Özdeyişler 20

¹Şarap ölçüsüzlüktür ve sarhoşluk küstahlıktır; her akılsız bunlarla sarmaş dolaş olur.

²Kralın tehdidi aslanın gazabından farklı değildir; onu kışkırtan kendi canına karşı günah işler.

³Hakaretlerden uzak durmak insan için onurdur; her akılsız ise böyle şeylere bulaşır.

⁴Kınanan tembel utanmaz; aynı şekilde hasat zamanında buğday borçlanan da arsızdır.

⁵İnsanın yüreğindeki tasarı derin bir su gibidir; sağduyulu insan ise onu çekip çıkarır.

⁶İnsan büyük bir varlıktır ve merhametli adam değerlidir; ama sadık birini bulmak zor bir iştir.

⁷Doğruluk içinde lekesizce yaşayan kişi, ardında kutsanmış çocuklar bırakacaktır.

⁸Adil bir kral tahtına oturduğunda, onun gözleri önünde hiçbir kötülük karşı duramaz.

⁹Kim, "Yüreğimi temiz tuttum" diye övünebilir? Ya da kim, "Günahlarımdan arındım" diyerek cesaretle açıkça konuşabilir?

¹⁰Büyük ve küçük tartı ağırlıkları ile hileli ölçüler; bunların her ikisi de ve bunları yapan kişi de Rab'bin önünde murdardır.

¹¹Kutsal birinin yanında olan genç adam kendi işlerinde dizginlenir ve böylece yolu doğru olur.

¹²İşiten kulak da gören göz de; bunların her ikisi de Rab'bin eseridir.

¹³Arkadan konuşmayı sevme, yoksa yok olursun; gözlerini aç ki ekmekle doyabilesin.

²⁰Babasına ya da annesine sövenin kandili sönecek, göz bebekleri karanlığı görecektir.

²¹Başlangıçta aceleyle edinilen miras payı, sonunda kutsanmayacaktır.

²²"Düşmanımdan öç alacağım" deme; aksine Rab'be sabret ki sana yardım etsin.

²³Çift tartı ağırlığı Rab için iğrençtir; hileli terazi de O'nun gözünde iyi değildir.

²⁴İnsanın adımlarını Rab doğrultur; öyleyse ölümlü insan kendi yollarını nasıl anlayabilir?

²⁵İnsanın kendi varlığından bir şeyi aceleyle adaması bir tuzaktır; çünkü adakta bulunduktan sonra pişmanlık gelir.

²⁶Bilge bir kral tanrısızları harman savurur gibi ayıklar ve onların üzerinden tekerlek geçirir.

²⁷İnsanın soluğu Rab'bin ışığıdır; yüreğin en derin odalarını araştırır.

²⁸Merhamet ve sadakat kralın koruyucusudur; onun tahtını doğrulukla çevrelerler.

²⁹Gençlerin süsü bilgeliktir, yaşlıların onuru ise kır saçlardır.

³⁰Morluklar ve ezikler kötülerin başına gelir; darbeler yüreğin en derin odalarına işler.

¹ΑΚΟΛΑΣΤΟΝ οἶνος καὶ ὑβριστικὸν μέθη, πᾶς δὲ ἄφρων τοιούτοις συμπλέκεται.

²οὐ διαφέρει ἀπειλὴ βασιλέως θυμοῦ λέοντος, ὁ δὲ παροξύνων αὐτὸν ἁμαρτάνει εἰς τὴν ἑαυτοῦ ψυχήν.

³δόξα ἀνδρὶ ἀποστρέφεσθαι λοιδορίας, πᾶς δὲ ἄφρων τοιούτοις συμπλέκεται.

⁴ὀνειδιζόμενος ὀκνηρὸς οὐκ αἰσχύνεται, ὡσαύτως καὶ ὁ δανειζόμενος σῖτον ἐν ἀμήτῳ.

⁵ὕδωρ βαθὺ βουλὴ ἐν καρδίᾳ ἀνδρός, ἀνὴρ δὲ φρόνιμος ἐξαντλήσει αὐτήν.

⁶μέγα ἄνθρωπος καὶ τίμιον ἀνὴρ ἐλεήμων, ἄνδρα δὲ πιστὸν ἔργον εὑρεῖν.

⁷ὃς ἀναστρέφεται ἄμωμος ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ, μακαρίους τοὺς παῖδας αὐτοῦ καταλείψει.

⁸ὅταν βασιλεὺς δίκαιος καθίσῃ ἐπὶ θρόνου, οὐκ ἐναντιοῦται ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς αὐτοῦ πᾶν πονηρόν.

⁹τίς καυχήσεται ἁγνὴν ἔχειν τὴν καρδίαν; ἢ τίς παρρησιάσεται καθαρὸς εἶναι ἀπὸ ἁμαρτιῶν;

¹⁰στάθμιον μέγα καὶ μικρὸν καὶ μέτρα δισσά, ἀκάθαρτα ἐνώπιον Κυρίου καὶ ἀμφότερα καὶ ὁ ποιῶν αὐτά.

