1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. 2 The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul. 3 It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling. 4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing. 5 Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out. 6 Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find? 7 The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him. 8 A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes. 9 Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin? 10 Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the LORD. 11 Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right. 12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them. 13 Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread. 14 It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth. 15 There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel. 16 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman. 17 Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. 18 Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war. 19 He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips. 20 Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness. 21 An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed. 22 Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee. 23 Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not good. 24 Man’s goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way? 25 It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry. 26 A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them. 27 The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly. 28 Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy. 29 The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head. 30 The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.
20–BOB
1 Sharob — mazaxchi, aroq — janjalkash,
ularga aldanganlar nodondir.
2 Shohning gʻazabi — sherning oʻkirishiday,
uning jahlini chiqargan jonidan mahrum boʻladi.
3 Janjaldan oʻzini tortish — insonning hurmati,
ahmoq esa janjalga aralashadi.
4 Dangasa kuzda yer haydamaydi,
oʻrim payti esa qidirib hech narsa topolmaydi.
5 Insonning fikrlari — chuqur suv kabidir,
fahmli odam ularni tashqariga chiqara oladi.
6 Koʻpchilik oʻzini sodiq deb aytadi,
haqiqatan ham sadoqatli boʻlganni topib koʻr–chi!
7 Solih halol yashaydi,
uning bolalari naqadar baxtlidir!
8 Hukmronlik qilayotgan shoh
oʻz koʻzi bilan barcha yomonliklarni ajratadi.
9 “Qalbimni tozaladim, gunohimdan xoliman”, deb
kim ayta oladi?!
10 Ikki turli tarozi toshi va notoʻgʻri oʻlchov —
ikkovi ham Egamizga jirkanchdir.
11 Hatto yosh bolani ham xulqidan,
toʻgʻriligini va pokligini ishlaridan bilsa boʻladi.
12 Eshitadigan quloq, koʻradigan koʻz —
ikkovini ham Egamiz yaratgan.
13 Uyquni yaxshi koʻrma,
boʻlmasa kambagʻal boʻlasan,
koʻzlaringni och, qorning toʻyadi.
14 Xaridor: “Yaxshi emas, yaxshi emas!” deydi–yu,
nariroqqa borib maqtanadi.
15 Oltin bor, yoqut toshlar ham koʻp,
biroq eng qimmatbaho narsa — bilimli til.
16 Begonaga kafillik qilganning toʻnini yechib ol,
ha, bunday aqlsiz odamdan kiyimini garov qilib ol.
17 Nohaqlik bilan topilgan non shirin,
ammo keyin ogʻiz tuproq bilan toʻladi.
18 Maslahat bilan reja tuz,
aqlli yoʻl–yoʻriq bilan urush olib bor.
19 Chaqimchi sirlarni ochadi,
ogʻzi boʻsh odam bilan aloqada boʻlma.
20 Kim ota–onasini laʼnatlasa,
uning chirogʻi zulmatda oʻchib qoladi.
21 Boshida shoshilib olingan meros
oqibatda baraka keltirmaydi.
22 Yovuzlik uchun qasos olaman demagin,
Egamizga umid bogʻlab kutgin,
U seni qutqaradi.
23 Ikki xil tarozi toshi Egamizga jirkanchdir,
yolgʻon tarozi ham yaxshi emas.
24 Insonning qadami — Egamizdan,
shunday ekan, u oʻz yoʻlini qanday tushunsin?!
25 Oʻylamasdan Xudoga vaʼda bergan kishi,
ahd qilgandan keyin ikkilangan odam tuzoqdadir.
26 Dono shoh yovuzlarni ajratib,
ularning ustidan tegirmon toshi yurgizadi.
27 Odamning ruhi — Egamizning chirogʻi,
vujudning barcha chuqurliklarini tekshirib turadi.
28 Sevgi va sadoqat shohni asraydi,
oʻsha inoyat tufayli uning taxti mustahkamdir.
29 Quvvat yigit kishining gʻururidir,
oqargan sochlar esa keksaning shuhratidir.
30 Qamchining jarohati yomonlikka davodir,
kaltak zarbi vujudning eng chuqur joylarini tozalaydi.
