1It is better to eat a dry crust of bread in peace and quiet
than to eat a big dinner in a house full of fighting.
2A wise servant will rule over a shameful child.
He will be given part of the property as if he were a family member.
3Fire tests silver, and heat tests gold.
But the Lord tests our hearts.
4Evil people listen to lies.
Lying people listen to evil.
5Anyone who laughs at those who are poor makes fun of their Maker.
Anyone who is happy when others suffer will be punished.
6Grandchildren are like a crown to older people.
And children are proud of their parents.
7Fancy words don’t belong in the mouths of ungodly fools.
And lies certainly don’t belong in the mouths of rulers!
8Those who give money think it will buy them favors.
They think that no matter where they turn, they will succeed.
9Whoever wants to show love forgives a wrong.
But those who talk about it separate close friends.
10A person who understands what is right learns more from just a warning
than a foolish person learns from 100 strokes with a whip.
11An evil person tries to keep others from obeying God.
The messenger of death will be sent against them.
12It is better to meet a bear whose cubs have been stolen
than to meet a foolish person who is acting foolishly.
13Evil will never leave the house
of anyone who pays back evil for good.
14Starting to argue is like making a crack in a dam.
So drop the matter before a fight breaks out.
15The Lord hates two things.
He hates it when the guilty are set free.
He also hates it when those who aren’t guilty are punished.
16Why should a foolish person try to buy wisdom?
They are not even able to understand it.
17A friend loves at all times.
They are there to help when trouble comes.
18A person who has no sense agrees to pay what other people owe.
It isn’t wise to promise to pay other people’s bills.
19The one who loves to argue loves to sin.
The one who builds a high gate is just asking to be destroyed.
20If your heart is twisted, you won’t succeed.
If your tongue tells lies, you will get into trouble.
21It is sad to have a foolish child.
The parents of a godless fool have no joy.
22A cheerful heart makes you healthy.
But a broken spirit dries you up.
23Anyone who does wrong accepts favors in secret.
Then they turn what is right into what is wrong.
24Anyone who understands what is right keeps wisdom in view.
But the eyes of a foolish person look everywhere else.
25A foolish child makes his father sad
and his mother sorry.
26It isn’t good to fine those who aren’t guilty.
So it certainly isn’t good to whip officials just because they are honest.
27Anyone who has knowledge controls their words.
Anyone who has understanding is not easily upset.
28We think even foolish people are wise if they keep silent.
We think they understand what is right if they control their tongues.
1Òkèlè gbígbẹ tòun tàlàáfíà àti ìdákẹ́ jẹ́ẹ́ sàn
ju ilé tí ó kún fọ́fọ́ fún ẹran àti ìjà.
2Ọlọ́gbọ́n ìránṣẹ́ yóò ṣàkóso adójútini ọmọ,
yóò sì pín ogún gẹ́gẹ́ bí ọ̀kan nínú àwọn ọmọ.
3Iná ni a fi fọ́ Fàdákà àti wúrà
Ṣùgbọ́n Olúwa ló ń dán ọkàn wò.
4Ènìyàn búburú ń tẹ́tí sí ètè tí ń sọ ibi
òpùrọ́ a máa fetí sí ahọ́n búburú.
5Ẹnikẹ́ni tí ó bá sín olùpọ́njú jẹ, ó gan Ẹlẹ́dàá rẹ̀,
ẹnikẹ́ni tí ń yọ̀ sí ìyọnu kò ní lọ láìjìyà.
6Ọmọ ọmọ ni adé orí arúgbó
ògo àwọn ọmọ sì ni òbí jẹ.
7Ọ̀rọ̀ dídùn kò yẹ aṣiwèrè,
bẹ́ẹ̀ ni ètè èké kò yẹ ọmọ-aládé!
8Òkúta iyebíye jẹ́ ẹ̀bùn ní ojú ẹni tí ó ni í,
ibikíbi tí ó yí sí, á ṣe rere.
9Ẹni tí ó fojú fo ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ tí wọ́n ṣẹ̀ ẹ́ mú kí ìfẹ́ gbòòrò sí i.
Ṣùgbọ́n ẹnikẹ́ni tí ń tẹnumọ́ ọ̀rọ̀ yóò pín ọ̀rẹ́ tímọ́tímọ́ méjì ní yà.
10Ọ̀rọ̀ ìbáwí dun olóye ènìyàn
ju ọgọ́rùn-ún pàṣán lọ lẹ́yìn òmùgọ̀.
11Orí kunkun ni ènìyàn ìkà máa ń ṣe,
ìjòyè aláìláàánú ni a ó rán sí i.
12Ó sàn kí ènìyàn pàdé beari tí a ti kó lọ́mọ
jù aláìgbọ́n nínú ìwà òmùgọ̀ rẹ̀.
13Bí ènìyàn kan bá fi ibi san ìre,
ibi kì yóò kúrò nílé rẹ̀ láéláé.
14Bíbẹ̀rẹ̀ ìjà dàbí ẹni tí ó dá ojú fún adágún omi
nítorí náà mẹ́nu kúrò nínú ọ̀rọ̀ kí ó tó di ìjà.
15Gbígbé ẹ̀bi fún aláre àti dídá ẹni jàre lẹ́bi,
Olúwa kórìíra méjèèjì.
16Kí ni ìwúlò owó lọ́wọ́ aṣiwèrè,
níwọ̀n bí kò ti ní èròǹgbà láti rí ọgbọ́n?
17Ọ̀rẹ́ a máa fẹ́ni nígbà gbogbo,
arákùnrin sì wà fún ìgbà ìpọ́njú.
18Ènìyàn aláìgbọ́n ṣe ìbúra,
ó sì ṣe onídùúró fún aládùúgbò rẹ̀.
19Ẹni tí ó fẹ́ràn ìjà fẹ́ràn ẹ̀ṣẹ̀;
ẹni tí ó kọ́ ibodè gígàn ń wá ìparun.
20Ènìyàn aláyídáyidà ọkàn kì í gbèrú,
ẹni tí ó ní ahọ́n ẹ̀tàn bọ́ sínú ìyọnu.
21Láti bí aláìgbọ́n lọ́mọ a máa fa ìbànújẹ́ ọkàn,
kò sí ayọ̀ fún baba ọmọ tí kò gbọ́n.
22Ọkàn tí ó túká jẹ́ oògùn gidi,
ṣùgbọ́n ọkàn tí ó bàjẹ́ a máa mú kí egungun gbẹ.
23Ènìyàn búburú a gba àbẹ̀tẹ́lẹ̀ ní ìkọ̀kọ̀
láti yí ìdájọ́ po.
24Olóye ènìyàn gbójú wo ọgbọ́n níwájú,
ṣùgbọ́n ojú aláìgbọ́n ń wò káàkiri ilẹ̀ ayé.
25Aṣiwèrè ọmọ mú ìbànújẹ́ bá baba rẹ̀
àti ìkorò fún ẹni tí ó bí i lọ́mọ.
26Kò dára láti fìyà jẹ ènìyàn tí kò ṣẹ̀,
tàbí láti na ìjòyè lórí òtítọ́ inú wọn.
27Ènìyàn tó ní ìmọ̀ máa ń ṣọ́ra fún àwọn ọ̀rọ̀ tí ó ń sọ,
ènìyàn olóye sì máa ń ní sùúrù.
28Kódà aláìgbọ́n máa ń dàbí ọlọ́gbọ́n bí ó bá dákẹ́
àti bí olóye bí ó bá fètèmétè.
