Lododowo 4
1 Vinyewo, mise mia fofo ƒe nufiame; miɖo to ne miaxɔ gɔmesese.
to hear: hear son: descendant/people discipline: instruction father and to listen to/for to know understanding
2 Nusɔsrɔ̃ deto mele mia nam eya ta migagbe nye nufiafia o.
for teaching pleasant to give: give to/for you instruction my not to leave: neglect
3 Esi menye ɖevi sue kple vi fɛ̃ le fofonye ƒe aƒe me kple vi ɖekɛ na danye la,
for son: child to be to/for father my tender and only to/for face mother my
4 efia num hegblɔ be, “Ku ɖe nye nyawo ŋu kple wò dzi katã, lé nye sededewo me ɖe asi ekema ànɔ agbe.
and to show me and to say to/for me to grasp word my heart your to keep: obey commandment my and to live
5 Dze nunya, di gɔmesese, mègaŋlɔ nye nyawo be alo aƒo asa na wo o.
to buy wisdom to buy understanding not to forget and not to stretch from word lip my
6 Mègagbe nu le nunya gbɔ o ekema adzɔ ŋuwò, lɔ̃e ekema akpɔ tawò.
not to leave: forsake her and to keep: obey you to love: lover her and to watch you
7 Nunya ƒo nuwo katã ta eya ta dze nunya. Togbɔ be wò nunɔamesiwo katã nàtsɔ aƒlee hã la, di gɔmesese.
first: beginning wisdom to buy wisdom and in/on/with all acquisition your to buy understanding
8 De asixɔxɔ eŋu ekema ado wò ɖe dzi, xɔe atuu ekema ade bubu ŋuwò.
to build her and to exalt you to honor: honour you for to embrace her
9 Atsɔ amenuveve aɖɔ na wò ta abe seƒoƒotsihe ene eye wòatsɔ atsyɔ̃fiakuku aɖɔ na wò.”
to give: put to/for head your wreath favor crown beauty to deliver you
10 Ɖo to afii, vinye, ne nàxɔ nye nyawo, ekema wò agbenɔƒewo asɔ gbɔ fũu.
to hear: hear son: child my and to take: recieve word my and to multiply to/for you year life
11 Mele nunya ƒe mɔ fiam wò eye mekplɔ wò to toƒe dzɔdzɔewo.
in/on/with way: conduct wisdom to show you to tread you in/on/with track uprightness
12 Ne èle zɔzɔm la, naneke maxe mɔ na wò afɔɖeɖewo o eye ne èsi du la, màkli nu o.
in/on/with to go: walk you not be distressed step your and if to run: run not to stumble
13 Lé nufiame ɖe asi, mègana wòado le asiwò o; dzɔ eŋuti nyuie elabena eyae nye agbe na wò.
to strengthen: hold in/on/with discipline: instruction not to slacken to watch her for he/she/it life your
14 Mègaka afɔ ame vɔ̃ɖiwo ƒe toƒewo alo nàzɔ ame vɔ̃ɖiwo ƒe mɔ dzi o.
in/on/with way wicked not to come (in): come and not to bless in/on/with way: conduct bad: evil
15 Ƒo asa na woƒe mɔwo, mègazɔ wo dzi o, lé wò mɔ tsɔ nàyi afi si yim nèle
to neglect him not to pass in/on/with him to turn aside from upon him and to pass
16 elabena ne womewɔ nu vɔ̃ɖi o kpaa, womedɔa alɔ̃ o eye womedɔa akɔlɔ̃e teti hã o va se ɖe esime woana ame aɖe nadze anyi.
for not to sleep if: until not be evil and to plunder sleep their if: until not (to stumble *Q(K)*)
17 Woɖua vɔ̃ɖinyenye ƒe abolo eye wonoa nu sesẽ wɔwɔ ƒe wain.
for to feed on food: bread wickedness and wine violence to drink
18 Ke ame dzɔdzɔewo ƒe toƒe le abe ŋdi kanya ƒe ɣetotoe ene, eklẽna, gaklẽna ɖe edzi ne ŋu ɖe le eme nyuie.
and way righteous like/as light brightness to go: continue and to light till to establish: prepare [the] day
19 Ke ame vɔ̃ɖiwo ƒe mɔ le abe viviti tsiɖitsiɖi ene eye womenya nu si na wole nu klim o.
way: conduct wicked like/as darkness not to know in/on/with what? to stumble
20 Vinye, lé to ɖe nye nyawo ŋu eye nàƒu to anyi ɖe nya si gblɔm mele la ŋu.
son: child my to/for word my to listen [emph?] to/for word my to stretch ear your
21 Mègana woadzo le wò ŋkume o, ke boŋ dzra wo ɖo ɖe wò dzi me,
not be devious from eye: seeing your to keep: obey them in/on/with midst heart your
22 elabena wonye agbe na ame siwo ke ɖe wo ŋu kple dɔyɔyɔ na ame ƒe ŋutilã blibo la.
for life they(masc.) to/for to find them and to/for all flesh his healing
23 Dzɔ wò dzi ŋu wu nuwo katã, elabena eyae nye agbe ƒe vudo.
from all custody to watch heart your for from him outgoing life
24 Ɖe nya dzodzrowo ɖa le wò nu me, eye te aʋatsonyawo ɖa xaa tso wò nuyiwo gbɔ.
to turn aside: remove from you crookedness lip: word and perversity lip: words to remove from you
25 Wò ŋkuwo nekpɔ ŋgɔ tẽe eye wò mo nelé mɔ ɖeka tsɔ le ŋgɔwò.
eye your to/for before to look and eyelid your to smooth before you
26 Ɖe toƒe sɔsɔewo na wò afɔwo eye nàlé mɔ siwo dzi sẽ nyuie la ko atsɔ.
to envy track foot your and all way: conduct your to establish: establish
27 Mègadze ɖe ɖusime alo miame o, eye ɖe wò afɔ ɖa le vɔ̃ me.
not to stretch right and left to turn aside: depart foot your from bad: evil
