< Proverbs 16 >
1 Ti ènìyàn ni ìgbèrò inú ọkàn ṣùgbọ́n láti ọ̀dọ̀ Olúwa ni ìdáhùn ahọ́n ti ń wá.
to/for man plan heart and from LORD answer tongue
2 Gbogbo ọ̀nà ènìyàn ni ó dàbí i pé ó dára lójú ara rẹ̀ ṣùgbọ́n Olúwa ló ń díwọ̀n èrò inú ọkàn.
all way: conduct man pure in/on/with eye his and to measure spirit LORD
3 Fi ohun gbogbo tí o bá ṣe lé Olúwa lọ́wọ́, èrò rẹ yóò sì ṣe é ṣe.
to roll to(wards) LORD deed: work your and to establish: establish plot your
4 Olúwa ti ṣe ohun gbogbo láti mú kí ó rí bí ó ṣe fẹ́ kódà ènìyàn búburú fún ọjọ́ ìpọ́njú.
all to work LORD to/for answer his and also wicked to/for day distress: harm
5 Olúwa kórìíra gbogbo ẹni tí ń gbéraga lọ́kàn rẹ̀ mọ èyí dájú pé wọn kò ní lọ láìjìyà.
abomination LORD all high heart hand: certainly to/for hand: certainly not to clear
6 Nípasẹ̀ ìfẹ́ àti òtítọ́ a ṣe ètùtù ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ nípasẹ̀ ìbẹ̀rù Olúwa ènìyàn sá fún ibi.
in/on/with kindness and truth: faithful to atone iniquity: crime and in/on/with fear LORD to turn aside: depart from bad: evil
7 Nígbà tí ọ̀nà ènìyàn bá tẹ́ Olúwa lọ́rùn, yóò mú kí àwọn ọ̀tá rẹ̀ gàn án bá a gbé ní àlàáfíà.
in/on/with to accept LORD way: conduct man also enemy his to ally with him
8 Ó sàn kí ó kéré pẹ̀lú òdodo ju èrè púpọ̀ pẹ̀lú èrú lọ.
pleasant little in/on/with righteousness from abundance produce in/on/with not justice
9 Ènìyàn a máa pète ọ̀nà ara rẹ̀ lọ́kàn an rẹ̀ ṣùgbọ́n Olúwa ní í pinnu ìgbésẹ̀ rẹ̀.
heart man to devise: devise way: journey his and LORD to establish: establish step his
10 Ètè ọba a máa sọ̀rọ̀ nípa àṣẹ sí i ẹnu rẹ̀ kò gbọdọ̀ ṣèké.
divination upon lips king in/on/with justice: judgement not be unfaithful lip his
11 Òdínwọ̀n àti òsùwọ̀n òtítọ́ wá láti ọ̀dọ̀ Olúwa; gbogbo wíwúwo àpò jẹ́ láti ọwọ́ rẹ̀.
balance and balance justice to/for LORD deed his all stone: weight purse
12 Àwọn ọba kórìíra ìwà àìtọ́ nítorí òdodo ní í fi ìdí ìtẹ́ múlẹ̀.
abomination king to make: do wickedness for in/on/with righteousness to establish: establish throne
13 Àwọn ọba ní inú dídùn sí ètè tí ń ṣọ òtítọ́, wọ́n sì fẹ́ ẹni tí ń sọ̀rọ̀ òtítọ́.
acceptance king lips righteousness and to speak: speak upright to love: lover
14 Ìránṣẹ́ ikú ni ìbínú ọba jẹ́ ṣùgbọ́n ọlọ́gbọ́n ènìyàn yóò tù ú nínú.
rage king messenger death and man wise to atone her
15 Nígbà tí ojú ọba bá túká, ó túmọ̀ sí ìyè; ojúrere rẹ̀ dàbí i ṣíṣú òjò ní ìgbà òjò.
in/on/with light face king life and acceptance his like/as cloud spring rain
16 Ó ti dára tó láti ní ọgbọ́n ju wúrà lọ àti láti yan òye dípò o fàdákà!
to buy wisdom what? pleasant from gold and to buy understanding to choose from silver: money
17 Òpópó ọ̀nà àwọn ẹni dídúró ṣinṣin yàgò fún ibi, ẹni tí ó ṣọ́ ọ̀nà rẹ̀, ṣọ́ ẹnu ara rẹ̀.
