Par dzīvi un tās vadīšanu
1 Labāk nabags, kas krietnumā staigā,
nekā viltus vērpējs savā muļķībā!
2 Ko līdz laba griba, kad nav zināšanas –
žiglas kājas noved secen!
3 Muļķība ved cilvēku postā,
taču sirds šim īgna uz Kungu!
4 Manta pulcina daudz draugu,
bet nabagu draugi pamet.
5 Viltus liecinieks netiks attaisnots,
melkulis nepaglābsies!
6 Daudzi tīko pēc cildeno labvēlības,
ikviens draugs tādam, kas dāsni dod.
7 Pat paša brāļi nabagu nīst,
kur nu vēl draugi – tie vairās viņa,
tik atrunas viņš dzird!
8 Kas gudrību krāj, tas palīdz pats sev,
kas lolo prātu, tas rod laimi.
9 Viltus liecinieks netiks attaisnots,
melkulis aizies bojā!
10 Nepiedien muļķim tīksmībā dzīvot,
nedz vergam valdīt pār augstmaņiem!
11 Kam saprašana, tas apvalda dusmas,
cēls tas, kurš piedod pārkāpumu.
12 Kā lauvas rūkšana ķēniņa dusmas,
kā rasa zālē viņa labvēlība.
13 Posts tēvam dēls muļķis –
kā nerimta pilēšana ir sievas rāšanās.
14 Nams un manta, tas no tēviem,
bet no Kunga – prātīga sieva.
15 Laiskums uzdzen cietu miegu,
tūļa allaž pie bada.
16 Kas turas pie baušļa, turas pie dzīvības,
kas klīst bez ceļa, tas mirst.
17 Kas nabagam žēlīgs, tas aizdevis Kungam,
un viņš tam atlīdzinās.
18 Pārmāci savu dēlu, kamēr ir cerība,
citādi būsi viņu nokāvis!
19 Kas dusmās nezina mēru, tas sodāms, –
ja palaidīsi, būs vēl trakāk!
20 Klausies padomā, pieņem pamācību,
ka beidzot tu taptu gudrs!
21 Cilvēka sirds pilna nolūkiem,
bet tikai Kunga nodoms piepildās!
22 Kas cilvēkā tīkams? Viņa uzticība!
Labāk nabags, bet ne melis!
23 Kas Kungu bijā, tas dzīvos –
tas rimtumā mitīs, posts to neaizsniegs.
24 Sliņķis iemērc roku bļodā,
nevīžo celt pie mutes.
25 Kul mēdītāju, lai vientiesis mācās!
Pārmāci saprātīgo, lai pieņemas zināšanā!
26 Kas tēvam dara pāri, kas māti dzen ārā –
tāds dēls par kaunu un nelietību!
27 Kam tev, dēls, klausīties pamācības,
ja tu neiedziļinies gudrības vārdos!
28 Nekrietns liecinieks apsmej taisnību,
nelietība baro ļaundaru muti!
29 Jau piespriests sods mēdītājiem
un kūliens muļķu mugurām!
It's Wise To Be Patient
1 It's better to be poor
and live right
than to be a stupid liar.
2 Willingness and stupidity
don't go well together.
If you are too eager,
you will miss the road.
3 We are ruined
by our own stupidity,
though we blame the Lord.
4 The rich have many friends;
the poor have none.
5 Dishonest witnesses and liars
won't escape punishment.
6 Everyone tries to be friends
of those who can help them.
7 If you are poor,
your own relatives reject you,
and your friends are worse.
When you really need them,
they are not there.
8 Do yourself a favor
by having good sense—
you will be glad you did.
9 Dishonest witnesses and liars
will be destroyed.
10 It isn't right for a fool
to live in luxury
or for a slave to rule
in place of a king.
11 It's wise to be patient
and show what you are like
by forgiving others.
12 An angry king roars
like a lion,
but when a king is pleased,
it's like dew on the crops.
13 Foolish children bring disgrace
to their fathers.
A nagging wife goes on and on
like the drip, drip, drip
of the rain.
14 You may inherit all you own
from your parents,
but a sensible wife
is a gift from the Lord.
15 If you are lazy
and sleep your time away,
you will starve.
16 Obey the Lord's teachings
and you will live—
disobey and you will die.
17 Caring for the poor
is lending to the Lord,
and you will be well repaid.
18 Correct your children
before it's too late;
if you don't punish them,
trouble will come their way.
19 People with bad tempers
are always in trouble,
and they need help
over and over again.
20 Pay attention to advice
and accept correction,
so you can live sensibly.
21 We may make a lot of plans,
but the Lord will do
what he has decided.
22 What matters most is loyalty.
It's better to be poor
than to be a liar.
23 Showing respect to the Lord
brings true life—
if you do it, you can relax
without fear of danger.
24 Some people are too lazy
to lift a hand
to feed themselves.
25 Stupid fools learn good sense
by seeing others punished;
a sensible person learns
by being corrected.
26 Disgraceful children
rob their father
and chase their mother away.
27 If you stop learning,
you will forget
what you already know.
28 A lying witness makes fun
of the court system,
and criminals think crime
is really delicious.
29 A stupid fool should expect
to be punished.
