1. | khWghlhd cjLfSs;s %lidg;ghh;f;fpYk;> cj;jkdha; elf;fpw jhpj;jpuNd thrp. |
| BETTER IS a poor man who walks in his integrity than a rich man who is perverse in his speech and is a [self-confident] fool. |
2. | Mj;Jkh mwptpy;yhkypUg;gJ ey;yjy;y@ fhy; Jhpjkhdtd; jg;gp elf;fpwhd;. |
| Desire without knowledge is not good, and to be overhasty is to sin and miss the mark. |
3. | kD\Dila kjpaPdk; mtd; topiaj; jhWkhwhf;Fk;@ vd;whYk; mtd; kdk; fh;j;jUf;F tpNuhjkha;j; jhq;fyilAk;. |
| The foolishness of man subverts his way [ruins his affairs]; then his heart is resentful and frets against the Lord. |
4. | nry;tk; mNef rpNefpjiur; Nrh;f;Fk;@ jhpj;jpuNdh jd; rpNefpjdhYk; nefpog;gLthd;. |
| Wealth makes many friends, but the poor man is avoided by his neighbor. |
5. | ngha;r;rhl;rpf;fhud; Mf;fpidf;Fj; jg;ghd;@ ngha;fisg; NgRfpwtDk; jg;Gtjpy;iy. |
| A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he who breathes out lies shall not escape. |
6. | gpuGtpd; jiaia mNefh; tUe;jpf; Nfl;ghh;fs;@ nfhilnfhLf;fpwtDf;F vtDk; rpNefpjd;. |
| Many will entreat the favor of a liberal man, and every man is a friend to him who gives gifts. |
7. | jhpj;jpuid mtDila rNfhjuh; vy;yhUk; giff;fpwhh;fNs> vj;jid mjpfkha; mtd; rpNefpjh; mtDf;Fj; J}ukhthh;fs;@ mth;fSila thh;j;ijfis mtd; ehLfpwhd;> mitfNsh ntWk; thh;j;ijfNs. |
| All the brothers of a poor man detest him--how much more do his friends go far from him! He pursues them with words, but they are gone. |
8. | Qhdj;ijg; ngw;Wf;nfhs;Sfpwtd; jd; Mj;Jkhitr; rpNefpf;fpwhd;@ Gj;jpiaf; fhf;fpwtd; ed;ikailthd;. |
| He who gains Wisdom loves his own life; he who keeps understanding shall prosper and find good. |
9. | ngha;r;rhl;rpf;fhud; Mf;fpidf;Fj; jg;ghd;@ ngha;fisg; NgRfpwtd; ehrkilthd;. |
| A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he who breathes forth lies shall perish. |
10. | %lDf;Fr; nry;tk; jfhJ@ gpuGf;fis Mz;Lnfhs;tJ mbikf;F vt;tsTk; jfhJ. |
| Luxury is not fitting for a [self-confident] fool--much less for a slave to rule over princes. |
11. | kD\Dila tpNtfk; mtd; Nfhgj;ij mlf;Fk;@ Fw;wj;ij kd;dpg;gJ mtDf;F kfpik. |
| Good sense makes a man restrain his anger, and it is his glory to overlook a transgression or an offense. |
12. | uh[htpd; Nfhgk; rpq;fj;jpd; nfh;r;rpg;Gf;Fr; rkhdk;@ mtDila jia Gy;ypd;Nky; nga;Ak; gdpNghypUf;Fk;. |
| The king's wrath is as terrifying as the roaring of a lion, but his favor is as [refreshing as] dew upon the grass. |
13. | %ldhfpa kfd; jd; jfg;gDf;F kpFe;j Jf;fk;@ kidtpapd; rz;ilfs; Xahj xOf;F. |
| A self-confident and foolish son is the [multiplied] calamity of his father, and the contentions of a wife are like a continual dripping [of water through a chink in the roof]. |
14. | tPLk; M];jpAk; gpjhf;fs; itf;Fk; Rje;jpuk;@ Gj;jpAs;s kidtpNah fh;j;jh; mUSk; <T. |
| House and riches are the inheritance from fathers, but a wise, understanding, and prudent wife is from the Lord. |
15. | Nrhk;gy; J}q;fptpog;gz;Zk;@ mrjpahdtd; gl;bdpahapUg;ghd;. |
