Mga Kawikaan 21
1 Ang puso ng hari ay nasa kamay ng Panginoon na parang mga batis: kumikiling saan man niya ibigin.
Yahweh controls what kings do [MTY] [like] he controls how streams flow; he causes kings to do just what he wants them to do.
2 Bawa't lakad ng tao ay matuwid sa kaniyang sariling mga mata: nguni't tinitimbang ng Panginoon ang mga puso.
People always think that what they do is right, but Yahweh judges our (motives/reasons [for doing things)] [MTY].
3 Gumawa ng kaganapan at kahatulan ay lalong kalugodlugod sa Panginoon kay sa hain.
Doing what is right and fair is more acceptable to Yahweh than [bringing] sacrifices [to him].
4 Ang mapagmataas na tingin, at ang palalong puso, siyang ilaw ng masama, ay kasalanan.
Being proud and arrogant [DOU] is [like] a lamp [MTY] [that guides] wicked people; being proud and arrogant characterizes (wicked people’s whole behavior/everything that wicked people do).
5 Ang mga pagiisip ng masipag ay patungo sa kasaganaan lamang: nguni't bawa't nagmamadali ay sa pangangailangan lamang.
People who plan carefully will surely have plenty [of what they need]; those who act too quickly [to become rich] will become poor.
6 Ang pagtatamo ng mga kayamanan sa pamamagitan ng sinungaling na dila ay singaw na tinatangay na paroo't parito noong nagsisihanap ng kamatayan.
Money that people acquire [by cheating others] by lying [MTY] to them will soon disappear [like] a mist, and doing that will [soon] lead to their death.
7 Ang pangdadahas ng masama ay siya ring papalis sa kanila; sapagka't sila'y nagsitangging magsigawa ng kahatulan.
Wicked [people] refuse to do what is right/just, but they will be ruined because of the violent things [PRS] that they do.
8 Ang lakad ng nagpapasan ng sala ay lubhang liko; nguni't tungkol sa malinis, ang kaniyang gawa ay matuwid.
Guilty [people continually do what is evil; it is as though] [MET] they are walking on a crooked road; but righteous/innocent people [always] do what is right.
9 Lalong maigi ang tumahan sa sulok ng bubungan, kay sa palatalong babae sa maluwang na bahay.
It is better to live in the corner of an attic/housetop [by yourself] than to live inside the house with a wife who is always nagging.
10 Ang kaluluwa ng masama ay nagnanasa ng kasamaan: ang kaniyang kapuwa ay hindi nakakasumpong ng lingap sa kaniyang mga mata.
Wicked [people] [SYN] are always wanting [to do what is] evil; they never act mercifully toward anyone.
11 Pagka ang mangduduwahagi ay pinarusahan, ang musmos ay nagiging pantas: at pagka ang pantas ay tinuturuan, siya'y tumatanggap ng kaalaman.
When those who ridicule [others] are punished, [even] those who do not have good sense [see that, and] they become wise, and when those who are wise are taught, they become wiser.
12 Pinagninilay ng matuwid ang bahay ng masama, kung paanong napapahamak ang masama sa kanilang pagkapariwara.
[God], the one [who is completely] righteous, knows [what happens inside] the houses of wicked [people], and [he will cause] those people to be completely ruined/destroyed.
13 Ang nagtatakip ng kaniyang mga pakinig sa daing ng dukha, siya naman ay dadaing, nguni't hindi didinggin.
There are people who refuse to listen when poor people cry out [for help]; [but some day] they themselves will cry out [for help], and no one will hear them.
14 Ang kaloob na lihim ay nagpapatahimik ng galit, at ang alay sa sinapupunan, ay ng malaking poot.
When someone is angry [with you], if you secretly give him a gift, he will stop being angry.
15 Kagalakan sa matuwid ang gumawa ng kahatulan; nguni't kapahamakan sa mga manggagawa ng kasamaan.
Good/Righteous [people] are happy when they [see others do] what is just/fair, but those who do what is evil are terrified [when they think about what may happen to them].
