Ilu 13
1 Nwa maara ihe na-ege ntị na ndụmọdụ nna ya ma onye na-akwa emo adịghị ege ntị nʼịba mba.
A wise son is a lover of teaching, but the ears of the haters of authority are shut to sharp words.
2 Onye na-eme ezi ihe ga-esite nʼokwu ọnụ ya nweta ụgwọ ọrụ, ma ndị na-aghọgbu ibe ha ga-anata ihe ike dịka ụgwọ ọrụ ha.
A man will get good from the fruit of his lips, but the desire of the false is for violent acts.
3 Mmadụ zuruoke bụ onye na-ejide ire ya aka! Ma onye ekwuruekwu na-ewetara onwe ya mbibi.
He who keeps a watch on his mouth keeps his life; but he whose lips are open wide will have destruction.
4 Ndị umengwụ na-achọ ọtụtụ ihe ma ọ dịghị ihe ha na-enweta; ma onye na-arụsị ọrụ ike na-enweta ihe niile ọ chọrọ.
The hater of work does not get his desires, but the soul of the hard workers will be made fat.
5 Onye ezi omume kpọrọ ụgha asị, ma okwu ọnụ onye na-emebi iwu na-ewetara ya ihere na nkọcha.
The upright man is a hater of false words: the evil-doer gets a bad name and is put to shame.
6 Ezi omume mmadụ na-abara ya uru na ndụ ya niile, ma ajọ omume ndị mmehie na-ala ha nʼiyi.
Righteousness keeps safe him whose way is without error, but evil-doers are overturned by sin.
7 Ọ dị mmadụ na-eme ka ọ bụ ọgaranya maọbụ onye ụkpa. Ma ọ dịkwa mmadụ na-eme ka ọ bụ onye ụkpa maọbụ ọgaranya.
A man may be acting as if he had wealth, but have nothing; another may seem poor, but have great wealth.
8 Ọgaranya nwere ike jiri ego ya gbapụta onwe ya, ma ogbenye adịghị azaghachi mba banyere imerụ ya ahụ.
A man will give his wealth in exchange for his life; but the poor will not give ear to sharp words.
9 Ìhè onye ezi omume na-enwupụ enwupụ, ma oriọna onye mmebi iwu ga-anyụ.
There is a glad dawn for the upright man, but the light of the sinner will be put out.
10 Nganga na-eweta esemokwu, ma a na-ahụ amamihe nʼime ndụ ndị na-anata ndụmọdụ.
The only effect of pride is fighting; but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit.
11 Akụ a kpatara ngwangwa na-emebikwa ngwangwa; ma akụ sitere nʼịrụsị ọrụ ike na-eto eto.
Wealth quickly got will become less; but he who gets a store by the work of his hands will have it increased.
12 Nchere a na-echere ogologo oge maka imezu olileanya e nwere na-egbu obi, mgbe ihe a na-eche mezuru, oke ọṅụ na-adị.
Hope put off is a weariness to the heart; but when what is desired comes, it is a tree of life.
13 Onye na-elelị ntụziaka anya ga-akwụ ụgwọ nʼihi ya, ma onye na-atụ egwu ihe enyere nʼiwu ga-anata ụgwọ ọrụ ya.
He who makes sport of the word will come to destruction, but the respecter of the law will be rewarded.
14 Nkuzi nke onye maara ihe bụ isi iyi nke ndụ, nke na-eme ka mmadụ ghara ịma nʼọnya ọnwụ.
The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning men away from the nets of death.
15 Ezi nghọta na-eweta ihuọma, ma ụzọ nke ndị na-ekwesighị ntụkwasị obi na-eduba ha na mbibi.
Wise behaviour gets approval, but the way of the false is their destruction.
16 Onye nwere uche na-eji ọmụma ihe nʼarụ ọrụ, ma ndị nzuzu na-egosipụta enweghị uche ya.
A sharp man does everything with knowledge, but a foolish man makes clear his foolish thoughts.
17 Onyeozi ajọ omume na-adaba na nsogbu, ma onyeozi kwesiri ntụkwasị obi na-eweta ọgwụgwọ.
A man taking false news is a cause of trouble, but he who gives news rightly makes things well.
18 Onye na-ajụ ịdọ aka na ntị ga-anwụ nʼụkpa na nʼihere; ma onye na-anabata ịdọ aka na ntị ka a ga-asọpụrụ.
Need and shame will be the fate of him who is uncontrolled by training; but he who takes note of teaching will be honoured.
19 Mgbe ihe a na-ele anya mezuru ọ na-atọ mkpụrụobi ụtọ, ma ndị nzuzu kpọrọ isite nʼajọ ihe wezuga onwe ha asị.
To get one's desire is sweet to the soul, but to give up evil is disgusting to the foolish.
20 Na-eso ndị maara ihe ka ị ghọọ onye mara ihe, nʼihi na onye na-eso ndị nzuzu na-aba na nsogbu.
Go with wise men and be wise: but he who keeps company with the foolish will be broken.
21 Nsogbu bụ ihe na-esogharị ndị mmehie, ma ngọzị na-esogharị ndị ezi omume.
Evil will overtake sinners, but the upright will be rewarded with good.
22 Mgbe ezi mmadụ nwụrụ, ọ na-ahapụrụ ụmụ ya na ụmụ ụmụ ya akụ, ma mgbe onye mmehie nwụrụ, akụ ya na-abụ nke ndị ezi omume.
The heritage of the good man is handed down to his children's children; and the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the upright man.
23 Ubi onye ogbenye pụrụ inwe ọtụtụ ihe oriri, ma ikpe na-ezighị ezi na-azachapụ ya.
There is much food in the ploughed land of the poor; but it is taken away by wrongdoing.
24 Onye ọbụla na-adọghị ụmụ ya aka na ntị, na-egosi na ọ hụghị ha nʼanya; ma onye hụrụ ha nʼanya, ga-adọsi ha aka na ntị ike.
He who keeps back his rod is unkind to his son: the loving father gives punishment with care.
25 Onye ezi omume na-eri nri ruo na nriju afọ onwe ya, ma nri na-akọ nʼafọ onye ajọ omume.
The upright man has food to the full measure of his desire, but there will be no food for the stomach of evil-doers.
