Proverbs 16
1 Ti ènìyàn ni ìgbèrò inú ọkàn ṣùgbọ́n láti ọ̀dọ̀ Olúwa ni ìdáhùn ahọ́n ti ń wá.
The plans of the heart belong to man; But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.
2 Gbogbo ọ̀nà ènìyàn ni ó dàbí i pé ó dára lójú ara rẹ̀ ṣùgbọ́n Olúwa ló ń díwọ̀n èrò inú ọkàn.
All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; But Jehovah weigheth the spirits.
3 Fi ohun gbogbo tí o bá ṣe lé Olúwa lọ́wọ́, èrò rẹ yóò sì ṣe é ṣe.
Commit thy works unto Jehovah, And thy purposes shall be established.
4 Olúwa ti ṣe ohun gbogbo láti mú kí ó rí bí ó ṣe fẹ́ kódà ènìyàn búburú fún ọjọ́ ìpọ́njú.
Jehovah hath made everything for its own end; Yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
5 Olúwa kórìíra gbogbo ẹni tí ń gbéraga lọ́kàn rẹ̀ mọ èyí dájú pé wọn kò ní lọ láìjìyà.
Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to Jehovah: [Though] hand [join] in hand, he shall not be unpunished.
6 Nípasẹ̀ ìfẹ́ àti òtítọ́ a ṣe ètùtù ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ nípasẹ̀ ìbẹ̀rù Olúwa ènìyàn sá fún ibi.
By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for; And by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil.
7 Nígbà tí ọ̀nà ènìyàn bá tẹ́ Olúwa lọ́rùn, yóò mú kí àwọn ọ̀tá rẹ̀ gàn án bá a gbé ní àlàáfíà.
When a man’s ways please Jehovah, He maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
8 Ó sàn kí ó kéré pẹ̀lú òdodo ju èrè púpọ̀ pẹ̀lú èrú lọ.
Better is a little, with righteousness, Than great revenues with injustice.
9 Ènìyàn a máa pète ọ̀nà ara rẹ̀ lọ́kàn an rẹ̀ ṣùgbọ́n Olúwa ní í pinnu ìgbésẹ̀ rẹ̀.
A man’s heart deviseth his way; But Jehovah directeth his steps.
10 Ètè ọba a máa sọ̀rọ̀ nípa àṣẹ sí i ẹnu rẹ̀ kò gbọdọ̀ ṣèké.
A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; His mouth shall not transgress in judgment.
11 Òdínwọ̀n àti òsùwọ̀n òtítọ́ wá láti ọ̀dọ̀ Olúwa; gbogbo wíwúwo àpò jẹ́ láti ọwọ́ rẹ̀.
A just balance and scales are Jehovah’s; All the weights of the bag are his work.
12 Àwọn ọba kórìíra ìwà àìtọ́ nítorí òdodo ní í fi ìdí ìtẹ́ múlẹ̀.
It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness; For the throne is established by righteousness.
13 Àwọn ọba ní inú dídùn sí ètè tí ń ṣọ òtítọ́, wọ́n sì fẹ́ ẹni tí ń sọ̀rọ̀ òtítọ́.
Righteous lips are the delight of kings; And they love him that speaketh right.
14 Ìránṣẹ́ ikú ni ìbínú ọba jẹ́ ṣùgbọ́n ọlọ́gbọ́n ènìyàn yóò tù ú nínú.
The wrath of a king is [as] messengers of death; But a wise man will pacify it.
15 Nígbà tí ojú ọba bá túká, ó túmọ̀ sí ìyè; ojúrere rẹ̀ dàbí i ṣíṣú òjò ní ìgbà òjò.
In the light of the king’s countenance is life; And his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain.
16 Ó ti dára tó láti ní ọgbọ́n ju wúrà lọ àti láti yan òye dípò o fàdákà!
How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.
