Mga Kawikaan 14
1 Bawa't pantas na babae ay nagtatayo ng kaniyang bahay: nguni't binubunot ng mangmang, ng kaniyang sariling mga kamay.
Wise women [PRS] hold their families together [by the wise things that they do], but foolish women ruin their families by the foolish things that they do.
2 Siyang lumalakad sa kaniyang katuwiran ay natatakot sa Panginoon: nguni't siyang suwail sa kaniyang mga lakad ay humahamak sa kaniya.
By [continually] behaving/acting righteously, [people show that they] greatly revere Yahweh; those who (walk on crooked paths/always deceive others) [show that they] despise him.
3 Sa bibig ng mangmang ay may tungkod ng kapalaluan: nguni't ang mga labi ng pantas ay mangagiingat ng mga yaon.
Foolish people will be punished [MTY] for what they say, but wise [people] will be protected by what they say [MTY].
4 Kung saan walang baka, ang bangan ay malinis: nguni't ang karamihan ng bunga ay nasa kalakasan ng baka.
If [a man has] no oxen [to plow his field], he does not [need to put] grain [in their feedbox], but if [he has] oxen, they will enable [him to produce] an abundant crop.
5 Ang tapat na saksi ay hindi magbubulaan: nguni't ang sinungaling na saksi ay nagbabadya ng mga kasinungalingan.
Witnesses who are reliable [always] say what (is true/really happened), but witnesses who are not reliable constantly tell lies [about what happened].
6 Ang manglilibak ay humahanap ng karunungan at walang nasusumpungan: nguni't ang kaalaman ay madali sa kaniya na naguunawa.
Those who make fun [of being wise] will never become wise, but those who understand [what is right] learn things easily.
7 Paroon ka sa harapan ng taong mangmang, at hindi mo mamamalas sa kaniya ang mga labi ng kaalaman:
Stay away from foolish people, because they will not be able to teach you anything [useful].
8 Ang karunungan ng mabait ay makaunawa ng kaniyang lakad: nguni't ang kamangmangan ng mga mangmang ay karayaan.
Those who have good sense are wise, so they know what they should do [and what they should not do]; foolish people do not know what is right to do, but because they think that they do, they are deceiving themselves.
9 Ang mangmang ay tumutuya sa sala: nguni't sa matuwid ay may mabuting kalooban.
Foolish people make fun of their committing sins; but God is pleased with those who do what is right.
10 Nalalaman ng puso ang kaniyang sariling kapaitan; at ang tagaibang lupa ay hindi nakikialam ng kaniyang kagalakan.
If you are very sad or if you are joyful, only you know what you are experiencing; no one else [can] know what you are feeling.
11 Ang bahay ng masama ay mababagsak: nguni't ang tolda ng matuwid ay mamumukadkad.
Houses built by wicked [people] will be destroyed, but houses built by good/righteous [people] will last for a long time.
12 May daan na tila matuwid sa isang tao, nguni't ang dulo niyaon ay mga daan ng kamatayan.
There are some kinds of behavior [MET] that [some] people [falsely] think are right, but (walking on those roads/continually doing those things) causes [those people] to die.
13 Maging sa pagtawa man ang puso ay nagiging mapanglaw; at ang wakas ng kasayahan ay kabigatan ng loob.
[Sometimes] when people laugh, they are [really] sad, and when they stop laughing, they are still sad.
14 Ang tumatalikod ng kaniyang puso ay mabubusog ng kaniyang sariling mga lakad: at masisiyahang loob ang taong mabuti.
Those who stubbornly continue to do what is wrong will get what they deserve, and those who continually do what is good will [also] get what they deserve.
15 Pinaniniwalaan ng musmos ang bawa't salita: nguni't ang mabait ay tumitinging mabuti sa kaniyang paglakad.
Foolish people believe everything [that people tell them]; those who have good sense think carefully about what will be the result of their actions.
16 Ang pantas ay natatakot at humihiwalay sa kasamaan: nguni't ang mangmang ay nagpapakilalang palalo, at timawa.
Wise people are careful and avoid [doing things that will give them] trouble; foolish people are careless and act (too quickly/without thinking).
17 Siyang nagagalit na madali ay gagawang may kamangmangan: at ang taong may masamang katha ay ipagtatanim.
Those who quickly become angry [IDM] do foolish things; [people] hate those who plan to do wicked things (OR, those who have good sense remain calm/patient).
18 Ang musmos ay nagmamana ng kamangmangan: nguni't ang mabait ay puputungan ng kaalaman.
Foolish people get what they deserve for doing foolish things; those with good sense are rewarded [MET] by being able to learn a lot.
