Mmebusɛm 13
1 Ɔba nyansafo tie nʼagya nkyerɛkyerɛ; na ɔfɛwdifo ntie animka.
A son wise [the] discipline of a father and a mocker not he listens to a rebuke.
2 Nneɛma pa a efi onipa anom no ma no anigye, na wɔn a wonni nokware no kɔn dɔ kitikitiyɛ.
From [the] fruit of [the] mouth of a person he eats good thing[s] and [the] appetite of treacherous [people] [is] violence.
3 Nea ɔkora nʼano no kora ne nkwa so, nanso nea ɔkasa a onsusuw ho no bɛba ɔsɛe mu.
[one who] guards Mouth his [is] protecting life his [one who] opens lips his ruin [belongs] to him.
4 Onihawfo pere hwehwɛ nanso onya hwee, na nea ɔyɛ adwuma no nya nea ɔpɛ biara.
[is] coveting And nothing appetite his a sluggard and [the] appetite of diligent [people] it will be made fat.
5 Atreneefo kyi nea ɛnyɛ nokware, nanso amumɔyɛfo de aniwu ne ahohora ba.
A word of falsehood he hates a righteous [person] and a wicked [person] he acts odiously and he may act shamefully.
6 Trenee bɔ ɔnokwafo ho ban, na amumɔyɛsɛm tu ɔbɔnefo gu.
Righteousness it preserves integrity of way and wickedness it subverts sin.
7 Obi yɛ ne ho sɛ ɔdefo, a nso onni hwee, ɔfoforo yɛ ne ho sɛ ohiani, nso ɔwɔ ahonya bebree.
There [is one who] enriches himself and there not [is] anything [one who] impoverishes himself and wealth great.
8 Obi ahonya betumi agye no nkwa, nanso ohiani nte ahunahuna biara.
[the] ransom of [the] life of A person [is] wealth his and a poor [person] not he hears a threat.
9 Atreneefo kanea hyerɛn pa ara, nanso wodum amumɔyɛfo kanea.
[the] light of Righteous [people] it rejoices and [the] lamp of wicked [people] it is extinguished.
10 Ahantan de ntɔkwaw nko ara na ɛba, na wohu nyansa wɔ wɔn a wotie afotu mu.
Only with pride it gives contention and [is] with [those who] receive advice wisdom.
11 Ahonya a ɛnam ɔkwammɔne so no hwere ntɛm so, na nea ɔboa sika ano nkakrankakra no ma ɛdɔɔso.
Wealth from vanity it will become small and [one who] gathers on hand he will increase.
12 Anidaso a wotu hyɛ da no bɔ koma ɔyare, nanso anigyinade a nsa aka no yɛ nkwadua.
Hope deferred [is] making sick [the] heart and [is] a tree of life a desire [which] comes.
13 Nea otwiri akwankyerɛ no betua so ka, nanso wɔma nea ɔde obu ma mmara no akatua.
[one who] despises A word he will be pledged to it and [one] fearing a commandment he he will be rewarded.
14 Onyansafo nkyerɛkyerɛ te sɛ nkwa asuti, eyi onipa fi owu afiri mu.
[the] instruction of A wise [person] [is] a fountain of life to turn aside from [the] snares of death.
15 Nhumu pa de adom ba, nanso atorofo akwan so yɛ den.
Insight good it gives favor and [the] way of treacherous [people] [is] enduring.
16 Ɔbadwemma biara yɛ nʼade wɔ nimdeɛ mu, nanso ɔkwasea da nʼagyimisɛm adi.
Every sensible [person] he acts with knowledge and a fool he spreads out foolishness.
17 Ɔsomafo mumɔyɛfo tɔ amane mu, nanso ɔnanmusini nokwafo de abodwo ba.
A messenger wicked he falls in trouble and an envoy of faithfulness [is] healing.
18 Nea ɔpo nteɛso no kɔ ohia ne animguase mu, na wɔhyɛ nea otie nteɛso no anuonyam.
Poverty and shame [one who] ignores discipline and [one who] keeps correction he is honored.
19 Akɔnnɔde a nsa aka ma ɔkra ani gye, nanso nkwaseafo kyi sɛ wɔtwe wɔn ho fi bɔne ho.
A desire done (is pleasing *LAH(b)*) to a person and [is] an abomination of fools to turn aside from evil.
20 Nea ɔne onyansafo nantew no hu nyansa, na nea ɔne nkwaseafo bɔ no hu amane.
([one who] walks *Q(K)*) With wise [people] (he will become wise *Q(K)*) and [one who] associates with fools he will be harmed.
21 Ɔhaw di ɔbɔnefo akyi, na nkɔso yɛ ɔtreneeni akatua.
Sinners it pursues calamity and righteous [people] it rewards good.
22 Onipa pa de agyapade gyaw ne nenanom, na wɔkora ɔbɔnefo ahonyade so ma ɔtreneeni.
A good [person] he leaves an inheritance to children of children and [is] stored up for the righteous [the] wealth of a sinner.
23 Ohiani afum nnɔbae tumi ba pii, nanso ntɛnkyew pra kɔ.
Abundance of food [the] unplowed ground of poor [people] and there [is what] is swept away in not justice.
24 Nea ɔkyɛe nʼabaa so no tan ne ba, na nea ɔdɔ no no hwɛ sɛ ɔbɛteɛ no.
[one who] restrains Rod his [is] hating son his and [one who] loves him he seeks early him discipline.
25 Atreneefo didi ma wɔn koma mee, nanso ɔkɔm de amumɔyɛfo.
A righteous [person] [is] eating to [the] satiety of appetite his and [the] belly of wicked [people] it is lacking.
