Proverbs 26
1 In the manner of snow in the summer, and rain at the harvest, so also is glory unfit for the foolish.
Hoe fanala añ’asara, ndra orañe an-tsam-pitatahañe, ty tsy fañevà’ i dagolay fiasiañe.
2 Like a bird flying away to another place, and like a sparrow that hurries away freely, so also a curse uttered against someone without cause will pass away.
Hoe ty fikepakepaha’ ty hitikitike naho ty fitiliñam-polinjà, ty tsy ipetaham-patse te tsy amam-bente’e.
3 A whip is for a horse, and a muzzle is for donkey, and a rod is for the back of the imprudent.
Ty fikiso ho ami’ty soavala, naho ty laboridy ho ami’ty borìke, vaho ty kobaiñe ho an-dambosi’ i dagola.
4 Do not respond to the foolish according to his folly, lest you become like him.
Ko toiñe’o ami’ty hanè’e i seretse, hera hanahak’ aze.
5 Respond to the foolish according to his folly, lest he imagine himself to be wise.
Valeo mañeva’ i hagegea’ey ty dagola, tsy mone hahihitse ami’ty maso’e.
6 Whoever sends words by a foolish messenger has lame feet and drinks iniquity.
Hoe mañitsike tomboke naho migenoke voreke, ty mampisangitrike taratasy am-pitàn-dagola.
7 In the manner of a lame man who has beautiful legs to no purpose, so also is a parable unfit for the mouth of the foolish.
Maletraletra ty fandia’ i kepeke, naho ty razan-drehak’ am-bava’ o seretseo.
8 Just like one who casts a stone into the pile of Mercury, so also is he who gives honor to the foolish.
Hoe mañombe vato am-piletse, ty miasy i gegegege.
9 In the manner of a thorn, if it were to spring up from the hand of a drunkard, so also is a parable in the mouth of the foolish.
Hoe fatike mipok’ an-taña’ i jike, ty razan-drehak’ am-bava’ i dagola.
10 Judgment determines cases. And whoever imposes silence on the foolish mitigates anger.
Ie mampitoloñe ty seretse, le manahake te mañeke mpandrioñe.
11 Like a dog that returns to his vomit, so also is the imprudent who repeats his foolishness.
Hoe amboa mimpoly ami’ty loa’e, ty dagola mamereñe ty hagegea’e.
12 Have you seen a man who seems wise to himself? There will be greater hope held for the unwise than for him.
Tsy fa nahaisake ondaty mahihitse am-pihaino’e hao irehe? bey ty fitamà’ i seretsey ta ty aze.
13 The lazy one says, “There is a lion along the way, and a lioness in the roads.”
Hoe ty votro, Inao liona ty an-damoke eo! Midada an-dalañe ey ty liona!
14 Just as a door turns upon its hinges, so also does the lazy one turn upon his bed.
Manahake ty figavingavin-dalañe amo soavili’eo, ty tembo am-pandrea’e eo.
15 The lazy one conceals his hand under his arms, and it is a labor for him to move it to his mouth.
Ajo’ i votro am-po finga ao ty taña’e, fe tsy lefe’e ty minday aze mb’am-bava’e.
16 The lazy one seems wiser to himself than seven men speaking judgments.
Mahihitse ami’ty maso’e ty tembo, te ami’ty fito-lahy manoiñe an-kavantañañe.
17 Just like one who takes hold of a dog by the ears, so also is he who crosses impatiently and meddles in the quarrels of another.
Hambañ’ ami’ty mitsepak’ amboa an-tsofi’e, ty mpandrioñe mihilintsioñe ami’ty aly tsy aze.
18 Just as he is guilty who let loose the arrows and the lances unto death,
Hoe ty derendereñe mañiririñe raha mibelañe, naho ana-pale, vaho fampihomahañe,
19 so also is the man who harms his friend by deceitfulness. And when he has been apprehended, he says, “I did it jokingly.”
ty mamitake ondaty ami’ty hoe: Nisolesole avao iraho.
20 When the wood fails, the fire will be extinguished. And when the gossiper is taken away, conflicts will be quelled.
Mate ty afo tsy aman-katae, modo ka ty dabasida tsy aman-tsikotsiko.
21 Just as charcoals are to burning coals, and wood is to fire, so also is an angry man who stirs up quarrels.
Hoe sarebò ami’ty foroha mirekake, naho hatae ami’ty afo, ty famiaña’ i mpanao tsikoniy hañolaña’e aiñe.
22 The words of a whisperer seem simple, but they penetrate to the innermost parts of the self.
Hoe kenoke mafiry ty fivolam-pitàngogo, ie migodoñe mb’añ’ova lalek’ ao.
23 In the same manner as an earthen vessel, if it were adorned with impure silver, conceited lips are allied with a wicked heart.
Hoe valàñe-tane nihamineñe taim-piram-bolafoty ty fameleke ampirehetan- kelok’ an-troke ao.
24 An enemy is known by his lips, though it is from his heart that he draws out deceit.
Añonohonoa’ ty famele’e i falaiña’ey, fe añaja’e famañahiañe ty an-tro’e ao.
25 When he will have lowered his voice, do not believe him, for there are seven vices in his heart.
Ndra t’ie mirehake fañisohañe, ko iantofa’o, fa pea tiva fito ty an-tro’e ao.
26 Whoever covers hatred with deceit, his malice shall be revealed in the assembly.
Aeta’e am-pitake ty halò-tsere’e, fe hiboak’ am-pivory ao ty haloloa’e.
27 Whoever digs a pit will fall into it. And whoever rolls a stone, it will roll back to him.
Higodoñe an-koboñe ao ty nihaly aze, himpoly ama’e ty vato navarimbari’e.
28 A false tongue does not love truth. And a slippery mouth works ruin.
Heje ty famele’ i remborake o jinoi’eo, mampianto ka ty falie manao kabeake.
