Masese 13
1 Mwana mayele ayokaka mateya ya tata na ye, kasi mwana oyo atiolaka ayokaka pamela te.
A son wise [the] discipline of a father and a mocker not he listens to a rebuke.
2 Mbuma ya monoko eleisaka moto bilei ya malamu, kasi molimo ya moto oyo atambolaka na bosembo te ememaka na mobulu.
From [the] fruit of [the] mouth of a person he eats good thing[s] and [the] appetite of treacherous [people] [is] violence.
3 Moto oyo abatelaka monoko na ye abatelaka molimo na ye, kasi moto oyo afungolaka monoko na ye makasi akosuka na libebi.
[one who] guards Mouth his [is] protecting life his [one who] opens lips his ruin [belongs] to him.
4 Moto ya goyigoyi ayokaka baposa, kasi akoki kokokisa yango te; nzokande baposa ya moto ya nzunzu ekokisamaka.
[is] coveting And nothing appetite his a sluggard and [the] appetite of diligent [people] it will be made fat.
5 Moto ya sembo ayinaka maloba ya lokuta, kasi moto mabe amiyinisaka mpe apanzaka soni.
A word of falsehood he hates a righteous [person] and a wicked [person] he acts odiously and he may act shamefully.
6 Bosembo ebatelaka moto oyo atambolaka alima na nzela na ye, kasi mabe ebebisaka bongo ya moto ya masumu.
Righteousness it preserves integrity of way and wickedness it subverts sin.
7 Ezali na moto moko oyo asalaka makambo lokola mozwi, nzokande azali na ye ata na eloko moko te; mpe ezali na moto mosusu oyo asalaka makambo lokola mobola, nzokande azali na bozwi mingi.
There [is one who] enriches himself and there not [is] anything [one who] impoverishes himself and wealth great.
8 Bomengo ya mozwi ebatelaka bomoi na ye, kasi bato mabe batungisaka mobola te.
[the] ransom of [the] life of A person [is] wealth his and a poor [person] not he hears a threat.
9 Pole ya bato ya sembo engengaka makasi, kasi mwinda ya bato mabe ekufaka.
[the] light of Righteous [people] it rejoices and [the] lamp of wicked [people] it is extinguished.
10 Lolendo ememaka kaka na koswana, kasi bato oyo bayokaka toli bazwaka bwanya.
Only with pride it gives contention and [is] with [those who] receive advice wisdom.
11 Bomengo oyo ezwami na lombangu mpe na nzela ya mabe esilaka noki, kasi bomengo oyo babakisaka na moke-moke ekomaka ebele.
Wealth from vanity it will become small and [one who] gathers on hand he will increase.
12 Elikya oyo ekokisami te epesaka bokono na motema, kasi posa oyo ekokisami ezali nzete ya bomoi.
Hope deferred [is] making sick [the] heart and [is] a tree of life a desire [which] comes.
13 Moto oyo atiolaka liloba amiyokisaka pasi, kasi moto oyo atosaka malako akozwa lifuti.
[one who] despises A word he will be pledged to it and [one] fearing a commandment he he will be rewarded.
14 Mateya ya moto ya bwanya ezali etima ya bomoi, ekangolaka na mitambo ya kufa.
[the] instruction of A wise [person] [is] a fountain of life to turn aside from [the] snares of death.
15 Boyebi ememelaka bato ngolu, kasi nzela ya bato oyo babukaka mibeko ezalaka pasi.
Insight good it gives favor and [the] way of treacherous [people] [is] enduring.
16 Moto ya mayele asalaka makambo kolanda boyebi, kasi zoba, atandaka bozoba na ye.
Every sensible [person] he acts with knowledge and a fool he spreads out foolishness.
17 Motindami ya mabe akweyaka kati na pasi, kasi motindami ya sembo amemaka lobiko.
A messenger wicked he falls in trouble and an envoy of faithfulness [is] healing.
18 Bobola mpe soni ekomelaka bato oyo baboyaka koyekola, kasi moto oyo andimaka pamela akozwa lokumu.
Poverty and shame [one who] ignores discipline and [one who] keeps correction he is honored.
19 Posa oyo ekokisami esalaka esengo na motema, kasi kokabwana na mabe ezali likambo ya nkele na miso ya zoba.
A desire done (is pleasing *LAH(b)*) to a person and [is] an abomination of fools to turn aside from evil.
20 Moto oyo asanganaka na bato ya bwanya akomaka moto ya bwanya, kasi moto oyo atambolaka nzela moko na bazoba akomona pasi.
([one who] walks *Q(K)*) With wise [people] (he will become wise *Q(K)*) and [one who] associates with fools he will be harmed.
21 Mabe elandaka bato ya masumu, kasi bolamu ezali lifuti ya bato ya sembo.
Sinners it pursues calamity and righteous [people] it rewards good.
22 Moto oyo asalaka bolamu atikelaka bakitani na ye libula, kasi bomengo ya moto ya masumu ebombamaka mpo na moyengebene.
A good [person] he leaves an inheritance to children of children and [is] stored up for the righteous [the] wealth of a sinner.
23 Bilanga ya mobola ekoki kobotela ye bilei ebele, kasi ezali na bato oyo bazali kobeba mpo na kozanga bosembo.
Abundance of food [the] unplowed ground of poor [people] and there [is what] is swept away in not justice.
24 Moto oyo aboyaka kobeta mwana na ye fimbu alingaka ye te, kasi moto oyo alingaka mwana na ye abetaka ye.
[one who] restrains Rod his [is] hating son his and [one who] loves him he seeks early him discipline.
25 Moyengebene aliaka mpe atondaka, kasi libumu ya moto mabe ezalaka na nzala.
A righteous [person] [is] eating to [the] satiety of appetite his and [the] belly of wicked [people] it is lacking.
