Proverbs 20
1 to mock [the] wine to roar strong drink and all to wander in/on/with him not be wise
Wain nye fewuɖula eye aha muame nye avuwɔla, ame si wokplɔ trae la menya nu o.
2 roaring like/as lion terror king be angry him to sin soul: life his
Fia ƒe dziku doa vɔvɔ̃ abe dzata ƒe gbetete ene ame si do dziku nɛ la bua eƒe agbe.
3 glory to/for man cessation from strife and all fool(ish) to quarrel
Bubu wònye na ŋutsu ne eƒo asa na dzre gake bometsila ɖe sia ɖe wɔa dzre kabakaba.
4 from autumn sluggish not to plow/plot (and to ask *Q(K)*) in/on/with harvest and nothing
Kuviatɔ meŋlɔa agble le agbledeɣi o, eya ta edia nu le nuŋeɣi doa kpoe.
5 water deep counsel in/on/with heart man and man understanding to draw (up/out) her
Ŋutsu ƒe tameɖoɖowo nye tɔ goglo, gake ame si si nugɔmesese su la akui wòavɔ.
6 abundance man to call: call out man: anyone kindness his and man faithful who? to find
Ŋutsu geɖewo gblɔna be lɔlɔ̃ matrɔ le yewo si gake ame ka ate ŋu akpɔ ŋutsu nuteƒewɔla?
7 to go: walk in/on/with integrity his righteous blessed son: child his after him
Ame dzɔdzɔe nɔa agbe si ŋu kpɔtsɔtsɔ mele o; yayra anɔ viawo dzi emegbe gɔ̃ hã.
8 king to dwell upon throne judgment to scatter in/on/with eye his all bad: evil
Ne fia nɔ anyi ɖe eƒe fiazikpui dzi be yeadrɔ̃ ʋɔnu la, eɖe vɔ̃wo katã ɖa kple eƒe ŋkuwo.
9 who? to say to clean heart my be pure from sin my
Ame ka ate ŋu agblɔ bena, “Mewɔ nye dzi dzadzɛe, ŋutinye kɔ eye vɔ̃ mele ŋutinye o?”
10 stone: weight and stone: weight ephah and ephah abomination LORD also two their
Yehowa lé fu nudakpe vovovo eve kple nudzidzenu vovovo eve siaa.
11 also in/on/with deed his to recognize youth if pure and if upright work his
Wonyaa ɖevi gɔ̃ hã to eƒe nuwɔna me, ne ele agbe dzadzɛ eye eƒe nuwɔnawo le eteƒe.
12 ear to hear: hear and eye to see: see LORD to make also two their
Yehowa wɔ to si sea nu kple ŋku si kpɔa nu la siaa.
13 not to love: lover sleep lest to possess: poor to open eye your to satisfy food: bread
Mègalɔ̃ alɔ̃ tsu dɔdɔ o, ne menye nenema o la, àva zu hiãtɔ, nɔ ŋu ekema àɖu nu wòasusɔ.
14 bad: harmful bad: harmful to say [the] to buy and be gone to/for him then to boast: boast
Nuƒlela gblɔna be, “Menyo o, menyo o,” emegbe la, eyina ɖanɔa adegbe ƒom be yeƒle nu ɖiɖi.
15 there gold and abundance jewel and article/utensil preciousness lips knowledge
Sika li, adzagba hã li fũu gake nuyi siwo gblɔa nunyanya la, kpe xɔasi veviwo wonye.
16 to take: take garment his for to pledge be a stranger and about/through/for (foreign *Q(K)*) to pledge him
Xɔ avɔ le ame si da megbe na amedzro la si, tsɔe ɖo awɔbae ne eda megbe na nyɔnu gbolowɔla.
17 sweet to/for man food: bread deception and after to fill lip his gravel
Nuɖuɖu si wokpɔ to amefuflu me la vivina na ŋutsu, gake le nuwuwu la, eƒe nu me yɔna kple kpekui sɔŋ.
18 plot in/on/with counsel to establish: establish and in/on/with counsel to make battle
Wɔ ɖoɖo to aɖaŋuxɔxɔ me, ne èle aʋa wɔm la, bia mɔfiame.
19 to reveal: reveal counsel to go: went slander and to/for to open wide lip: words his not to pledge
Amenyagblɔla ʋua go nya ɣaɣla eya ta ƒo asa na ŋutsu nukpoloeƒola.
20 to lighten father his and mother his to put out lamp his (in/on/with pupil *Q(K)*) darkness
Ne ŋutsu do ɖiŋu na fofoa alo dadaa la, woatsi eƒe akaɖi ne ele viviti tsiɖitsiɖi me.
21 inheritance (to dismay *Q(K)*) in/on/with first and end her not to bless
Domenyinu si wokpɔ to mɔ kpui dzi le gɔmedzedzea me la, yayra manɔ edzi le nuwuwua o.
22 not to say to complete bad: evil to await to/for LORD and to save to/for you
Mègagblɔ be, “Maɖo vɔ̃ si nèwɔ ɖe ŋunye la teƒe na wò” o! Kpɔ Yehowa ƒe asinu ekema aɖe wò.
23 abomination LORD stone: weight and stone: weight and balance deceit not pleasant
Yehowa lé fu nudakpe ƒomevi vovovowo eye nudanu amebatɔ hã menyoa Yehowa ŋu o.
24 from LORD step great man and man what? to understand way: conduct his
Yehowa fiaa afɔɖeɖe ame, ke aleke ame aɖe awɔ ase eya ŋutɔ ƒe mɔwo gɔme?
25 snare man to blurt holiness and after vow to/for to enquire
Mɔ wònye na ame ne ekɔ nane ŋu tamemabumabutɔe eye emegbe hafi wòva bu adzɔgbe si wòɖe la ŋuti.
26 to scatter wicked king wise and to return: return upon them wheel
Fia nyanu gbɔa ame vɔ̃ɖiwo eye wòzɔa wo dzi kple luƒotasiaɖam.
27 lamp LORD breath man to search all chamber belly: abdomen
Yehowa ƒe akaɖi kpɔa ame ƒe gbɔgbɔ me eye wòdzroa eƒe ememe ke kpɔ.
28 kindness and truth: faithful to watch king and to support in/on/with kindness throne his
Lɔlɔ̃ kple nuteƒewɔwɔ nana fia nɔa dedinɔnɔ me eye to lɔlɔ̃ me eƒe fiazikpui lia ke.
29 beauty youth strength their and glory old greyheaded
Ɖekakpuiwo ƒe ŋusẽe nye woƒe ŋutikɔkɔe eye ta ƒowɔ nye ame tsitsiwo ƒe atsyɔ̃.
30 wound wound (cosmetic *Q(K)*) in/on/with bad: evil and wound chamber belly: abdomen
Kɔ kple abixɔxɔ ɖea vɔ̃ ɖa eye ƒoƒo klɔa ame ƒe ememe ke.
