Sananlaskujen 18
1 Eripurainen etsii mitä hänelle kelpaa, ja sekoittaa itsensä kaikkiin asioihin.
Those who separate themselves [from other people] think [only] about those things that they are interested in; [if they would continually associate with] those who have good judgment/sense, they would constantly disagree/quarrel with them.
2 Tyhmällä ei ole himo ymmärrykseen, vaan niitä ilmoittamaan, mitkä ovat hänen sydämessänsä.
Foolish people do not want to understand [anything]; they only want to (express their [own] opinions/say what they think) [IDM].
3 Jumalattoman tullessa tulee ylönkatse, pilkka ja häpiä.
Whenever people do wicked things, others will despise them; when people do things that cause themselves to no [longer] be honored, they will be disgraced [also].
4 Sanat ihmisen suussa ovat niinkuin syvät vedet, ja viisauden lähde on täynnä virtaa.
What wise people say is [like] a deep ocean [that you can never get to the bottom of] [MET], and it [refreshes us like water from] a rapidly flowing stream.
5 Ei ole hyvä katsoa jumalattomain muotoa, ja sortaa vanhurskasta tuomiossa.
It is not good [for a judge] to decide matters in favor of those who (are guilty/have done wicked things) and to not do what is just for those who (are innocent/have not done what is wrong).
6 Tyhmän huulet saattavat toran, ja hänen suunsa noudattaa haavoja.
When foolish people [SYN] start arguments, [it is as though] they [SYN] are requesting/inviting someone to flog/whip them.
7 Tyhmän suu häpäisee itsensä, ja hänen huulensa ovat paula omalle omalle sielulle.
What foolish people [MTY] say causes them to be ruined; their [own] words are [like] a trap [MET] [that catches/seizes] them.
8 Panetteian sanat ovat haavat, ja käyvät läpi sydämen.
[People enjoy listening to] what gossips say like [SIM] [they enjoy] tasty food; they [accept what gossips tell them like] [MET] they swallow tasty food.
9 Joka laiska on työssänsä, hän on sen veli, joka vahinkoa tekee.
People who are lazy while they work are [just as bad] as [IDM] those who destroy things.
10 Herran nimi on vahva linna: vanhurskas juoksee sinne, ja tulee varjelluksi.
Yahweh [MTY] is [like] a strong tower [MET]; righteous people [can] go to him and be safe [like they can run to a tower to be safe].
11 Rikkaan tavara on hänelle vahva kaupunki, ja niinkuin korkea muuri hänen mielestänsä.
Rich people [are protected because they have] a lot of money [PRS] like a city is protected because it has a high wall surrounding it [SIM].
12 Kuin joku lankee, niin hänen sydämensä ensisti tulee ylpiäksi, ja ennenkuin joku kunniaan tulee, pitää hänen nöyrän oleman.
Proud people are on the road to being ruined, but being humble leads to being honored.
13 Joka vastaa ennekuin hän kuulee, se on hänelle hulluudeksi ja häpiäksi.
Those who reply to someone before that person has finished speaking are foolish; doing that is disgraceful.
14 Ihmisen henki pitää ylös hänen heikkoutensa; vaan murheellista henkeä kuka voi kärsiä?
A desire to [continue to] live can sustain someone when he is sick; if he loses that desire, he (cannot endure it/will become very discouraged) when he is sick [RHQ].
15 Ymmärtäväinen sydän saa viisauden, ja viisasten korva etsii taitoa.
Intelligent people [are always wanting to] learn more; wise people [SYN] are not content with what they already know.
16 Ihmisen lahja tekee hänelle avaran sian, ja saattaa suurten herrain eteen.
If you take a gift to an important person, that will open the way to allow you to talk to him.
17 Jokaisella on ensisti omassa asiassansa oikeus; vaan kuin hänen lähimmäisensä tulee, niin se löydetäään.
The first person to present his case in court seems right, but when (someone else/his opponent) begins to ask him questions, [it may become clear that what he said was not true].
18 Arpa asettaa riidan, ja eroitaa voimallisten vaiheella.
If two influential/important people are arguing, [someone can] settle the matter by (casting lots/throwing marked stones to decide who is right).
19 Vihoitettu veli pitää puoltansa lujemmin kuin vahva kaupunki; ja riita pitää kovemmin puolensa kuin telki linnan edessä.
If you help relatives, they will [protect you] like [SIM] a strong wall [protects a city], but if you quarrel with them, [that will separate you from them] like bars on a city gate [separate the city from those who want to enter it] [MET].
20 Sen jälkeen kullekin maksetaan, kuin hänen suunsa on puhunut; ja hän ravitaan huultensa hedelmästä.
People are happy when they hear others say [MTY] something that is good, [like] they are happy when they eat food that is good [MET].
21 Kuolema ja elämä on kielen voimassa: joka häntä rakastaa, se saa syösä hänen hedelmästänsä.
What you say can cause others to be killed or it can cause them to [continue to] live; [so] those who like [to talk a lot] must (accept the consequences/realize that what they say can cause much harm).
22 Joka aviovaimon osaa, hän löytäää hyvän kappaleen, ja saa mielisuosionsa Herralta.
If you marry a [good] woman, that is [like] finding a wonderful thing; [it shows that] Yahweh is pleased with you.
23 Köyhä mies puhuu nöyrästi, vaan rikas vastaa ylpiästi.
[It is necessary for] poor [people] to speak politely when they request [rich people to do something for them], but rich [people] reply very impolitely when poor people speak to them.
24 Ihminen, jolla on ystävä, pitää oleman ystävällinen; sillä ystävä pitää lujemmin hänen kanssansa kuin veli.
There are [some] people who [only] pretend to be friends [with us], but there are [some] friends who are more loyal than members of our families.
