Masese 18
1 Moyimi alukaka kaka kosepelisa baposa na ye, atelemelaka bososoli nyonso.
to/for desire to seek to separate in/on/with all wisdom to quarrel
2 Moto oyo azangi mayele asepelaka te kozwa tango ya kokanisa, kasi asepelaka kaka kotalisa makanisi ya motema na ye.
not to delight in fool in/on/with understanding that if: except if: except in/on/with to reveal: reveal heart his
3 Soki moto mabe ayei, kotiola mpe eyaka; soki soni eyei, kofinga mpe eyaka.
in/on/with to come (in): come wicked to come (in): come also contempt and with dishonor reproach
4 Maloba ya monoko ya moto ezalaka lokola mayi ya mozindo; etima ya bwanya ezalaka lokola mayi ya ebale oyo etondi makasi.
water deep word lip man torrent: river to bubble fountain wisdom
5 Ezali malamu te kolongisa moto mabe mpe kokweyisa moyengebene, kati na kosambisama.
to lift: kindness face: kindness wicked not pleasant to/for to stretch righteous in/on/with justice
6 Bibebu ya moto oyo azangi mayele eyeisaka koswana, mpe monoko na ye eyeisaka fimbu.
lips fool to come (in): come in/on/with strife and lip his to/for blow to call: call to
7 Monoko ya moto oyo azangi mayele ememelaka ye kufa, mpe bibebu na ye ezalaka motambo mpo na molimo na ye moko.
lip fool terror to/for him and lips his snare soul his
8 Maloba ya moto ya songisongi ezalaka lokola bilei ya kitoko, ekitaka na esengo kino na libumu.
word to grumble like/as to swallow and they(masc.) to go down chamber belly: body
9 Moto oyo azongaka sima na mosala na ye azali ndeko ya mobebisi.
also to slacken in/on/with work his brother: male-sibling he/she/it to/for master: [master of] destruction
10 Kombo ya Yawe ezali lokola ndako molayi batonga makasi; moyengebene akimelaka kuna mpe azwaka ebombamelo ya makasi.
tower strength name LORD in/on/with him to run: run righteous and to exalt
11 Bomengo ya mozwi ezali engumba na ye, oyo batonga makasi; akanisaka ete ezali lokola mir ya molayi.
substance rich town strength his and like/as wall to exalt in/on/with figure his
12 Liboso ete moto akweya, motema na ye ekomaka na lolendo; kasi komikitisa eyaka liboso ya nkembo.
to/for face: before breaking to exult heart man and to/for face: before glory humility
13 Kopesa eyano liboso ya koyoka ezali liboma mpe bozoba.
to return: reply word: speaking in/on/with before to hear: hear folly he/she/it to/for him and shame
14 Kimia kati na motema elendisaka moto na tango ya bokono, kasi nani akokoka kolendisa motema oyo etutami?
spirit man to sustain sickness his and spirit stricken who? to lift: bear her
15 Motema ya moto ya mayele ezwaka mayele, mpe litoyi ya moto ya bwanya elukaka boyebi.
heart to understand to buy knowledge and ear wise to seek knowledge
16 Kado efungolelaka moto oyo apesi yango nzela mpe ekotisaka ye liboso ya bato minene.
gift man to enlarge to/for him and to/for face: before great: large to lead him
17 Moto ya liboso na kosamba amonanaka lokola nde alongi; kasi soki moto oyo azali kosamba na ye ayei, akotelemela ye.
righteous [the] first in/on/with strife his (and to come (in): come *Q(K)*) neighbor his and to search him
18 Zeke esilisaka koswana mpe ekataka makambo kati na bato ya makasi.
contention to cease [the] allotted and between mighty to separate
19 Kokota lisusu na motema ya ndeko oyo osali mabe ezalaka pasi koleka kokota na engumba batonga makasi; mpe koswana na moto ezali lokola kokanga bikuke ya ndako batonga makasi na bibende ya minene.
brother: male-sibling to transgress from town strength (and contention *Q(K)*) like/as bar citadel: fortress
20 Moto atondisaka libumu na ye na nzela ya mbuma ya monoko na ye mpe akotonda na lifuti ya bibebu na ye.
from fruit lip man to satisfy belly: abdomen his produce lips his to satisfy
21 Kufa mpe bomoi ezali na se ya nguya ya lolemo; moto oyo alingaka lolemo akolia mbuma na yango.
death and life in/on/with hand: power tongue and to love: lover her to eat fruit her
22 Mobali oyo azwi mwasi ya malamu azwi bomengo, azwi ngolu kowuta epai na Yawe.
to find woman: wife to find good and to promote acceptance from LORD
23 Mobola alobaka na mongongo ya kobondela, kasi mozwi azongisaka eyano na lolendo.
supplication to speak: speak be poor and rich to answer strong
24 Moto oyo azalaka na balingami ebele amitiaka na pasi, kasi ezali na molingami moko ya motema, oyo aleki ata ndeko.
man neighbor to/for to shatter and there to love: friend cleaving from brother: male-sibling