¹¹ἐν τοῖς ἐπιτηδεύμασιν αὐτοῦ συμποδισθήσεται νεανίσκος μετὰ ὁσίου, καὶ εὐθεῖα ἡ ὁδὸς αὐτοῦ.

¹²οὖς ἀκούει καὶ ὀφθαλμὸς ὁρᾷ· Κυρίου ἔργα καὶ ἀμφότερα.

¹³μὴ ἀγάπα καταλαλεῖν, ἵνα μὴ ἐξαρθῇς· διάνοιξον τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς σου καὶ ἐμπλήσθητι ἄρτων.

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²⁰κακολογοῦντος πατέρα ἢ μητέρα σβεσθήσεται λαμπτήρ, αἱ δὲ κόραι τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν αὐτοῦ ὄψονται σκότος.

²¹μερὶς ἐπισπουδαζομένη ἐν πρώτοις, ἐν τοῖς τελευταίοις οὐκ εὐλογηθήσεται.

²²μὴ εἴπῃς· τίσομαι τὸν ἐχθρόν, ἀλλ᾿ ὑπόμεινον τὸν Κύριον, ἵνα σοι βοηθήσῃ.

²³βδέλυγμα Κυρίῳ δισσὸν στάθμιον, καὶ ζυγὸς δόλιος οὐ καλὸν ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ.

²⁴παρὰ Κυρίου εὐθύνεται τὰ διαβήματα ἀνδρί, θνητὸς δὲ πῶς ἂν νοήσαι τὰς ὁδοὺς αὐτοῦ;

²⁵παγὶς ἀνδρὶ ταχύ τι τῶν ἰδίων ἁγιάσαι, μετὰ γὰρ τὸ εὔξασθαι μετανοεῖν γίνεται.

²⁶λικμήτωρ ἀσεβῶν βασιλεὺς σοφός, καὶ ἐπιβαλεῖ αὐτοῖς τροχόν.

²⁷φῶς Κυρίου πνοὴ ἀνθρώπων, ὃς ἐρευνᾷ ταμιεῖα κοιλίας.

²⁸ἐλεημοσύνη καὶ ἀλήθεια φυλακὴ βασιλεῖ, καὶ περικυκλώσουσιν ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ τὸν θρόνον αὐτοῦ.

²⁹κόσμος νεανίαις σοφία, δόξα δὲ πρεσβυτέρων πολιαί.

³⁰ὑπώπια καὶ συντρίμματα συναντᾷ κακοῖς, πληγαὶ δὲ εἰς ταμιεῖα κοιλίας.

¹Wine is an intemperate thing, and strong drink full of violence: but every fool is entangled with them.

²The threat of a king differs not from the rage of a lion; and he that provokes him sins against his own soul.

³[It is] a glory to a man to turn aside from railing; but every fool is entangled with such matters.

⁴A sluggard when reproached is not ashamed: so also he who borrows corn in harvest.

⁵Counsel in a man’s heart is deep water; but a prudent man will draw it out.

⁶A man is valuable, and a merciful man precious: but [it is] hard to find a faithful man.

⁷He that walks blameless in justice, shall leave his children blessed.

⁸Whenever a righteous king sits on the throne, no evil thing can stand before his presence.

⁹Who will boast that he has a pure heart? or who will boldly say that he is pure from sins.

¹⁰A large and small weight, and divers measures, are even both of them unclean before the Lord; and [so is] he that makes them.

¹¹A youth [when in company] with a godly man, will be restrained in his devices, and [then] his way will be straight.

¹²The ear hears, and the eye sees: even both of them are the Lord’s work.

¹³Love not to speak ill, lest thou be cut off: open thine eyes, and be filled with bread.

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²⁰The lamp of him that reviles father or mother shall be put out, and his eyeballs shall see darkness.

²¹A portion hastily gotten at first shall not be blessed in the end.

²²Say not, I will avenge myself on my enemy; but wait on the Lord, that he may help thee.

²³A double weight is an abomination to the Lord; and a deceitful balance is not good in his sight.

²⁴A man’s goings are directed of the Lord: how then can a mortal understand his ways?

²⁵It is a snare to a man hastily to consecrate some of his own property: for [in that case] repentance comes after vowing.

²⁶A wise king utterly crushes the ungodly, and will bring a wheel upon them.

²⁷The spirit of man is a light of the Lord, who searches the inmost parts of the belly.

²⁸Mercy and truth are a guard to a king, and will surround his throne with righteousness.

²⁹Wisdom is an ornament to young men; and grey [hairs] are the glory of old men.

³⁰Bruises and contusions befall bad men; and plagues [shall come] in the inward parts of [their] belly.