1 PLS Araruv amjav der badimako, yah badamako vae yah, BSB BSB: Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a fool whose lips are perverse.
2 PLS manae mutuv vae dava finan amja ni badamake vae yah, manae hama vae haiyam mama. BSB BSB: Even zeal is no good without knowledge, and he who hurries his footsteps misses the mark.
3 PLS Yah arke demake e duv ke raumha k, manae hauwah fohav vae Myao Kodon ke amke. BSB BSB: A man’s own folly subverts his way, yet his heart rages against the LORD.
4 PLS Araruv auwat vae, timin rigav auwat, manae araruv amja vae timin rigav auwat haser. BSB BSB: Wealth attracts many friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend.
5 PLS Merhau sin maha ke demake hatmir faimake, merhau sin mahama rigav vae tarhadev yah. BSB BSB: A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape.
6 PLS Rigav banadev ke ravgama, mana ene faran rigav vae timin rigav wan roho fina roho fina mama. BSB BSB: Many seek the favor of the prince, and everyone is a friend of the gift giver.
7 PLS WAan amja riga e timin riga ni aeve fama, e timin riga nake argir bohos kema. Sin ani amon roh ani mama gu argir ke ma. BSB BSB: All the brothers of a poor man hate him—how much more do his friends avoid him! He may pursue them with pleading, but they are nowhere to be found.
8 PLS Eni finan gaitar grae ba, e mutuv ke manomos ani mama, e finan gaitar ke kanenae der banaman. BSB BSB: He who acquires wisdom loves himself; one who safeguards understanding will find success.
9 PLS Merhaua sin mama rigav vae hatimir faran bukum haimake, merhau sin bahane ma rigav fatar ani ganhama. BSB BSB: A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will perish.
10 PLS Haiyam ke mahomae arake rigav vae badan yagud banadev yah rigav bainam ke karya ar karya madev riga ni kameman. BSB BSB: Luxury is unseemly for a fool—how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!
11 PLS Finan gaifama rigav vae fatar ani amemahud finan yagud gaifaman. BSB BSB: A man’s insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense.
12 PLS Raja ni anema vae, singa mod ani riga bohos unae fadivi nenae auwadoho banama kahane, manae der mama vae afatuv moh ke danama idaih ah kehane. BSB BSB: A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
13 PLS Nyam ani demake hovhan vae, e navo savos kimake, manae ivar grae mama amon vae kod ah gun ronemahud. BSB BSB: A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.
14 PLS Ah grae wan saisi grae ait gi tad gi ni finae homsir, manae finan gaitar demake ivar vae Myao Kodon ani. BSB BSB: Houses and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
15 PLS Karya nyam amjav rigav vae, kenev yagud ke rohodinaman, one kahane rigav vae du homimaken. BSB BSB: Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger.
16 PLS Sin darema rigav vae naha myao der badaimaken, manae sin darimja rigav vae, naha myao naha sigi ukotae homimaken. BSB BSB: He who keeps a commandment preserves his soul, but he who is careless in his ways will die.
17 PLS Savsavos riga ke gavus fake demake myao vae, otham Myao Kodon ani faimake, e ni fina ke kahane ni aunanae fidaimake. BSB BSB: Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.
18 PLS Go harigav sin kama idod, atav yagud dava, fatar ani homon nom nenae. BSB BSB: Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be party to his death.
19 PLS Haiyam ke mahomae arake rigav vae, mar atav bae demake hatimir bukumhaimake ke, manae go ni gavus fake demake vae, ke gavus farho faru ke. BSB BSB: A man of great anger must pay the penalty; if you rescue him, you will have to do so again.
20 PLS Kama inama sin darimja one sin finan banakenam finan gaitar kimaken. BSB BSB: Listen to counsel and accept discipline, that you may be wise the rest of your days.
21 PLS Riga bohos ani fina fina maho banama sin auwat, manae one sin Myao Kodon ani rimi farama. BSB BSB: Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.
22 PLS Der badahomae finan gaifama, wan amja ni merhau sin amjani badan vae der. BSB BSB: The desire of a man is loving devotion; better to be poor than a liar.
23 PLS Myao Kodon tadan grae ba demake myao vae badaimake, manae besuhwi yagud wan haser badaimake. BSB BSB: The fear of the LORD leads to life, that one may rest content, without visitation from harm.
24 PLS Karya nyam amja rigav vae it fohao ke asenae danama, manae it ani fanae fadohaser. BSB BSB: The slacker buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth.
25 PLS Manae haiyam ke maho arake rigav ke goni fotomha demake vae nyam amja rigav onaigu finan gaifamake, manae finan gaitar hovhan vae darinahadimaken, onaigu finan motaimaken. BSB BSB: Strike a mocker, and the simple will beware; rebuke the discerning man, and he will gain knowledge.
26 PLS E navo e atrim ke aeve fanae e nae grae horon gwane demake yah bohos maimake esigi orasaradimaken. BSB BSB: He who assaults his father or evicts his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.
27 PLS No hargav sin daronom, kama make sin goni darke demake tae go one sin darenae duv yah arkimaken, manae one sin vae go finan gaifadev sin. BSB BSB: If you cease to hear instruction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge.
28 PLS Saksi yah demake hatimir ke bukum havi nenae, one kahane rigav vae sin ke musan ke. Manae haiyam aoham ke mahomae arake rigav vae hatimir ke otake. BSB BSB: A corrupt witness mocks justice, and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity.
29 PLS Haiyam ke, arkae ke merhau sin fan ke aeve fan ke, rogo-rogo don ke mama rigav vae naha wan hatimir Myao Kodon ani rifarasir gu diva mat atav baedemake onaigu bukum haimke. BSB BSB: Judgments are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.
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