Salomo Mmɛbusɛm Nkekaho
1Yeinom yɛ Salomo mmɛbusɛm nkekaho a Yudahene Hesekia afotufoɔ twerɛeɛ:
2Ɛyɛ Onyankopɔn animuonyamhyɛ sɛ wɔde asɛm sie;
sɛ wɔpɛɛpɛɛ asɛm mu nso hyɛ ahemfo animuonyam.
3Sɛdeɛ ɔsoro korɔn na asase mu dɔ no,
saa ara na wɔrentumi nhwehwɛ ahemfo akoma mu.
4Sɛ wɔyi dwetɛ ho a,
dwetɛdwumfoɔ tumi de yɛ adeɛ a ɛho wɔ mfasoɔ;
5Yi amumuyɛfoɔ firi ɔhene anim,
na tenenee bɛma nʼahennwa atim.
6Mma wo ho so wɔ ɔhene anim,
na mpere diberɛ wɔ atitire mu;
7Ɛyɛ ma no sɛ ɔbɛka akyerɛ wo sɛ, “Bra soro ha,”
sene sɛ ɔbɛbrɛ wo ase wɔ otitire bi anim.
Deɛ wode wʼani ahunu no
8mpɛ ntɛm mfa nkɔ asɛnniiɛ,
na sɛ awieeɛ no wo yɔnko gu wʼanim ase a
ɛdeɛn na wobɛyɛ?
9Sɛ wo ne wo yɔnko di asɛm a
nna obi foforɔ ahintasɛm adi,
10anyɛ saa a, deɛ ɔbɛte no bɛgu wʼanim ase
na edin bɔne a wobɛnya no rempepa da.
11Asɛm a wɔka no sɛdeɛ ɛfata no
te sɛ sika kɔkɔɔ a wɔabɔ sɛ aprɛ
de atuatua dwetɛ nsiesieɛ mu.
12Sikakɔkɔɔ asomuadeɛ anaa sikakɔkɔɔ amapa ahyehyɛdeɛ
te sɛ onyansafoɔ animka a ɔde ma deɛ ɔyɛ aso ma no.
13Sɛdeɛ sukyerɛmma ma ewiem dwoɔ wɔ otwa berɛ mu no
saa ara na ɔsomafoɔ nokwafoɔ teɛ ma wɔn a wɔsoma no;
na ɔma ne wuranom akomatɔyam.
14Omununkum ne mframa a ɛmfa osutɔ mma no
te sɛ onipa a ɔde akyɛdeɛ a ɔmmfa mma hoahoa ne ho.
15Ntoboaseɛ ma sodifoɔ ti da,
na tɛkrɛmabereɛ tumi bu dompe mu.
16Sɛ wonya ɛwoɔ a, enni ntra so,
ne bebrebe bɛma woafe.
17Ntaa nkɔ wo yɔnko fie,
wo ho fono no a, ɔbɛtan wo.
18Onipa a ɔdi adansekurumu tia ne yɔnko no
te sɛ aporibaa, afena anaa bɛmma a ano yɛ nnam.
19Ɛse a ɛyare kaka anaa ɛnan a ɛyɛ apakye
te sɛ deɛ wode wo ho to ɔtorofoɔ so hiada mu.
20Deɛ ɔto dwom kyere ɔwerɛhoni no
te sɛ deɛ ɔpa ntoma gu awɔberɛ mu
anaa te sɛ nsã nyinyanyinya a wɔhwie gu afransa soɔ.
21Sɛ ɛkɔm de wo ɔtamfoɔ a, ma no aduane nni;
sɛ osukɔm de no a, ma no nsuo nnom.
22Sɛ woyɛ saa a, wobɛsoso gyasramma agu nʼatifi,
na Awurade bɛma wo akatua.
23Sɛdeɛ atifi fam mframa de osutɔ ba no,
saa ara na tɛkrɛma a ɛdi nsekuro de omuna ba.
24Ɛyɛ sɛ wobɛtena suhyɛ ase mantweaa bi,
sene sɛ wo ne ɔyere ntɔkwapɛfoɔ bɛtena efie.
25Nsuonwunu a ɔkra a ato baha nya no
te sɛ asɛmmɔdɛ a ɛfiri akyirikyiri.
26Asutire a ahono anaa abura a ayɛ pɔtɔɔ,
te sɛ ɔteneneeni a ɔgyaa ne ho ma amumuyɛfoɔ.
27Ɛnyɛ sɛ wɔdi ɛwoɔ ntrasoɔ,
na ɛnyɛ fɛ nso sɛ obi pɛ animuonyam ma ne ho.
28Onipa a ɔnni ahohyɛsoɔ no
te sɛ kuropɔn a nʼafasuo abubu agu fam.
More Proverbs of Solomon
1These are more proverbs of Solomon. They were gathered together by the men of Hezekiah, the king of Judah.
2When God hides a matter, he gets glory.
When kings figure out a matter, they get glory.
3The heavens are high and the earth is deep.
In the same way, the minds of kings are impossible to figure out.
4Remove the scum from the silver.
Then the master worker can make something out of it.
5Remove ungodly officials from where the king is.
Then the king can make his throne secure because of the godliness around him.
6Don’t brag in front of the king.
Don’t claim a place among his great men.
7Let the king say to you, “Come up here.”
That’s better than for him to shame you in front of his nobles.
What you have seen with your own eyes
8don’t bring too quickly to court.
What will you do in the end
if your neighbor puts you to shame?
9If you take your neighbor to court,
don’t tell others any secrets you promised to keep.
10If you do, someone might hear it and put you to shame.
And the charge against you will stand.
11The right ruling at the right time
is like golden apples in silver jewelry.
12A wise judge’s warning to a listening ear
is like a gold earring or jewelry made of fine gold.
13A messenger trusted by the one who sends him
is like a drink cooled by snow at harvest time.
He renews the spirit of his master.
14A person who brags about gifts never given
is like wind and clouds that don’t produce rain.
15If you are patient, you can win an official over to your side.
And gentle words can break a bone.
16If you find honey, eat just enough.
If you eat too much of it, you will throw up.
17Don’t go to your neighbor’s home very often.
If they see too much of you, they will hate you.
18A person who is a false witness against a neighbor
is like a club, a sword or a sharp arrow.
19Trusting someone who is not faithful when trouble comes
is like a broken tooth or a disabled foot.
20You may sing songs to a troubled heart.
But that’s like taking a coat away on a cold day.
It’s like pouring vinegar on a wound.
21If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat.
If he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
22By doing these things, you will pile up burning coals on his head.
And the Lord will reward you.
23Like a north wind that brings rain you didn’t expect
is a crafty tongue that brings looks of shock.
24It is better to live on a corner of a roof
than to share a house with a nagging wife.
25Hearing good news from a land far away
is like drinking cold water when you are tired.
26Sometimes godly people give in to those who are evil.
Then they become like a muddy spring of water or a polluted well.
27It isn’t good for you to eat too much honey.
And you shouldn’t try to search out matters too deep for you.
28A person without self-control
is like a city whose walls are broken through.
