Proverbs 14
1 Wisdom is building her house, but the foolish woman is pulling it down with her hands.
Nwanyị maara ihe na-ewu ụlọ ya, ma nwanyị nzuzu na-eji aka ya akwada ụlọ ya.
2 He who goes on his way in righteousness has before him the fear of the Lord; but he whose ways are twisted gives him no honour.
Ime ihe ziri ezi bụ ịtụ egwu Onyenwe anyị; ma ndị na-ejehie nʼụzọ ha na-akpọ ya asị.
3 In the mouth of the foolish man is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will keep them safe.
Ọnụ onye nzuzu na-ekwupụta okwu mpako, ma egbugbere ọnụ onye maara ihe na-echebe ha.
4 Where there are no oxen, their food-place is clean; but much increase comes through the strength of the ox.
Mgbe ehi na-adịghị, ụlọ ebe a na-azụ anụ na-adị ọcha, ma site nʼike ehi ihe omume nke ubi na-ejupụta nʼụlọ.
5 A true witness does not say what is false, but a false witness is breathing out deceit.
Onye akaebe eziokwu adịghị aghọgbu mmadụ, ma onye akaebe ụgha na-agha ụgha mgbe ọbụla.
6 The hater of authority, searching for wisdom, does not get it; but knowledge comes readily to the open-minded man.
Onye na-akwa emo na-achọ amamihe ma ọ dịghị achọta ya; ma ihe ọmụma na-abịara onye nwere nghọta ọsịịsọ.
7 Go away from the foolish man, for you will not see the lips of knowledge.
Si nʼebe onye nzuzu wezuga onwe gị, nʼihi na ị gaghị achọta ihe ọmụma nʼọnụ ya.
8 The wisdom of the man of good sense makes his way clear; but the unwise behaviour of the foolish is deceit.
Amamihe nke onye nwere uche bụ ihe na-eme ka ọ mata ebe ọ na-aga, ma enweghị uche nke ndị nzuzu bụ aghụghọ.
9 In the tents of those hating authority there is error, but in the house of the upright man there is grace.
Ndị nzuzu na-eji okwu idozi ihe mmehie mebiri akwa emo; ma obi ebere ka a na-achọta nʼetiti ndị omume ha ziri ezi.
10 No one has knowledge of a man's grief but himself; and a strange person has no part in his joy.
Ọ bụ naanị onye ihe na-eme maara ụfụ ya, ọ dịghị onye ọzọ ga-eso keta ọṅụ ya.
11 The house of the sinner will be overturned, but the tent of the upright man will do well.
A ga-ala ụlọ onye ajọ omume nʼiyi, ma ụlọ ikwu onye omume ya ziri ezi ga-awasa ka igu.
12 There is a way which seems straight before a man, but its end is the ways of death.
Ọ dị ụzọ nke ziri ezi nʼanya mmadụ, ma nʼikpeazụ ọ na-eduba nʼọnwụ.
13 Even while laughing the heart may be sad; and after joy comes sorrow.
Ọ bụladị nʼime ọchị obi mgbu na-adị, ma ọṅụ nwere ike kwụsị nʼiru ụjụ.
14 He whose heart is turned away will have the reward of his ways in full measure; but a good man will have the reward of his doings.
Ndị na-ekwesighị ntụkwasị obi aghaghị inweta ụgwọ ọrụ ha, ma ezi mmadụ ga-enwetakwa ụgwọ ọrụ ya.
15 The simple man has faith in every word, but the man of good sense gives thought to his footsteps.
Onye na-enweghị uche na-ekwenye ihe niile a gwara ya; ma onye nwere uche na-atule mara ebe ọ na-eje.
16 The wise man, fearing, keeps himself from evil; but the foolish man goes on in his pride, with no thought of danger.
Onye mara ihe na-atụ egwu Onyenwe anyị na-ewezugakwa onwe ya nʼihe ọjọọ, ma onye nzuzu na-ewebiga iwe oke ma na-eche na ọ ka bụ onye kwesiri ntụkwasị obi.
17 He who is quickly angry will do what is foolish, but the man of good sense will have quiet.
Onye iwe ọkụ na-eme ihe nzuzu, ma onye na-echepụta nzube ọjọọ ka a na-akpọ asị.
