Özdeyişler 15

¹Öfke bilgeleri bile yok eder, ama boyun eğen bir yanıt gazabı yatıştırır; kırıcı bir söz ise öfkeleri alevlendirir.

²Bilgelerin dili güzel şeyleri iyi bilir, ama akılsızların ağzı kötülükleri ilan eder.

³Rab'bin gözleri her yerdedir; hem kötüleri hem de iyileri gözetlerler.

⁴Dilin şifası yaşam ağacıdır, onu muhafaza eden ise ruhla doldurulacaktır.

⁵Akılsız babasının terbiyesini küçümser, ama buyrukları koruyan daha ihtiyatlı olur.

⁶Bollaşan doğrulukta büyük bir güç vardır, ama tanrısızlar kökünden sökülerek yeryüzünden yok olacaklardır; doğruların evlerinde büyük bir güç vardır, ama kötülerin ürünleri yok olup gidecektir.

⁷Bilgelerin dudakları algıyla bağlanmıştır, ama akılsızların yüreği güvenli değildir.

⁸Kötülerin kurbanları Rab'be iğrençliktir, ama yollarını doğrultanların duaları O'nun katında kabul görür.

⁹Kötünün yolları Rab'be iğrençliktir, ama O doğruluğun peşinden koşanları sever.

¹⁰Masumun terbiyesi yoldan geçenler tarafından bilinir, ama azarlardan nefret edenler utanç içinde can verirler.

¹¹Hades ve yıkım Rab'bin önünde apaçıktır; insanların yürekleri nasıl açık olmasın?

¹²Terbiyesiz kişi kendisini azarlayanları sevmeyecektir, bilgelerle de bir araya gelmeyecektir.

¹³Sevinen bir yüreğin yüzü ışıldar, ama acılar içindeki yüreğin yüzü somurtur.

¹⁴Dosdoğru yürek bilgiyi arar, ama terbiyesizlerin ağzı kötülükleri tadacaktır.

¹⁵Kötülerin gözleri her zaman kötülükleri bekler, ama iyi olanlar her zaman huzur bulurlar.

¹⁶Rab korkusuyla birlikte olan küçük bir pay, korkusuzca sahip olunan büyük hazinelerden daha iyidir.

¹⁷Sevgi ve lütuf için sebzelerle yapılan bir ağırlama, nefret eşliğindeki besili danaların sunulmasından daha iyidir.

¹⁸Öfkeli adam kavgalar hazırlar, ama sabırlı adam başlamak üzere olan kavgayı bile yatıştırır. 18α Sabırlı adam davaları söndürecektir, ama kötü kişi onları daha da alevlendirir.

¹⁹Tembellerin yolları dikenlerle kaplanmıştır, ama yiğitlerin yolları düzleşmiş patikalardır.

²⁰Bilge oğul babasını sevindirir, ama akılsız oğul kendi annesini küçümser.

²¹Akılsızın patikaları akıldan yoksundur, ama sağduyulu adam yolunu doğrultarak yürür.

²²Meclislere saygı göstermeyenler tasarıları ertelerler, ama danışanların yüreğinde öğüt kalıcı olur.

²³Kötü kişi o öğüde asla itaat etmeyecektir, toplum için ne uygun ne de iyi bir söz söyleyecektir.

²⁴Yaşam yolları anlayışlı kişinin düşünceleridir; öyle ki, Hades'ten sapıp kurtulsun.

²⁵Rab küstahların evlerini yıkar, ama dul kadının sınırını sağlamlaştırır.

²⁶Haksız düşünce Rab'be iğrençliktir, ama temiz olanların sözleri saygındır.

²⁷Rüşvet alan kendisini helak eder, ama rüşvet almaktan nefret eden kurtulur. 27α Sadakalarla ve sadakatle günahlar temizlenir, Rab korkusuyla da herkes kötülükten uzaklaşır.

²⁸Doğruların yürekleri sadakati tasarlar, ama kötülerin ağzı kötülükle yanıt verir. 28α Doğru insanların yolları Rab katında kabul görür, onlar aracılığıyla düşmanlar bile dost olurlar.

²⁹Tanrı kötülerden uzaktadır, ama doğruların dualarını işitir. 29α Doğrulukla kazanılan az bir kazanç, haksızlıkla elde edilen bol üründen daha iyidir. 29β İnsan yüreğinde doğru olanı tasarlasın ki, adımları Tanrı tarafından doğrultulsun.

³⁰Güzel şeyleri gören göz yüreği sevindirir, iyi haber ise kemikleri semirtir.

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³²Terbiyeyi reddeden kendinden nefret eder, ama azarlara kulak veren kendi canını sever.

³³Tanrı korkusu terbiye ve bilgeliktir; onurun başlangıcı da ona yanıt vermek olacaktır.

¹ΟΡΓΗ ἀπόλλυσι καὶ φρονίμους, ἀπόκρισις δὲ ὑποπίπτουσα ἀποστρέφει θυμόν, λόγος δὲ λυπηρὸς ἐγείρει ὀργάς.

²γλῶσσα σοφῶν καλὰ ἐπίσταται, στόμα δὲ ἀφρόνων ἀναγγέλλει κακά.

