Proverbs 18
1 Those who separate themselves [from other people] think [only] about those things that they are interested in; [if they would continually associate with] those who have good judgment/sense, they would constantly disagree/quarrel with them.
Ngʼat ma ok jahera dwaro mana gige ok owinj puonj moro amora.
2 Foolish people do not want to understand [anything]; they only want to (express their [own] opinions/say what they think) [IDM].
Ngʼat mofuwo ok mor kod winjo wach to omor mana gi wacho paroge owuon.
3 Whenever people do wicked things, others will despise them; when people do things that cause themselves to no [longer] be honored, they will be disgraced [also].
Ka richo biro, e kaka achaya biro, to wichkuot kelo duwruok.
4 What wise people say is [like] a deep ocean [that you can never get to the bottom of] [MET], and it [refreshes us like water from] a rapidly flowing stream.
Weche mag dho ngʼato tut ka nam, to soko mar rieko en aora mabubni kamol.
5 It is not good [for a judge] to decide matters in favor of those who (are guilty/have done wicked things) and to not do what is just for those who (are innocent/have not done what is wrong).
Ok en gima ber chwako ngʼat ma timbene richo kata ketho buch ngʼato maonge ketho.
6 When foolish people [SYN] start arguments, [it is as though] they [SYN] are requesting/inviting someone to flog/whip them.
Lew ngʼat mofuwo kelone dhawo, to dhoge luongo goch.
7 What foolish people [MTY] say causes them to be ruined; their [own] words are [like] a trap [MET] [that catches/seizes] them.
Dho ngʼat mofuwo ema tieke, to lewe ema bedo obadho ne ngimane.
8 [People enjoy listening to] what gossips say like [SIM] [they enjoy] tasty food; they [accept what gossips tell them like] [MET] they swallow tasty food.
Weche mag kuoth chalo gi chiemo mamit; gidhiyo e chuny dhano ma iye.
9 People who are lazy while they work are [just as bad] as [IDM] those who destroy things.
Ngʼat ma jasamuoyo e tich en owadgi ngʼat maketho gik moko.
10 Yahweh [MTY] is [like] a strong tower [MET]; righteous people [can] go to him and be safe [like they can run to a tower to be safe].
Nying Jehova Nyasaye en ohinga maratego, ngʼat makare ringo ma pond kanyo kendo yud resruok.
11 Rich people [are protected because they have] a lot of money [PRS] like a city is protected because it has a high wall surrounding it [SIM].
Mwandu mar jomoko e ohinga mochiel motegno ma gigengʼorego, giparo ni en ohinga maonge ngʼama nyalo muko.
12 Proud people are on the road to being ruined, but being humble leads to being honored.
Kapok ngʼato opodho, to sunga bedo e chunye, to muolo kelo pak.
13 Those who reply to someone before that person has finished speaking are foolish; doing that is disgraceful.
Chik iti kapok idwoko wach; ka ok itimo kamano to ibedo mofuwo kendo ikelo wichkuot.
14 A desire to [continue to] live can sustain someone when he is sick; if he loses that desire, he (cannot endure it/will become very discouraged) when he is sick [RHQ].
Chuny ngʼato sire e tuo, to chuny mool, en ngʼa manyalo konyo?
15 Intelligent people [are always wanting to] learn more; wise people [SYN] are not content with what they already know.
Chuny ma weche donjone yudo ngʼeyo; to it mariek dwaro mondo weche odonjne.
16 If you take a gift to an important person, that will open the way to allow you to talk to him.
Chiwo yawo yo ne ngʼat machiwo kendo tere e nyim jomadongo.
17 The first person to present his case in court seems right, but when (someone else/his opponent) begins to ask him questions, [it may become clear that what he said was not true].
Ngʼat mokwongo keto wachne nenore ni en kare, nyaka ngʼat machielo bi maket penjo ne wachneno.
18 If two influential/important people are arguing, [someone can] settle the matter by (casting lots/throwing marked stones to decide who is right).
Goyo ombulu tieko larruok kendo thego joma roteke.
19 If you help relatives, they will [protect you] like [SIM] a strong wall [protects a city], but if you quarrel with them, [that will separate you from them] like bars on a city gate [separate the city from those who want to enter it] [MET].
Kiketho ne owadu to duoge iri tek mana kadonjo e dala maduongʼ mochiel motegno; to larruok chalo gi dhorangeye mag dala modin gi lodi.
20 People are happy when they hear others say [MTY] something that is good, [like] they are happy when they eat food that is good [MET].
Wach mawuok e dho ngʼato ema miyo ngʼato yiengʼ; keyo mar dhoge ema miyo oyiengʼ.
21 What you say can cause others to be killed or it can cause them to [continue to] live; [so] those who like [to talk a lot] must (accept the consequences/realize that what they say can cause much harm).
Lep nigi teko mar ngima kod tho, to jogo mohere biro chamo olembe.
22 If you marry a [good] woman, that is [like] finding a wonderful thing; [it shows that] Yahweh is pleased with you.
Ngʼatno moyudo dhako onwangʼo gima ber kendo oyudo ngʼwono moa kuom Jehova Nyasaye.
23 [It is necessary for] poor [people] to speak politely when they request [rich people to do something for them], but rich [people] reply very impolitely when poor people speak to them.
Ngʼat ma jachan ywak kokwayo ngʼwono, to ngʼat ma jamoko dwoko gi gero.
24 There are [some] people who [only] pretend to be friends [with us], but there are [some] friends who are more loyal than members of our families.
Ngʼat man-gi osiepe mangʼeny nyalo chopo e kethruok to nitie osiep moro masiko buti machiegni maloyo owadu.
