Proverbs 5
1 My son, attend unto my wisdom; incline thine ear to my understanding;
Nwa m, ṅaa ntị nʼokwu amamihe m, gee ntị nʼokwu nghọta m ndị a.
2 That thou mayest preserve discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.
Lezie anya, ka i debe izuzu dị iche iche, ka egbugbere ọnụ gị na-echebekwa ihe ọmụma.
3 For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil;
Nʼihi na egbugbere ọnụ nwanyị na-akwa iko na-atọ ka mmanụ aṅụ, okwu ọnụ ya na-akwọ mụrụmụrụ karịa mmanụ.
4 But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
Ma nʼikpeazụ, ọ na-elu ilu dịka oluilu dịkwa nkọ ka mma agha ihu abụọ.
Ụkwụ ya abụọ na-arịdaru nʼọnwụ, nzọ ụkwụ ya abụọ na-eje nʼụzọ ọkụ ala mmụọ. (Sheol h7585)
6 Lest she should walk the even path of life, her ways wander, but she knoweth it not.
Nʼihi na ọ dịghị agbaso ụzọ kwesiri ndụ; ụzọ ya gbagọrọ agbagọ, ma ọ maghị nke a.
7 Now therefore, O ye children, hearken unto me, and depart not from the words of my mouth.
Ugbu a ụmụ m, geenụ m ntị, unu esikwala nʼokwu niile nke ọnụ m wezuga onwe unu.
8 Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house;
Gbaara nwanyị dị otu a ọsọ! Ejekwala ọnụ ụzọ ụlọ ya nso,
9 Lest thou give thy vigour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel;
ka ị ghara ire ugwu gị nʼebe ndị ọzọ nọ, maọbụ were ndụ gị tinye nʼaka ndị na-enweghị obi ebere.
10 Lest strangers be filled with thy strength, and thy labours be in the house of an alien;
Ka ndị ọbịa ghara inwe oke oriri nʼelu akụ gị, ka ihe niile ị dọgburu onwe gị nʼọrụ ịkpata gharakwa imejupụta ụlọ onye ọzọ.
11 And thou moan, when thine end cometh, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,
Ka ị gharakwa ịsụ ude nʼikpeazụ mgbe ọrịa ga-eripịa ọkpụkpụ gị na anụ ahụ gị.
12 And say: 'How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;
Mgbe ị ga-asị, Lee ka m si kpọọ ịdọ aka na ntị asị! “Leekwa ka obi m si lelịa iba mba anya!
13 Neither have I hearkened to the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!
Egeghị m ntị nʼozizi nke ndị nkuzi m maọbụ nabata ndụmọdụ nke ndị ndụmọdụ m.
14 I was well nigh in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.'
Nʼihi na ugbu a, abịaruola m na mbibi nʼihu ọha mmadụ niile.”
15 Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.
Ṅụọ naanị mmiri nke si nʼite mmiri gị; mmiri dị mma nke si nʼolulu mmiri gị.
16 Let thy springs be dispersed abroad, and courses of water in the streets.
Gịnị mere ị ga-eji kwe ka isi mmiri gị sọọ nʼokporoụzọ, ka mmiri nke aka gị sọọ nʼama?
17 Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee.
Kwee ka ha bụrụ nke naanị gị, nke onye ọbịa na-agaghị enwe oke nʼime ya.
18 Let thy fountain be blessed; and have joy of the wife of thy youth.
Kwere ka ịbụ nwoke gị bụrụ ngọzị nye gị; ṅụrịakwa ọṅụ nʼihi nwunye nke ị lụtara nʼokorobịa gị.
19 A lovely hind and a graceful doe, let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; with her love be thou ravished always.
Nne anụ nke na-ahụ nʼanya, dịka ele mara mma, ka ara dị ya nʼobi zuore gị, ka ịhụnanya ya na-enye gị obi ụtọ mgbe ọbụla.
20 Why then wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of an alien?
Gịnị ka ị na-achọ nʼahụ nwanyị na-akwa iko? Gịnị mere i ji na-amaku nwunye onye ọzọ obi?
21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and He maketh even all his paths.
Nʼihi na Onyenwe anyị na-ele gị anya, ihe niile ị na-eme ka ọ na-ahụ.
22 His own iniquities shall ensnare the wicked, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.
Onye na-emebi iwu na-esite na mmehie ya laa onwe ya nʼiyi; mmehie ndị a bụ ụdọ nke na-ejide ya.
23 He shall die for lack of instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall reel.
Ọ ga-anwụ nʼihi na ọ nabataghị ịdọ aka na ntị; ọ bụkwa nzuzu ya dufuru ya.
