Özdeyişler 12

¹Terbiyeyi seven kişi idrakı sever, azarlanmaktan nefret eden ise aptaldır.

²Rab'bin katında lütuf bulan insan daha iyidir, ama yasa tanımaz adam sessizliğe mahkum edilecektir.

³İnsan kötülükle başarıya ulaşamaz, doğruların kökleri ise asla yerinden sökülmeyecektir.

⁴Erdemli kadın kocasının tacıdır; kötülük yapan kadın ise, odun içindeki kurt gibi kocasını kemirip yok eder.

⁵Doğruların düşünceleri adalettir, tanrısızlar ise hileleri dümen gibi yönetirler.

⁶Tanrısızların sözleri hile doludur, doğruların ağzı ise onları kurtaracaktır.

⁷Tanrısız kişi nereye dönerse dönsün yok olur, doğruların evleri ise kalıcıdır.

⁸Sağduyulu kişinin ağzı övgü kazanır, sapık yürekli olan ise hor görülür.

⁹Onursuzluk içinde kendi kendine hizmet eden bir adam, kendi kendini yüceltip ekmeğe muhtaç olan adamdan daha iyidir.

¹⁰Doğru kişi hayvanlarının canına merhamet eder, tanrısızların şefkat duygusu bile merhametsizdir.

¹¹Kendi toprağını işleyenin ekmeği bol olur, boş şeylerin peşinden gidenler ise akıldan yoksundur.

⁰11α Şarap meclislerinde keyif çatan kişi, kendi kalelerinde sadece utanç bırakacaktır.

¹²Tanrısızların arzuları kötüdür, dindarların kökleri ise korunaklı kalelerdedir.

¹³Günahkar kişi dudaklarının günahı yüzünden tuzağa düşer, doğru kişi ise bu tuzaklardan kaçıp kurtulur.

⁰13α Uysalca bakan kişi merhamet bulur, kapılarda çekişen kişi ise canları sıkıntıya sokar.

¹⁴İnsan ağzının meyveleriyle iyiliğe doyar, dudaklarının hak ettiği karşılık kendisine geri verilir.

¹⁵Aptalların yolları kendi gözlerinde doğrudur, bilge kişi ise öğüde kulak verir.

¹⁶Aptal öfkesini hemen o gün açığa vurur, ihtiyatlı insan ise uğradığı hakareti gizler.

¹⁷Doğru kişi kanıtlanmış sadakati ilan eder, adaletsizlerin tanığı ise hilekardır.

¹⁸Öyle konuşanlar vardır ki sözleri kılıç gibi yaralar, bilgelerin dili ise şifa verir.

¹⁹Gerçek dudaklar tanıklığı pekiştirir, aceleci tanık ise adaletsiz bir dile sahiptir.

²⁰Kötülük tasarlayanların yüreğinde hile vardır, barışı dileyenler ise sevinç bulacaktır.

²¹Doğru kişiye hiçbir adaletsizlik hoş gelmez, tanrısızlar ise kötülüklerle doldurulacaktır.

²²Yalan söyleyen dudaklar Rab'be iğrenç gelir, sadakatle davranan kişi ise O'nun beğenisini kazanır.

²³Sağduyulu insan idrakın tahtıdır, aptalların yüreği ise lanetlerle karşılaşacaktır.

²⁴Seçilmişlerin eli kolayca egemen olur, hilekarlar ise yağmalanıp tutsak edilecektir.

²⁵Korkutucu bir söz doğru insanın yüreğini sarsar, ama iyi bir haber onu sevindirir.

²⁶Sağduyulu doğru kişi kendisinin dostu olur, tanrısızların düşünceleri ise acımasızdır; günahkarları kötülük kovalar ve tanrısızların yolu onları saptırır.

²⁷Hilekar kişi avını yakalayamaz, temiz insan ise değerli bir servettir.

²⁸Doğruluğun yollarında yaşam vardır, kin tutanların yolları ise ölüme götürür.

¹Ο ἀγαπῶν παιδείαν, ἀγαπᾷ αἴσθησιν, ὁ δὲ μισῶν ἐλέγχους ἄφρων.

