Proverbs 10
1 The Proverbs of Solomon: A wise son, maketh a glad father, but, a foolish son, is the grief of his mother.
Salomo mmɛbusɛm: Ɔba nyansafoɔ ma nʼagya ani gye, na ɔba kwasea brɛ ne maame awerɛhoɔ.
2 The treasures of lawlessness, do not profit, but, righteousness, delivereth from death.
Ɛkwan bɔne so ahonya nni boɔ, nanso tenenee gye onipa firi owuo mu.
3 Yahweh, suffereth not to famish, the soul of the righteous, but, the desire of the lawless, he thrusteth away.
Awurade remma ɛkɔm nne ɔteneneeni na omumuyɛfoɔ deɛ ɔka nʼadepa gu.
4 He becometh poor, who dealeth with a slack hand, but, the hand of the diligent, maketh rich.
Nsa a ɛnyɛ adwuma ma onipa di hia, nanso nsiyɛfoɔ nsa de ahonya ba.
5 He that gathereth in summer, is a prudent son, he that sleepeth long in harvest, is a son causing shame.
Deɛ ɔboaboa nnɔbaeɛ ano wɔ ahuhuro berɛ no yɛ ɔba nyansafoɔ na deɛ ɔda wɔ twaberɛ mu no yɛ ɔba nimguaseni.
6 Blessings, are for the head of the righteous man, but, the mouth of the lawless, covereth up wrong.
Teneneefoɔ hyɛ nhyira kyɛ na akakabensɛm ayɛ omumuyɛfoɔ anom ma.
7 The memory of the righteous, yieldeth blessing, but, the name of the lawless, dieth out.
Ɔteneneeni nkaeɛ yɛ nhyira, na omumuyɛfoɔ din bɛporɔ.
8 The wise in heart, will accept commandments, but, he that is foolish with his lips, shall be thrust away.
Akoma mu nyansafoɔ tie ɔhyɛ nsɛm, na ɔkwasea kasafoɔ hwe ase.
9 He that walketh uprightly, may walk securely, but, he that maketh crooked his ways, shall be found out.
Ɔnokwafoɔ nante dwoodwoo, na deɛ ɔfa akwan kɔntɔnkye so no ho bɛda adi.
10 He that winketh with the eye, causeth sorrow, and, he that is foolish with his lips, shall be thrust aside.
Deɛ ɔde nitan bu nʼani no de ɔhaw ba, na ɔkwasea kasafoɔ hwe ase.
11 A well-spring of life, is the mouth of the righteous, but, the mouth of the lawless, covereth wrong.
Ɔteneneeni anom yɛ nkwa asutire, na akakabensɛm ayɛ omumuyɛfoɔ anom ma.
12 Hatred, stirreth up strifes, but, over all transgressions, love throweth a covering.
Ɔtan hwanyan mpaapaemu, nanso ɔdɔ kata mfomsoɔ nyinaa so.
13 In the lips of the intelligent, is found wisdom, but, a rod, is for the back of him that lacketh sense.
Wohunu nyansa wɔ nhunumufoɔ anom, na abaa fata deɛ ɔnni atemmuo akyi.
14 Wise men, treasure up knowledge, but, the mouth of the foolish, is a terror near at hand.
Anyansafoɔ kora nimdeɛ, nanso ɔkwasea ano frɛfrɛ ɔsɛeɛ.
15 The substance of the rich, is his strong city, the terror of the poor, is their poverty.
Adefoɔ ahonya yɛ wɔn kuropɔn a wɔabɔ ho ban, nanso ahiafoɔ hia yɛ wɔn asehweɛ.
16 The labour of the righteous, [leadeth] to life, the increase of the lawless, to sin.
Ateneneefoɔ akatua de nkwa brɛ wɔn, na deɛ amumuyɛfoɔ nya no de asotwe brɛ wɔn.
