Ilu 4
1 Ụmụ m ndị ikom, geenụ ntị na ndụmọdụ nke nna unu, lezienụ anya ka unu nwee nghọta.
to hear: hear son: descendant/people discipline: instruction father and to listen to/for to know understanding
2 Ṅaanụ ntị, nwee uche, nʼihi na ọ bụ ezi ozizi ka m na-ezi unu; ya mere, unu ahapụkwala iwu m.
for teaching pleasant to give: give to/for you instruction my not to leave: neglect
3 Mgbe m bụ nwantakịrị nʼụlọ nna m, mgbe m ka dị ntakịrị, bụrụkwa naanị otu nwa nne m ji,
for son: child to be to/for father my tender and only to/for face mother my
4 ọ ziri m ihe, sịkwa m, “Ka obi gị jidesie okwu m niile ike, debe nʼiwu niile, ị ga-adịkwa ndụ.
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 Nweta amamihe, nwetakwa nghọta, echezọkwala okwu m, maọbụ site na ya wezuga onwe gị.
to buy wisdom to buy understanding not to forget and not to stretch from word lip my
6 Ahapụla amamihe, ọ ga-echebe gị, hụ ya nʼanya, nʼihi na ọ ga-eduzi gị.
not to leave: forsake her and to keep: obey you to love: lover her and to watch you
7 Mmalite amamihe bụ nke a, nweta amamihe, ihe ọbụla o ga-efu gị, nweta nghọta.
first: beginning wisdom to buy wisdom and in/on/with all acquisition your to buy understanding
8 Ọ bụrụ na i bulie amamihe elu, o ga-ebulikwa gị elu. Jidesie ya ike, ọ ga-ewetara gị oke nsọpụrụ.
to build her and to exalt you to honor: honour you for to embrace her
9 Ọ ga-eji okpueze okoko osisi chọọ isi gị mma nyekwa gị okpueze mara mma nʼisi gị.”
to give: put to/for head your wreath favor crown beauty to deliver you
10 Nwa m, ṅaa m ntị, meekwa ihe m gwara gị; ị ga-enwekwa ndụ ogologo.
to hear: hear son: child my and to take: recieve word my and to multiply to/for you year life
11 M ga-edu gị nʼụzọ nke amamihe, duokwa gị nʼụzọ ziri ezi.
in/on/with way: conduct wisdom to show you to tread you in/on/with track uprightness
12 Ọ bụrụ na i bie ụdị ndụ dị otu a, ihe agaghị akpọ gị nʼụkwụ nʼije gị, ị gaghị asụkwa ngọngọ mgbe ị na-agba ọsọ.
in/on/with to go: walk you not be distressed step your and if to run: run not to stumble
13 Mee ihe niile m gwara gị, echefukwala ha, nʼihi na ọ ga-eduba gị na ndụ zuruoke.
to strengthen: hold in/on/with discipline: instruction not to slacken to watch her for he/she/it life your
14 Emela dịka ndị na-emebi iwu. Esokwala ụzọ ha.
in/on/with way wicked not to come (in): come and not to bless in/on/with way: conduct bad: evil
15 Zeere ha, ejekwala nʼụzọ ha; chepu ihu gị nʼụzọ ahụ,
to neglect him not to pass in/on/with him to turn aside from upon him and to pass
16 nʼihi na ndị na-emebi iwu adịghị arahụ ụra tutu ha emee arụ nke ụbọchị ahụ. Ha anaghị ezu ike tutu ha emee ka otu onye maa nʼọnya.
for not to sleep if: until not be evil and to plunder sleep their if: until not (to stumble *Q(K)*)
17 Ha na-eri ihe oriri nke mmebi iwu, na-aṅụkwa ihe ọṅụṅụ nke ọgbaaghara.
for to feed on food: bread wickedness and wine violence to drink
18 Ma ụzọ ndị ezi omume dị ka anyanwụ na-awa nʼisi ụtụtụ, nke na-enwuwakwa dịka ìhè nʼetiti ehihie ụbọchị.
and way righteous like/as light brightness to go: continue and to light till to establish: prepare [the] day
19 Ma ụzọ onye na-emebi iwu dị ka itiri nke ọchịchịrị, ha anaghị ama ihe na-eme ka ha sụọ ngọngọ.
way: conduct wicked like/as darkness not to know in/on/with what? to stumble
20 Gee ntị nwa m, nʼihe m na-ekwu. Gee ntị nke ọma.
son: child my to/for word my to listen [emph?] to/for word my to stretch ear your
21 Doo ihe ndị a nʼuche gị mgbe niile; ka ha bamiekwa nʼime obi gị,
not be devious from eye: seeing your to keep: obey them in/on/with midst heart your
22 nʼihi na ha bụ ndụ nye ndị chọtara ha, bụrụkwa ahụ ike nye mmadụ.
for life they(masc.) to/for to find them and to/for all flesh his healing
23 Nke ka nke, lezie echiche uche gị niile anya, nʼihi na ha na-emetụta ndụ gị niile.
from all custody to watch heart your for from him outgoing life
24 Ka ụgha ọbụla ghara isi gị nʼọnụ pụta; kpọọ ịgha ụgha niile na okwu rụrụ arụ niile asị.
to turn aside: remove from you crookedness lip: word and perversity lip: words to remove from you
25 Legide anya nʼihu ime ihe bụ eziokwu; atụgharịkwala isi gị ile ihe ọbụla.
eye your to/for before to look and eyelid your to smooth before you
26 Leruo ije ụkwụ gị anya, doziekwa ụzọ gị niile ka ọ guzozie.
to envy track foot your and all way: conduct your to establish: establish
27 Ewezugala onwe gị site nʼaka nri maọbụ nʼaka ekpe; si nʼihe ọjọọ wezuga ụkwụ gị.
not to stretch right and left to turn aside: depart foot your from bad: evil
