Proverbs 6
1 My son, if you set aside your money as a guarantee for your neighbor's loan, if you gave your promise for a loan of someone you do not know,
Nwa m, ọ bụrụ na ị nara onye agbataobi gị nʼibe, ọ bụrụ na ị nara aka ị bụrụ onye ọbịa onye akaebe,
2 then you have laid a trap for yourself by your promise and you have been caught by the words of your mouth.
ị bụrụla onye mara nʼọnya site nʼihe ị kwuru, onye enwudere site nʼokwu ọnụ ya.
3 When you are caught by your words, my son, do this and save yourself, since you have fallen into the hand of your neighbor; go and humble yourself and make your case before your neighbor.
Mee nke a, nwa m, si nʼime ya wepụ onwe gị; nʼihi na ịdabala nʼaka onye agbataobi gị: Jee ọsịịsọ weda onwe gị nʼala rịọọ ya enyekwala ya izuike ọbụla.
4 Give your eyes no sleep and your eyelids no slumber.
Ekwekwala ka ụra baa gị anya abụọ, ekwekwala ka mbụbara anya gị ruo ụra.
5 Save yourself like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the hand of the fowler.
Napụta onwe gị, dịka mgbada site nʼaka dinta, maọbụ dịka nnụnụ site nʼọnya osi ọnya.
6 Look at the ant, you lazy person, consider her ways, and be wise.
Gaa mụta ihe site nʼaka ndanda, gị onye umengwụ. Mụta ihe site nʼụzọ ya niile.
7 It has no commander, officer, or ruler,
Ọ bụ ezie na o nweghị eze na-achịkọta ha, maọbụ onyendu, maọbụ ọchịagha,
8 yet it prepares its food in the summer and during the harvest it stores up what it will eat.
ma ọ na-akpakọta nri ya nʼoge ọkọchị ma na-ewebata nri ya nʼoge owuwe ihe ubi.
9 How long will you sleep, you lazy person? When will you rise from your sleep?
Ọ bụ ruo ole mgbe ka ị ga-edina ala nʼebe ahụ, gị onye umengwụ? Olee mgbe ka ị ga-esi nʼụra bilie?
10 “A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest”—
Nwa ụra nta, nwa iru ụra nta, nwa ịchịkọba aka nta zuo ike,
11 and your poverty will come like a robber and your needs like an armed soldier.
ụbịam ga-abịakwasị gị dịka onye ohi, ụkọ abịakwasịkwa gị dịka onye na-apụnara mmadụ ihe.
12 A worthless person—a wicked man— lives by the crookedness of his speech,
Onye okwu na ụka na onye omume ya jọgburu onwe ya, onye na-ejegharị na-ekwu okwu aghụghọ,
13 winking his eyes, making signals with his feet and pointing with his fingers.
onye ji iro na-egbu ikuanya ya, jiri ụkwụ ya na-ekwu okwu na mkpịsịaka ya na-egosi ihe.
14 He plots evil with deceit in his heart; he always stirs up discord.
Onye obi ya na-echepụta ihe ọjọọ na aghụghọ, onye na-akpalikwa esemokwu mgbe niile.
15 Therefore his disaster will overtake him in an instant; in a moment he will be broken beyond healing.
Nʼihi ya, mbibi ga-abịakwasị ya na mberede; nʼotu ntabi anya ka a ga-ebibi ya, apụghịkwa ịgwọta ya.
16 There are six things that Yahweh hates, seven that are disgusting to him.
Ọ dị ụzọ ihe isii Onyenwe anyị kpọrọ asị, e, ha dị asaa bụ ihe arụ nʼebe ọ nọ.
17 The eyes of a proud person, a tongue that lies, hands that shed the blood of innocent people,
Anya dị nganga, ire na-ekwu okwu ụgha, aka na-awụfu ọbara ndị na-emeghị ihe ọjọọ.
18 a heart that invents wicked schemes, feet that quickly run to do evil,
Obi na-echepụta nzube ọjọọ; ụkwụ na-eme ngwangwa ịgbaba nʼajọ ihe,
19 a witness who breathes out lies and one who sows discord among brothers.
onyeama ụgha na-awụpụ ụgha dịka mmiri na onye na-agbasa esemokwu nʼetiti ụmụnna.
