Proverbs 9
1 Wisdom bildide an hous to him silf; he hewide out seuene pileris,
Nyansa asi ne fi; wasisi nʼafadum ason.
2 he offride his slayn sacrifices, he medlide wijn, and settide forth his table.
Wasiesie ne nam de afra ne nsa, wato ne pon.
3 He sente hise handmaides, that thei schulden clepe to the tour; and to the wallis of the citee.
Wasoma ne mmaawa, na ɔfrɛ fi kuropɔn no sorɔnsorɔmmea hɔ se,
4 If ony man is litil; come he to me. And wisdom spak to vnwise men,
“Momma ntetekwaafo nyinaa mmra ha!” Ɔka kyerɛ wɔn a wonni atemmu se,
5 Come ye, ete ye my breed; and drynke ye the wiyn, which Y haue medlid to you.
“Mommra mmedi mʼaduan na monnom nsa a mafra no.
6 Forsake ye yong childhed, and lyue ye; and go ye bi the weyes of prudence.
Munnyaw mo ntetekwaasɛm no na mubenya nkwa; monnantew ntease akwan so.”
7 He that techith a scornere, doith wrong to him silf; and he that vndirnymmeth a wickid man, gendrith a wem to him silf.
Nea ɔteɛteɛ ɔfɛwdifo no frɛ ahohorabɔ; na nea ɔka amumɔyɛfo anim no nya ɔyaw.
8 Nile thou vndirnyme a scornere; lest he hate thee. Vndirnyme thou a wise man; and he schal loue thee.
Ɛno nti, nka ɔfɛwdifo anim na ɔmmɛtan wo; ka onyansafo anim na ɔbɛdɔ wo.
9 Yyue thou occasioun to a wise man; and wisdom schal be encreessid to hym. Teche thou a iust man; and he schal haste to take.
Ma onyansafo akwankyerɛ na ɔbɛkɔ so ahu nyansa; kyerɛkyerɛ ɔtreneeni na ɔde bɛka nʼadesua ho.
10 The bigynnyng of wisdom is the dreed of the Lord; and prudence is the kunnyng of seyntis.
Awurade suro yɛ nyansa mfiase Ɔkronkronni no ho nimdeɛ yɛ ntease.
11 For thi daies schulen be multiplied bi me; and yeeris of lijf schulen be encreessid to thee.
Me mu na wo nna bɛdɔɔso, na wɔde mfe bɛka wo nkwa ho.
12 If thou art wijs; thou schalt be to thi silf, and to thi neiyboris. Forsothe if thou art a scornere; thou aloone schalt bere yuel.
Sɛ woyɛ onyansafo a, wubenya wo nyansa so mfaso; sɛ woyɛ ɔfɛwdifo a, wo nko ara na wubehu amane.
13 A fonned womman, and ful of cry, and ful of vnleueful lustis, and that kan no thing outirli,
Ɔbea ɔkwasea yɛ ɔkasafo; onni ahohyɛso na onni nimdeɛ.
14 sittith in the doris of hir hous, on a seete, in an hiy place of the cite;
Ɔte ne fi pon ano, na ɔte akongua a esi kuropɔn no sorɔnsorɔmmea,
15 to clepe men passinge bi the weie, and men goynge in her iournei.
na ɔfrɛfrɛ wɔn a wotwa mu wɔ hɔ, wɔn a wɔnam wɔn kwan so tee se,
16 Who is a litil man `of wit; bowe he to me. And sche spak to a coward,
“Momma ntetekwaafo nyinaa mmra ha” ɔka kyerɛ wɔn a wonni atemmu se,
17 Watris of thefte ben swettere, and breed hid is swettere.
“Nsu a wowia no yɛ fremfrem na aduan a wodi no ahintawee no yɛ dɛ!”
18 And wiste not that giauntis ben there; and the gestis `of hir ben in the depthis of helle. Sotheli he that schal be applied, ether fastned, to hir; schal go doun to hellis. For whi he that goith awei fro hir; schal be saued. (Sheol h7585)
Nanso wonnim koraa sɛ awufo wɔ hɔ sɛ nʼahɔho wɔ ɔda no ase tɔnn. (Sheol h7585)
