Proverbs 24
1 Be not thou enuious against euill men, neither desire to be with them.
Mègabiã ŋu ame vɔ̃ɖiwo o, mègadi woƒe hamenɔnɔ o
2 For their heart imagineth destruction, and their lippes speake mischiefe.
elabena woƒe dzi ɖoa nu tovo eye woƒe nuyiwo ƒoa nu tso nu gbegblẽ wɔwɔ ŋuti.
3 Through wisdome is an house builded, and with vnderstanding it is established.
Nunya wotsɔna tua xɔe eye gɔmesese wotsɔna ɖoa egɔme anyie,
4 And by knowledge shall the chambers bee filled with all precious, and pleasant riches.
to sidzedze me wotsɔa nu nyui tɔxɛ siwo mebɔ o kple kesinɔnu nyuiwo yɔa woƒe xɔwo mee.
5 A wise man is strong: for a man of vnderstanding encreaseth his strength.
Ŋusẽ gã aɖe le nunyala si eye ame si si gɔmesese le la dzia eƒe ŋusẽ ɖe edzi.
6 For with counsel thou shalt enterprise thy warre, and in the multitude of them that can giue counsell, is health.
Èhiã nufiame hafi adze aʋa eye hafi dziɖuɖu nava la, èhiã aɖaŋuɖola geɖewo.
7 Wisdome is hie to a foole: therefore he can not open his mouth in the gate.
Nunya kɔ boo na bometsila akpa; le amehawo dome, le agbo nu la, nya aɖeke mele esi wòagblɔ o.
8 Hee that imagineth to doe euill, men shall call him an autour of wickednes.
Ame si ɖo vɔ̃ be yeawɔ lae woyɔna be ame vɔ̃ɖi.
9 The wicked thought of a foole is sinne, and the scorner is an abomination vnto men.
Bometsinuwo ɖoɖo nye nu vɔ̃ eye amewo tsria fewuɖula.
10 If thou bee faint in the day of aduersitie, thy strength is small.
Ne èʋuʋu le xaxaɣi la, aleke wò ŋusẽ mehele sue o?
11 Deliuer them that are drawen to death: wilt thou not preserue them that are led to be slaine?
Ɖe ame siwo wokplɔ yina wuwu ge eye xɔ na ame siwo le yiyim sɔgɔsɔgɔ yina ɖe ku me.
12 If thou say, Beholde, we knew not of it: he that pondereth the heartes, doeth not hee vnderstand it? and hee that keepeth thy soule, knoweth he it not? will not he also recompense euery man according to his workes?
Ne ègblɔ be, “Míenya naneke tso nu sia ŋuti o” la, ɖe ame si daa dziwo kpɔ la menyae oa? Ɖe wòle nyanya na ame si kpɔa wò agbe ta? Ɖe maɖo eteƒe na ame sia ame ɖe nu si wòwɔ la nu oa?
13 My sonne, eate hony, for it is good, and the hony combe, for it is sweete vnto thy mouth.
Vinye, no anyitsi elabena enyo; anyitsi tso anyito me avivi le wò nu me.
14 So shall the knowledge of wisdome be vnto thy soule, if thou finde it, and there shall be an ende, and thine hope shall not be cut off.
Nyae hã be, nunya avivi wò luʋɔ nu; ne èke ɖe eŋu la, mɔkpɔkpɔ li na wò hena etsɔ si gbɔna eye wò mɔkpɔkpɔ mazu dzodzro o.
15 Laye no waite, O wicked man, against the house of the righteous, and spoyle not his resting place.
Mègade xa ɖe ame dzɔdzɔe ƒe aƒe ŋu o, mègava ha enɔƒe o
16 For a iust man falleth seuen times, and riseth againe: but the wicked fall into mischiefe.
elabena togbɔ be ame dzɔdzɔe adze anyi zi adre hã la, agafɔ gake ame vɔ̃ɖiwo ya la, dzɔgbevɔ̃e ahe wo aƒu anyi.
