Mani'zanti Mofo Nanekee 21

1 Tima eriante fatgo'ma higeno kama'are vu fatgo hiankna huno, Ra Anumzamo'a kini vahe'mofo agu'agesa azeri antefatgo nehigeno, Agri avesite nevie.

Yahweh controls what kings do [MTY] [like] he controls how streams flow; he causes kings to do just what he wants them to do.

2 Vahe'mo'za maka zamavu'zamava'ma nehaza zankura, fatgo avu'avaza nehune hu'za hugahazanagi, Ra Anumzamoke zamagu'a refako huno nezamage.

People always think that what they do is right, but Yahweh judges our (motives/reasons [for doing things)] [MTY].

3 Ra Anumzamofo avurera fatgo avu'ava zane, fatgo huno refako hu'zamo'a, Kresramanama vu zana agatere'ne.

Doing what is right and fair is more acceptable to Yahweh than [bringing] sacrifices [to him].

4 Vahe'ma ke fenkamite zane, avufga ra hu'zamo'a, nena raga'a rentesiana kumire.

Being proud and arrogant [DOU] is [like] a lamp [MTY] [that guides] wicked people; being proud and arrogant characterizes (wicked people’s whole behavior/everything that wicked people do).

5 Knare huno antahintahima retro huteno, hanavetino eri'zama eri'zamo'a, rama'aza erifore hugahie. Hianagi ame'ama hu'zamo'a, amunte omane vahe manigahie.

People who plan carefully will surely have plenty [of what they need]; those who act too quickly [to become rich] will become poor.

6 Havigereti eri fenomo'a, hampogino kirga hiankna huno fanane nehuno, frikante kavreno vugahie.

Money that people acquire [by cheating others] by lying [MTY] to them will soon disappear [like] a mist, and doing that will [soon] lead to their death.

7 Kefo avu'ava'ma nehaza vahe'mokizmi hazenke'zamo'a, zamavazu huno zamazeri haviza hugahie. Na'ankure zamagra fatgo zamavu'zamava huzankura, zamavesra hunentaze.

Wicked [people] refuse to do what is right/just, but they will be ruined because of the violent things [PRS] that they do.

8 Hazenke zamima me'nea vahe'mo'za mani fatgo hu'za nomanize. Hianagi hazenke zamima omane vahe'mo'za fatgo avu'avate nemanize.

Guilty [people continually do what is evil; it is as though] [MET] they are walking on a crooked road; but righteous/innocent people [always] do what is right.

9 Fra vazivava a'ene mago nompi omanino, agraku'ma nomofo fegu'a mani'zamo'a, knare hu'ne.

It is better to live in the corner of an attic/housetop [by yourself] than to live inside the house with a wife who is always nagging.

10 Kefo avu'ava'ma nehaza vahe'mo'za, kefozama huzankuke zamave'nesie. Ana nehu'za tava'ozmire'ma nemaniza vahera zamazeri haviza nehaze.

Wicked [people] [SYN] are always wanting [to do what is] evil; they never act mercifully toward anyone.

11 Vahe'ma huhaviza'ma hu vahe'ma kanoma amiza azeri fatgoma hazageno'a, antahi ama' osu vahe'mo'za nege'za ama' antahi'zana erigahaze. Hianagi knare antahi'zama eri'nesaza vahe'mo'za zamazeri fatgohu kema zamasamisage'za mago'ene antahi'zana erigahaze.

When those who ridicule [others] are punished, [even] those who do not have good sense [see that, and] they become wise, and when those who are wise are taught, they become wiser.

12 Ra Anumzamo'a fatgo hu'neankino, kefo vahe'mo'ma noma'afima hia avu'ava'zana keno antahino nehiankino, ana vahera zamazeri haviza hugahie.

[God], the one [who is completely] righteous, knows [what happens inside] the houses of wicked [people], and [he will cause] those people to be completely ruined/destroyed.

13 Mago vahe'mo'ma amunte omane vahe'mofo kezanke'ma antahi omisimofona, agrama mago zanku'ma upama hu'neno kezatisige'za antahi omigahaze.

There are people who refuse to listen when poor people cry out [for help]; [but some day] they themselves will cry out [for help], and no one will hear them.

14 Rimpama hegante'nesia vahe'ma oku'ama musezama ami'zamo'a arimpa ahegante'nesia zana eri fru hugahane.

When someone is angry [with you], if you secretly give him a gift, he will stop being angry.

15 Vahe'mo'ma fatgo huno refako hu avu'ava'ma hanigeno'a, fatgo vahe'mo'za muse hugahaze. Hianagi kefo avu'ava'ma nehaza vahe'mo'za, tusi koro hugahaze.

Good/Righteous [people] are happy when they [see others do] what is just/fair, but those who do what is evil are terrified [when they think about what may happen to them].

16 Mago'mo'ma antahi ama'ma hu antahi'zamofo kama atreno havifima vanimo'a, frino ko'ma fri'naza vahe'ene umanigahie.

Those who stop behaving like those who have good sense behave will [soon] discover that they have gone to the place where dead people are.

