Karin Magana 19
1 Gara matalauci wanda yake marar laifi da wawa wanda leɓunansa masu ƙarya ne.
Conducting our lives as we should [even though] we are poor is better than being foolish and telling lies.
2 Ba shi da kyau ka kasance da niyya babu sani, ko ka kasance mai garaje ka ɓace hanya.
Being enthusiastic but not thinking carefully [about what we are about to do] is not good; doing things hastily can cause us a lot of trouble [IDM].
3 Wautar mutum kan lalatar da ransa, duk da haka zuciyarsa kan ba wa Ubangiji laifi.
Some people are ruined as a result of their [own] foolish actions, and when that happens, they [SYN] angrily say that it is Yahweh’s fault.
4 Wadata kan kawo abokai da yawa, amma abokin matalauci kan bar shi.
Those who are rich easily find people who want to be their friends, but when [people become] poor, their friends [often] desert them.
5 Mai ba da shaidar ƙarya ba zai tafi babu hukunci ba, kuma duk wanda ya baza ƙarairayi ba zai kuɓuta ba.
Those who tell lies in court will surely be punished [LIT]; they will not escape it.
6 Kowa na ƙoƙari ya sami farin jini wurin mai mulki, kuma kowa na so a ce shi abokin mutumin nan mai yawan kyauta ne.
Many [people] try to persuade important people to do favors for them; everyone [wants to] be a friend of those who give gifts.
7 ’Yan’uwan matalauci sukan guje shi, balle abokansa, su ma za su guje shi. Ko da yake matalaucin yana binsu yana roƙo, ba zai sam su ba.
[Even] the relatives of someone who becomes poor hate him, and his friends certainly stay away from him, too; [even] if he tries to talk with them, they will not be his friends [again].
8 Duk wanda ya sami hikima yana ƙaunar ransa; duka wanda yake jin daɗi fahimi kan ci gaba.
Those who become wise [IDM] are doing a favor for themselves; those who get good sense will prosper.
9 Mai shaidar ƙarya ba zai tafi babu hukunci ba, kuma duk mai baza ƙarairayi zai hallaka.
Those who tell lies in court will certainly be punished [LIT]; they will be ruined.
10 Bai dace da wawa ya yi rayuwa cikin jin daɗi ba, haka ya fi muni bawa ya yi mulki a kan sarki!
It is not appropriate for foolish people to live (luxuriously/like rich people), and it is even less appropriate for slaves to rule important officials.
11 Hikimar mutum kan ba shi haƙuri; ɗaukakarsa ce ya ƙyale laifi.
Those who have good sense do not quickly become angry; people respect those who ignore offensive [things that people say to them].
12 Fushin sarki yana kama da rurin zaki, amma tagomashinsa yana kama da raba a kan ciyawa.
When a king is angry, [that causes people to be afraid of him], like the roar of a lion [causes people to be afraid] [SIM], but if he acts kindly toward people, [they like it just] like [they like] dew on the grass [in the morning].
13 Wawan yaro lalacin mahaifinsa ne, mace mai yawan faɗa tana kama da ɗiɗɗigar ruwa.
Foolish children [can] cause disasters to happen to their parents. A wife who constantly (nags/quarrels with) [her husband is as annoying as] water that continually drips [MET].
14 Ana gādon dawakai da wadata daga iyaye ne, amma mace mai basira daga Ubangiji ne.
We [can] inherit a house or money from our parents [when they die], but only Yahweh [can] give someone a sensible wife.
15 Ragwanci kan jawo zurfin barci, mutum mai sanyin jiki kuma yana tare da yunwa.
Those who are lazy sleep soundly, but if they are lazy, they will be hungry [because of not earning money to buy food].
16 Duk wanda ya bi umarnai kan tsare ransa, amma duk wanda ya ƙi binsu zai mutu.
Those who obey [God’s] commandments will remain alive [for a long time]; those who despise/disobey them (OR, those who do not control their own conduct) will die [while they are still young].
17 Duk wanda yake kirki ga matalauta yana ba wa Ubangiji bashi ne, zai kuwa sami lada game da abin da ya yi.
When we give things to poor [people], [it is as though] we are lending to Yahweh, and he will (pay us back/reward us for what we did).
18 Ka hori ɗanka, gama yin haka akwai sa zuciya; kada ka goyi baya lalacewarsa.
Discipline your children while [they are young], while you still hope that [they will learn to behave as they should]; [if you do not discipline them], you are helping them to destroy [themselves].
19 Dole mai zafin rai yă biya tara; in ka fisshe shi sau ɗaya, to, sai ka sāke yin haka.
Those who (do not control their temper/quickly become very angry) will have to endure what happens as a result; [but] if we rescue them [from those troubles once], we will have to continue rescuing them.
20 Ka kasa kunne ga shawara ka kuma yarda da umarni, a ƙarshe kuwa za ka yi hikima.
Pay attention when [people give you good] advice and learn from them, in order that you will become wise for the rest of your life.
21 Da yawa ne shirye-shiryen zuciyar mutum, amma manufar Ubangiji ce takan cika.
People plan to do many [kinds of things], but what will happen is what Yahweh has decided will happen.
22 Abin da mutum yake sha’awa shi ne ƙauna marar ƙarewa; gara ka zama matalauci da ka zama maƙaryaci.
People want others to be loyal to them; it is better to be poor than to tell a lie [to a judge in court in order to get money].
23 Tsoron Ubangiji yakan kai ga rai. Sa’an nan mutum ya sami biyan bukata, ba abin da zai cuce shi.
[Those who have] an awesome respect for Yahweh will live [a long life]; they rest peacefully and are not harmed [during the night].
24 Rago kan sa hannunsa a kwano ba ya ma iya ɗaga shi ya kai bakinsa!
Some people are extremely lazy; they put their hand in a dish [to take some food] but do not even lift the food up to their mouths.
25 Ka bulale mai ba’a, marasa azanci kuwa za su yi la’akari; ka tsawata wa mai basira, zai kuwa ƙara sani.
If you punish someone who makes fun of those who are wise, those who (are naive/need to be instructed) will learn to do what is smart; if you rebuke those who are wise, they will [listen to what you say and] become wiser.
26 Duk wanda ya yi wa mahaifinsa fashi ya kuma kori mahaifiyarsa ɗa ne da kan kawo kunya da wulaƙanci.
Anyone who mistreats/abuses his father or forces his mother to leave the home is a child who is acting shamefully and disgracefully.
27 In ka daina jin umarni, ɗana, za ka kuwa kauce daga kalmomin sani.
My son, if you stop learning things, you will [soon] forget what [you already] know.
28 Mai shaidar da yake malalaci yana wa shari’a ba’a ne, bakin mugaye kuma na haɗiye mugunta.
Worthless witnesses [in court] make fun of [judges who try to] make fair decisions, and wicked people [enjoy] doing evil [like] they enjoy eating [good food] [MET].
29 An shirya tara saboda masu ba’a ne, dūka kuma saboda bayan wawaye.
[God] is ready to punish those who make fun [of him/religion]; those who do foolish things deserve to be flogged/whipped.
