Proverbs 2626ProverbsMore of Solomon's proverbsAkuapem Twi Contemporary Bible

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1. 1AKWSɛnea sukyerɛmma te ahuhurubere anaasɛ osu wɔ otwabere no, saa ara na anuonyam mfata ɔkwasea.BSBBSB: Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor does not befit a fool.
2. 2AKWSɛnea apatuprɛw tu anaasɛ asomfena tu dannan ne ho no, saa ara na nnuabɔ hunu nsi hwee.BSBBSB: Like a fluttering sparrow or darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.
3. 3AKWƆkafo abaa wɔ hɔ ma ɔpɔnkɔ, nnareka wɔ hɔ ma afurum, na abaa wɔ hɔ ma nkwaseafo akyi.BSBBSB: A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!
4. 4AKWNhwɛ ɔkwasea agyimisɛm so mma no mmuae, anyɛ saa a wo nso bɛyɛ sɛ ɔno.BSBBSB: Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him.
5. 5AKWGyina ɔkwasea agyimisɛm so ma no mmuae, anyɛ saa a ɛbɛyɛ no sɛ onim nyansa.BSBBSB: Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.
6. 6AKWSɛ wode nkra bi soma ɔkwasea a, ɛte sɛ wutwitwa wʼankasa wʼanan anaasɛ wonom awuduru.BSBBSB: Like cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.
7. 7AKWApakye nan a awu na ɛsensɛn hɔ no, yɛ mmebusɛm a ɛda ɔkwasea ano.BSBBSB: Like lame legs hanging limp is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
8. 8AKWƆbo a wɔakyekyere afam ahwimmo so te sɛ anuonyam a wɔde ama ɔkwasea.BSBBSB: Like binding a stone into a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.
9. 9AKWNsɔe dua a ɔkɔwensani kita no te sɛ mmebusɛm a ɛda ɔkwasea ano.BSBBSB: Like a thorn that goes into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
10. 10AKWNea ɔbɔ ɔkwasea anaa obi hunu paa no te sɛ agyantowni a opira nnipa kwa.BSBBSB: Like an archer who wounds at random is he who hires a fool or passerby.
11. 11AKWSɛnea ɔkraman san kɔ ne fe ho no, saa ara na ɔkwasea ti nʼagyimisɛm mu.BSBBSB: As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
12. 12AKWWuhu obi a ɔyɛ onyansafo wɔ nʼankasa ani so ana? Anidaso pii wɔ ɔkwasea mu sen no.BSBBSB: Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
13. 13AKWƆkwadwofo ka se, “Gyata wɔ ɔkwan no mu, gyatakeka nenam mmɔnten no so!”BSBBSB: The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!”
14. 14AKWSɛnea ɔpon di akɔneaba wɔ ne mpontare so no, saa ara na ɔkwadwofo twa ne ho wɔ ne mpa so.BSBBSB: As a door turns on its hinges, so the slacker turns on his bed.
15. 15AKWƆkwadwofo de ne nsa si aduan mu, na ɛyɛ no anihaw sɛ obeyi akɔ nʼano.BSBBSB: The slacker buries his hand in the dish; it wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.
16. 16AKWƆkwadwofo yɛ onyansafo wɔ ɔno ankasa ani so sen nnipa baason a wodwen asɛm ho na wɔabua.BSBBSB: The slacker is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.
17. 17AKWObi a oso ɔkraman aso twe no no te sɛ obi a ɔretwa mu na ɔde ne ho kɔfra ntɔkwaw a ɛmfa ne ho mu.BSBBSB: Like one who grabs a dog by the ears is a passerby who meddles in a quarrel not his own.
18. 18AKWƆbɔdamfo a ɔtotow atuo anaa agyanwerɛmfo noBSBBSB: Like a madman shooting firebrands and deadly arrows,
19. 19AKWte sɛ obi a, ɔdaadaa ne yɔnko na ɔka se, “Na mede redi agoru!”BSBBSB: so is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “I was only joking!”
20. 20AKWNnyansin hi a ogya dum; nseku nni hɔ a ntɔkwaw to twa.BSBBSB: Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, a conflict ceases.
21. 21AKWSɛnea gyabiriw dan nnyansramma na nnyina dan ogya no, saa ara na ɔtɔkwapɛfo hyɛ ntɔkwaw mu takramugya.BSBBSB: Like charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
22. 22AKWOsekuni ano asɛm te sɛ aduan a ɛyɛ dɛ; ɛhyɛnhyɛn onipa akwaa mu nyinaa.BSBBSB: The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.
23. 23AKWSɛnea ama kata asankagow ho no saa ara na tɛkrɛmadɛ kata amumɔyɛ koma so.BSBBSB: Like glaze covering an earthen vessel are burning lips and a wicked heart.
24. 24AKWOnipa bɔne kasa te sɛ nea oye, nanso nnaadaa ahyɛ ne koma ma.BSBBSB: A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart.
25. 25AKWƐwɔ mu sɛ ne kasa yɛ dɛ de, nanso nnye no nni, efisɛ abususɛm ason ahyɛ ne koma ma.BSBBSB: When he speaks graciously, do not believe him, for seven abominations fill his heart.
26. 26AKWEbia nnaadaa bɛkata nʼadwemmɔne so, nanso nʼamumɔyɛsɛm bɛda adi wɔ bagua mu.BSBBSB: Though his hatred is concealed by deception, his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
27. 27AKWSɛ onipa tu amoa a, ɔbɛtɔ mu; sɛ onipa pirew ɔbo a, ɛbɛsan aba no so.BSBBSB: He who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.
28. 28AKWAtoro tɛkrɛma kyi wɔn a ogu wɔn ho fi, na adɛfɛdɛfɛ ano de ɔsɛe ba.BSBBSB: A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.

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