| 1. | nghy;yhj kD\h;Nky; nghwhik nfhs;shNj@ mth;fNshNl ,Uf;fTk; tpUk;ghNj. |
| | [24:1] Don't envy bad people; don't even want to be around them. |
| 2. | mth;fs; ,Ujak; nfhLikia Nahrpf;Fk;> mth;fs; cjLfs; jPtpidiag; NgRk;. |
| | [2] All they think about is causing a disturbance; all they talk about is making trouble. |
| 3. | tPL Qhdj;jpdhNy fl;lg;gl;L> tpNtfj;jpdhNy epiyepWj;jg;gLk;. |
| | [3] It takes wisdom to build a house, and understanding to set it on a firm foundation; |
| 4. | mwptpdhNy miwfspy; mUikAk; ,dpikAkhd rfytpjg; nghUs;fSk; epiwe;jpUf;Fk;. |
| | [4] It takes knowledge to furnish its rooms with fine furniture and beautiful draperies. |
| 5. | QhdKs;std; ngyKs;std;@ mwpTs;std; jd; ty;yikia mjpfhpf;fg;gz;Zfpwhd;. |
| | [5] It's better to be wise than strong; intelligence outranks muscle any day. |
| 6. | ey;Nahridnra;J Aj;jk;gz;Z@ MNyhridf;fhuh; mNefuhy; n[aq;fpilf;Fk;. |
| | [6] Strategic planning is the key to warfare; to win, you need a lot of good counsel. |
| 7. | %lDf;F Qhdk; vl;lhj caukhapUf;Fk;@ mtd; epaha];jyj;jpy; jd; thiaj; jpwthd;. |
| | [7] Wise conversation is way over the head of fools; in a serious discussion they haven't a clue. |
| 8. | jPtpidnra;a cghaQ;nra;fpwtd; J\;ld; vd;dg;gLthd;. |
| | [8] The person who's always cooking up some evil soon gets a reputation as prince of rogues. |
| 9. | jPaNehf;fk; ghtkhk;@ ghpahrf;fhud; kD\Uf;F mUtUg;ghdtd;. |
| | [9] Fools incubate sin; cynics desecrate beauty. |
| 10. | Mgj;Jf;fhyj;jpy; eP Nrhh;e;J Nghthahdhy;> cd; ngyd; FWfpdJ. |
| | [10] If you fall to pieces in a crisis, there wasn't much to you in the first place. |
| 11. | kuzj;Jf;F xg;gpf;fg;gl;lth;isAk;> nfhiyAz;zg;Nghfpwth;fisAk; tpLtpf;ff;$Lkhdhy; tpLtp. |
| | [11] Rescue the perishing; don't hesitate to step in and help. |
| 12. | mij mwpNahk; vd;ghahfpy>; ,Ujaq;fisr; Nrhjpf;fpwth; mwpahNuh? cd; Mj;Jkhitf; fhf;fpwth; ftdpahNuh? mth; kD\Uf;F mtdtd; fphpiaf;Fj;jf;fjhfg; gydspahNuh? |
| | [12] If you say, "Hey, that's none of my business," will that get you off the hook? Someone is watching you closely, you know-Someone not impressed with weak excuses. |
| 13. | vd; kfNd> Njidr; rhg;gpL> mJ ey;yJ@ $l;bypUe;J xOFk; Njd; cd; tha;f;F ,d;gkhapUf;Fk;. |
| | [13] Eat honey, dear child-it's good for you-and delicacies that melt in your mouth. |
| 14. | mg;gbNa Qhdj;ij mwpe;J nfhs;tJ cd; Mj;JkhTf;F ,d;gkhapUf;Fk;@ mijg; ngw;Wf;nfhz;lhy;> mJ Kbtpy; cjTk;> cd; ek;gpf;if tPz;NghfhJ. |
| | [14] Likewise knowledge, and wisdom for your soul-Get that and your future's secured, your hope is on solid rock. |
| 15. | J\;lNd> eP ePjpkhDila thr];jyj;Jf;F tpNuhjkha;g; gjptpuhNj@ mtd; jq;Fk; ,lj;ijg; ghohf;fpg;NghlhNj. |
| | [15] Don't interfere with good people's lives; don't try to get the best of them. |
| 16. | ePjpkhd; VOjuk; tpOe;jhYk; jpUk;gTk; vOe;jpUg;ghd;@ Jd;khh;f;fNuh jPq;fpNy ,lWz;L fplg;ghh;fs; . |
| | [16] No matter how many times you trip them up, God-loyal people don't stay down long; Soon they're up on their feet, while the wicked end up flat on their faces. |
| 17. | cd; rj;;JU tpOk;NghJ re;Njh\g;glhNj@ mtd; ,lWk;NghJ cd; ,Ujak; fsp$uhjpUg;gjhf. |