16 Ang tao na gumagala sa labas ng daan ng kaunawaan, magpapahinga sa kapisanan ng patay.
Those who stop behaving like those who have good sense behave will [soon] discover that they have gone to the place where dead people are.
17 Ang umiibig ng kalayawan ay magiging dukha: ang umiibig sa alak at langis ay hindi yayaman.
Those who spend their money to buy (things that give them pleasure/things that cause them to feel happy) will become poor; those who love [to spend money to buy] wine and nice/fancy food [MTY] will never become rich.
18 Ang masama ay isang katubusan para sa matuwid, at ang taksil ay sa lugar ng matuwid.
Wicked [people] bring on themselves the sufferings that they were trying to cause righteous [people] to experience [DOU].
19 Lalong maigi ang tumahan sa ilang na lupain, kay sa makisama sa palatalo at magagaliting babae.
It is better to live [alone] in a desert than [to live] with a wife who is [always] nagging and complaining.
20 May mahalagang kayamanan at langis sa tahanan ng pantas; nguni't ito'y sinasakmal ng mangmang.
Wise people have many valuable things in their houses, but foolish people [quickly] spend/waste [all their money].
21 Ang sumusunod sa katuwiran at kagandahang-loob nakakasumpong ng buhay, katuwiran, at karangalan.
Those who [always] try to act in a fair and kind way [toward others] will live [a long time] and be honored/respected.
22 Sinasampa ng pantas ang bayan ng makapangyarihan, at ibinabagsak ang lakas ng pagkakatiwala niyaon.
A wise army commander [helps his troops] climb over a wall [to attack] a city that is defended by a strong army, with the result that they are able to (get over/destroy) the high walls that their enemies trusted [would protect them].
23 Sinomang nagiingat ng kaniyang bibig at kaniyang dila nagiingat ng kaniyang kaluluwa mula sa mga kabagabagan.
Those who are very careful about what they say [MTY] are [able to] avoid trouble.
24 Ang palalo at mapagmataas na tao, manglilibak ang kaniyang pangalan, siya'y gumagawa sa kahambugan ng kapalaluan.
Those who make fun of [everything that is good] are proud and conceited [DOU]; they [always] act in an inconsiderate way [toward others].
25 Ang nasa ng tamad ay pumapatay sa kaniya; sapagka't tumatanggi ang kaniyang mga kamay sa paggawa.
Lazy people, who refuse to work, [will] die [of hunger] because they [SYN] do not earn [money to buy food].
26 May nagiimbot sa kasakiman buong araw: nguni't ang matuwid ay nagbibigay at hindi nagkakait.
All during the day [wicked people] desire to obtain things, but righteous [people] have plenty, [with the result that] they [are able to] give things generously to others.
27 Ang hain ng masama ay karumaldumal: gaano pa nga, pagka kaniyang dinadala na may masamang isip!
[Yahweh] detests the sacrifices that wicked [people] offer [to him]; [but he] detests it even more when they [think that they will escape being punished for] their evil deeds because of the sacrifices that they bring.
28 Ang sinungaling na saksi ay mamamatay: nguni't ang taong nakikinig ay magsasalita upang mamalagi.
Those who tell lies in court will be punished; no one stops/silences witnesses who say what is truthful/reliable.
29 Ang masamang tao ay nagmamatigas ng kaniyang mukha; nguni't tungkol sa taong matuwid, nagaayos ng kaniyang mga lakad.
Wicked people pretend [that they know everything], but righteous people think carefully about [what will happen because of] what they do.
30 Walang karunungan, o kaunawaan man, O payo man laban sa Panginoon.
[Thinking that we are] wise, and that we understand many things, and that we have good insight, does not help us if Yahweh is (acting against/not pleased with) us.
31 Ang kabayo ay handa laban sa kaarawan ng pagbabaka: nguni't ang pagtatagumpay ay sa Panginoon.
We [can] get horses ready to fight in a battle, but Yahweh is the one who enables us to (win victories/defeat our enemies).
