Proverbs 24
1 Have no envy for evil men, or any desire to be with them:
Ekwosola ndị ajọ omume ekworo, ka ihe banyere ha ghara ịtọ gị ụtọ.
2 For the purposes of their hearts are destruction, and their lips are talking of trouble.
Nʼihi na-atụmatụ obi ha niile bụ otu ha ga-esi mee ihe ike, egbugbere ọnụ ha na-ekwu naanị maka ọgbaaghara.
3 The building of a house is by wisdom, and by reason it is made strong:
Ọ bụ amamihe ka e ji ewu ụlọ, ọ bụkwa nghọta ka e ji eme ka o guzosie ike.
4 And by knowledge its rooms are full of all dear and pleasing things.
Sitekwa nʼihe ọmụma ka akụ niile ji ejupụta nʼime ya, bụ akụ ndị pụrụ iche ma dịkwa oke ọnụahịa.
5 A wise man is strong; and a man of knowledge makes strength greater.
Onye maara ihe na-emeri site nʼịdị ike, ndị nwere ọmụma ihe na-akpali ike ha.
6 For by wise guiding you will overcome in war: and in a number of wise guides there is salvation.
Ejela ọgụ ma ọ bụghị na i nwetara ezi ndụmọdụ, nʼihi na nzọpụta dị nʼige ọtụtụ ndị ndụmọdụ ntị.
7 Wisdom is outside the power of the foolish: he keeps his mouth shut in the public place.
Amamihe dị elu nke ukwuu nye ndị nzuzu, ha gaghị asaghe ọnụ ha nʼọgbakọ ọnụ ụzọ ama.
8 He whose purposes are bad will be named a man of evil designs.
Onye na-eche echiche ime ihe ọjọọ ka a ga-agụ dịka onye nzube ihe ọjọọ
9 The purpose of the foolish is sin: and the hater of authority is disgusting to others.
Nzube niile nke onye na-enweghị uche bụ mmehie, ndị mmadụ na-akpọ onye na-akwa emo asị.
10 If you give way in the day of trouble, your strength is small.
Ọ bụrụ na ị pụghị iguzosi ike nʼoge nsogbu, ị bụ nnọọ onye ike ya dị ntakịrị.
11 Be the saviour of those who are given up to death, and do not keep back help from those who are slipping to destruction.
Napụta ndị a na-eduba nʼọnwụ. Napụtakwa ndị ahụ a mara ikpe ọnwụ nʼụzọ na-ezighị ezi.
12 If you say, See, we had no knowledge of this: does not the tester of hearts give thought to it? and he who keeps your soul, has he no knowledge of it? and will he not give to every man the reward of his work?
Ọ bụrụ na ị sị, “Anyị amaghị banyere ihe ndị a,” ọ bụ na onye na-enyocha obi aghọtaghị ya? Ọ bụ na onye na-eche ndụ gị amaghị ya? Ọ bụ na ọ gaghị akwụghachi onye ọbụla ụgwọ dịka akaọrụ ya siri dị?
13 My son, take honey, for it is good; and the flowing honey, which is sweet to your taste:
Nwa m nwoke, rachaa mmanụ aṅụ nʼihi na ọ dị mma. Mmanụ aṅụ nke si nʼugbugbo mmanụ aṅụ na-adị gị ụtọ nʼọnụ.
14 So let your desire be for wisdom: if you have it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
Marakwa na otu a ka amamihe kwesiri isi tọọ obi gị ụtọ. Ọ bụrụ na i chọta ya i nwere olileanya nke ga-adịgide.
15 Do not keep a secret watch, O evil-doer, against the fields of the upright man, or send destruction on his resting-place:
Adịla ka onye na-emebi iwu, onye echiche ya niile bụ imegide ụlọ onye ezi omume. A gakwala ga kwakọrọ ihe dị nʼụlọ ya.
16 For an upright man, after falling seven times, will get up again: but trouble is the downfall of the evil.
Nʼihi na onye ezi omume nwere ike daa ugboro asaa ma o ga-ebilikwa ọzọ. Ma ndị na-emebi iwu na-asọ ngọngọ mgbe nsogbu bịakwasịrị ha.
