Ohabolana 20
1 Mpamerevere ty divay, mpañotakotake ty toake, vaho tsy mahihitse i nampivìhe’ey.
Wine is a scorner, strong drink is raging; and whoso erreth thereby is not wise.
2 Ty fampangebaheban-kaviñera’ i mpanjakaiy, le manahake ty firohafan-diona; mamoe aiñe ty mitrabik’ aze hiboseha’e.
The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: he that provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
3 Havañona’ ondaty te miholiatse añ-ali-drokoñe, fe manjehatse avao o dagolao.
It is an honour for a man to cease from strife; but every fool rusheth into it.
4 Tsy mitrabak’ asotry ty tembo; ie famara-manta, mangatake tsy mahazo.
The sluggard will not plough by reason of the winter; he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
5 Rano laleke ty fisafirian’ arofo’ ondaty, fe mampiboak’ aze ty mahihitse.
Counsel in the heart of man is deep water, and a man of understanding draweth it out.
6 Maro ty mihaboke ho mpiferenaiñe, fa ia ty mahatendreke ondaty migahiñe.
Most men will proclaim every one his own kindness; but a faithful man who shall find?
7 Mañavelo an-kahiti’e ty vantañe; haha o ana’e manonjohy azeo!
The righteous walketh in his integrity: blessed are his children after him!
8 Tsongàe’ ty mpanjaka miambesatse an-jaka ao am-pihaino’e ze atao haratiañe iaby.
A king sitting on the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
9 Ia ty mahafisaontsy ty hoe: Fa nampikanitsoheko ty troko; vaho malio tahin-draho?
Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
10 Songa tiva am’ Iehovà ty vato-pandanja vìlañe naho ty kapoake vàlañe.
Divers weights, divers measures, even both of them are abomination to Jehovah.
11 O sata’eo ro andrendrehañe i zatovo, hera mikasokàsoke naho to i fitoloña’ey.
Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
12 Ty ravembia mahajanjiñe, naho ty fihaino mahaoniñe, songa namboare’ Iehovà.
The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Jehovah hath made even both of them.
13 Ko manao hatea rotse, tsy mone ho rarake; Avotiriho o fihaino’oo le ho eneñe mahakama.
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, [and] thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
14 Raty, raty, hoe ty mpivily; ie mienga le isengea’e.
Bad! bad! saith the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
15 Eo ty volamena naho ty vatosoa tsifotofoto; fe safira ty fivimby nahatendreke hilala.
There is gold, and a multitude of rubies; but the lips of knowledge are a precious Jewel.
16 Rambeso ty saro’ ty nitsoak’ ambahiny, tambozoro ho antoke t’ie tsy fohiñe.
Take his garment that is become surety [for] another, and hold him in pledge for strangers.
17 Mamy ty mofo niazo t’ie namañahy, fa ho atseke faseñe aniany ty vava’e.
Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
18 Tolo-kevetse ro mahajadoñe safiry, Mañolots’ añ’aly ty fanoroan-kihitse.
Plans are established by counsel; and with good advice make war.
19 Mampiborake tangogo ty mpikanifoke mitsatsà; aa le ko mirekets’ami’ty mpangaradadake.
He that goeth about talebearing revealeth secrets; therefore meddle not with him that openeth his lips.
20 Ze mamatse rae naho rene, hikipeke an-kaieñe ao ty failo’e.
Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in the blackest darkness.
21 Ty lova tinaentaeñe am-baloha’e, tsy ho tahieñe am-para’e.
An inheritance obtained hastily at the beginning will not be blessed in the end.
22 Ko manao ty hoe: Ho valeko i ratiy; mahaliñisa Iehovà, Ie ty handrombak’ azo.
Say not, I will recompense evil: wait on Jehovah, and he shall save thee.
23 Tiva am’ Iehovà ty vato-lanja tsy mira; vaho tsy vokatse o fandanjàñe vìlañeo.
Divers weights are an abomination unto Jehovah; and a false balance is not good.
24 Alaha’ Iehovà o lia’ ondatio; aia arè ty haharendreha’ ondaty i lala’ey?
The steps of a man are from Jehovah; and how can a man understand his own way?
25 Fandrike ty ikofofoaha’ t’indaty, ty hoe: Masiñe! ie añe i fantay vaho añontanea’e.
It is a snare to a man rashly to say, It is hallowed, and after vows to make inquiry.
26 Manònga o lo-tserekeo ty mpanjaka mahihitse; le ampivarimbariñe’e ama’e ty larò.
A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
27 Failo’ Iehovà ty arofo’ ondaty, Fonga karaofe’e o añova’eo.
Man's spirit is the lamp of Jehovah, searching all the inner parts of the belly.
28 Mahafijadoñe ty fiferenaiñañe naho ty hatò i mpanjakay; tohaña’e am-patarihañe i fiambesa’ey.
Mercy and truth preserve the king; and he upholdeth his throne by mercy.
29 Enge’ o ajalahio o haozara’ iareoo; maroi-foty ty volonahe’ o androanavio.
The glory of young men is their strength; and the beauty of old men is the grey head.
30 Mamaopao-karatiañe ty fofoke mamonotroboke, naho mañalio o añova’eo ty lafa.
Wounding stripes purge away evil, and strokes [purge] the inner parts of the belly.
