Malasu 18
1 Dunu nowa da hina: hou gasa fiyale dawa: sea, ilia da eno dunuma hame dogolegesa. Amola hou amo da dunu huluane da moloidafa dawa: , ilia da amoma gagayei agoai ba: sa.
He who desires to separate himself seeks excuses, and rages against all sound wisdom.
2 Gagaoui dunu da noga: le dawa: mu hihisa. E da hi dawa: su fawane noga: iyale dawa: le, eno dunuma olelesa.
A fool has no delight in understanding, but only that his heart may reveal itself.
3 Wadela: i hou ea dabe da gogosiasu. Di da dia noga: i hou fisisia, dunu eno ilia dia hou hihi ba: mu.
When a wicked man comes, contempt also comes, and with disgrace, reproach.
4 Dunu ida: iwane gala amo ea sia: ganodini hahawane dawa: su ba: mu. Fedege sia: , amo da hano wayabo bagade ea lugudu amola hano nawa: li ida: iwane agoai gala.
The words of a man's mouth are deep waters. The wellspring of wisdom is a flowing brook.
5 Moloidafa hamosu dunu ilima fofada: nanu, se imunu da defea hame. Be wadela: i hamosu ilima fofada: nanu, se hame imunu, amo amolawane da defea hame.
To respect the person of a wicked man is not good, nor to turn aside a righteous man in judgment.
6 Gagaoui dunu da sia: ga gegesu hemosea, e da enoga e fama: ne logo doasisa.
A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calls for stripes.
7 Gagaoui dunu da sia: sia: sea, e da hi gobele fawane wadela: sa. E da hina: sia: amoga fawane e da hina: saniga daha.
A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
8 Baligiduli sia: su da hedaidafa. Osobo bagade dunu da amo da: gimusa: hanai gala.
The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts.
9 Hihi dabuli dunu ea hou da liligi wadela: su dunu amo ea hou defele ba: sa.
He also that is slack in his work is brother to him that is a destroyer.
10 Hina Gode da gasa bagade diasu gado gagagula heda: i agoane ba: sa. Moloidafa dunu da amoga asili, gagili sali dagoi ba: sa.
The name of Jehovah is a strong tower. A righteous man runs into it, and is safe.
11 Be bagade gagui dunu da amo mae dawa: le, ilia muni gagui amo da ili gagili sali agoane dawa: sa. Ilia muni da gagoi gado gagagula heda: i, amo moilai bai bagade sisiga: sa, ilia gagui da agoaiwane gala, ilia dadawa: sa.
The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as a high wall in his own imagination.
12 Dunu eno da asaboi dunu ilima fawane nodosa. Be gasa fi dunu da hedolowane dafamu.
Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honor is humility.
13 Hidadea lalabolalu, fa: no fawane sia: ma. Dia amane hame hamosea, di da gagaoui agoane amola gadesu dunu agoai ba: mu.
He who gives answer before he hears, it is folly and shame to him.
14 Di da esalumu hanai galea, dia oloi da uhimu. Be di da amane hame dawa: sea, dia dafawane hamoma: beyale dawa: lusu da asi dagoi ba: mu?
The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity, but a broken spirit who can bear?
15 Bagade dawa: su dunu da dawa: su eno lamu bagade hanai amola eno dawa: ma: ne momagele esala.
The heart of a prudent man gets knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
16 Di da mimogo dunu gousa: musa: dawa: bela: ? Defea! Hahawane dogolegele iasu ema ianu, e gousa: ma.
A man's gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.
17 Dunu da bisili fofada: sea, ea sia: be amo nabasea, ea hou da moloidafa amo dunu ilia dawa: sa. Be gesu dunu da ema adole ba: sea, asigi dawa: su eno da doaga: sa.
He who pleads his case first seems just, but his neighbor comes and searches him out.
18 Gasa bagade dunu aduna da fofada: su diasu ganodini fofada: sea, ela molole ba: sea, ele da ululuale hedele, afae da baligi dagoi ba: mu. Amasea, amo hou da hahamoi dagoi ba: mu.
The lot causes contentions to cease, and decides between the mighty.
19 Dia na: iyado amo noga: le fidima. Amasea, e da moilai bai bagade gasa bagade gagoi amo defele, di gaga: mu. Be dia da ema sia: ga gegesea, e da logo ga: i dagoi defele, di higamu.
A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city, and such contentions are like the bars of a castle.
20 Dunu ilia liligi sagai amo defele ha: i manu lasa. Amola ilia sia: amo defele hodo doaga: sa.
A man's belly shall be filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the increase of his lips he shall be satisfied.
21 Di sia: be amo da esalusu logo amola bogosu logo hamosu gala. Dia sia: be amo da bogosu logo doasisa: besa: le, dawa: iwane sia: ma.
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it shall eat the fruit of it.
22 Uda hogole ba: sea, liligi noga: i ba: mu. Hina Gode da dima asigiba: le, uda noga: iwane dima iaha.
He who finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor from Jehovah.
23 Hame gagui dunu da asaboiwane adole ba: sa e fidima: ne, be bagade gagui dunu da gasa fiwane sia: sa.
A poor man uses entreaties, but a rich man answers roughly.
24 Dunu mogili da dogolegei gilisi gala amo da hedolowane dafamu. Be dogolegei na: iyado afae ea mae fisili asigi hou da yolala eyala elea asigi hou baligisa.
He who makes many friends does it to his own destruction, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
