Proverbs 18
1 to/for desire to seek to separate in/on/with all wisdom to quarrel
Ɖokuitɔdila dia eɖokui ko tɔ eye meɖoa to nunyanya siwo gblɔm wole la o.
2 not to delight in fool in/on/with understanding that if: except if: except in/on/with to reveal: reveal heart his
Bometsila medoa vivi ɖe gɔmesese ŋu o, ke boŋ ekpɔa dzidzɔ le eya ŋutɔ ƒe susuɖegblɔ ŋu.
3 in/on/with to come (in): come wicked to come (in): come also contempt and with dishonor reproach
Ne vɔ̃ɖivɔ̃ɖi va la, vlododo kplɔnɛ ɖo eye ne alɔmeɖeɖe va la, ŋukpe dzea eyome.
4 water deep word lip man torrent: river to bubble fountain wisdom
Ame ƒe numenyawo nye tɔ goglo, ke nunya ƒe vudo nye ta si le dzidzim.
5 to lift: kindness face: kindness wicked not pleasant to/for to stretch righteous in/on/with justice
Menyo be woade ame vɔ̃ɖi dzi alo atrɔ ame maɖifɔ ƒe nya dzɔdzɔe atsyɔ anyi o.
6 lips fool to come (in): come in/on/with strife and lip his to/for blow to call: call to
Bometsila ƒe nuyiwo denɛ dzre me eye eƒe nu hea ƒoƒo vaa edzii.
7 lip fool terror to/for him and lips his snare soul his
Nu si bometsila ƒe nu gblɔ la, metso eya ŋutɔ gbɔ o, eye eƒe nuyi nye mɔka na eƒe luʋɔ.
8 word to grumble like/as to swallow and they(masc.) to go down chamber belly: body
Amenyagblɔla ƒe nyawo vivina abe nuɖuɖu vivi si woka de nu me la ene; woyina ɖe ame ƒe dɔgbowo me ke.
9 also to slacken in/on/with work his brother: male-sibling he/she/it to/for master: [master of] destruction
Ame si wɔa alɔgblɔdɔ le eƒe dɔ ŋuti la nye nugblẽla nɔvi.
10 tower strength name LORD in/on/with him to run: run righteous and to exalt
Yehowa ƒe ŋkɔ nye mɔ sesẽ, ame dzɔdzɔewo sina yia eme eye wonɔa dedie.
11 substance rich town strength his and like/as wall to exalt in/on/with figure his
Kesinɔtɔwo ƒe kesinɔnuwo nye woƒe du sesẽ eye wobuna be wonye gli kɔkɔ si ame aɖeke mate ŋu aflɔ o.
12 to/for face: before breaking to exult heart man and to/for face: before glory humility
Hafi ame aɖe nadze anyi la, dada nɔa eƒe dzi me, ke ɖokuibɔbɔ doa ŋgɔ na bubu.
13 to return: reply word: speaking in/on/with before to hear: hear folly he/she/it to/for him and shame
Enye bometsitsi kple ŋukpe na ame, be wòaɖo nya ŋu hafi ase nu si gblɔm wole.
14 spirit man to sustain sickness his and spirit stricken who? to lift: bear her
Ame ƒe gbɔgbɔ lénɛ ɖe te le dɔléle me, ke ame ka ate ŋu atsɔ gbɔgbɔ si gbã gudugudu?
15 heart to understand to buy knowledge and ear wise to seek knowledge
Sidzela ƒe dzi kpɔa gɔmesese eye nunyala ƒe to dia gɔmesese.
16 gift man to enlarge to/for him and to/for face: before great: large to lead him
Nunana ʋua mɔ na nunala eye wòkplɔnɛ gena ɖe amegã la ƒe ŋkumee.
17 righteous [the] first in/on/with strife his (and to come (in): come *Q(K)*) neighbor his and to search him
Ame gbãtɔ si to eƒe nya la dzena dzɔdzɔetɔe va se ɖe esime ame aɖe va bia gbee.
18 contention to cease [the] allotted and between mighty to separate
Nudzidze tsia dzre nu eye wòtsoa nya me na ame sesẽ siwo le dzre wɔm.
19 brother: male-sibling to transgress from town strength (and contention *Q(K)*) like/as bar citadel: fortress
Nɔviŋutsu si dzi wodze agɔ le la sẽ wu du si ŋu woɖo gli sesẽ ɖo eye dzrewɔwɔ le abe fiasã si ƒe agbowo ŋu wode gameti sesẽwoe ene.
20 from fruit lip man to satisfy belly: abdomen his produce lips his to satisfy
Ame ƒe numekutsetse ɖia ƒo nɛ eye nuŋeŋe si doa go tso eƒe nuyiwo me la ana eƒe dzi nadze eme.
21 death and life in/on/with hand: power tongue and to love: lover her to eat fruit her
Ku kple agbe ƒe ŋusẽ le aɖe si, eye ame siwo lɔ̃e la aɖu eƒe kutsetse.
22 to find woman: wife to find good and to promote acceptance from LORD
Ame si si srɔ̃nyɔnu su la ke ɖe nu nyui ŋu eye wòxɔa amenuveve tso Yehowa gbɔ.
23 supplication to speak: speak be poor and rich to answer strong
Ame dahe ɖea kuku biaa nublanuikpɔkpɔ, ke kesinɔtɔ ya ɖoa nya ŋu adãtɔe.
24 man neighbor to/for to shatter and there to love: friend cleaving from brother: male-sibling
Ame si si xɔlɔ̃ geɖe le la ate ŋu awu nu le gbegblẽ me, gake xɔlɔ̃ aɖe li si kuna ɖe ame ŋu wu dadavi gɔ̃ hã.
