Proverbs 11
1 Balances of deceit [are] an abomination to Jehovah, And a perfect weight [is] His delight.
Awurade kyiri asisie nsania, na nʼani gye nokorɛ nkariboɔ ho.
2 Pride hath come, and shame cometh, And with the lowly [is] wisdom.
Ahantan ba a, animguaseɛ na ɛdi soɔ nanso ahobrɛaseɛ de nyansa ba.
3 The integrity of the upright leadeth them, And the perverseness of the treacherous destroyeth them.
Teefoɔ nokorɛdie kyerɛ wɔn ɛkwan; nanso nkontompofoɔ ano ntanta sɛe wɔn.
4 Wealth profiteth not in a day of wrath, And righteousness delivereth from death.
Ahonya nnka hwee abufuhyeɛ da no, nanso tenenee gye nkwa firi owuo mu.
5 The righteousness of the perfect maketh right his way, And by his wickedness doth the wicked fall.
Wɔn a wɔnnyɛ bɔne teneneeyɛ bɔ ɛkwan tee ma wɔn, nanso amumuyɛfoɔ amumuyɛsɛm brɛ wɔn ase.
6 The righteousness of the upright delivereth them, And in mischief the treacherous are captured.
Pɛyɛfoɔ teneneeyɛ gye wɔn, nanso akɔnnɔ bɔne afidie yi nkontompofoɔ.
7 In the death of a wicked man, hope perisheth, And the expectation of the iniquitous hath been lost.
Sɛ omumuyɛfoɔ wu a, nʼanidasoɔ yera; deɛ ɔsusuu sɛ ɔbɛnya afiri ne tumi mu nyinaa no yɛ kwa.
8 The righteous from distress is drawn out, And the wicked goeth in instead of him.
Wɔgye ɔteneneeni firi amaneɛ mu, na ɛba omumuyɛfoɔ so mmom.
9 With the mouth a hypocrite corrupteth his friend, And by knowledge the righteous are drawn out.
Deɛ ɔnsuro Onyame de nʼano sɛe ne yɔnko, nanso ɔteneneeni nam nimdeɛ so firi mu.
10 In the good of the righteous a city exulteth, And in the destruction of the wicked [is] singing.
Sɛ teneneefoɔ di yie a, kuropɔn no di ahurisie; nanso amumuyɛfoɔ wu a, wɔbɔ ose.
11 By the blessing of the upright is a city exalted, And by the mouth of the wicked thrown down.
Pɛyɛfoɔ nhyira ma kuropɔn no kɔ so, nanso amumuyɛfoɔ ano bɔ no.
12 Whoso is despising his neighbour lacketh heart, And a man of understanding keepeth silence.
Onipa a ɔnni adwene no bu ne yɔnko animtiaa, nanso deɛ ɔwɔ nhunumu no to ne tɛkrɛma nnareka.
13 A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter.
Osekuni da kɔkoamsɛm adi, nanso deɛ yɛnya ne mu ahotosoɔ no kora kasasie so.
14 Without counsels do a people fall, And deliverance [is] in a multitude of counsellors.
Ɔman a ɛnni akwankyerɛ no bɔ, nanso afotufoɔ dodoɔ ma nkonimdie ba.
15 Evil [one] suffereth when he hath been surety [for] a stranger, And whoso is hating suretyship is confident.
Deɛ ɔdi agyinamu ma ɔfoforɔ no bɛhunu amane, na deɛ ɔmmfa ne nsa nhyɛ awowasie ase no aso mu dwo no.
16 A gracious woman retaineth honour, And terrible [men] retain riches.
Ɔbaa a ne yam yɛ no wɔde obuo ma no, nanso mmarima basabasayɛfoɔ nya ahodeɛ nko ara.
17 A kind man is rewarding his own soul, And the fierce is troubling his own flesh.
Ɔyamyɛfoɔ yɛ ma ne ho, na otirimuɔdenfoɔ de ɔhaw ba nʼankasa so.
18 The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoso is sowing righteousness — a true reward.
Omumuyɛfoɔ nya akatua a ɛnnyina, nanso deɛ ɔgu tenenee aba no twa akatua a ɛdi mu.
19 Rightly [is] righteousness for life, And whoso is pursuing evil — for his own death.
Deɛ ɔyɛ nokorɛ teneneeni no nya nkwa, nanso deɛ ɔkɔ so yɛ bɔne no kɔ owuo mu.
20 An abomination to Jehovah [are] the perverse of heart, And the perfect of the way [are] His delight.
Awurade kyiri nnipa a wɔn akoma akyinsa, na nʼani gye wɔn a wɔn akwan ho nni asɛm ho.
21 Hand to hand, the wicked is not acquitted, And the seed of the righteous hath escaped.
Gye to mu sɛ, amumuyɛfoɔ bɛnya wɔn akatua, na teneneefoɔ bɛnya wɔn tiri adi mu.
22 A ring of gold in the nose of a sow — A fair woman and stubborn of behaviour.
Ɔbaa hoɔfɛfoɔ a ɔntumi nsi gyinaeɛ no te sɛ sika kawa a ɛhyɛ prako hwene mu.
23 The desire of the righteous [is] only good, The hope of the wicked [is] transgression.
Teneneefoɔ apɛdeɛ wie yie, nanso amumuyɛfoɔ anidasoɔ wie abufuhyeɛ.
24 There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.
Obi yɛ adɔeɛ, na ɔnya ne ho bebree; obi nso yɛ adɔna, nanso ɛhia no.
25 A liberal soul is made fat, And whoso is watering, he also is watered.
Ɔyamyɛfoɔ bɛkɔ so anya ne ho; na deɛ ɔma ebinom mee no nso bɛmee.
26 Whoso is withholding corn, the people execrate him, And a blessing [is] for the head of him who is selling.
Nnipa dome deɛ ɔde atokoɔ sie, na nhyira ba deɛ ɔtɔn ne deɛ so.
27 Whoso is earnestly seeking good Seeketh a pleasing thing, And whoso is seeking evil — it meeteth him.
Deɛ ɔhwehwɛ papa akyiri ɛkwan no nya anisɔ, na deɛ ɔhwehwɛ bɔne no, bɔne ba ne so.
28 Whoso is confident in his wealth he falleth, And as a leaf, the righteous flourish.
Deɛ ɔde ne ho to nʼahonyadeɛ soɔ no bɛhwe ase, na ɔteneneeni bɛyɛ frɔmm sɛ ahahan mono.
29 Whoso is troubling his own house inheriteth wind, And a servant [is] the fool to the wise of heart.
Deɛ ɔde ɔhaw bɛto nʼabusua so no bɛdi mframa adeɛ, na ɔkwasea bɛyɛ onyansafoɔ ɔsomfoɔ.
30 The fruit of the righteous [is] a tree of life, And whoso is taking souls [is] wise.
Ɔteneneeni aba yɛ nkwa dua, na deɛ ɔgye akra no yɛ onyansafoɔ.
31 Lo, the righteous in the earth is recompensed, Surely also the wicked and the sinner!
Sɛ teneneefoɔ nya wɔn akatua wɔ asase so a ɛnneɛ na wɔn a wɔnnim Onyame ne abɔnefoɔ nso ɛ!