20 My son, obey the command of your father and do not forsake the teaching of your mother.
Nwa m, debe ihe nna gị nyere gị nʼiwu, ahapụkwala iwu nke nne gị.
21 Always bind them on your heart; tie them about your neck.
Ka ndụmọdụ ha dịrị gị nʼobi mgbe niile, ka ị ghara ichefu ha.
22 When you walk, they will guide you; when you sleep, they will watch over you; and when you wake up, they will teach you.
Mgbe ị na-ejegharị, ọ ga na-edu gị; mgbe ị na-arahụ ụra, ọ ga na-eche gị. Mgbe i tetakwara, ha ga-akpanyere gị ụka.
23 For the commands are a lamp, and the teaching is a light; the corrections that come by instruction are the way of life.
Nʼihi na iwu a bụ oriọna, Ihe ozizi a bụkwa ìhè, otu a kwa ịdọ aka na ntị na ịba mba bụ ụzọ ezi ndụ,
24 It keeps you from the immoral woman, from the smooth words of an immoral woman.
idebe gị ka ị pụọ nʼebe nwunye onye agbataobi gị nọ, sitekwa nʼire ụtọ nke nwanyị ọjọọ.
25 Do not lust in your heart after her beauty and do not let her capture you with her eyelashes.
Ekwela ka agụ nʼezighị ezi gụọ gị nʼime obi nʼihi ịma mma ya, ma ọ bụkwanụ ka o jiri ile anya ya rata gị.
26 Sleeping with a prostitute can cost the price of a loaf of bread, but the wife of another may cost you your very life.
Nʼihi na nwanyị akwụna ka enwere ike iji otu ogbe achịcha nweta, ma nwunye nwoke ọzọ na-achụ nta ndụ gị ịla ya nʼiyi.
27 Can a man carry a fire against his chest without burning his clothes?
Mmadụ ọ pụrụ ịgụrụ ọkụ tụkwasị nʼahụ ya, ma uwe ya ereghị ọkụ?
28 Can a man walk on hot coals without scorching his feet?
Mmadụ ọ pụrụ ije ije nʼelu icheku ọkụ ma ụkwụ ya ahapụ igbuchapụ?
29 So is the man who sleeps with his neighbor's wife; the one who sleeps with her will not go unpunished.
Otu a ka ọ na-adịrị nwoke na-abakwuru nwunye mmadụ ibe ya; o nweghị onye ọbụla na-emetụ ya aka nke a na-agaghị ata ahụhụ.
30 People do not despise a thief if he steals to satisfy his need when he is hungry.
Ndị mmadụ adịghị eleda onye ohi anya ma ọ bụrụ na o zuo ohi ka o were gboo mkpa agụụ nke na-agụsị ya ike.
31 Yet if he is caught, he will pay back seven times what he stole; he must give up everything of value in his house.
Ma ọ bụrụ na ejide ya ọ ga-akwụghachi ụgwọ ihe niile ahụ o zuru okpukpu asaa. Nʼagbanyeghị na nke a ga-eme ka o ree ihe niile o ji biri nʼụlọ ya.
32 The one who commits adultery has no sense; the one who does it destroys himself.
Ma nwoke ahụ na-akwa iko bụ onye nzuzu, amamihe kọrọ ya, nʼihi na ọ bụ onwe ya ka ọ na-ala nʼiyi.
33 Wounds and shame are what he deserves and his disgrace will not be wiped away.
A ga-eti ya ezi ihe otiti, a ga-elelikwa ya anya, ihere ya agaghị ekwe ihichapụ.
34 For jealousy makes a man furious; he will show no mercy when he takes his revenge.
Nʼihi na di nwanyị ahụ ga-esite nʼekworo wee iwe dị ọkụ; ọ gakwaghị enwe obi ebere nʼebe ọ nọ nʼụbọchị ọ ga-abọ ọbọ.
35 He will accept no compensation and he cannot be bought off, though you offer him many gifts.
Ọ gaghị anara ihe ọbụla nʼọnọdụ ihe nkwụghachi nʼihi ihe ọjọọ o mere ya. O nwekwaghị ihe a ga-enye ya pụrụ ime ka iwe ya dajụọ.
