Proverbs 9
1 [It is as though] wisdom [is a woman who] has built a [big] house for herself, and has set up seven columns [to support the roof],
Ny fahendrena efa nanao ny tranony; Efa nipaika ny andriny fito izy;
2 and has slaughtered an animal [and cooked the meat], and has mixed [nice spices] in the wine, and has put [the food] on the table.
Efa namono ny bibiny sy nangaroharo ny divainy izy Ary efa namelatra ny latabany koa;
3 [It is as though then] she sent out her servant women to call out from the highest place in the town,
Ary efa naniraka ny ankizivaviny izy; Miantso eny an-tampon’ ny fitoerana avo any an-tanàna izy ka manao hoe:
4 “You people who need to understand more, come in!” And to those who are ignorant, [it is as though] she calls out,
Izay kely saina, dia aoka izy hankatỳ; Ary amin’ izany tsy ampy saina dia hoy izy:
5 “Come and eat the food that I [have prepared], and drink the [good] wine that I have mixed!
Avia, hano ny mofoko, Ary sotroy ny divay voaharoharoko.
6 (Leave/Go away from) [other] foolish people, and [if you do that, you will continue to] live. Walk on the road that will enable you to (have knowledge/know what is true and what is not true).”
Ilaozy ny kely saina, dia ho velona ianao, Ary mizora amin’ ny lalan’ ny fahalalana.
7 If you rebuke someone who will not allow others to correct him, he will insult you. If you reprove/scold an evil man, he will hurt you.
Izay mananatra ny mpaniratsira dia afa-baraka; Ary izay mananatra ny ratsy fanahy dia hahazo tsiny.
8 Do not rebuke someone who will not allow others to (correct him/tell him what he has done is wrong), because he will hate you for doing that. [But] if you rebuke a wise person, he will respect you.
Aza mananatra ny mpaniratsira ianao, fandrao halany; Ny hendry no anaro, dia ho tiany ianao.
9 If you give instruction to wise people, they will become wiser. And if you teach righteous people, they will learn more.
Toroy ny hendry, dia hihahendry izy; Ampianaro ny marina, dia hitombo saina izy.
10 If you want to be wise, you must start by revering Yahweh, and if you know God, the Holy One, you will understand [which teachings are wise/true].
Ny fahatahorana an’ i Jehovah no fiandoham-pahendrena; Ary ny fahafantarana ny Iray Masìna no fahazavan-tsaina.
11 If you become wise, you will live many years [DOU].
Fa izaho no hampitomboana ny andronao Sy hanamaroana ny taona hiainanao.
12 If you are wise, you are the one who will benefit from it; if you ridicule [becoming wise], you are the one who will suffer.
Raha hendry ianao, dia hendry ho an’ ny tenanao ihany; Fa raha maniratsira kosa ianao, dia ianao ihany no hiharan’ izany.
13 Foolish women talk loudly; they are ignorant and are never ashamed [of the wrong things that they do].
Ny fahadalana dia toy ny vehivavy vavàna; Kely saina izy ka tsy mahalala na inona na inona.
14 They sit at the doors of their houses [or] they sit on the top [of the hills] in the town,
Fa mipetraka eo am-baravaran’ ny tranony izy, Ary amin’ ny seza eny amin’ ny fitoerana avo eo an-tanàna,
15 and they call out to the men who are passing by, who are trying to be concerned with their own affairs,
Mba hiantso ny mpandalo Izay mizotra amin’ ny alehany, ka manao hoe:
16 “You people who need to understand more, come into [my house]!” And to those who are ignorant, they call out,
Aoka hivily atỳ izay kely saina; Ary amin’ izay tsy ampy saina dia hoy izy:
17 “[Just as] water which you have stolen tastes very good and food that you eat by yourself tastes the best, [if you have sex secretly with someone to whom you are not married, you will enjoy it very much].”
Mamy ny rano angalarina, Ary fy ny mofo hanina amin’ ny fiafenana,
18 But men who go to those women’s houses do not know that those who have gone there are now dead; they have descended down into the deepest parts of the place where dead people are. (Sheol h7585)
Nefa tsy fantany fa ny maty no ao, Ary any amin’ ny halalin’ ny fiainan-tsi-hita ny olona nasainy. (Sheol h7585)
