< Mani'zanti Mofo Nanekee 13 >
1 Ama' antahi'zane mofavremo'a nefa'ma avumro'ma antesiankea antahigahianagi, veganokano kema hu mofavremo'a, vahe'mo'ma avumro'ma antesiankea ontahigahie.
Children who are wise (pay attention/heed it) when their parents discipline/correct them; but foolish children do not pay attention when someone rebukes them [for their bad behavior].
2 Knare kema vahe'mokizmima huzmi vahe'mo'za, knare zana e'neriza muse hugahaze. Hianagi hazenke vahe'mo'za vahe'ma zamazeri haviza nehu'za zamatama zamizanku zamave'nesie.
Good people are rewarded [IDM] for the good things [MET] that they say, but those who desire to deceive others are [very] eager to act violently.
3 Iza'o agi'ma kegavama huno kema himo'a, agra'a maniza kegava nehie. Hianagi rama'a keagama hania vahe'mo'a, agra'a azeri haviza hugahie.
Those who are [very] careful about what they say [MTY] will live a long life; those who talk (without thinking/too much) will ruin themselves.
4 Feru vahe'mokizmi zamagu'amo'a, rama'a zama eri'zanku zamave'nesianagi, anazana e'norize. Hianagi amuho hu'za eri'zama erisaza vahe'mo'za zamavesinia zana eri knare hugahaze.
People who are lazy want things very much, but they will not get anything [HYP]. People who work hard will get all that they want.
5 Fatgo vahe'mo'za havigema huzankura zamavesra nehaze. Hianagi kefo zamavu'zamava nehaza vahe'mo'za rumokizmirera zamagaze huno zamagote zamavu'zmava nehaze.
Righteous/Honest people hate/detest lies, but what wicked people do (is very disgraceful/stinks) [DOU].
6 Fatgoma huno manizamo'a kva hugantena, knare hunka hazenkea omanesigenka manigahane. Hianagi kefo avu'avamo'a, kumi vahera azeri haviza hugahie.
The behavior [PRS] of those who always do what is right will protect them, but sinful [behavior will] ruin wicked people.
7 Mago'a zamunte omane vahe'mo'za, feno vahe kna nehaze. Hagi mago'a feno vahe'mo'za, zamunte omane vahekna nehazanagi, feno vahe mani'naze.
Some people who have nothing pretend to be rich, but other people who are very rich pretend to be poor.
8 Feno vahe'mo'za nomaniza'zmima eri havizama huzankura, miza hu'za manigahaze. Hianagi zamunte'ma omane vahe'mofona, mago vahe'mo'a azeri korera osugahie.
Rich people are able to pay people who want to kill them, [with the result that they will be protected, not killed], but poor people [do not have to worry about that because] no one threatens to kill them.
9 Fatgo vahe'mokizmi lamu tavimo'a, ru masa nehige'za, muse nehaze. Hianagi kefo zamavu'zamava'ma nehaza vahe'mokizmi lamu tavimo'a, asu nehie.
Righteous [people] are like a lamp [MET] that shines brightly, but wicked [people] are like [MET] a lamp that will [soon] be extinguished.
10 Avufga ra nehuno vahe'mofo agorga omani avu'avazamo'a, ha' fra hu'za avreno ne-e. Hianagi avumro kema antahino amagema ante vahe'pina, knare antahi'zamo'a megahie.
[People] who are arrogant/proud [always] cause strife; those who are wise ask [other people] for good advice.
11 Revatga hunka havige kanteti'ma erisana zagomo'a, ame huno fanane hugahie. Hianagi eri'zama erino, osia eri atruma hute hutema himo'a, rama'a eri atru hugahie.
Those who acquire a lot of money quickly [by doing what is wrong, probably] will lose it [quickly], but if people earn money slowly, the amount of money they have will increase.
12 Vahe'mo'za fore hugahie hu'za amuha nehaza zamo'ma fore'ma osanige'za, zamagu'amo'a haviza hugahie. Hianagi ana zamo'ma e'ama'ma hania zamo'a, asimu ami zafagna hugahie.
When people do not receive the things that they are expecting to receive, (it causes them to despair/they become very sad); but if you receive what you are desiring to get, that [will be like a tree] [MET] [whose fruit gives you] life (OR, that will cause you to be joyful).
