Masese 19
1 Mobola oyo atambolaka na bosembo azali malamu koleka mokosi oyo azangi mayele.
Better [is] the poor that walketh in his integrity, than [he that is] perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
2 Ezali malamu te kobungisa mayele, kati na bolingo oyo eleka ndelo. Lokolo ya moto oyo atambolaka noki-noki ezangaka te kobeta libaku.
Also, [that] the soul [be] without knowledge, [it is] not good; and he that hasteth with [his] feet sinneth.
3 Bozoba ya moto ebebisaka bomoi na ye; mpe, na sima, akomaka kotombokela Yawe.
The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.
4 Mozwi azalaka na baninga ebele, kasi mobola akabwanaka ata na molingami na ye ya motema.
Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbor.
5 Motatoli ya lokuta akozwa etumbu; moto oyo akosaka akozanga te kozwa etumbu.
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and [he that] speaketh lies shall not escape.
6 Bato mingi balukaka kosepelisa moto ya lokumu, mpe moto nyonso alukaka kozala molingami ya moto oyo asungaka bato.
Many will entreat the favor of the prince: and every man [is] a friend to him that giveth gifts.
7 Soki bandeko nyonso ya mobola bayinaka ye, mpo na nini baninga na ye bakima ye te? Ata tango azali nanu koloba, batikalaka lisusu wana te.
All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth [them with] words, [yet] they [are] wanting [to him].
8 Moto oyo alukaka kozwa bwanya alingaka bomoi na ye; moto oyo alingaka mayele alongaka.
He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
9 Motatoli ya lokuta azwaka etumbu; moto oyo akosaka akobebisama.
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and [he that] speaketh lies shall perish.
10 Bomoi ya lokumu ebongi na zoba te; ebongi mpe te na mowumbu kopesa mitindo na bakambi.
Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
11 Bwanya ya moto ekomisaka ye motema molayi; mpe azwaka lokumu tango atalaka pamba mabe oyo basalaka ye.
The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and [it is] his glory to pass over a transgression.
12 Kanda ya mokonzi ezali lokola koganga ya nkosi, kasi bolamu na ye ezali lokola mamwe.
The king's wrath [is] as the roaring of a lion; but his favor [is] as dew upon the grass.
13 Mwana ya zoba azali pasi mpo na tata na ye; koswana ya mwasi ezali lokola linzanza ya ndako, oyo etangisaka mayi tango nyonso.
A foolish son [is] the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife [are] a continual dropping.
14 Moto akoki kozwa bandako mpe bomengo lokola libula kowuta epai ya batata, kasi mwasi ya bwanya azali likabo kowuta na Yawe.
House and riches [are] the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife [is] from the LORD.
15 Bogoyigoyi ememaka moto na pongi makasi, mpe moto ya goyigoyi akufaka nzala.
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
16 Moto oyo atosaka mibeko abatelaka molimo na ye; moto oyo akebaka te na etamboli na ye akokufa.
He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; [but] he that despiseth his ways shall die.
17 Moto oyo asalaka bolamu epai ya mobola adefisaka Yawe, bongo Yawe akozongisela ye bolamu.
He that hath pity upon the poor, lendeth to the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
18 Pesaka mwana na yo etumbu wana elikya ezali nanu, kasi kotomboka na yo ekoma te kino na posa ya koboma ye.
Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
19 Tika ete moto oyo asilikaka makasi amema mokumba ya kanda na ye; pamba te soki obikisi ye, okotinda ye ete azongela lisusu.
A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver [him], yet thou must do it again.
20 Yoka toli mpe ndima mateya, mpo ete okoma moto ya bwanya.
Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
21 Motema ya moto ezalaka na makanisi ebele, kasi ezali mokano ya Yawe nde ekokisamaka.
[There are] many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
22 Eloko oyo moto alingaka epai ya moninga na ye moto ezali bolingo ya solo, mpe mobola azali malamu koleka mokosi.
The desire of a man [is] his kindness: and a poor man [is] better than a liar.
23 Kotosa Yawe ememaka na bomoi, esalaka ete moto azala na kimia; boye ata mabe moko te ekokomela ye.
The fear of the LORD [tendeth] to life: and [he that hath it] shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.
24 Moto ya goyigoyi akotisaka loboko na ye kati na bilei, kasi akokaka te kozongisa yango na monoko na ye.
A slothful [man] hideth his hand in [his] bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
25 Beta motioli fimbu, mpe zoba akozwa mayele; sembola moto ya mayele, mpe akozwa boyebi.
Smite a scorner and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, [and] he will understand knowledge.
26 Mwana oyo abetaka tata na ye mpe abenganaka mama na ye ayeisaka soni mpe mawa.
He that wasteth [his] father, [and] chaseth away [his] mother, [is] a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.
27 Mwana na ngai, soki otiki koyoka mateya, okobunga nzela ya maloba ya boyebi.
Cease, my son, to hear the instruction [that causeth] to err from the words of knowledge.
28 Moto oyo atiolaka bosembo azali motatoli ya zoba; mpe monoko ya bato mabe emelaka kaka mabe.
An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.
29 Etumbu esalema mpo na batioli, mpe fimbu esalema mpo na bazoba.
Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.
