Ngeche 12
1 Ngʼat mohero puonj mar rieko ohero ngʼeyo, to ngʼat ma ok winj puonj ofuwo.
Whoever loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof [is] brutish.
2 Ngʼat maber yudo pwoch kuom Jehova Nyasaye, to Jehova Nyasaye kwero ngʼat ma timbene richo.
A good [man] obtaineth favor from the LORD: but a man of wicked devices he will condemn.
3 Ngʼato ok nyal gerore motegno kuom richo, to ngʼat makare ok nyal pudhi.
A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
4 Dhako ma kite longʼo en osimbo mar chwore, to dhako ma timbene richo chalo gi nyamuoda manie choke.
A virtuous woman [is] a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed [is] as rottenness in his bones.
5 Chenro mar ngʼat makare nikare, to puonj mar joricho en wuondruok.
The thoughts of the righteous [are] right: [but] the counsels of the wicked [are] deceit.
6 Weche mag joricho opondo karito chwero remo, to wach mar joma kare resogi.
The words of the wicked [are] to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
7 Joricho osewiti kendo gilal nono, to od ngʼat makare osiko ogurore motegno.
The wicked are overthrown, and [are] not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.
8 Ngʼato ipako kaluwore gi riekone, to jogo man-gi paro mobam ichayo.
A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
9 Ber bedo dhano adhana, to in gi jatich, moloyo wuondori ni in ngʼato, to ionge chiemo.
[He that is] despised, and hath a servant, [is] better than he that honoreth himself, and is destitute of bread.
10 Ngʼat makare chiwo kony ne gik ma jambe dwaro, to timbe mag ngʼwono mag ngʼat marach gin mana gero.
A righteous [man] regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked [are] cruel.
11 Ngʼat matiyo e puothe biro bedo gi chiemo mogundho, to ngʼat mabayo abaya onge gi rieko.
He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain [persons is] void of understanding.
12 Joricho dwaro gik moyaki mag jogo mamono, to tiend joma kare kelo mwandu.
The wicked desireth the net of evil [men]: but the root of the righteous yieldeth [fruit].
13 Ngʼat marach imako mana gi wuoyone maricho, to ngʼat makare tony ne chandruok.
The wicked is snared by the transgression of [his] lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.
14 Weche mabeyo mawuok e dho ngʼato miyo obedo gi gik mabeyo, adiera, tich mar lwete kelone konyruok.
A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of [his] mouth: and the recompense of a man's hands shall be rendered to him.
15 Yor ngʼat mofuwo nenorene ni nikare, to ngʼat makare chiko ite ne puonj.
The way of a fool [is] right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth to counsel [is] wise.
16 Ngʼat mofuwo nyiso mirimbe mapiyo, to ngʼat mariek mwonyo ayany.
A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent [man] covereth shame.
17 Janeno ma ja-adiera chiwo neno mobidhore, to janeno ma hango wach wacho miriambo.
[He that] speaketh truth showeth forth righteousness: but a false witness, deceit.
18 Weche mag muomruok chwoyo chuny mana kaka ligangla, to lew ngʼat mariek kelo ngima.
There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise [is] health.
19 Dhok ma ja-adiera osiko manyaka chiengʼ, to lep mariambo bedo mana kuom kinde machwok.
The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue [is] but for a moment.
20 Wuond ni e chuny jogo machano timo marach, to mor en mar jogo mohero kwe.
Deceit [is] in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counselors of peace [is] joy.
21 Onge gima rach manyalo biro ni ngʼat makare; to joricho ni kod thagruok mathoth.
There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
22 Jehova Nyasaye mon kod dhok mariambo, to omor gi jogo ma jo-adiera.
Lying lips [are] abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly [are] his delight.
23 Ngʼat mariek orito ngʼeyone e iye, to chuny joma ofuwo wuoyo ma ok opimo.
A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
24 Tich matek miyo ngʼato bedo gi duongʼ, to nyawo gikone en tich mar misumba.
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
25 Chuny maparore miyo ngʼato bedo mool, to wach mamuol jiwe.
Heaviness in the heart of man depresseth it: but a good word maketh it glad.
26 Ngʼat makare dak gi osiepene e yo mowinjore, to yor ngʼat marach terogi kama rach.
The righteous [is] more excellent than his neighbor: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.
27 Jasamuoyo ok nyal yudo dwarone, to jakinda maratego ongʼeyo ber gige.
The slothful [man] roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man [is] precious.
28 Yo makare nitie gi ngima, e yorno nitie ngima mochwere.
In the way of righteousness [is] life; and [in] the path [of it there is] no death.