17 Òpópó ọ̀nà àwọn ẹni dídúró ṣinṣin yàgò fún ibi, ẹni tí ó ṣọ́ ọ̀nà rẹ̀, ṣọ́ ẹnu ara rẹ̀.
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
18 Ìgbéraga ní í ṣáájú ìparun, agídí ọkàn ní í ṣáájú ìṣubú.
Pride [goeth] before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.
19 Ó sàn láti jẹ́ onírẹ̀lẹ̀ ọkàn láàrín àwọn olùpọ́njú jù láti máa pín ìpín pẹ̀lú àwọn agbéraga.
Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, Than to divide the spoil with the proud.
20 Ẹnikẹ́ni tí ó bá tẹ̀lé ẹ̀kọ́ yóò rí ìre, ìbùkún sì ni fún ẹni tí ó gbẹ́kẹ̀lé Olúwa.
He that giveth heed unto the word shall find good; And whoso trusteth in Jehovah, happy is he.
21 Àwọn tí ó gbọ́n nínú ọkàn là ń pè ní olóye ọ̀rọ̀ ìtura sì ń mú ẹ̀kọ́ gbèrú.
The wise in heart shall be called prudent; And the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
22 Òye jẹ́ orísun ìyè fún àwọn tí ó ní i, ṣùgbọ́n ìwà òmùgọ̀ ń kó ìyà jẹ aláìgbọ́n.
Understanding is a well-spring of life unto him that hath it; But the correction of fools is [their] folly.
23 Ọkàn ọlọ́gbọ́n ènìyàn a máa ṣọ́ ẹnu rẹ̀ ètè rẹ̀ sì ń mú kí ẹ̀kọ́ dàgbà.
The heart of the wise instructeth his mouth, And addeth learning to his lips.
24 Ọ̀rọ̀ ìtura dàbí afárá oyin ó dùn fún ọkàn, ó sì fi ìlera fún egungun.
Pleasant words are [as] a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
25 Ọ̀nà kan tí ó dàbí i pé ó dára lójú ènìyàn ṣùgbọ́n ní ìgbẹ̀yìn a ṣokùnfà ikú.
There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, But the end thereof are the ways of death.
26 Ọkàn alágbàṣe ń ṣiṣẹ́ fún ara rẹ̀; nítorí ebi rẹ̀ mú kí ó máa ṣiṣẹ́ lọ.
The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him [thereto].
27 Ènìyàn búburú ń pète ọ̀rọ̀ rẹ̀ sì dàbí i iná tí ń jóni.
A worthless man deviseth mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire.
28 Aláyídáyidà ènìyàn dá ìjà sílẹ̀ olófòófó a sì máa pín ọ̀rẹ́ kòríkòsùn ní yà.
A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.
29 Oníjàgídíjàgan ènìyàn tan aládùúgbò rẹ̀ ó sì mú un sọ̀kalẹ̀ lọ sí ọ̀nà tí kò dára.
A man of violence enticeth his neighbor, And leadeth him in a way that is not good.
30 Ẹni tí ń ṣẹ́jú ń pètekéte; ẹni tí ó ṣu ẹnu jọ ń pète aburú.
He that shutteth his eyes, [it is] to devise perverse things: He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass.
31 Adé ògo ni ewú orí jẹ́, ìgbé ayé òdodo ní í mú ni dé bẹ̀.
The hoary head is a crown of glory; It shall be found in the way of righteousness.
32 Ó sàn láti jẹ́ onísùúrù ju ajagun ènìyàn lọ, ẹni tí ó pa ìbínú mọ́ra ju ajagun ṣẹ́gun ìlú lọ.
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; And he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city.
33 A ṣẹ́ kèké si ìṣẹ́po aṣọ, ṣùgbọ́n gbogbo ìdájọ́ rẹ̀ wá láti ọ̀dọ̀ Olúwa.
The lot is cast into the lap; But the whole disposing thereof is of Jehovah.
