< Proverbs 11 >
1 balance deceit abomination LORD and stone: weight complete acceptance his
Awurade kyiri asisie nsania, na nʼani gye nokorɛ nkariboɔ ho.
2 to come (in): come arrogance and to come (in): come dishonor and with humble wisdom
Ahantan ba a, animguaseɛ na ɛdi soɔ nanso ahobrɛaseɛ de nyansa ba.
3 integrity upright to lead them and crookedness to act treacherously (to ruin them *Q(K)*)
Teefoɔ nokorɛdie kyerɛ wɔn ɛkwan; nanso nkontompofoɔ ano ntanta sɛe wɔn.
4 not to gain substance in/on/with day fury and righteousness to rescue from death
Ahonya nnka hwee abufuhyeɛ da no, nanso tenenee gye nkwa firi owuo mu.
5 righteousness unblemished: blameless to smooth way: conduct his and in/on/with wickedness his to fall: fall wicked
Wɔn a wɔnnyɛ bɔne teneneeyɛ bɔ ɛkwan tee ma wɔn, nanso amumuyɛfoɔ amumuyɛsɛm brɛ wɔn ase.
6 righteousness upright to rescue them and in/on/with desire to act treacherously to capture
Pɛyɛfoɔ teneneeyɛ gye wɔn, nanso akɔnnɔ bɔne afidie yi nkontompofoɔ.
7 in/on/with death man wicked to perish hope and hope strength to perish
Sɛ omumuyɛfoɔ wu a, nʼanidasoɔ yera; deɛ ɔsusuu sɛ ɔbɛnya afiri ne tumi mu nyinaa no yɛ kwa.
8 righteous from distress to rescue and to come (in): come wicked underneath: instead him
Wɔgye ɔteneneeni firi amaneɛ mu, na ɛba omumuyɛfoɔ so mmom.
9 in/on/with lip profane to ruin neighbor his and in/on/with knowledge righteous to rescue
Deɛ ɔnsuro Onyame de nʼano sɛe ne yɔnko, nanso ɔteneneeni nam nimdeɛ so firi mu.
10 in/on/with goodness righteous to rejoice town and in/on/with to perish wicked cry
Sɛ teneneefoɔ di yie a, kuropɔn no di ahurisie; nanso amumuyɛfoɔ wu a, wɔbɔ ose.
11 in/on/with blessing upright to exalt town and in/on/with lip wicked to overthrow
Pɛyɛfoɔ nhyira ma kuropɔn no kɔ so, nanso amumuyɛfoɔ ano bɔ no.
12 to despise to/for neighbor his lacking heart and man understanding be quiet
Onipa a ɔnni adwene no bu ne yɔnko animtiaa, nanso deɛ ɔwɔ nhunumu no to ne tɛkrɛma nnareka.
13 to go: went slander to reveal: reveal counsel and be faithful spirit to cover word: thing
Osekuni da kɔkoamsɛm adi, nanso deɛ yɛnya ne mu ahotosoɔ no kora kasasie so.
14 in/on/with nothing counsel to fall: fall people and deliverance: victory in/on/with abundance to advise
Ɔman a ɛnni akwankyerɛ no bɔ, nanso afotufoɔ dodoɔ ma nkonimdie ba.
15 bad: evil be evil for to pledge be a stranger and to hate to blow to trust
Deɛ ɔdi agyinamu ma ɔfoforɔ no bɛhunu amane, na deɛ ɔmmfa ne nsa nhyɛ awowasie ase no aso mu dwo no.
16 woman favor to grasp glory and ruthless to grasp riches
Ɔbaa a ne yam yɛ no wɔde obuo ma no, nanso mmarima basabasayɛfoɔ nya ahodeɛ nko ara.
17 to wean soul: myself his man kindness and to trouble flesh his cruel
Ɔyamyɛfoɔ yɛ ma ne ho, na otirimuɔdenfoɔ de ɔhaw ba nʼankasa so.
18 wicked to make: do wages deception and to sow righteousness hire truth: certain
Omumuyɛfoɔ nya akatua a ɛnnyina, nanso deɛ ɔgu tenenee aba no twa akatua a ɛdi mu.
19 right righteousness to/for life and to pursue distress: evil to/for death his
Deɛ ɔyɛ nokorɛ teneneeni no nya nkwa, nanso deɛ ɔkɔ so yɛ bɔne no kɔ owuo mu.
20 abomination LORD twisted heart and acceptance his unblemished: blameless way: conduct
Awurade kyiri nnipa a wɔn akoma akyinsa, na nʼani gye wɔn a wɔn akwan ho nni asɛm ho.
21 hand: to to/for hand: certainly not to clear bad: evil and seed: children righteous to escape
Gye to mu sɛ, amumuyɛfoɔ bɛnya wɔn akatua, na teneneefoɔ bɛnya wɔn tiri adi mu.
22 ring gold in/on/with face: nose swine woman beautiful and to turn aside: remove taste
Ɔbaa hoɔfɛfoɔ a ɔntumi nsi gyinaeɛ no te sɛ sika kawa a ɛhyɛ prako hwene mu.
23 desire righteous surely good hope wicked fury
Teneneefoɔ apɛdeɛ wie yie, nanso amumuyɛfoɔ anidasoɔ wie abufuhyeɛ.
24 there to scatter and to add still and to withhold from uprightness surely to/for need
Obi yɛ adɔeɛ, na ɔnya ne ho bebree; obi nso yɛ adɔna, nanso ɛhia no.
25 soul: myself blessing to prosper and to quench also he/she/it to shoot
Ɔyamyɛfoɔ bɛkɔ so anya ne ho; na deɛ ɔma ebinom mee no nso bɛmee.
26 to withhold grain to curse him people and blessing to/for head to buy grain
Nnipa dome deɛ ɔde atokoɔ sie, na nhyira ba deɛ ɔtɔn ne deɛ so.
27 to seek good to seek acceptance and to seek distress: evil to come (in): come him
Deɛ ɔhwehwɛ papa akyiri ɛkwan no nya anisɔ, na deɛ ɔhwehwɛ bɔne no, bɔne ba ne so.
28 to trust in/on/with riches his he/she/it to fall: fall and like/as leaf righteous to sprout
Deɛ ɔde ne ho to nʼahonyadeɛ soɔ no bɛhwe ase, na ɔteneneeni bɛyɛ frɔmm sɛ ahahan mono.
29 to trouble house: household his to inherit spirit: breath and servant/slave fool(ish) to/for wise heart
Deɛ ɔde ɔhaw bɛto nʼabusua so no bɛdi mframa adeɛ, na ɔkwasea bɛyɛ onyansafoɔ ɔsomfoɔ.
30 fruit righteous tree life and to take: take soul wise
Ɔteneneeni aba yɛ nkwa dua, na deɛ ɔgye akra no yɛ onyansafoɔ.
31 look! righteous in/on/with land: country/planet to complete also for wicked and to sin
Sɛ teneneefoɔ nya wɔn akatua wɔ asase so a ɛnneɛ na wɔn a wɔnnim Onyame ne abɔnefoɔ nso ɛ!