Proverbs 8
1 Whether wisdom crieth not ofte; and prudence yyueth his vois?
Tie: Nyansa refrɛ. Nteaseɛ ma ne nne so.
2 In souereyneste and hiy coppis, aboue the weie, in the myddis of pathis,
Ɛkwan no so, sorɔnsorɔmmea hɔ, nkwantanan no so, ɛhɔ na ɛgyina,
3 and it stondith bisidis the yate of the citee, in thilke closyngis, and spekith, and seith, A!
apono a ɛkɔ kuropɔn no mu ho, ɛteam wɔ aboboano hɔ sɛ,
4 ye men, Y crie ofte to you; and my vois is to the sones of men.
“Ao, mo mmarimma na meteam mefrɛ; meteam frɛ adasamma nyinaa.
5 Litle children, vndirstonde ye wisdom; and ye vnwise men, `perseyue wisdom.
Mo a moyɛ ntetekwaa, mo mma mo ani nte; mo a moyɛ nkwaseafoɔ, monnya nteaseɛ.
6 Here ye, for Y schal speke of grete thingis; and my lippis schulen be openyd, to preche riytful thingis.
Montie, na mewɔ nsɛm pa bi ka kyerɛ mo; mebue mʼano ka deɛ ɛyɛ.
7 My throte schal bithenke treuthe; and my lippis schulen curse a wickid man.
Mʼano ka deɛ ɛyɛ nokorɛ, ɛfiri sɛ mʼanofafa kyiri amumuyɛsɛm.
8 My wordis ben iust; no schrewid thing, nether weiward is in tho.
Mʼano mu nsɛm nyinaa yɛ pɛ; ebiara nni mu a ɛyɛ nkontompo anaa nnaadaasɛm.
9 `My wordis ben riytful to hem that vndurstonden; and ben euene to hem that fynden kunnyng.
Ne nyinaa mu da hɔ ma deɛ ɔwɔ nhunumu; ɛho nni asɛm ma wɔn a wɔwɔ nimdeɛ.
10 Take ye my chastisyng, and not money; chese ye teching more than tresour.
Mompo dwetɛ na momfa mʼakwankyerɛ, momfa nimdeɛ na mompo sikakɔkɔɔ amapa.
11 For wisdom is betere than alle richessis moost preciouse; and al desirable thing mai not be comparisound therto.
Ɛfiri sɛ nimdeɛ som bo sene mmota, na wɔrentumi mfa deɛ wopɛ biara ntoto ho.
12 Y, wisdom, dwelle in counsel; and Y am among lernyd thouytis.
“Me, nyansa, mene aniteɛ na ɛteɛ; nimdeɛ ne nhunumu wɔ me.
13 The drede of the Lord hatith yuel; Y curse boost, and pride, and a schrewid weie, and a double tungid mouth.
Sɛ wɔsuro Awurade ɛne sɛ wɔkyiri bɔne; mekyiri ahantan ne ahomasoɔ, ɔbra bɔne ne nnaadaasɛm.
14 Counseil is myn, and equyte `is myn; prudence is myn, and strengthe `is myn.
Afotuo ne atemmuo pa wɔ me; mewɔ nteaseɛ ne tumi.
15 Kyngis regnen bi me; and the makeris of lawis demen iust thingis bi me.
Me so na ahemfo nam di adeɛ na sodifoɔ nam me so hyehyɛ mmara a ɛyɛ pɛ;
16 Princis comaunden bi me; and myyti men demen riytfulnesse bi me.
Mmapɔmma de me bu ɔman ne atitire nyinaa a wɔdi asase so ɔhene.
17 I loue hem that louen me; and thei that waken eerli to me, schulen fynde me.
Medɔ wɔn a wɔdɔ me, na wɔn a wɔhwehwɛ me no hunu me.
18 With me ben rychessis, and glorie; souereyn richessis, and riytfulnesse.
Ahonyadeɛ ne animuonyam wɔ me nkyɛn, ahodeɛ a ɛkyɛre ne yiedie nso saa ara.