13 Avumro'ma antesia kemofoma zokagoma antesimo'a, agra'a hazenkefi mani'noe huno hugahie. Hianagi kasegema asaminia kemofo agorga'ama mani'nimo'a, nomani'zama'afina knare hugahie.
Those who despise [the good] advice [that others give them] are bringing ruin on themselves; those who pay attention to that advice will (be secure/succeed).
14 Ama' antahi'zane vahe'mo rempima hugamisia zamo'a, asimu ami ti kapu'i hanatiankna hu'neankino, iza'o ana kema antahi'minimo'a fri'zamofo krifufintira agatenere.
What wise [people] teach is [like] a fountain whose [water] gives life [MET]; what they teach you will help you to escape when something dangerous is threatening to kill you [MET].
15 Knare hu'za antahi amama haza vahe'mokizmia, vahe'mo'za zamavesi nezamantaze. Hianagi hazenke vahe'mokizmi zamavu'zmavamo'a, hanavetino haviza hu'ne.
[People] respect those who have good sense, but those who cannot be trusted are on the road to being ruined/destroyed (OR, will have a lot of difficulties/troubles).
16 Maka zamofo ankereno hu vahe'mo'a agesa antahiteno, maka zana nehie. Hianagi neginagi antahintahine vahe'mo'za, zamagesa ontahi neginagi zamavu'zmavaza eri ama nehaze.
Those who have good sense always think carefully/wisely before they do something; foolish people show [by what they say and do] that they are foolish.
17 Kefo vahe'mofoma katogema huntesigeno vaniana, hazenkefi ufregahie. Hianagi iza'o tamagema huno kema hu vahe'ma, ke erino vanigu'ma katogema huntesigeno erino vaniana, vahe'mokizmia zamazeri knare hugahie.
Messengers who are not reliable cause trouble, but those who faithfully [deliver their messages] cause people to act peacefully.
18 Iza'o avumaro'ma antesaza kema ontahisimofona amunte omnesigeno, agazegu hugahie. Hianagi izano azeri fatgohu kema asamisigeno antahino amage antesimofona, agrira husaga huntegahaze.
Those who refuse to pay attention when others discipline/correct them will become poor and disgraced; [people] respect those who accept it when they are rebuked [for their bad behavior].
19 Ave'nesinia zama e'nerisigeno'a, agu'amo'a muse hugahie. Hianagi neginagi vahe'mo'za havi zamavu'zmava'ma nehaza zampinti'ma atreno atiramizankura zamavesra nehie.
It is delightful to receive what we desire; foolish people hate/refuse to turn away from doing evil.
20 Iza'o knare antahi'zane vahe'enema vanoma nehia vahe'mo'a, knare antahi'za erigahie. Hianagi neginagi vahe'enema tagrote'za vanoma nehaza vahe'mo'za, hazenke erigahaze.
Those who habitually associate with wise people become wise; those who (are close friends of/associate with) foolish people will (regret it/be ruined).
21 Hazenke zamo'a kumi vahe'mokizmi nezmavaririe. Hianagi fatgo vahe'mokizmia, fenozmimo'a rama'a hugahie.
Sinners have trouble [PRS] wherever they go, but things will go well for righteous [people].
22 Knare vahe'mo'a mofavre'amo'ene henka negeho'ma erisintima haresia zana, ko retro huzmanteteno nefrie. Hianagi kumi vahe'mo'zama fenoma eri atruma haza fenona, fatgo vahe'mo'za erigahaze.
When good people [die], their grandchildren inherit their money; but when sinners [die], the money that they had will end up in the hands of righteous [people].
23 Zamunte omane vahe'mokizmi hozafina, rama'a neza fore hugahianagi hazenke nomanizamo'a timo'ma hiaza huno eri harafi huno vugahie.
[Sometimes] poor [people’s] fields produce plenty of food, but unjust people take away all that food.
24 Iza'o mofavre'amo hazenke nehanigeno kanoma amino azeri fatgoma osanuno'a, mofavre'a avesinonte. Hianagi iza'o mofavre'ama avesima nentemo'a, hanavetino azeri fatgo hugahie.
Those who do not punish their children [for bad behavior] do not [really] love them; those who love their children start to discipline them when the children are still young.
25 Fatgo vahe'mo'za rama'a ne'za me'nege'za nezamu nehaze. Hianagi kefo vahe'mofoza, zamaga tevava nehaze.
Righteous [people] have enough food to eat and be satisfied, but the stomachs of wicked [people] [SYN] are [always] empty.