Ikrisiasatis 10

1 Mnanentake zama nentaza taferopima kosintamimo'zama fri'za mesu'za, kasri'za ana taferopima me'nea mnanentake'zana eri haviza hugahaze. Hagi e'ina hukna huno osi neginagi avu'ava zamo'a, knare antahi'zane knare agima vahe'mofoma amino husgama hunte'zana eri haviza nehie.

Dead flies make the ointment of the perfumer fetid and putrid; so doth a little folly outweigh wisdom and honour.

2 Knare agu'agesane vahe'mo'a knare avu'avaza nehigeno, havi agu'agesane vahe'mo'a, neginagi avu'avaza nehie.

A wise man's understanding is at his right hand; but a fool's understanding at his left.

3 Neginagi vahe'mofona kama vania avu'avate negenka, e'i neginagi vahere hunka hugahane.

Yea also, when a fool walketh by the way, his understanding faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.

4 Hagi kvakamo'ma arimpama aheganteno kema kasanigenka, eri'zana atrenka ovuo. Fru hunka mani'nenka kvakamofo kema antahisankeno'a, mago'ane arimpa aheogantegahie.

If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for gentleness allayeth great offences.

5 Hagi mago kefo avu'ava zama ama mopafima koana, ugagota kva vahe'mo'za eri'zana eri havizana nehaze.

There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, like an error which proceedeth from a ruler:

6 Neginagi vahera marerirfa eri'zanke nezami'za, feno vahera evurami'nea eri'za nezamize.

Folly is set on great heights, and the rich sit in low place.

7 Hagi mago zama koana, kazokazo eri'za vahe'mo'za hosi afu agumpi vano nehazage'za, ugagota kva vahe'mo'za kazokazo eri'za vahekna hu'za mopafi vano nehaze.

I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.

8 Mago vahemo'ma agra'ama kafinte'nesia kerifina agra'a uramigahie. Hagi korapama me'nesia have keginama ahe fragu'ma vazisanana anampintira osifavemo'a kamprigahie.

He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh through a fence, a serpent shall bite him.

9 Hagi mago vahe'mo'ma havema frage eri'zama e'nerisigeno'a, ana havemo'a tamino hazenke amigahie. Hagi mago vahe'mo'ma zafama ape'ma nehanigeno'a, ana zafamo'a hazenkea amigahie.

Whoso quarrieth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood is endangered thereby.

10 Hagi osane'nenia sasumereti'ma eri'zama erisanana rama'a hankave atrenka eri'zana erigahane. Hianagi knare antahi'zama erinenia vahe'mo'a knare huno eri'zana erigahie.

If the iron be blunt, and one do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength; but wisdom is profitable to direct.

11 Ko'ma osifavemo'ma vahe'ma ampritesigeno'ma ana osifavema azeri agazonema haniana, ana osifavema azeri agazonema hania vahe'mofo eri'zamo'a amnezankna hugahie.

If the serpent bite before it is charmed, then the charmer hath no advantage.

12 Knare antahi'zane vahe'mo'a vahekura asunku hunezamanteno knare mani'zankuke keaga nehie. Hianagi neginagi vahe'mo'a hazenke'za avreno nomani'zama'afima esiankege nehie.

The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

13 Neginagi vahe'mo'a neginagi kereti agafa huteno, neginagi avu'ava zanteti'ene kefo nanekereti'ene ome hu vagaregahie.

The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end of his talk is grievous madness.

14 Naza henka fore hugahie mago vahe'mo'a antahino keno osu'neanagi, neginagi vahe'mo'a rama'a naneke huvava huno vugahie. Hagi henkama fore'ma hania zana iza asamigahie?

A fool also multiplieth words; yet man knoweth not what shall be; and that which shall be after him, who can tell him?

15 Neginagi vahe'mo'za eri'zana eri'sazanagi tusi zamavaresragu hugahaze. Na'ankure nozamiregama nevaza kana ke'za eri forera osugahaze.

The labour of fools wearieth every one of them, for he knoweth not how to go to the city.

16 Mago osi mofavremo'ma kini manino kegavama hu'nesia mopafima nemanisaza kva vahe'mo'za nanterama ne'zama kre'za nene'za musema hanaza mopafi vahe'mota, razampi haviza hugahazanki kva hiho.

Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a boy, and thy princes feast in the morning!

17 Mareri vahe'mofo mofavremo'ma kinima manino kegavama hu'nesia mopafi kva vahe'mo'za kna fatagore neginagi osu'are nezama nenesaza mopafi vahe'mota muse hugahaze.

Happy art thou, O land, when thy king is a free man, and thy princes eat in due season, in strength, and not in drunkenness!

18 Eri'za e'ori feru vahe'mofo nomo'ma varivarima nehanigeno ko'ma eri so'ema osanigeno'a varivari huno nomofo agu'afi efreno eri haviza hugahie.

By slothfulness the rafters sink in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.

19 Rama'a ne'zama kreno ne'zamo'a kiza zokagoma nehuno musenkasema huno mani'za avreno ne-enigeno, waini tima nezamo'a museza avreno neanagi, zagoretike makazana tro hugahane.

A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh glad the life; and money answereth all things.

20 Antahizanka'afina kini nera antahi havizana huonto. Nemsampinka maninenka feno vahera huhavizana huonto. Na'ankure osi namamo'a ana nanekeka'a erino ana vahera ome asmi'nigura ontahi'nane.

Curse not the king, no, not in thy thought, and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber; for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.