Proverbs 19
1 Better to be poor but honest than stupid and tell lies.
Mobola oyo atambolaka na bosembo azali malamu koleka mokosi oyo azangi mayele.
2 It's not good to be someone who doesn't think. If you rush, things go wrong.
Ezali malamu te kobungisa mayele, kati na bolingo oyo eleka ndelo. Lokolo ya moto oyo atambolaka noki-noki ezangaka te kobeta libaku.
3 People mess up their lives by their own stupidity, and then get angry with the Lord.
Bozoba ya moto ebebisaka bomoi na ye; mpe, na sima, akomaka kotombokela Yawe.
4 If you're rich, you get a lot of friends, but if you're poor, you lose any friends you had.
Mozwi azalaka na baninga ebele, kasi mobola akabwanaka ata na molingami na ye ya motema.
5 A false witness will be punished; liars won't get away with their lies.
Motatoli ya lokuta akozwa etumbu; moto oyo akosaka akozanga te kozwa etumbu.
6 Many ask favors from important people, and everyone's a friend of the generous.
Bato mingi balukaka kosepelisa moto ya lokumu, mpe moto nyonso alukaka kozala molingami ya moto oyo asungaka bato.
7 If a poor man's relatives can't stand him, how much more will his friends avoid him! He tries to talk with them but they don't listen.
Soki bandeko nyonso ya mobola bayinaka ye, mpo na nini baninga na ye bakima ye te? Ata tango azali nanu koloba, batikalaka lisusu wana te.
8 If you become wise, you have good self-esteem; if you learn good sense you'll be successful.
Moto oyo alukaka kozwa bwanya alingaka bomoi na ye; moto oyo alingaka mayele alongaka.
9 A false witness will be punished; people who tell lies will perish.
Motatoli ya lokuta azwaka etumbu; moto oyo akosaka akobebisama.
10 It's not right for stupid people to live in luxury, and it's even worse for a slave to rule over leaders.
Bomoi ya lokumu ebongi na zoba te; ebongi mpe te na mowumbu kopesa mitindo na bakambi.
11 If you have good sense you'll be slow to get angry; you gain respect by forgiving wrongs.
Bwanya ya moto ekomisaka ye motema molayi; mpe azwaka lokumu tango atalaka pamba mabe oyo basalaka ye.
12 When a king gets angry, he sounds like a roaring lion; but his kindness is as soft as dew on the grass.
Kanda ya mokonzi ezali lokola koganga ya nkosi, kasi bolamu na ye ezali lokola mamwe.
13 A stupid son makes his father miserable, and an argumentative wife is like dripping that never stops.
Mwana ya zoba azali pasi mpo na tata na ye; koswana ya mwasi ezali lokola linzanza ya ndako, oyo etangisaka mayi tango nyonso.
14 You inherit a house and wealth from your father, but a sensible wife is a gift from the Lord.
Moto akoki kozwa bandako mpe bomengo lokola libula kowuta epai ya batata, kasi mwasi ya bwanya azali likabo kowuta na Yawe.
15 Lazy people are often fast asleep, but idleness means they're hungry.
Bogoyigoyi ememaka moto na pongi makasi, mpe moto ya goyigoyi akufaka nzala.
16 Keep the commandments, and you'll live; despise them and you'll die.
Moto oyo atosaka mibeko abatelaka molimo na ye; moto oyo akebaka te na etamboli na ye akokufa.
17 If you're kind to the poor, you're lending to the Lord, and he will repay you well for what you've done.
Moto oyo asalaka bolamu epai ya mobola adefisaka Yawe, bongo Yawe akozongisela ye bolamu.
18 Discipline your son while there's still hope, but don't kill him.
Pesaka mwana na yo etumbu wana elikya ezali nanu, kasi kotomboka na yo ekoma te kino na posa ya koboma ye.
19 People who often get angry have to pay the penalty; if you help them, you'll have to do it again.
Tika ete moto oyo asilikaka makasi amema mokumba ya kanda na ye; pamba te soki obikisi ye, okotinda ye ete azongela lisusu.
20 Listen to advice and accept instruction so that you'll eventually become wise.
Yoka toli mpe ndima mateya, mpo ete okoma moto ya bwanya.
21 Human beings make many plans in their minds, but the final decision is the Lord's.
Motema ya moto ezalaka na makanisi ebele, kasi ezali mokano ya Yawe nde ekokisamaka.
22 The most desirable thing in anyone is trustworthy love; it is better to be poor than a liar.
Eloko oyo moto alingaka epai ya moninga na ye moto ezali bolingo ya solo, mpe mobola azali malamu koleka mokosi.
23 Honoring the Lord is life, and you will rest contentedly, safe from harm.
Kotosa Yawe ememaka na bomoi, esalaka ete moto azala na kimia; boye ata mabe moko te ekokomela ye.
24 Lazy people put their hands in a dish, and won't even lift the food to their mouths.
Moto ya goyigoyi akotisaka loboko na ye kati na bilei, kasi akokaka te kozongisa yango na monoko na ye.
25 If you punish someone who mocks, you may help an immature person to learn. Correct the wise, and they become wiser.
Beta motioli fimbu, mpe zoba akozwa mayele; sembola moto ya mayele, mpe akozwa boyebi.
26 A son who abuses his father and chases away his mother brings shame and disgrace.
Mwana oyo abetaka tata na ye mpe abenganaka mama na ye ayeisaka soni mpe mawa.
27 My son, stop listening to my instruction and you'll soon give up following wisdom.
Mwana na ngai, soki otiki koyoka mateya, okobunga nzela ya maloba ya boyebi.
28 A crooked witness makes a mockery of justice; and the wicked wolf down evil.
Moto oyo atiolaka bosembo azali motatoli ya zoba; mpe monoko ya bato mabe emelaka kaka mabe.
29 Punishment is ready for those who mock; flogging is ready for the backs of the stupid.
Etumbu esalema mpo na batioli, mpe fimbu esalema mpo na bazoba.
