Mga Kawikaan 11
1 Ang marayang timbangan ay kasuklamsuklam sa Panginoon: nguni't ang ganap na timbangan ay kaniyang kaluguran.
Yahweh detests [people who use] scales that do not weigh correctly; he is delighted with [those who use] correct weights on the scales.
2 Pagka dumarating ang kapalaluan ay dumarating nga ang kahihiyan: nguni't nasa mababa ang karunungan.
[People who are] proud will [eventually] be disgraced; it is wise to be humble.
3 Ang pagtatapat ng mga matuwid ay papatnubay sa kanila: nguni't ang mga kasuwailan ng mga taksil ay papatay sa kanila.
[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 Ang mga kayamanan ay walang kabuluhan sa kaarawan ng poot: nguni't ang katuwiran ay nagliligtas sa kamatayan.
[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 Ang katuwiran ng sakdal ay magtuturo ng kaniyang lakad: nguni't mabubuwal ang masama dahil sa kaniyang sariling kasamaan.
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 Ang katuwiran ng mga matuwid ay magliligtas sa kanila: nguni't silang gumagawang may karayaan ay madadakip sa kanilang sariling kasamaan.
[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 Pagka ang masamang tao ay namamatay, ang kaniyang pag-asa ay mapapasa pagkapahamak; at ang pagasa ng masama ay nawawala.
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 Ang matuwid ay naliligtas sa kabagabagan, at ang masama ay dumarating na kahalili niya.
[Yahweh] rescues righteous [people] from their troubles/difficulties; instead, it is the wicked who will have troubles.
9 Pinapatay ng masama ng kaniyang bibig ang kaniyang kapuwa: nguni't sa kaalaman ay maliligtas ang matuwid.
Godless people can ruin others by what they say [MTY], but righteous [people will] be saved by [their (own] good sense/being wise).
10 Pagka napapabuti ang mga matuwid ang bayan ay nagagalak: at pagka ang masama ay namamatay, may hiyawan.
When things go well for righteous [people], [the people in] [MTY] their city are happy, and they shout joyfully when wicked [people] die.
11 Nabubunyi ang bayan sa pamamagitan ng pagpapala ng matuwid: nguni't napapahamak sa pamamagitan ng bibig ng masama.
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 Siyang humahamak sa kaniyang kapuwa ay walang karunungan: nguni't ang taong naguunawa ay tumatahimik.
It is foolish to despise others; those who (have good sense/are wise) do not say anything [to criticize others].
13 Siyang yumayaong mapaghatid dumapit ay naghahayag ng mga lihim: nguni't ang may diwang tapat ay nagtatakip ng bagay.
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 Kung saan walang pantas na pamamahala, ang bayan ay nababagsak: nguni't sa karamihan ng mga tagapayo ay may kagalingan.
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 Siyang nananagot sa di kilala, ay mapapariwara: nguni't siyang nagtatanim sa pananagot ay tiwasay.
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 Ang mapagbiyayang babae ay nagiimpok ng karangalan: at ang marahas na lalake ay pumipigil ng kayamanan.
[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 Ang maawaing tao ay gumagawa ng mabuti sa kaniyang sariling kaluluwa: nguni't ang taksil ay bumabagabag sa kaniyang sariling laman.
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 Ang masama ay nakikinabang ng mga marayang sahod: nguni't ang naghahasik ng katuwiran ay nagtatamo ng tiwasay na ganting pala.
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 Siyang matatag sa katuwiran ay magtatamo ng buhay: at siyang humahabol ng kasamaan ay sa kaniyang sariling ikamamatay.
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 Silang suwail sa puso ay kasuklamsuklam sa Panginoon: nguni't ang gayong sakdal sa kanilang lakad ay kaniyang kaluguran.
Yahweh hates those who are always thinking about doing evil things, but he is delighted with those who always do what is right.
21 Bagaman ang kamay ay makikikamay, ang masamang tao ay walang pagsalang parurusahan: nguni't ang binhi ng matuwid ay maliligtas.
It is certain that [Yahweh] will punish evil people and that righteous people will escape [from being punished].
22 Kung paano ang hiyas na ginto sa nguso ng baboy, gayon ang magandang babae na walang bait.
[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 Ang nasa ng matuwid ay buti lamang: nguni't ang hintay ng masama ay poot.
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 May nagsasabog, at tumutubo pa, at may humahawak naman ng higit kay sa karampatan, nguni't nauuwi lamang sa pangangailangan.
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 Ang kaluluwang mapagbigay ay tataba: at siyang dumidilig ay madidilig din.
Those who give generously [to others] will prosper; if you help others, [they/someone] will help you, too.
26 Siyang humahawak ng trigo ay susumpain siya ng bayan: nguni't kapurihan ay mapapasaulo niya na nagbibili niyaon.
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 Siyang humahanap na masikap ng mabuti ay humahanap ng lingap: nguni't siyang kumakatha ng sama ay sa kaniya lalagpak.
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 Siyang tumitiwala sa kaniyang mga kayamanan ay mabubuwal: nguni't ang matuwid ay mamumukadkad na parang sariwang dahon.
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 Siyang bumabagabag ng kaniyang sariling sangbahayan ay magmamana ng hangin: at ang mangmang ay magiging alipin ng pantas sa puso.
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 Ang bunga ng matuwid ay punong kahoy ng buhay; at siyang pantas ay humihikayat ng mga kaluluwa.
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 Narito, ang matuwid ay gagantihin sa lupa: gaano pa nga kaya ang masama at makasalanan!
[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].