19 My fruyt is betere than gold, and precyouse stoon; and my seedis ben betere than chosun siluer.
Mʼaba yɛ sene sikakɔkɔɔ amapa; deɛ ɛfiri me mu boro dwetɛ a wɔasɔne so so.
20 Y go in the weies of riytfulnesse, in the myddis of pathis of doom;
Tenenee akwan so na menam atɛntenenee akwan so,
21 that Y make riche hem that louen me, and that Y fille her tresouris.
mede ahodeɛ ma wɔn a wɔdɔ me na mehyɛ wɔn adekoradan ma ma.
22 The Lord weldide me in the bigynnyng of hise weies; bifore that he made ony thing, at the bigynnyng.
“Awurade bɔɔ me sɛ nʼabɔdeɛ mu abakan dii ne tete nneyɛɛ anim;
23 Fro with out bigynnyng Y was ordeined; and fro elde tymes, bifor that the erthe was maad.
ɔyii me sii hɔ firi tete, ansa na ewiase rehyɛ aseɛ.
24 Depthis of watris weren not yit; and Y was conseyued thanne. The wellis of watris hadden not brokun out yit,
Wɔwoo me ansa na wɔrebɔ ɛpo kakraka no ansa na wɔreyɛ nsutire a nsuo ahyɛ no ma no;
25 and hillis stoden not togidere yit bi sad heuynesse; bifor litil hillis Y was born.
ansa na wɔde mmepɔ resisi hɔ, wɔwoo me ansa na nkokoɔ reba,
26 Yit he hadde not maad erthe; and floodis, and the herris of the world.
ansa na ɔbɔɔ asase ne ne mfuo anaa dɔteɛ biara a ɛwɔ asase soɔ.
27 Whanne he made redi heuenes, Y was present; whanne he cumpasside the depthis of watris bi certeyn lawe and cumpas.
Mewɔ hɔ ansa na wɔbɔɔ soro, ɛberɛ a ɔtwaa hyeɛ too ebunu no ani no,
28 Whanne he made stidfast the eir aboue; and weiede the wellis of watris.
ɛberɛ a ɔbɔɔ omununkum wɔ soro na ɔde ebunu mu nsutire tintim hɔ denden no,
29 Whanne he cumpasside to the see his marke; and settide lawe to watris, that tho schulden not passe her coostis. Whanne he peiside the foundementis of erthe;
ɛberɛ a ɔtwaa hyeɛ maa ɛpo sɛdeɛ nsuo no rentra ne hyeɛ, ne ɛberɛ a ɔtwaa asase fapem no,
30 Y was making alle thingis with him. And Y delitide bi alle daies, and pleiede bifore hym in al tyme,
na meyɛ odwumfoɔ a mete ne nkyɛn. Anigyeɛ hyɛɛ me ma daa na medii ahurisie wɔ nʼanim ɛberɛ biara,
31 and Y pleiede in the world; and my delices ben to be with the sones of men.
na mʼani gye wɔ ne ewiase nyinaa mu na mʼani ka wɔ adasamma mu.
32 Now therfor, sones, here ye me; blessid ben thei that kepen my weies.
“Enti me mma, montie me; nhyira ne wɔn a wɔnante mʼakwan so.
33 Here ye teching, and be ye wise men; and nile ye caste it awei.
Montie mʼakwankyerɛ na monhunu nyansa; mommu mo ani nngu so.
34 Blessid is the man that herith me, and that wakith at my yatis al dai; and kepith at the postis of my dore.
Nhyira ne onipa a ɔtie me, ɔwɛn mʼaboboano daa, na ɔtwɛn wɔ hɔ.
35 He that fyndith me, schal fynde lijf; and schal drawe helthe of the Lord.
Na obiara a ɔhunu me no nya nkwa na ɔnya anisɔ firi Awurade nkyɛn.
36 But he that synneth ayens me, schal hurte his soule; alle that haten me, louen deeth.
Na deɛ woanhwehwɛ me no ha ne ho na wɔn a wɔtane me no dɔ owuo.”
