Proverbs 17
1 Better is a dry morsel and quietness therewith, than an house full of feasting with strife.
Òkèlè gbígbẹ tòun tàlàáfíà àti ìdákẹ́ jẹ́ẹ́ sàn ju ilé tí ó kún fọ́fọ́ fún ẹran àti ìjà.
2 A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren.
Ọlọ́gbọ́n ìránṣẹ́ yóò ṣàkóso adójútini ọmọ, yóò sì pín ogún gẹ́gẹ́ bí ọ̀kan nínú àwọn ọmọ.
3 The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
Iná ni a fi fọ́ fàdákà àti wúrà, ṣùgbọ́n Olúwa ló ń dán ọkàn wò.
4 An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; [and] a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.
Ènìyàn búburú ń tẹ́tí sí ètè tí ń sọ ibi; òpùrọ́ a máa fetí sí ahọ́n búburú.
5 Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: [and] he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.
Ẹnikẹ́ni tí ó bá sín olùpọ́njú jẹ, ó gan Ẹlẹ́dàá rẹ̀, ẹnikẹ́ni tí ń yọ̀ sí ìyọnu kò ní lọ láìjìyà.
6 Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
Ọmọ ọmọ ni adé orí arúgbó, ògo àwọn ọmọ sì ni òbí jẹ.
7 Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
Ọ̀rọ̀ dídùn kò yẹ aṣiwèrè, bẹ́ẹ̀ ni ètè èké kò yẹ ọmọ-aládé!
8 A gift is [as] a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
Òkúta iyebíye jẹ́ ẹ̀bùn ní ojú ẹni tí ó ni í, ibikíbi tí ó yí sí, á ṣe rere.
9 He that covereth a transgression seeketh love: but he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.
Ẹni tí ó fojú fo ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ tí wọ́n ṣẹ̀ ẹ́ mú kí ìfẹ́ gbòòrò sí i. Ṣùgbọ́n ẹnikẹ́ni tí ń tẹnumọ́ ọ̀rọ̀ yóò pín ọ̀rẹ́ tímọ́tímọ́ méjì ní yà.
10 A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding than an hundred stripes into a fool.
Ọ̀rọ̀ ìbáwí dun olóye ènìyàn ju ọgọ́rùn-ún pàṣán lọ lẹ́yìn òmùgọ̀.
11 An evil man seeketh only rebellion; therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
Orí kunkun ni ènìyàn ìkà máa ń ṣe, ìjòyè aláìláàánú ni a ó rán sí i.
12 Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
Ó sàn kí ènìyàn pàdé beari tí a ti kó lọ́mọ jù aláìgbọ́n nínú ìwà òmùgọ̀ rẹ̀.
13 Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
Bí ènìyàn kan bá fi ibi san ìre, ibi kì yóò kúrò nílé rẹ̀ láéláé.
14 The beginning of strife is [as] when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before there be quarrelling.
Bíbẹ̀rẹ̀ ìjà dàbí ẹni tí ó dá ojú fún adágún omi; nítorí náà mẹ́nu kúrò nínú ọ̀rọ̀ kí ó tó di ìjà.
15 He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous, both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD.
Gbígbé ẹ̀bi fún aláre àti dídá ẹni jàre lẹ́bi, Olúwa kórìíra méjèèjì.
16 Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, seeing he hath no understanding?
Kí ni ìwúlò owó lọ́wọ́ aṣiwèrè, níwọ̀n bí kò ti ní èròǹgbà láti rí ọgbọ́n?
17 A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
Ọ̀rẹ́ a máa fẹ́ni nígbà gbogbo, arákùnrin sì wà fún ìgbà ìpọ́njú.
18 A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his neighbour.
Ènìyàn aláìgbọ́n ṣe ìbúra, ó sì ṣe onídùúró fún aládùúgbò rẹ̀.
19 He loveth transgression that loveth strife: he that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction.
Ẹni tí ó fẹ́ràn ìjà fẹ́ràn ẹ̀ṣẹ̀; ẹni tí ó kọ́ ibodè gígàn ń wá ìparun.
20 He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
Ènìyàn aláyídáyidà ọkàn kì í gbèrú, ẹni tí ó ní ahọ́n ẹ̀tàn bọ́ sínú ìyọnu.
21 He that begetteth a fool [doeth it] to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
Láti bí aláìgbọ́n lọ́mọ a máa fa ìbànújẹ́ ọkàn, kò sí ayọ̀ fún baba ọmọ tí kò gbọ́n.
22 A merry heart is a good medicine: but a broken spirit drieth up the bones.
Ọkàn tí ó túká jẹ́ oògùn gidi, ṣùgbọ́n ọkàn tí ó bàjẹ́ a máa mú kí egungun gbẹ.
23 A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom, to pervert the ways of judgment.
Ènìyàn búburú a gba àbẹ̀tẹ́lẹ̀ ní ìkọ̀kọ̀ láti yí ìdájọ́ po.
24 Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding: but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
Olóye ènìyàn gbójú wo ọgbọ́n níwájú, ṣùgbọ́n ojú aláìgbọ́n ń wò káàkiri ilẹ̀ ayé.
25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
Aṣiwèrè ọmọ mú ìbànújẹ́ bá baba rẹ̀ àti ìkorò fún ẹni tí ó bí i lọ́mọ.
26 Also to punish the righteous is not good, [nor] to smite the noble for [their] uprightness.
Kò dára láti fìyà jẹ ènìyàn tí kò ṣẹ̀, tàbí láti na ìjòyè lórí òtítọ́ inú wọn.
27 He that spareth his words hath knowledge: and he that is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
Ènìyàn tó ní ìmọ̀ máa ń ṣọ́ra fún àwọn ọ̀rọ̀ tí ó ń sọ, ènìyàn olóye sì máa ń ní sùúrù.
28 Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: when he shutteth his lips, he is [esteemed as] prudent.
Kódà aláìgbọ́n máa ń dàbí ọlọ́gbọ́n bí ó bá dákẹ́, àti bí olóye bí ó bá fètèmétè.