²κρείσων ὁ εὑρὼν χάριν παρὰ Κυρίῳ, ἀνὴρ δὲ παράνομος παρασιωπηθήσεται.

³οὐ κατορθώσει ἄνθρωπος ἐξ ἀνόμου, αἱ δὲ ῥίζαι τῶν δικαίων οὐκ ἐξαρθήσονται.

⁴γυνὴ ἀνδρεία στέφανος τῷ ἀνδρὶ αὐτῆς· ὥσπερ δὲ ἐν ξύλῳ σκώληξ, οὕτως ἄνδρα ἀπόλλυσι γυνὴ κακοποιός.

⁵λογισμοὶ δικαίων κρίματα, κυβερνῶσι δὲ ἀσεβεῖς δόλους.

⁶λόγοι ἀσεβῶν δόλιοι, στόμα δὲ ὀρθῶν ρύσεται αὐτούς.

⁷οὗ ἐὰν στραφῇ ὁ ἀσεβής, ἀφανίζεται, οἶκοι δὲ δικαίων παραμένουσι.

⁸στόμα συνετοῦ ἐγκωμιάζεται ὑπὸ ἀνδρός, νωθροκάρδιος δὲ μυκτηρίζεται.

⁹κρείσσων ἀνὴρ ἐν ἀτιμίᾳ δουλεύων ἑαυτῷ ἢ τιμὴν ἑαυτῷ περιτιθεὶς καὶ προσδεόμενος ἄρτου.

¹⁰δίκαιος οἰκτείρει ψυχὰς κτηνῶν αὐτοῦ, τὰ δὲ σπλάγχνα τῶν ἀσεβῶν ἀνελεήμονα.

¹¹ὁ ἐργαζόμενος τὴν ἑαυτοῦ γῆν ἐμπλησθήσεται ἄρτων, οἱ δὲ διώκοντες μάταια ἐνδεεῖς φρενῶν. 11α ὅς ἐστιν ἡδὺς ἐν οἴνων διατριβαῖς, ἐν τοῖς ἑαυτοῦ ὀχυρώμασι καταλείψει ἀτιμίαν.

¹²ἐπιθυμίαι ἀσεβῶν κακαί, αἱ δὲ ρίζαι τῶν εὐσεβῶν ἐν ὀχυρώμασι.

¹³δι᾿ ἁμαρτίαν χειλέων ἐμπίπτει εἰς παγίδας ἁμαρτωλός, ἐκφεύγει δὲ ἐξ αὐτῶν δίκαιος. 13α ὁ βλέπων λεῖα ἐλεηθήσεται, ὁ δὲ συναντῶν ἐν πύλαις ἐκθλίψει ψυχάς.

¹⁴ἀπὸ καρπῶν στόματος ψυχὴ ἀνδρὸς πλησθήσεται ἀγαθῶν, ἀνταπόδομα δὲ χειλέων αὐτοῦ δοθήσεται αὐτῷ.

¹⁵ὁδοὶ ἀφρόνων ὀρθαὶ ἐνώπιον αὐτῶν, εἰσακούει δὲ συμβουλίας σοφός.

¹⁶ἄφρων αὐθημερὸν ἐξαγγέλλει ὀργὴν αὐτοῦ, κρύπτει δὲ τὴν ἑαυτοῦ ἀτιμίαν ἀνὴρ πανοῦργος.

¹⁷ἐπιδεικνυμένην πίστιν ἀπαγγέλλει δίκαιος, ὁ δὲ μάρτυς τῶν ἀδίκων δόλιος.

¹⁸εἰσὶν οἳ λέγοντες τιτρώσκουσι μαχαίρᾳ, γλῶσσαι δὲ σοφῶν ἰῶνται.

¹⁹χείλη ἀληθινὰ κατορθοῖ μαρτυρίαν, μάρτυς δὲ ταχὺς γλῶσσαν ἔχει ἄδικον.

²⁰δόλος ἐν καρδίᾳ τεκταινομένου κακά, οἱ δὲ βουλόμενοι εἰρήνην εὐφρανθήσονται.

