Proverbs 23
1 for to dwell to/for to feed on with to rule to understand to understand [obj] which to/for face: before your
Ne ènɔ kplɔ̃ ŋu be yeaɖu nu kple fia la, lé ŋku ɖe nu si wotsɔ ɖo akɔwò me la ŋu nyuie
2 and to set: put knife in/on/with throat your if master: men soul: appetite you(m. s.)
eye tsɔ hɛ ɖo wò ve dzi ne ènye nutsuɖula.
3 not (to desire *Q(K)*) to/for delicacy his and he/she/it food lie
Mègadzro eƒe nuɖuɖu kpeɖiwo o elabena nuɖuɖu ma nye beble.
4 not be weary/toil to/for to enrich from understanding your to cease
Mègaku kutri vivivo, agbɔdzɔ ɖokuiwò be yeakpɔ hotsui o, dze nunya nàlé avu ɖokuiwò.
5 ( to fly *Q(K)*) eye your in/on/with him and nothing he for to make to make to/for him wing like/as eagle (to fly *Q(K)*) [the] heaven
Kasia wò ŋku nabe yeato kesinɔnuwo dzi la, wo nu va yi xoxo elabena woato aʋala godoo eye woadzo adzo ayi ɖe dziƒo ʋĩi abe hɔ̃ ene.
6 not to feed on [obj] food: bread bad: evil eye: appearance and not (to desire *Q(K)*) to/for delicacy his
Mègaɖu ŋutsu nuvela ƒe nuɖuɖu o, eye eƒe nuɖuɖu kpeɖiwo megadzro wò o,
7 for like to calculate in/on/with soul his so he/she/it to eat and to drink to say to/for you and heart his not with you
elabena enye ame si le ga si wòagblẽ ɖe nua ɖaɖa ŋuti la ŋu bum. Egblɔ na wò be, “Ɖu nu, nàno nu” gake megblɔe tso eƒe dzi me o.
8 morsel your to eat to vomit her and to ruin word your [the] pleasant
Àdzɔ nu sue si nèɖu la hã eye àtsɔ wò kafukafunya siwo nègblɔ la hã ada ahee.
9 in/on/with ear: hearing fool not to speak: speak for to despise to/for understanding speech your
Mègaƒo nu ɖe bometsila ƒe to me o, elabena ado vlo wò nunyanyawo.
10 not to remove border: boundary forever: antiquity and in/on/with land: country orphan not to come (in): come
Mègaɖe blemaliƒokpewo ɖa alo age ɖe tsyɔ̃eviwo ƒe agble me o
11 for to redeem: redeem their strong he/she/it to contend [obj] strife their with you
elabena ŋusẽtɔe nye wo ta ʋlila; eye awɔ avu kpli wò ɖe wo nu.
12 to come (in): bring [emph?] to/for discipline: instruction heart your and ear your to/for word knowledge
Tsɔ wò dzi ku ɖe nufiame ŋu eye wò towo natrɔ ɖe gɔmesese ŋu.
13 not to withhold from youth discipline for to smite him in/on/with tribe: staff not to die
Mègagbe tohehe na ɖevi o, ne èƒoe kple ati la, mele kuku ge o.
14 you(m. s.) in/on/with tribe: staff to smite him and soul his from hell: Sheol to rescue (Sheol h7585)
Tsɔ ameƒoti he to nɛ eye àɖe eƒe luʋɔ tso ku me. (Sheol h7585)
15 son: child my if be wise heart your to rejoice heart my also I
Vinye, ne wò dzi dze nunya la, ekema nye hã nye dzi akpɔ dzidzɔ
16 and to exult kidney my in/on/with to speak: speak lips your uprightness
eye nye ememe ke atso aseye ne wò nuyiwo gblɔ nu si le dzɔdzɔe.
17 not be jealous heart your in/on/with sinner that if: except if: except in/on/with fear LORD all [the] day
Mègana wò dzi naʋã ŋu nu vɔ̃ wɔlawo o, ke boŋ tsɔ dzo ɖe Yehowavɔvɔ̃ ŋu.
