Proverbios 27
1 No presumas sobre el mañana, ya que no estás seguro de cuál será el resultado de hoy.
Do not boast about [what you will do] tomorrow, because you do not know what will happen [PRS] on any day.
2 Deja que otro hombre te alabe, y no tu boca; alguien que es extraño para ti, y no tus labios.
Do not praise yourself [MTY, PRS]; allow others to praise you. If someone else praises you, that is okay.
3 Una piedra tiene un gran peso, y la arena es aplastante; pero la ira de los tontos es de mayor peso que estos.
[It causes pain to our bodies to carry heavy] stones or [a pail full of] sand, but doing something stupid/foolish [can cause] great [pain to other people’s spirits.]
4 La ira es cruel y la sensación de enojo es una corriente desbordante; pero, ¿quién no cede ante la envidia?
It is cruel to be angry [with others], and our being angry sometimes destroys [others], but being jealous of someone is [RHQ] often more cruel than that.
5 Mejor es la protesta abierta que el amor mantenido en secreto.
It is better to correct someone openly than to show that you l don’t love that person [by not correcting him].
6 Las heridas de un amigo se dan de buena fe, pero los besos de un enemigo son falsos.
If a friend criticizes you, [he is a good friend and] you can trust him; but if one of your enemies kisses you, he is [probably wanting to] deceive you.
7 El hombre completo no tiene utilidad para la miel, pero para el hombre que necesita alimento, todo lo amargo es dulce.
When someone’s stomach is full, he does not want to eat honey; but when someone is [very] hungry, he thinks that [even] bitter things taste sweet.
8 Como un pájaro que vaga desde el lugar de sus huevos, es hombre que vagabundea del lugar donde nació.
Anyone who wanders [far] from his home/family is like [SIM] a bird that is far from its nest.
9 El aceite y el perfume alegran el corazón, y la sabia sugerencia de un amigo es dulce para el alma.
[Putting olive] oil and perfume on a person’s skin causes him to feel good, but having a friend [who gives] good advice [is even better].
10 No renuncies a tu amigo y al amigo de tu padre; y no vayas a la casa de tu hermano en el día de tu problema: es mejor que un vecino esté cerca que un hermano que esté lejos.
Do not neglect your friends or your parents’ friends; and at a time when you are experiencing a disaster, do not go to a relative [who lives far away to request his help]; someone who lives near you can help you more than relatives who live far away.
11 Hijo mío, sé sabio y haz que mi corazón se alegre, así podré dar una respuesta al que me avergüenza.
My child/son, cause me to be happy by becoming wise, in order that I will [know how to] reply to those who would criticize me [about your behavior].
12 El hombre prudente ve el mal y se refugia: los simples van directos y se meten en problemas.
Those who have good sense will realize that there is something dangerous ahead, and they will hide; those who do not have good sense [just] keep going, and later they will suffer because of [doing] that.
13 Toma como prenda la ropa de un hombre si él se hace fiador de un hombre extraño, y haz una promesa de él que da su palabra para los hombres extraños.
[You deserve to] have your property taken from you if you [foolishly] promise to a stranger (OR, a strange woman) that you will pay what she owes if she is unable to pay it [DOU].
14 El que da la bendición a su amigo a gran voz, levantándose temprano en la mañana, lo pondrá en su cuenta como una maldición.
If you rise early in the morning and call out a greeting to your neighbor [while he is still sleeping], he will consider it to be a curse, [not a blessing].
15 Como una caída interminable en un día de lluvia es una mujer de lengua amargada.
[Having] a wife that is [constantly] nagging is as [bad as listening] to rain continually dripping on a rainy day.
16 El que mantiene en secreto el secreto de su amigo, obtendrá un nombre para la buena fe.
[Trying] to restrain/stop her [from doing that] is as [difficult] [SIM] [as trying] to stop the wind or [trying] to hold oil in your hand.
17 El hierro afila el hierro; entonces un hombre afila a otro hombre.
[We can use one] iron tool to sharpen [another] iron [tool]; similarly [SIM], [when one person shares] what he is thinking, it can help other people [to think more clearly].
18 El que guarda una higuera tendrá su fruto; y el sirviente que espera a su amo será honrado.
Those who take care of fig trees will have figs to eat; [similarly], servants who protect their master will be honored [by him].
19 Como el rostro que mira la cara en el agua, así son los corazones de los hombres unos con los otros.
[When a person looks] in the water, he sees his own face; similarly [SIM], [when we look at] a person’s behavior, we know what he is thinking.
20 El inframundo y Abaddón nunca están llenos, y los ojos del hombre nunca tienen suficiente. (Sheol h7585)
[It is as though] the place where the dead people are is always wanting more people to [die and] come there; and humans [SYN] are always wanting to acquire more things, [too]. (Sheol h7585)
21 La olla de calefacción es para la plata y el horno de fuego para él oro, y un hombre se mide por lo que es alabado.
[Workers put] silver and gold in a very hot furnace [to burn out what is impure], and [SIM] people learn [what we are really like when they see how we react when people] praise us.
22 Aunque un hombre insensato sea aplastado con un martillo en una vasija de grano molido, aún así no se apartará de él su insensatez.
Even if you beat/crush a fool severely [like] [MET] you pulverize grain with a pestle, you [probably] will not be able to cause him to stop (being foolish/doing foolish things).
23 Ten conocimiento sobre la condición de tus ovejas, cuidando mucho de tus rebaños;
Take good care of your flocks of sheep and herds of cattle,
24 Porque la riqueza no es para siempre, y el dinero no dura para todas las generaciones.
because the money [that you acquired from selling animals previously] will not (last/stay with you) forever; similarly [SIM], governments [MTY] certainly do not [RHQ] last forever.
25 Aparece el pasto y se ve la hierba joven, y entran las plantas de la montaña.
After you cut the hay [DOU] and [store it to feed the animals in the winter while] a new crop of hay is growing,
26 Los corderos son para tu ropa, y los machos cabríos dan el valor de un campo:
you will be able to [shear the sheep and] make clothes from the wool, and you will get money from selling [some of] the goats to buy [more] land,
27 Habrá leche de cabra suficiente para tu alimento, y para el sostén de tus siervas.
and you will get enough milk from the [other] goats for you and your family and your female servants.
