Malasu 14
1 Uda amo da asigi dawa: su ida: iwane gala, da ea sosogo fi noga: le ouligisa. Be gagaoui uda da amo sosogo fi hedolo wadela: sa.
Wise women build houses: but a foolish one digs [hers] down with her hands.
2 Moloidafa hou hamoma! Amasea, di da dia Hina Godema nabasu hou amo eno dunu ilima olelemu. Be moloi hou hame hamosea, di da Hina Godema hame nabasu hou amo dunu eno ili ba: ma: ne olelesa.
He that walks uprightly fears the Lord; but he that is perverse in his ways shall be dishonored.
3 Gagaoui dunu da gasa fi hamobeba: le, udigili bagade sia: daha. Be nowa dunu da asigi dawa: su ida: iwane galea, ea sia: noga: i da ema gaga: su liligi agoai gala.
Out of the mouth of fools [comes] a rod of pride; but the lips of the wise preserve them.
4 Di da bulamagau dia osobo gidinasu hiougisu galea, dia ha: i manu ligisisu diasu da gagoma bagade amoga nabai ba: mu. Be bulamagau hame galea, ha: i manu amola hame ba: mu.
Where no oxen are, the cribs are clean; but where there is abundant produce, the strength of the ox is apparent.
5 Noga: idafa ba: su dunu da fofada: sea, moloidafa sia: fawane sia: sa. Be moloi hame ba: su dunu da ogogosu fawane sia: sa.
A faithful witness does not lie; but an unjust witness kindles falsehoods.
6 Hi hou hidale dawa: su dunu da hi hou da bagade dawa: beba: le, da bagade dawa: su hamedafa lamu. Be asigi dawa: su noga: i dunu da hedolo dawa: lamu.
You shall seek wisdom with bad men, and shall not find it; but discretion is easily available with the prudent.
7 Gagaoui dunu ilima gasigama. Ilia da dima olelemu hamedei.
All things are adverse to a foolish man; but wise lips are the weapons of discretion.
8 Bagade dawa: su dunu da habodane bagade dawa: sala: ? Bai e da adi hamomusa: dawa: sea, e da dawa: iwane hamosa. Amola gagaoui dunu da habodane gagaouila: ? Bai hi da liligi huluane dawa: hi fawane dawa: sa, be e da hame dawa:
The wisdom of the prudent will understand their ways; but the folly of fools leads astray.
9 Gagaoui dunu da mae dawa: iwane hahawane wadela: i hou hamosa. Be noga: i dunu da wadela: i hamosea, ilia da gogosiane gogolema: ne olofosu hogosa.
The houses of transgressors will need purification; but the houses of the just are acceptable.
10 Dia hahawane hou da dia hou fawane. Amola dia da: i ea hou da dia hou fawane. Eno dunu da dia hou gilisili lamu da hamedei.
[If] a man's mind is intelligent, his soul is sorrowful; and when he rejoices, he has no fellowship with pride.
11 Wadela: i hamosu dunu ea sosogo fi da hedolowane wadela: lesi dagoi ba: mu. Be dunu ida: iwane ea sosogo fi da gasawane lelumu.
The houses of ungodly men shall be utterly destroyed; but the tabernacles of them that walk uprightly shall stand.
12 Dunu ilia da logo dialebe ba: sa amola amo da logodafa ilia da dawa: lala. Be amo logo da bogosu doaga: ma: ne diala.
There is a way which seems to be right with men, but the ends of it reach to the depths of hell. (questioned)
13 Hahawane ousa da da: i dioi hou fonobahadi dedebosa. Be fa: no, hahawane hou da dagosea, da: i dioi da dialebe ba: mu.
Grief mingles not with mirth; and joy in the end comes to grief.
14 Wadela: i hamosu dunu da ilia hamoi defele wadela: i bidi lamu. Be noga: i dunu da ilia hamoi defele bidi ida: iwane lamu.
A stout-hearted [man] shall be filled with his own ways; and a good man with his own thoughts.
15 Gagaoui dunu da liligi huluane udigili dafawaneyale dawa: mu. Be bagade dawa: su dunu da noga: le ba: lala, hou hi hamobe amo.
The simple believes every word: but the prudent man betakes himself to afterthought.
16 Noga: i dawa: su dunu da dawa: iwane ahoabeba: le, wadela: i hou amoga gasigasa. Be gagaoui dunu da mae dawa: iwane hedolo hamosa amola ea ougi hou da hedolo heda: sa.
A wise man fears, and departs from evil; but the fool trusts in himself, and joins himself with the transgressor.
17 Nowa dunu da ea ougi hedolo heda: sa da gagaoui hou hamosa. Be noga: i dawa: dunu da asaboiwane ouesalumu.
A passionate man acts inconsiderately; but a sensible man bears up under many things.
