Süleyman'In Özdeyişleri 17
1 Huzur içinde kuru bir lokma, Kavga ve ziyafet dolu evden iyidir.
It is better [to eat] a dry piece [of bread] and not have strife/quarrels than to have a big feast in a house where [everyone] is quarreling.
2 Sağduyulu köle, Ailesini utanca sokan oğula egemen olur Ve kardeşlerle birlikte mirastan pay alır.
A slave who acts wisely will [some day] be the boss of his master’s disgraceful son and when his master dies, the slave will receive part of his master’s possessions.
3 Altın ocakta, gümüş potada arıtılır, Yüreği arıtansa RAB'dir.
[Workers put] silver and gold in a very hot furnace [to burn out what is impure], and Yahweh [similarly] examines people’s inner beings [to see if they are pure].
4 Kötü kişi fesat yüklü dudakları dinler, Yalancı da yıkıcı dile kulak verir.
Those who do what is evil pay attention to people who say [MTY] what is evil, and liars pay attention to [other people’s] lies.
5 Yoksulla alay eden, onu yaratanı hor görür. Felakete sevinen cezasız kalmaz.
Those who make fun of poor [people] insult God, the one who made the poor [people], [and] those who are happy when [someone else has] troubles will certainly be punished [LIT] [by God].
6 Torunlar yaşlıların tacıdır, Çocukların övüncü anne babalarıdır.
Old [people] are [usually] proud of [MET] their grandchildren, [just like] children are [usually] proud of their parents.
7 Kurumlu sözler ahmağa nasıl yakışmazsa, Soyluya da yalancı dudaklar hiç yakışmaz.
Fine/Eloquent speech is not suitable for foolish people to say, just like lies are not suitable for rulers [to say].
8 Sahibinin gözünde rüşvet bir tılsımdır. Ne yapsa başarılı olur.
People think that a bribe is like a magic stone [to persuade someone to do what they want him to do]; they think that because of the bribe, that person will do whatever they want him to do.
9 Sevgi isteyen kişi suçları bağışlar, Olayı diline dolayansa can dostları ayırır.
If you want people to like/love you, forgive them for the wrong things that they do to you. If you continue to remind them about those wrong things, they will no longer be your friends.
10 Akıllı kişiyi azarlamak, Akılsıza yüz darbe vurmaktan etkilidir.
Rebuking people who have good sense will accomplish more for them than hitting them 100 times [with a stick].
11 Kötü kişi ancak başkaldırmaya eğilimlidir, Ona gönderilecek ulak acımasız olacaktır.
[Because] wicked people are always trying to cause trouble, someone will be sent to severely punish them.
12 Azgınlığı üstünde bir akılsızla karşılaşmak, Yavrularından edilmiş dişi ayıyla karşılaşmaktan beterdir.
A mother bear whose cubs have been taken away from her is dangerous, but it is more dangerous to confront a foolish person who is doing something foolish.
13 İyiliğin karşılığını kötülükle ödeyenin Evinden kötülük eksik olmaz.
If someone does something evil in return for something good being done to him, evil/trouble will never leave that person’s family.
14 Kavganın başlangıcı su sızıntısına benzer, Bir patlamaya yol açmadan çekişmeyi bırak.
Starting a quarrel is like allowing water to start to leak out of a dam; they both need to be stopped before they get worse.
15 Kötüyü aklayan da, doğruyu mahkûm eden de RAB'bi tiksindirir.
There are two things that Yahweh hates: (Condemning innocent [people]/Saying that people who have done nothing wrong must be punished), and declaring that people who have done wicked things should not be punished.
16 Akılsız biri bilgelik satın almak için niye para harcasın? Zaten sağduyudan yoksun!
It is useless to allow foolish people [RHQ] to try to become wise by paying for it, because they do not have enough good sense to become wise.
17 Dost her zaman sever, Kardeş sıkıntılı günde belli olur.
Friends love [others] all the time, and relatives are able to help us when we have troubles.
18 Sağduyudan yoksun kişi el sıkışıp Başkasına kefil olur.
[If someone borrows money from another person], it is foolish for you to promise [IDM] that you will pay the money back if that other person is unable to pay back the money that he borrowed.
19 Başkaldırıyı seven kavgayı sever, Kapısını yüksek yapan yıkımına davetiye çıkarır.
Those who like to sin [also] like to cause strife/trouble; [and] those who build fancy doors in their houses [to show that they are very wealthy] (OR, speak proudly) are inviting disaster.
20 Sapık yürekli kişi iyilik beklememeli. Diliyle aldatan da belaya düşer.
Those who (have perverse minds/are always thinking about doing evil things) will not prosper, and disasters will happen to those who always tell lies.
21 Akılsız kendisini doğurana derttir, Ahmağın babası sevinç nedir bilmez.
Children who are foolish [soon] cause their parents to be very sad; their parents will not be joyful at all.
22 İç ferahlığı sağlık getirir, Ezik ruh ise bedeni yıpratır.
Being cheerful is [like swallowing] good medicine; being discouraged/gloomy [all the time will] (drain away your energy/cause you to become weak) [MTY].
23 Kötü kişi adaleti saptırmak için Gizlice rüşvet alır.
Wicked people/judges accept bribes that are given to them secretly, and as a result they do not decide matters justly/fairly.
24 Akıllı kişi gözünü bilgelikten ayırmaz, Akılsızın gözüyse hep sağda soldadır.
Those who have good sense determine to do what is wise, but foolish people are always thinking about many different things [and never decide what they should do].
25 Akılsız çocuk babasına üzüntü, Annesine acı verir.
Children who are foolish cause their father to be sad and [also] cause their mother to be very sorrowful.
26 Ne suçsuza ceza kesmek iyidir, Ne de görevliyi dürüst davrandığı için dövmek...
It is not right to force someone who has done nothing wrong to pay a fine; it is wrong to punish good/respected people.
27 Bilgili kişi az konuşur, Akıllı kişi sakin ruhludur.
Those who have good sense do not talk a lot, and those who (control their tempers/keep themselves from becoming very angry) are [truly] wise.
28 Çenesini tutup susan ahmak bile Bilge ve akıllı sayılır.
People [may] think that foolish people who do not say anything are wise; if foolish people (do not say anything/keep their mouths shut), others will think that they are [very] intelligent.