| | [17] Don't laugh when your enemy falls; don't crow over his collapse. |
| 18. | fh;j;jh; mijf; fhz;ghh;> mJ mth; ghh;itf;Fg; nghy;yhg;ghapUf;Fk;@ mg;nghOJ mtdplj;jpdpd;W mth; jkJ Nfhgj;ij ePf;fptpLthh;. |
| | [18] God might see, and become very provoked, and then take pity on his plight. |
| 19. | nghy;yhjth;fisf;Fwpj;J vhpr;ryhfhNj@ Jd;khh;f;fh;Nky; nghwhik nfhs;shNj. |
| | [19] Don't bother your head with braggarts or wish you could succeed like the wicked. |
| 20. | Jd;khh;f;fDf;F ey;KbT ,y;iy@ Jd;khh;f;fDila tpsf;F mize;JNghk;. |
| | [20] Those people have no future at all; they're headed down a dead-end street. |
| 21. | vd; kfNd> eP fh;j;jUf;Fk; uh[hTf;Fk; gae;J el@ fyff;fhuNuhL fythNj. |
| | [21] Fear God, dear child-respect your leaders; don't be defiant or mutinous. |
| 22. | rbjpapy; mth;fSila Mgj;J vOk;Gk;@ mth;fs; ,Uthpd; rq;fhuj;ijAk; mwpe;jtd; ahh;? |
| | [22] Without warning your life can turn upside-down, and who knows how or when it might happen? |
| 23. | gpd;Dk; QhdKs;sth;fspd; Gj;jpkjpfs; vd;dntdpy;: epahaj;jpNy Kfjhl;rpzpak; ey;yjy;y. |
| | [23] It's wrong, very wrong, to go along with injustice. |
| 24. | Jd;khh;f;fidg; ghh;j;J: ePjpkhdhapUf;fpwha; vd;W nrhy;Yfpwtid [dq;fs; rgpg;ghh;fs;. gpui[fs; mtid ntWg;ghh;fs;. |
| | [24] Whoever whitewashes the wicked gets a black mark in the history books, |
| 25. | mtidf; fbe;Jnfhs;Sfpwth;fs;Nky; gphpaKz;lhFk;> mth;fSf;F cj;jk MrPh;thjk; fpilf;Fk;. |
| | [25] But whoever exposes the wicked will be thanked and rewarded. |
| 26. | nrk;ikahd kWnkhop nrhy;Yfpwtd; cjLfis Kj;jkpLfpwtDf;Fr; rkhdk;. |
| | [26] An honest answer is like a warm hug. |
| 27. | ntspapy; cd; Ntiyia vj;jdg;gLj;jp> taypy; mij xOq;fhf;fp> gpd;G cd; tPl;ilf; fl;L. |
| | [27] First plant your fields; then build your barn. |
| 28. | epahakpd;wpg; gpwDf;F tpNuhjkha;r; rhl;rpahf Vw;glhNj@ cd; cjLfspdhy; tQ;rfk; NgrhNj. |
| | [28] Don't talk about your neighbors behind their backs-no slander or gossip, please. |
| 29. | mtd; vdf;Fr; nra;jgpufhuk; ehDk; mtDf;Fr; nra;Ntd;> mtd; nra;j nra;iff;Fj;jf;fjhf ehDk; mtDf;Fr; rhpf;fl;LNtd; vd;W eP nrhy;yhNj. |
| | [29] Don't say to anyone, "I'll get back at you for what you did to me. I'll make you pay for what you did!" |
| 30. | Nrhk;Ngwpapd; taiyAk;> kjpaPdDila jpuhl;rj;Njhl;lj;ijAk; fle;JNghNdd;. |
| | [30] One day I walked by the field of an old lazybones, and then passed the vineyard of a lout; |
| 31. | ,Njh> mnjy;yhk; Ks;Sf;fhlhapUe;jJ@ epyj;jpd; Kfj;ijf; fhQ;nrhwp %bdJ> mjpd; fw;Rth; ,be;J fple;jJ. |
| | [31] They were overgrown with weeds, thick with thistles, all the fences broken down. |
| 32. | mijf; fz;L rpe;jidgz;zpNdd;@ mij Nehf;fpg; Gj;jpaile;Njd;. |
| | [32] I took a long look and pondered what I saw; the fields preached me a sermon and I listened: |
| 33. | ,d;Dq;;nfhQ;rk; cwq;fl;Lk;> ,d;Dq;nfhQ;rk; ifKlf;fpf;nfhz;L epj;jpiu nra;al;Lk; vd;ghNah? |
| | [33] "A nap here, a nap there, a day off here, a day off there, sit back, take it easy-do you know what comes next? |
| 34. | cd; jhpj;jpuk; topg;Nghf;fidg;NghYk; cd; tWik MAjkzpe;jtidg;NghYk; tUk;. |
| | [34] Just this: You can look forward to a dirt-poor life, with poverty as your permanent houseguest!" |