Soakas 24
1 Nimet sok sin mwet koluk, ac nimet oru kom in kawuk selos.
Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
2 Pacl nukewa elos pwapa sulal, ac sramsram lalos mwe na purakak lokoalok.
For their heart studieth oppression, and their lips talk of mischief.
3 Lohm uh musaiyuk fin pwelung lun lalmwetmet ac etauk.
Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:
4 Acn ma oasr etauk we, infukil uh yunla ke ma saok ac oaskulana.
And by knowledge are the chambers filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
5 Wo in lalmwetmet liki na in ku; aok, yohk sripa in etauk liki in fokoko.
A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth might.
6 Kom enenu na in akola akwoya meet liki kom srola ke sie mweun, ac kom fin eis kas in kasru wo puspis na kom ac fah ku in kutangla.
For by wise guidance thou shalt make thy war: and in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
7 Kas lalmwetmet uh arulana loalla nu sin sie mwet lalfon in kalem kac. Wangin ma el ac ku in fahk ke pacl ac srumunyuk ma yohk sripa uh.
Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
8 Kom fin orek pwapa koluk pacl nukewa, ac fah eteyuk kom lah kom sie mwet orek lokoalok.
He that deviseth to do evil, men shall call him a mischievous person.
9 Ma nukewa sie mwet lalfon ac nunkauk in oru uh ac ma na koluk. Mwet uh srunga mwet se ma kwacna aklusrongtenye mwet.
The thought of the foolish is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.
10 Kom fin munasla ke pacl kom sun ma upa, kalmac pa ku lom uh srikla.
If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.
11 Nimet alolo in molela sie mwet su akola in anwuki ke sripen nununku sesuwos.
Deliver them that are carried away unto death, and those that are ready to be slain see that thou hold back.
12 Sahp kom ac fahk mu kom nikin, a God El etekom ac nunak lom. El ac fah moli nu sum fal nu ke ma kom orala.
If thou sayest, Behold, we knew not this: doth not he that weigheth the hearts consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his work?
13 Tulik nutik, kom in mongo honey, mweyen arulana wo. Oana ke honey emwem in oalum,
My son, eat thou honey, for it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:
14 ouinge lalmwetmet uh wo nu ke ngunum. Kom fin eis lalmwetmet, na moul lom in pacl fahsru ac fah wo.
So shalt thou know wisdom to be unto thy soul: if thou hast found it, then shall there be a reward, and thy hope shall not be cut off.
15 Nimet oana sie mwet koluk su pwapa sulal in pisrala ma lun sie mwet suwohs, ku in eisla lohm sel.
Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:
16 Finne pus pacl sie mwet suwohs el ikori, el ac sifil tuyak, a mwe ongoiya uh kunausla mwet koluk.
For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.
17 Nimet engan ke pacl mwet lokoalok lom sun ongoiya uh, ac nimet enganak ke pacl el tukulkul.
Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he is overthrown:
18 LEUM GOD El ac etu lah kom engankin, ac El ac tia lungse; fin ouinge, sahp El ac tia sang kai nu sel.
Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
19 Nimet lela mwet koluk in akfosrngaye kom; ac nimet sok selos,
Fret not thyself because of evil-doers; neither be thou envious at the wicked:
20 mweyen wangin finsrak lun sie mwet koluk nu ke pacl fahsru. Wangin ma el akwot nu kac.
For there will be no reward to the evil man; the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
21 Tulik nutik, kom in akfulatye LEUM GOD ac sunakin tokosra. Nimet asruoki nu sin mwet su lainulos.
My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: [and] meddle not with them that are given to change:
22 Mwet ouinge uh ac sa na in kunausyukla. Ya kom akilen luman ongoiya ma ku in tuku sin God me ac sin tokosra me?
For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the destruction of them both?
23 Mwet lalmwetmet uh oayapa fahk ma inge: Tia wo sie mwet nununku in wiwimwet.
These also are [sayings] of the wise. To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.
24 El fin sang mwata nu fin mwet se ma suwohs, mwet nukewa ac srungal ac selngawel.
He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him:
25 A kutena mwet nununku su kai mwet oasr mwata, elos fah kapkapak ac mwet uh ac kaksakunulos.
But to them that rebuke [him] shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
26 El su kawuk na pwaye lom el ac topuk kom ke kas pwaye.
He kisseth the lips that giveth a right answer.
27 Akola ima lom ac yukwiya ma kom ac moul kac, na kom fah musai lohm sum ac sou lom.
Prepare thy work without, and make it ready for thee in the field; and afterwards build thine house.
28 Nimet orek loh lain sie mwet fin wangin mwatal. Nimet fahk kutena ma sutuu kacl.
Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.
29 Nimet fahk mu, “Nga ac oru nu sel in oana ke el tuh oru nu sik! Nga ac folokunang pacna ma el oru nu sik!”
Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.
30 Nga fahsr sasla ke ima in grape lun sie mwet alsrangesr ac lalfon.
I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
31 Kupoi ke kokul ac mah kap wel, ac pot ma kuhlasak uh mokukla.
And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, the face thereof was covered with nettles, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
32 Nga liye ma inge ac nunku kac, na pa inge mwe luti nga eis kac:
Then I beheld, and considered well: I saw, and received instruction.
33 Farpoeni ac mongla kutu srisrik, eis pacl in motul lom,
[Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
34 tusruktu ke kom srakna motul, sukasrup ac fah tuku nu fom oana sie mwet pisrapasr su us mwe anwuk inpaol.
So shall thy poverty come as a robber; and thy want as an armed man.
