Proverbs 11
1 A false balance is an abomination to the LORD, but accurate weights are his delight.
Yehowa tsri nudanu amebatɔ, ke nudakpe si de blibo la nye eƒe dzidzɔ.
2 When pride comes, then comes shame, but with humility comes wisdom.
Dada doa ŋgɔ na ŋukpeɖuɖu, ke ɖokuibɔbɔ hea nunya vɛ.
3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.
Ame dzɔdzɔewo ƒe ta me nyui ɖoɖo kplɔa wo, ke nuteƒemawɔlawo la, woƒe dzi me eve susu tsrɔ̃a wo.
4 Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
Kesinɔnu nye nu dzodzro le dzikudogbe, ke dzɔdzɔenyenye ɖea ame tso ku me.
5 The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way, but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
Ame maɖifɔwo ƒe dzɔdzɔenyenye taa mɔ dzɔdzɔe ɖe wo ŋgɔ, ke ame vɔ̃ɖiwo ƒe vɔ̃wɔwɔ hea wo ƒua anyi.
6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but the unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires.
Ame dzɔdzɔewo ƒe nu dzɔdzɔe wɔwɔ ɖea wo, ke didi vlowo zua mɔ ɖea nuteƒemawɔlawo.
7 When a wicked man dies, hope perishes, and expectation of power comes to nothing.
Ne ame vɔ̃ɖi ku la, eƒe mɔkpɔkpɔ tsrɔ̃na, nu siwo katã wòle mɔ kpɔm na tso eƒe ŋusẽ me la zua tofloko.
8 A righteous person is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked takes his place.
Woɖea ame dzɔdzɔe tso fu me eye wòvaa ame vɔ̃ɖi la dzi boŋ.
9 With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor, but the righteous will be delivered through knowledge.
Mawumavɔ̃la tsɔa eƒe nu gblẽa ehavi domee, ke woɖea ame dzɔdzɔe la to sidzedze me.
10 When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices. When the wicked perish, there is shouting.
Ne nu dze edzi na ame dzɔdzɔe la, du blibo kpɔa dzidzɔ, ke ne ame vɔ̃ɖi tsrɔ̃ la, wodoa dzidzɔɣli.
11 By the blessing of the upright, the city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
To dzɔdzɔetɔ ƒe yayra dzi wodoa du ɖe dzi, ke wotsrɔ̃nɛ to ame vɔ̃ɖi ƒe nu dzi.
12 One who despises his neighbor is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding holds his peace.
Ame manyanu doa vlo ehavi, ke ŋutsu nugɔmesela léa eƒe aɖe.
13 One who brings gossip betrays a confidence, but one who is of a trustworthy spirit is one who keeps a secret.
Amenyagblɔla ʋua go nya ɣaɣla, ke ame ɖɔʋu ɣlaa nya.
14 Where there is no wise guidance, the nation falls, but in the multitude of counselors there is victory.
Dukɔ aɖe dzea anyi, ne mɔfiala meli o, ke dziɖuɖu vana to aɖaŋuɖola geɖewo dzi.
15 He who is collateral for a stranger will suffer for it, but he who refuses pledges of collateral is secure.
Ame si de megbe na ame bubu la akpe fu, ke ame si gbe akpesisi abe ŋugbedodo ƒe dzesi ene la anɔ dedie.
16 A gracious woman obtains honor, but violent men obtain riches.
Wodea bubu nyɔnu dɔmenyotɔ ŋu, ke ŋutsu ŋutasẽlawo ƒe asi sua kesinɔnu ko dzi.
17 The merciful man does good to his own soul, but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.
Ŋuistu dɔmenyotɔ wɔa nyui na eɖokui, gake ŋutsu ŋutasẽla hea hiã vaa eɖokui dzii.
18 Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
Woxea fetu si me beble le la na ame vɔ̃ɖi, ke ame si ƒã dzɔdzɔenyenye ƒe ku la axa nu geɖe.
19 He who is truly righteous gets life. He who pursues evil gets death.
Ame si nye dzɔdzɔetɔ vavã la, akpɔ agbe, ke ame si ti nu vɔ̃ɖi yome la yia eƒe ku me.
20 Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD, but those whose ways are blameless are his delight.
Yehowa tsri ame siwo ƒe dzi daa alakpa, ke ame siwo fɔɖiɖi mele woƒe mɔwo ŋu o la ƒe nu nyoa eŋu.
21 Most certainly, the evil man will not be unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will be delivered.
Maka ɖe esia dzi na mi be, womagbe tohehe na ame vɔ̃ɖi la o, ke woana ablɔɖe ame dzɔdzɔewo.
22 Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout, is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.
Abe ale si sikaŋɔtigɛ nɔa ha ƒe ŋɔtimee ene la, nenema kee nye nyɔnu dzetugbe si meɖoa ŋu ɖo o.
23 The desire of the righteous is only good. The expectation of the wicked is wrath.
Ame dzɔdzɔewo ƒe didiwo vaa eme na wo nyuie, ke ame vɔ̃ɖiwo ƒe mɔkpɔkpɔ wua nu le dziku me.
24 There is one who scatters, and increases yet more. There is one who withholds more than is appropriate, but gains poverty.
Ame ɖeka naa nu faa gake egakpɔa geɖe ɖe edzi, ame bubu vea nu le nu si wòle be wòana la ŋu gake ahe ko wòdana.
25 The liberal soul shall be made fat. He who waters shall be watered also himself.
Nu adze dzi na ame si na nu faa, ame si na amewo ƒe dzi dze eme la, woana eya ŋutɔ hã ƒe dzi nadze eme.
26 People curse someone who withholds grain, but blessing will be on the head of him who sells it.
Ame si tsɔ bli ɣla la amewo aƒo fi adee gake yayra ava ame si lɔ̃ be yeadzra etɔ la dzi.
27 He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but he who searches after evil, it shall come to him.
Ame si ti nyui yome la, amewo adi nyui nɛ gake vɔ̃ vana na ame si le vɔ̃ dim.
28 He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.
Ame si tsɔ eƒe mɔkpɔkpɔ da ɖe eƒe kesinɔnuwo dzi la adze anyi gake ame dzɔdzɔe awɔ mlɔmlɔmlɔ abe gbe dama ene.
29 He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind. The foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.
Ame si he dzɔgbevɔ̃e va eƒe ƒome dzi la, ya anye eƒe domenyinu eye bometsila anye subɔla na nunyala.
30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life. He who is wise wins souls.
Ame dzɔdzɔe ƒe kutsetse nye agbeti, eye ame si ɖea luʋɔwo la, nunyalae.
31 Behold, the righteous shall be repaid in the earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner!
Ne ame dzɔdzɔewo xɔ wo tɔ gome le anyigba dzi la, ekema aleke wòahanɔ na mawumavɔ̃lawo kple nu vɔ̃ wɔlawo!