³ἐν παντὶ τόπῳ ὀφθαλμοὶ Κυρίου, σκοπεύουσι κακούς τε καὶ ἀγαθούς.

⁴ἴασις γλώσσης δένδρον ζωῆς, ὁ δὲ συντηρῶν αὐτὴν πλησθήσεται πνεύματος,

⁵ἄφρων μυκτηρίζει παιδείαν πατρός, ὁ δὲ φυλάσσων ἐντολὰς πανουργότερος.

⁶ἐν πλεοναζούσῃ δικαιοσύνῃ ἰσχὺς πολλή, οἱ δὲ ἀσεβεῖς ὁλόρριζοι ἐκ γῆς ἀπολοῦνται. οἴκοις δικαίων ἰσχὺς πολλή, καρποὶ δὲ ἀσεβῶν ἀπολοῦνται.

⁷χείλη σοφῶν δέδεται αἰσθήσει, καρδία δὲ ἀφρόνων οὐκ ἀσφαλεῖς.

⁸θυσίαι ἀσεβῶν βδέλυγμα Κυρίῳ, εὐχαὶ δὲ κατευθυνόντων δεκταὶ παρ᾿ αὐτῷ.

⁹βδέλυγμα Κυρίῳ ὁδοὶ ἀσεβοῦς, διώκοντας δὲ δικαιοσύνην ἀγαπᾷ.

¹⁰παιδεία ἀκάκου γνωρίζεται ὑπὸ τῶν παριόντων, οἱ δὲ μισοῦντες ἐλέγχους τελευτῶσιν αἰσχρῶς.

¹¹ᾅδης καὶ ἀπώλεια φανερὰ παρὰ τῷ Κυρίῳ· πῶς οὐχὶ καὶ αἱ καρδίαι τῶν ἀνθρώπων;

¹²οὐκ ἀγαπήσει ἀπαίδευτος τοὺς ἐλέγχοντας αὐτόν, μετὰ δὲ σοφῶν οὐχ ὁμιλήσει.

¹³καρδίας εὐφραινομένης πρόσωπον θάλλει, ἐν δὲ λύπαις οὔσης σκυθρωπάζει.

¹⁴καρδία ὀρθὴ ζητεῖ αἴσθησιν, στόμα δὲ ἀπαιδεύτων γνώσεται κακά.

¹⁵πάντα τὸν χρόνον οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ τῶν κακῶν προσδέχονται κακά, οἱ δὲ ἀγαθοὶ ἡσυχάζουσι διαπαντός.

¹⁶κρεῖσσον μικρὰ μερὶς μετὰ φόβου Κυρίου ἢ θησαυροὶ μεγάλοι μετὰ ἀφοβίας.

¹⁷κρείσσων ξενισμὸς μετὰ λαχάνων πρὸς φιλίαν καὶ χάριν ἢ παράθεσις μόσχων μετὰ ἔχθρας.

¹⁸ἀνὴρ θυμώδης παρασκευάζει μάχας, μακρόθυμος δὲ καὶ τὴν μέλλουσαν καταπραΰνει. 18α μακρόθυμος ἀνὴρ κατασβέσει κρίσεις, ὁ δὲ ἀσεβὴς ἐγείρει μᾶλλον.

¹⁹ὁδοὶ ἀεργῶν ἐστρωμέναι ἀκάνθαις, αἱ δὲ τῶν ἀνδρείων τετριμμέναι.

²⁰υἱὸς σοφὸς εὐφραίνει πατέρα, υἱὸς δὲ ἄφρων μυκτηρίζει μητέρα αὐτοῦ.

²¹ἀνοήτου τρίβοι ἐνδεεῖς φρενῶν, ἀνὴρ δὲ φρόνιμος κατευθύνων πορεύεται.

²²ὑπερτίθενται λογισμοὺς οἱ μὴ τιμῶντες συνέδρια, ἐν δὲ καρδίαις βουλευομένων μένει βουλή.

²³οὐ μὴ ὑπακούσῃ ὁ κακὸς αὐτῇ, οὐδὲ μὴ εἴπῃ καίριόν τι καὶ καλὸν τῷ κοινῷ.

²⁴ὁδοὶ ζωῆς διανοήματα συνετοῦ, ἵνα ἐκκλίνας ἐκ τοῦ ᾅδου σωθῇ.

²⁵οἴκους ὑβριστῶν κατασπᾷ Κύριος, ἐστήρισε δὲ ὅριον χήρας.

²⁶βδέλυγμα Κυρίῳ λογισμὸς ἄδικος, ἁγνῶν δὲ ῥήσεις σεμναί.

