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Proverbs 26
New International Version - UK
Proverbs 26
New International Version - UK
26 Like snow in summer or rain in harvest,
honour is not fitting for a fool.
2 Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow,
an undeserved curse does not come to rest.
3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,
and a rod for the backs of fools!
4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
or you yourself will be just like him.
5 Answer a fool according to his folly,
or he will be wise in his own eyes.
6 Sending a message by the hands of a fool
is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison.
7 Like the useless legs of one who is lame
is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
8 Like tying a stone in a sling
is the giving of honour to a fool.
9 Like a thorn-bush in a drunkard’s hand
is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
10 Like an archer who wounds at random
is one who hires a fool or any passer-by.
11 As a dog returns to its vomit,
so fools repeat their folly.
12 Do you see a person wise in their own eyes?
There is more hope for a fool than for them.
13 A sluggard says, ‘There’s a lion in the road,
a fierce lion roaming the streets!’
14 As a door turns on its hinges,
so a sluggard turns on his bed.
15 A sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.
16 A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes
than seven people who answer discreetly.
17 Like one who grabs a stray dog by the ears
is someone who rushes into a quarrel not their own.
18 Like a maniac shooting
flaming arrows of death
19 is one who deceives their neighbour
and says, ‘I was only joking!’
20 Without wood a fire goes out;
without a gossip a quarrel dies down.
21 As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire,
so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.
22 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;
they go down to the inmost parts.
23 Like a coating of silver dross on earthenware
are fervent[a] lips with an evil heart.
24 Enemies disguise themselves with their lips,
but in their hearts they harbour deceit.
25 Though their speech is charming, do not believe them,
for seven abominations fill their hearts.
26 Their malice may be concealed by deception,
but their wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
27 Whoever digs a pit will fall into it;
if someone rolls a stone, it will roll back on them.
28 A lying tongue hates those it hurts,
and a flattering mouth works ruin.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 26:23 Hebrew; Septuagint smooth
Proverbele 26
Cornilescu 1924 - Revised 2010, 2014
Proverbele 26
Cornilescu 1924 - Revised 2010, 2014
26 Cum nu se potrivesc zăpada vara şi(A) ploaia în timpul secerişului,
aşa nu se potriveşte slava pentru un nebun.
2 Cum sare vrabia încoace şi încolo şi cum zboară rândunica,
aşa nu nimereşte blestemul(B) neîntemeiat.
3 Biciul(C) este pentru cal, frâul, pentru măgar
şi nuiaua, pentru spinarea nebunilor.
4 Nu răspunde nebunului după nebunia lui,
ca să nu semeni şi tu cu el.
5 Răspunde(D) însă nebunului după nebunia lui,
ca să nu se creadă înţelept.
6 Cel ce trimite o solie printr-un nebun
îşi taie singur picioarele şi bea nedreptatea.
7 Cum sunt picioarele ologului,
aşa este şi o vorbă înţeleaptă în gura unor nebuni.
8 Cum ai pune o piatră în praştie,
aşa este când dai mărire unui nebun.
9 Ca un spin care vine în mâna unui om beat,
aşa este o vorbă înţeleaptă în gura nebunilor.
10 Ca un arcaş care răneşte pe toată lumea,
aşa este cel ce tocmeşte pe nebuni şi pe întâii veniţi.
11 Cum(E) se întoarce câinele la ce a vărsat,
aşa se întoarce nebunul(F) la nebunia lui.
12 Dacă vezi(G) un om care se crede înţelept,
poţi să ai mai multă nădejde pentru un nebun decât pentru el.
13 Leneşul(H) zice: „Afară este un leu,
pe uliţe este un leu!”
14 Cum se învârteşte uşa pe ţâţânile ei,
aşa se învârteşte leneşul(I) în patul lui.
15 Leneşul îşi vâră mâna în blid
şi-i vine greu s-o ducă iarăşi la gură.
16 Leneşul se crede mai înţelept
decât şapte oameni care răspund cu judecată.
