Proverbs 2
1 My son, if thou wouldst but accept my words, and treasure up my commandments with thee;
Vinye, ne èxɔ nye nyawo eye nèdzra nye sededewo ɖo ɖe mewò,
2 To let thy ear listen unto wisdom: [if] thou wouldst incline thy heart to understanding.
ne ètrɔ to ɖe nunya ŋu hetsɔ wò dzi na gɔmesese,
3 For if thou wilt call after intelligence; if after understanding thou wilt lift up thy voice;
ne èyɔ sidzedze eye nèdo ɣli na gɔmesese,
4 If thou wilt seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures:
ne èdii abe klosalo alo kesinɔnu si woɣla ene la,
5 Then wilt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and the knowledge of God wilt thou find.
ekema àse Yehowavɔvɔ̃ gɔme eye àke ɖe Mawu nyanya ŋu
6 For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth [come] knowledge and understanding.
elabena Yehowae naa nunya, eye sidzedze kple gɔmesese doa go tso eƒe nu me.
7 He treasureth up sound wisdom for the righteous, as a shield to those that walk in integrity:
Eɖo dziɖuɖu ɖi na nuteƒewɔlawo eye wònye akpoxɔnu na ame siwo ƒe zɔzɔme ŋu fɔɖiɖi mele o,
8 That men may keep the paths of justice; and the way of his pious servants doth he guard.
elabena edzɔa ame dzɔdzɔewo ƒe toƒewo ŋu eye wòkpɔa eƒe nuteƒewɔlawo ƒe mɔwo ta.
9 Then wilt thou understand righteousness, and justice, and equity: yea, every track of goodness.
Ekema àse nu si nyo, le dzɔdzɔe eye wòdze la gɔme, ɛ̃, àse mɔ nyui ɖe sia ɖe gɔme,
10 For wisdom will enter thy heart, and knowledge will be pleasant unto thy soul;
elabena nunya age ɖe wò dzi me, eye sidzedze ado dzidzɔ na wò luʋɔ.
11 Discretion will watch over thee, understanding will keep thee;
Tamebubu nyui akpɔ tawò, eye gɔmesese adzɔ ŋuwò.
12 To deliver thee from the way of the bad, from the man that speaketh perverse things;
Nunya aɖe wò tso ame vɔ̃ɖiwo ƒe mɔwo dzi, tso nya tovo gblɔlawo ƒe asi me,
13 [From those] who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
ame siwo gblea mɔ dzɔdzɔetɔwo ɖi hezɔna le mɔ doblukɔwo dzi,
14 Who rejoice to do evil, who are delighted in the perverseness of the bad;
ame siwo nu gbegblẽ wɔwɔ doa dzidzɔ na, eye wotsoa aseye le nu tovo ƒe vɔ̃ɖinyenye ŋu,
15 Who as regardeth their paths are crooked, and froward in their tracks.
ame siwo ƒe mɔwo glɔ̃ eye wotrana le woƒe mɔwo dzi.
16 To deliver thee from the adulteress, from the alien woman that useth flattering speeches;
Nunya aɖe wò le nyɔnu ahasitɔ hã ƒe asi me kple srɔ̃nyɔnu si da afɔ la ƒe amenubeble me
17 That forsaketh the friend of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
ame si gblẽ eƒe ɖetugbimesrɔ̃ ɖi eye mewɔ ɖe nu si wòbla kplii le Mawu ŋkume la dzi o
18 For she sinketh unto death—her house, and unto the departed [lead] her tracks.
elabena eƒe aƒe ɖo ta ku me eye eƒe mɔwo ɖo ta ame siwo le tsiẽƒe la ƒe gbɔgbɔwo gbɔ.
19 All that come unto her return not again, and they will not reach the paths of life.
Ame siwo katã yia egbɔ la megatrɔna gbɔna loo alo gena ɖe agbemɔ la dzi o.
20 In order that thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and observe the paths of the righteous.
Ale àto ame nyuiwo ƒe mɔwo dzi eye àlé ame dzɔdzɔewo ƒe mɔwo ɖe asi.
21 For the upright will dwell on the earth, and the perfect will be left remaining on it.
Ame dzɔdzɔewo anɔ anyigba dzi eye ame maɖifɔwo asusɔ ɖe edzi
22 But the wicked will be cut off from the earth, and the treacherous shall be plucked up therefrom.
gake woatsrɔ̃ ame vɔ̃ɖiwo ɖa le anyigba dzi eye woaho nuteƒemawɔlawo ɖa le edzi.
