Proverbs 16
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
Bible Mutal (Kosraean)
1The preparations of the heart are man's, but the answer of the tongue is from the LORD.
1Kut ku in oru pwapa lasr, tusruktu kas safla kac uh ma lun God.
2All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits.
2Kom ac nunku mu ma nukewa kom oru uh suwohs, tuh LEUM GOD El liye nunak lun insiom.
3Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.
3Siyuk LEUM GOD Elan akinsewowoye pwapa lom, na kom ac fah ku in orala.
4The LORD hath made every things for His own purpose, yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
4Ma nukewa LEUM GOD El orala ac oasr saflaiya; na saflaiyen mwet koluk uh pa in sikiyukla.
5Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD; my hand upon it! he shall not be unpunished.
5LEUM GOD El srunga mwet nukewa su filang. El ac fah tia lela elos in kaingkunla mwe kaiyuk nu selos.
6By mercy and truth iniquity is expiated; and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.
6Kom in oaru ac inse pwaye, ac God El fah nunak munas ke ma koluk lom. Alfulatye LEUM GOD na wangin ma koluk ac fah sikyak nu sum.
7When a man's ways please the LORD, He maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
7Pacl kom akinsewowoye LEUM GOD , mwet lokoalok lom uh ac ekla mwet kawuk lom.
8Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues with injustice.
8Kom fin eis srik ke inkanek suwohs, wo liki ke kom eis yohk ke inkanek sesuwos.
9A man's heart deviseth his way; but the LORD directeth his steps.
9Kom ku in lumahla ma kom ac oru, a God pa ac oakiya inkanek lom.
10A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; his mouth trespasseth not in judgment.
10Tokosra el kaskas ke ku sin God me; na sulela lal pwaye pacl nukewa.
11A just balance and scales are the LORD'S; all the weights of the bag are His work.
11LEUM GOD El lungse tuh mwe paun ac mwe srikasrak nukewa in suwohs, ac molin mwe kuka in fal.
12It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness; for the throne is established by righteousness.
12Tokosra elos tia ku in lela ma koluk in orek, mweyen nununku suwohs pa oru sie mutunfacl in ku.
13Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.
13Sie tokosra el lungse lohng ma pwaye, ac el insewowo selos su kaskas suwohs.
14The wrath of a king is as messengers of death; but a wise man will pacify it.
14Mwet lalmwetmet elos srike in akenganye tokosra, mweyen el fin kasrkusrakak, ac ku in oasr mwet misa.
15In the light of the king's countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.
15Sie tokosra fin insewowo sum, ac mwe insewowo nu ke moul lom; oana ke pukunyeng use af ke pacl mut.
16How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.
16Arulana wo in oasr lalmwetmet ac etauk, liki in oasr gold ac silver.
17The highway of the upright is to depart from evil; he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
17Mwet wo elos fufahsryesr ke soko inkanek ma ac tia kololos nu ke ma koluk; ouinge karinganang acn kom fahsr nu we — mweyen ac ku in molela moul lom.
18Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
18Inse fulat ac kol nu ke ongoiya lulap, ac mwet filang elos ac ikori.
19Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the humble, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
19Wo kom in inse pusisel ac sukasrup, liki na kom in weang mwet inse fulat ac ipeis ke ma wap ma elos pisrala.
20He that giveth heed unto the word shall find good; and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy is he.
20Lohang nu ke ma lutiyuk kom kac, na kom ac fah eis moul wo ouiya. Lulalfongi in LEUM GOD ac kom ac fah engan.
21The wise in heart is called a man of discernment; and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
21Sie mwet lalmwetmet akilenyuk ke etauk lal. Fin wo kas in luti lal, mwet uh ac insewowo in lutlut sel.
22Understanding is a fountain of life unto him that hath it; but folly is the chastisement of fools.
22Etauk el sie unon lun moul nu selos su lalmwetmet, a kom fin srike in luti mwet lalfon, kom sisla pacl lom ke wangin.
23The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.
23Mwet lalmwetmet elos nunkala mau meet liki elos kaskas; na ma elos fahk uh mwet uh engan in lohng.
24Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
24Kas kulang uh emwem oana honey — wo emah, ac wo pac nu ke mano.
25There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
25Inkanek soko ma kom nunku mu pwaya uh, sahp ac kolkomla nu ke misa.
26The hunger of the labouring man laboureth for him; for his mouth compelleth him.
26Masrinsral lun sie mwet ac oru el orekma upa, tuh in ku in oasr mwe mongo nal.
27An ungodly man diggeth up evil, and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
27Mwet koluk elos suk inkanek in aklokoalokye mwet. Kas lalos uh firirrir oana e.
28A froward man soweth strife; and a whisperer separateth familiar friends.
28Lesrik uh srumunyukelik sin mwet koluk. Elos purakak lokoalok ac kunausla inmasrlon kawuk uh.
29A man of violence enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into a way that is not good.
29Mwet sulallal elos kiapwela mwet kawuk lalos, ac kololosla nu ke mwe ongoiya.
30He that shutteth his eyes, it is to devise froward things; he that biteth his lips bringeth evil to pass.
30Taran mwet su kotmwet nu sum ac kikiap in israsr, mweyen oasr ma koluk elos akoo.
31The hoary head is a crown of glory, it is found in the way of righteousness.
31Lacnen suwoswos pa moul loeleos, ac aunsuf fiaya el oana sie tefuro wolana.
32He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
32Mongfisrasr wo liki orek ku. Sifacna leum fom, wo liki in leumi siti puspis.
33The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD.
33Mwet uh susfa in konauk ma lungse lun God, tusruktu God pa sulela top nu kac.
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