Mani'zanti Mofo Nanekee 26
1 Neginagi vahe'ma ragima amizamo'a, zage knafi ko' ariankna nehigeno, ne'zamo afure knafi ko' ariankna huno knarera nosie.
Like snow in summer and rain when the grain is being cut, so honour is not natural for the foolish.
2 Mago'mo'ma hazenkema osu'nenigeno kazusi hunte kema hanigeno'a, ana kazusi kemo'a kisave namamo mika zupa manigsa osuno hareno vano vano nehiankna huno, vahetera ana kazusi kemo'a forera osugahie.
As the sparrow in her wandering and the swallow in her flight, so the curse does not come without a cause.
3 Hosi afura sefu knonu ahe'za azeri ante fatgo nehazageno, donki afumofona aeni zamagipina rente'naza zante zamavazu hu'za zamazeri fatgo nehaze. Hagi neginagi vahera kanonteti zamagumpi zamahe'za zamazeri fatgo hugahaze.
A whip for the horse, a mouth-bit for the ass, and a rod for the back of the foolish.
4 Neginagi vahe'mofona neginagi naneke zamirera kenona huozamanto, anama hananana zamagri kna hunka neginagi vahe manigahane.
Do not give to the foolish man a foolish answer, or you will be like him.
5 Antahiso'e hutenka neginagi vahe'mo'za, neginagi nanekema hanaza nanekerera, kenona zmia huzamanto, ru zamagra antahisazana knare antahiza eri'none hugahaze.
Give a foolish man a foolish answer, or he will seem wise to himself.
6 Neginagi vahe'mofoma katogema huntesankeno kema erino vaniazamo'a, mago kaga akafri atreankna nehuno, avuatga ti neankna hugahane.
He who sends news by the hand of a foolish man is cutting off his feet and drinking in damage.
7 Neginagi vahe'mo'ma knare nomanizamofo nanekema hu'zamo'a, vahe'mofoma frino sti'nea agamo eri'za e'oriankna huno, ana naneke'amo'a erizana e'origahie.
The legs of one who has no power of walking are hanging loose; so is a wise saying in the mouth of the foolish.
8 Neginagi antahi'zane vahe'ma ra zamagima zmizamo'a, kumi'atifima have erinteno ahe atrenaku anteankna nehie.
Giving honour to a foolish man is like attempting to keep a stone fixed in a cord.
9 Neginagi antahi'zane vahe'mo'zama knare nomanizamofo naneke hanazana, negi ti neno neginagi hu'nea vahe'mo, ave'ave nofi azampi azerineno traka truku huno vano hiankna nehie.
Like a thorn which goes up into the hand of a man overcome by drink, so is a wise saying in the mouth of a foolish man.
10 Neginagi antahi'zane vahe'ene karankama enevanaza vahe'ma zagore'ma eri'za erisazegu'ma zamavaresia zamo'a, keve ome ahetre emehetre huno rama'a vahe zamaheankna hugahie.
Like an archer wounding all who go by, is a foolish man overcome by drink.
11 Kramo'ma amu'ma atitrenere'ma eteno viaza hu'za neginagi vahe'mo'za koma nehaza neginagi zamavu'zmavara hutere nehaze.
Like a dog going back to the food which he has not been able to keep down, is the foolish man doing his foolish acts over again.
12 Neginagi vahe'mo'za amuhama hazazamo'a, ama' antahi'zane vahe'ma mani'none hu'za antahiza vahera zamagateneraze.
Have you seen a man who seems to himself to be wise? There is more hope for the foolish than for him.
13 Kampine ra kumamofo kantamimpina ha' zaga laioni manine hu'za feru vahe'mo'za nehaze!
The hater of work says, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
14 Kafamo'ma hantintenare'ma me'neno anagino erigino hiankna hu'za, feru vahe'mo'za nemasaza tafe zamire, rukrahe rukrahe nehaze.
A door is turned on its pillar, and the hater of work on his bed.
15 Feru vahe'mo'a ne'zama ante tafepintira ne'zana erigahianagi, agipina erinteno nezankura avesra hugahie.
The hater of work puts his hand deep into the basin: lifting it again to his mouth is a weariness to him.
16 Feru vahe'mo'a agragu'ma antahiana, 7nia knare antahi'zane vahera, nagra zamagetere'noe huno nentahie.
The hater of work seems to himself wiser than seven men who are able to give an answer with good sense.
17 Rumozama ha' frama nehazafima, anintaka huno kema hu'zamo'a, kramofo agesare avazu huno viankna nehie.
He who gets mixed up in a fight which is not his business, is like one who takes a dog by the ears while it is going by.
18 Tava'oma'are nemanimofoma revatga nehuno, kiza zokago ke hugantoe huno'ma nehimo'a, negi ne'mo teve nerea keve ome ahetre eme ahetre hiankna nehie.
As one who is off his head sends about flaming sticks and arrows of death,
So is the man who gets the better of his neighbour by deceit, and says, Am I not doing so in sport?
20 Hagege teve rampama omanesigeno'a, tevea rukru huno ontegahie. Hagi vahe zamefi kema hu'zama omanesigeno'a, ha' frama hu'zana omanegosie.
Without wood, the fire goes out; and where there is no secret talk, argument is ended.
21 Tevemo'a tanknuzare tevea nereno hagage teve rampare rukru huno tevea nereankna hu'za keframa vazi vahe'mo'za, ha'ma hu'zana eri agafa nehaze.
Like breath on coals and wood on fire, so a man given to argument gets a fight started.
22 Vahe'ma amefi agenke hu kemo'a, haganentake ne'zankna hu'neankino, vahe'mofo agu'afinka unefre.
The words of one who says evil of his neighbour secretly are like sweet food, they go down into the inner parts of the stomach.
23 Vahe'ma azeri havizahu antahi'zama kagu'afima me'negenka, amne kagiteti'ma fru kema humisanana, mopa kavomofo amega'a silva masave frenteno eri knare hiankna hugahane.
Smooth lips and an evil heart are like a vessel of earth plated with silver waste.
24 Mago'mo'ma avesra hunentesia vahe'mofoma amega agiteti avurera so'e ke humigahianagi, agu'afina antahi muginente.
With his lips the hater makes things seem what they are not, but deceit is stored up inside him;
25 Knare kema hanigenka ana kegura tamage hunka antahiomio, na'ankure agu'afina 7ni'a kasrino agote'zamo avite'ne.
When he says fair words, have no belief in him; for in his heart are seven evils:
26 E'i ana kefo antahi'zana frakigahianagi, mika veamo'za, kefo avu'ava'afi eama hanige'za kegahaze.
Though his hate is covered with deceit, his sin will be seen openly before the meeting of the people.
27 Iza'o kerima asentesimo'a, anama asentesia kerifi agra'a tamisigeno, iza'o havema rezahe huno marenerinimofona, ana havemo'a ete eramino havema retufeno marerino nevanimofona eme rehapatigahie.
He who makes a hole in the earth will himself go falling into it: and on him by whom a stone is rolled the stone will come back again.
28 Havi kema hu vahe'mo'a, avesrama hunentea vahera, havige huno azeri havizahu ke hunente. Rumofo zante ke'neno masave kema hu'zamo'a, ruga'a vahera azeri haviza nehie.
A false tongue has hate for those who have clean hearts, and a smooth mouth is a cause of falling.
