Oniwaasu 10
Bíbélì Mímọ́ Yorùbá Òde Òn
10 Gẹ́gẹ́ bí òkú eṣinṣin tí ń fún òróró ìkunra ní òórùn búburú,
bẹ́ẹ̀ náà ni òmùgọ̀ díẹ̀ ṣe ń bo ọgbọ́n àti ọlá mọ́lẹ̀.
2 Ọkàn ọlọ́gbọ́n a máa ṣí sí ohun tí ó tọ̀nà,
ṣùgbọ́n ọkàn òmùgọ̀ sí ohun tí kò dára.
3 Kódà bí ó ti ṣe ń rìn láàrín ọ̀nà,
òmùgọ̀ kò ní ọgbọ́n
a sì máa fihan gbogbo ènìyàn bí ó ti gọ̀ tó.
4 Bí ìbínú alákòóso bá dìde lòdì sí ọ,
ma ṣe fi ààyè rẹ sílẹ̀;
ìdákẹ́ jẹ́ẹ́jẹ́ le è tú àṣìṣe ńlá.
5 Ohun ibi kan wà tí mo ti rí lábẹ́ oòrùn,
irú àṣìṣe tí ó dìde láti ọ̀dọ̀ alákòóso.
6 A gbé aṣiwèrè sí ọ̀pọ̀ ipò tí ó ga jùlọ,
nígbà tí ọlọ́rọ̀ gba àwọn ààyè tí ó kéré jùlọ.
7 Mo ti rí ẹrú lórí ẹṣin,
nígbà tí ọmọ-aládé ń fi ẹsẹ̀ rìn bí ẹrú.
8 Ẹnikẹ́ni tí ó bá gbẹ́ kòtò, ó le è ṣubú sínú rẹ̀;
ẹnikẹ́ni tí ó bá la inú ògiri, ejò le è ṣán an.
9 Ẹnikẹ́ni tí ó bá gbe òkúta le è ní ìpalára láti ipasẹ̀ wọn;
ẹnikẹ́ni tí ó bá la ìtì igi le è ní ìpalára láti ipasẹ̀ wọn.
10 Bí àáké bá kú
tí ẹ̀gbẹ́ rẹ̀ kò sì sí ní pípọ́n;
yóò nílò agbára púpọ̀
ṣùgbọ́n ọgbọ́n orí ni yóò mú àṣeyọrí wá.
11 Bí ejò bá ṣán ni kí a tó lo oògùn rẹ̀,
kò sí èrè kankan fún olóògùn rẹ̀.
12 Ọ̀rọ̀ tí ó wá láti ẹnu ọlọ́gbọ́n a máa ní oore-ọ̀fẹ́
ṣùgbọ́n ètè òmùgọ̀ fúnrarẹ̀ ni yóò parun.
13 Ìbẹ̀rẹ̀ ọ̀rọ̀ rẹ̀ jẹ́ òmùgọ̀;
ìparí rẹ̀ sì jẹ́ ìsínwín búburú.
14 Wèrè a sì máa ṣàfikún ọ̀rọ̀.
Kò sí ẹni tí ó mọ ohun tí ó ń bọ̀
ta ni ó le è sọ fún un ohun tí yóò ṣẹlẹ̀ lẹ́yìn rẹ̀?
15 Iṣẹ́ aṣiwèrè a máa dá a lágara
kò sì mọ ojú ọ̀nà sí ìlú.
16 Ègbé ni fún ọ, ìwọ ilẹ̀ tí ọba ń ṣe ìránṣẹ́ rẹ̀
àti tí àwọn ọmọ-aládé ń ṣe àsè ní òwúrọ̀.
17 Ìbùkún ni fún ọ, ìwọ ilẹ̀ èyí tí ọba rẹ̀ jẹ́
ọmọ ọlọ́lá, àti tí àwọn ọmọ-aládé ń jẹun ní àsìkò tí ó yẹ,
fún ìlera, tí kì í ṣe fún ìmutípara.
18 Bí ènìyàn bá ń lọ́ra, àjà ilé a máa jì
bí ọwọ́ rẹ̀ bá ń ṣe ọ̀lẹ, ilé a máa jó.
19 Ẹ̀rín rínrín ni a ṣe àsè fún,
wáìnì a máa mú ayé dùn,
ṣùgbọ́n owó ni ìdáhùn sí ohun gbogbo.
20 Ma ṣe bú ọba, kódà nínú èrò rẹ,
tàbí kí o ṣépè fún ọlọ́rọ̀ ní ibi ibùsùn rẹ,
nítorí pé ẹyẹ ojú ọ̀run le è gbé ọ̀rọ̀ rẹ
ẹyẹ tí ó sì ní ìyẹ́ apá le è fi ẹjọ́ ohun tí o sọ sùn.
Ecclesiastes 10
New King James Version
Wisdom and Folly
10 Dead[a] flies [b]putrefy the perfumer’s ointment,
And cause it to give off a foul odor;
So does a little folly to one respected for wisdom and honor.
2 A wise man’s heart is at his right hand,
But a fool’s heart at his left.
3 Even when a fool walks along the way,
He lacks wisdom,
(A)And he shows everyone that he is a fool.
4 If the spirit of the ruler rises against you,
(B)Do not leave your post;
For (C)conciliation[c] pacifies great offenses.
5 There is an evil I have seen under the sun,
As an error proceeding from the ruler:
6 (D)Folly is set in [d]great dignity,
While the rich sit in a lowly place.
7 I have seen servants (E)on horses,
While princes walk on the ground like servants.
8 (F)He who digs a pit will fall into it,
And whoever breaks through a wall will be bitten by a serpent.
9 He who quarries stones may be hurt by them,
And he who splits wood may be endangered by it.
10 If the ax is dull,
And one does not sharpen the edge,
Then he must use more strength;
But wisdom [e]brings success.
11 A serpent may bite (G)when it is not charmed;
The [f]babbler is no different.
12 (H)The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious,
But (I)the lips of a fool shall swallow him up;
13 The words of his mouth begin with foolishness,
And the end of his talk is raving madness.
14 (J)A fool also multiplies words.
No man knows what is to be;
Who can tell him (K)what will be after him?
15 The labor of fools wearies them,
For they do not even know how to go to the city!
16 (L)Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child,
And your princes feast in the morning!
17 Blessed are you, O land, when your king is the son of nobles,
And your (M)princes feast at the proper time—
For strength and not for drunkenness!
18 Because of laziness the [g]building decays,
And (N)through idleness of hands the house leaks.
19 A feast is made for laughter,
And (O)wine makes merry;
But money answers everything.
20 (P)Do not curse the king, even in your thought;
Do not curse the rich, even in your bedroom;
For a bird of the air may carry your voice,
And a bird in flight may tell the matter.
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 10:1 Lit. Flies of death
- Ecclesiastes 10:1 Tg., Vg. omit putrefy
- Ecclesiastes 10:4 Lit. healing, health
- Ecclesiastes 10:6 exalted positions
- Ecclesiastes 10:10 Lit. is a successful advantage
- Ecclesiastes 10:11 Lit. master of the tongue
- Ecclesiastes 10:18 Lit. rafters sink
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