1 Greizi svari Kungam riebj,
bet pareizs atsvars viņam tīk.
2 Nāk lepnība – un nāk negods,
bet gudrība ir ar pazemīgajiem.
3 Taisno krietnums tos vada,
bet viltvāržu divkosība tos izposta.
4 Dārgas mantas nelīdzēs posta dienā,
bet taisnīgums paglābs no nāves.
5 Krietno taisnīgums tiem līdzina ceļu,
dēļ sava ļaunuma krīt ļaundaris.
6 Godīgos glābj viņu taisnīgums,
bet viltvāržu kārība tos kampj.
7 Kad ļaundaris mirst, cerība zūd
un gaidītie panākumi – pagalam.
8 Taisnais no nelaimes glābts,
ļaundaris nāk viņa vietā.
9 Ar muti lišķis iznīdē tuvāko,
taisnie paglābsies ar zināšanu.
10 Kad taisnajiem labi, pilsēta līksmo,
kad ļaundari krīt, skan gaviles.
11 Taisno svētība pilsētu paaugstina,
ļaundaru mutes to sagāž.
12 Kas savu tuvāko nopeļ, tas bez prāta,
saprātīgais cieš klusu.
13 Kas staigā tenkodams – izmuld noslēpumu,
kas stingrs garā – prot to glabāt.
14 Kad nav kam pamācīt, ļaudis klūp,
tur glābiņš, kur netrūkst padoma devēju!
15 Tas putēt putēs, kas galvo par svešu,
tas nemēdz aizbilst, tas staigās drošs.
16 Tīkama sieva iemanto godu,
ietekmīgs vīrs – bagātību.
17 Žēlsirdīgais lolo savu dvēseli,
cietsirdīgais urda pats savu miesu.
18 Ļaundara guvums viņu viļ,
kas taisnību sēj, dabū patiesu algu.
19 Kad taisns, tas – uz dzīvi,
kad dzenas uz ļaunu, tas – uz nāvi.
20 Viltprāši Kungam riebj,
kas iet taisnu ceļu, viņam tīk.
21 Sit saujā! – ļaunais neizbēgs soda,
bet taisno dzimums paglābsies!
22 Kā zelta gredzens cūkas šņukurā,
tā skaista sieva bez gudra padoma.
23 Ko taisnie kāro, tas uz labu,
ko ļaundari cer – uz naidu.
24 Ir, kas šķiež – un gūst vēl,
un ir, kas taupa, bet trūkst un trūkst.
25 Līksms devējs būs sāts,
kas pats veldzēs, taps atveldzēts.
26 Kas labību ietur, to tauta lād,
bet svētība tam, kas apcirkņus atver.
27 Kas lūko uz labu, tas sagaidīs atzinību,
kas meklē ļaunu, to dabūs.
28 Kas paļaujas uz savu bagātību, tas kritīs,
bet kā koka lapotne taisnie zels!
29 Kas urda savu saimi, tas mantos vēju,
par kalpu kļūs muļķis sirdī gudrajam!
30 Taisnā auglis – dzīvības koks,
un gudrais iemanto cilvēku sirdis.
31 Redzi, taisnais saņem algu virs zemes –
jo vairāk tad ļaundaris un grēkdaris!
1 The Lord hates people who use dishonest scales. He is happy with honest weights.
2 People who are proud will soon be disgraced. It is wiser to be modest.
3 If you are good, you are guided by honesty. People who can't be trusted are destroyed by their own dishonesty.
4 Riches will do you no good on the day you face death, but honesty can save your life.
5 Honesty makes a good person's life easier, but the wicked will cause their own downfall.
6 Righteousness rescues those who are honest, but those who can't be trusted are trapped by their own greed.
7 When the wicked die, their hope dies with them. Confidence placed in riches comes to nothing.
8 The righteous are protected from trouble; it comes to the wicked instead.
9 You can be ruined by the talk of godless people, but the wisdom of the righteous can save you.
10 A city is happy when honest people have good fortune, and there are joyful shouts when the wicked die.
11 A city becomes great when the righteous give it their blessing; but a city is brought to ruin by the words of the wicked.
12 It is foolish to speak scornfully of others. If you are smart, you will keep quiet.
13 No one who gossips can be trusted with a secret, but you can put confidence in someone who is trustworthy.
14 A nation will fall if it has no guidance. Many advisers mean security.
15 If you promise to pay a stranger's debt, you will regret it. You are better off if you don't get involved.
16 A gracious woman is respected, but a woman without virtue is a disgrace.
Lazy people will never have money, but aggressive people will get rich.
17 You do yourself a favor when you are kind. If you are cruel, you only hurt yourself.
18 Wicked people do not really gain anything, but if you do what is right, you are certain to be rewarded.
19 Anyone who is determined to do right will live, but anyone who insists on doing wrong will die.
20 The Lord hates evil-minded people, but loves those who do right.
21 You can be sure that evil people will be punished, but the righteous will escape.
22 Beauty in a woman without good judgment is like a gold ring in a pig's snout.
23 What good people want always results in good; when the wicked get what they want, everyone is angry.
24 Some people spend their money freely and still grow richer. Others are cautious, and yet grow poorer.
25 Be generous, and you will be prosperous. Help others, and you will be helped.
26 People curse someone who hoards grain, waiting for a higher price, but they praise the one who puts it up for sale.
27 If your goals are good, you will be respected, but if you are looking for trouble, that is what you will get.
28 Those who depend on their wealth will fall like the leaves of autumn, but the righteous will prosper like the leaves of summer.
29 Those who bring trouble on their families will have nothing at the end.
Foolish people will always be servants to the wise.
30 Righteousness gives life, but violence takes it away.
31 Those who are good are rewarded here on earth, so you can be sure that wicked and sinful people will be punished.
