Proverbs 21
1 The king's heart in the hands of the Lord is like the water streams, and by him it is turned in any direction at his pleasure.
Iyi dị iche iche nke jupụtara na mmiri ka obi eze bụ nʼaka Onyenwe anyị, nke ọ na-ahazi nʼụzọ ọbụla dị ya mma.
2 Every way of a man seems right to himself, but the Lord is the tester of hearts.
Ọrụ niile bụ ihe ziri ezi nʼanya onye na-arụ ya, ma Onyenwe anyị bụ onye na-eleba anya nʼechiche obi anyị niile.
3 To do what is right and true is more pleasing to the Lord than an offering.
Ime ezi omume na ihe ziri ezi ka Onyenwe anyị na-anabata karịa ịchụ aja.
4 A high look and a heart of pride, of the evil-doer is sin.
Nganga na mpako na agụụ ihe ọjọọ nke bụ ọrụ ndị ajọ omume, bụ mmehie.
5 The purposes of the man of industry have their outcome only in wealth; but one who is over-quick in acting will only come to be in need.
Echiche niile nke onye na-arụsị ọrụ ike na-eweta uru, dịka echiche onye ome ngwangwa na-enweta naanị ụkọ.
6 He who gets stores of wealth by a false tongue, is going after what is only breath, and searching for death.
Uru niile enwetara nʼụzọ na-ezighị ezi adịghị adịgide, ha bụ nkuume ifufe na-efesa, ndị na-achọ ya na-achọ ọnwụ.
7 By their violent acts the evil-doers will be pulled away, because they have no desire to do what is right.
Nʼihi na ndị na-emebi iwu anaghị eme ihe ọma, ihe ọjọọ ha na-eme na-alaghachi laa ha nʼiyi.
8 Twisted is the way of him who is full of crime; but as for him whose heart is clean, his work is upright.
Ụzọ onye na-emebi iwu bụ ihe gbagọrọ agbagọ, ma omume onye aka ya dị ọcha ziri ezi.
9 It is better to be living in an angle of the house-top, than with a bitter-tongued woman in a wide house.
Ọ ka mma ibi nʼotu akụkụ elu ụlọ karịa ibinyere nwanyị na-ese okwu.
10 The desire of the evil-doer is fixed on evil: he has no kind feeling for his neighbour.
Ihe na-atọ onye ọjọọ ụtọ bụ imerụ ndị ọzọ ahụ; ọ maghị imere mmadụ ibe ya ebere.
11 When the man of pride undergoes punishment, the simple man gets wisdom; and by watching the wise he gets knowledge.
Mgbe a na-ata onye na-akwa emo ahụhụ, onye na-enweghị uche na-enweta amamihe, ma mgbe a na-akụziri onye maara ihe ihe ọ na-enweta ihe ọmụma.
12 The Upright One, looking on the house of the evil-doer, lets sinners be overturned to their destruction.
Onye ezi omume na-amụta ihe site nʼile ụlọ onye ajọ omume anya na-emekwa ka ndị ajọ omume laa nʼiyi.
13 He whose ears are stopped at the cry of the poor, will himself get no answer to his cry for help.
Onye na-adịghị ege ntị na mkpu onye ogbenye, ya onwe ya ga-akpọkwa mkpu ma agaghị aza ya.
14 By a secret offering wrath is turned away, and the heat of angry feelings by money in the folds of the robe.
Onyinye enyere na nzuzo na-eme ka iwe dajụọ, otu a kwa, ngarị ezonyere nʼime uwe na-eme ka oke ọnụma dajụọ.
15 It is a joy to the good man to do right, but it is destruction to the workers of evil.
Onye ezi omume na-aṅụrị ọṅụ mgbe e kpere ikpe ziri ezi, ma bụrụ ihe oke egwu dịrị ndị na-eme ajọ ihe.
16 The wanderer from the way of knowledge will have his resting-place among the shades.
Onye ọbụla si nʼụzọ nghọta wezuga onwe ya ga-eso nʼotu ndị nwụrụ anwụ.
17 The lover of pleasure will be a poor man: the lover of wine and oil will not get wealth.
Nwoke hụrụ ibi ndụ nganga nʼanya na-ada ụkpa; ịṅụ mmanya na oke oriri abụghị ụzọ esi akpata akụ.
18 The evil-doer will be given as a price for the life of the good man, and the worker of deceit in the place of the upright.
Onye ajọ omume ga-abụ ihe mgbapụta maka onye ezi omume, onye aghụghọ ga-abụkwa ihe mgbapụta maka onye ndụ ya ziri ezi.
19 It is better to be living in a waste land, than with a bitter-tongued and angry woman.
Ọ ka mma ibi nʼọzara karịa ibinyere nwanyị na-atamu ntamu na-esekwa okwu.
20 There is a store of great value in the house of the wise, but it is wasted by the foolish man.
Onye maara ihe na-edebe ezi ihe oriri na mmanụ oliv nʼụlọ ya, ma onye nzuzu na-eloda ihe niile nʼọnụ ya.
21 He who goes after righteousness and mercy will get life, righteousness, and honour.
Onye na-achụso ezi omume na ịhụnanya ga-achọta ndụ, na ugwu na ọganihu.
22 A wise man goes up into the town of the strong ones, and overcomes its strength in which they put their faith.
Onye maara ihe nwere ike megide obodo ndị dike, kwatuokwa ebe ewusiri ike nke ha tụkwasịrị obi ha.
23 He who keeps watch over his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.
Onye na-echekwa ire ya na ọnụ ya na-egbochiri onwe ya ọdachi.
24 The man of pride, lifted up in soul, is named high-hearted; he is acting in an outburst of pride.
Onye nganga na onye mpako, onye na-akwa emo bụ aha ya. Ọ na-eji oke nganga eme ihe niile.
25 The desire of the hater of work is death to him, for his hands will do no work.
Oke ọchịchọ nke onye umengwụ na-ewetara ya ọnwụ nʼihi na ọ jụrụ ịrụ ọrụ.
26 All the day the sinner goes after his desire: but the upright man gives freely, keeping nothing back.
Kwa ụbọchị ka ọ na-achọ inwe karịa, ma onye ezi omume na-enye na-akpaghị oke.
27 The offering of evil-doers is disgusting: how much more when they give it with an evil purpose!
Chineke kpọrọ aja ndị na-emebi iwu asị, nke ka nke, ma ọ bụrụ na ha na-enye onyinye a site na nzube ọjọọ.
28 A false witness will be cut off, ...
Onyeama ụgha ga-ala nʼiyi, ma onye ọbụla na-ege ya ntị ka a ga-ebibi ruo ebighị ebi.
29 The evil-doer makes his face hard, but as for the upright, he gives thought to his way.
Ndị ajọ omume na-ebi ndụ atụghị egwu, ma ndị omume ha ziri ezi na-atụgharị uche nʼụzọ ha niile.
30 Wisdom and knowledge and wise suggestions are of no use against the Lord.
O nweghị amamihe dị, o nweghị nghọta dị, o nwekwaghị atụmatụ ọbụla, nke pụrụ iguzosi ike megide Onyenwe anyị.
31 The horse is made ready for the day of war, but power to overcome is from the Lord.
E nwere ike jikere ịnyịnya, kwadokwaa maka agha, maọbụ naanị Onyenwe anyị na-enye mmeri.