18 that if: except if: except there end and hope your not to cut: eliminate
Vavã, mɔkpɔkpɔ le asiwò hena etsɔ si gbɔna eye wò mɔkpɔkpɔ mazu dzodzro o.
19 to hear: hear you(m. s.) son: child my and be wise and to bless in/on/with way: conduct heart your
Vinye, ɖo tom ne nàdze nunya eye na wò dzi nanɔ mɔ dzɔdzɔetɔ dzi.
20 not to be in/on/with to imbibe wine in/on/with be vile flesh to/for them
Mègade ha kple ame siwo nye waintsunolawo alo lã geɖe ɖulawo o.
21 for to imbibe and be vile to possess: poor and rags to clothe drowsiness
Elabena ahatsunolawo kple nutsuɖulawo la, ahee wodana eye alɔ̃ tsu dɔdɔ nana wonɔa awu vuvuwo me.
22 to hear: hear to/for father your this to beget you and not to despise for be old mother your
Ɖo to fofowò, ame si dzi wò eye mègado vlo dawò ne eku nyagã o.
23 truth: true to buy and not to sell wisdom and discipline: instruction and understanding
Ƒle nyateƒe la eye mègadzrae o; ƒle nunya, amehehe kple gɔmesese.
24 (to rejoice to rejoice *Q(k)*) father righteous (and to beget *Q(K)*) wise (to rejoice *Q(K)*) in/on/with to rejoice
Ame dzɔdzɔe fofo atso aseye geɖe eye ame si si vi nyanu le la akpɔ dzidzɔ le eŋu.
25 to rejoice father your and mother your and to rejoice to beget you
Dawò kple fofowò nekpɔ dzidzɔ eye nyɔnu si dzi wò la netso aseye!
26 to give: give [emph?] son: child my heart your to/for me and eye your way: conduct my (to watch *Q(K)*)
Vinye, tsɔ wò dzi nam eye wò ŋkuwo nenɔ nye mɔwo ŋu
27 for pit deep to fornicate and well narrow foreign
elabena gbolo la, ʋe globoe wònye eye srɔ̃nyɔnu ahasitɔ la, vudo xaxɛ wònye.
28 also he/she/it like/as robber to ambush and to act treacherously in/on/with man to add
Ede xa ɖi abe adzodala ene eye wòdzia ŋutsu ahasitɔwo ƒe xexlẽme ɖe edzi.
29 to/for who? woe! to/for who? pain! to/for who? (contention *Q(K)*) to/for who? complaint to/for who? wound for nothing to/for who? dullness eye
Ame kae le hũu ɖem? Ame kae le veve sem? Ame kae le nu xam? Ame kae le eƒe nuteɖeamedziwo gblɔm? Ame kae xɔ abi yakatsyɔ? Ame ka ƒe ŋkue biã abe ʋu ene?
30 to/for to delay upon [the] wine to/for to come (in): come to/for to search mixed drink
Ame siwo tsia wainze te la tɔe, ame siwo yina ɖaɖɔa wain si wotɔtɔ kpɔ la tɔe.
31 not to see: see wine for to redden for to give: do (in/on/with cup *Q(K)*) eye his to go: went in/on/with uprightness
Mègaɖɔ wain kpɔ ne ebiã dzẽe, ne ele fu tsɔm le kplu me, ne eto vetome heɖiɖi ɖe dɔ me o!
32 end his like/as serpent to bite and like/as serpent to pierce
Le nuwuwu la, eɖua ame abe da ene eye wònyɔa aɖi abe ƒli ene.
33 eye your to see: see be a stranger and heart your to speak: speak perversity
Wò ŋkuwo akpɔ nu tutɔ manyatalenuwo eye wò susu anɔ nu baɖabaɖawo susum.
34 and to be like/as to lie down: lay down in/on/with heart sea and like/as to lie down: lay down in/on/with head: top mast
Ànɔ abe ame si mlɔ atsiaƒu gbana dzi alo ame si mlɔ abala dzi ene.
35 to smite me not be weak: ill to smite me not to know how to awake to add to seek him still
Àgblɔ be, “Woxlã nu ɖem gake nyemexɔ abi o! Woƒom gake mevem o! Ɣe ka ɣi gɔ̃ manyɔ ne magadi ahayomemɔ?”