²¹οὐκ ἀρέσει τῷ δικαίῳ οὐδὲν ἄδικον, οἱ δὲ ἀσεβεῖς πλησθήσονται κακῶν.

²²βδέλυγμα Κυρίῳ χείλη ψευδῆ, ὁ δὲ ποιῶν πίστεις δεκτὸς παρ᾿ αὐτῷ.

²³ἀνὴρ συνετὸς θρόνος αἰσθήσεως, καρδία δὲ ἀφρόνων συναντήσεται ἀραῖς.

²⁴χεὶρ ἐκλεκτῶν κρατήσει εὐχερῶς, δόλιοι δὲ ἔσονται ἐν προνομῇ.

²⁵φοβερὸς λόγος καρδίαν ταράσσει ἀνδρὸς δικαίου, ἀγγελία δὲ ἀγαθὴ εὐφραίνει αὐτόν.

²⁶ἐπιγνώμων δίκαιος ἑαυτοῦ φίλος ἔσται, αἱ δὲ γνῶμαι τῶν ἀσεβῶν ἀνεπιεικεῖς. ἁμαρτάνοντας καταδιώξεται κακὰ ἡ δὲ ὁδὸς τῶν ἀσεβῶν πλανήσει αὐτούς.

²⁷οὐκ ἐπιτεύξεται δόλιος θήρας, κτῆμα δὲ τίμιον ἀνὴρ καθαρός.

²⁸ἐν ὁδοῖς δικαιοσύνης ζωή, ὁδοὶ δὲ μνησικάκων εἰς θάνατον.

¹He that loves instruction loves sense, but he that hates reproofs is a fool.

²He that has found favour with the Lord [is made] better; but a transgressor shall be passed over in silence.

³A man shall not prosper by wickedness; but the roots of the righteous shall not be taken up.

⁴A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband; but as a worm in wood, so a bad woman destroys her husband.

⁵The thoughts of the righteous [are true] judgments; but ungodly men devise deceits.

⁶The words of ungodly men are crafty; but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

⁷When the ungodly is overthrown, he vanishes away; but the houses of the just remain.

⁸The mouth of an understanding [man] is praised by a man; but he that is dull of heart is had in derision.

⁹Better is a man in dishonour serving himself, than one honouring himself and wanting bread.

¹⁰A righteous man has pity for the lives of his cattle; but the bowels of the ungodly are unmerciful.

¹¹He that tills his own land shall be satisfied with bread; but they that pursue vanities are void of understanding. 11α He that enjoys himself in banquets of wine, shall leave dishonour in his own strong holds.

¹²The desires of the ungodly are evil; but the roots of the godly are firmly set.

¹³For the sin of [his] lips a sinner falls into snare; but a righteous man escapes from them. 13α He whose looks are gentle shall be pitied, but he that contends in the gates will afflict souls.

¹⁴The soul of a man shall be filled with good from the fruits of his mouth; and the recompence of his lips shall be given to him.

¹⁵The ways of fools are right in their own eyes; but a wise man hearkens to counsels.

¹⁶A fool declares his wrath the same day; but a prudent man hides his own disgrace.

¹⁷A righteous man declares the open truth; but an unjust witness is deceitful.

¹⁸Some wound as they speak, [like] swords; but the tongues of the wise heal.

¹⁹True lips establish testimony; but a hasty witness has an unjust tongue.

²⁰[There is] deceit in the heart of him that imagines evil; but they that love peace shall rejoice.

²¹No injustice will please a just man; but the ungodly will be filled with mischief.

²²Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord; but he that deals faithfully is accepted with him.

²³An understanding man is a throne of wisdom; but the heart of fools shall meet with curses.

²⁴The hand of chosen men shall easily obtain rule; but the deceitful shall be for a prey.

²⁵A terrible word troubles the heart of a righteous man; but a good message rejoices him.

²⁶A just arbitrator shall be his own friend; but mischief shall pursue sinners; and the way of ungodly men shall lead them astray.

²⁷A deceitful man shall catch no game; but a blameless man is a precious possession.

²⁸In the ways of righteousness is life; but the ways of those that remember injuries [lead] to death.