1 PLS Naveman awat ke aiver awat taing ke. One nateman gevam ke mahomae. Vinan amdiav kasimas rigav etoh oke deidiken. BSB BSB: As dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer’s oil, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
2 PLS Vinan der gaivama rigav vae. Viguyap amin manae vinan amdiav rigav vae othapyap amin it. BSB BSB: A wise man’s heart inclines to the right, but the heart of a fool to the left.
3 PLS Vinan amdiav rigav bigos vae duv-duv mae araken naha it wan amdiap kahaneni. BSB BSB: Even as the fool walks along the road, his sense is lacking, and he shows everyone that he is a fool.
4 PLS Manae sauham yahaiyap ni sedemake vae go av monenae hanom. Go sigi go av ke ba demake one husar es haser kimaken. BSB BSB: If the ruler’s temper flares against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness lays great offenses to rest.
5 PLS Uruv ayao husar savham. Uruv atav hait mud vohav nake make demake. Ovae uruv ayao hovhan varan hayam. BSB BSB: There is an evil I have seen under the sun—an error that proceeds from the ruler:
6 PLS Sin nyam amdiav rigav vae banadep anep bohos ke vadaimaken manae vinan gagae hovhan vae uruv bohos ke vadaimaken BSB BSB: Folly is appointed to great heights, but the rich sit in lowly positions.
7 PLS Vae tae budak-budak awat ani kuda mutar ke vurmanae arkiren manae raja vae iti kini duv mae arkaren. BSB BSB: I have seen slaves on horseback, while princes go on foot like slaves.
8 PLS Nohae ni hatae tav gadimake hovhan vae oni tab ke otae maken. Manae hatae haur ketatmake rigav haud ani umaken BSB BSB: He who digs a pit may fall into it, and he who breaches a wall may be bitten by a snake.
9 PLS Nohae ni yakae tataemaimake hovhan vae esigi vitav kimaken. Manae yod dimaken hovhan vae kiniv gaimamaken. BSB BSB: The one who quarries stones may be injured by them, and he who splits logs endangers himself.
10 PLS Besi ni sep gaitar haukomamake vae haisav tae naha kwae ken manae vinan deder vaebadan romon av. BSB BSB: If the axe is dull and the blade unsharpened, more strength must be exerted, but skill produces success.
11 PLS Manae haud torog kwae mamdiap ni unam dimake haisi maimaken. BSB BSB: If the snake bites before it is charmed, there is no profit for the charmer.
12 PLS Vinan deder rigav had-had nake. Vae sin deder motaemaken manae vinan amdiav rigav sin vae aeve vadev. BSB BSB: The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.
13 PLS Sin varan vama rigav vae. Vinan amdiav av manae naha sin vae wan amdiav ovae aeve van av. BSB BSB: The beginning of his talk is folly, and the end of his speech is evil madness.
14 PLS Omkon agadimake sin vae. Nahav oni sin vae hadhad ovadev sin BSB BSB: Yet the fool multiplies words. No one knows what is coming, and who can tell him what will come after him?
15 PLS Vinan amdiav rigav ni mama vae mutuv hatimir kedev naha duv vae yah av. BSB BSB: The toil of a fool wearies him, for he does not know the way to the city.
16 PLS Hadahad ovae eni utuv raja. Gov harigav saisi kahane nanav ni pesta bidamdire make vae. BSB BSB: Woe to you, O land whose king is a youth, and whose princes feast in the morning.
17 PLS Der keken one utuv raja vae one utuv tim nenae. Naha ni pesta atav ayao ni maken. Yaitu ah mon monenae sin esevah monenae av. BSB BSB: Blessed are you, O land whose king is a son of nobles, and whose princes feast at the proper time—for strength and not for drunkenness.
18 PLS Nahav mutuv hatimir nake av. Av mani gaganen. Vae nahav sigi make nake av. BSB BSB: Through laziness the roof caves in, and in the hands of the idle, the house leaks.
19 PLS Pesta vae isar man madev manae anggur vae onahan madev manae uang ani maimaken oni uang vae. BSB BSB: A feast is prepared for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.
20 PLS Raja ke sin yah agadonom go vinana nake tae, araruv hait tae kamar nake. Manom anaev haur ke arke av ani. Oni sin visahaimaken, bavar dava wan-wan go sin anahag kimaken. BSB BSB: Do not curse the king even in your thoughts, or curse the rich even in your bedroom, for a bird of the air may carry your words, and a winged creature may report your speech.
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