Pend-nesihetler 17
1 Qurbanliq göshlirige tolghan jédellik öydin, Bir chishlem quruq nan yep, köngül tinchliqta bolghan ewzel.
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 Xizmetkar chéwer bolsa, xojisining nomusta qoyghuchi oghlini bashqurar; Kelgüside u xojining oghli qatarida turup uning mirasni teqsim qilar.
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 Sapal qazan kümüshni tawlar, chanaq altunni tawlar, Biraq ademning qelbini Perwerdigar sinar.
[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 Qebih kishi yaman sözlerge ishiner; Yalghanchi pitnichilerning sözige qulaq salar.
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 Miskinlerni mesxire qilghuchi, özini Yaratquchini haqaretligüchidur; Bashqilarning bextsizlikidin xushal bolghan kishi jazasiz qalmas.
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 Qérilarning newriliri ularning tajidur; Perzentlerning pexri ularning atiliridur.
Old [people] are [usually] proud of [MET] their grandchildren, [just like] children are [usually] proud of their parents.
7 Exmeq yarishiq gep qilsa uninggha yarashmas; Mötiwer yalghan sözlise uninggha téximu yarashmas.
Fine/Eloquent speech is not suitable for foolish people to say, just like lies are not suitable for rulers [to say].
8 Para — uni bergüchining neziride ésil bir göherdur; Goya uni negila ishletse muweppeqiyetke érishidighandek.
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 Bashqilarning xataliqini yoputup kechürgen kishi méhir-muhebbetni közler; Kona xamanni sorighan kishi yéqin dostlarni düshmen qilar.
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 Aqilanige singgen bir éghiz tenbih, Exmeqqe urulghan yüz derridin ünümlüktur.
Rebuking people who have good sense will accomplish more for them than hitting them 100 times [with a stick].
11 Yamanlar peqet asiyliqni közler; Uni jazalashqa rehimsiz bir elchi ewetiler.
[Because] wicked people are always trying to cause trouble, someone will be sent to severely punish them.
12 Exmiqane ish qiliwatqan nadan kishige uchrap qalghandin köre, Baliliridin ayrilghan éyiqqa yoluqup qalghan yaxshi.
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 Kimki yaxshiliqqa yamanliq qilsa, Ishikidin bala-qaza néri ketmes.
If someone does something evil in return for something good being done to him, evil/trouble will never leave that person’s family.
14 Jédelning bashlinishi tosmini su élip ketken’ge oxshaydu; Shunga jédel partlashtin awwal talash-tartishtin qol üzgin.
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 Yamanni aqlighan, Heqqaniygha qara chaplighan, Oxshashla Perwerdigargha yirginchliktur.
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 Exmeqning köngli danaliqni etiwarlimisa, Qandaqmu uning qolida danaliqni sétiwalghudek puli bolsun?
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 [Heqiqiy] dost herdaim sanga muhebbet körsiter, [Heqiqiy] qérindash yaman kününg üchün yardemge dunyagha kelgendur.
Friends love [others] all the time, and relatives are able to help us when we have troubles.
18 Eqilsiz kishi qol bérip, Yéqini üchün képil bolidu.
[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 Jédelge amraq gunahqa amraqtur; Bosughini égiz qilghan halaketni izder.
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 Niyiti buzulghan yaxshiliq körmes; Tilida heq-naheqni astin-üstün qilghuchi balagha yoluqar.
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 Bala exmeq bolsa, ata ghem-qayghugha patar; Hamaqetning atisi xushalliq körmes.
Children who are foolish [soon] cause their parents to be very sad; their parents will not be joyful at all.
22 Shad köngül shipaliq doridek ten’ge dawadur; Sunuq roh-dil ademning yilikini qurutar.
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 Chirik adem yeng ichide parini qobul qilar; U adaletning yolini burmilar.
Wicked people/judges accept bribes that are given to them secretly, and as a result they do not decide matters justly/fairly.
24 Danaliq yorutulghan kishining köz aldida turar; Biraq eqilsizning közi xiyalkeshlik qilip qutupta yürer.
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 Galwang bala atini azabgha salar; Uni tughquchiningmu derdi bolar.
Children who are foolish cause their father to be sad and [also] cause their mother to be very sorrowful.
26 Heqqaniylargha jerimane qoyushqa qet’iy bolmas; Emirlerni adaletni qollighini üchün dumbalashqa bolmas.
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 Bilimi bar kishi kem sözlük bolar; Yorutulghan adem qaltis éghir-bésiq bolar.
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 Hetta exmeqmu az sözlise dana hésablinar; Tilini tizginligen kishi danishmen sanilar.
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.
