Ohabolana 17
1 Hàmake ty pilipito’e maike am-pianjiñañe, ta ty anjomba lifo-takataka mitraoke falaiñañe.
Better [is] a dry morsel, and quietness with it, than a house full of sacrifices [with] strife.
2 Ty ondevo mitoloñ’ an-kahiti’e ty hifehe ty anake mahasalatse, ie hifanjara lova aman-droahalahy.
A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
3 Tranaheñe an-tsinihara ty volafoty naho an-daforo ty volamena, vaho Iehovà ro mpitsòk’ arofo.
The fining-pot [is] for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
4 Mañaon-tsoñin-tsereheñe ty lo-tsereke, tsatsihe’ i remborake ty lela manivetive.
A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips: [and] a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
5 Mañìnje i Andrianamboatse aze t’ie mañinje o rarakeo; tsy ho po-lafa ty mitohàke ami’ty hankàñe.
He that mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker; [and] he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
6 Sabakan-engen-droanjia o afe’eo, vaho enge’ o anakeo o rae’eo.
Children's children [are] the crown of old men; and the glory of children [is] their fathers.
7 Tsy mañeva i dagola ty enta-soa-fehe; lombolombo izay ty soñy vìlañe an-droandriañe.
Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
8 Vatosoa am-pihainom-pahazo aze ty falalàñe, mampitombo mb’atia mb’aroa.
A gift [is as] a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
9 Mpipay hatea ty mpanaroñe fiolàñe, fe mampiria rañetse te mamereñ’ indroe.
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth [very] friends.
10 Laleke ty itrofaha’ ty endake ami’ty mahihitse, ta ty lafa zato ami’ty dagola.
A reproof entereth more into a wise man than a hundred stripes into a fool.
11 Mipay fiodiañe avao ty mpiola, aa le hañitrifañe irake masiake.
An evil [man] seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
12 Hàmake hifanampe ami’ty lambon’ala nalàeñ-anake, te ami’ty dagola aman-kagegea’e.
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
13 Tsy ho po-hekoheko ty akiba’ ty mamereñe raty ami’ty soa.
Whoever rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
14 Hoe mampipororoake rano ty fifotoram-pifandierañe, aa le apoho i lietsey tsy hiforehetse ho aly.
The beginning of strife [is as] when one letteth out water: therefore withdraw from contention, before it be meddled with.
15 Songa tiva am’ Iehovà ty mañatò ty lo-tsereke naho ty mamàtse ty vantañe.
He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both [are] abomination to the LORD.
16 Aia ty dagola te hinday drala an-taña’e hikaloa’e hihitse kanao tsy an-tro’e ao ty hilala.
Why [is there] a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing [he hath] no heart [to it]?
17 Mikoko nainai’e ty rañetse, fe nasamake ho an-tsam-poheke ty rahalahy.
A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
18 Miroe-rano ty manò-taña hiantofa’e ty songon-drañetse.
A man void of understanding striketh hands, [and] becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
19 Mpitea fiolàñe ty mpikoko lietse, vaho mikai-rotsake ty mandranjy lalambey abo.
He loveth transgression that loveth strife: [and] he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
20 Tsy mahatrea hasoa ty mengok’ an-troke; vaho mihotrak’ an-kaloviloviañe ao ty aman-dela mamañahy.
He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
21 Ho aman’anahelo ty misamake ty minè; vaho tsy aman-kaehake ty rae’ i gegey.
He that begetteth a fool [doeth it] to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
22 Aoly soa ty arofo mifale, fe mahamain-taolañe ty hafola-po.
A merry heart doeth good [like] a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
23 Mandrambe vokañe boak’am-pisafoa ty lahiaga, hampikelokeloke ty lalam-bantañe.
A wicked [man] taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
24 Añatrefa’ ty mahatsikarake ty hihitse, fe mihilohilo mb’añ’olo-tane añe ty maso’ i dagola.
Wisdom [is] before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool [are] in the ends of the earth.
25 Mañembetse an-drae ty hagegean’ana-dahy, vaho hafairañe amy nitoly azey.
A foolish son [is] a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bore him.
26 Tsy mahasoa te liloveñe ty malio-tahiñe, naho ty andafañe roandriañe ty amy havañona’ey.
Also to punish the just [is] not good, [nor] to strike princes for equity.
27 Malea fisaontsy ty mahilala, mahalie-troke t’indaty maharendreke.
He that hath knowledge spareth his words: [and] a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
28 Ndra i seretsey ro atao mahihitse naho mahafianjiñe, mbore atao hendre t’ie mahatan-tsoñy.
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: [and] he that shutteth his lips [is esteemed] a man of understanding.
