Ilu 6
1 Nwa m, ọ bụrụ na ị nara onye agbataobi gị nʼibe, ọ bụrụ na ị nara aka ị bụrụ onye ọbịa onye akaebe,
My son, suppose you have pledged to guarantee your neighbor's debt, or you have shaken hands in agreement with a stranger,
2 ị bụrụla onye mara nʼọnya site nʼihe ị kwuru, onye enwudere site nʼokwu ọnụ ya.
then you've trapped yourself by what you promised, you've been caught by what you said.
3 Mee nke a, nwa m, si nʼime ya wepụ onwe gị; nʼihi na ịdabala nʼaka onye agbataobi gị: Jee ọsịịsọ weda onwe gị nʼala rịọọ ya enyekwala ya izuike ọbụla.
So this is what you have to do. You need to get out of it, because you've put yourself in that person's power. Go to your neighbor in all humility and ask him to release you from the commitment.
4 Ekwekwala ka ụra baa gị anya abụọ, ekwekwala ka mbụbara anya gị ruo ụra.
Don't delay, saying that you'll sleep on it. Don't rest until you've done it.
5 Napụta onwe gị, dịka mgbada site nʼaka dinta, maọbụ dịka nnụnụ site nʼọnya osi ọnya.
Get out of it like a gazelle escaping from a trap, like a bird from a bird-catcher's net.
6 Gaa mụta ihe site nʼaka ndanda, gị onye umengwụ. Mụta ihe site nʼụzọ ya niile.
Go and observe the ants, you slacker! Learn from what they do and become wise.
7 Ọ bụ ezie na o nweghị eze na-achịkọta ha, maọbụ onyendu, maọbụ ọchịagha,
They don't have a leader, an officer, or a ruler,
8 ma ọ na-akpakọta nri ya nʼoge ọkọchị ma na-ewebata nri ya nʼoge owuwe ihe ubi.
yet they work hard during the summer getting their food, gathering what they need during the harvest.
9 Ọ bụ ruo ole mgbe ka ị ga-edina ala nʼebe ahụ, gị onye umengwụ? Olee mgbe ka ị ga-esi nʼụra bilie?
So how long are you going to lie there, you slacker? When are you going to get up from your sleep?
10 Nwa ụra nta, nwa iru ụra nta, nwa ịchịkọba aka nta zuo ike,
You may say, “Please, just a little more sleep, a little longer snooze, a little more folding of the arms to rest”—
11 ụbịam ga-abịakwasị gị dịka onye ohi, ụkọ abịakwasịkwa gị dịka onye na-apụnara mmadụ ihe.
and poverty will attack you like a robber, destitution like an armed warrior.
12 Onye okwu na ụka na onye omume ya jọgburu onwe ya, onye na-ejegharị na-ekwu okwu aghụghọ,
Rebellious and wicked people go around telling lies,
13 onye ji iro na-egbu ikuanya ya, jiri ụkwụ ya na-ekwu okwu na mkpịsịaka ya na-egosi ihe.
winking slyly, giving sneaky foot gestures, rudely pointing with their fingers.
14 Onye obi ya na-echepụta ihe ọjọọ na aghụghọ, onye na-akpalikwa esemokwu mgbe niile.
Their warped minds plot evil schemes; they're always causing trouble.
15 Nʼihi ya, mbibi ga-abịakwasị ya na mberede; nʼotu ntabi anya ka a ga-ebibi ya, apụghịkwa ịgwọta ya.
As a result, disaster falls suddenly on such people; in just a moment they're destroyed without hope of healing.
16 Ọ dị ụzọ ihe isii Onyenwe anyị kpọrọ asị, e, ha dị asaa bụ ihe arụ nʼebe ọ nọ.
There are six things that the Lord hates, seven things that he absolutely detests:
17 Anya dị nganga, ire na-ekwu okwu ụgha, aka na-awụfu ọbara ndị na-emeghị ihe ọjọọ.
arrogant eyes, a lying tongue, hands that murder the innocent,
18 Obi na-echepụta nzube ọjọọ; ụkwụ na-eme ngwangwa ịgbaba nʼajọ ihe,
a mind that plots evil schemes, feet that hurriedly run to do wrong,
19 onyeama ụgha na-awụpụ ụgha dịka mmiri na onye na-agbasa esemokwu nʼetiti ụmụnna.
a false witness that speaks lies, those who caused arguments in families.
