Proverbs 24
1 Be thou not envious of bad men, and do not long to be with them.
Ekwosola ndị ajọ omume ekworo, ka ihe banyere ha ghara ịtọ gị ụtọ.
2 For their heart meditateth destruction, and of mischief do their lips speak.
Nʼihi na-atụmatụ obi ha niile bụ otu ha ga-esi mee ihe ike, egbugbere ọnụ ha na-ekwu naanị maka ọgbaaghara.
3 Through wisdom is a house built; and through understanding is it firmly established;
Ọ bụ amamihe ka e ji ewu ụlọ, ọ bụkwa nghọta ka e ji eme ka o guzosie ike.
4 And through knowledge are chambers filled with all manner of precious and pleasant wealth.
Sitekwa nʼihe ọmụma ka akụ niile ji ejupụta nʼime ya, bụ akụ ndị pụrụ iche ma dịkwa oke ọnụahịa.
5 A wise man is [always] in power; and a man of knowledge fortifieth [his] strength.
Onye maara ihe na-emeri site nʼịdị ike, ndị nwere ọmụma ihe na-akpali ike ha.
6 For by wise counsel canst thou conduct thy war; and there is help in a multitude of counsellors.
Ejela ọgụ ma ọ bụghị na i nwetara ezi ndụmọdụ, nʼihi na nzọpụta dị nʼige ọtụtụ ndị ndụmọdụ ntị.
7 Wisdom is too high for a fool: in the gate can he not open his mouth.
Amamihe dị elu nke ukwuu nye ndị nzuzu, ha gaghị asaghe ọnụ ha nʼọgbakọ ọnụ ụzọ ama.
8 Him that deviseth to do evil, men call a master of wicked devices.
Onye na-eche echiche ime ihe ọjọọ ka a ga-agụ dịka onye nzube ihe ọjọọ
9 The counsel of folly is sin; and an abomination to men is the scorner.
Nzube niile nke onye na-enweghị uche bụ mmehie, ndị mmadụ na-akpọ onye na-akwa emo asị.
10 If thou despond on the day of distress, thy strength is small.
Ọ bụrụ na ị pụghị iguzosi ike nʼoge nsogbu, ị bụ nnọọ onye ike ya dị ntakịrị.
11 Deliver those that are taken unto death, and those that are moved away to the slaughter hold back.
Napụta ndị a na-eduba nʼọnwụ. Napụtakwa ndị ahụ a mara ikpe ọnwụ nʼụzọ na-ezighị ezi.
12 If thou shouldst say, Behold, we know not this man: lo, he that weigheth hearts will truly regard it, and he that keepeth thy soul will surely know it; and he will give a recompense to man according to his doing.
Ọ bụrụ na ị sị, “Anyị amaghị banyere ihe ndị a,” ọ bụ na onye na-enyocha obi aghọtaghị ya? Ọ bụ na onye na-eche ndụ gị amaghị ya? Ọ bụ na ọ gaghị akwụghachi onye ọbụla ụgwọ dịka akaọrụ ya siri dị?
13 Eat honey, my son, because it is good; and the fine honey, which is sweet to thy palate:
Nwa m nwoke, rachaa mmanụ aṅụ nʼihi na ọ dị mma. Mmanụ aṅụ nke si nʼugbugbo mmanụ aṅụ na-adị gị ụtọ nʼọnụ.
14 So obtain the knowledge of wisdom for thy soul: when thou hast found her, then shall there be a [happy] future, and thy hope shall not be cut off.
Marakwa na otu a ka amamihe kwesiri isi tọọ obi gị ụtọ. Ọ bụrụ na i chọta ya i nwere olileanya nke ga-adịgide.
15 Lie not in wait, O wicked man! against the dwelling of the righteous; waste not his resting-place;
Adịla ka onye na-emebi iwu, onye echiche ya niile bụ imegide ụlọ onye ezi omume. A gakwala ga kwakọrọ ihe dị nʼụlọ ya.
16 For though the righteous were to fall seven times, he will rise up again; but the wicked shall stumble into misfortune.
