Proverbs 20

1 Drinking a lot of wine or [other] strong drinks causes people to start fighting; it is foolish to become drunk/intoxicated.

Waini tima nenea vahe'mofona azeri neginagi higeno, vahe'ma huhaviza hu kea nehigeno, aka timo'a vahe'mofona azeri negi nenkeno ke huhaviza nehuno hara hugahie. Waini ti neno neginagi hu vahe'mofona, agripina ama' antahi'zana omanegahie.

2 Being afraid of a king when he is angry is like [SIM] being afraid of a lion when it growls/roars; if you cause the king to become angry, he may execute you.

Kinimofo arimpa akahe zamo'a, laionimo rankrafa hiankna hu'ne. Kini vahe'mofo azeri arimpa ahe'simofona, ahe frigahie.

3 [People] respect those who stay away from disputes/arguments; foolish people [love to] quarrel.

Haframa hu'zanku'ma mani kore huno agatere'zamo'a, ra agi erigahie. Hianagi neginagi vahe'mo'za ame hu'za hafra nehaze.

4 [If] a lazy man does not plow [his fields at the right/proper time], he will look for [crops] at harvest [time], but there will be nothing there.

Feru vahe'mo'ma hozama ante knare'ma mopama rekorino hozama ontesuno'a, hozama hamare knarera ne'zana ohamaregahie.

5 [Just] as it is difficult to bring up water from a deep well, it is difficult to know what people are thinking, but someone who has good sense/insight will be able to find out what people are thinking.

Vahe'mofo antahi'zamo'a tirukna huno me'neanagi, ama' antahi'zane vahe'mo'a ana tirupintira ana antahi'zana afi anaga netre.

6 Many people proclaim that they can be trusted [to do what they say that they will do], but it is very difficult to find [RHQ] someone who can really be trusted.

Rama'a vahe'mo'za, tavesi negantone hugahazanagi, mago mago vahe'mo'za tamage hu'za kavesigantegahaze.

7 If parents conduct their lives as they should, [God] blesses their children (OR, their children are very happy/fortunate).

Fatgo avu'ava'ene ne'mo'a, mani fatgo huno nemanie. Agri mofavre zagamo'za, asomu erigahaze.

8 A king who sits on his throne to judge people can [easily] [MTY] find out what things that people have done are good and what things are evil.

Kini vahe'mo'ma keagama refako hunakura trate mani'neno, keaga refko huno havi avu'ava zana ke fore nehie.

9 There is no one [RHQ] who can truthfully say, “I do not know of any wrong things that I have done; I have (gotten rid of all my sinful behavior/quit doing what is sinful).”

Nagu'amo'a fatgo higena, nagra agru hu'noankino nagripina kumira omane'ne huno iza hugahie?

10 Yahweh detests people who use weights that are not right and measures that are not correct.

Havige hu'za maka'zama refko hu'za kna'ama ke'zane, havige hu'za avamente refkoma osu'zanena Ra Anumzamo'a avesra huno agote'nezmante.

11 Even children show by what they do whether they are good or not; they show whether (what they do/their behavior) is honest and right [or not].

Mofavremofona avu'avate negenka, agri avu'avamo'a agru hu'neanki, fatgo mofavre mani'neanki hugahane.

12 Two of the things that Yahweh has created [for us] are ears to hear things and eyes to see things.

Tagesama me'neana keaga antahi'zane, tavuragama me'neana tavuma ke'za me'neankino, tarega'zana Ra Anumzamo museza tami'ne.

13 If you want to sleep [all the time], you will become poor; if you stay awake [and work], you will have plenty of food.

Kagrama kavu'ma masetenka manizankuma kavesi kavesima haniana, kamuntera omanegosie. Kavu'ma omasesanana ne'zama nesana zamo'a rama'a megahie.

14 People [look at things that they are about] to buy, [and in order to get it for a lower price sometimes they] say, “(It is no good/It is poor quality),” but [after they buy it], they go and boast [about having bought it for a cheap price].

Knare osu'ne! Knare osune! Huno mago'a zama mizama seku'ma himo'a nehie. Hianagi mizaseno kantegama nevuno'a, ana zankura knare'za erue huno rama'a musenke hume nevie.

15 Gold and precious stones are [valuable], but wise words [MTY] are more valuable.

Antahi'zama ami kemo'a, goline zago'amo'ma marerisa havea agetere'ne.

16 If you foolishly promise to a stranger that you will pay what he owes if he is unable to pay it [DOU], [you deserve to] have someone take your coat from you.

