Proverbs 10
1 The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.
Solomo ƒe lododowo: Ɖevi si nya nu la nana fofoa kpɔa dzidzɔ, ke ɖevi si tsi bome la hea nuxaxa vɛ na dadaa.
2 Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.
Kesinɔnu si wokpɔ to mɔ fitifitiwo dzi la menye viɖe aɖeke o, gake dzɔdzɔnyenye ɖea ame tso ku me.
3 The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but He denies the craving of the wicked.
Yehowa menaa dɔ wua ame dzɔdzɔewo o, ke egblẽa ame vɔ̃ɖiwo ƒe didiwo me.
4 Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
Asi si wɔa kuvia la nana ame ɖoa ko gake asi si doa vevi nu la hea kesinɔnu vɛ.
5 He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
Ame si ƒoa nukuwo nu ƒu le dzomeŋɔli la nye vi nyanu, ke ame si dɔa alɔ̃ le nuŋeɣi la, vi ŋukpenuwɔlae.
6 Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
Yayra anye fiakuku anɔ ame dzɔdzɔe ƒe ta ke ŋutasesẽ yɔa ame vɔ̃ ƒe nu me.
7 The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.
Ŋkuɖoɖo ame dzɔdzɔe dzi anye yayra, ke ame vɔ̃ɖiwo ƒe ŋkɔ aƒaƒã.
8 A wise heart will receive commandments, but foolish lips will come to ruin.
Ame si nunya le dzi me na la xɔa sededewo, ke bometsila, nukpoloeƒola, atsrɔ̃.
9 He who walks in integrity walks securely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.
Ame si ŋu fɔɖiɖi mele o la zɔna le dedinɔnɔ me, ke asi atu ame si toa mɔ gɔglɔ̃wo dzi.
10 He who winks the eye causes grief, and foolish lips will come to ruin.
Ame si tea ŋku ɖe ame kple dziku la hea nuxaxa vɛ, eye bometsila, nukpoloeƒola, atsrɔ̃.
11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
Ame dzɔdzɔe ƒe nu nye agbevudo, ke ŋutasesẽ yɔa ame vɔ̃ɖi ƒe nu me.
12 Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.
Fuléle hea mama vɛ, gake lɔlɔ̃ tsyɔa dzidadawo katã dzi.
13 Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment.
Nunya le nugɔmeselawo ƒe nuyi dzi, ke ameƒoti adze dzime na numanyalawo.
14 The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool invites destruction.
Nunyalawo dzraa gɔmesese ɖo, ke bometsila ƒe nu hea gbegblẽ vɛ.
15 The wealth of the rich man is his fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.
Kesinɔtɔwo ƒe kesinɔnuwo nye du si ŋu wotɔ glikpɔ sesẽ ɖo, ke hiãtɔwo ƒe ahedada nye woƒe gbegblẽ.
16 The labor of the righteous leads to life, but the gain of the wicked brings punishment.
Ame dzɔdzɔe ƒe dɔwɔfetu hea agbe vɛ nɛ, gake ame vɔ̃ɖi ƒe viɖe hea tohehe vɛ nɛ.
17 Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life, but he who ignores reproof goes astray.
Ame si ɖo to amehehe la le agbemɔ fiam gake ame si gbea ɖɔɖɔɖo la kplɔa ame bubuwo tranae.
18 The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.
Ame si ɣla fuléle ɖe eƒe dzi me la, alakpanuyi le esi eye ame si nɔa ame ŋu gblẽm la, bometsilae.
19 When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.
Afi si nya geɖe le la, nu vɔ̃ megbea afi ma nɔnɔ o, ke ame si lé eƒe aɖe la, nunyalae.
20 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked has little worth.
Ame dzɔdzɔe ƒe aɖe le abe klosalo nyuitɔ ene, ke viɖe mele ame vɔ̃ɖi ƒe dzi ŋu o.
21 The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of judgment.
Ame dzɔdzɔe ƒe nuyi hea nunyiame vɛ na ame geɖewo, gake bometsilawo kuna le simadzemadze ta.
22 The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.
Yehowa ƒe yayra hea kesinɔnu vɛ, eye metsɔa fukpekpe aɖeke kpena ɖe eŋu o.
23 The fool delights in shameful conduct, but a man of understanding has wisdom.
Bometsila kpɔa dzidzɔ le nu tovo wɔwɔ ŋu, ke ame si sea nu gɔme la, nunyae nye eƒe dzidzɔ.
24 What the wicked man dreads will overtake him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
Nu si vɔ̃m ame vɔ̃ɖi le lae ava tui, ke nu si dim dzɔdzɔetɔ le la, eyae woanae.
25 When the whirlwind passes, the wicked are no more, but the righteous are secure forever.
Ne ahomya ƒo va yi la, ame vɔ̃ɖi la maganɔ anyi o, ke ame dzɔdzɔe ya anɔ te sesĩe ɖaa.
26 Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the slacker to those who send him.
Abe ale si aha tsitsi nɔna na aɖu eye dzudzɔ nɔna na ŋku ene la, nenema kuviatɔ le na ame siwo dɔ dɔe.
27 The fear of the LORD prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be cut short.
Yehowavɔvɔ̃ nana agbe didina. Ke ame vɔ̃ɖi ƒe agbenɔƒewo le kpuie.
28 The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectations of the wicked will perish.
Ame dzɔdzɔe ƒe viɖee nye dzidzɔ gake ame vɔ̃ɖiwo ƒe mɔkpɔkpɔ zua dzodzro.
29 The way of the LORD is a refuge to the upright, but destruction awaits those who do evil.
Yehowa ƒe mɔ nye sitsoƒe na ame dzɔdzɔe, ke enye gbegblẽ na nu tovo wɔlawo.
30 The righteous will never be shaken, but the wicked will not inhabit the land.
Womaho ame dzɔdzɔe la akpɔ gbeɖe o gake ame vɔ̃ɖi ya manɔ anyigba la dzi o.
31 The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut out.
Nunya dona tso dzɔdzɔetɔ la ƒe nu me, gake woalã alakpaɖe la ɖa.
32 The lips of the righteous know what is fitting, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.
Ame dzɔdzɔe ƒe nuyiwo nya nya dzeto gbɔgblɔ, gake ame vɔ̃ɖi ƒe nu gblɔa nya tovowo.
