Proverbs 11
1 Balances of deceit are an abomination of the Lord; but a full weight [obtaineth] his favor.
Awurade kyi asisi nsania, na nʼani gye nokware nkaribo ho.
2 When pride cometh, then cometh disgrace; but with the modest there is wisdom.
Ahantan ba a, animguase na edi so, nanso ahobrɛase de nyansa ba.
3 The integrity of the upright guideth them; but the cunning of the treacherous destroyeth them.
Teefo nokwaredi kyerɛ wɔn kwan; nanso nkontompofo ano ntanta sɛe wɔn.
4 Wealth cannot profit on the day of wrath; but righteousness deliver from death.
Ahonya nka hwee wɔ abufuwhyew da no, nanso trenee gye nkwa fi owu mu.
5 The righteousness of the perfect maketh even his way; but by his own wickedness will the wicked fall.
Wɔn a wonni bɔne no trenee bɔ kwan tee ma wɔn, nanso amumɔyɛfo amumɔyɛsɛm brɛ wɔn ase.
6 The righteousness of the upright will deliver them; but through their own sinful desires are the treacherous caught.
Pɛyɛfo treneeyɛ gye wɔn, nanso akɔnnɔ bɔne afiri yi nkontompofo.
7 When a wicked man dieth, [his] hope vanisheth; and the expectation of his children is lost.
Sɛ omumɔyɛfo wu a, nʼanidaso yera; nea osusuw sɛ obenya afi ne tumi mu nyinaa no yɛ ɔkwa.
8 The righteous is delivered out of distress, and the wicked cometh in his stead.
Wogye ɔtreneeni fi amane mu, na ɛba omumɔyɛfo so mmom.
9 With his mouth doth the hypocrite destroy his neighbor; but through knowledge are the righteous delivered.
Nea onsuro Onyame de nʼano sɛe ne yɔnko, nanso ɔtreneeni nam nimdeɛ so fi mu.
10 When it goeth well with the righteous, the town rejoiceth loudly: and when the wicked perish, there is joyful shouting.
Sɛ atreneefo di yiye a, kuropɔn no di ahurusi; nanso amumɔyɛfo wu a, wɔbɔ ose.
11 Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted; but through the mouth of the wicked it is pulled down.
Pɛyɛfo nhyira ma kuropɔn no kɔ so, nanso amumɔyɛfo ano ma ɛbɔ.
12 He that despiseth his neighbor is void of sense; but a man of understanding maintaineth silence.
Onipa a onni adwene no bu ne yɔnko animtiaa, nanso nea ɔwɔ nhumu no to ne tɛkrɛma nnareka.
13 He that walketh about as talebearer revealeth secrets; but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.
Nsekudi sɛe ahotoso, nanso nea wɔwɔ ne mu ahotoso no kora ahintasɛm.
14 Where there is no wise guidance, a people must fall: but [it will obtain] help through the multitude of counsellors.
Ɔman a enni akwankyerɛ no bɔ, nanso afotufo dodow ma nkonimdi ba.
15 With evil will he be overwhelmed that is surety for a stranger: but he that hateth giving the hand as pledge is safe.
Nea odi akagyinamu ma ɔfoforo no behu amane, na nea ɔmmfa ne nsa nhyɛ awowasi ase no aso mu dwo no.
16 A woman endowed with grace will surely obtain honor; and the powerful will obtain riches.
Ɔbea a ne yam ye no, wɔde obu ma no, nanso mmarima atirimɔdenfo nya ahode nkutoo.
17 The man of kindness doth good to his own soul; but he that troubleth his own flesh is cruel.
Ɔyamyefo ye ma ne ho, na otirimɔdenfo de ɔhaw ba nʼankasa so.
18 The wicked practiseth a work of falsehood; but he that soweth righteousness [obtaineth] the reward of truth.
Omumɔyɛfo nya akatua a ennyina, nanso nea ogu trenee aba no twa aba a edi mu.
19 He who is firm in righteousness attaineth to life: and he that pursueth evil [doth it] to his own death.
Nea ɔyɛ nokware treneeni no nya nkwa, nanso nea ɔkɔ so yɛ bɔne no kɔ owu mu.
20 An abomination of the Lord are those of a perverse heart; but his favor is for those who are unblemished in their way.
Awurade kyi nnipa a wɔn koma akyea, na nʼani gye wɔn a wɔn akwan ho nni asɛm no ho.
21 The hand [of God] being against [his] hand, the bad man shall not go unpunished; but the seed of the righteous shall escape.
Gye to mu sɛ, amumɔyɛfo benya wɔn akatua, na atreneefo benya wɔn ti adidi mu.
22 As a golden ring in a swine's snout, so is a handsome woman that hath thrown off discretion.
Ɔbea hoɔfɛfo a ontumi nsi gyinae no te sɛ sika kaa a ɛhyɛ prako hwene mu.
23 The desire of the righteous is only good: but the hope of the wicked is the wrath [of God].
Atreneefo apɛde wie yiye, nanso amumɔyɛfo anidaso wie abufuwhyew.
24 There is a man that scattereth gifts, and yet his wealth is increased: and there is one that withholdeth more than is proper, and still cometh only to want.
Obi yɛ adɔe, na onya ne ho bebree; obi nso yɛ pɛpɛe, nanso ehia no.
25 A beneficent soul will be abundantly gratified; and he that refresheth [others] will be also refreshed himself.
Ɔyamyefo bɛkɔ so anya ne ho; na nea ɔma ebinom mee no nso bɛmee.
26 Him that withholdeth corn, the people will denounce; but blessing will be heaped upon the head of the one that selleth it.
Nnipa dome nea ɔde atoko sie, na nhyira ba nea ɔtɔn ne de so.
27 He that diligently searcheth after good seeketh favor; but if one inquireth after evil, it will come unto him.
Nea ɔhwehwɛ papa akyi kwan no nya anisɔ, na nea ɔhwehwɛ bɔne no, bɔne ba ne so.
28 He that trusteth in his riches will surely fall; but the righteous shall grow like the leaves [of a tree].
Nea ɔde ne ho to nʼahonyade so no bɛhwe ase, na ɔtreneeni bɛyɛ frɔmfrɔm sɛ ahabammono.
29 He that troubleth his own house will inherit the wind; and the fool will become the servant to the wise of heart.
Nea ɔde ɔhaw bɛto nʼabusua so no bedi mframa ade, na ɔkwasea bɛyɛ onyansafo somfo.
30 The fruit of the righteous is of the tree of life, and the wise draweth souls to himself.
Ɔtreneeni aba yɛ nkwadua, na nea ogye akra no yɛ onyansafo.
31 Behold, the righteous is recompensed on the earth: how much more the wicked and the sinner.
Kyerɛwsɛm no ka se, “Ɛyɛ den sɛ wobegye onipa pa nkwa; na wɔn a wonnye asɛm no nni ne nnebɔneyɛfo no de, dɛn na ɛbɛba wɔn so?”
