Ngeche 19
1 Ber bedo jachan ma wuodhe ok nyal cha, moloyo ngʼat mofuwo ma lewe timo richo.
Conducting our lives as we should [even though] we are poor is better than being foolish and telling lies.
2 Ok ber bedo gi gombo maonge gi ngʼeyo, kata bedo ka irikni kae to ibayo yo.
Being enthusiastic but not thinking carefully [about what we are about to do] is not good; doing things hastily can cause us a lot of trouble [IDM].
3 Fuwo mar ngʼato owuon ketho ngimane; to bende chunye bedo mager gi Jehova Nyasaye.
Some people are ruined as a result of their [own] foolish actions, and when that happens, they [SYN] angrily say that it is Yahweh’s fault.
4 Mwandu kelo osiepe mangʼeny, to osiep ngʼat ma jachan ringe.
Those who are rich easily find people who want to be their friends, but when [people become] poor, their friends [often] desert them.
5 Janeno ma ja-miriambo ok notony ma ok okum, to ngʼatno malando miriambo ok nobed thuolo.
Those who tell lies in court will surely be punished [LIT]; they will not escape it.
6 Ji mangʼeny temo mondo oyud pwoch kuom ruoth, to ngʼato ka ngʼato bedo osiep ngʼat machiwo mich.
Many [people] try to persuade important people to do favors for them; everyone [wants to] be a friend of those who give gifts.
7 Ngʼat ma jachan wedene duto kwede, osiepene to noringe maromo nadi! Kata bed notemo sayogi onge kama doyudgie.
[Even] the relatives of someone who becomes poor hate him, and his friends certainly stay away from him, too; [even] if he tries to talk with them, they will not be his friends [again].
8 Ngʼatno moyudo rieko ohero chunye owuon, to ngʼat mohero winjo wach dhi maber.
Those who become wise [IDM] are doing a favor for themselves; those who get good sense will prosper.
9 Janeno ma ja-miriambo ok notony ma ok okume, to ngʼatno malando miriambo biro lal nono.
Those who tell lies in court will certainly be punished [LIT]; they will be ruined.
10 Ok en gima owinjore mondo ngʼat mofuwo odagi e ber, to en gima rach machalo nadi ka misumba ema omi loch kuom yawuot ruoth!
It is not appropriate for foolish people to live (luxuriously/like rich people), and it is even less appropriate for slaves to rule important officials.
11 Ngʼat mariek iye ok wangʼ piyo; oyudo duongʼ kuom weyo wach ma ok odewo ketho.
Those who have good sense do not quickly become angry; people respect those who ignore offensive [things that people say to them].
12 Gero mar ruoth chalo gi sibuor maruto, to ka omor kodi to ochalo gi tho manie wi lum.
When a king is angry, [that causes people to be afraid of him], like the roar of a lion [causes people to be afraid] [SIM], but if he acts kindly toward people, [they like it just] like [they like] dew on the grass [in the morning].
13 Wuowi mofuwo kelone wuon mare masira, to dhako maralep chalo gi kodh ajiki.
Foolish children [can] cause disasters to happen to their parents. A wife who constantly (nags/quarrels with) [her husband is as annoying as] water that continually drips [MET].
14 Ute kod mwandu gin girkeni miyudo kuom jonywol, to dhako mariek aa kuom Jehova Nyasaye.
We [can] inherit a house or money from our parents [when they die], but only Yahweh [can] give someone a sensible wife.
15 Samuoyo kelo nindo matut, to ngʼat ma ja-mifwadhi bedo gi kech.
Those who are lazy sleep soundly, but if they are lazy, they will be hungry [because of not earning money to buy food].
16 Ngʼatno morito chike Jehova Nyasaye kendo timo gik mopuonje biro dak amingʼa, to ngʼat mochayo chikene biro tho.
Those who obey [God’s] commandments will remain alive [for a long time]; those who despise/disobey them (OR, those who do not control their own conduct) will die [while they are still young].
17 Ngʼat manyiso ngʼwono ne jochan, holo mana Jehova Nyasaye, obiro gwedhe kuom gik mosetimo.
When we give things to poor [people], [it is as though] we are lending to Yahweh, and he will (pay us back/reward us for what we did).
18 Kum wuodi, nikech mano e kama geno nitie; kik ibed e winjruok kuom gima nyalo kelone tho.
Discipline your children while [they are young], while you still hope that [they will learn to behave as they should]; [if you do not discipline them], you are helping them to destroy [themselves].
19 Ngʼat ma ja-mirima nyaka yud kum, kendo ka ikonye, to chuno ni nyaka itim kamano kendo.
Those who (do not control their temper/quickly become very angry) will have to endure what happens as a result; [but] if we rescue them [from those troubles once], we will have to continue rescuing them.
20 Chik iti ka ingʼadoni rieko kendo rwak puonj, to giko ni inibed mariek.
Pay attention when [people give you good] advice and learn from them, in order that you will become wise for the rest of your life.
21 Dhano nigi chenro mangʼeny e chunye, to dwaro mar Jehova Nyasaye ema timore.
People plan to do many [kinds of things], but what will happen is what Yahweh has decided will happen.
22 Gima dhano dwaro en hera ma ok rum, ber bedo jachan moloyo bedo ja-miriambo.
People want others to be loyal to them; it is better to be poor than to tell a lie [to a judge in court in order to get money].
23 Luoro Jehova Nyasaye tero ji e ngima; eka ngʼato yweyo kodhil, ma ok omule gi chandruok.
[Those who have] an awesome respect for Yahweh will live [a long life]; they rest peacefully and are not harmed [during the night].
24 Jasamuoyo luto lwete malal ei tawo; kendo ok onyal gole oko moduoge e dhoge!
Some people are extremely lazy; they put their hand in a dish [to take some food] but do not even lift the food up to their mouths.
25 Chwad jasunga mondo joma ngʼeyogi tin opuonjre; kwer ngʼat man-gi rieko, to obiro medo fwenyo tiend weche.
If you punish someone who makes fun of those who are wise, those who (are naive/need to be instructed) will learn to do what is smart; if you rebuke those who are wise, they will [listen to what you say and] become wiser.
26 Ngʼat mamayo wuon mare kendo riembo min mare en wuowi makelo wichkuot kod dwanyruok.
Anyone who mistreats/abuses his father or forces his mother to leave the home is a child who is acting shamefully and disgracefully.
27 Kidagi chiko iti ne puonj in wuoda, to ibiro bayo mabor kuom weche mag ngʼeyo.
My son, if you stop learning things, you will [soon] forget what [you already] know.
28 Janeno ma ja-jar ji ochayo adiera, to dho ngʼat ma timbene richo golo mana richo.
Worthless witnesses [in court] make fun of [judges who try to] make fair decisions, and wicked people [enjoy] doing evil [like] they enjoy eating [good food] [MET].
29 Kum oket mana ne jo-achaya, to chwat ne ngʼe joma ofuwo.
[God] is ready to punish those who make fun [of him/religion]; those who do foolish things deserve to be flogged/whipped.