Nʼihi na onye ezi omume nwere ike daa ugboro asaa ma o ga-ebilikwa ọzọ. Ma ndị na-emebi iwu na-asọ ngọngọ mgbe nsogbu bịakwasịrị ha.
17 At the fall of thy enemy do not rejoice; and at his stumbling let not thy heart be glad:
Aṅụrịla ọṅụ mgbe onye iro gị dabara na nsogbu. Ka obi gharakwa ịtọ gị ụtọ mgbe ọ dara.
18 Lest the Lord see it and it be displeasing in his eyes, and he turn away from him his wrath.
Nʼihi na Onyenwe anyị pụrụ iwe iwe nʼihi ya megide gị ma kwụsị ịta ya ahụhụ.
19 Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, neither be thou envious of the wicked;
Ekwosola onye na-emebi iwu ekworo, maọbụ nwe anya ukwu nʼebe onye ajọ omume nọọ.
20 For there will be no [happy] future for the bad man: the lamp of the wicked will be quenched.
Nʼihi na onye na-emebi iwu enweghị ọdịnihu; a ga-afụnyụkwa ọkụ onye ajọ omume.
21 My son, fear the Lord and the king: with those that are desirous to change do not mingle thyself;
Nwa m, tụọ egwu Onyenwe anyị na onye bụ eze, esonyerela ndị ozi na-enupu isi megide nna ha ukwu.
22 For suddenly will their calamity arise; and who knoweth the ruin of both of them!
Nʼihi na ọ bụ na mberede ka ị ga-eso ha daba na nhụju anya. Onye maara ihe ga-abụ ọgwụgwụ ya?
23 These things also are for the wise. To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.
Ndị a bụkwa okwu ọzọ ndị amamihe kwuru, iji gosi na ikpe ikpe na-akwụghị ọtọ adịghị mma.
24 Him that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous, will the people denounce, him will nations hold accursed;
Onye ọbụla nke na-asị onye ikpe mara, “Onye ezi omume ka ị bụ,” ga-anata ọbụbụ ọnụ site nʼọnụ ọtụtụ mmadụ, mba niile ga-eweso ya iwe.
25 But to those that punish delight shall be given, and upon them shall come the blessing of the good.
Ma ọ ga-adịrị ndị ahụ na-abara onye ikpe mara mba na mma, ha ga-anatakwa ezi ngọzị.
26 Men will kiss the lips of him that giveth a proper answer.
Ọsịsa ziri ezi bụ ihe na-egosi ikwesi ntụkwasị obi.
27 Prepare without thy work, and make it fit in the field for thyself: and afterward build thy house.
Rụchaa ọrụ gị dị nʼezi. Dozie ala ubi gị. Emesịa wuoro onwe gị ụlọ.
28 Be not without cause a witness against thy neighbor; for wouldst thou beguile with thy lips?
Agbala ama ụgha megide onye agbataobi gị nʼefu. Ọ bụ egbugbere ọnụ gị abụọ ka ị ga-eji ghọọ aghụghọ?
29 Say not, As he hath done to me so will I do to him: I will recompense every man according to his doing.
Asịla, “Aga m emeso ha dịka ha siri meso m. Aga m akwụghachi ha ụgwọ ihe ha mere.”
30 By the field of a slothful man I once passed along, and by the vineyard of a man void of sense:
Esitere m nʼubi otu onye umengwụ gafee, bụ ubi vaịnị nke onye na-enweghị uche,
31 And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, nettles had covered its surface, and its stone-wall was broken down.
hụ na ogwu etochiela ya, ahịhịa etochiekwala ya; mgbidi dị ya gburugburu adaakwala.
32 And when I had indeed beheld [this] I took it to my heart: I saw it, and received a warning.
Elegharịrị m ya anya site na ya mụta otu ihe a:
33 “A little [more] sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands in lying down;”
Nwa ụra nta, nwa iru ụra nta, nwa ịchịkọba aka nta zuo ike
34 But then will thy poverty come like a rover; and thy wants as a man armed with a shield.
ụbịam ga-abịakwasị gị dịka onye ohi, ụkọ abịakwasịkwa gị dịka onye na-apụnara mmadụ ihe.