Onke'nenana vahe'mo'ma nofi'ma nehinkeno magomo apasegahue hanigenka, anamofo anakreku'a huvame hunka eri'negeno, ana nofi'ma hu'neazana eme apaseno. Savri a'mo'ma nofi'ma hanigeno'ma mago'mo apasegahuema hanigenka, aza hu'na apasentegahue huno kaminia zana erio.

17 People [may] think that food that they acquire by doing what is dishonest will taste very good, but later [they will not enjoy what they have done any more than they would enjoy] eating gravel/sand.

Kumzafa kave'mo'a haganentake hugahianagi, refuzufupe havemo kagipi aviteno kagi traga hiankna henka'a hugahie.

18 When people give you good advice, [if you do what they suggest], your plans will succeed; so be sure to get good advice from wise people before you start fighting a war.

Antahi'zana vahepinti eritenka eri'zama eri antahi'zana retro huo. Hagi knare antahi'zama mago'mofompinti'ma e'orinesunka hatera ovuo.

19 Those who go around telling gossip are [always] telling secrets to [others]; so stay away from people who foolishly talk [too much].

Vahe zamagenkema hu vahe'mokizmi oku'zana hu ama nehaze. E'ina hu'negu vahe zamagenkema hu vahe enena tragotenka omanio.

20 If someone curses his father or his mother, his life will be ended, [just] like a lamp is extinguished.

Nerera nefama huhaviza huntesia vahe'mofona tavi'amo asu hanigeno kumazu hanimpi maniankna huno frigahie.

21 If you very quickly take the property that your parents promise will be yours after they die, you will not receive any good/blessing from it.

Arera afama ofri mani'nesigeno'ma erisinti haregahanema hu'nesia zama ame'ama huno erisia mofavremo'a, atuparega asimu'a omanegosie.

22 Do not say, “I will do evil to those who do evil to me;” wait for Yahweh [to do something about it], and he will (help you/[do what is right]).

Kefo avu'ava'ma hugante'sagenka anahukna hu'na nona huzamantegahue osuo. Hagi avega antenegeno Ra Anumzamo kaza huno ana knazana erino.

23 Yahweh detests [those who use] dishonest scales and weights that are not accurate/correct.

Mago'azama mizaseku'ma hanigeno kna'ama refako huno kezama (skel) erinteno refako hu so'e osu avu'ava zana, Ra Anumzamo'a avesra huno agonete.

24 Yahweh is the one who has decided what will happen to us, so (how can we (understand/know) what will happen before it happens?/we humans certainly cannot (understand/know) what will happen before it happens.) [RHQ]

Vahe'mo'ma mika zama hiazana, Ra Anumzamoke azeri ante fatgo nehie. Inankna huno mago'a vahe'mo'a agra'ma nehia zana keno antahino hugahie?

25 You should think carefully before you solemnly promise to dedicate something to God, because later you might be sorry you have promised to do it.

Kagesa antahi ankeretenka Anumzamofontera huvempa huo. Ame'ama hunka huvempama hutesunka, henka'a anama hu'nesana kegu kagesa antahintahi nehunka kagraka'a kazeri haviza hugahane.

26 Wise kings find out [MET] which people have done what is wrong, and they punish them very severely [IDM].

Ama' antahi'zane kini ne'mo'a kefo zamavu'zamava nehaza vahera witi hona'a hareno eriherahe hianka huno rezaganeno ke ama huteno, henka knanentake havenu witi'a refuzafupeankna huno knazana zamigahie.

27 Our consciences are [like] lamps that Yahweh [has given to us to enable us to know what we are thinking] [MET]; they reveal what is hidden deep in our (minds/inner beings).

Ra Anumzamofo lampe tavi'mo'a, vahe'mofo kantu agu'afi ufreno mika kefo agu'agesama me'neana hakeno eri ama nehie.

28 Kings will continue to rule as long as they faithfully love their people and are loyal to them and as long as they rule righteously/fairly.

Kini ne'mo'ma vahe'mokizmima avesi nezamanteno knare avu'ava huzamantesiana, agra knare huno mani'neno, za'za kna kva eri'zantera manino vugahie.

29 We honor/admire young people because they are strong, but we respect [MTY] old people more because they are wise.

Nehazave ramimofona hanave zamimo ra zamagia nezamie. Hianagi ranra vahera efe'zmazoka nege'za vahe'mo'za husga hunezmantaze.

30 When we are beaten or whipped, it [can] cause us to quit doing what is evil in our lives; when someone wounds us [by punishing us], it [can] cause our behavior to become good.

Hazenkema hania vahe'ma knokeve'ma ami'zamo, kefo avu'ava zana ahenati netreno, agu'a azeri agru hugahie.