Malasu 12
1 Nowa da Bagade Dawa: su Hou amoma asigi galea, e da ea hou hahamomusa: gagabole sia: amo nabimu hanai. Hou hahamomusa: sia: su amoma higamu da gagaoui.
If you love knowledge, you will love discipline. Anyone who hates being corrected is stupid!
2 Hina Gode da dunu noga: i hahawane dogolegele ba: sa. Be nowa da wadela: le hamomusa: ilegesea, E da ilima fofada: nanu, se iasu imunu agoai galebe.
The Lord blesses the good, but he condemns anyone with evil schemes.
3 Wadela: i hou hamosu da gaga: su hamedafa iaha. Be moloidafa dunu da gasawane lela.
Wickedness doesn't provide security, but those who live right are deeply rooted and cannot be moved.
4 Egoa da uda noga: idafa amo hahawane ba: sa. Be uda da moloi hou hame hamosea, egoa da gogosiasa. Amola amo uda da egoa ema olo ea gasa ganodini madelabe defele amo dunu ea hou wadela: sa.
A good wife is a crown for her husband, but one who brings shame is like rot in his bones.
5 Moloidafa dunu da dilima moloi hou fawane hamosa. Be wadela: i dunu da dilima ogogosu hou fawane hamosa.
Good people make plans that are fair, but the advice of the wicked is deceptive.
6 Wadela: i hamosu dunu ilia sia: da dunu eno wamo bogoma: ne fane legebe defele. Be moloidafa dunu ilia sia: da dunu amo da enoga magagisa, ilima gaga: su agoane ba: sa.
The words of the wicked are like a violent ambush, but those of honest people save them.
7 Wadela: i hamosu dunu da dafane bogosea, iligaga fi hame ba: mu. Be moloidafa dunu iligaga fi da esalumu.
The wicked are destroyed, and they're gone, but the family of the good stands firm.
8 Di da asigi dawa: su ida: iwane galea, dunu amola uda huluane da dia dio gaguia gadomu. Be di da gagaoui agoane hamosea, ilia di da hamedei dunu agoai dawa: mu.
People are appreciated for talking sense, but those with perverted minds are despised.
9 Di da mafua dunu amola di hawa: hamobeba: le fawane ha: i manu lamu da defea. Be di da ogogole mimogo gasa fi di fawane hamosea, be ha: i manu hame ba: mu da defea hame.
Better to be a humble man serving himself than a boastful man who has nothing to eat.
10 Bagade dawa: su dunu e da ea ohe amoma asigisa, amola e da noga: le ouligisa. Amola dunu moloi hou hame hamobe ea da ea ohe amoma dodona: gini, noga: le hame ouligisa.
Good people look after their animals, but the care given by wicked is really cruelty.
11 Ifabi ouligisu dunu da gasa gala hawa: hamosea, amo dunu e ha: i manu bagade ba: sa. Be udigili hamedei hawa: hamosu hamomu da gagaoui agoai.
If you cultivate the land you'll have plenty of food, but if you chase after worthless things you're stupid.
12 Wadela: i hamosu dunu da wadela: i hou hamomusa: , amo logo fawane hogosa. Be moloidafa dunu da gasawane lela.
Wicked people long for ill-gotten gains, but good people are productive themselves.
13 Wadela: i hamosu dunu da ea sia: beba: le, hina: sani amoga daha. Be moloidafa dunu da mosolasu amoba: le hobeale ahoa.
The wicked trap themselves by their own sinful words, but good people escape trouble.
14 Di da dia hou hamosu amola dia sia: sia: su amo defele bidi lamu. Dia hamoi defele bidi lamu.
What you say brings you rewards, and your work returns to bless you.
15 Gagaoui dunu da ilia hou da defeayale ili dawa: sa. Be bagade dawa: su dunu ilia da fada: i sia: ne iasu naba.
Stupid people think they're on the right track, but if you're wise you listen to advice.
16 Gagaoui dunu da ougi ba: sea, e da dunu huluane nabima: ne ea ougi hedolo olelesa. Be asigi dawa: su noga: i dunu da odagia sisa: nosu nabasea, dabe hame sia: sa.
Stupid people get angry immediately, but if you're sensible you ignore an insult.
17 Di da dafawane moloi sia: sia: sea, fofada: su da moloidafa ba: mu. Be dunu da ogogosu sia: sia: sea, moloidafa fofada: su da hame ba: mu.
Whoever tells the truth is being honest, but a false witness tells lies.
18 Hedolowane udigili sia: dasu da gegesu gobihei bagade ea hou defele, fa: gisa. Be noga: le dawa: le sia: dasu da uhinisisu agoai.
Some people's hasty words cut like a knife, but the words of the wise bring healing.
19 Ogogosu hou da hedolowane bogosa. Be dafawanedafa hou da eso huluane esalalalumu.
Words of truth last forever, but lies are gone in a moment.
20 Nowa da wadela: i hamomusa: dawa: sea da beda: ga fofogadigimu. Be nowa da hou ida: iwane hamomusa: dawa: sea da hahawane ba: mu.
Deceit is in the mind of those planning evil, but those who plan peace have joy.
21 Wadela: lesisu da noga: idafa dunu ema hame doaga: sa. Be wadela: i hamosu dunu da mosolasu fawane ba: sa.
No harm comes to the good, but trouble fills the wicked.
22 Hina Gode da ogogosu dunu ilima higasa. Be E da molole sia: su dunu ilima hahawane gala.
The Lord hates liars but is happy with those who are trustworthy.
23 Asigi dawa: su noga: i dunu da ilia dawa: i liligi bagade hame sia: sa. Be gagaoui dunu da bagade sia: beba: le, ilia hame dawa: su hou eno dunuma olelesa.
If you're sensible, you don't show off your knowledge, but stupid people announce their stupidity.
24 Di da gasa bagade hawa: hamosea, di da gasa lamu. Be hihini hawa: hamosea, di da udigili hawa: hamosu dunu hamoi dagoi ba: mu.
Hard work brings leadership, but laziness brings slavery.
25 Da: i diosu hou da fedege agoane, dia hahawane hou wamolamu. Be asigi sia: da dunu ea dogo bu denesimu dawa:
If you're anxious, you're weighed down, but an encouraging word will cheer you up.
26 Moloidafa dunu da ea na: iyado dunuma logo noga: le olelesa. Be wadela: i hamosu dunu da wadela: i logoga ahoabeba: le, dafamu.
Good people look out for their friends, but the way the wicked live leads them astray.
27 Di da hihi dabulili hawa: hamosea, dia hanai liligi hame lamu. Be di da gasa bagade hawa: hamosea, bagade gaguiwane ba: mu.
Lazy people don't catch their prey, but if you work hard you can become rich.
28 Moloidafa hou da esalusu logo olelesa. Be wadela: i hou da bogosu logo ahoasu olelesa.
The path of right leads to life, it doesn't lead to death.
