1 Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife. 2 A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren. 3 The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts. 4 A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue. 5 Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished. 6 Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers. 7 Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince. 8 A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth. 9 He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends. 10 A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool. 11 An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him. 12 Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly. 13 Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house. 14 The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with. 15 He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD. 16 Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it ? 17 A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. 18 A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend. 19 He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction. 20 He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief. 21 He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy. 22 A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. 23 A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment. 24 Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth. 25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him. 26 Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.
27 He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit. 28 Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
17–BOB
1 Dasturxoni toʻla janjalli uydan,
bir tishlam qattiq noni bor tinch xonadon yaxshiroq.
2 Sharmandali ish qiladigan oʻgʻil ustidan farosatli qul hukmronlik qiladi,
u xoʻjayinining oʻgʻillari qatori merosga sherik boʻladi.
3 Kumush va oltin olovda sinaladi,
odamlarning qalbini esa Egamiz sinaydi.
4 Fosiqlar yovuz odamlarning gapiga kiradi,
yolgʻonchilar esa gʻiybatga quloq soladi.
5 Kambagʻalni mazax qilgan odam ularni Yaratganni tahqirlaydi,
birovning baxtsizligidan quvongan jazosiz qolmaydi.
6 Nabiralar — keksalarning toju taxti,
otalar oʻgʻillarning shon–shuhratidir.
7 Yaxshi soʻz nodonga yarashmagandek,
yolgʻon ham ulugʻsifat odamga aslo toʻgʻri kelmaydi.
8 Oʻz egasining nazarida pora sehrli qimmatbaho tosh,
goʻyo hamma yerda omad keltiradi.
9 Gunohni kechirgan doʻstlikni saqlaydi,
uni kavlashtirgan esa doʻstni uzoqlashtiradi.
10 Donoga berilgan bitta tanbeh
nodonning boshida singan yuzta kaltakdan taʼsirliroq.
11 Fosiq faqat gʻalayon payida boʻladi,
shuning uchun unga yovuz elchi yuboriladi.
12 Tentakning ahmoqligiga yoʻliqqandan koʻra,
bolalaridan ayrilgan ona ayiqqa duch kelgan yaxshiroq.
13 Yaxshilikka yomonlik qilganning xonadonidan
yomonlik arimaydi.
14 Janjalning boshlanishi — suv urib ketishiga oʻxshaydi,
janjal chiqmasdan uni toʻxtat.
15 Fosiqni oqlash, solihni ayblash —
ikkovi ham Egamizga jirkanchdir.
16 Bu nima?!
Nodonning qoʻlida boylik bor,
“Donolik sotib olay”, — deydi, lekin unda aql yoʻq.
17 Haqiqiy doʻst har doim sevadi,
aka–ukalar ham ogʻir kun uchun tugʻilgan.
18 Qoʻl tashlab birovga kafillik qiladigan aqlsizdir .
19 Gunohni yaxshi koʻrgan urush–janjalni sevar,
oʻziga bino qoʻygan halokat qidirar.
20 Yuragi makkor odam yaxshilikka erishmaydi,
egri til kulfatga duchor boʻladi.
21 Nodon farzand koʻrgan qaygʻu chekadi,
ahmoqning otasi shodlik nimaligini bilmaydi.
22 Shod yurak — shifobaxsh dori,
gʻam–kulfat esa jonning egovidir.
23 Fosiq qoʻynidan pora olib
adolat yoʻlini oʻzgartiradi.
24 Fahm–farosatli inson donolikka qaraydi,
nodonning koʻzi esa dunyoning narigi chetida.
25 Ahmoq farzand — otasiga qaygʻu,
uni tuqqan onaga gʻamdir.
26 Solihni jazolash,
amaldorni odilligi uchun koyish yaxshi emas.
27 Kam gapirgan — dono,
ogʻir, vazmin odam idroklidir.
28 Hatto ahmoq ham indamay oʻtirganda dono boʻlib koʻrinadi,
tilini tiyib turgan farosatli hisoblanadi.
