Proverbs 6
1 Ọmọ mi, bí ìwọ bá ṣe onídùúró fún aládùúgbò rẹ, bí ìwọ bá jẹ́ ẹ̀jẹ́ fún àjèjì ènìyàn,
My son, If thou hast become surety for thy friend, if thou hast struck thy hand for a stranger;
2 bí a bá ti fi ọ̀rọ̀ tí ó sọ dẹkùn mú ọ, tí ọ̀rọ̀ ẹnu rẹ ti kó ọ sí pàkúté.
If thou art ensnared through the words of thy mouth, if thou art caught through the words of thy mouth:
3 Nígbà náà, ṣe èyí, ìwọ ọmọ mi, láti gba ara rẹ níwọ̀n bí o ti kó ṣọ́wọ́ aládùúgbò rẹ: lọ kí o sì rẹ ara rẹ sílẹ̀; bẹ aládùúgbò rẹ dáradára.
[Then] do this by all means, my son, and deliver thyself, because thou art come into the power of thy friend, Go hasten to him, and urge thy friend.
4 Má ṣe jẹ́ kí oorun kí ó kùn ọ́, tàbí kí o tilẹ̀ tòògbé rárá.
Grant not any sleep to thy eyes, nor slumber to thy eyelids.
5 Gba ara rẹ sílẹ̀, bí abo èsúró kúrò lọ́wọ́ ọdẹ, bí ẹyẹ kúrò nínú okùn àwọn pẹyẹpẹyẹ.
Deliver thyself as a roebuck from the hand [of the hunter], and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
6 Tọ èèrà lọ, ìwọ ọ̀lẹ; kíyèsi ìṣe rẹ̀, kí o sì gbọ́n!
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; look on her ways, and become wise.
7 Kò ní olùdarí, kò sí alábojútó tàbí ọba,
She, that hath no prince, officer, or ruler,
8 síbẹ̀, a kó ìpèsè rẹ̀ jọ ní àsìkò òjò yóò sì kó oúnjẹ rẹ̀ jọ ní àsìkò ìkórè.
Provideth in the summer her provision, gathereth in harvest-time her food.
9 Yóò ti pẹ́ tó tí ìwọ yóò dùbúlẹ̀, ìwọ ọ̀lẹ? Nígbà wo ni ìwọ yóò jí kúrò lójú oorun rẹ?
How long, O sluggard, wilt thou lie down? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
10 Oorun díẹ̀, òògbé díẹ̀, ìkáwọ́gbera láti sinmi díẹ̀.
“A little [more] sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands in lying down;”
11 Òsì yóò sì wá sórí rẹ bí ìgárá ọlọ́ṣà àti àìní bí adigunjalè.
But then will thy poverty come like a rover, and thy want as a man armed with a shield.
12 Ènìyànkénìyàn àti ènìyàn búburú, tí ń ru ẹnu àrékérekè káàkiri,
A Godless person is a man of injustice, who walketh with a distorted mouth.
13 tí ó ń ṣẹ́jú pàkòpàkò, ó ń fi ẹsẹ̀ rẹ̀ sọ̀rọ̀ ó sì ń fi ìka ọwọ́ rẹ̀ júwe,
He blinketh with his eyes, he scrapeth with his feet, he pointeth with his fingers;
14 tí ó ń pète búburú pẹ̀lú ẹ̀tàn nínú ọkàn rẹ̀ ìgbà gbogbo ni ó máa ń dá ìjà sílẹ̀.
Perverseness is in his heart, he contriveth evil at all times; he scattereth abroad discord.
15 Nítorí náà ìdààmú yóò dé bá a ní ìṣẹ́jú akàn; yóò parun lójijì láìsí àtúnṣe.
Therefore shall suddenly come his calamity: unawares shalt he be broken without a remedy.
16 Àwọn ohun mẹ́fà wà tí Olúwa kórìíra, ohun méje ní ó jẹ́ ìríra sí i,
Six things there are which the Lord hateth; and seven are an abomination unto his spirit:
17 Ojú ìgbéraga, ahọ́n tó ń parọ́ ọwọ́ tí ń ta ẹ̀jẹ̀ aláìṣẹ̀ sílẹ̀,
Haughty eyes, a tongue of falsehood, and hands that shed innocent blood,
18 ọkàn tí ń pète ohun búburú, ẹsẹ̀ tí ó yára láti sáré sínú ìwà ìkà,
A heart that contriveth plans of injustice, feet that hasten to run after evil,
19 ajẹ́rìí èké tí ń tú irọ́ jáde lẹ́nu àti ènìyàn tí ń dá ìjà sílẹ̀ láàrín àwọn ọmọ ìyá kan.
