Proverbs 11
1 A deceitful scale is an abomination with the Lord, and a fair weighing is his will.
Yehowa tsri nudanu amebatɔ, ke nudakpe si de blibo la nye eƒe dzidzɔ.
2 Wherever arrogance may be, there too is insult. But wherever humility is, there too is wisdom.
Dada doa ŋgɔ na ŋukpeɖuɖu, ke ɖokuibɔbɔ hea nunya vɛ.
3 The simplicity of the just shall direct them, and the rebellion of the perverse will devastate them.
Ame dzɔdzɔewo ƒe ta me nyui ɖoɖo kplɔa wo, ke nuteƒemawɔlawo la, woƒe dzi me eve susu tsrɔ̃a wo.
4 Wealth will not profit in the day of vengeance. But justice shall liberate from death.
Kesinɔnu nye nu dzodzro le dzikudogbe, ke dzɔdzɔenyenye ɖea ame tso ku me.
5 The justice of the simple shall direct his way. And the impious will fall in his impiety.
Ame maɖifɔwo ƒe dzɔdzɔenyenye taa mɔ dzɔdzɔe ɖe wo ŋgɔ, ke ame vɔ̃ɖiwo ƒe vɔ̃wɔwɔ hea wo ƒua anyi.
6 The justice of the upright shall free them. And the iniquitous will be seized by their own treachery.
Ame dzɔdzɔewo ƒe nu dzɔdzɔe wɔwɔ ɖea wo, ke didi vlowo zua mɔ ɖea nuteƒemawɔlawo.
7 When the impious man is dead, there will no longer be any hope. And the expectation of the anxious will perish.
Ne ame vɔ̃ɖi ku la, eƒe mɔkpɔkpɔ tsrɔ̃na, nu siwo katã wòle mɔ kpɔm na tso eƒe ŋusẽ me la zua tofloko.
8 The just one is freed from anguish. And the impious one will be handed over instead of him.
Woɖea ame dzɔdzɔe tso fu me eye wòvaa ame vɔ̃ɖi la dzi boŋ.
9 The pretender deceives his friend by mouth. But the just shall be freed by knowledge.
Mawumavɔ̃la tsɔa eƒe nu gblẽa ehavi domee, ke woɖea ame dzɔdzɔe la to sidzedze me.
10 In the good of the just, the city shall exult. And in the perdition of the impious, there shall be praise.
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 just, the city shall be exalted. And by the mouth of the impious, it will be subverted.
To dzɔdzɔetɔ ƒe yayra dzi wodoa du ɖe dzi, ke wotsrɔ̃nɛ to ame vɔ̃ɖi ƒe nu dzi.
12 Whoever despises his friend is destitute in heart. But the prudent man will remain silent.
Ame manyanu doa vlo ehavi, ke ŋutsu nugɔmesela léa eƒe aɖe.
13 Whoever walks dishonestly reveals secrets. But whoever is of a faithful soul conceals what is confided by a friend.
Amenyagblɔla ʋua go nya ɣaɣla, ke ame ɖɔʋu ɣlaa nya.
14 Where there is no governor, the people shall fall. But where there is much counsel, well-being shall be.
Dukɔ aɖe dzea anyi, ne mɔfiala meli o, ke dziɖuɖu vana to aɖaŋuɖola geɖewo dzi.
15 He will be afflicted with evil, who provides a guarantee for an outsider. But whoever is wary of traps shall be 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 shall discover glory. And the robust will have wealth.
Wodea bubu nyɔnu dɔmenyotɔ ŋu, ke ŋutsu ŋutasẽlawo ƒe asi sua kesinɔnu ko dzi.
17 A merciful man benefits his own soul. But whoever is cruel casts out even his close relatives.
Ŋuistu dɔmenyotɔ wɔa nyui na eɖokui, gake ŋutsu ŋutasẽla hea hiã vaa eɖokui dzii.
18 The impious does work with inconstancy. But for the sower of justice, there is the reward of faithfulness.
Woxea fetu si me beble le la na ame vɔ̃ɖi, ke ame si ƒã dzɔdzɔenyenye ƒe ku la axa nu geɖe.
19 Clemency prepares life. And the pursuit of evils prepares death.
Ame si nye dzɔdzɔetɔ vavã la, akpɔ agbe, ke ame si ti nu vɔ̃ɖi yome la yia eƒe ku me.
20 A depraved heart is abominable to the Lord. And his will is with those who walk in simplicity.
Yehowa tsri ame siwo ƒe dzi daa alakpa, ke ame siwo fɔɖiɖi mele woƒe mɔwo ŋu o la ƒe nu nyoa eŋu.
21 Hand in hand, the evil shall not be innocent. But the offspring of the just shall be saved.
Maka ɖe esia dzi na mi be, womagbe tohehe na ame vɔ̃ɖi la o, ke woana ablɔɖe ame dzɔdzɔewo.
22 A beautiful and senseless woman is like a gold ring in the snout of a swine.
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 just is entirely good. The anticipation of the impious is fury.
Ame dzɔdzɔewo ƒe didiwo vaa eme na wo nyuie, ke ame vɔ̃ɖiwo ƒe mɔkpɔkpɔ wua nu le dziku me.
24 Some distribute their own goods, and they become wealthier. Others seize what is not their own, and they are always in need.
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 soul that blesses shall be made fat. And whoever inebriates will likewise be inebriated 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 Whoever hides away grain shall be cursed among the people. But a blessing is upon the head of those who sell it.
Ame si tsɔ bli ɣla la amewo aƒo fi adee gake yayra ava ame si lɔ̃ be yeadzra etɔ la dzi.
27 He does well to rise early, who seeks what is good. But whoever is a seeker of evils shall be oppressed by them.
Ame si ti nyui yome la, amewo adi nyui nɛ gake vɔ̃ vana na ame si le vɔ̃ dim.
28 Whoever trusts in his riches will fall. But the just shall spring up like a 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 Whoever troubles his own house will possess the winds. And whoever is foolish will serve the wise.
Ame si he dzɔgbevɔ̃e va eƒe ƒome dzi la, ya anye eƒe domenyinu eye bometsila anye subɔla na nunyala.
30 The fruit of the just one is the tree of life. And whoever receives souls is wise.
Ame dzɔdzɔe ƒe kutsetse nye agbeti, eye ame si ɖea luʋɔwo la, nunyalae.
31 If the just are repaid upon the earth, how much more the impious and the sinner!
Ne ame dzɔdzɔewo xɔ wo tɔ gome le anyigba dzi la, ekema aleke wòahanɔ na mawumavɔ̃lawo kple nu vɔ̃ wɔlawo!
