Ohabolana 9
1 Fa nandranjy i akiba’ey t’i Hihitse, fa rinamerame’e i faha’e fito rey.
Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars;
2 Fa nandenta, fa linaro’e ty divai’e, fa hinalanka’e i fandambaña’ey.
She hath prepared her meat, she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.
3 Fa nirahe’e o anak’ampata’eo, hikaike boak’ an-digiligin-kaboa’ i rovay ey.
She hath sent forth her maidens, she calleth, upon the highest places of the city:
4 O ry tahitahiñe, mitsilea mb’etoa! le hoe re amy seretsey,
'Whoso is thoughtless, let him turn in hither'; as for him that lacketh understanding, she saith to him:
5 Mb’etoa ikamao o hanekoo naho inomo i divay linarokoy,
'Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
6 Apoho ty hagegeañe naho miveloma, mañaveloa an-dalan-kilala.
Forsake all thoughtlessness, and live; and walk in the way of understanding.
7 Mizò inje ty mañendake mpanivetive; tendreke joy ty mitrevoke ty lo-tsereke.
He that correcteth a scorner getteth to himself shame, and he that reproveth a wicked man, it becometh unto him a blot.
8 Ko mañendake ty mpamokafoka hera halaiñ’azo; Trevohe’o ty mahihitse le hikokoa’e.
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee; reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
9 Anaro o mahihitseo le hiha-mahihitse avao; ampandrendreho ty vantañe le hitombo an-kilala.
Give to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
10 Ty fañeveñañe am’ Iehovà ro fifotoran-kihitse, vaho ty fahafohinañe i Masiñey ro faharendrehañe.
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the All-holy is understanding.
11 Izaho ty fampitomboañe o andro’oo, fampitompeañe taoñe o havelo’oo.
For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
12 Ie mahihitse, hañimbañ’ azo i hihitsey; Ihe manivetive ty hivave izay.
If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself; and if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.'
13 Mamantsiñe ty rakemba gege, ie tsotra tsy mahafohin-draha,
The woman Folly is riotous; she is thoughtless, and knoweth nothing.
14 Mitobok’ an-dalam-bein-akiba’e eo, am-pitobohañe amo haboa’ i rovaio,
And she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
15 mikaike ze miary eo, amo mañavelo an-kavantañañeo:
To call to them that pass by, who go right on their ways:
16 O ry trentrañeo, mitsilea mb’etoa! le hoe re amy tsy aman-kilalay:
'Whoso is thoughtless, let him turn in hither'; and as for him that lacketh understanding, she saith to him:
17 Mamy ty rano nikamereñe, vaho mafiry ty mofo kamaeñe añ’etak’ ao.
'Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.'