²⁷ἐξόλλυσιν ἑαυτὸν ὁ δωρολήπτης, ὁ δὲ μισῶν δώρων λήψεις σώζεται. 27α [ἐλεημοσύναις καὶ πίστεσιν ἀποκαθαίρονται ἁμαρτίαι,] τῷ δὲ φόβῳ Κυρίου ἐκκλίνει πᾶς ἀπὸ κακοῦ. (Μασ. Ι´, 6)

²⁸καρδίαι δικαίων μελετῶσι πίστεις, στόμα δὲ ἀσεβῶν ἀποκρίνεται κακά. 28α δεκταὶ παρὰ Κυρίῳ ὁδοὶ ἀνθρώπων δικαίων, διὰ δὲ αὐτῶν καὶ οἱ ἐχθροὶ φίλοι γίνονται. (Μασ. Ι´, 7)

²⁹μακρὰν ἀπέχει ὁ Θεὸς ἀπὸ ἀσεβῶν, εὐχαῖς δὲ δικαίων ἐπακούει. 29α κρείσσων ὀλίγη λῆψις μετὰ δικαιοσύνης ἢ πολλὰ γεννήματα μετὰ ἀδικίας. (Μασ. Ι´, 8) 29β καρδία ἀνδρὸς λογιζέσθω δίκαια, ἵνα ὑπὸ τοῦ Θεοῦ διορθωθῇ τὰ διαβήματα αὐτοῦ. (Μασ. Ι´, 9)

³⁰θεωρῶν ὀφθαλμὸς καλὰ εὐφραίνει καρδίαν, φήμη δὲ ἀγαθὴ πιαίνει ὀστᾶ.

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³²ὃς ἀπωθεῖται παιδείαν, μισεῖ ἑαυτόν, ὁ δὲ τηρῶν ἐλέγχους ἀγαπᾷ ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ.

³³φόβος Θεοῦ παιδεία καὶ σοφία, καὶ ἀρχὴ δόξης ἀποκριθήσεται αὐτῇ.

¹Anger slays even wise men; yet a submissive answer turns away wrath: but a grievous word stirs up anger.

²The tongue of the wise knows what is good: but the mouth of the foolish tells out evil things.

³The eyes of the Lord behold both the evil and the good in every place.

⁴The wholesome tongue is a tree of life, and he that keeps it shall be filled with understanding.

⁵A fool scorns his father’s instruction; but he that keeps his commandments is more prudent.

⁶In abounding righteousness is great strength: but the ungodly shall utterly perish from the earth. In the houses of the righteous is much strength: but the fruits of the ungodly shall perish.

⁷The lips of the wise are bound by discretion: but the hearts of the foolish are not safe.

⁸The sacrifices of the ungodly are an abomination to the Lord; but the prayers of them that walk honestly are acceptable with him.

⁹The ways of an ungodly [man] are an abomination to the Lord; but he loves those that follow after righteousness.

¹⁰The instruction of the simple is known by them that pass by; but they that hate reproofs die disgracefully.

¹¹Hell and destruction are manifest to the Lord; how shall not also be the hearts of men?

¹²An uninstructed person will not love those that reprove him; neither will he associate with the wise.

¹³When the heart rejoices the countenance is cheerful; but when it is in sorrow, [the countenance] is sad.

¹⁴An upright heart seeks discretion; but the mouth of the uninstructed will experience evils.

¹⁵The eyes of the wicked are always looking for evil things; but the good are always quiet.

¹⁶Better is a small portion with the fear of the Lord, than great treasures without the fear [of the Lord].

¹⁷Better is an entertainment of herbs with friendliness and kindness, than a feast of calves, with enmity.

¹⁸A passionate man stirs up strife; but [he that is] slow to anger appeases even a rising one. 18α A man slow to anger will extinguish quarrels; but an ungodly man rather stirs [them] up.

¹⁹The ways of sluggards are strewn with thorns; but those of the diligent are made smooth.

²⁰A wise son gladdens [his] father; but a foolish son sneers at his mother.

²¹The ways of a foolish man are void of sense; but a wise man proceeds on his way aright.

²²They that honour not councils put off deliberation; but counsel abides in the hearts of counsellors.

²³A bad man will by no means attend to counsel; neither will he say anything seasonable, or good for the common [weal].

²⁴The thoughts of the wise are ways of life, that he may turn aside and escape from hell.

²⁵The Lord pulls down the houses of scorners; but he establishes the border of the widow.

²⁶An unrighteous thought is abomination to the Lord; but the sayings of the pure are held in honour.

²⁷A receiver of bribes destroys himself; but he that hates the receiving of bribes is safe. [27α By alms and by faithful dealings sins are purged away;] but by the fear of the Lord every one departs from evil [Proverbs 10,

⁶(MT)].

²⁸The hearts of the righteous meditate faithfulness; but the mouth of the ungodly answers evil things. 28α The ways of righteous men are acceptable with the Lord; and through them even enemies become friends. [Proverbs 10,

⁷(MT)]

²⁹God is far from the ungodly; but he hearkens to the prayers of the righteous. 29α Better are small receipts with righteousness, than abundant fruits with unrighteousness. [Proverbs 10,

⁸(MT)] 29β Let the heart of a man think justly, that his steps may be rightly ordered of God. [Proverbs 10,

⁹(MT)]

³⁰The eye that sees rightly rejoices the heart; and a good report fattens the bones.

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³²He that rejects instruction hates himself; but he that minds reproofs loves his soul.

³³The fear of the Lord is instruction and wisdom; and the highest honour will correspond therewith.