Soakas 24
1 Nimet sok sin mwet koluk, ac nimet oru kom in kawuk selos.
Seek not to be like evil men, neither desire to be with them:
2 Pacl nukewa elos pwapa sulal, ac sramsram lalos mwe na purakak lokoalok.
Because their mind studieth robberies, and their lips speak deceits.
3 Lohm uh musaiyuk fin pwelung lun lalmwetmet ac etauk.
By wisdom the house shall be built, and by prudence it shall be strengthened.
4 Acn ma oasr etauk we, infukil uh yunla ke ma saok ac oaskulana.
By instruction the storerooms shall be filled with all precious and most beautiful wealth.
5 Wo in lalmwetmet liki na in ku; aok, yohk sripa in etauk liki in fokoko.
A wise man is strong: and a knowing man, stout and valiant.
6 Kom 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.
Because war is managed by due ordering: and there shall be safety where there are many counsels.
7 Kas 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.
Wisdom is too high for a fool, in the gate he shall not open his mouth.
8 Kom fin orek pwapa koluk pacl nukewa, ac fah eteyuk kom lah kom sie mwet orek lokoalok.
He that deviseth to do evils, shall be called a fool.
9 Ma nukewa sie mwet lalfon ac nunkauk in oru uh ac ma na koluk. Mwet uh srunga mwet se ma kwacna aklusrongtenye mwet.
The thought of a fool is sin: and the detracter is the abomination of men.
10 Kom fin munasla ke pacl kom sun ma upa, kalmac pa ku lom uh srikla.
If thou lose hope being weary in the day of distress, thy strength shall be diminished.
11 Nimet alolo in molela sie mwet su akola in anwuki ke sripen nununku sesuwos.
Deliver them that are led to death: and those that are drawn to death forbear not to deliver.
12 Sahp 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.
If thou say: I have not strength enough: he that seeth into the heart, he understandeth, and nothing deceiveth the keeper of thy soul, and he shall render to a man according to his works.
13 Tulik nutik, kom in mongo honey, mweyen arulana wo. Oana ke honey emwem in oalum,
Fat honey, my son, because it is good, and the honeycomb most sweet to thy throat:
14 ouinge lalmwetmet uh wo nu ke ngunum. Kom fin eis lalmwetmet, na moul lom in pacl fahsru ac fah wo.
So also is the doctrine of wisdom to thy soul: which when thou hast found, thou shalt have hope in the end, and thy hope shall not perish.
15 Nimet oana sie mwet koluk su pwapa sulal in pisrala ma lun sie mwet suwohs, ku in eisla lohm sel.
Lie not in wait, nor seek after wickedness in the house of the just, nor spoil his rest.
16 Finne pus pacl sie mwet suwohs el ikori, el ac sifil tuyak, a mwe ongoiya uh kunausla mwet koluk.
For a just mall shall fall seven times and shall rise again: but the wicked shall fall down into evil.
17 Nimet engan ke pacl mwet lokoalok lom sun ongoiya uh, ac nimet enganak ke pacl el tukulkul.
When thy enemy shall fall, be not glad, and in his ruin let not thy heart rejoice:
18 LEUM GOD El ac etu lah kom engankin, ac El ac tia lungse; fin ouinge, sahp El ac tia sang kai nu sel.
Lest the Lord see, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
19 Nimet lela mwet koluk in akfosrngaye kom; ac nimet sok selos,
Contend not with the wicked, nor seek to be like the ungodly:
20 mweyen wangin finsrak lun sie mwet koluk nu ke pacl fahsru. Wangin ma el akwot nu kac.
For evil men have no hope of things to come, and the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
21 Tulik nutik, kom in akfulatye LEUM GOD ac sunakin tokosra. Nimet asruoki nu sin mwet su lainulos.
My son, fear the Lord and the king: and have nothing to do with detracters.
22 Mwet ouinge uh ac sa na in kunausyukla. Ya kom akilen luman ongoiya ma ku in tuku sin God me ac sin tokosra me?
For their destruction shall rise suddenly: and who knoweth the ruin of both?
23 Mwet lalmwetmet uh oayapa fahk ma inge: Tia wo sie mwet nununku in wiwimwet.
These things also to the wise: It is not good to have respect to persons in judgment.
24 El fin sang mwata nu fin mwet se ma suwohs, mwet nukewa ac srungal ac selngawel.
They that say to the wicked man: Thou art just: shall be cursed by the people, and the tribes shall abhor them.
25 A kutena mwet nununku su kai mwet oasr mwata, elos fah kapkapak ac mwet uh ac kaksakunulos.
They that rebuke him, shall be praised: and a blessing shall come upon them.
26 El su kawuk na pwaye lom el ac topuk kom ke kas pwaye.
He shall kiss the lips, who answereth right words.
27 Akola ima lom ac yukwiya ma kom ac moul kac, na kom fah musai lohm sum ac sou lom.
Prepare thy work without, and diligently till thy ground: that afterward thou mayst build thy house.
28 Nimet orek loh lain sie mwet fin wangin mwatal. Nimet fahk kutena ma sutuu kacl.
Be not witness without cause against thy neighbour: and deceive not any man with thy lips.
29 Nimet fahk mu, “Nga ac oru nu sel in oana ke el tuh oru nu sik! Nga ac folokunang pacna ma el oru nu sik!”
Say not: I will do to him as he hath done to me: I will render to every one according to his work.
30 Nga fahsr sasla ke ima in grape lun sie mwet alsrangesr ac lalfon.
I passed by the field of the slothful man, and by the vineyard of the foolish man:
31 Kupoi ke kokul ac mah kap wel, ac pot ma kuhlasak uh mokukla.
And behold it was all filled with nettles, and thorns had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall was broken down.
32 Nga liye ma inge ac nunku kac, na pa inge mwe luti nga eis kac:
Which when I had seen, I laid it up in my heart, and by the example I received instruction.
33 Farpoeni ac mongla kutu srisrik, eis pacl in motul lom,
Thou wilt sleep a little, said I, thou wilt slumber a little, thou wilt fold thy hands a little to rest:
34 tusruktu ke kom srakna motul, sukasrup ac fah tuku nu fom oana sie mwet pisrapasr su us mwe anwuk inpaol.
And poverty shall come to thee as a runner, and beggary as an armed man.
