Malasu 18
1 Dunu nowa da hina: hou gasa fiyale dawa: sea, ilia da eno dunuma hame dogolegesa. Amola hou amo da dunu huluane da moloidafa dawa: , ilia da amoma gagayei agoai ba: sa.
A man who wishes to separate from friends seeks excuses; but at all times he will be liable to reproach.
2 Gagaoui dunu da noga: le dawa: mu hihisa. E da hi dawa: su fawane noga: iyale dawa: le, eno dunuma olelesa.
A senseless man feels no need of wisdom, for he is rather led by folly.
3 Wadela: i hou ea dabe da gogosiasu. Di da dia noga: i hou fisisia, dunu eno ilia dia hou hihi ba: mu.
When an ungodly man comes into a depth of evils, he despises [them]; but dishonor and reproach come upon him.
4 Dunu ida: iwane gala amo ea sia: ganodini hahawane dawa: su ba: mu. Fedege sia: , amo da hano wayabo bagade ea lugudu amola hano nawa: li ida: iwane agoai gala.
A word in the heart of a man is a deep water, and a river and fountain of life spring forth.
5 Moloidafa hamosu dunu ilima fofada: nanu, se imunu da defea hame. Be wadela: i hamosu ilima fofada: nanu, se hame imunu, amo amolawane da defea hame.
[It is] not good to accept the person of the ungodly, nor [is it] holy to pervert justice in judgment.
6 Gagaoui dunu da sia: ga gegesu hemosea, e da enoga e fama: ne logo doasisa.
The lips of a fool bring [him] into troubles, and his bold mouth calls for death.
7 Gagaoui dunu da sia: sia: sea, e da hi gobele fawane wadela: sa. E da hina: sia: amoga fawane e da hina: saniga daha.
A fool's mouth is ruin to him, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
8 Baligiduli sia: su da hedaidafa. Osobo bagade dunu da amo da: gimusa: hanai gala.
Fear casts down the slothful; and the souls of the effeminate shall hunger.
9 Hihi dabuli dunu ea hou da liligi wadela: su dunu amo ea hou defele ba: sa.
A man who helps not himself by his labor is brother of him that ruins himself.
10 Hina Gode da gasa bagade diasu gado gagagula heda: i agoane ba: sa. Moloidafa dunu da amoga asili, gagili sali dagoi ba: sa.
The name of the Lord is of great strength; and the righteous running to it are exalted.
11 Be bagade gagui dunu da amo mae dawa: le, ilia muni gagui amo da ili gagili sali agoane dawa: sa. Ilia muni da gagoi gado gagagula heda: i, amo moilai bai bagade sisiga: sa, ilia gagui da agoaiwane gala, ilia dadawa: sa.
The wealth of a rich man is a strong city; and its glory casts a broad shadow.
12 Dunu eno da asaboi dunu ilima fawane nodosa. Be gasa fi dunu da hedolowane dafamu.
Before ruin a man's heart is exalted, and before honor it is humble.
13 Hidadea lalabolalu, fa: no fawane sia: ma. Dia amane hame hamosea, di da gagaoui agoane amola gadesu dunu agoai ba: mu.
Whoso answers a word before he hears [a cause], it is folly and reproach to him.
14 Di da esalumu hanai galea, dia oloi da uhimu. Be di da amane hame dawa: sea, dia dafawane hamoma: beyale dawa: lusu da asi dagoi ba: mu?
A wise servant calms a man's anger; but who can endure a faint-hearted man?
15 Bagade dawa: su dunu da dawa: su eno lamu bagade hanai amola eno dawa: ma: ne momagele esala.
The heart of the sensible [man] purchases discretion; and the ears of the wise seek understanding.
16 Di da mimogo dunu gousa: musa: dawa: bela: ? Defea! Hahawane dogolegele iasu ema ianu, e gousa: ma.
A man's gift enlarges him, and seats him among princes.
17 Dunu da bisili fofada: sea, ea sia: be amo nabasea, ea hou da moloidafa amo dunu ilia dawa: sa. Be gesu dunu da ema adole ba: sea, asigi dawa: su eno da doaga: sa.
A righteous man accuses himself at the beginning of his speech, but when he has entered upon the attack, the adversary is reproved.
18 Gasa bagade dunu aduna da fofada: su diasu ganodini fofada: sea, ela molole ba: sea, ele da ululuale hedele, afae da baligi dagoi ba: mu. Amasea, amo hou da hahamoi dagoi ba: mu.
A silent [man] quells strifes, and determines between great powers.
19 Dia na: iyado amo noga: le fidima. Amasea, e da moilai bai bagade gasa bagade gagoi amo defele, di gaga: mu. Be dia da ema sia: ga gegesea, e da logo ga: i dagoi defele, di higamu.
A brother helped by a brother is as a strong and high city; and is [as] strong as a [well]-founded palace.
20 Dunu ilia liligi sagai amo defele ha: i manu lasa. Amola ilia sia: amo defele hodo doaga: sa.
A man fills his belly with the fruits of his mouth; and he shall be satisfied with the fruits of his lips.
21 Di sia: be amo da esalusu logo amola bogosu logo hamosu gala. Dia sia: be amo da bogosu logo doasisa: besa: le, dawa: iwane sia: ma.
Life and death are in the power of the tongue; and they that rule it shall eat the fruits thereof.
22 Uda hogole ba: sea, liligi noga: i ba: mu. Hina Gode da dima asigiba: le, uda noga: iwane dima iaha.
He that has found a good wife has found favours, and has received gladness from God. [He that puts away a good wife, puts away a good thing, and he that keeps an adulteress is foolish and ungodly.]
23 Hame gagui dunu da asaboiwane adole ba: sa e fidima: ne, be bagade gagui dunu da gasa fiwane sia: sa.
24 Dunu mogili da dogolegei gilisi gala amo da hedolowane dafamu. Be dogolegei na: iyado afae ea mae fisili asigi hou da yolala eyala elea asigi hou baligisa.