20 Nwa m, debe ihe nna gị nyere gị nʼiwu, ahapụkwala iwu nke nne gị.
My son, pay attention to your father's instruction, and don't reject your mother's teaching.
21 Ka ndụmọdụ ha dịrị gị nʼobi mgbe niile, ka ị ghara ichefu ha.
Keep them always in mind. Tie them around your neck.
22 Mgbe ị na-ejegharị, ọ ga na-edu gị; mgbe ị na-arahụ ụra, ọ ga na-eche gị. Mgbe i tetakwara, ha ga-akpanyere gị ụka.
They will lead you as you walk along; they will watch over you as you sleep; when you wake up they will talk with you.
23 Nʼihi na iwu a bụ oriọna, Ihe ozizi a bụkwa ìhè, otu a kwa ịdọ aka na ntị na ịba mba bụ ụzọ ezi ndụ,
For the instruction is a lamp, and the teaching is a light. The correction that comes from discipline is the way to life.
24 idebe gị ka ị pụọ nʼebe nwunye onye agbataobi gị nọ, sitekwa nʼire ụtọ nke nwanyị ọjọọ.
It will protect you from an evil woman and the seductive words of a prostitute.
25 Ekwela ka agụ nʼezighị ezi gụọ gị nʼime obi nʼihi ịma mma ya, ma ọ bụkwanụ ka o jiri ile anya ya rata gị.
Don't let your mind lust after her beauty, or let her hypnotize you with her fluttering eyelashes.
26 Nʼihi na nwanyị akwụna ka enwere ike iji otu ogbe achịcha nweta, ma nwunye nwoke ọzọ na-achụ nta ndụ gị ịla ya nʼiyi.
You can buy a prostitute for the price of a loaf of bread, but adultery with another man's wife can cost you your life.
27 Mmadụ ọ pụrụ ịgụrụ ọkụ tụkwasị nʼahụ ya, ma uwe ya ereghị ọkụ?
Can you put fire in your lap and not burn your clothes?
28 Mmadụ ọ pụrụ ije ije nʼelu icheku ọkụ ma ụkwụ ya ahapụ igbuchapụ?
Can you walk on hot coals and not scorch your feet?
29 Otu a ka ọ na-adịrị nwoke na-abakwuru nwunye mmadụ ibe ya; o nweghị onye ọbụla na-emetụ ya aka nke a na-agaghị ata ahụhụ.
It's the same for anyone who sleeps with another man's wife. No one who touches her will remain unpunished.
30 Ndị mmadụ adịghị eleda onye ohi anya ma ọ bụrụ na o zuo ohi ka o were gboo mkpa agụụ nke na-agụsị ya ike.
People don't condemn a thief if he steals to satisfy himself when he's hungry.
31 Ma ọ bụrụ na ejide ya ọ ga-akwụghachi ụgwọ ihe niile ahụ o zuru okpukpu asaa. Nʼagbanyeghị na nke a ga-eme ka o ree ihe niile o ji biri nʼụlọ ya.
But if he's caught, he has to pay back seven times what he stole, even if it means handing over everything he has in his house.
32 Ma nwoke ahụ na-akwa iko bụ onye nzuzu, amamihe kọrọ ya, nʼihi na ọ bụ onwe ya ka ọ na-ala nʼiyi.
Any man who commits adultery with a woman has no sense; he who does so destroys himself.
33 A ga-eti ya ezi ihe otiti, a ga-elelikwa ya anya, ihere ya agaghị ekwe ihichapụ.
He will be wounded and dishonored. His disgrace will never be removed.
34 Nʼihi na di nwanyị ahụ ga-esite nʼekworo wee iwe dị ọkụ; ọ gakwaghị enwe obi ebere nʼebe ọ nọ nʼụbọchị ọ ga-abọ ọbọ.
For jealousy makes a husband furious, and he won't hold back when he takes revenge.
35 Ọ gaghị anara ihe ọbụla nʼọnọdụ ihe nkwụghachi nʼihi ihe ọjọọ o mere ya. O nwekwaghị ihe a ga-enye ya pụrụ ime ka iwe ya dajụọ.
He refuses any compensation, and won't be paid off, however big the amount.
