Proverbs 22
1 A [good] name [is] rather to be chosen than great riches, [and] loving favor rather than silver and gold.
Ihe nhọrọ dị ezi mma ka aha ọma bụ karịa ọtụtụ akụ, ịnata amara ihuọma ka mma karịa ọlaọcha na ọlaedo.
2 The rich and poor meet together: the LORD [is] the maker of them all.
Ma ogbenye ma ọgaranya bụ otu nʼihu Onyenwe anyị onye kere ha niile.
3 A prudent [man] foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
Onye nwere uche na-ahụ nsogbu nke na-abịa nʼihu ma zobe onwe ya, ma onye na-enweghị uche anaghị ele anya, ọ na-adaba nʼime nsogbu ahụ taa ahụhụ so ya.
4 By humility [and] the fear of the LORD [are] riches, and honor, and life.
Obi umeala bụ egwu Onyenwe anyị, ụgwọ ọ na-akwụ bụ akụnụba, na nsọpụrụ na ndụ ogologo.
5 Thorns [and] snares [are] in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
Ogwu na igbudu dị nʼụzọ onye na-emebi iwu; ma onye kpọrọ ndụ ya ihe na-asọ ya asọ.
6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Kuziere nwantakịrị ka ọ họrọ ụzọ ziri ezi, mgbe o tolitere ọ ga-anọgide nʼime ya.
7 The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower [is] servant to the lender.
Dịka ọgaranya si achị ogbenye, otu a kwa ka onye na-ebi ego si bụrụ ohu onye na-ebinye ya ego.
8 He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
Onye na-agha ikpe na-ezighị ezi dịka mkpụrụ, ga-ewe ajọ ihe dịka ihe ubi, mkpanaka nke ikike iwe ha ga-agbajikwa.
9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
Onye na-agbasapụ aka enye onyinye ga-abụ onye a gọziri agọzi, nʼihi na ha na ekenyetụ ndị ogbenye nri.
10 Cast out the scorner, and contention shall end; yes, strife and reproach shall cease.
Chụpụ onye na-akwa emo, ise okwu ga-akwụsị, e, ịlụ ọgụ na nlelị ga-akwụsịkwa.
11 He that loveth pureness of heart, [for] the grace of his lips the king [shall be] his friend.
Onye na-ahụ ịdị ọcha nke obi nʼanya, onye okwu ya jupụtara nʼamara ga-abụ enyi eze.
12 The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.
Anya Onyenwe anyị na-echebe ihe ọmụma, ma ọ na-emebi atụmatụ niile nke ndị aghụghọ.
13 The slothful [man] saith, [There is] a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
Onye umengwụ na-asị, “Ọdụm nọ nʼezi! A ga-egbu m nʼama ọha mmadụ!”
14 The mouth of strange women [is] a deep pit: he that is abhorred by the LORD shall fall therein.
Ọnụ nwanyị na-akwa iko bụ oke olulu, nwoke nọ nʼokpuru oke iwe Onyenwe anyị na-adaba nʼime ya.
15 Foolishness [is] bound in the heart of a child; [but] the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
Obi ụmụntakịrị jupụtara nʼenweghị uche, ma apịpịa ịdọ aka na ntị ga-achụpụ ya nʼebe dị anya.
16 He that oppresseth the poor to increase his [riches], [and] he that giveth to the rich, [shall] surely [come] to want.
Onye na-achọ uru site nʼimegbu onye na-enweghị ike, maọbụ onye na-enye ọgaranya onyinye ga-ebi nʼoke ụkọ.
17 Bow down thy ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart to my knowledge.
Lezie anya gee ntị nʼokwu niile nke ndị maara ihe, tinye uche gị nʼihe m na-akụzi.
18 For [it is] a pleasant thing if thou keepest them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.
Ọ dị ụtọ ma idebe ha nʼobi gị, ma ha dịkwa nʼegbugbere ọnụ gị mgbe niile.
19 That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.
Ọ bụ ka ntụkwasị obi gị dị nʼime Onyenwe anyị, ya ka m na-akụziri gị taa, ọbụladị gị onwe gị.
20 Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,
Ọ bụ na m edepụtabereghị gị iri ndụmọdụ atọ ndị a, bụ okwu ndụmọdụ na ihe ọmụma?
21 That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send to thee?
Ha na-ezi gị ihe bụ ikwesi ntụkwasị obi na ikwu eziokwu. Mgbe ahụ ọ bụrụ na-ezie gị sị gị gaa chọta eziokwu ị ga-eji ezi ọsịsa lọghachi.
22 Rob not the poor, because he [is] poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
Emegbula ogbenye nʼihi na ọ bụ ogbenye. Emegidekwala ya nʼụzọ ikpe.
23 For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
Nʼihi na Onyenwe anyị ga-ekwuchitere ha ọnụ ha ma bibiekwa ndị na-emegide ha.
24 Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
Gị na onye na-ewe oke iwe abụla enyi, gị na onye na-ewe iwe ọsịịsọ emekọkwala ihe,
25 Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
ma ọ bụghị ya, i nwere ike ịmụta ndụ ha, si otu a tinye ndụ gị na nsogbu.
26 Be not thou [one] of them that strike hands, [or] of them that are sureties for debts.
Abụla onye otu nʼime ndị na-anara ndị mmadụ akaebe maọbụ kwee nkwa ikwu ụgwọ onye ọzọ ji.
27 If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
Nʼihi na ọ bụrụ na i nweghị ego ị ga-eji kwụọ ụgwọ ahụ, a ga-anapụ gị ọ bụladị ihe ndina gị.
28 Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.
Ehigharịla oke ala e tinyere site na mgbe ochie. Nke ndị nna ochie gị ha hiwere.
29 Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean [men].
Ị hụrụ mmadụ ahụ nke nwere ǹka nʼịrụ ọrụ ya nke ọma? Ọ ga-eguzo nʼihu ndị eze, ọ gaghị eguzo nʼihu ndị a na-amaghị aha ha.