18 Foolish behaviour is the heritage of the simple, but men of good sense are crowned with knowledge.
Ndị na-enweghị uche na-enweta ụgwọ ọrụ nke uche gbagọrọ agbagọ, ma onye nwere uche na-enweta ihe ọmụma.
19 The knees of the evil are bent before the good; and sinners go down in the dust at the doors of the upright.
Ndị ọjọọ ga-akpọ isiala nʼihu ndị ezi mmadụ, ndị ajọ omume ga-ada nʼọnụ ụzọ ama ndị ezi omume.
20 The poor man is hated even by his neighbour, but the man of wealth has numbers of friends.
Ọ bụladị ndị agbataobi onye ogbenye na-akpọ ya asị, ma ọgaranya na-enwe ọtụtụ ndị enyi.
21 He who has no respect for his neighbour is a sinner, but he who has pity for the poor is happy.
Onye na-eleda onye agbataobi ya anya na-emehie, ma onye na-emere ndị ogbenye ebere ka ihe ga-agara nke ọma.
22 Will not the designers of evil come into error? But mercy and good faith are for the designers of good.
Ndị na-ezube ihe ọjọọ, ha ọ naghị akpafu? Ma ndị na-ezube ihe ọma na-achọta ịhụnanya na ikwesi ntụkwasị obi.
23 In all hard work there is profit, but talk only makes a man poor.
Ịrụsị ọrụ ike na-eweta uru; ma oke okwu na-eweta ụkpa.
24 Their wisdom is a crown to the wise, but their foolish behaviour is round the head of the unwise.
Okpueze nke ndị maara ihe bụ akụnụba ha, ma enweghị uche nke ndị nzuzu na-emepụta naanị ihe na-abaghị uru.
25 A true witness is the saviour of lives; but he who says false things is a cause of deceit.
Onye na-agba akaebe eziokwu na-anapụta ndụ mmadụ, ma onye akaebe ụgha bụ onye aghụghọ.
26 For him in whose heart is the fear of the Lord there is strong hope: and his children will have a safe place.
Onye ọbụla na-atụ egwu Onyenwe anyị nwere ebe mgbaba; nye ụmụ ya ọ ga-abụkwa ebe ize ndụ.
27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, by which one may be turned from the nets of death.
Ịtụ egwu Onyenwe anyị bụ isi iyi nke ndụ; nke na-eme ka mmadụ ghara ịma nʼọnya ọnwụ.
28 A king's glory is in the number of his people: and for need of people a ruler may come to destruction.
Otuto onye eze na-enwe dabeere nʼọnụọgụgụ ndị ọ na-achị, e wezuga ndị ọ na-achị, eze enweghị ugwu ọbụla.
29 He who is slow to be angry has great good sense; but he whose spirit is over-quick gives support to what is foolish.
Onye na-enwe ndidi nwere ọtụtụ nghọta, ma onye obi ọkụ na-egosi enweghị uche ya.
30 A quiet mind is the life of the body, but envy is a disease in the bones.
Ndụ dị jụụ na-eme ka ụbọchị mmadụ dị ogologo; ekworo na-eme ka o ree ure.
31 He who is hard on the poor puts shame on his Maker; but he who has mercy on those who are in need gives him honour.
Onye ọbụla na-emegbu onye ogbenye na-elelị Chineke kere ha anya, ma onye na-emere onye ogbenye ebere na-asọpụrụ Chineke.
32 The sinner is overturned in his evil-doing, but the upright man has hope in his righteousness.
Ọ bụladị nʼọnwụ onye ezi omume nwere ebe mgbaba nʼime Chineke, ma ndị ajọ omume na-ala nʼiyi, mgbe mbibi bịara.
33 Wisdom has her resting-place in the mind of the wise, but she is not seen among the foolish.
Nʼobi onye nwere nghọta ka amamihe na-anọgide, ma ọ bụladị nʼetiti ndị nzuzu ọ na-eme ka amara ya.
34 By righteousness a nation is lifted up, but sin is a cause of shame to the peoples.
Ezi omume na-ewuli mba elu, ma mmehie bụ ihe ihere nye ndị ọbụla.
35 The king has pleasure in a servant who does wisely, but his wrath is against him who is a cause of shame.
Eze na-aṅụrị ọṅụ nʼihi odibo maara ihe; ma odibo na-eweta ihere na-akpali oke iwe ya.
