Soakas 20
1 Sruhila ke mwe nim ku ac oru kom in wowon ac orekma lalfon. Sruhi uh orala sie mwet in lalfonla.
Wine is a mocker and beer is a brawler. Whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
2 Kom in sangeng ke kasrkusrak lun sie tokosra oana ke kom sangeng ke ngutngut lun soko lion. Kom fin akkasrkusrakye sie tokosra, kom sifacna eiskomyang nu ke misa.
The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion. He who provokes him to anger forfeits his own life.
3 Mwet lalfon uh pa sripauk akukuin uh. Ac fah kaksakinyuk elos su tia wi akukuin.
It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling.
4 Sie mwet ima su alsrangesr in plao in pacl fal la, fah tia kosrani fahko.
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
5 Nunak ma oan insien sie mwet, oana kof in sie luf loal; a mwet oasr etauk yoro ku in aketeya in kalem.
Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.
6 Pus na mwet fahk pwaye ac oaru la, tusruktu su selos ku in akpwayeye?
Many men claim to be men of unfailing love, but who can find a faithful man?
7 Insewowo tulik su papa tumalos oru ma pwaye ac suwohs.
A righteous man walks in integrity. Blessed are his children after him.
8 Sie tokosra su muta ke nien nununku, el ac ku in akilen ma koluk ke el liye.
A king who sits on the throne of judgment scatters away all evil with his eyes.
9 Ya oasr sie mwet ku in fahk na pwaye lah nasnas insial ac wanginla ma koluk lal?
Who can say, “I have made my heart pure. I am clean and without sin”?
10 LEUM GOD El srunga mwe paun kikiap ac mwe srikasrak sesuwos.
Differing weights and differing measures, both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD.
11 Finne tulik srisrik se, ac kalem ouiyal ke ma el oru; kom ku in akilen lah el suwohs ac wo.
Even a child makes himself known by his doings, whether his work is pure, and whether it is right.
12 LEUM GOD El ase mutasr tuh kut in liye, ac sracsr tuh kut in lohng.
The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD has made even both of them.
13 Kom fin sisla pacl lom in motul, kom ac sukasrup. Oru kom in kafofo, na ac fah oasr sunun mwe mongo nom.
Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty. Open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread.
14 Mwet moul ke iwen kuka uh torkaskas pacl nukewa mu yokla molin mwe kuka uh, a ke el som el konkin mu srik molin ma el moli uh.
“It’s no good, it’s no good,” says the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasts.
15 Kas lalmwetmet uh yohk sripa liki gold ac mwe yun saok.
There is gold and abundance of rubies, but the lips of knowledge are a rare jewel.
16 Sie mwet su wulela in fosrngakin soemoul lun sie mwetsac el lalfon, na fal elan sang nuknuk lal sifacna in mwe akpwaye nu ke soemoul el wuleang kac.
Take the garment of one who puts up collateral for a stranger; and hold him in pledge for a wayward woman.
17 Ma kom eisla ke inkanek sesuwos ac ku in mwe engan nu sum oana sie mwe mongo na yuyu, tuh ac tia paht toko na ac oana sie oalu sessesla ke fikar.
Fraudulent food is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth is filled with gravel.
18 Suk kas in kasru wo, na ma kom oru ac fah fahla wo. Nimet sroang nu ke mweun fin soenna oasr pwapa.
Plans are established by advice; by wise guidance you wage war!
19 Sie mwet lesrik tia ku in okanla ma lukma. Nimet fototo nu yurin mwet oalinkas.
He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore do not keep company with him who opens wide his lips.
20 Kom fin selngawi papa tomom ku nina kiom, moul lom ac fah oana sie lam kunla in lohsr uh.
Whoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.
21 Fin fisrasr eisyen mwe kasrup lom an, ac fah srik woiya nu sum.
An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning will not be blessed in the end.
22 Nimet sifacna foloksak ke ma koluk. Tupan ac lulalfongi in LEUM GOD, ac El fah aksuwosyela.
Do not say, “I will pay back evil.” Wait for the LORD, and he will save you.
23 LEUM GOD El tia lungse mwe paun ac mwe srikasrak sesuwos.
The LORD detests differing weights, and dishonest scales are not pleasing.
24 LEUM GOD El oakiya tari inkanek lasr uh, na sie mwet el ac etu fuka inkanek lun moul lal sifacna?
A man’s steps are from the LORD; how then can man understand his way?
25 Nunkala akwoya meet liki kom wulela in oru sie mwe kisa nu sin God. Sahp kom ac auli kac tok.
It is a snare to a man to make a rash dedication, then later to consider his vows.
26 Sie tokosra lalmwetmet el ac konauk lah su orala ma koluk uh, na el fah sang kai nu sel ke wangin pakomuta.
A wise king winnows out the wicked, and drives the threshing wheel over them.
27 LEUM GOD El ase ngunasr, su oana sie kalem saromrom ma tolak nunak lukma nukewa lasr.
The spirit of man is the LORD’s lamp, searching all his innermost parts.
28 Sie tokosra fah mutana in wal lal ke lusenna pacl el oru ma pwaye, suwohs, ac fal.
Love and faithfulness keep the king safe. His throne is sustained by love.
29 Wolana lun mwet fusr pa ku in mano lalos, ac oasku lun mwet matu pa aunsuf fiaya lalos.
The glory of young men is their strength. The splendor of old men is their gray hair.
30 Kutu pacl uh kaiyuk upa ku in ekulla ouiyen moul koluk lasr uh.
Wounding blows cleanse away evil, and beatings purge the innermost parts.