17 Un trecător care se amestecă într-o ceartă care nu-l priveşte
este ca unul care apucă un câine de urechi.
18 Ca nebunul care aruncă
săgeţi aprinse şi ucigătoare,
19 aşa este omul care înşală pe aproapele său
şi apoi zice: „Am(J) vrut doar să glumesc!”
20 Când nu mai sunt lemne, focul se stinge,
şi, când nu(K) mai este niciun clevetitor, cearta se potoleşte.
21 După cum(L) cărbunele face jăratic şi lemnul foc,
tot aşa şi omul gâlcevitor aprinde cearta.
22 Cuvintele(M) clevetitorului sunt ca nişte prăjituri,
alunecă până în fundul măruntaielor.
23 Ca zgura de argint pusă pe un ciob de pământ,
aşa sunt buzele aprinse şi o inimă rea.
24 Cel ce urăşte se preface cu buzele lui
şi înăuntrul lui pregăteşte înşelăciunea.
25 Când(N) îţi vorbeşte cu glas dulce, nu-l crede,
căci şapte urâciuni sunt în inima lui.
26 Chiar dacă-şi ascunde ura în prefăcătorie,
totuşi răutatea lui se va descoperi în adunare.
27 Cine(O) sapă groapa altuia cade el în ea
şi piatra se întoarce peste cel ce o prăvăleşte.
28 Limba mincinoasă urăşte pe cei pe care-i doboară ea
şi gura linguşitoare pregăteşte pieirea.
Kawikaan 26
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Kawikaan 26
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
26 Kung paanong hindi bagay na mag-nyebe sa tag-araw at umulan sa panahon ng tag-ani, hindi rin bagay na papurihan ang taong hangal.
2 Ang sumpa ay hindi tatalab sa walang kasalanan. Tulad ito ng ibong hindi dumadapo at lilipad-lipad lamang.
3 Kailangan ang latigo para sa kabayo, bokado para sa asno, at pamalo para sa hangal na tao.
4 Huwag mong sagutin ang hangal kung nakikipag-usap siya sa iyo ng kahangalan, at baka matulad ka rin sa kanya.
5 Ngunit kung minsan, kailangang sagutin din siya, para malaman niya na hindi siya marunong tulad ng kanyang inaakala.
6 Kapag nagpadala ka ng mensahe sa pamamagitan ng isang mangmang, para mo na ring pinutol ang iyong mga paa, at para ka na ring gumawa ng sariling kapahamakan.
7 Ang pilay na paa ay walang kabuluhan, katulad ng kawikaan sa bibig ng hangal.
8 Ang isang papuri na sa hangal iniuukol ay parang batong nakatali sa tirador.
9 Ang kasabihang sinasabi ng hangal ay makapipinsala tulad ng matinik na kahoy na hawak ng lasing.
10 Kahangalan ang pumana ng kahit sino; gayon din ang pagkuha sa hangal o sa sinumang dumadaan upang upahan.
11 Inuulit ng hangal ang kanyang kahangalan, tulad ng asong binabalikan ang kanyang suka para kainin.
12 Mas mabuti pa ang hinaharap ng isang taong mangmang kaysa sa taong nagmamarunong.
13 Ang batugan ay hindi lumalabas ng tahanan, ang kanyang dahilan ay may leon sa lansangan.
14 Gaya ng pintuang pumipihit sa bisagra ang batugan na papihit-pihit sa kanyang kama.
15 May mga taong sobrang tamad na kahit ang kumain ay kinatatamaran.
16 Ang akala ng batugan mas marunong pa siya kaysa sa pitong tao na tamang mangatuwiran.
17 Mapanganib ang nanghihimasok sa gulo ng may gulo, ito ay tulad ng pagdakma sa tainga ng aso.
18-19 Ang taong nandaraya sa kanyang kapwa, at saka sasabihing nagbibiro lang siya ay tulad ng isang baliw na pumapana sa mga tao sa pamamagitan ng nakamamatay na palaso.