17 Do not be glad at the fall of your hater, and let not your heart have joy at his downfall:
Aṅụrịla ọṅụ mgbe onye iro gị dabara na nsogbu. Ka obi gharakwa ịtọ gị ụtọ mgbe ọ dara.
18 For fear that the Lord may see it, and it may be evil in his eyes, and his wrath may be turned away from him.
Nʼihi na Onyenwe anyị pụrụ iwe iwe nʼihi ya megide gị ma kwụsị ịta ya ahụhụ.
19 Do not be troubled because of evil-doers, or have envy of sinners:
Ekwosola onye na-emebi iwu ekworo, maọbụ nwe anya ukwu nʼebe onye ajọ omume nọọ.
20 For there will be no future for the evil man; the light of sinners will be put out.
Nʼihi na onye na-emebi iwu enweghị ọdịnihu; a ga-afụnyụkwa ọkụ onye ajọ omume.
21 My son, go in fear of the Lord and the king: have nothing to do with those who are in high positions:
Nwa m, tụọ egwu Onyenwe anyị na onye bụ eze, esonyerela ndị ozi na-enupu isi megide nna ha ukwu.
22 For their downfall will come suddenly; and who has knowledge of the destruction of those in high positions?
Nʼihi na ọ bụ na mberede ka ị ga-eso ha daba na nhụju anya. Onye maara ihe ga-abụ ọgwụgwụ ya?
23 These are more sayings of the wise: To have respect for a person's position when judging is not good.
Ndị a bụkwa okwu ọzọ ndị amamihe kwuru, iji gosi na ikpe ikpe na-akwụghị ọtọ adịghị mma.
24 He who says to the evil-doer, You are upright, will be cursed by peoples and hated by nations.
Onye ọbụla nke na-asị onye ikpe mara, “Onye ezi omume ka ị bụ,” ga-anata ọbụbụ ọnụ site nʼọnụ ọtụtụ mmadụ, mba niile ga-eweso ya iwe.
25 But those who say sharp words to him will have delight, and a blessing of good will come on them.
Ma ọ ga-adịrị ndị ahụ na-abara onye ikpe mara mba na mma, ha ga-anatakwa ezi ngọzị.
26 He gives a kiss with his lips who gives a right answer.
Ọsịsa ziri ezi bụ ihe na-egosi ikwesi ntụkwasị obi.
27 Put your work in order outside, and make it ready in the field; and after that, see to the building of your house.
Rụchaa ọrụ gị dị nʼezi. Dozie ala ubi gị. Emesịa wuoro onwe gị ụlọ.
28 Do not be a violent witness against your neighbour, or let your lips say what is false.
Agbala ama ụgha megide onye agbataobi gị nʼefu. Ọ bụ egbugbere ọnụ gị abụọ ka ị ga-eji ghọọ aghụghọ?
29 Say not, I will do to him as he has done to me; I will give the man the reward of his work.
Asịla, “Aga m emeso ha dịka ha siri meso m. Aga m akwụghachi ha ụgwọ ihe ha mere.”
30 I went by the field of the hater of work, and by the vine-garden of the man without sense;
Esitere m nʼubi otu onye umengwụ gafee, bụ ubi vaịnị nke onye na-enweghị uche,
31 And it was all full of thorns, and covered with waste plants, and its stone wall was broken down.
hụ na ogwu etochiela ya, ahịhịa etochiekwala ya; mgbidi dị ya gburugburu adaakwala.
32 Then looking at it, I gave thought: I saw, and I got teaching from it.
Elegharịrị m ya anya site na ya mụta otu ihe a:
33 A little sleep, a little rest, a little folding of the hands in sleep:
Nwa ụra nta, nwa iru ụra nta, nwa ịchịkọba aka nta zuo ike
34 So loss will come on you like an outlaw, and your need like an armed man.
ụbịam ga-abịakwasị gị dịka onye ohi, ụkọ abịakwasịkwa gị dịka onye na-apụnara mmadụ ihe.
