Proverbs 4
1 Listen, sons, to a father's instruction; pay attention and discover what makes sense,
Nagofelali! Dilia ada adi olelesea noga: le nabima! Amasea dili da Bagade Dawa: su Hou ida: iwane gala dawa: mu.
2 for what I am passing on to you is reliable. Don't reject my teachings.
Na adi olelebe amo da moloi houdafa. Amaiba: le, dili da eso huluane dawa: laloma.
3 When I was a son with my father—a tender young boy, my mother's only child—
Amola na mano fonobahadiga na da na ada ea mano afadafa galu.
4 he was the one who taught me. He told me, “Pay attention to the words I say and keep them in mind; do what I tell you and you will live.
Amola na ada e da nama moloidafa hou olelesu. E da amane sia: su, “Dawa: ma! Amola na sia: mae gogolema amola na sia: defele hamoma. Amasea, dili da esalusu lamu.
5 Get wisdom, find out what makes sense. Don't forget my words or reject them.
Bagade Dawa: su Hou hogoi helema. Na sia: mae gogolema amola mae higama!
6 Don't give up on wisdom for she will keep you safe. Love wisdom and she will protect you.
Dili da Bagade Dawa: su Hou ida: iwane gala amoma mae higama. Amasea, amo hou da dilia gaga: su agoane ba: mu. Bagade Dawa: su Hou asigiwane ba: ma. Amasea, amo hou da dili gaga: mu.
7 The first thing in becoming wise is to get wisdom! Whatever else you gain, gain insight.
Amola Bagade Dawa: su Hou lamu amo hou da ida: iwanedafa gala. Amola liligi oda amoga Bagade Dawa: su Hou da baligi dagoi.
8 Treasure wisdom, and she will praise you; embrace her, and she will honor you.
Bagade Dawa: su Hou amoma hanama amola amane hou hamosea, dili da dunu hahawanedafa esalumu amola asigi dawa: su bagade dawa: su lamu.
9 She will place on your head a wreath of grace; she will present to you a crown of glory.”
Amo Bagade Dawa: su Hou da dunu huluane ba: ma: ne hamoma, amo hou ida: iwane gala amo ea dilia hou bagade dawa: su ba: mu.
10 Listen, my son, if you accept what I tell you, then you will live a long life.
Nagofe! Noga: le nabima amola dafawane sia: sa noga: le lalegaguma. Amasea di da osobo bagadega fifi masunu.
11 I have explained to you the way of wisdom; I have guided you along the right paths.
Na Bagade Dawa: su Hou olelei amo noga: le dawa: ma. Amasea, di da fifi asi helemu amo logo ganodini.
12 Nothing will block your way when you walk, you won't stumble when you run.
Dima eno hou hame doaga: mu di moloi ahoanea da. Amola dia hehenasea da hame dafamu.
13 Hold on to these instructions—don't let them go. Protect them, for they are life's foundation.
Eso huluane dima hou olelei amoma dawa: ma amola amo da maedafa gogolema amoga dia esalalasu fidimu amola noga: le ouligima.
14 Don't go the way of the wicked or follow the example of those who do evil.
Wadela: le hamosu dunu ilia ahoabe amoga mae masa. Amola wadela: le hamosu dunu ilia hou amoga mae lama.
15 Avoid that way completely. Don't go there! Turn away, and walk on.
Amane mae hamoma wadela: i hou amoma gasigama. Amola amoma higale amola dia moloi logoga masa.
16 Evil people won't rest until they've done something wrong; they can't sleep unless they've tripped someone up.
Wadela: le hamosu dunu ilia da wadela: le hame hamosea, hamedafa golasa. Ilia da wadela: le hamomusa: nedigili ouesala amola eno dunuma wadela: le hamonanu fawane golasa.
17 For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.
Wadela: i hou amola gegesu hou da ilia ha: i manu amola hano nasu agoai gala.
18 The way of life of the good is like the light of the sunrise, glowing brighter and brighter until the full light of day shines out.
Moloidafa dunu ilia logo da eso mabe defele ba: sa, hahawane bagade. Amola hadigi da misini, dialea, eso dogoa defele ba: sa.
19 But the way of life of the wicked is like complete darkness; they don't even know what they're tripping over.
Be wadela: le hamosu dunu ilia logo da gasi bagade ba: sa amola hedolo dafasa amola ili soi amo da ili hame ba: sa.
20 My son, pay attention to what I tell you; listen to the words I'm saying.
Nagofe! Na sia: dia noga: le nabima.
21 Don't lose sight of them; think about them deeply,
Amo dia maedafa gogolema, eso huluane dawa: loma, dia dogo ganodini.
22 for they are life to anyone who finds them, and make the whole body healthy.
Na sia: da nowa dunu da amo noga: le dawa: sea, amo da esalusu imunu, amola ea da: i fidimu.
23 Most of all, protect your mind, for everything in life flows from it.
Dawa: ma! Dia asigiga dawa: su noga: le ouligima. Bai dia esalusu da dia asigi dawa: su dawa: i liligi amo defele ba: mu.
24 Don't ever lie, and don't say anything dishonest.
Sia: dafawane hame, ogogole maedafa sia: ma. Amola ogogosu hou amoma mae gilisima.
25 Focus on what's ahead of you; look at what's in front of you.
Mae beda: iwane molole ba: le gusuma! Dia da hou moloiwane hamobeba: le, dia dialuma da gogosiane fili sa: imu da defea hame.
26 Pay attention to the path you decide to follow, and you'll be safe wherever you go.
Dia adi hamosea, noga: le dawa: lu hamoma amola adi hou dia hamobe amo da bu sinidigili hahawane ba: mu.
27 Don't deviate to the right or the left, and turn away from evil.
Wadela: i hou dawa: ma! Moloiwane ahoanoma! Amola sadena: ne dafasa: besa: le dawa: ma.
