Proverbs 21
1 Yahweh controls what kings do [MTY] [like] he controls how streams flow; he causes kings to do just what he wants them to do.
Chuny ruoth ni e lwet Jehova Nyasaye, ochike mana kaka kuonde ma pi luwo kendo kaka ohero owuon.
2 People always think that what they do is right, but Yahweh judges our (motives/reasons [for doing things)] [MTY].
Yore duto mag dhano nenorene ni nikare, to Jehova Nyasaye ema pimo chuny.
3 Doing what is right and fair is more acceptable to Yahweh than [bringing] sacrifices [to him].
Timo gima kare kod mowinjore ema Jehova Nyasaye oyiego moloyo misango.
4 Being proud and arrogant [DOU] is [like] a lamp [MTY] [that guides] wicked people; being proud and arrogant characterizes (wicked people’s whole behavior/everything that wicked people do).
Wangʼ teko, chuny mar sunga kod taya mar jo-mahundu, gin richo!
5 People who plan carefully will surely have plenty [of what they need]; those who act too quickly [to become rich] will become poor.
Chenro mag ngʼat matiyo matek kelo ohala to chutho e kaka rikni kelo chan.
6 Money that people acquire [by cheating others] by lying [MTY] to them will soon disappear [like] a mist, and doing that will [soon] lead to their death.
Mwandu moyudi gi lep mariambo en mana tho malal piyo kendo en obeto mar tho.
7 Wicked [people] refuse to do what is right/just, but they will be ruined because of the violent things [PRS] that they do.
Timbe mahundu mar joricho biro terogi mabor magilal; nimar gidagi timo gima kare.
8 Guilty [people continually do what is evil; it is as though] [MET] they are walking on a crooked road; but righteous/innocent people [always] do what is right.
Yor ngʼat ma jaketho ogondore, to kit ngʼat makare oriere tir.
9 It is better to live in the corner of an attic/housetop [by yourself] than to live inside the house with a wife who is always nagging.
Ber dak e kona mar wi ot moloyo dak gi dhako maralep.
10 Wicked [people] [SYN] are always wanting [to do what is] evil; they never act mercifully toward anyone.
Ngʼat ma timbene richo ohero richo; jabute ok yud ngʼwono kuome.
11 When those who ridicule [others] are punished, [even] those who do not have good sense [see that, and] they become wise, and when those who are wise are taught, they become wiser.
Ka okum ngʼat ma jaro ji, to joma ngʼeyogi tin yudo rieko, ka ngʼat mariek opuonji, to oyudo ngʼeyo.
12 [God], the one [who is completely] righteous, knows [what happens inside] the houses of wicked [people], and [he will cause] those people to be completely ruined/destroyed.
Ngʼat Makare ongʼeyo od ngʼat ma timbene richo kendo otero ngʼat marach e kethruok.
13 There are people who refuse to listen when poor people cry out [for help]; [but some day] they themselves will cry out [for help], and no one will hear them.
Ka ngʼato odino ite ne ywak mar jachan, en owuon bende obiro ywak to ok nodwoke.
14 When someone is angry [with you], if you secretly give him a gift, he will stop being angry.
Mich mochiw lingʼ-lingʼ kweyo mirima to asoya mopandi ei law jiwo mirima maduongʼ.
15 Good/Righteous [people] are happy when they [see others do] what is just/fair, but those who do what is evil are terrified [when they think about what may happen to them].
Ka adiera onenore, to joma timbegi nikare bedo mamor to joma timbegi richo to yudo bwok.
16 Those who stop behaving like those who have good sense behave will [soon] discover that they have gone to the place where dead people are.
Ngʼat moweyo yor winjo wach dhiyo kar yweyo mar oganda mar joma otho.
17 Those who spend their money to buy (things that give them pleasure/things that cause them to feel happy) will become poor; those who love [to spend money to buy] wine and nice/fancy food [MTY] will never become rich.
Ngʼat mohero budho biro bedo jachan; ngʼat mohero divai kod moo ok nyal bedo ja-mwandu.
18 Wicked [people] bring on themselves the sufferings that they were trying to cause righteous [people] to experience [DOU].
Jomaricho bedo resruok mar joma kare; to jogo ma ok jo-adiera ne joma oriere tir.
19 It is better to live [alone] in a desert than [to live] with a wife who is [always] nagging and complaining.
Ber dak e thim motwo moloyo dak gi dhako ma jadhawo kendo ma ja-mirima.
20 Wise people have many valuable things in their houses, but foolish people [quickly] spend/waste [all their money].
Od ngʼat mariek opongʼ kod chiemo gi moo moyier, to ngʼat mofuwo chamo gik moko duto ma en-go.
21 Those who [always] try to act in a fair and kind way [toward others] will live [a long time] and be honored/respected.
Ngʼatno maluwo tim makare kod hera yudo ngima, mwandu gi luor.
22 A wise army commander [helps his troops] climb over a wall [to attack] a city that is defended by a strong army, with the result that they are able to (get over/destroy) the high walls that their enemies trusted [would protect them].
Ngʼat mariek kawo dala ngʼat maratego kendo omuko dhorangeye matek magiketoe genogi.
23 Those who are very careful about what they say [MTY] are [able to] avoid trouble.
Ngʼatno marito dhoge kod lewe ritore kuom masiche.
24 Those who make fun of [everything that is good] are proud and conceited [DOU]; they [always] act in an inconsiderate way [toward others].
Ngʼat ma jasunga kendo jawuorre “Jajaro” e nyinge; otingʼore malo ka osungore malich.
25 Lazy people, who refuse to work, [will] die [of hunger] because they [SYN] do not earn [money to buy food].
Dwaro mar jasamuoyo biro bedo thone owuon; nikech lwetene odagi tich.
26 All during the day [wicked people] desire to obtain things, but righteous [people] have plenty, [with the result that] they [are able to] give things generously to others.
Odiechiengʼ duto odwaro mangʼeny, to ngʼat makare chiwo maonge giko.
27 [Yahweh] detests the sacrifices that wicked [people] offer [to him]; [but he] detests it even more when they [think that they will escape being punished for] their evil deeds because of the sacrifices that they bring.
Misango mar jaricho ok ber, onyalo bedo marach maromo nade ka ochiwe gi paro marach!
28 Those who tell lies in court will be punished; no one stops/silences witnesses who say what is truthful/reliable.
Janeno ma ja-miriambo biro lal; to ngʼat mawinje ibiro tieko chutho.
29 Wicked people pretend [that they know everything], but righteous people think carefully about [what will happen because of] what they do.
Ngʼat ma jaricho wangʼe tek to ngʼat moriere tir tiyo gi paro e yorene.
30 [Thinking that we are] wise, and that we understand many things, and that we have good insight, does not help us if Yahweh is (acting against/not pleased with) us.
Onge rieko, onge neno matut, onge chenro manyalo loyo Jehova Nyasaye.
31 We [can] get horses ready to fight in a battle, but Yahweh is the one who enables us to (win victories/defeat our enemies).
Inyalo yiko faras ne ndalo mar lweny; to loyo lweny en mar Jehova Nyasaye.
