< Proverbs 29 >
1 Anyone who goes on stubbornly rejecting many warnings will be suddenly destroyed, without hope of healing.
Ẹni tí ó sì ń ṣorí kunkun lẹ́yìn ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ìbáwí yóò parun lójijì láìsí àtúnṣe.
2 When good people are in charge, everybody celebrates; but when the wicked rule, everybody groans.
Nígbà tí olódodo bá ń gbilẹ̀, àwọn ènìyàn a yọ̀ nígbà tí ènìyàn búburú ń ṣàkóso, àwọn ènìyàn ń kórìíra.
3 A man who loves wisdom makes his father happy, but one who visits prostitutes throws away his money.
Ènìyàn tí ó fẹ́ràn ọgbọ́n mú kí baba rẹ̀ láyọ̀ ṣùgbọ́n ẹni ti ń bá panṣágà kẹ́gbẹ́ ba ọrọ̀ ọ rẹ̀ jẹ́.
4 A king who rules justly makes the country secure, but one who asks for bribes will destroy it.
Nípa ìdájọ́ òdodo ni ọba fi í mú ìlú tòrò nini, ṣùgbọ́n èyí tí ń ṣe ojúkòkòrò àbẹ̀tẹ́lẹ̀ fà á lulẹ̀.
5 Those who flatter their friends lay a net to trip them up.
Ẹnikẹ́ni tí ó bá tan aládùúgbò rẹ̀ ó ń dẹ àwọ̀n de ẹsẹ̀ ẹ rẹ̀.
6 Evil people are trapped by their own sins, but those who do right sing and celebrate.
Ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ ènìyàn ibi ni ó jẹ́ ìdẹ̀kùn rẹ̀ ṣùgbọ́n olódodo le è kọrin kí ó sì máa yọ̀.
7 Good people care about treating the poor fairly, but the wicked don't think about it at all.
Olódodo ń máa ro ọ̀rọ̀ tálákà, ṣùgbọ́n ènìyàn búburú kò sú sí i láti rò ó.
8 Cynical people can inflame a whole city, but the wise calm angry people down.
Àwọn ẹlẹ́yà a máa ru ìlú sókè, ṣùgbọ́n àwọn ọlọ́gbọ́n ènìyàn máa ń mú ìbínú kúrò.
9 When a wise man takes a stupid man to court, there's raging and ridicule, but nothing is settled.
Bí ọlọ́gbọ́n ènìyàn bá lọ sí ilé ẹjọ́ pẹ̀lú aláìgbọ́n aláìgbọ́n a máa bínú a sì máa jà, kò sì ní sí àlàáfíà.
10 Murderers hate people of integrity, but those who live right try to help them.
Àwọn tí ó ń tàjẹ̀ sílẹ̀ kò rí ẹni dídúró ṣinṣin wọ́n sì ń wá ọ̀nà láti pa olódodo.
11 Stupid people let all their anger out, while wise people quietly hold it in.
Aláìgbọ́n ènìyàn fi gbogbo ẹnu rẹ̀ bínú ṣùgbọ́n ọlọ́gbọ́n ènìyàn a máa kó ìbínú rẹ̀ ní ìjánu.
12 A ruler who listens to lies will have nothing but wicked officials.
Bí olórí bá fetí sí irọ́, gbogbo àwọn ìjòyè rẹ̀ a di ènìyàn búburú lójú rẹ̀.
13 Poor people and their oppressors have this in common: the Lord gives life to all of them.
Tálákà ènìyàn àti aninilára jọ ní àbùdá yìí, Olúwa jẹ́ kí ojú àwọn méjèèjì máa ríran.
14 If a king judges the poor fairly, he will have a long rule.
Bí ọba kan bá ń ṣe ìdájọ́ tálákà pẹ̀lú òtítọ́ ìtẹ́ ìjọba rẹ yóò fìdímúlẹ̀ nígbà gbogbo.
15 Discipline and correction provide wisdom, but a son left undisciplined is an embarrassment to his mother.
Ọ̀pá ìbániwí ń fún ni ní ọgbọ́n ṣùgbọ́n ọmọ tí a fi sílẹ̀ fúnra rẹ̀ a dójútì ìyá rẹ̀.
16 When the wicked are in power, sin increases; but the good will see their downfall.
Nígbà tí ènìyàn búburú ń gbilẹ̀, bẹ́ẹ̀ náà ni ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ ń gbilẹ̀ ṣùgbọ́n olódodo yóò rí ìṣubú wọn.
17 Discipline your children and they won't give you any worries; they will make you very happy.
Bá ọmọ rẹ wí, yóò sì fún ọ ní àlàáfíà yóò sì mú inú dídùn wá sí inú ọkàn rẹ.
18 Without a revelation from God, the people go out of control, but those who keep the law are happy.
Níbi tí kò ti sí ìfihàn, àwọn ènìyàn a gbé ìgbé ayé àìbìkítà, ṣùgbọ́n ìbùkún ní fún àwọn tí ń pa òfin mọ́.
19 A servant can't be disciplined by words alone; though they understand, they don't follow what they're told.
A kò le fi ọ̀rọ̀ lásán kìlọ̀ fún ìránṣẹ́ bí ó tilẹ̀ yé e, kò ní kọbi ara sí i.
20 Have you seen a man who speaks without thinking? There's more hope for stupid people than for him!
Ǹjẹ́ ó rí ènìyàn tí ń kánjú sọ̀rọ̀? Ìrètí wà fún aláìgbọ́n jù ú lọ.
21 A servant indulged from childhood will in the end become unmanageable.
Bí ènìyàn kan bá kẹ́ ìránṣẹ́ rẹ̀ lákẹ̀ẹ́jù láti kékeré yóò mú ìbànújẹ́ wá ní ìgbẹ̀yìn.
22 Angry people stir up trouble, those with short tempers commit many sins.
Oníbìínú ènìyàn a ru ìjà sókè, onínú-fùfù ènìyàn a sì máa dá ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ẹ̀ṣẹ̀.
23 If you're proud, you'll be humiliated; but if you're humble, you'll be honored.
Ìgbéraga ènìyàn a máa sọ ọ́ di ẹni ilẹ̀ ṣùgbọ́n onírẹ̀lẹ̀ ènìyàn a máa gba iyì kún iyì.
24 A thief's partner hates his life; even under the threat of being cursed he can't tell the truth.
Ẹni tí ó ń kó ẹgbẹ́, olè kórìíra ọkàn ara rẹ̀, ó ń gbọ́ èpè olóhun kò sì le è fọhùn.
25 Being afraid of people traps you, but if you trust in the Lord you're safe.
Ìbẹ̀rù ènìyàn kan yóò sì di ìdẹ̀kùn ṣùgbọ́n ẹnikẹ́ni tí ó bẹ̀rù Olúwa wà láìléwu.
26 Many people look for favors from a ruler, but justice comes from the Lord.
Ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ni ń wá ojúrere alákòóso, ṣùgbọ́n láti ọ̀dọ̀ Olúwa ni ènìyàn tí ń gba ìdájọ́ òdodo.
27 Good people hate those who are unjust; the wicked hate those who do what's right.
Olódodo kórìíra àwọn aláìṣòótọ́: ènìyàn búburú kórìíra olódodo.