Mmɛbusɛm 19
1 Ohiani a ne nanteɛ ho nni asɛm no yɛ sene ɔkwasea a nʼasɛm mfa ɛkwan mu.
[is] good A poor [person] [who] walks in integrity his more than [the] [person] perverse of lips his and he [is] a fool.
2 Mmɔdemmɔ a nimdeɛ nka ho no nyɛ, saa ara na ntɛmpɛ a ɛma obi yera ɛkwan nso nyɛ.
Also with not knowledge a person not [is] good and [one who] hastens with feet [is] missing.
3 Onipa agyimisɛm sɛe nʼabrabɔ, nanso nʼakoma huru tia Awurade.
[the] folly of A person it subverts way his and towards Yahweh it rages heart his.
4 Ahonya frɛfrɛ nnamfonom bebree; nanso ohiani adamfo gya no hɔ.
Wealth it adds friends many and a poor [person] from friend his he is separated.
5 Adansekurumni bɛnya nʼakatua, na deɛ ɔtwa nkontompo remfa ne ho nni.
A witness of lies not he will go unpunished and he may breathe out lies not he will escape.
6 Nnipa pii pɛ adom firi sodifoɔ nkyɛn, na deɛ ɔkyɛ adeɛ yɛ obiara adamfo.
Many [people] they entreat [the] face of a noble [person] and everyone [is] the friend of a person of gift.
7 Ohiani abusuafoɔ nyinaa po no, na saa ara na ne nnamfonom po no! Mpo ɔhwehwɛ wɔn pɛ sɛ ɔpa wɔn kyɛw, nanso ɔnhunu wɔn baabiara.
All [the] brothers of a poor [person] - they hate him indeed? for friend[s] his they are distant from him [one who] pursues words (to him *Q(K)*) they.
8 Deɛ ɔnya nyansa no dɔ ne kra; deɛ ɔpɛ nhunumu no nya nkɔsoɔ.
[one who] acquires Heart [is] loving own self his [one who] keeps understanding [is] to find good.
9 Adansekurumni bɛnya asotwe, na deɛ ɔtwa nkontompo no bɛyera.
A witness of lies not he will go unpunished and he may breathe out lies he will perish.
10 Akɛsesɛm mfata ɔkwasea, anaasɛ akoa bɛdi mmapɔmma so!
Not [is] suitable for a fool luxury indeed? for for a slave - to rule over princes.
11 Onipa nyansa ma no ntoboaseɛ; sɛ ɔbu nʼani gu mfomsoɔ bi so a ɛhyɛ no animuonyam.
[the] prudence of A person it makes long anger his and glory his [is] to pass over transgression.
12 Ɔhene abufuo te sɛ gyata mmobom, na nʼadom te sɛ ɛserɛ so bosuo.
[is] a roaring Like young lion [the] rage of a king and [is] like dew on grass favor his.
13 Ɔba kwasea yɛ nʼagya ɔsɛeɛ, ɔyere ntɔkwapɛfoɔ te sɛ nsusosɔ a ɛntwa da.
[is] destruction To father his a son a fool and [are] a dripping continuous [the] contentions of a wife.
14 Afie ne ahonyadeɛ yɛ agyapadeɛ a ɛfiri awofoɔ, na ɔyere nimdefoɔ firi Awurade.
House and wealth [are] an inheritance of fathers and [is] from Yahweh a wife prudent.
15 Akwadworɔ de nnahɔɔ ba, na ɛkɔm de ɔkwadwofoɔ.
Laziness it makes fall deep sleep and a person of idleness he will be hungry.
16 Deɛ ɔdi nkyerɛkyerɛ so no bɔ ne nkwa ho ban, na deɛ ɔgyaagyaa ne ho no bɛwu.
[one who] keeps A commandment [is] guarding life his [the] [one who] despises ways his (he will die. *Q(K)*)
17 Deɛ ɔyɛ adɔeɛ ma ohiani no yɛ de fɛm Awurade, na ɔbɛtua no deɛ ɔyɛ no so ka.
[is] lending to Yahweh [one who] shows favor to a poor [person] and recompense his he will repay to him.
18 Tene wo ba, na ɛno mu na anidasoɔ wɔ, na ɛnyɛ wɔn a wɔde no kɔ owuo mu no mu baako.
Discipline son your for there [is] hope and to putting to death him may not you lift up desire your.
19 Ɛsɛ sɛ onipa a nʼakoma ha no no tua so ka; sɛ woka ma no a wobɛyɛ bio.
(A [person] great of *Q(K)*) rage [is] bearing [the] penalty that except you will rescue and again you will repeat.
20 Tie afotuo na gye nkyerɛkyerɛ to mu, na awieeɛ no, wobɛhunu nyansa.
Listen to counsel and accept correction so that you may become wise in end your.
21 Nhyehyɛeɛ bebree wɔ onipa akoma mu, nanso deɛ Awurade pɛ no na ɛba mu.
Many plans [are] in [the] heart of a person and [the] purpose of Yahweh it it will stand.
22 Deɛ onipa pɛ ne nokorɛ dɔ; ɛyɛ sɛ wobɛyɛ ohiani sene sɛ wobɛyɛ ɔtorofoɔ.
[is the] desire of A person loyalty his and [is] good a poor [person] more than a person of falsehood.
23 Awurade suro kɔ nkwa mu; na onipa de abotɔyam home a ɔhaw bi nni mu.
[the] fear of Yahweh [is] to life and satisfied someone will pass [the] night not he will be visited trouble.
24 Ɔkwadwofoɔ nsa ka ayowaa mu na ɔremma so mpo nkɔ nʼano!
He hides a sluggard hand his in the dish also to mouth his not he brings back it.
25 Twa ɔfɛdifoɔ mmaa, na atetekwaa bɛfa adwene; ka deɛ ɔwɔ nhunumu anim, na ɔbɛnya nimdeɛ.
A mocker you will strike and a naive person he will become prudent and to reprove a discerning [person] he will understand knowledge.
26 Deɛ ɔbɔ nʼagya korɔno na ɔpamo ne maame no yɛ ɔba a ɔde aniwuo ne animguaseɛ ba.
[one who] assaults A father he drives away a mother [is] a son [who] brings shame and [who] causes shame.
27 Me ba, sɛ wogyae nkyerɛkyerɛ tie a, wobɛmane afiri nimdeɛ nsɛm ho.
Cease O son my to listen to correction to stray from words of knowledge.
28 Adansekurumni di atɛntenenee ho fɛw; na omumuyɛfoɔ ano mene bɔne.
A witness of worthlessness he mocks justice and [the] mouth of wicked [people] it swallows up wickedness.
29 Wɔasiesie asotwe ama fɛdifoɔ, ne mmaabɔ ama nkwaseafoɔ akyi.
They are prepared for mockers judgments and blows for [the] back of fools.
