Proverbs 24
1 Don't be jealous of evil people; don't long to spend time with them,
Ekwosola ndị ajọ omume ekworo, ka ihe banyere ha ghara ịtọ gị ụtọ.
2 for they think up cruel plans and discuss how to cause trouble.
Nʼihi na-atụmatụ obi ha niile bụ otu ha ga-esi mee ihe ike, egbugbere ọnụ ha na-ekwu naanị maka ọgbaaghara.
3 A house is built by wisdom; its foundation is made secure through understanding.
Ọ bụ amamihe ka e ji ewu ụlọ, ọ bụkwa nghọta ka e ji eme ka o guzosie ike.
4 Its rooms are filled by knowledge with all kinds of valuable and beautiful objects.
Sitekwa nʼihe ọmụma ka akụ niile ji ejupụta nʼime ya, bụ akụ ndị pụrụ iche ma dịkwa oke ọnụahịa.
5 If you have wisdom, you are strong; if you have knowledge, your power increases,
Onye maara ihe na-emeri site nʼịdị ike, ndị nwere ọmụma ihe na-akpali ike ha.
6 for with wise guidance you can go to war; you will be victorious by having many good advisors.
Ejela ọgụ ma ọ bụghị na i nwetara ezi ndụmọdụ, nʼihi na nzọpụta dị nʼige ọtụtụ ndị ndụmọdụ ntị.
7 Wisdom goes over the heads of stupid people; they have nothing to contribute when important matters are discussed.
Amamihe dị elu nke ukwuu nye ndị nzuzu, ha gaghị asaghe ọnụ ha nʼọgbakọ ọnụ ụzọ ama.
8 Anyone who plans to do evil will be seen as a troublemaker.
Onye na-eche echiche ime ihe ọjọọ ka a ga-agụ dịka onye nzube ihe ọjọọ
9 Plans thought up by stupid people are sinful. Everyone hates those who are scornful of others.
Nzube niile nke onye na-enweghị uche bụ mmehie, ndị mmadụ na-akpọ onye na-akwa emo asị.
10 If you give up in times of trouble, it shows how weak you are.
Ọ bụrụ na ị pụghị iguzosi ike nʼoge nsogbu, ị bụ nnọọ onye ike ya dị ntakịrị.
11 Rescue those who are being led away to be executed; save those who are stumbling on their way to be slaughtered.
Napụta ndị a na-eduba nʼọnwụ. Napụtakwa ndị ahụ a mara ikpe ọnwụ nʼụzọ na-ezighị ezi.
12 If you say, “Look, we didn't know anything about this,” don't you think the God who judges your motives will see what's happening? He who watches over you knows, and he will pay people back for what they've done.
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 My son, eating honey is good for you; the honeycomb tastes sweet.
Nwa m nwoke, rachaa mmanụ aṅụ nʼihi na ọ dị mma. Mmanụ aṅụ nke si nʼugbugbo mmanụ aṅụ na-adị gị ụtọ nʼọnụ.
14 In the same way, you should know that wisdom is good for you; if you find it, there will be a future for you, and your hope will not be crushed.
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 Don't be like a criminal waiting to ambush the home of good people; don't attack the place where they live.
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 Those who do right may fall down seven times, and still get up again; but the wicked are brought down by disaster.
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 Don't celebrate when your enemies fall; don't be glad when they trip up,
Aṅụrịla ọṅụ mgbe onye iro gị dabara na nsogbu. Ka obi gharakwa ịtọ gị ụtọ mgbe ọ dara.
18 otherwise when the Lord sees it, he'll be unhappy with you and won't punish your enemies as he planned.
Nʼihi na Onyenwe anyị pụrụ iwe iwe nʼihi ya megide gị ma kwụsị ịta ya ahụhụ.
19 Don't get all upset over the wicked, or be jealous of those who do wrong,
Ekwosola onye na-emebi iwu ekworo, maọbụ nwe anya ukwu nʼebe onye ajọ omume nọọ.
20 for evil people have no future—the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.
Nʼihi na onye na-emebi iwu enweghị ọdịnihu; a ga-afụnyụkwa ọkụ onye ajọ omume.
21 My son, honor the Lord and the king, and don't join those who are rebellious,
Nwa m, tụọ egwu Onyenwe anyị na onye bụ eze, esonyerela ndị ozi na-enupu isi megide nna ha ukwu.
22 for disaster will suddenly fall on them. Who knows how the Lord and king will punish them?
Nʼihi na ọ bụ na mberede ka ị ga-eso ha daba na nhụju anya. Onye maara ihe ga-abụ ọgwụgwụ ya?
23 These are more sayings of the wise: Showing favoritism when passing judgment is wrong.
Ndị a bụkwa okwu ọzọ ndị amamihe kwuru, iji gosi na ikpe ikpe na-akwụghị ọtọ adịghị mma.
24 Those who tell the guilty, “You're innocent,” will be cursed by the people and hated by the nation,
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 while those who convict the guilty will be appreciated, and will receive a rich blessing.
Ma ọ ga-adịrị ndị ahụ na-abara onye ikpe mara mba na mma, ha ga-anatakwa ezi ngọzị.
26 An honest answer is a kiss on the lips.
Ọsịsa ziri ezi bụ ihe na-egosi ikwesi ntụkwasị obi.
27 Do the work you need to do outside first, then prepare and sow your fields, and only after that start building your house.
Rụchaa ọrụ gị dị nʼezi. Dozie ala ubi gị. Emesịa wuoro onwe gị ụlọ.
28 Don't testify against your neighbors without having a good reason, and don't tell lies.
Agbala ama ụgha megide onye agbataobi gị nʼefu. Ọ bụ egbugbere ọnụ gị abụọ ka ị ga-eji ghọọ aghụghọ?
29 Don't say to yourself, “I'm going to do to him what he did to me! I'll pay him back for what he's done!”
Asịla, “Aga m emeso ha dịka ha siri meso m. Aga m akwụghachi ha ụgwọ ihe ha mere.”
30 I walked past the field of a lazy man, past a vineyard of someone with no sense.
Esitere m nʼubi otu onye umengwụ gafee, bụ ubi vaịnị nke onye na-enweghị uche,
31 It was all overgrown with thorns, the ground was covered with weeds, and the stone wall had fallen down.
hụ na ogwu etochiela ya, ahịhịa etochiekwala ya; mgbidi dị ya gburugburu adaakwala.
32 As I looked I thought about it, and what I saw taught me a lesson:
Elegharịrị m ya anya site na ya mụta otu ihe a:
33 You may say, “Please, just a little more sleep, a little longer snooze, a little more folding of the arms to rest”—
Nwa ụra nta, nwa iru ụra nta, nwa ịchịkọba aka nta zuo ike
34 and poverty will attack you like a robber, destitution like an armed warrior.
ụbịam ga-abịakwasị gị dịka onye ohi, ụkọ abịakwasịkwa gị dịka onye na-apụnara mmadụ ihe.