18 Hame dawa: su dunu da ilia gagaoui hou defele wadela: i dabe laha. Be noga: i asigi dawa: su dunu ilia asigi dawa: su hou da asigilamu.
Fools shall have mischief for their portion; but the prudent shall take fast hold of understanding.
19 Wadela: i hamosu dunu da hobea moloidafa dunu ilima beguduli amola ilima edegemu.
Evil men shall fall before the good; and the ungodly shall attend at the gates of the righteous.
20 Ema gadenene fi dunu amola dunu huluane da hame gagui dunu ema hame asigisa. Be bagade gagui dunu da ema asigi na: iyado dunu bagohame esalebe ba: sa.
Friends will hate poor friends; but the friends of the rich are many.
21 Di da hame gagui dunu ilima asigi galea, di da hahawane ba: mu. Be dunu enoma higasu hou da wadela: i bagade.
He that dishonors the needy sins: but he that has pity on the poor is most blessed.
22 Di da dunu eno fidima: ne amola hou noga: i hamosea, eno dunu da dima dafawaneyale dawa: le nodomu. Be di da wadela: le hamosea, di da giadofasa.
They that go astray devise evils: but the good devise mercy and truth. The framers of evil do not understand mercy and truth: but compassion and faithfulness are with the framers of good.
23 Nowa da gasa gala hawa: hamosea, e da bidi ida: iwane lamu. Be nowa da udigili esala sia: dalea da hame gagui agoai esalumu.
With every one [who is] careful there is abundance: but the pleasure-taking and indolent shall be in lack.
24 Noga: i dawa: su dunu da bidi ida: iwane lamu. Be eno dunu ilia da gagaoui dunu ilia udigili gagaoui hou fawane ba: sa.
A prudent man is the crown of the wise: but the occupation of fools is evil.
25 Ba: su dunu da molole fofada: sea, e da eno dunu ilia esalusu gaga: sa. Be e da ogogole sia: sea, eno dunu ilima hohonosa.
A faithful witness shall deliver a soul from evil: but a deceitful [man] kindles falsehoods.
26 Nowa dunu e da Hina Godema nodone beda: sea, e da adi hou doaga: sea, e da mae beda: ne gasalale aligimu. Amola ea sosogo fi amola mano da hahawane gaga: iwane esalumu.
In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence: and he leaves his children a support.
27 Di da bogosu fisimu hanabela: ? Hina Godema nodosu da esalusu hano bubuga: su agoai.
The commandment of the Lord is a fountain of life; and it causes [men] to turn aside from the snare of death.
28 Hina bagade da dunu bagohame ouligisia, gasa bagade ba: sa. Be ea dunu fi da hame galea, e amola da hamedei ba: mu.
In a populous nation is the glory of a king: but in the failure of people is the ruin of a prince.
29 Noga: i asigi dawa: su dunu da asaboiwane esalebe ba: sa. Be di da hedolowane ougisia, amo da dia gagaoui hou olelesa.
A man slow to wrath abounds in wisdom: but a man of impatient spirit is very foolish.
30 Dia asigi dawa: su ganodini amo asaboi olofosu galea, hahawane ba: mu. Be mudasu hou da olo bagadewane, dia hu amola gasa na dagosa.
A meek-spirited man is a healer of the heart: but a sensitive heart is a corruption of the bones.
31 Di da hame gagui dunu banenesisia, di da Gode (E da amo dunu hahamoi) Ema gadesa. Be di da hame gagui ilima asigi hou olelesea, amo da Godema nodone sia: ne gadosu defele gala.
He that oppresses the needy provokes his Maker: but he that honors him has pity upon the poor.
32 Wadela: i hamosu dunu da wadela: i hamobeba: le, ilisu dafamu logo fodosa. Be noga: i dunu da ilia hou ida: iwane gala amoga gaga: i dagoi ba: sa.
The ungodly shall be driven away in his wickedness: but he who is secure in his own holiness is just.
33 Noga: idafa dawa: su dunu amo ea dogo da dawa: su hou amoga nabai gala. Be gagaoui dunu da noga: i dawa: su hou hamedafa dawa:
There is wisdom in the good heart of a man: but in the heart of fools it is not discerned.
34 Moloidafa hou hamobeba: le, osobo bagade fi da noga: idafa ba: mu. Be wadela: i hou hamobeba: le, osobo bagade fi da gogosiasu ba: mu.
Righteousness exalts a nation: but sins diminish tribes.
35 Hina bagade dunu da eagene ouligisu noga: i amo hahawane ba: sa. Be eagene ouligisu da noga: le hame hamosea, hina bagade da ema se iasu iaha.
An understanding servant is acceptable to a king; and by his good behavior he removes disgrace.
