Proverbs 18
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World English Bible
Bible Mutal (Kosraean)
1A man who isolates himself pursues selfishness, and defies all sound judgment.
1Mwet se ma tia lungse kupasr nu sin mwet, el nunku kacl sifacna. El ac tiana insese nu ke ma mwet ngia pangon mu suwohs.
2A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion.
2Sie mwet lalfon el lungse fahk nunak lal sifacna. El tia suk elan kalem ke nunak lun mwet ngia.
3When wickedness comes, contempt also comes, and with shame comes disgrace.
3Ma koluk ac mwekin uh tukeni fahsr. Kom fin orala sie ma koluk, ac sufanyuk kom.
4The words of a man’s mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.
4Kas lun sie mwet ac ku in ase lalmwetmet — loal oana meoa, ac loslos oana soko infacl.
5To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, nor to deprive the innocent of justice.
5Tia wo in wi layen lun mwet ma orala ma koluk, mweyen ac ku in sruokya nununku suwohs liki mwet wangin mwata.
6A fool’s lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.
6Ke pacl se mwet lalfon el purakak sie akukuin, el sifacna suk in sringsring el.
7A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
7Ke sie mwet lalfon el kaskas, el sifacna akkolukyalla; el sruhu ke kas lal sifacna.
8The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person’s innermost parts.
8Arulana wo eman lesrik uh. Kut lungse na ukumya.
9One who is slack in his work is brother to him who is a master of destruction.
9Koluk lun sie mwet alsrangesr, oapana koluk lun sie mwet kunausten.
10The LORD’s name is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe.
10LEUM GOD El oana sie tower na ku, yen mwet suwoswos ku in som ac wikla we.
11The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.
11Mwet kasrup elos nunku mu mwe kasrup lalos ac karinganulos oana pot fulat ma rauneak sie siti.
12Before destruction the heart of man is proud, but before honor is humility.
12Sie mwet inse pusisel ac fah akfulatyeyuk. El su inse fulat ac fah sun ongoiya.
13He who answers before he hears, that is folly and shame to him.
13Porongo meet liki kom topuk. Kom fin tia oru ouinge, kom oana sie mwet lalfon ac kom ac fah mwekin.
14A man’s spirit will sustain him in sickness, but a crushed spirit, who can bear?
14Kuiyen nunak lom ku in kasrekom ke pacl kom mas. Fin wanginla, na finsrak lom ac wanginla pac.
15The heart of the discerning gets knowledge. The ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
15Sie mwet lalmwetmet el suk in akyokye etauk lal pacl nukewa.
16A man’s gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.
16Kom fin ke osun nu sin sie mwet fulat, us sie mwe sang an lom nu sel, na ac fah fisrasr kom in sonol.
17He who pleads his cause first seems right— until another comes and questions him.
17Ke pacl in nununku, mwet se ma sramsram meet ac lumweyuk mu el pa pwaye, nwe ke pacl se mwet se lainul uh mutawauk in kisen siyuk sel.
18The lot settles disputes, and keeps strong ones apart.
18Mwet fulat luo fin amei in acn in nununku, na susfa pa ku in aksafyela.
19A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city. Disputes are like the bars of a fortress.
19Kasru ma lim ac el ac fah karingin kom oana sie pot ku lun siti uh. A kom fin akukuin nu sel, el ac fah kaliya srungul lal nu sum.
20A man’s stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.
20Kom ac fah kosrani ma wo ku ma koluk ke kas nukewa kom fahk.
21Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.
21Ma kom fahk uh ku in karingin moul ku kunausla moul; ouinge kom ac sifacna eis fokin ma kom fahk.
22Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of the LORD.
22El su konauk sie mutan kial el konauk sie ma arulana wo; ma inge akkalemye kulang lun LEUM GOD nu sel.
23The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.
23Pacl sie mwet sukasrup el kaskas el enenu in kas fisrasr. A top lun mwet kasrup uh arulana kou.
24A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
24Kutu kawuk uh tiana kawil, a kutu kawuk uh wo liki na tamulel.
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