17 On the way to life, is he that heedeth correction, but, he that hateth reproof, is going astray.
Deɛ ɔtie nteteeɛ pa no kyerɛ nkwa kwan, na deɛ ɔpo ntenesoɔ no di afoforɔ anim yera ɛkwan.
18 He that concealeth hatred, hath false lips, and he that sendeth forth slander, the same, is a dullard.
Deɛ ɔkata nitan soɔ no yɛ ɔtorofoɔ, na deɛ ɔdi nsekuro no yɛ ɔkwasea.
19 In the multitude of words, there wanteth not transgression, but, he that restraineth his lips, sheweth prudence.
Mfomsoɔ mpa ɔkasa bebree mu, na deɛ ɔkora ne tɛkrɛma no yɛ onyansafoɔ.
20 Choice silver, is the tongue of the righteous, but, the sense of the lawless, is very small.
Ɔteneneeni tɛkrɛma yɛ dwetɛ amapa nanso omumuyɛfoɔ akoma nni boɔ.
21 The lips of the righteous, feed multitudes, but, the foolish, for lack of sense, shall die.
Teneneefoɔ ano ho mfasoɔ ma bebree aduane, na atemmuo a nkwaseafoɔ nni enti wɔwuwu.
22 The blessing of Yahweh, itself maketh rich, and he addeth no grievance therewith.
Awurade nhyira de ahonya ba, na ɔmmfa ɔhaw biara nka ho.
23 It is, mere sport to a stupid man, to commit lewdness, but, wisdom, pertaineth to a man of understanding.
Bɔneyɛ yɛ anigyedeɛ ma ɔkwasea, nanso deɛ ɔwɔ nimdeɛ anigyeɛ wɔ nyansa mu.
24 The dread of the lawless one, the same, shall overtake him, but, the desire of the righteous, shall he granted.
Deɛ amumuyɛfoɔ suro no bɛba wɔn so; na deɛ teneneefoɔ pɛ no, wɔde bɛma wɔn.
25 Like the passing away of a tempest, so the lawless one is not, but, the righteous, [hath] an age-abiding foundation.
Sɛ ahum no bɛtwam a, amumuyɛfoɔ yera, nanso teneneefoɔ gyina hɔ pintinn afebɔɔ.
26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so, is the sluggard, to them who send him.
Sɛdeɛ nsã kekakeka ka ɛse, na wisie kɔ ani no, saa ara na ɔkwadwofoɔ yɛ ma wɔn a wɔsoma noɔ.
27 The reverence of Yahweh, addeth days, but, the years of the lawless, shall be shortened.
Awurade suro ma nkwa tenten, nanso wɔtwa amumuyɛfoɔ nkwa so.
28 The hope of the righteous, shall be gladness, but, the expectation of the lawless, shall vanish.
Teneneefoɔ anidasoɔ de ahotɔ ba, nanso amumuyɛfoɔ anidasoɔ nkɔsi hwee.
29 A refuge for the blameless, is the path of Yahweh, but, destruction, [awaiteth] the workers of iniquity.
Awurade ɛkwan yɛ dwanekɔbea ma ɔteneneeni, nanso ɛyɛ ɔsɛeɛ ma wɔn a wɔyɛ bɔne.
30 The righteous, to times age-abiding, shall remain unshaken, but, the lawless, shall not inhabit the earth.
Wɔrentɔre teneneefoɔ ase da, nanso amumuyɛfoɔ renka asase no so.
31 The mouth of the righteous, beareth the fruit of wisdom, but, a perverse tongue, shall be cut off.
Nyansa firi teneneeni anom ba nanso tɛkrɛma a ɛdaadaa no wɔbɛtwa atwene.
32 The lips of the righteous, know what is pleasing, but, the mouth of the lawless, [speaketh] perversities.
Teneneefoɔ ano nim adeɛ a ɛfata na omumuyɛfoɔ ano nim deɛ ɛyɛ nnaadaasɛm nko ara.
