‏ Proverbs 20

1Wain nye fewuɖula eye aha muame nye avuwɔla,
ame si wokplɔ trae la menya nu o.

2Fia ƒe dziku doa vɔvɔ̃ abe dzata ƒe gbetete ene
ame si do dziku nɛ la bua eƒe agbe.

3Bubu wònye na ŋutsu ne eƒo asa na dzre
gake bometsila ɖe sia ɖe wɔa dzre kabakaba.

4Kuviatɔ meŋlɔa agble le agbledeɣi o,
eya ta edia nu le nuŋeɣi doa kpoe.

5Ŋutsu ƒe tameɖoɖowo nye tɔ goglo,
gake ame si si nugɔmesese su la akui wòavɔ.

6Ŋutsu geɖewo gblɔna be lɔlɔ̃ matrɔ le yewo si
gake ame ka ate ŋu akpɔ ŋutsu nuteƒewɔla?

7Ame dzɔdzɔe nɔa agbe si ŋu kpɔtsɔtsɔ mele o;
yayra anɔ viawo dzi emegbe gɔ̃ hã.

8Ne fia nɔ anyi ɖe eƒe fiazikpui dzi be yeadrɔ̃ ʋɔnu la,
eɖe vɔ̃wo katã ɖa kple eƒe ŋkuwo.

9Ame ka ate ŋu agblɔ bena,
“Mewɔ nye dzi dzadzɛe,
ŋutinye kɔ eye vɔ̃ mele ŋutinye o?”

10Yehowa lé fu nudakpe vovovo eve
kple nudzidzenu vovovo eve siaa.

11Wonyaa ɖevi gɔ̃ hã to eƒe nuwɔna me,
ne ele agbe dzadzɛ eye eƒe nuwɔnawo le eteƒe.

12Yehowa wɔ to si sea nu
kple ŋku si kpɔa nu la siaa.

13Mègalɔ̃ alɔ̃ tsu dɔdɔ o, ne menye nenema o la,
àva zu hiãtɔ, nɔ ŋu ekema àɖu nu wòasusɔ.

14Nuƒlela gblɔna be,
“Menyo o, menyo o,”
emegbe la, eyina ɖanɔa adegbe ƒom be yeƒle nu ɖiɖi.

15Sika li, adzagba hã li fũu
gake nuyi siwo gblɔa nunyanya la, kpe xɔasi veviwo wonye.

16Xɔ avɔ le ame si da megbe na amedzro la si,
tsɔe ɖo awɔbae ne eda megbe na nyɔnu gbolowɔla.

17Nuɖuɖu si wokpɔ to amefuflu me la vivina na ŋutsu,
gake le nuwuwu la, eƒe nu me yɔna kple kpekui sɔŋ.

18Wɔ ɖoɖo to aɖaŋuxɔxɔ me,
ne èle aʋa wɔm la, bia mɔfiame.

19Amenyagblɔla ʋua go nya ɣaɣla
eya ta ƒo asa na ŋutsu nukpoloeƒola.

20Ne ŋutsu do ɖiŋu na fofoa alo dadaa la,
woatsi eƒe akaɖi ne ele viviti tsiɖitsiɖi me.

21Domenyinu si wokpɔ to mɔ kpui dzi le gɔmedzedzea me la,
yayra manɔ edzi le nuwuwua o.

22Mègagblɔ be,
“Maɖo vɔ̃ si nèwɔ ɖe ŋunye la teƒe na wò” o!
Kpɔ Yehowa ƒe asinu ekema aɖe wò.

23Yehowa lé fu nudakpe ƒomevi vovovowo
eye nudanu amebatɔ hã menyoa Yehowa ŋu o.

24Yehowa fiaa afɔɖeɖe ame,
ke aleke ame aɖe awɔ ase eya ŋutɔ ƒe mɔwo gɔme?

25Mɔ wònye na ame ne ekɔ nane ŋu tamemabumabutɔe
eye emegbe hafi wòva bu adzɔgbe si wòɖe la ŋuti.

26Fia nyanu gbɔa ame vɔ̃ɖiwo
eye wòzɔa wo dzi kple luƒotasiaɖam.

27Yehowa ƒe akaɖi kpɔa ame ƒe gbɔgbɔ me
eye wòdzroa eƒe ememe ke kpɔ.

28Lɔlɔ̃ kple nuteƒewɔwɔ nana fia nɔa dedinɔnɔ me
eye to lɔlɔ̃ me eƒe fiazikpui lia ke.

29Ɖekakpuiwo ƒe ŋusẽe nye woƒe ŋutikɔkɔe
eye ta ƒowɔ nye ame tsitsiwo ƒe atsyɔ̃.

30Kɔ kple abixɔxɔ ɖea vɔ̃ ɖa
eye ƒoƒo klɔa ame ƒe ememe ke.