19 Ang masama ay yumuyukod sa harap ng mabuti; at ang masama ay sa mga pintuang-daan ng matuwid.
[Some day] evil [people] will bow down in front of righteous [people to show that they respect them]; they [will humbly stand] at the gates of [the houses of] righteous [people and request their help].
20 Ipinagtatanim ang dukha maging ng kaniyang kapuwa: nguni't ang mayaman ay maraming kaibigan.
[No one likes] poor [people]; even their friends/neighbors do not like them; rich [people] have many friends, but [only while the rich people still have money].
21 Siyang humahamak sa kaniyang kapuwa ay nagkakasala: nguni't siyang naaawa sa dukha ay mapalad siya.
It is sinful to despise your [poor] neighbors; [God] is pleased with those who do kind things for the poor.
22 Hindi ba sila nagkakamali na kumakatha ng kasamaan? Nguni't kaawaan at katotohanan ay sasa kanila na nagsisikatha ng mabuti.
Those who plan to do things that are evil/wrong are walking on the wrong road; people faithfully love, respect and are loyal to those who plan to do what is good.
23 Sa lahat ng gawain ay may pakinabang: nguni't ang tabil ng mga labi ay naghahatid sa karalitaan.
If you work hard, you will (accomplish something good/get a good income), but if all you do is to talk [and not work], you will remain poor.
24 Ang putong ng mga pantas ay ang kanilang mga kayamanan: nguni't ang kamangmangan ng mga mangmang ay kamangmangan lamang.
One of the rewards [MET] of being wise is to become rich; the reward of acting foolishly is to become more foolish.
25 Ang tapat na saksi ay nagliligtas ng mga tao: nguni't siyang nagsasalita ng mga kasinungalingan ay nagdaraya.
By saying [in court] what is true, you [can] save the life [of the one who is being falsely accused]; if you tell lies, you are abandoning someone who needs your help [to defend him].
26 Sa pagkatakot sa Panginoon ay may matibay na pagkakatiwala: at ang kaniyang mga anak ay magkakaroon ng dakong kanlungan.
Those who revere Yahweh are confident [that he will protect them], and their family will [also] be protected.
27 Ang pagkatakot sa Panginoon ay bukal ng kabuhayan, upang humiwalay sa mga silo ng kamatayan.
Having an awesome respect for Yahweh is [like] [MET] [having] a fountain that gives life; it will help you to escape when something dangerous is threatening to kill you [MET].
28 Nasa karamihan ng bayan ang kaluwalhatian ng hari: nguni't na sa pangangailangan ng bayan ang kapahamakan ng pangulo.
If a king rules over many people, many people will [be able to] honor him; if he has only a few people in his kingdom, he will have very little [HYP] power.
29 Siyang makupad sa pagkagalit ay may dakilang paguunawa: nguni't siyang madaling magalit ay nagbubunyi ng kamangmangan.
Those who do not quickly become angry are very wise; by quickly becoming angry, people show that they are foolish.
30 Ang tiwasay na puso ay buhay ng katawan: nguni't ang kapanaghilian ay kabulukan ng mga buto.
Having a mind that is peaceful results in having a healthy body; having a mind that is [often] in turmoil is [like] [MET] cancer in [a person’s] bones.
31 Siyang pumipighati sa dukha ay humahamak sa Maylalang sa kaniya. Nguni't siyang naaawa sa mapagkailangan ay nagpaparangal sa kaniya.
Those who oppress poor people are insulting God, the one who made those poor people, but acting kindly toward them is respecting God.
32 Ang masama ay manahagis sa kaniyang masamang gawa: nguni't ang matuwid ay may kanlungan sa kaniyang kamatayan.
Wicked [people] ruin themselves by the evil things that they do, but righteous/good [people] are kept safe/protected even when they die (OR, because of their continually doing what is right).
33 Karunungan ay nagpapahinga sa puso niya na may paguunawa: nguni't ang nasa loob ng mga mangmang ay nalalaman.
Those who have good sense always think what is wise; foolish people do not know anything about being wise.
34 Ang katuwiran ay nagbubunyi ng bansa: nguni't ang kasalanan ay kakutyaan sa alinmang bayan.
[When] the people of a nation [continually act] righteously, it causes that nation to be great; [continually doing what is] evil causes a nation to be disgraced.
35 Ang lingap ng hari ay sa lingkod na gumagawa na may kapantasan: nguni't ang kaniyang poot ay magiging laban sa nakahihiya.
Kings are pleased with officials who do their work competently/skillfully, but they punish [MTY] those who [do their work in a manner that] causes the kings to be disgraced.