| Slothfulness casts one into a deep sleep, and the idle person shall suffer hunger. |
16. | fl;lisiaf; fhj;Jf;nfhs;Sfpwtd; jd; Mj;Jkhitf; fhf;fpwhd;@ jd; topfis mtkjpf;fpwtd; rhthd;. |
| He who keeps the commandment [of the Lord] keeps his own life, but he who despises His ways shall die. |
17. | Viof;F ,uq;Ffpwtd; fh;j;jUf;Ff; fld;nfhLf;fpwhd;@ mtd; nfhLj;jij mth; jpUk;gf;; nfhLg;ghh;. |
| He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord, and that which he has given He will repay to him. |
18. | ek;gpf;ifapUf;Fkl;Lk; cd; kfidr; rpl;irnra;@ MdhYk; mtidf; nfhy;y cd; Mj;Jkhit vOk;gnthl;lhNj. |
| Discipline your son while there is hope, but do not [indulge your angry resentments by undue chastisements and] set yourself to his ruin. |
19. | fLq;Nfhgp Mf;fpidf;Fs;shthd;@ eP mtidj; jg;Gtpj;jhy; jpUk;gTk; jg;Gtpf;fNtz;bajha; tUk;. |
| A man of great wrath shall suffer the penalty; for if you deliver him [from the consequences], he will [feel free to] cause you to do it again. |
20. | cd; me;jpafhyj;jpy; eP QhdKs;stdhapUf;Fk;gb> MNyhridiaf;Nfl;L> Gj;jpkjpia Vw;Wf;nfhs;. |
| Hear counsel, receive instruction, and accept correction, that you may be wise in the time to come. |
21. | kD\Dila ,Ujaj;jpd; vz;zq;fs; mNefk;@ MdhYk; fh;j;jUila NahridNa epiyepw;Fk;. |
| Many plans are in a man's mind, but it is the Lord's purpose for him that will stand. |
22. | ed;iknra;a kD\d; nfhz;bUf;Fk; MirNa jia@ ngha;aidg; ghh;f;fpYk; jhpj;jpuNd thrp. |
| That which is desired in a man is loyalty and kindness [and his glory and delight are his giving], but a poor man is better than a liar. |
23. | fh;j;jUf;Fg; gag;gLjy; [PtDf;NfJthdJ@ mij mile;jtd; jpUg;jpaile;J epiyj;jpUg;ghd;@ jPik mtid mZfhJ. |
| The reverent, worshipful fear of the Lord leads to life, and he who has it rests satisfied; he cannot be visited with [actual] evil. |
24. | Nrhk;Ngwp jd; ifiaf; fyj;jpNy itj;J> mijj; jpUk;gj; jd; thaz;ilf;F vLf;fhkypUf;fpwhd;. |
| The sluggard buries his hand in the dish, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again. |
25. | ghpahrf;fhuid mb> mg;nghOJ Ngij vr;rhpf;fg;gLthd;@ Gj;jpkhidf; fbe;Jnfhs;> mtd; mwpTs;stdhthd;. |
| Strike a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; reprove a man of understanding, and he will increase in knowledge. |
26. | jd; jfg;gidf; nfhs;isabj;J> jd; jhiaj; Juj;jptpLfpwtd;> ,yr;iriaAk; mtkhdj;ijAk; cz;lhf;Ffpw kfd;. |
| He who does violence to his father and chases away his mother is a son who causes shame and brings reproach. |
27. | vd; kfNd> mwpitj; jUk; thh;j;ijfis tpl;L tpyfr;nra;Ak; Nghjfq;fis eP NfshNj. |
| Cease, my son, to hear instruction only to ignore it and stray from the words of knowledge. |
28. | Ngypahspd; rhl;rpf;fhud; epahaj;ij epe;jpf;fpwhd;@ Jd;khh;f;fUila tha; mf;fpukj;ij tpOq;Fk;. |
| A worthless witness scoffs at justice, and the mouth of the wicked swallows iniquity. |
29. | ghpahrf;fhuUf;Fj; jz;lidfSk;> %lUila KJFf;F mbfSk; Maj;jkhapUf;fpwJ. |
| Judgments are prepared for scoffers, and stripes for the backs of [self-confident] fools. |