Proverbs 30
1 Àwọn ọ̀rọ̀ Aguri ọmọ Jake, ọ̀rọ̀ ìsọtẹ́lẹ̀ tí ọkùnrin yìí sọ fún Itieli. Sí Itieli àti sí Ukali.
These are sayings/messages that God gave to Agur, the son of Jakeh. [Agur wrote them] for Ithiel and Ucal.
2 “Èmi ni aláìmòye ju nínú àwọn ènìyàn; n kò ní òye ènìyàn.
It seems that I am very stupid; I do not deserve to be considered to be a human; I do not have the good sense that humans should have.
3 Èmi kò tilẹ̀ kọ́ ọgbọ́n tàbí ní ìmọ̀ ẹni mímọ́ nì.
I have not learned [how to become] wise and I do not know [much] about God.
4 Ta ni ó ti gòkè lọ sí ọ̀run tí ó sì padà sọ̀kalẹ̀? Ta ni ó ti kó afẹ́fẹ́ jọ sí ihò àtẹ́lẹwọ́ rẹ̀? Ta ni ó ti ta kókó omi sétí aṣọ? Ta ni ó fi gbogbo ìpìlẹ̀ ayé lélẹ̀? Kí ni orúkọ rẹ̀, àti orúkọ ọmọ rẹ̀? Sọ fún mi bí o bá mọ̀.
[But let me say this]: No one [RHQ] has ascended to heaven [to find out what God is like] and returned [to tell us]. No one [RHQ] has gathered/held the wind in his hand. No one [RHQ] has wrapped the water [in the ocean] in [a piece of] cloth, and no one [RHQ] has established the boundaries of the earth. [If you know who has done those things, tell me] [RHQ] his name, and the names of his children [SAR]! [But you do not know who has done those things, so you cannot speak with authority about what God is like].
5 “Gbogbo ọ̀rọ̀ Ọlọ́run jẹ́ aláìlábùkù; òun ni ààbò fún gbogbo ẹni fi í ṣe ibi ìpamọ́ wọn.
Everything that God has said is true; he is [like] a shield [MET] for all those who request him to protect them.
6 Má ṣe fi kún ọ̀rọ̀ rẹ̀, àìṣe bẹ́ẹ̀ yóò bá ọ wí yóò sì sọ ọ́ di òpùrọ́.
Do not add to (OR, change) what God has said; if you do that, he will rebuke you and show that you are lying.
7 “Ohun méjì ni mo ń béèrè lọ́wọ́ rẹ, Olúwa; má ṣe fi wọ́n dù mí kí ń tó kú.
[God], I ask you to do two things for me; [please] do them before I die:
8 Mú èké ṣíṣe àti irọ́ jìnnà sí mi; má ṣe fún mi ní òsì tàbí ọrọ̀, ṣùgbọ́n fún mi ní oúnjẹ òòjọ́ mi nìkan.
Help me never to lie or deceive [people] and do not cause me to become poor or to become rich. [Just] give me the food that I need;
9 Àìṣe bẹ́ẹ̀, mo lè ní àníjù kí n sì gbàgbé rẹ kí ń sì wí pé, ‘Ta ni Olúwa?’ Tàbí kí ń di òtòṣì kí ń sì jalè kí ń sì ṣe àìbọ̀wọ̀ fún orúkọ Ọlọ́run mi.
because if I become rich, I might say that I do not [RHQ] know you and that I do not need you; and if I become poor, I might dishonor you by stealing things.
10 “Má ṣe ba ìránṣẹ́ lórúkọ jẹ́ lọ́dọ̀ ọ̀gá rẹ̀, kí ó má ba fi ọ́ bú, kí ìwọ má ba jẹ̀bi.
Do not (slander/say bad things about) a worker to his boss; if you do that, the worker will curse you, and cause you to have trouble.
11 “Àwọn kan wá ṣépè fún àwọn baba wọn tí wọn kò sì súre fún àwọn ìyá wọn.
[I will list four kinds of evil things that people do]: Some people curse their fathers and do not [ask God to] bless their mothers.
12 Àwọn tí ó mọ́ ní ojú ara wọn síbẹ̀ tí wọn kò sì mọ́ kúrò nínú èérí wọn;
Some people think that they are perfect, but [really] they have never been cleansed from their guilt for committing disgusting sins.
13 àwọn ẹni tí ojú wọn gbéga nígbà gbogbo, tí ìwolẹ̀ wọn sì kún fún ìgbéraga.
Some people are very proud; they think that they are very good and they despise others.
14 Àwọn ẹni tí eyín wọn jẹ́ idà àwọn tí èrìgì wọn kún fún ọ̀bẹ láti jẹ àwọn tálákà run kúrò ní ilẹ̀ ayé àwọn aláìní kúrò láàrín àwọn ọmọ ènìyàn.
Some people [act very cruelly toward others]; [it is as though] [MET] they have teeth that are [like] sharp knives; they severely oppress poor [people] and try to cause them to disappear from the land.
