Soakas 26
1 Sufal in kaksakinyuk sie mwet lalfon, oana fin oasr snow ke pacl fol, ku fin oasr af ke pacl in kosrani.
In the manner of snow in the summer, and rain at the harvest, so also is glory unfit for the foolish.
2 Kas in selnga tia ku in akkolukyekomla fin wangin ma sufal kom orala. Ac oana won ma sohklana ac tia tuhwi.
Like a bird flying away to another place, and like a sparrow that hurries away freely, so also a curse uttered against someone without cause will pass away.
3 Eneneyuk in sringsring soko horse, ac kapriya oalin soko donkey, ac puok sie mwet lalfon, tuh elos in oru enenu lom an.
A whip is for a horse, and a muzzle is for donkey, and a rod is for the back of the imprudent.
4 Kom fin topuk sie kusen siyuk lalfon, kom lalfon oana mwet se ma siyuk.
Do not respond to the foolish according to his folly, lest you become like him.
5 Sang top lalfon nu ke kusen siyuk lalfon, na mwet se ma siyuk el ac akilen lah el tia etu oana ma el nunku.
Respond to the foolish according to his folly, lest he imagine himself to be wise.
6 Kom fin supu sie mwet lalfon in tafwela kas lom, ac oana ke kom pakela niom; kom pwentuki ongoiya nu sum.
Whoever sends words by a foolish messenger has lame feet and drinks iniquity.
7 Sie mwet lalfon tia ku in fahk sie kas lalmwetmet, oana ke sie mwet ul nia tia ku in fahsr.
In the manner of a lame man who has beautiful legs to no purpose, so also is a parable unfit for the mouth of the foolish.
8 Ma lalfon se in kaksakin sie mwet lalfon, oapana ke kom fin kapriya sie eot luin fuht nutum.
Just like one who casts a stone into the pile of Mercury, so also is he who gives honor to the foolish.
9 Sie mwet lalfon su srike in fahk sie soakas, ac oana ke sie mwet sruhi el srike fwacla otoh se ma fakisya inpaol.
In the manner of a thorn, if it were to spring up from the hand of a drunkard, so also is a parable in the mouth of the foolish.
10 Sie mwet kol orekma fin sang orekma nu sin kutena mwet lalfon su fahsryak inkanek uh, el aktukulkulye mwet orekma nukewa lal.
Judgment determines cases. And whoever imposes silence on the foolish mitigates anger.
11 Sie mwet lalfon su kalwenina in oru ma lalfon, el oana soko kosro ngalngul ma sifil folokla ac kang woht lal.
Like a dog that returns to his vomit, so also is the imprudent who repeats his foolishness.
12 Sie mwet arulana lalfon, wo liki sie mwet su nunku mu el lalmwetmet tusruk el tia.
Have you seen a man who seems wise to himself? There will be greater hope held for the unwise than for him.
13 Efu ku mwet alsrangesr se tia tufoki liki lohm sel? Mea el sangeng kac uh? Ya lion uh?
The lazy one says, “There is a lion along the way, and a lioness in the roads.”
14 Sie mwet alsrangesr el ikwot ikme fin mwe oan kial. El oana sie srungul ma ikakot ikakma ke hinges uh.
Just as a door turns upon its hinges, so also does the lazy one turn upon his bed.
15 Lupan alsrangesr lun kutu mwet uh oru elos srunga sifacna srukak mwe mongo nu inwalulos.
The lazy one conceals his hand under his arms, and it is a labor for him to move it to his mouth.
16 Sie mwet alsrangesr el ac nunku mu el etu liki mwet itkosr su ku in aketeya nunak lalos arulana kalem.
The lazy one seems wiser to himself than seven men speaking judgments.
17 El su sroang nu ke sie akukuin ma wangin sripal nu kac, oana sie su tufoki nu inkanek uh ac sruokya sren soko kosro ngalngul sulallal.
Just like one who takes hold of a dog by the ears, so also is he who crosses impatiently and meddles in the quarrels of another.
18 Sie mwet wel su orekmakin osra in pisr ma oasr e firir ke muta ah,
Just as he is guilty who let loose the arrows and the lances unto death,
19 el oana sie mwet su kiapwela mwet tulan lal, na tok el fahk mu el aksruksruk.
so also is the man who harms his friend by deceitfulness. And when he has been apprehended, he says, “I did it jokingly.”
20 Fin wangin etong, e uh ac kunla. Fin wangin lesrik, ac wangin akukuin.
When the wood fails, the fire will be extinguished. And when the gossiper is taken away, conflicts will be quelled.
21 Mulut uh akngengye e, ac etong uh oru e uh in firir, oana ke mwet folkas uh pirik na akukuin in tia tui.
Just as charcoals are to burning coals, and wood is to fire, so also is an angry man who stirs up quarrels.
22 Arulana wo eman lesrik uh. Kut lungsena ukumya.
The words of a whisperer seem simple, but they penetrate to the innermost parts of the self.
23 Kas wo pusra ma okanla nunak na pwaye lun insiom, oana sie ahlu munas orekla ke kle ma mosrweyukla ke silver.
In the same manner as an earthen vessel, if it were adorned with impure silver, conceited lips are allied with a wicked heart.
24 Sie mwet wosounkas el orekmakin kas kulang in okanla srunga lun insial.
An enemy is known by his lips, though it is from his heart that he draws out deceit.
25 Ku in arulana wo pusracl, tusruktu nimet lulalfongi, mweyen insial sessesla ke srunga.
When he will have lowered his voice, do not believe him, for there are seven vices in his heart.
26 El ku in okanla srunga lal, tusruktu mwet nukewa ac liye ke orekma koluk lal.
Whoever covers hatred with deceit, his malice shall be revealed in the assembly.
27 Mwet su oakiya mwe kwasrip nu sin mwet ngia, ac fah sifacna sremla kac. Mwet su orala mokuk uh, ac fah toatoa uh kac.
Whoever digs a pit will fall into it. And whoever rolls a stone, it will roll back to him.
28 Kom fin srunga sie mwet, kom ac ku in suk in akkolukyalla ke kas kikiap. Wosounkas mwe na pwentuki ongoiya.
A false tongue does not love truth. And a slippery mouth works ruin.
