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1 Ondro mirite ŋgaonyane mano 'desi aza be oko, nya'do taotibe ŋgase mikandra 'do tana ro. 2 Ondro ka'do nya'dote orivoya lä'bi'ba yi ŋgaonya ta, nyirita andivo miro. 3 Nya'do ko yagäru be ŋgaonya ndeṛiekye ndaro ta; tana kode azaya ŋgaonya 'do 'diodo ro.
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4 Nyezaru ko rriti si a'doza ŋgadriamba be; nya'do tavouni be mi ritazana. 5 Ŋgadriamba miro layana 'da osona kufui da ndriŋwa ago oŋgana 'da vokuru ya oso ägyiribi ronye.
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6 Minya ŋgaonya mano se kabe ŋgaozo yadrisi 'do ro ko; nya'do ko yagäru be ŋgaonya ndeṛiekye ndaro ta. 7 Nda ka ata ekye: “Nyikyi minya ago mimvu ŋga aza ya,” caoko ya ndaro orivoya gyorogyoro ro. Nda ka 'do toto andivo ndaro ka'dana ayani. 8 Tana mi'dwena ŋgase minyabe 'do ndi vuru, 'dooko räṛu se cini abe mi räṛu 'do okyena ndi.
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9 Nyata ko tavousu kado si tauniako'ba ri; tana nda unina ko tazevo ata miro ro unine.
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10 Miswe kishwe se asibe ukuro 'do ko ago miru wari kyemvoi ro ko. 11 Tana OPI ni gaga'ba mbaraekye ànyaro owo, ago nda opena vure ànyaro lakole mibe ya 'do ndi.
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12 Miyi tase ŋgaemba ro 'do ago miga bi ta tavouni roya.
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13 Nyeleye koni ŋgwa lotovoya; co'da unina ko nda ufune. 14 Ondro kado mi'bi nda te co'da si, mipana adri ndaro ndi.
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15 Ŋgwa maro, ondro ka'do nya'dote tavouni'ba ro, ma'dona ndi riyä ro. 16 Ma'dona ndi driuŋgyi be ondro ka'do nyate taŋgye ata ayani owo.
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17 Mi'ba mawi ko takozi'bai lomvo; oko ori miro ya nya'do taoro be OPI ri ayani. 18 Tana 'dooko endaro takado a'dona ndi miri, ago mio'ba miro a'dona ndi ŋgye.
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19 Nyeri dri, ŋgwa maro, nya'do tavouni be ago nyusu ta tase ŋgye ro. 20 Nyodro'beru ko lidri se kabe vino umvu ndra kode kabe iyi tisi ŋgaonya si iyi be. 21 'Dise kabe iyi tufu wa si ago kabe iyi tisi ŋgaonya si iyi a'donayi 'da lemeri'bai ro, ago ondro ànya kate toto u'du ayani, ànya osona te boŋgo nyakaca ayani.
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22 Nyeri ta täpi miro se kuti mi ni ono ro; ago mi'da endre miro ko ondro nda kodete pari owo.
23 Migye taŋgye, ago migo migye ko tesi, migye tavouni, tauni ndi tavouni kado be.
24 Täpi mano se taŋgye'ba ro ro ka a'do riyä ro amba; ndase kabe ŋgwa se tauniekye uti a'dona ndi driuŋgyi be tana ro.
25 Mi'ba täpi miro ndi endre miro be ka'doyi driuŋgyi be ta miro ta; mi'ba endre miro ka'do riyä ro.
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26 Nyeri ta maro, ŋgwa maro, ago mi'ba ori maro ka'do taka'daro miri. 27 Toko se ronyiro orivoya 'bu odra royi ago toko se taoyena koziro orivoya abari yi. 28 Ànya kayi lidri kwote oso ŋgatopa'bai ronye ago kayi lidri amba o'ba a'done ta'diriako.
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29 A'di ni tusuro, rriti ro, kyila egye'baro, driovi'baro, lazabe teinye takaci ako ago se mi na te kari ro ya? 30 'Do ni ànya se kabe vino umvu ndra ago se kabe ŋgaumvu ṛatara dro'bedro'bero umvu ndra owo. 31 Mi'ba vino kodo mi ko ondro ka'do mi na koka ca 'diri, koŋga ca käfu kofo ya ago kogo kedre ca ti kigye owo. 32 Tana äduro oko go ka 'di osi oso ini ronye äṛiekye oso ini dokore ronye. 33 Ŋga to azaka landrena teni mile miro ya, ago minina kote tausune kadoro. 34 Nyusuna vo te lomvo miro ya osoago mi kitoriya gyibebelebe ro ya, ago osoago nya u'du driku'du'du toŋbo roya. 35 Nyatana 'da mikye: Ono ä'di ma u'di, ono a'bi ma o'bi, oko musu vona koni. Le gwo ko oŋgane märi kuru etaya? Ono le ogone azana umvune.
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1 When you sit down to eat with someone important, keep in mind who he is. 2 If you have a big appetite, restrain yourself. 3 Don't be greedy for the fine food he serves; he may be trying to trick you.
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4 Be wise enough not to wear yourself out trying to get rich. 5 Your money can be gone in a flash, as if it had grown wings and flown away like an eagle.
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6 Don't eat at the table of a stingy person or be greedy for the fine food he serves. 7 “Come on and have some more,” he says, but he doesn't mean it. What he thinks is what he really is. 8 You will vomit up what you have eaten, and all your flattery will be wasted.
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9 Don't try to talk sense to a fool; he can't appreciate it.
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10 Never move an old property line or take over land owned by orphans. 11 The Lord is their powerful defender, and he will argue their case against you.
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12 Pay attention to your teacher and learn all you can.
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13 Don't hesitate to discipline children. A good spanking won't kill them. 14 As a matter of fact, it may save their lives.
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15 My child, if you become wise, I will be very happy. 16 I will be proud when I hear you speaking words of wisdom.
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17 Don't be envious of sinful people; let reverence for the Lord be the concern of your life. 18 If it is, you have a bright future.
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19 Listen, my child, be wise and give serious thought to the way you live. 20 Don't associate with people who drink too much wine or stuff themselves with food. 21 Drunkards and gluttons will be reduced to poverty. If all you do is eat and sleep, you will soon be wearing rags.
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22 Listen to your father; without him you would not exist. When your mother is old, show her your appreciation.
23 Truth, wisdom, learning, and good sense—these are worth paying for, but too valuable for you to sell.
24 A righteous person's parents have good reason to be happy. You can take pride in a wise child.
25 Let your father and mother be proud of you; give your mother that happiness.
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26 Pay close attention, son, and let my life be your example. 27 Prostitutes and immoral women are a deadly trap. 28 They wait for you like robbers and cause many men to be unfaithful.
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29-30 Show me people who drink too much, who have to try out fancy drinks, and I will show you people who are miserable and sorry for themselves, always causing trouble and always complaining. Their eyes are bloodshot, and they have bruises that could have been avoided. 31 Don't let wine tempt you, even though it is rich red, and it sparkles in the cup, and it goes down smoothly. 32 The next morning you will feel as if you had been bitten by a poisonous snake. 33 Weird sights will appear before your eyes, and you will not be able to think or speak clearly. 34 You will feel as if you were out on the ocean, seasick, swinging high up in the rigging of a tossing ship. 35 “I must have been hit,” you will say; “I must have been beaten up, but I don't remember it. Why can't I wake up? I need another drink.”