நீதிமொழிகள் 19
Conducting our lives as we should [even though] we are poor is better than being foolish and telling lies.
Being enthusiastic but not thinking carefully [about what we are about to do] is not good; doing things hastily can cause us a lot of trouble [IDM].
3 ௩ மனிதனுடைய மதியீனம் அவனுடைய வழியைத் தாறுமாறாக்கும்; என்றாலும் அவனுடைய மனம் யெகோவாவுக்கு விரோதமாக எரிச்சலடையும்.
Some people are ruined as a result of their [own] foolish actions, and when that happens, they [SYN] angrily say that it is Yahweh’s fault.
Those who are rich easily find people who want to be their friends, but when [people become] poor, their friends [often] desert them.
Those who tell lies in court will surely be punished [LIT]; they will not escape it.
Many [people] try to persuade important people to do favors for them; everyone [wants to] be a friend of those who give gifts.
7 ௭ தரித்திரனை அவனுடைய சகோதரர்கள் எல்லோரும் பகைக்கிறார்களே, எத்தனை அதிகமாக அவனுடைய நண்பர்கள் அவனுக்குத் தூரமாவார்கள்; அவர்களுடைய வார்த்தைகளை அவன் நாடுகிறான், அவைகளோ வெறும் வார்த்தைகளே.
[Even] the relatives of someone who becomes poor hate him, and his friends certainly stay away from him, too; [even] if he tries to talk with them, they will not be his friends [again].
8 ௮ ஞானத்தைப் பெற்றுக்கொள்ளுகிறவன் தன்னுடைய ஆத்துமாவை நேசிக்கிறான்; புத்தியைக் காக்கிறவன் நன்மையடைவான்.
Those who become wise [IDM] are doing a favor for themselves; those who get good sense will prosper.
Those who tell lies in court will certainly be punished [LIT]; they will be ruined.
It is not appropriate for foolish people to live (luxuriously/like rich people), and it is even less appropriate for slaves to rule important officials.
Those who have good sense do not quickly become angry; people respect those who ignore offensive [things that people say to them].
12 ௧௨ ராஜாவின் கோபம் சிங்கத்தின் கெர்ச்சிப்புக்குச் சமானம்; அவனுடைய தயவு புல்லின்மேல் பெய்யும் பனிபோல இருக்கும்.
When a king is angry, [that causes people to be afraid of him], like the roar of a lion [causes people to be afraid] [SIM], but if he acts kindly toward people, [they like it just] like [they like] dew on the grass [in the morning].
Foolish children [can] cause disasters to happen to their parents. A wife who constantly (nags/quarrels with) [her husband is as annoying as] water that continually drips [MET].
We [can] inherit a house or money from our parents [when they die], but only Yahweh [can] give someone a sensible wife.
Those who are lazy sleep soundly, but if they are lazy, they will be hungry [because of not earning money to buy food].
16 ௧௬ கட்டளையைக் காத்துக்கொள்ளுகிறவன் தன்னுடைய ஆத்துமாவைக் காக்கிறான்; தன்னுடைய வழிகளை அவமதிக்கிறவன் சாவான்.
Those who obey [God’s] commandments will remain alive [for a long time]; those who despise/disobey them (OR, those who do not control their own conduct) will die [while they are still young].
17 ௧௭ ஏழைக்கு இரங்குகிறவன் யெகோவாவுக்குக் கடன்கொடுக்கிறான்; அவன் கொடுத்ததை அவர் திரும்பக் கொடுப்பார்.
When we give things to poor [people], [it is as though] we are lending to Yahweh, and he will (pay us back/reward us for what we did).
18 ௧௮ நம்பிக்கையிருக்கும்வரை உன்னுடைய மகனைத் தண்டி; ஆனாலும் அவனைக் கொல்ல உன்னுடைய ஆத்துமாவில் தீர்மானிக்காதே.
Discipline your children while [they are young], while you still hope that [they will learn to behave as they should]; [if you do not discipline them], you are helping them to destroy [themselves].
Those who (do not control their temper/quickly become very angry) will have to endure what happens as a result; [but] if we rescue them [from those troubles once], we will have to continue rescuing them.
20 ௨0 உன்னுடைய முடிவுகாலத்தில் நீ ஞானமுள்ளவனாக இருக்கும்படி, ஆலோசனையைக்கேட்டு, புத்திமதியை ஏற்றுக்கொள்.
Pay attention when [people give you good] advice and learn from them, in order that you will become wise for the rest of your life.
People plan to do many [kinds of things], but what will happen is what Yahweh has decided will happen.
People want others to be loyal to them; it is better to be poor than to tell a lie [to a judge in court in order to get money].
23 ௨௩ யெகோவாவுக்குப் பயப்படுதல் வாழ்க்கைக்கு ஏதுவானது; அதை அடைந்தவன் திருப்தியடைந்து நிலைத்திருப்பான்; தீமை அவனை அணுகாது.
[Those who have] an awesome respect for Yahweh will live [a long life]; they rest peacefully and are not harmed [during the night].
24 ௨௪ சோம்பேறி தன்னுடைய கையை பாத்திரத்திலே வைத்து, அதைத் திரும்பத் தன்னுடைய வாய்க்குகூட கொண்டுபோகாமல் இருக்கிறான்.
Some people are extremely lazy; they put their hand in a dish [to take some food] but do not even lift the food up to their mouths.
25 ௨௫ பரியாசக்காரனை அடி, அப்பொழுது பேதை எச்சரிக்கப்படுவான்; புத்திமானைக் கடிந்துகொள், அவன் அறிவுள்ளவனாவான்.
If you punish someone who makes fun of those who are wise, those who (are naive/need to be instructed) will learn to do what is smart; if you rebuke those who are wise, they will [listen to what you say and] become wiser.
26 ௨௬ தன்னுடைய தகப்பனைக் கொள்ளையடித்து, தன்னுடைய தாயைத் துரத்திவிடுகிறவன், வெட்கத்தையும், அவமானத்தையும் உண்டாக்குகிற மகன்.
Anyone who mistreats/abuses his father or forces his mother to leave the home is a child who is acting shamefully and disgracefully.
My son, if you stop learning things, you will [soon] forget what [you already] know.
Worthless witnesses [in court] make fun of [judges who try to] make fair decisions, and wicked people [enjoy] doing evil [like] they enjoy eating [good food] [MET].
[God] is ready to punish those who make fun [of him/religion]; those who do foolish things deserve to be flogged/whipped.