highway upright to turn aside: depart from bad: evil to keep: guard soul: life his to watch way: conduct his
18 Ìgbéraga ní í ṣáájú ìparun, agídí ọkàn ní í ṣáájú ìṣubú.
to/for face: before breaking pride and to/for face: before stumbling height spirit
19 Ó sàn láti jẹ́ onírẹ̀lẹ̀ ọkàn láàrín àwọn olùpọ́njú jù láti máa pín ìpín pẹ̀lú àwọn agbéraga.
pleasant to abase spirit with (poor *Q(K)*) from to divide spoil with proud
20 Ẹnikẹ́ni tí ó bá tẹ̀lé ẹ̀kọ́ yóò rí ìre, ìbùkún sì ni fún ẹni tí ó gbẹ́kẹ̀lé Olúwa.
be prudent upon word to find good and to trust in/on/with LORD blessed he
21 Àwọn tí ó gbọ́n nínú ọkàn là ń pè ní olóye ọ̀rọ̀ ìtura sì ń mú ẹ̀kọ́ gbèrú.
to/for wise heart to call: call to to understand and sweetness lip: words to add teaching
22 Òye jẹ́ orísun ìyè fún àwọn tí ó ní i, ṣùgbọ́n ìwà òmùgọ̀ ń kó ìyà jẹ aláìgbọ́n.
fountain life understanding master: owning his and discipline fool(ish) folly
23 Ọkàn ọlọ́gbọ́n ènìyàn a máa ṣọ́ ẹnu rẹ̀ ètè rẹ̀ sì ń mú kí ẹ̀kọ́ dàgbà.
heart wise be prudent lip: word his and upon lips his to add teaching
24 Ọ̀rọ̀ ìtura dàbí afárá oyin ó dùn fún ọkàn, ó sì fi ìlera fún egungun.
honeycomb honey word pleasantness sweet to/for soul and healing to/for bone: body
25 Ọ̀nà kan tí ó dàbí i pé ó dára lójú ènìyàn ṣùgbọ́n ní ìgbẹ̀yìn a ṣokùnfà ikú.
there way: conduct upright to/for face of man and end her way: conduct death
26 Ọkàn alágbàṣe ń ṣiṣẹ́ fún ara rẹ̀; nítorí ebi rẹ̀ mú kí ó máa ṣiṣẹ́ lọ.
soul: appetite labour(er) to toil to/for him for to crave upon him lip his
27 Ènìyàn búburú ń pète ọ̀rọ̀ rẹ̀ sì dàbí i iná tí ń jóni.
man Belial: worthless to pierce distress: evil and upon (lip: words his *Q(K)*) like/as fire burning
28 Aláyídáyidà ènìyàn dá ìjà sílẹ̀ olófòófó a sì máa pín ọ̀rẹ́ kòríkòsùn ní yà.
man perversity to send: depart strife and to grumble to separate tame
29 Oníjàgídíjàgan ènìyàn tan aládùúgbò rẹ̀ ó sì mú un sọ̀kalẹ̀ lọ sí ọ̀nà tí kò dára.
man violence to entice neighbor his and to go: take him in/on/with way: conduct not pleasant
30 Ẹni tí ń ṣẹ́jú ń pètekéte; ẹni tí ó ṣu ẹnu jọ ń pète aburú.
to shut eye his to/for to devise: devise perversity to wink lips his to end: decides distress: evil
31 Adé ògo ni ewú orí jẹ́, ìgbé ayé òdodo ní í mú ni dé bẹ̀.
crown beauty greyheaded in/on/with way: conduct righteousness to find
32 Ó sàn láti jẹ́ onísùúrù ju ajagun ènìyàn lọ, ẹni tí ó pa ìbínú mọ́ra ju ajagun ṣẹ́gun ìlú lọ.
pleasant slow face: anger from mighty man and to rule in/on/with spirit his from to capture city
33 A ṣẹ́ kèké si ìṣẹ́po aṣọ, ṣùgbọ́n gbogbo ìdájọ́ rẹ̀ wá láti ọ̀dọ̀ Olúwa.
in/on/with bosom: lap to cast [obj] [the] allotted and from LORD all justice: judgement his