Mga Kawikaan 29
1 Ang madalas na masaway na nagpapatigas ng kaniyang leeg, biglang mababali, at walang kagamutan.
Some people remain stubborn [IDM] [even] though they are often reproved/warned [about doing what is wrong], [but some day] they will be crushed/ruined, and nothing will be able to heal them.
2 Pagka ang matuwid ay dumadami, ang bayan ay nagagalak: nguni't pagka ang masama ay nagpupuno, ang bayan ay nagbubuntong-hininga.
When righteous [people] are rulers, people are happy, but when wicked [people] rule, people (groan/are miserable).
3 Ang umiibig ng karunungan ay nagpapagalak sa kaniyang ama: nguni't ang nakikisama sa mga patutot ay sumisira ng kaniyang tinatangkilik.
Those who are eager to become wise cause their parents to be glad; those who spend their time with prostitutes will end up giving all their money to them.
4 Ang hari ay nagtatatag ng lupain sa pamamagitan ng kahatulan: nguni't ang humihingi ng suhol ay gumigiba.
When a king rules justly/fairly, he causes his nation to be strong, but a king who is concerned [only] with getting more money from the people ruins his nation.
5 Ang tao na kunwang pumupuri sa kaniyang kapuwa naglalagay ng bitag sa kaniyang mga hakbang.
Those who (flatter others/say nice things to others [merely] to cause them to feel good) are really setting a trap for them (OR, for themselves) [SYN].
6 Sa pagsalangsang ng masamang tao ay may silo: nguni't ang matuwid ay umaawit at nagagalak.
Evil people will be trapped by the sins that they commit, but righteous/honest people will sing and be joyful/happy.
7 Ang matuwid ay kumukuhang alam sa bagay ng dukha: ang masama ay walang unawang makaalam.
Righteous/Good people know that poor [people] should be treated fairly/justly, [but] wicked people (are not concerned about/do not pay attention to) those matters at all.
8 Ang mga mangduduwahaging tao ay naglalagay ng bayan sa liyab: nguni't ang mga pantas na tao ay nagaalis ng poot.
Those who make fun of [everything that is good say things that] cause [everyone in] the city to (be agitated/in turmoil); those who are wise enable [people] to remain calm.
9 Kung ang pantas ay magkaroon ng pakikipagtalo sa isang mangmang, magalit man o tumawa, ang mangmang ay hindi magkakaroon ng kapahingahan.
If a wise person sues a foolish person, the foolish person merely laughs [at him] and yells [at him] and will not be quiet (OR, [the dispute will] not be resolved).
10 Ang mangbububo ng dugo ay nagtatanim sa sakdal: at tungkol sa matuwid, hinahanap nila ang kaniyang buhay.
Those who murder others hate people who (are honest/always do what is right), but righteous [people] try to protect them.
11 Inihihinga ng mangmang ang buong galit niya: nguni't ang pantas ay nagpipigil at tumitiwasay.
People who are wise are patient and restrain/control themselves when they are angry, but foolish people (quickly show others that they are very angry/do not restrain themselves at all).
12 Kung ang puno ay nakikinig sa kabulaanan, lahat niyang mga lingkod ay masasama.
If a ruler (pays attention to/believes) [people who tell] lies, all his officials will [also] become wicked.
13 Ang dukha at ang mamimighati ay nagsasalubong; pinapagniningas ng Panginoon ang mga mata nila kapuwa.
There is one thing that is true about both poor people and those who oppress them: Yahweh enables all of them to see.
14 Ang hari na humahatol na tapat sa dukha, ang kaniyang luklukan ay matatatag magpakailan man.
If kings judge poor [people] fairly, they will continue to rule for a long time.
15 Ang pamalo at saway ay nagbibigay karunungan: nguni't ang batang binabayaan ay humihiya sa kaniyang ina.
If children are punished/spanked and reproved/warned, they become wise; but if they are allowed to do whatever they want to do, they [do things that] cause their mothers to be ashamed of them.
16 Pagka ang masama ay dumadami, pagsalangsang ay dumadami: nguni't mamamasdan ng matuwid ang kanilang pagkabuwal.
When wicked [people] rule, there are more crimes committed {people commit more crimes}, but [some day] those wicked people will (be defeated/no longer rule), and righteous [people] will see that happen.
17 Sawayin mo ang iyong anak, at bibigyan ka niya ng kapahingahan; Oo, bibigyan niya ng kaluguran ang iyong kaluluwa.
If you discipline your children, they will no longer [do things that] will cause you to be worried; instead, they [will do things that] will delight you [SYN].
18 Kung saan walang pangitain, ang bayan ay sumasama: nguni't siyang nagiingat ng kautusan ay maligaya siya.
When the people [of a nation] do not receive messages that come directly from God, they do not control their behavior. [God] is pleased with those who obey his laws.
19 Ang alipin ay hindi masasaway ng mga salita: sapagka't bagaman nalalaman niya ay hindi siya makikinig.
It is not possible to correct/discipline servants only by talking to them; they understand what you are saying, but they do not pay attention to it.
20 Nakikita mo ba ang tao, na nagmamadali sa kaniyang mga salita? May pagasa pa sa mangmang kay sa kaniya.
[God] can help/bless foolish people more easily [RHQ] than he can help/bless people who speak without thinking first.
21 Siyang maingat na nagpalaki ng kaniyang lingkod mula sa pagkabata, magiging anak niya siya sa kawakasan.
If someone gives his servants everything that they want, starting from when they are young, some day those servants will take from him everything that he owns.
22 Ang taong magagalitin ay humihila ng kaalitan, at ang mainiting tao ay nananagana sa pagsalangsang.
Those who [quickly] become angry cause [many] arguments, and they [also] commit many sins.
23 Ang kapalaluan ng tao ay magbababa sa kaniya: nguni't ang may mapagpakumbabang diwa ay magtatamo ng karangalan.
Proud people will be disgraced; those who are humble will be respected.
24 Ang nakikisama sa isang magnanakaw ay nagtatanim sa kaniyang sariling kaluluwa: siya'y nakakarinig ng sumpa at hindi umiimik.
Those who help thieves [to steal] only hurt themselves; [when they are in court], they solemnly ask [God] to curse them [if they do not tell the truth], but they do not tell the truth [about the crime that was committed], [and as a result, God will curse them].
25 Ang pagkatakot sa tao ay nagdadala ng silo: nguni't ang naglalagak ng kaniyang tiwala sa Panginoon ay maliligtas.
It is [like] a dangerous trap [MET] [for people] to be (afraid of/worried about) what others will think about them, but those who trust in Yahweh are safe/protected.
26 Marami ang nagsisihanap ng lingap ng pinuno: nguni't ang kahatulan ng tao ay nagmumula sa Panginoon.
Many [people] request rulers to do things to help them, but Yahweh is [the only one] who surely does for people what is fair/just.
27 Ang di ganap na tao ay karumaldumal sa matuwid: at ang matuwid sa lakad ay karumaldumal sa masama.
Righteous [people] hate/detest those who do what is evil, and wicked [people] hate [those whose behavior is always] good.
