< Proverbs 11 >
1 balance deceit abomination LORD and stone: weight complete acceptance his
Yehowa tsri nudanu amebatɔ, ke nudakpe si de blibo la nye eƒe dzidzɔ.
2 to come (in): come arrogance and to come (in): come dishonor and with humble wisdom
Dada doa ŋgɔ na ŋukpeɖuɖu, ke ɖokuibɔbɔ hea nunya vɛ.
3 integrity upright to lead them and crookedness to act treacherously (to ruin them *Q(K)*)
Ame dzɔdzɔewo ƒe ta me nyui ɖoɖo kplɔa wo, ke nuteƒemawɔlawo la, woƒe dzi me eve susu tsrɔ̃a wo.
4 not to gain substance in/on/with day fury and righteousness to rescue from death
Kesinɔnu nye nu dzodzro le dzikudogbe, ke dzɔdzɔenyenye ɖea ame tso ku me.
5 righteousness unblemished: blameless to smooth way: conduct his and in/on/with wickedness his to fall: fall wicked
Ame maɖifɔwo ƒe dzɔdzɔenyenye taa mɔ dzɔdzɔe ɖe wo ŋgɔ, ke ame vɔ̃ɖiwo ƒe vɔ̃wɔwɔ hea wo ƒua anyi.
6 righteousness upright to rescue them and in/on/with desire to act treacherously to capture
Ame dzɔdzɔewo ƒe nu dzɔdzɔe wɔwɔ ɖea wo, ke didi vlowo zua mɔ ɖea nuteƒemawɔlawo.
7 in/on/with death man wicked to perish hope and hope strength to perish
Ne ame vɔ̃ɖi ku la, eƒe mɔkpɔkpɔ tsrɔ̃na, nu siwo katã wòle mɔ kpɔm na tso eƒe ŋusẽ me la zua tofloko.
8 righteous from distress to rescue and to come (in): come wicked underneath: instead him
Woɖea ame dzɔdzɔe tso fu me eye wòvaa ame vɔ̃ɖi la dzi boŋ.
9 in/on/with lip profane to ruin neighbor his and in/on/with knowledge righteous to rescue
Mawumavɔ̃la tsɔa eƒe nu gblẽa ehavi domee, ke woɖea ame dzɔdzɔe la to sidzedze me.
10 in/on/with goodness righteous to rejoice town and in/on/with to perish wicked cry
Ne nu dze edzi na ame dzɔdzɔe la, du blibo kpɔa dzidzɔ, ke ne ame vɔ̃ɖi tsrɔ̃ la, wodoa dzidzɔɣli.
11 in/on/with blessing upright to exalt town and in/on/with lip wicked to overthrow
To dzɔdzɔetɔ ƒe yayra dzi wodoa du ɖe dzi, ke wotsrɔ̃nɛ to ame vɔ̃ɖi ƒe nu dzi.
12 to despise to/for neighbor his lacking heart and man understanding be quiet
Ame manyanu doa vlo ehavi, ke ŋutsu nugɔmesela léa eƒe aɖe.
13 to go: went slander to reveal: reveal counsel and be faithful spirit to cover word: thing
Amenyagblɔla ʋua go nya ɣaɣla, ke ame ɖɔʋu ɣlaa nya.
14 in/on/with nothing counsel to fall: fall people and deliverance: victory in/on/with abundance to advise
Dukɔ aɖe dzea anyi, ne mɔfiala meli o, ke dziɖuɖu vana to aɖaŋuɖola geɖewo dzi.
15 bad: evil be evil for to pledge be a stranger and to hate to blow to trust
Ame si de megbe na ame bubu la akpe fu, ke ame si gbe akpesisi abe ŋugbedodo ƒe dzesi ene la anɔ dedie.
16 woman favor to grasp glory and ruthless to grasp riches
Wodea bubu nyɔnu dɔmenyotɔ ŋu, ke ŋutsu ŋutasẽlawo ƒe asi sua kesinɔnu ko dzi.
17 to wean soul: myself his man kindness and to trouble flesh his cruel
Ŋuistu dɔmenyotɔ wɔa nyui na eɖokui, gake ŋutsu ŋutasẽla hea hiã vaa eɖokui dzii.
18 wicked to make: do wages deception and to sow righteousness hire truth: certain
Woxea fetu si me beble le la na ame vɔ̃ɖi, ke ame si ƒã dzɔdzɔenyenye ƒe ku la axa nu geɖe.
19 right righteousness to/for life and to pursue distress: evil to/for death his
Ame si nye dzɔdzɔetɔ vavã la, akpɔ agbe, ke ame si ti nu vɔ̃ɖi yome la yia eƒe ku me.
20 abomination LORD twisted heart and acceptance his unblemished: blameless way: conduct
Yehowa tsri ame siwo ƒe dzi daa alakpa, ke ame siwo fɔɖiɖi mele woƒe mɔwo ŋu o la ƒe nu nyoa eŋu.
21 hand: to to/for hand: certainly not to clear bad: evil and seed: children righteous to escape
Maka ɖe esia dzi na mi be, womagbe tohehe na ame vɔ̃ɖi la o, ke woana ablɔɖe ame dzɔdzɔewo.
22 ring gold in/on/with face: nose swine woman beautiful and to turn aside: remove taste
Abe ale si sikaŋɔtigɛ nɔa ha ƒe ŋɔtimee ene la, nenema kee nye nyɔnu dzetugbe si meɖoa ŋu ɖo o.
23 desire righteous surely good hope wicked fury
Ame dzɔdzɔewo ƒe didiwo vaa eme na wo nyuie, ke ame vɔ̃ɖiwo ƒe mɔkpɔkpɔ wua nu le dziku me.
24 there to scatter and to add still and to withhold from uprightness surely to/for need
Ame ɖeka naa nu faa gake egakpɔa geɖe ɖe edzi, ame bubu vea nu le nu si wòle be wòana la ŋu gake ahe ko wòdana.
25 soul: myself blessing to prosper and to quench also he/she/it to shoot
Nu adze dzi na ame si na nu faa, ame si na amewo ƒe dzi dze eme la, woana eya ŋutɔ hã ƒe dzi nadze eme.
26 to withhold grain to curse him people and blessing to/for head to buy grain
Ame si tsɔ bli ɣla la amewo aƒo fi adee gake yayra ava ame si lɔ̃ be yeadzra etɔ la dzi.
27 to seek good to seek acceptance and to seek distress: evil to come (in): come him
Ame si ti nyui yome la, amewo adi nyui nɛ gake vɔ̃ vana na ame si le vɔ̃ dim.
28 to trust in/on/with riches his he/she/it to fall: fall and like/as leaf righteous to sprout
Ame si tsɔ eƒe mɔkpɔkpɔ da ɖe eƒe kesinɔnuwo dzi la adze anyi gake ame dzɔdzɔe awɔ mlɔmlɔmlɔ abe gbe dama ene.
29 to trouble house: household his to inherit spirit: breath and servant/slave fool(ish) to/for wise heart
Ame si he dzɔgbevɔ̃e va eƒe ƒome dzi la, ya anye eƒe domenyinu eye bometsila anye subɔla na nunyala.
30 fruit righteous tree life and to take: take soul wise
Ame dzɔdzɔe ƒe kutsetse nye agbeti, eye ame si ɖea luʋɔwo la, nunyalae.
31 look! righteous in/on/with land: country/planet to complete also for wicked and to sin
Ne ame dzɔdzɔewo xɔ wo tɔ gome le anyigba dzi la, ekema aleke wòahanɔ na mawumavɔ̃lawo kple nu vɔ̃ wɔlawo!