Proverbs 8
1 Ǹjẹ́ ọgbọ́n kò ha ń kígbe síta? Òye kò ha ń gbé ohùn rẹ sókè?
Isn't wisdom calling? Isn't understanding raising her voice?
2 Ní ibi gíga ní ẹ̀gbẹ́ ọ̀nà, ní ìkóríta, ní ó dúró;
On the top of the hill by the road, she stands up at the crossroads.
3 ní ẹgbẹ́ ibodè tí ó wọ ìlú, ní ẹnu ibodè ni ó ń kígbe sókè:
Beside the gates of the town, right there at the entrance, she cries out:
4 “Sí i yín ẹ̀yin ènìyàn, ní mo ń kígbe pè; mo gbé ohun mi sókè sí gbogbo ènìyàn.
“I'm calling out to you, everyone! My call is to everyone in the whole world!
5 Ẹ̀yin aláìmọ̀kan, ẹ kọ́gbọ́n; ẹ̀yin aṣiwèrè, ẹ gba òye.
If you're immature, learn how to grow up. If you're stupid, learn what makes good sense.
6 Ẹ gbọ́, nítorí tí èmi ó sọ̀rọ̀ ohun iyebíye; Èmí ṣí ètè mi láti sọ ohun tí ó tọ́,
Listen to me because I have valuable things to explain to you.
7 ẹnu mi ń sọ ohun tí í ṣe òtítọ́, nítorí ètè mi kórìíra ibi.
I say what's right, because I tell the truth and I hate wickedness in all its forms.
8 Gbogbo ọ̀rọ̀ ẹnu mi ni ó tọ́, kò sí èyí tí ó jẹ́ ẹ̀tàn tàbí àyídáyidà níbẹ̀.
All the words I say are true; none are false or misleading.
9 Fún olóye gbogbo rẹ̀ ni ó tọ̀nà; wọ́n jẹ́ aláìlẹ́gàn fún gbogbo ẹni tí ó ní ìmọ̀.
My words are straightforward to anyone with understanding; they are correct to those who have knowledge.
10 Yan ẹ̀kọ́ mi dípò fàdákà, ìmọ̀ dípò o wúrà àṣàyàn,
Choose my instruction over silver; choose knowledge over pure gold.
11 nítorí ọgbọ́n ṣe iyebíye jù iyùn lọ, kò sí ohun tí ọkàn rẹ̀ fẹ́ tí a sì le fiwé e.
For wisdom is more valuable than rubies; everything you could ever want just doesn't compare!
12 “Èmi, ọgbọ́n ń gbé pẹ̀lú òye; mo ní ìmọ̀ àti ọgbọ́n-inú.
I, wisdom, am at home with good decisions. I know how to find knowledge and discernment.
13 Ìbẹ̀rù Olúwa ni ìkórìíra ibi mo kórìíra ìgbéraga àti agídí, ìwà ibi àti ọ̀rọ̀ ẹ̀tàn.
Honoring the Lord means hating evil. So I hate pride and arrogance, wicked behavior and telling lies.
14 Ìmọ̀ràn àti ọgbọ́n tí ó yè kooro jẹ́ tèmi mo ní òye àti agbára.
I have advice and good judgment; I know what makes sense, and I have power.
15 Nípasẹ̀ mi ni ọba ń ṣàkóso tí àwọn aláṣẹ sì ń ṣe òfin tí ó dára.
It's because of me that kings reign, and rulers issue fair decrees.
16 Nípasẹ̀ mi àwọn ọmọ-aládé ń ṣàkóso, àti gbogbo ọlọ́lá tí ń ṣàkóso ilẹ̀ ayé.
It's because of me that leaders and nobles govern—all who rule justly.
17 Mo fẹ́ràn àwọn tí ó fẹ́ràn mi, àwọn tí ó sì wá mi rí mi.
I love those who love me, and those who really look for me will find me.
18 Lọ́dọ̀ mi ni ọrọ̀ àti ọlá wà, ọrọ̀ tí í tọ́jọ́ àti ìgbéga rere.
With me go riches and honor, lasting wealth and prosperity.
19 Èso mi dára ju wúrà dáradára lọ; ohun tí mò ń mú wá ju àṣàyàn fàdákà lọ.
