Lododowo 10
1 Solomo ƒe lododowo: Ɖevi si nya nu la nana fofoa kpɔa dzidzɔ, ke ɖevi si tsi bome la hea nuxaxa vɛ na dadaa.
Solomon's proverbs. A wise son makes his father happy, but a stupid son only brings his mother grief.
2 Kesinɔnu si wokpɔ to mɔ fitifitiwo dzi la menye viɖe aɖeke o, gake dzɔdzɔnyenye ɖea ame tso ku me.
Wealth gained through evil does you no good; but living right saves you from death.
3 Yehowa menaa dɔ wua ame dzɔdzɔewo o, ke egblẽa ame vɔ̃ɖiwo ƒe didiwo me.
The Lord doesn't let good people go hungry, but he stops the wicked from getting what they want.
4 Asi si wɔa kuvia la nana ame ɖoa ko gake asi si doa vevi nu la hea kesinɔnu vɛ.
Lazy hands make you poor, but hard-working hands make you rich.
5 Ame si ƒoa nukuwo nu ƒu le dzomeŋɔli la nye vi nyanu, ke ame si dɔa alɔ̃ le nuŋeɣi la, vi ŋukpenuwɔlae.
A son who gathers crops during the summer is sensible, but the one who sleeps during harvest brings disgrace.
6 Yayra anye fiakuku anɔ ame dzɔdzɔe ƒe ta ke ŋutasesẽ yɔa ame vɔ̃ ƒe nu me.
Those who are good are blessed, but what the wicked say hides their violent nature.
7 Ŋkuɖoɖo ame dzɔdzɔe dzi anye yayra, ke ame vɔ̃ɖiwo ƒe ŋkɔ aƒaƒã.
The good are remembered as a blessing, but the reputation of the wicked will rot.
8 Ame si nunya le dzi me na la xɔa sededewo, ke bometsila, nukpoloeƒola, atsrɔ̃.
Those who think wisely pay attention to instruction, but a stupid chatterbox ends up in disaster.
9 Ame si ŋu fɔɖiɖi mele o la zɔna le dedinɔnɔ me, ke asi atu ame si toa mɔ gɔglɔ̃wo dzi.
Honest people will live in safety, but those who behave deceitfully will be caught out.
10 Ame si tea ŋku ɖe ame kple dziku la hea nuxaxa vɛ, eye bometsila, nukpoloeƒola, atsrɔ̃.
People who wink slyly cause trouble, but someone who gives a strong rebuke brings peace.
11 Ame dzɔdzɔe ƒe nu nye agbevudo, ke ŋutasesẽ yɔa ame vɔ̃ɖi ƒe nu me.
What good people say is a spring that gives life, but what the wicked say hides their violent nature.
12 Fuléle hea mama vɛ, gake lɔlɔ̃ tsyɔa dzidadawo katã dzi.
Hatred causes conflict, but love covers all wrongs.
13 Nunya le nugɔmeselawo ƒe nuyi dzi, ke ameƒoti adze dzime na numanyalawo.
Wisdom comes from people with good judgment, but stupid people are punished with a rod.
14 Nunyalawo dzraa gɔmesese ɖo, ke bometsila ƒe nu hea gbegblẽ vɛ.
Wise people accumulate knowledge, but the chattering of stupid people is a prelude to disaster.
15 Kesinɔtɔwo ƒe kesinɔnuwo nye du si ŋu wotɔ glikpɔ sesẽ ɖo, ke hiãtɔwo ƒe ahedada nye woƒe gbegblẽ.
The wealth of the rich provides them protection, while the poverty of the poor ruins them.
16 Ame dzɔdzɔe ƒe dɔwɔfetu hea agbe vɛ nɛ, gake ame vɔ̃ɖi ƒe viɖe hea tohehe vɛ nɛ.
If you do right you're rewarded with life, but if you're wicked all you gain is sin.
17 Ame si ɖo to amehehe la le agbemɔ fiam gake ame si gbea ɖɔɖɔɖo la kplɔa ame bubuwo tranae.
If you accept instruction, you're on the path to life, but if you reject correction you'll go astray.
18 Ame si ɣla fuléle ɖe eƒe dzi me la, alakpanuyi le esi eye ame si nɔa ame ŋu gblẽm la, bometsilae.
Anyone who hides their hatred is lying, and anyone who spreads slander is stupid.
19 Afi si nya geɖe le la, nu vɔ̃ megbea afi ma nɔnɔ o, ke ame si lé eƒe aɖe la, nunyalae.
If you talk too much, you'll say something wrong. Be wise and take care what you say.
20 Ame dzɔdzɔe ƒe aɖe le abe klosalo nyuitɔ ene, ke viɖe mele ame vɔ̃ɖi ƒe dzi ŋu o.
What good people say is like the best silver, but the mind of the wicked isn't worth much.
21 Ame dzɔdzɔe ƒe nuyi hea nunyiame vɛ na ame geɖewo, gake bometsilawo kuna le simadzemadze ta.
Advice from good people helps feed many others, but stupid people die because they have no sense.
22 Yehowa ƒe yayra hea kesinɔnu vɛ, eye metsɔa fukpekpe aɖeke kpena ɖe eŋu o.
The Lord's blessing makes you rich, and he doesn't add any sadness to accompany it.
23 Bometsila kpɔa dzidzɔ le nu tovo wɔwɔ ŋu, ke ame si sea nu gɔme la, nunyae nye eƒe dzidzɔ.
Stupid people think it's fun to do wrong, but someone who has wisdom understands what's right.
24 Nu si vɔ̃m ame vɔ̃ɖi le lae ava tui, ke nu si dim dzɔdzɔetɔ le la, eyae woanae.
What the wicked fear will happen to them, while what good people hope for will be granted.
25 Ne ahomya ƒo va yi la, ame vɔ̃ɖi la maganɔ anyi o, ke ame dzɔdzɔe ya anɔ te sesĩe ɖaa.
When the storm hits, the wicked are no more, but the good are safe and secure forever.
26 Abe ale si aha tsitsi nɔna na aɖu eye dzudzɔ nɔna na ŋku ene la, nenema kuviatɔ le na ame siwo dɔ dɔe.
In the same way vinegar irritates the teeth and smoke irritates the eyes, lazy people irritate their employers.
27 Yehowavɔvɔ̃ nana agbe didina. Ke ame vɔ̃ɖi ƒe agbenɔƒewo le kpuie.
Honoring the Lord makes your life longer, but the years the wicked live will be cut short.
28 Ame dzɔdzɔe ƒe viɖee nye dzidzɔ gake ame vɔ̃ɖiwo ƒe mɔkpɔkpɔ zua dzodzro.
Good people look forward to happiness, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.
29 Yehowa ƒe mɔ nye sitsoƒe na ame dzɔdzɔe, ke enye gbegblẽ na nu tovo wɔlawo.
The way of the Lord protects those who do right, but he destroys those who do evil.
30 Womaho ame dzɔdzɔe la akpɔ gbeɖe o gake ame vɔ̃ɖi ya manɔ anyigba la dzi o.
The good will never be removed from the land, but the wicked will not remain there.
31 Nunya dona tso dzɔdzɔetɔ la ƒe nu me, gake woalã alakpaɖe la ɖa.
What good people say produces wisdom, but liars will have their tongues cut out.
32 Ame dzɔdzɔe ƒe nuyiwo nya nya dzeto gbɔgblɔ, gake ame vɔ̃ɖi ƒe nu gblɔa nya tovowo.
Good people know the right thing to say, but the wicked always lie.
