< Proverbs 18 >

1 to/for desire to seek to separate in/on/with all wisdom to quarrel
Moyimi alukaka kaka kosepelisa baposa na ye, atelemelaka bososoli nyonso.
2 not to delight in fool in/on/with understanding that if: except if: except in/on/with to reveal: reveal heart his
Moto oyo azangi mayele asepelaka te kozwa tango ya kokanisa, kasi asepelaka kaka kotalisa makanisi ya motema na ye.
3 in/on/with to come (in): come wicked to come (in): come also contempt and with dishonor reproach
Soki moto mabe ayei, kotiola mpe eyaka; soki soni eyei, kofinga mpe eyaka.
4 water deep word lip man torrent: river to bubble fountain wisdom
Maloba ya monoko ya moto ezalaka lokola mayi ya mozindo; etima ya bwanya ezalaka lokola mayi ya ebale oyo etondi makasi.
5 to lift: kindness face: kindness wicked not pleasant to/for to stretch righteous in/on/with justice
Ezali malamu te kolongisa moto mabe mpe kokweyisa moyengebene, kati na kosambisama.
6 lips fool to come (in): come in/on/with strife and lip his to/for blow to call: call to
Bibebu ya moto oyo azangi mayele eyeisaka koswana, mpe monoko na ye eyeisaka fimbu.
7 lip fool terror to/for him and lips his snare soul his
Monoko ya moto oyo azangi mayele ememelaka ye kufa, mpe bibebu na ye ezalaka motambo mpo na molimo na ye moko.
8 word to grumble like/as to swallow and they(masc.) to go down chamber belly: body
Maloba ya moto ya songisongi ezalaka lokola bilei ya kitoko, ekitaka na esengo kino na libumu.
9 also to slacken in/on/with work his brother: male-sibling he/she/it to/for master: [master of] destruction
Moto oyo azongaka sima na mosala na ye azali ndeko ya mobebisi.
10 tower strength name LORD in/on/with him to run: run righteous and to exalt
Kombo ya Yawe ezali lokola ndako molayi batonga makasi; moyengebene akimelaka kuna mpe azwaka ebombamelo ya makasi.
11 substance rich town strength his and like/as wall to exalt in/on/with figure his
Bomengo ya mozwi ezali engumba na ye, oyo batonga makasi; akanisaka ete ezali lokola mir ya molayi.
12 to/for face: before breaking to exult heart man and to/for face: before glory humility
Liboso ete moto akweya, motema na ye ekomaka na lolendo; kasi komikitisa eyaka liboso ya nkembo.
13 to return: reply word: speaking in/on/with before to hear: hear folly he/she/it to/for him and shame
Kopesa eyano liboso ya koyoka ezali liboma mpe bozoba.
14 spirit man to sustain sickness his and spirit stricken who? to lift: bear her
Kimia kati na motema elendisaka moto na tango ya bokono, kasi nani akokoka kolendisa motema oyo etutami?
15 heart to understand to buy knowledge and ear wise to seek knowledge
Motema ya moto ya mayele ezwaka mayele, mpe litoyi ya moto ya bwanya elukaka boyebi.
16 gift man to enlarge to/for him and to/for face: before great: large to lead him
Kado efungolelaka moto oyo apesi yango nzela mpe ekotisaka ye liboso ya bato minene.
17 righteous [the] first in/on/with strife his (and to come (in): come *Q(K)*) neighbor his and to search him
Moto ya liboso na kosamba amonanaka lokola nde alongi; kasi soki moto oyo azali kosamba na ye ayei, akotelemela ye.
18 contention to cease [the] allotted and between mighty to separate
Zeke esilisaka koswana mpe ekataka makambo kati na bato ya makasi.
19 brother: male-sibling to transgress from town strength (and contention *Q(K)*) like/as bar citadel: fortress
Kokota lisusu na motema ya ndeko oyo osali mabe ezalaka pasi koleka kokota na engumba batonga makasi; mpe koswana na moto ezali lokola kokanga bikuke ya ndako batonga makasi na bibende ya minene.
20 from fruit lip man to satisfy belly: abdomen his produce lips his to satisfy
Moto atondisaka libumu na ye na nzela ya mbuma ya monoko na ye mpe akotonda na lifuti ya bibebu na ye.
21 death and life in/on/with hand: power tongue and to love: lover her to eat fruit her
Kufa mpe bomoi ezali na se ya nguya ya lolemo; moto oyo alingaka lolemo akolia mbuma na yango.
22 to find woman: wife to find good and to promote acceptance from LORD
Mobali oyo azwi mwasi ya malamu azwi bomengo, azwi ngolu kowuta epai na Yawe.
23 supplication to speak: speak be poor and rich to answer strong
Mobola alobaka na mongongo ya kobondela, kasi mozwi azongisaka eyano na lolendo.
24 man neighbor to/for to shatter and there to love: friend cleaving from brother: male-sibling
Moto oyo azalaka na balingami ebele amitiaka na pasi, kasi ezali na molingami moko ya motema, oyo aleki ata ndeko.

< Proverbs 18 >