tomar una decisión por sí mismo en una causa.
Wicked people/judges accept bribes that are given to them secretly, and as a result they do not decide matters justly/fairly.
24 La sabiduría está delante del que tiene sentido; pero los ojos de los necios vagan en los confines de la tierra.
Those who have good sense determine to do what is wise, but foolish people are always thinking about many different things [and never decide what they should do].
25 Un hijo necio es un dolor para su padre, y un dolor amargo para la que lo dio a luz.
Children who are foolish cause their father to be sad and [also] cause their mother to be very sorrowful.
26 Castigar los rectos no es bueno, o dar golpes a los nobles por su justicia.
It is not right to force someone who has done nothing wrong to pay a fine; it is wrong to punish good/respected people.
27 El que tiene conocimiento dice poco; y el que tiene espíritu tranquilo es un hombre de buen juicio.
Those who have good sense do not talk a lot, and those who (control their tempers/keep themselves from becoming very angry) are [truly] wise.
28 Aun el necio, cuando calla, es sabio: cuando cierra los labios, se le acredita el buen juicio.
People [may] think that foolish people who do not say anything are wise; if foolish people (do not say anything/keep their mouths shut), others will think that they are [very] intelligent.