The fruit I produce is better than gold, even pure gold, and my harvest is better than even the best silver.
20 Mò ń rìn ní ọ̀nà òdodo, ní ojú ọ̀nà òtítọ́,
I live in a way that's right; I follow the paths of justice.
21 mò ń fi ọrọ̀ fún gbogbo àwọn tí ó fẹ́ràn mi mo sì ń mú kí ilé ìṣúra wọn kún.
I grant wealth to those who love me; I fill their treasure storehouses.
22 “Èmi ni Olúwa kọ́kọ́ dá nínú iṣẹ́ rẹ̀. Ṣáájú àwọn iṣẹ́ rẹ̀ àtijọ́;
The Lord created me first of all; I was made before anything else.
23 a ti yàn mí láti ayérayé, láti ìbẹ̀rẹ̀ pẹ̀pẹ̀, kí ayé tó bẹ̀rẹ̀.
I was formed a long time ago, at the first, before the world began.
24 Nígbà tí kò tí ì sí Òkun, ni a ti bí mi, nígbà tí kò tí ì sí ìsun tí ó ní omi nínú;
I was born when there were no ocean depths, when there were no springs pouring out water.
25 kí a tó fi àwọn òkè sí ipò wọn, ṣáájú àwọn òkè ni a ti bí mi,
I was born before the mountains or the hills had been formed,
26 kí ó tó dá ilẹ̀ ayé tàbí àwọn oko rẹ̀ tàbí èyíkéyìí nínú eruku ayé.
when he hadn't made the earth and its fields or any of the earth's dust.
27 Mo wà níbẹ̀ nígbà tí ó fi àwọn ọ̀run sí ipò wọn, nígbà tí ó fi òsùwọ̀n àyíká sórí ibú omi,
I was there when he placed the heavens in position, when he drew the horizon over the ocean,
28 nígbà tí ó ṣẹ̀dá òfúrufú lókè tí ó sì fi orísun ibú omi sí ipò rẹ̀ láì le è yẹsẹ̀,
when he made the clouds in the sky above, when he created the springs of the oceans,
29 nígbà tí ó ṣe ààlà fún omi Òkun kí omi má ba à kọjá ààlà àṣẹ rẹ̀, àti nígbà tí ó pààlà ìpìlẹ̀ ayé.
when he set limits on the sea so that the waters would not go farther than he ordered, and when he laid out the foundations of the earth.
30 Nígbà náà èmi ni gbẹ́nàgbẹ́nà ẹ̀gbẹ́ rẹ̀ mo kún fún inú dídùn lójoojúmọ́, mo ń yọ̀ nígbà gbogbo níwájú rẹ̀.
Then I was beside him as a master craftsman. I made him happy every day, and I was always full of joy in his presence.
31 Mo ń yọ̀ nínú gbogbo àgbáyé tí ó dá mo sì ní inú dídùn sí àwọn ọmọ ènìyàn.
I was so happy in the world he created, celebrating together with human beings.
32 “Nítorí náà báyìí, ẹ̀yin ọmọ mi, ìbùkún ni fún àwọn tí ó pa ọ̀nà mi mọ́.
And now, my sons, listen to me, for happy are those who follow my ways.
33 Fetí sí ìtọ́sọ́nà mi kí o sì gbọ́n; má ṣe pa á tì sápá kan.
Listen to my instruction and be wise—do not reject it.
34 Ìbùkún ni fún ẹni tí ó fetísílẹ̀ sí mi, tí ń ṣọ́nà ní ẹnu-ọ̀nà mi lójoojúmọ́, tí ń dúró ní ẹnu-ọ̀nà mi.
Happy are those who listen to me, watching for me every day at my doors, waiting at my entrance way.
35 Nítorí ẹnikẹ́ni tí ó bá rí mi rí ìyè ó sì rí ojúrere gbà lọ́dọ̀ Olúwa.
For those who find me, find life, and are accepted by the Lord.
36 Ṣùgbọ́n ẹnikẹ́ni tí ó bá kọ̀ láti rí ń pa ara rẹ̀ lára gbogbo ẹni tí ó kórìíra mi fẹ́ ikú.”
But those who don't find me hurt themselves; everyone who hates me loves death.”