20 Namamatay ang apoy kung ubos na ang panggatong, natitigil ang away kung wala ng tsismisan.
21 Kung uling ang nagpapabaga at kahoy ang nagpapaliyab ng apoy, ang taong palaaway naman ang nagpapasimula ng gulo.
22 Ang tsismis ay parang pagkaing masarap nguyain at lunukin.
23 Maaaring itago ng magandang pananalita ang masamang isipan, tulad nito ay mumurahing banga na pininturahan ng pilak.
24 Maaaring ang kaaway ay magandang magsalita, ngunit ang nasa isip niya ay makapandaya.
25 Kahit masarap pakinggan ang kanyang pananalita ay huwag kang maniwala, sapagkat ang iniisip niya ay napakasama.
26 Maaaring ang galit ay kanyang maitago, ngunit malalantad din sa karamihan ang masama niyang gawa.
27 Ang humuhukay ng patibong para mahulog ang iba ay siya rin ang mahuhulog doon. Ang nagpapagulong ng malaking bato para magulungan ang iba ay siya rin ang magugulungan nito.
28 Ang sinungaling ay nagagalit sa nabiktima niya ng kasinungalingan, at ang taong nambobola ay ipapahamak ka.
Proverbs 26
King James Version
Proverbs 26
King James Version
26 As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.
2 As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.
4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
6 He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.
7 The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
8 As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
9 As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouths of fools.
10 The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.
11 As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.
12 Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
13 The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
14 As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
15 The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
16 The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
17 He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
18 As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
19 So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?
20 Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.
21 As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.
22 The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
23 Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.
24 He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;
25 When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.
26 Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation.
27 Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.
28 A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
Proverbs 26
New International Version
Proverbs 26
New International Version
26 Like snow in summer or rain(A) in harvest,
honor is not fitting for a fool.(B)
2 Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow,
an undeserved curse does not come to rest.(C)
3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,(D)
and a rod for the backs of fools!(E)
4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
or you yourself will be just like him.(F)
5 Answer a fool according to his folly,
or he will be wise in his own eyes.(G)
6 Sending a message by the hands of a fool(H)
is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison.
7 Like the useless legs of one who is lame
is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.(I)
8 Like tying a stone in a sling
is the giving of honor to a fool.(J)
9 Like a thornbush in a drunkard’s hand
is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.(K)
10 Like an archer who wounds at random
is one who hires a fool or any passer-by.
11 As a dog returns to its vomit,(L)
so fools repeat their folly.(M)
12 Do you see a person wise in their own eyes?(N)
There is more hope for a fool than for them.(O)
13 A sluggard says,(P) “There’s a lion in the road,
a fierce lion roaming the streets!”(Q)
14 As a door turns on its hinges,
so a sluggard turns on his bed.(R)
15 A sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.(S)
16 A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes
than seven people who answer discreetly.
17 Like one who grabs a stray dog by the ears
is someone who rushes into a quarrel not their own.
18 Like a maniac shooting
flaming arrows of death
19 is one who deceives their neighbor
and says, “I was only joking!”
20 Without wood a fire goes out;
without a gossip a quarrel dies down.(T)
21 As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire,
so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.(U)
22 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;
they go down to the inmost parts.(V)
23 Like a coating of silver dross on earthenware
are fervent[a] lips with an evil heart.
24 Enemies disguise themselves with their lips,(W)
but in their hearts they harbor deceit.(X)
25 Though their speech is charming,(Y) do not believe them,
for seven abominations fill their hearts.(Z)
26 Their malice may be concealed by deception,
but their wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
27 Whoever digs a pit(AA) will fall into it;(AB)
if someone rolls a stone, it will roll back on them.(AC)
28 A lying tongue hates those it hurts,
and a flattering mouth(AD) works ruin.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 26:23 Hebrew; Septuagint smooth
New International Version - UK (NIVUK)
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