15 “Eṣúṣú ni ọmọbìnrin méjì. ‘Mú wá! Mú wá!’ ní wọn ń ké. “Àwọn nǹkan mẹ́ta kan wà tí kò ní ìtẹ́lọ́rùn láéláé, mẹ́rin tí kò jẹ́ wí láéláé pé, ‘Ó tó!’:
Leeches [are always wanting more blood to suck]; [similarly, greedy people are always] saying “Give [me some]!” or “Give [me more]!” [MET] There are four things that are never (satisfied/content with what they have); they always want more [LIT]:
16 Ibojì, inú tí ó yàgàn, ilẹ̀ tí omi kì í tẹ́lọ́rùn láéláé, àti iná, tí kì í wí láéláé pé, ‘Ó tó!’ (Sheol h7585)
The place where the dead people are; women who do not have any children; ground that needs water/rain; and a fire that always needs more wood. (Sheol h7585)
17 “Ojú tí ń fi baba ṣẹ̀fẹ̀, tí ó kẹ́gàn ìgbọ́ràn sí ìyá, ẹyẹ ìwò ẹ̀bá odò ni yóò yọ ọ́, igún yóò mú un jẹ.
Those who [SYN] make fun of their fathers or refuse to obey their mothers (OR, despise their aged mothers) should [die and] have their eyes pecked out by crows, and the [rest of their corpses should be] fed to the vultures.
18 “Àwọn nǹkan mẹ́ta wà tí ó jẹ́ ìyàlẹ́nu fún mi, mẹ́rin tí kò yé mi,
There are four things that are wonderful to me, [but] I do not understand any of them:
19 ipa ẹyẹ idì ní òfúrufú ipa ejò lórí àpáta ipa ọkọ̀ ojú omi lójú agbami Òkun àti ipa ọ̀nà ọkùnrin tí ó mú wúńdíá lọ́wọ́.
How eagles fly in the sky, how snakes [are able to] move/crawl across a big rock, how ships sail on the seas, and how a man falls in love with a woman.
20 “Èyí ni ọ̀nà alágbèrè obìnrin ó jẹun ó sì nu ẹnu rẹ̀ ó sì wí pé, ‘N kò ṣe ohunkóhun tí kò tọ́.’
This is what a woman who (is not faithful to/does not have sex only with) her husband does: She commits adultery [EUP], and [then] bathes and says, “I have not done anything that is wrong!”
21 “Lábẹ́ nǹkan mẹ́ta ni ilé ayé ti ń wárìrì lábẹ́ ohun mẹ́rin ni kò ti lè mí fín ín.
There are four things that no [one in] the world can tolerate:
22 Ìránṣẹ́ tí ó di ọba aláìgbọ́n tí ó ní ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ oúnjẹ,
[What] a slave [does who] becomes a king, a foolish person eating [too much] food,
23 obìnrin tí gbogbo ènìyàn kórìíra tí ó sì wá lọ́kọ ìránṣẹ́bìnrin tí ó gbọkọ mọ́ ọ̀gá rẹ̀ lọ́wọ́.
[what] a woman who is hated [does when she] gets married, and [what] a female servant [does when she] becomes the boss instead of her mistress.
24 “Àwọn ohun mẹ́rin ló kéré láyé síbẹ̀ wọ́n gbọ́n gidigidi.
[There are] four animals on the earth that are small, but they are very wise:
25 Àwọn èèrà jẹ́ aláìlágbára ẹ̀dá, síbẹ̀ wọ́n kó oúnjẹ wọn pamọ́ ní àsìkò òjò.
Ants are not strong, but they store up food during the summer [in order to have it during the winter].
26 Ehoro jẹ́ aláìlágbára ẹ̀dá; síbẹ̀ wọ́n ń ṣe ihò wọn sí ibi pálapàla àpáta;
Rock badgers [also] are not strong, but they make their homes among the rocks [where they will be safe].
27 àwọn eṣú kò ní ọba, síbẹ̀ gbogbo wọ́n ń jáde lọ ní ọ̀wọ̀ọ̀wọ́
Locusts do not have a king, but they march like [the soldiers in] an army.
28 Ọmọnílé fi ọwọ́ rẹ̀ dì mú, síbẹ̀ a ń rí i ní ààfin ọba.
Lizards/Geckos [are very small and] you can hold them in your hand, but they are [cleverly able to get] inside kings’ palaces.
29 “Àwọn ohun mẹ́ta ní ń bẹ tí ń rìn rere, ohun mẹ́rin ni ó dára púpọ̀ ní ìrìn rírìn:
[There are] four animals that strut around and look very impressive while they walk [DOU]:
30 Kìnnìún, alágbára láàrín ẹranko tí kì í sá fún ohunkóhun
Lions, which are stronger than all other animals and are not afraid of any of them;
31 Ẹsin tí a dì lẹ́gbẹ̀ẹ́; àti òbúkọ, àti ọba láàrín àwọn ènìyàn rẹ̀.
male goats, strutting roosters, and kings who (parade/walk proudly back and forth) in front of the people whom they rule.
32 “Bí ìwọ bá ti hùwà aṣiwèrè nípa gbígbé ara rẹ ga, tàbí tí o bá ti gbèrò ibi, da ọwọ́ rẹ bo ẹnu rẹ!
If you have acted foolishly, exalting yourself, or if you been planning [to do something] evil, stop it immediately [IDM]!
33 Nítorí bí fífún omi ọmú tí í mú wàrà wá, tí fífún imú sì ń mú ẹ̀jẹ̀ jáde, bẹ́ẹ̀ ni rírú ìbínú sókè í mú ìjà wá.”
If you churn milk, it produces butter/curds, and if you hit [someone hard on his] nose, [his nose] bleeds; similarly, if you do something to cause [people to become] angry, strife [usually] results.