A false witness that eagerly uttereth lies, and him that scattereth abroad discord among brethren.
20 Ọmọ mi, pa àṣẹ baba rẹ mọ́ má sì ṣe kọ ẹ̀kọ́ ìyá rẹ sílẹ̀.
Keep, O my son, the commandment of thy father, and reject not the teaching of thy mother:
21 Jẹ́ kí wọn wà nínú ọkàn rẹ láéláé so wọ́n mọ́ ọrùn rẹ.
Bind them upon thy heart continually, tie them about thy throat.
22 Nígbà tí ìwọ bá ń rìn, wọn yóò ṣe amọ̀nà rẹ; nígbà tí ìwọ bá sùn, wọn yóò máa ṣe olùṣọ́ rẹ; nígbà tí o bá jí, wọn yóò bá ọ sọ̀rọ̀.
When thou walkest, it shall lead thee; when thou liest down, it shall watch over thee; and when thou art awake, it shall converse with thee.
23 Nítorí àwọn àṣẹ yìí jẹ́ fìtílà, ẹ̀kọ́ yìí jẹ́ ìmọ́lẹ̀, àti ìtọ́nisọ́nà ti ìbáwí ni ọ̀nà sí ìyè.
For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light; and the way of life are the admonitions of correction:
24 Yóò pa ọ́ mọ́ kúrò lọ́wọ́ obìnrin búburú, kúrò lọ́wọ́ ẹnu dídùn obìnrin àjèjì.
To guard thee against a bad woman, from the flattery of an alien tongue.
25 Má ṣe ṣe ìfẹ́kúfẹ̀ẹ́ si nínú ọkàn rẹ nítorí ẹwà rẹ tàbí kí o jẹ́ kí ó fi ojú rẹ̀ fà ọ́ mọ́ra.
Covet not her beauty in thy heart, and let her not conquer thee with her eyelids.
26 Nítorí pé nípasẹ̀ àgbèrè obìnrin ni ènìyàn fi ń di oníṣù-àkàrà kan, ṣùgbọ́n àyà ènìyàn a máa wá ìyè rẹ̀ dáradára.
For by means of a harlot [one is brought down] to the last loaf of bread: and an adulterous woman will even hunt for the precious life,
27 Ǹjẹ́ ọkùnrin ha le è gbé iná lé orí itan kí aṣọ rẹ̀ má sì jóná?
Can a man gather up fire in his lap, and shall his clothes not be burnt?
28 Ǹjẹ́ ènìyàn le è máa rìn lórí iná? Kí ẹsẹ̀ rẹ̀ sì má jóná?
Can a man walk along upon hot coals, and shall his feet not be burnt?
29 Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni ẹni tí ń lọ sùn pẹ̀lú aya aláya; kò sí ẹni tí ó fọwọ́ kàn án tí yóò lọ láìjìyà.
So it is with him that goeth in to his neighbor's wife: no one that toucheth her shall remain unpunished.
30 Àwọn ènìyàn kì í kẹ́gàn olè tí ó bá jalè nítorí àti jẹun nígbà tí ebi bá ń pa á.
Men do not despise the thief, if he steal, to gratify his craving when he is hungry:
31 Síbẹ̀ bí ọwọ́ bá tẹ̀ ẹ́, ó gbọdọ̀ san ìlọ́po méje bí ó tilẹ̀ kó gbogbo ohun tó ní nílé tà.
And if he be found, he must pay sevenfold; all the wealth his house must he give.
32 Ṣùgbọ́n ẹni tí ń ṣe àgbèrè kò nírònú; ẹnikẹ́ni tí ó bá ń ṣe bẹ́ẹ̀ ó ń pa ara rẹ̀ run ni.
But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh sense: he that is the destroyer of his soul, will alone do this.
33 Ìfarapa àti ìtìjú ni tirẹ̀, ẹ̀gàn rẹ̀ kì yóò sì kúrò láéláé.
Plague and disgrace will he meet with; and his reproach will not be blotted out.
34 Nítorí owú yóò ru ìbínú ọkọ sókè, kì yóò sì ṣàánú nígbà tí ó bá ń gbẹ̀san.
For jealousy is the fury of a husband, and he will not spare on the day of vengeance.
35 Kò nígbà nǹkan kan bí ohun ìtánràn; yóò kọ àbẹ̀tẹ́lẹ̀, bí ó ti wù kí ó pọ̀ tó.
He will not regard the appearance of any ransom; and he will not be content, though thou give ever so many bribes.
