Proverbs 17
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
Bible Mutal (Kosraean)
1Better is a dry morsel and quietness therewith, than a house full of feasting with strife.
1Wo in kang bread mahi ke inse misla, liki na in wi kufwa in sie lohm ma oasr akukuin we.
2A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that dealeth shamefully, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
2Sie mwet kulansap su oaru ac lalmwetmet fah fulat liki sie wen sununta nutin mwet kacto lal, ouinge el ac wi usrui ma lun tulik nutin mwet kacto lal.
3The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but the LORD trieth the hearts.
3Gold ac silver uh srikeyuk ke e, ac insien mwet uh srikeyuk sin LEUM GOD .
4A evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; and a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.
4Mwet koluk uh lohang nu ke nunak koluk, ac mwet kikiap lungse lohng kas kikiap.
5Whoso mocketh the poor blasphemeth his Maker; and he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.
5Kom fin aksruksruki mwet sukasrup, kom aklusrongtenye God su oralosla. Ac fah kaiyuk kom, kom fin engankin ongoiya lun mwet ngia.
6Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
6Mwet matu uh engankin tulik nutin tulik natulos, oapana ke tulik uh engankin papa tumalos.
7Overbearing speech becometh not a churl; much less do lying lips a prince.
7Sufal mwet leum in fahk kas kikiap, oayapa kas wo tia tuku sin sie mwet lalfon.
8A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it; whithersoever he turneth, he prospereth.
8Kutu mwet uh nunku mu eyeinse uh oana mwenmen. Elos lulalfongi mu ku in sang ma nukewa nu selos.
9He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that harpeth on a matter estrangeth a familiar friend.
9Kom fin lungse mwet in lungse kom, kom nunak munas nu selos ke ma koluk elos oru nu sum. Kom fin sikalani in sramsramkin, ac ku in kunauselik inmasrlon sie kawuk.
10A rebuke entereth deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred stripes into a fool.
10Kas in kaiyuk sefanna ku in aksuwosyela sie mwet lalmwetmet, a sringsring siofok tia ku in aksuwosyela sie mwet lalfon.
11A rebellious man seeketh only evil; therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
11Mwet koluk elos purakak akukuin pacl nukewa, na ac fah supweyukla sie mwet roso sulallal in lainulos.
12Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
12Kom fin osun nu sin soko bear ma pisrapasrla natu natul, ac srik sensen lom liki kom fin osun nu sin sie mwet lalfon kafofo ke orekma lusrongten lal.
13Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
13Kom fin eis ma wo ac folokin ke ma koluk, ma koluk fah tia ku in wanginla liki lohm sum.
14The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water; therefore leave off contention, before the quarrel break out.
14Mutaweyen sie akukuin oana ke sie dam tufahna srasrelik, ke ma inge tulokinya akukuin sac meet liki ac yokelik.
15He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous, even they both are an abomination to the LORD.
15Aksukosokye sie mwet koluk, ku kapriya sie mwet wangin mwata — lumah luo inge kewa srungayuk sin LEUM GOD .
16Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, seeing he hath no understanding?
16Wangin sripa sie mwet lalfon in sisla mani nu ke lutlut, mweyen wangin etauk sel.
17A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
17Mwet kawuk uh akkalemye lungse lalos pacl nukewa. Ma kunen sou uh in akasrui ke pacl upa.
18A man void of understanding is he that striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his neighbour.
18Mwet na wangin nunak la pa ac orek wulela in akfalye soemoul lun siena mwet.
19He loveth transgression that loveth strife; he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
19Mwet su lungse ma koluk elos lungse orek lokoalok. Kom fin konkin mwe kasrup lom pacl nukewa, kom purakak lokoalok.
20He that hath a froward heart findeth no good; and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into evil.
20Elos su nunak koluk ac kaskas koluk, ac fah wangin ma wo nu selos, a ongoiya mukena.
21He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow; and the father of a churl hath no joy.
21Mwe na asor ac toasr nu sin sie papa ma tulik natul uh oru ma lalfon.
22A merry heart is a good medicine; but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
22Inse engan mwe akkeye monum. A el su kwacna inse toasr, fah akmunasye manol.
23A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom, to pervert the ways of justice.
23Mwet nununku sesuwos elos eis mwe eyeinse in lukma. Ke ouinge uh nununku suwohs tiana orekla.
24Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
24Mwet lalkung elos sulela in akwot nu ke soko inkanek lalmwetmet, a mwet lalfon uh takusrkusr ke inkanek puspis.
25A foolish son is vexation to his father, and bitterness to her that bore him.
25Sie tulik lalfon el mwe toasr nu sin papa tumal, ac akmwenye insien nina kiyal.
26To punish also the righteous is not good, nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.
26Tia wo in sang kaiyuk nu sin mwet wangin mwata, ku kalyeiyuk mwet oru ma pwaye. Fin ouinge, nununku uh kihla.
27He that spareth his words hath knowledge; and he that husbandeth his spirit is a man of discernment.
27Mwet lalmwetmet na pwaye elos tia oalinkas. Mwet ma muta misla pa liyaten uh.
28Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise; and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed as a man of understanding.
28Sie mwet lalfon fin muta misla ac tia sramsram, ku in nunkeyuk mu el lalmwetmet.
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