Proverbs 4
1 to hear: hear son: descendant/people discipline: instruction father and to listen to/for to know understanding
Vinyewo, mise mia fofo ƒe nufiame; miɖo to ne miaxɔ gɔmesese.
2 for teaching pleasant to give: give to/for you instruction my not to leave: neglect
Nusɔsrɔ̃ deto mele mia nam eya ta migagbe nye nufiafia o.
3 for son: child to be to/for father my tender and only to/for face mother my
Esi menye ɖevi sue kple vi fɛ̃ le fofonye ƒe aƒe me kple vi ɖekɛ na danye la,
4 and to show me and to say to/for me to grasp word my heart your to keep: obey commandment my and to live
efia num hegblɔ be, “Ku ɖe nye nyawo ŋu kple wò dzi katã, lé nye sededewo me ɖe asi ekema ànɔ agbe.
5 to buy wisdom to buy understanding not to forget and not to stretch from word lip my
Dze nunya, di gɔmesese, mègaŋlɔ nye nyawo be alo aƒo asa na wo o.
6 not to leave: forsake her and to keep: obey you to love: lover her and to watch you
Mègagbe nu le nunya gbɔ o ekema adzɔ ŋuwò, lɔ̃e ekema akpɔ tawò.
7 first: beginning wisdom to buy wisdom and in/on/with all acquisition your to buy understanding
Nunya ƒo nuwo katã ta eya ta dze nunya. Togbɔ be wò nunɔamesiwo katã nàtsɔ aƒlee hã la, di gɔmesese.
8 to build her and to exalt you to honor: honour you for to embrace her
De asixɔxɔ eŋu ekema ado wò ɖe dzi, xɔe atuu ekema ade bubu ŋuwò.
9 to give: put to/for head your wreath favor crown beauty to deliver you
Atsɔ amenuveve aɖɔ na wò ta abe seƒoƒotsihe ene eye wòatsɔ atsyɔ̃fiakuku aɖɔ na wò.”
10 to hear: hear son: child my and to take: recieve word my and to multiply to/for you year life
Ɖo to afii, vinye, ne nàxɔ nye nyawo, ekema wò agbenɔƒewo asɔ gbɔ fũu.
11 in/on/with way: conduct wisdom to show you to tread you in/on/with track uprightness
Mele nunya ƒe mɔ fiam wò eye mekplɔ wò to toƒe dzɔdzɔewo.
12 in/on/with to go: walk you not be distressed step your and if to run: run not to stumble
Ne èle zɔzɔm la, naneke maxe mɔ na wò afɔɖeɖewo o eye ne èsi du la, màkli nu o.
13 to strengthen: hold in/on/with discipline: instruction not to slacken to watch her for he/she/it life your
Lé nufiame ɖe asi, mègana wòado le asiwò o; dzɔ eŋuti nyuie elabena eyae nye agbe na wò.
14 in/on/with way wicked not to come (in): come and not to bless in/on/with way: conduct bad: evil
Mègaka afɔ ame vɔ̃ɖiwo ƒe toƒewo alo nàzɔ ame vɔ̃ɖiwo ƒe mɔ dzi o.
15 to neglect him not to pass in/on/with him to turn aside from upon him and to pass
Ƒo asa na woƒe mɔwo, mègazɔ wo dzi o, lé wò mɔ tsɔ nàyi afi si yim nèle
16 for not to sleep if: until not be evil and to plunder sleep their if: until not (to stumble *Q(K)*)
elabena ne womewɔ nu vɔ̃ɖi o kpaa, womedɔa alɔ̃ o eye womedɔa akɔlɔ̃e teti hã o va se ɖe esime woana ame aɖe nadze anyi.
17 for to feed on food: bread wickedness and wine violence to drink
Woɖua vɔ̃ɖinyenye ƒe abolo eye wonoa nu sesẽ wɔwɔ ƒe wain.
18 and way righteous like/as light brightness to go: continue and to light till to establish: prepare [the] day
Ke ame dzɔdzɔewo ƒe toƒe le abe ŋdi kanya ƒe ɣetotoe ene, eklẽna, gaklẽna ɖe edzi ne ŋu ɖe le eme nyuie.
19 way: conduct wicked like/as darkness not to know in/on/with what? to stumble
Ke ame vɔ̃ɖiwo ƒe mɔ le abe viviti tsiɖitsiɖi ene eye womenya nu si na wole nu klim o.
20 son: child my to/for word my to listen [emph?] to/for word my to stretch ear your
Vinye, lé to ɖe nye nyawo ŋu eye nàƒu to anyi ɖe nya si gblɔm mele la ŋu.
21 not be devious from eye: seeing your to keep: obey them in/on/with midst heart your
Mègana woadzo le wò ŋkume o, ke boŋ dzra wo ɖo ɖe wò dzi me,
22 for life they(masc.) to/for to find them and to/for all flesh his healing
elabena wonye agbe na ame siwo ke ɖe wo ŋu kple dɔyɔyɔ na ame ƒe ŋutilã blibo la.
23 from all custody to watch heart your for from him outgoing life
Dzɔ wò dzi ŋu wu nuwo katã, elabena eyae nye agbe ƒe vudo.
24 to turn aside: remove from you crookedness lip: word and perversity lip: words to remove from you
Ɖe nya dzodzrowo ɖa le wò nu me, eye te aʋatsonyawo ɖa xaa tso wò nuyiwo gbɔ.
25 eye your to/for before to look and eyelid your to smooth before you
Wò ŋkuwo nekpɔ ŋgɔ tẽe eye wò mo nelé mɔ ɖeka tsɔ le ŋgɔwò.
26 to envy track foot your and all way: conduct your to establish: establish
Ɖe toƒe sɔsɔewo na wò afɔwo eye nàlé mɔ siwo dzi sẽ nyuie la ko atsɔ.
27 not to stretch right and left to turn aside: depart foot your from bad: evil
Mègadze ɖe ɖusime alo miame o, eye ɖe wò afɔ ɖa le vɔ̃ me.
