Lododowo 12
1 Ame si lɔ̃ amehehe la lɔ̃a sidzedze, ke ame si lé fu mokaname la, bometsilae.
[one who] loves Discipline [is] loving knowledge and [one who] hates rebuke [is] stupid.
2 Yehowa vea ame nyui la nu, ke ebua fɔ ayemenuwɔla ya.
A good [person] he obtains favor from Yahweh and a person of evil devices he condemns as guilty.
3 Womatsɔ vɔ̃ɖivɔ̃ɖi aɖo ame gɔme anyii o gake womate ŋu aho ame dzɔdzɔe ya o.
Not he is established anyone by wickedness and [the] root of righteous [people] not it is moved.
4 Srɔ̃nyɔnu zazɛ̃ nye fiakuku na srɔ̃ŋutsua, ke srɔ̃nyɔnu ŋukpenanuwɔla nye ŋuɖui le ƒu tome na srɔ̃a.
A wife of ability [is] [the] crown of husband her and [is] like rottenness in bones his a [woman who] acts shamefully.
5 Ame dzɔdzɔe ƒe ɖoɖowo toa mɔ ɖeka, ke ame vɔ̃ɖi ƒe aɖaŋuɖoɖo nye beble.
[the] plans of Righteous [people] [are] justice [the] counsel of wicked [people] [are] deceit.
6 Ame vɔ̃ɖiwo ƒe nyawo le lalam na ʋu gake dzɔdzɔetɔwo ƒe nuƒoƒo ɖea wo.
[the] words of Wicked [people] [are] to lie in wait for blood and [the] mouth of upright [people] it delivers them.
7 Wotutua ame vɔ̃ɖiwo ƒua anyi eye womeganɔa anyi o, ke ame dzɔdzɔe ƒe aƒe lia ke ɖaa.
[someone] overthrows Wicked [people] and there not [are] they and [the] household of righteous [people] it endures.
8 Wokafua ame le nunya si le esi la ta, ke wodoa vlo ŋutsu tagbɔ kuku tɔwo.
To [the] mouth of prudence his he is praised a person and a [person] perverted of heart he will become contempt.
9 Enyo be nànye ame tsɛ aɖe ko eye subɔla nanɔ asiwò, wu be nàwɔ ɖokuiwò amegãe eye nuɖuɖu manɔ asiwò o.
[is] good A lightly esteemed [person] and a servant [belongs] to him more than [one who] honors himself and [one] lacking of food.
10 Ame dzɔdzɔe léa be na eƒe lãwo ke dɔmenyo siwo ame vɔ̃ɖiwo ya wɔna la nye ŋutasesẽ.
[is] knowing A righteous [person] [the] life of animals his and [the] compassion of wicked [people] [is] cruel.
11 Ame si ŋlɔ eƒe agble la akpɔ nuɖuɖu geɖe, ke ame si kplɔa blezibledi ɖo la, numanyalae.
[one who] works Land his he will be satisfied food and [one who] pursues worthless things [is] lacking of heart.
12 Ame vɔ̃ɖiwo ƒe nu siwo woha la le ŋutasẽlawo dzrom, ke ame dzɔdzɔewo ƒe ke ƒona ɖe to sesĩe.
He covets a wicked [person] a net of evil [things] and [the] root of righteous [people] it yields produce.
13 Ame vɔ̃ɖi ƒe nu vlo ƒoƒo zua mɔ ɖenɛ, ke ame dzɔdzɔe dona le fu me.
[is] in [the] transgression of Lips a snare evil and he came out from trouble a righteous [person].
14 Ame ƒe nu ƒe kutsetse hea nu nyuiwo vɛ nɛ taŋtaŋtaŋ, eye enye nyateƒe be dɔ si ame tsɔ eƒe asi wɔ lae hea viɖe vɛ nɛ.
From [the] fruit of [the] mouth of a person he will be satisfied good thing[s] and [the] dealing of [the] hands of a person (he will repay *Q(K)*) to him.
15 Bometsila ƒe mɔ dzɔna le eya ŋutɔ ƒe ŋkume, ke ame dzɔdzɔe xɔa aɖaŋuɖoɖo.
[the] way of A fool [is] right in own eyes his and [one who] listens to advice [is] wise.
16 Bometsila ɖea eƒe dziku fiana zi ɖeka, ke nunyala doa toku dzudzu.
A fool on the day it is known anger his and [one who] conceals shame [is] sensible.
17 Ɖasefo nyateƒetɔ gblɔa nya si le eteƒe le ʋɔnu, ke aʋatsoɖasefo daa alakpa le ʋɔnu.
He breathes out faithfulness he declares righteousness and a witness of lies deceit.
18 Nya vlowo ƒona ɖe ame abe yi ene, ke ame dzɔdzɔe ƒe aɖe hea dɔyɔyɔ vɛ.
There [is one who] speaks rashly like thrusts of a sword and [the] tongue of wise [people] [is] healing.
19 Nyateƒenuyiwo nɔa anyi ɖikaa, ke alakpaɖe nu mesena yina o.
A lip of reliability it will be established for ever and until I will grant rest a tongue of falsehood.
20 Beble le ame siwo ɖoa nu vɔ̃ɖi la ƒe dzi me, ke dzidzɔ nɔa ame siwo hea ŋutifafa vɛ la ƒe dzi me.
Deceit [is] in [the] heart of devisers of evil and [belongs] to counselors of peace joy.
21 Dzɔgbevɔ̃e medzɔna ɖe ame dzɔdzɔe dzi o, ke ame vɔ̃ɖiwo la, xaxa yɔa wo me fũu.
Not it happens to the righteous any trouble and wicked [people] they are full distress.
22 Yehowa lé fu alakpanuyiwo, ke ekpɔa dzidzɔ ɖe ame siwo toa nyateƒe la ŋu.
[are] [the] abomination of Yahweh lips of falsehood and doers of faithfulness [are] delight his.
23 Nunyala mekɔa nu le sidzedze si su esi la dzi o, ke bometsilawo ƒe dzi ɖea gbeƒã woƒe bometsitsi.
A person sensible [is] concealing knowledge and [the] heart of fools it proclaims foolishness.
24 Asi si doa vevi nu la aɖu fia, ke kuviawɔwɔ kplɔa ame ɖona ɖe dɔ sesẽ me.
[the] hand of Diligent [people] it will rule (and idleness *L(bah)*) it will become forced labor.
25 Nuxaxa le dzi me tea ame ɖe anyi, ke amenuvenya dea dzi ƒo na ame.
Anxiety in [the] heart of a person it bows down it and a word good it makes glad it.
26 Ame dzɔdzɔe ɖoa ŋu ɖo le xɔlɔ̃wɔwɔ me, ke ame vɔ̃ɖiwo ƒe mɔ kplɔa wo tranae.
He makes a search from friend his a righteous [person] and [the] way of wicked [people] it misleads them.
27 Kuviatɔ memea eƒe adelã o, ke nunyala léa be na eƒe nunɔamesiwo.
Not he roasts idleness game his and [the] wealth of a person precious diligent.
28 Agbe le dzɔdzɔenyenye ƒe mɔ me, makumaku le mɔ ma dzi.
[is] in [the] path of Righteousness life and [the] direction of a pathway may not [it be to] death.
