Proverbs 24
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1Don’t be envious of evil men, neither desire to be with them;
1Nimet sok sin mwet koluk, ac nimet oru kom in kawuk selos.
2for their hearts plot violence and their lips talk about mischief.
2Pacl nukewa elos pwapa sulal, ac sramsram lalos mwe na purakak lokoalok.
3Through wisdom a house is built; by understanding it is established;
3Lohm uh musaiyuk fin pwelung lun lalmwetmet ac etauk.
4by knowledge the rooms are filled with all rare and beautiful treasure.
4Acn ma oasr etauk we, infukil uh yunla ke ma saok ac oaskulana.
5A wise man has great power. A knowledgeable man increases strength,
5Wo in lalmwetmet liki na in ku; aok, yohk sripa in etauk liki in fokoko.
6for by wise guidance you wage your war, and victory is in many advisors.
6Kom enenu na in akola akwoya meet liki kom srola ke sie mweun, ac kom fin eis kas in kasru wo puspis na kom ac fah ku in kutangla.
7Wisdom is too high for a fool. He doesn’t open his mouth in the gate.
7Kas lalmwetmet uh arulana loalla nu sin sie mwet lalfon in kalem kac. Wangin ma el ac ku in fahk ke pacl ac srumunyuk ma yohk sripa uh.
8One who plots to do evil will be called a schemer.
8Kom fin orek pwapa koluk pacl nukewa, ac fah eteyuk kom lah kom sie mwet orek lokoalok.
9The schemes of folly are sin. The mocker is detested by men.
9Ma nukewa sie mwet lalfon ac nunkauk in oru uh ac ma na koluk. Mwet uh srunga mwet se ma kwacna aklusrongtenye mwet.
10If you falter in the time of trouble, your strength is small.
10Kom fin munasla ke pacl kom sun ma upa, kalmac pa ku lom uh srikla.
11Rescue those who are being led away to death! Indeed, hold back those who are staggering to the slaughter!
11Nimet alolo in molela sie mwet su akola in anwuki ke sripen nununku sesuwos.
12If you say, “Behold, we didn’t know this,” doesn’t he who weighs the hearts consider it? He who keeps your soul, doesn’t he know it? Shall he not give to every man according to his work?
12Sahp kom ac fahk mu kom nikin, a God El etekom ac nunak lom. El ac fah moli nu sum fal nu ke ma kom orala.
13My son, eat honey, for it is good, the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste;
13Tulik nutik, kom in mongo honey, mweyen arulana wo. Oana ke honey emwem in oalum,
14so you shall know wisdom to be to your soul. If you have found it, then there will be a reward: Your hope will not be cut off.
14ouinge lalmwetmet uh wo nu ke ngunum. Kom fin eis lalmwetmet, na moul lom in pacl fahsru ac fah wo.
15Don’t lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Don’t destroy his resting place;
15Nimet oana sie mwet koluk su pwapa sulal in pisrala ma lun sie mwet suwohs, ku in eisla lohm sel.
16for a righteous man falls seven times and rises up again, but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.
16Finne pus pacl sie mwet suwohs el ikori, el ac sifil tuyak, a mwe ongoiya uh kunausla mwet koluk.
17Don’t rejoice when your enemy falls. Don’t let your heart be glad when he is overthrown,
17Nimet engan ke pacl mwet lokoalok lom sun ongoiya uh, ac nimet enganak ke pacl el tukulkul.
18lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
18LEUM GOD El ac etu lah kom engankin, ac El ac tia lungse; fin ouinge, sahp El ac tia sang kai nu sel.
19Don’t fret yourself because of evildoers, neither be envious of the wicked;
19Nimet lela mwet koluk in akfosrngaye kom; ac nimet sok selos,
20for there will be no reward to the evil man. The lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.
20mweyen wangin finsrak lun sie mwet koluk nu ke pacl fahsru. Wangin ma el akwot nu kac.
21My son, fear the LORD and the king. Don’t join those who are rebellious,
21Tulik nutik, kom in akfulatye LEUM GOD ac sunakin tokosra. Nimet asruoki nu sin mwet su lainulos.
22for their calamity will rise suddenly. Who knows what destruction may come from them both?
22Mwet ouinge uh ac sa na in kunausyukla. Ya kom akilen luman ongoiya ma ku in tuku sin God me ac sin tokosra me?
23These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.
23Mwet lalmwetmet uh oayapa fahk ma inge: Tia wo sie mwet nununku in wiwimwet.
24He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,” peoples will curse him, and nations will abhor him—
24El fin sang mwata nu fin mwet se ma suwohs, mwet nukewa ac srungal ac selngawel.
25but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and a rich blessing will come on them.
25A kutena mwet nununku su kai mwet oasr mwata, elos fah kapkapak ac mwet uh ac kaksakunulos.
26An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.
26El su kawuk na pwaye lom el ac topuk kom ke kas pwaye.
27Prepare your work outside, and get your fields ready. Afterwards, build your house.
27Akola ima lom ac yukwiya ma kom ac moul kac, na kom fah musai lohm sum ac sou lom.
28Don’t be a witness against your neighbor without cause. Don’t deceive with your lips.
28Nimet orek loh lain sie mwet fin wangin mwatal. Nimet fahk kutena ma sutuu kacl.
29Don’t say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”
29Nimet fahk mu, “Nga ac oru nu sel in oana ke el tuh oru nu sik! Nga ac folokunang pacna ma el oru nu sik!”
30I went by the field of the sluggard, by the vineyard of the man void of understanding.
30Nga fahsr sasla ke ima in grape lun sie mwet alsrangesr ac lalfon.
31Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.
31Kupoi ke kokul ac mah kap wel, ac pot ma kuhlasak uh mokukla.
32Then I saw, and considered well. I saw, and received instruction:
32Nga liye ma inge ac nunku kac, na pa inge mwe luti nga eis kac:
33a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep,
33Farpoeni ac mongla kutu srisrik, eis pacl in motul lom,
34so your poverty will come as a robber and your want as an armed man.
34tusruktu ke kom srakna motul, sukasrup ac fah tuku nu fom oana sie mwet pisrapasr su us mwe anwuk inpaol.
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