17 Knare ne'zama neneno, tima neno musehu zanku'ma mika zupama avesivava hanimo'a, zago'amo'a vagaresigeno amunte omane vahe manigahie.

Those who spend their money to buy (things that give them pleasure/things that cause them to feel happy) will become poor; those who love [to spend money to buy] wine and nice/fancy food [MTY] will never become rich.

18 Fatgo avu'ava'ma nehaza vahetema hazenkema esiana, kefo avu'ava'ma nehaza vahe'mo'za zamagri nona eri'za ana hazenkea erigahaze. Hagi hazenke vahe'mo'za fatgo vahe'mofo nona eri'za knazana erigahaze.

Wicked [people] bring on themselves the sufferings that they were trying to cause righteous [people] to experience [DOU].

19 Mago ne'mo'ma kehakare nehuno, rimpa hevava nehania a'amofoma atreno ka'ma kopima umanisiana knare hugahie.

It is better to live [alone] in a desert than [to live] with a wife who is [always] nagging and complaining.

20 Ama' antahi'zama eri'nesia ne'mo'a, knare feno zantamine olivi masavena noma'afina erivitegahie. Hianagi neginagi antahi'zane vahe'mo'za, mika fenozazmia atre vaganeraze.

Wise people have many valuable things in their houses, but foolish people [quickly] spend/waste [all their money].

21 Mago vahe'mo'ma fatgo avu'avazane vahe'ma avesinte avu'ava'ma hankavetino avaririsimo'a, knare nomani'zanki, fatgo avu'ava'ene ra agine erigahie.

Those who [always] try to act in a fair and kind way [toward others] will live [a long time] and be honored/respected.

22 Ama' antahi'zane ne'mo'a, hanave vahe'mokizmi rankumara ha' huzamanteno e'nerino, hanave vihugu'ma amuha'ma hunemiza vihua tapage hutregahie.

A wise army commander [helps his troops] climb over a wall [to attack] a city that is defended by a strong army, with the result that they are able to (get over/destroy) the high walls that their enemies trusted [would protect them].

23 Iza'o kema hu'zampima agi'ene aganefu'nanema kegavama hanimo'a, hazenkea e'origahie.

Those who are very careful about what they say [MTY] are [able to] avoid trouble.

24 Vahe'ma huhavizama huzamante vahe'mo'a, avufga ra nehuno, vahera zamage fenkami netreno, agra'a avufga erisga hu'zanke nehie.

Those who make fun of [everything that is good] are proud and conceited [DOU]; they [always] act in an inconsiderate way [toward others].

25 Eri'za e'ori feru vahe'mo'a mika zama eri'zankura avesi avesi nehuno, frigahie. Na'ankure agra azana eri avako huno, eri'zana e'ori'ne.

Lazy people, who refuse to work, [will] die [of hunger] because they [SYN] do not earn [money to buy food].

26 Feru ne'mo'a mika'zama eri'zankura antahi vava nehie. Hianagi fatgo ne'mo'a agra'agura ontahino, mika fenozana vahera nezamie.

All during the day [wicked people] desire to obtain things, but righteous [people] have plenty, [with the result that] they [are able to] give things generously to others.

27 Kefo avu'ava ene vahe'mo'ma kresramnama nevia zankura, Ra Anumzamo'a agoteno avesra hunenteankino, kefo zamagu'zamage'sareti'ma eri'za aza vahera mago'ane agatereno avesra hunezamante.

[Yahweh] detests the sacrifices that wicked [people] offer [to him]; [but he] detests it even more when they [think that they will escape being punished for] their evil deeds because of the sacrifices that they bring.

28 Keagama refako hu trate'ma havigema huno hu ama'ma huntesimo'a, frigahie. Hianagi tamage kema hanimofona, ana agenke'amo'a mevava huno vugahie.

Those who tell lies in court will be punished; no one stops/silences witnesses who say what is truthful/reliable.

29 Kefo avu'ava'ma hu vahe'mo'a, havige huno nagra knare vahe mani'noe nehie. Hianagi fatgo vahe'mo'za zamagesa antahi so'e hute'za kana nevaze.

Wicked people pretend [that they know everything], but righteous people think carefully about [what will happen because of] what they do.

30 Ama' antahi'zana eri'nenka, antahi ama'ma hu antahi'zana erigahananagi, Ra Anumzamofoma ha'ma rente'sanana ana antahi zankamo'a amne zankna hugahie.

[Thinking that we are] wise, and that we understand many things, and that we have good insight, does not help us if Yahweh is (acting against/not pleased with) us.

31 Ha'ma hu'zana hosi afura azeri retro hugahazanagi, ha'ma azerigatere zana, Ra Anumzamofontegati egahie.

We [can] get horses ready to fight in a battle, but Yahweh is the one who enables us to (win victories/defeat our enemies).