Proverbs 24
1 Seek not to be like evil men, neither desire to be with them:
Ekwosola ndị ajọ omume ekworo, ka ihe banyere ha ghara ịtọ gị ụtọ.
2 Because their mind studieth robberies, and their lips speak deceits.
Nʼihi na-atụmatụ obi ha niile bụ otu ha ga-esi mee ihe ike, egbugbere ọnụ ha na-ekwu naanị maka ọgbaaghara.
3 By wisdom the house shall be built, and by prudence it shall be strengthened.
Ọ bụ amamihe ka e ji ewu ụlọ, ọ bụkwa nghọta ka e ji eme ka o guzosie ike.
4 By instruction the storerooms shall be filled with all precious and most beautiful wealth.
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 knowing man, stout and valiant.
Onye maara ihe na-emeri site nʼịdị ike, ndị nwere ọmụma ihe na-akpali ike ha.
6 Because war is managed by due ordering: and there shall be safety where there are many counsels.
Ejela ọgụ ma ọ bụghị na i nwetara ezi ndụmọdụ, nʼihi na nzọpụta dị nʼige ọtụtụ ndị ndụmọdụ ntị.
7 Wisdom is too high for a fool, in the gate he shall not open his mouth.
Amamihe dị elu nke ukwuu nye ndị nzuzu, ha gaghị asaghe ọnụ ha nʼọgbakọ ọnụ ụzọ ama.
8 He that deviseth to do evils, shall be called a fool.
Onye na-eche echiche ime ihe ọjọọ ka a ga-agụ dịka onye nzube ihe ọjọọ
9 The thought of a fool is sin: and the detracter is the abomination of men.
Nzube niile nke onye na-enweghị uche bụ mmehie, ndị mmadụ na-akpọ onye na-akwa emo asị.
10 If thou lose hope being weary in the day of distress, thy strength shall be diminished.
Ọ bụrụ na ị pụghị iguzosi ike nʼoge nsogbu, ị bụ nnọọ onye ike ya dị ntakịrị.
11 Deliver them that are led to death: and those that are drawn to death forbear not to deliver.
Napụta ndị a na-eduba nʼọnwụ. Napụtakwa ndị ahụ a mara ikpe ọnwụ nʼụzọ na-ezighị ezi.
12 If thou say: I have not strength enough: he that seeth into the heart, he understandeth, and nothing deceiveth the keeper of thy soul, and he shall render to a man according to his works.
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 Fat honey, my son, because it is good, and the honeycomb most sweet to thy throat:
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 also is the doctrine of wisdom to thy soul: which when thou hast found, thou shalt have hope in the end, and thy hope shall not perish.
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 Lie not in wait, nor seek after wickedness in the house of the just, nor spoil his rest.
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 a just mall shall fall seven times and shall rise again: but the wicked shall fall down into 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 When thy enemy shall fall, be not glad, and in his ruin let not thy heart rejoice:
Aṅụrịla ọṅụ mgbe onye iro gị dabara na nsogbu. Ka obi gharakwa ịtọ gị ụtọ mgbe ọ dara.
18 Lest the Lord see, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
Nʼihi na Onyenwe anyị pụrụ iwe iwe nʼihi ya megide gị ma kwụsị ịta ya ahụhụ.
19 Contend not with the wicked, nor seek to be like the ungodly:
Ekwosola onye na-emebi iwu ekworo, maọbụ nwe anya ukwu nʼebe onye ajọ omume nọọ.
20 For evil men have no hope of things to come, and the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
Nʼihi na onye na-emebi iwu enweghị ọdịnihu; a ga-afụnyụkwa ọkụ onye ajọ omume.
21 My son, fear the Lord and the king: and have nothing to do with detracters.
Nwa m, tụọ egwu Onyenwe anyị na onye bụ eze, esonyerela ndị ozi na-enupu isi megide nna ha ukwu.
22 For their destruction shall rise suddenly: and who knoweth the ruin of both?
Nʼihi na ọ bụ na mberede ka ị ga-eso ha daba na nhụju anya. Onye maara ihe ga-abụ ọgwụgwụ ya?
23 These things also to the wise: It is not good to have respect to persons in judgment.
Ndị a bụkwa okwu ọzọ ndị amamihe kwuru, iji gosi na ikpe ikpe na-akwụghị ọtọ adịghị mma.
24 They that say to the wicked man: Thou art just: shall be cursed by the people, and the tribes shall abhor them.
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 They that rebuke him, shall be praised: and a blessing shall come upon them.
Ma ọ ga-adịrị ndị ahụ na-abara onye ikpe mara mba na mma, ha ga-anatakwa ezi ngọzị.
26 He shall kiss the lips, who answereth right words.
Ọsịsa ziri ezi bụ ihe na-egosi ikwesi ntụkwasị obi.
27 Prepare thy work without, and diligently till thy ground: that afterward thou mayst build thy house.
Rụchaa ọrụ gị dị nʼezi. Dozie ala ubi gị. Emesịa wuoro onwe gị ụlọ.
28 Be not witness without cause against thy neighbour: and deceive not any man with thy lips.
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 hath done to me: I will render to every one according to his work.
Asịla, “Aga m emeso ha dịka ha siri meso m. Aga m akwụghachi ha ụgwọ ihe ha mere.”
30 I passed by the field of the slothful man, and by the vineyard of the foolish man:
Esitere m nʼubi otu onye umengwụ gafee, bụ ubi vaịnị nke onye na-enweghị uche,
31 And behold it was all filled with nettles, and thorns had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall was broken down.
hụ na ogwu etochiela ya, ahịhịa etochiekwala ya; mgbidi dị ya gburugburu adaakwala.
32 Which when I had seen, I laid it up in my heart, and by the example I received instruction.
Elegharịrị m ya anya site na ya mụta otu ihe a:
33 Thou wilt sleep a little, said I, thou wilt slumber a little, thou wilt fold thy hands a little to rest:
Nwa ụra nta, nwa iru ụra nta, nwa ịchịkọba aka nta zuo ike
34 And poverty shall come to thee as a runner, and beggary as an armed man.
ụbịam ga-abịakwasị gị dịka onye ohi, ụkọ abịakwasịkwa gị dịka onye na-apụnara mmadụ ihe.
