< Proverbs 11 >

1 The Lord hates dishonest scales, but accurate weights please him.
Ihe ọtụtụ aghụghọ bụ arụ nʼihu Onyenwe anyị ma ihe ọtụtụ zuru ezu na-anata ihuọma nʼebe ọ nọ.
2 With pride comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.
Nganga bịa, nlelị a na-eso ya, ma onye dị umeala nʼobi na-amụta ihe.
3 Honesty guides the good, but deceit destroys liars.
Eziokwu nke ndị ziri ezi nʼobi na-edu ha; ma omume gbagọrọ agbagọ nke ndị aghụghọ nʼala ha nʼiyi.
4 Wealth won't help you on judgment day, but goodness saves you from death.
Akụnụba gị agaghị azọpụta gị nʼụbọchị ikpe; ọ bụ naanị ezi omume na-anapụta site nʼọnwụ.
5 The goodness of the innocent keeps them on track, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.
Ezi omume nke ndị na-enweghị ịta ụta na-eme ka ụzọ ha zie ezi, ma ajọ omume nke ndị na-emebi iwu na-akwada ha.
6 The goodness of those who live right will save them, but the dishonest are trapped by their own desires.
Ezi omume nke onye ziri ezi na-azọpụta ya; ma ọchịchọ ọjọọ nke ndị na-aghọ aghụghọ ka a ga-eji jide ha.
7 When a wicked person dies, their hopes die with them; what the godless look forward to is gone.
Mgbe onye ajọ omume nwụrụ, olileanya ya niile alala nʼiyi, ihe niile ọ na-ele anya inweta site nʼike ya alaakwala nʼiyi.
8 The good are saved from trouble, while the wicked get into trouble.
Chineke na-azọpụta ndị ezi omume site na nsogbu ha, ma ndị ajọ omume ka ọ na-ahapụ ka ha daba nʼime ya.
9 Godless people mouth off and destroy their neighbors, but the good are saved by wisdom.
Okwu ọjọọ ka onye ajọ omume ji emebi onye agbataobi ya. Ma site nʼihe ọmụma ka onye ezi omume ga-eji dọpụta ndụ ya.
10 The whole town celebrates when good people are successful; they also shout for joy when the wicked die.
Ọganihu nke onye ezi omume na-atọ mmadụ niile ụtọ, otu aka ahụ kwa, ọnwụ onye ajọ omume na-atọ mmadụ niile ụtọ.
11 Ethical people are a blessing to a town, but what the wicked say destroys it.
A na-esite na ngọzị nke ndị ziri ezi bulie obodo elu, ma a nʼala ya nʼiyi site nʼokwu ọnụ ndị ajọ omume.
12 People who run down their neighbors have no sense; someone who's sensible keeps quiet.
Ikwu okwu nleda megide onye agbataobi gị bụ nzuzu; ma onye ahụ nwere nghọta na-agba nkịtị.
13 A gossip goes around telling secrets, but trustworthy people keep confidences.
Onye na-agba asịrị na-ekpughe ihe nzuzo, ma onye kwesiri ntụkwasị obi na-ekpuchi ihe nzuzo.
14 A nation falls without good guidance, but they are saved through much wise counsel.
Nʼihi enweghị ezi ndị ndu ka obodo ji ada, ma ọtụtụ ndị ezi ndụmọdụ na-eweta mmeri.
15 You'll get into trouble if you guarantee a stranger's loans—you're far safer if you refuse to make such pledges.
Onye ọbụla na-ana onye ọbịa nʼakaebe ga-ata ahụhụ, ma onye jụrụ ịkwụ ụgwọ onye ọzọ ji, nọ na ntụkwasị obi.
16 A gracious woman holds on to her honor just as ruthless men hold on to their wealth.
Nsọpụrụ na-adịrị nwanyị nwere obiọma, ma ndị na-adịghị eme ebere bụ naanị akụnụba ka ha na-enweta.
17 If you're kind, you'll be rewarded; but if you're cruel, you'll hurt yourself.
Onye nwere obiọma baara onwe ya uru, ma onye nwere obi ọjọọ na-ewetara onwe ya nsogbu.
18 The wicked earn wages that cheat them, but those who sow goodness reap a genuine reward.
Onye ajọ omume na-anata ụgwọ ọrụ aghụghọ, ma onye na-agha ezi omume dịka mkpụrụ na-anata ụgwọ ọrụ kwesiri ekwesi.
19 Do what's right, and you will live; chase after evil and you will die.
Onye na-eguzosi ike ime ihe ziri ezi ga-enwe ndụ; ma onye na-agbaso ihe ọjọọ ga-ahụ ọnwụ.
20 The Lord hates perverted minds, but is happy with those who live moral lives.
Onyenwe anyị na-akpọ ndị obi ha gbagọrọ agbagọ asị ma ndị ụzọ ha na-enweghị ihe ịta ụta na-amasị ya.
21 You can be certain of this: the wicked won't go unpunished, but the good will be saved.
Ọ bụ ihe doro anya na ndị na-emebi iwu ga-ata ahụhụ, ma ndị ezi omume ka a ga-anapụta.
22 A beautiful woman who lacks good judgment is like a gold ring in a pig's snout.
Nwanyị mara mma, nke na-enweghị uche, dịka ọlaedo a gbanyere ezi nʼimi.
23 Good people want what's best, but what the wicked hope for ends in death.
Olileanya onye ezi omume bụ ọṅụ, ma onye na-emebi iwu na-ele naanị anya ihe ọjọọ.
24 If you give generously you receive more, but if you keep back what you should give, you end up poor.
Otu onye na-agbasapụ aka ya na-enye enye ma na-enweta akụ karịa, ma onye ọzọ na-egbochi egbochi ma na-ada ogbenye.
25 If you're generous, you'll become rich; give someone a drink of water, and you'll be given one in return.
E, onye na-agbasa aka ya ga-aba ọgaranya; onye ọbụla na-atụte ndị ọzọ ka a ga-atụtekwa.
26 People curse those who hoard grain; but they bless those who sell.
Ndị mmadụ na-abụ onye na-achịkọba mkpụrụ ọka na-ereghị ya ere ọnụ, ma ha na-ekpetara onye nke dị njikere ire nke ya ngọzị Chineke.
27 If you look to do good, you'll be appreciated; but if you look for evil, you'll find it!
Onye na-achọ ihe ọma na-enweta ihuọma, ma ihe ọjọọ na-abịakwasị onye na-achọ ya.
28 If you trust in your riches, you'll fall; but if you do good, you'll flourish like green leaves.
Ndị tụkwasịrị obi nʼakụnụba ha ga-ada, ma onye ezi omume ga-epupụta dịka akwụkwọ ndụ.
29 If you cause trouble in your family, you'll inherit nothing but air. Stupid people end up as servants to those who think wisely.
Onye na-ewetara ezinaụlọ ha nsogbu ga-eketa naanị ifufe, onye nzuzu ga-abụ ohu nke onye maara ihe.
30 The fruit of the good is a tree of life, and the wise person saves people.
Mkpụrụ nke ndị ezi omume bụ osisi na-enye ndụ, onye na-erita mkpụrụobi nʼuru bụ onye maara ihe.
31 If the good are repaid here on earth, how much more will the wicked who sin be repaid!
Ọ bụrụ na a ga-akwụ ndị ezi omume ụgwọ ọrụ ha nʼụwa a; a ga-esi aṅaa ghara ịkwụ ndị na-amaghị Chineke na ndị mmehie ụgwọ ọrụ.

< Proverbs 11 >