17 Bee thou not glad when thine enemie falleth, and let not thine heart reioyce when hee stumbleth,
Mègakpɔ dziɖuɖu ƒe dzidzɔ ne wò futɔ dze anyi o, eye ne ekli nu la, dzi megadzɔ wò o,
18 Least the Lord see it, and it displease him, and he turne his wrath from him.
elabena Yehowa akpɔe, eye madze eŋu o, eye wòaɖe eƒe dziku ɖa le edzi.
19 Fret not thy selfe because of the malicious, neither be enuious at the wicked.
Mègadzo nyanyanya le ame vɔ̃ɖiwo ta alo aʋã ŋu ŋutasẽla o,
20 For there shall bee none ende of plagues to the euill man: the light of the wicked shall bee put out.
elabena mɔkpɔkpɔ aɖeke meli na ame vɔ̃ɖi ɖe etsɔ si gbɔna ŋuti o eye woatsi ŋutasẽlawo ƒe akaɖi.
21 My sonne feare the Lord, and the King, and meddle not with them that are sedicious.
Vinye, vɔ̃ Yehowa kple fia la eye mègade aglãdzelawo dzi o
22 For their destruction shall rise suddenly, and who knoweth the ruine of them both?
elabena ame eve mawo ana gbegblẽ naƒo ɖe wo dzi kpoyi eye ame kae nya dzɔgbevɔ̃e si woate ŋu ahe vɛ?
23 ALSO THESE THINGS PERTEINE TO THE WISE, It is not good to haue respect of any person in iudgement.
Esiawo hã nye nunyalawo ƒe nyagbɔgblɔwo: Akpa ɖeka dzi dede le ʋɔnudɔdrɔ̃ me menyo o.
24 He that saith to the wicked, Thou art righteous, him shall the people curse, and the multitude shall abhorre him.
Ame si agblɔ na fɔɖila be, “Mèdze agɔ o” la, amewo ado ɖiŋu nɛ eye dukɔwo anyɔ ŋui.
25 But to them that rebuke him, shall be pleasure, and vpon them shall come the blessing of goodnesse.
Ke eme anyo na ame siwo abu fɔ agɔdzela eye yayra gãwo ava wo ameawo dzi.
26 They shall kisse the lippes of him that answereth vpright wordes.
Nyaŋuɖoɖo ɖe ɖoɖo nu le abe nugbugbɔ ene.
27 Prepare thy worke without, and make readie thy thinges in the fielde, and after, builde thine house.
Wu wò gotadɔwo nu eye nàdzra wò agble me ɖo, ema megbe la, tu wò xɔ.
28 Be not a witnes against thy neighbour without cause: for wilt thou deceiue with thy lippes?
Mègaɖu ɖasefo ɖe hawòvi ŋu dzodzro alo atsɔ wò nuyiwo aka aʋatsoe o.
29 Say not, I wil doe to him, as he hath done to mee, I will recompence euery man according to his worke.
Mègagblɔ be, “Mele ewɔ ge nɛ abe ale si wòwɔe ɖe ŋutinye ene, mele eteƒe ɖo ge na ŋutsu sia ɖe nu si wòwɔ la ta” o.
30 I passed by the fielde of the slouthfull, and by the vineyarde of the man destitute of vnderstanding.
Meto kuviatɔ kple ame manyanu ƒe waingble ŋu yi;
31 And lo, it was al growen ouer with thornes, and nettles had couered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken downe.
ŋu vu tsyɔ afi sia afi, gbe to ɖe eme katã eye kpekpɔ la kaka le eŋu.
32 Then I behelde, and I considered it well: I looked vpon it, and receiued instruction.
Metsɔ nye dzi ɖo nu si mekpɔ la ŋu eye mesrɔ̃ nu tso nu si mekpɔ la me.
33 Yet a litle sleepe, a litle slumber, a litle folding of the handes to sleepe.
Dɔ alɔ̃ vie, dɔ akɔlɔ̃e sẽe, ŋlɔ wò abɔwo nàdzudzɔ vie,
34 So thy pouertie commeth as one that traueileth by the way, and thy necessitie like an armed man.
tete ahedada aƒo ɖe dziwò abe adzodala ene, eye hiã abe aʋakalẽtɔ si bla akpa ene.
