Watch What You Say and Do
1 The Lord hates anyone
who cheats,
but he likes everyone
who is honest.
2 Too much pride
can put you to shame.
It's wiser to be humble.
3 If you do the right thing,
honesty will be your guide.
But if you are crooked,
you will be trapped
by your own dishonesty.
4 When God is angry,
money won't help you.
Obeying God is the only way
to be saved from death.
5 If you are truly good,
you will do right;
if you are wicked,
you will be destroyed
by your own sin.
6 Honesty can keep you safe,
but if you can't be trusted,
you trap yourself.
7 When the wicked die,
their hopes die with them.
8 Trouble goes right past
the Lord's people
and strikes the wicked.
9 Dishonest people use gossip
to destroy their neighbors;
good people are protected
by their own good sense.
10 When honest people prosper
and the wicked disappear,
the whole city celebrates.
11 Good people bring prosperity
to their city,
but deceitful liars
can destroy a city.
12 It's stupid to say bad things
about your neighbors.
If you are sensible,
you will keep quiet.
13 A gossip tells everything,
but a true friend
will keep a secret.
14 A city without wise leaders
will end up in ruin;
a city with many wise leaders
will be kept safe.
15 It's a dangerous thing
to guarantee payment
for someone's debts.
Don't do it!
16 A gracious woman
will be respected,
but a ruthless man
will only get rich.
17 Kindness is rewarded—
but if you are cruel,
you hurt yourself.
18 Meanness gets you nowhere,
but goodness is rewarded.
19 Always do the right thing,
and you will live;
keep on doing wrong,
and you will die.
20 The Lord hates sneaky people,
but he likes everyone
who lives right.
21 You can be sure of this:
All crooks will be punished,
but God's people won't.
22 A beautiful woman
who acts foolishly
is like a gold ring
on the snout of a pig.
23 Good people want what is best,
but troublemakers
hope to stir up trouble.
24 Sometimes you can become rich
by being generous
or poor by being greedy.
25 Generosity will be rewarded:
Give a cup of water,
and you will receive
a cup of water in return.
26 Charge too much for grain,
and you will be cursed;
sell it at a fair price,
and you will be praised.
27 Try hard to do right,
and you will win friends;
go looking for trouble,
and you will find it.
28 Trust in your wealth,
and you will be a failure,
but God's people will prosper
like healthy plants.
29 Fools who cause trouble
in the family
won't inherit a thing.
They will end up as slaves
of someone with good sense.
30 Live right, and you will eat
from the life-giving tree.
And if you act wisely,
others will follow.
31 If good people are rewarded
here on this earth,
all who are cruel and mean
will surely be punished.
1 ǀHôagaose ra sîsenūhe ǀnō-ūdas ge ǃKhūb mûǁae a ui-uisa, xawe ǂhanu ǃgomma ra ǁgau ǀnō-ūdas ge ǁîba ǃgâiaǂgaob ase ība.
2 ǀGapiǂâixasib ge taosiba ra ǃaroma; xawe ǃgamǃgamsens ge gā-aisiba ra ǃaroma.
3 ǃGâi khoe-i ge ǁî-i ǂhauǃnâsib xa ra ǂgaeǂguihe, xawe ǀhôagao khoe-i ge ǁî-i ǀhôagaosib xa ra hîkākāhe.
4 ǃKhūsib ge sa ǁkharab tsēs ai hui tsi tide, xawe ǂhanu-aisib ge ǁōba xu ra ore.
5 ǂNao-o khoe-i di ǂhanu-aisib ge daob â-e ra ǂhauǂhau, xawe eloxoresa-i di ǂkhabadīb ge ǁî-i ǁnāsa ra ǃaroma.
6 ǂHauǃnâ khoe-i ge ǁî-i ǂhanu-aisib xa ra orehe, xawe ǀhôagao khoe-i ge ǁî-i ǀhôagao turagu xa ra ǂhaohe.
7 Eloxoresa-i ga ǁō, os ge ǁî-i ǃâubasens tsîna ra ǁō. ǁÎ-i ǀgaib ai i ge ūhâ i ǂgomǃgâs tsîn ge ra kābē.
8 ǂHanu-ai-i ge ǂōǂōsiba xu ra sâuhe, ǂkhaba khoe-i ǂōǂōsib xa ra hāǂamhe hîa.
9 Eloxoresa-i ge ams â-i ǀkha ǁî-i ǀgūkhoe-e ra hîkākā, xawe gā-aisib ge ǂhanu-ai khoe-e ra sâu.
10 ǃĀs ge ǂhanu-ai khoen aiǃgûs ǃaroma ra dâ tsî eloxoresan ga ǁō, o ǃgari domgu ǀkha ra ǃgâiaǂgao.
11 ǂHanu-ai khoen ga ǁîn ǀkhaeba gowaǂui, os ge ǃāsa ǀgapise ra mâǂoa; xawes ge ǁîsa ǂkhabadī-aon di ams xa ra hîkākāhe.
12 ǁÎ-i ǀgūkhoe-e ga mîǁgaiǁgai khoe-i ge a ǁnâuǃāoǃnâ, xawe ǁnâuǃāxa khoe-i ge ra ǃnō.
13 ǂHôaǃhoa-aon ge nau khoen ǂganǃgâsa xūna ra ǂhaiǂhai, xawe ǂgomǂgomsa khoe-i ge naun di ǂganǃgâsa xūna ra sâu.
14 ǂGaeǂgui-i ga ǀkhai, os ge ǁaesa ra kāǁō, xawe ǂgui ǀapemā-aon ga hâpab ge ǃnorasasiba hâ.
15 ǃHaokhoe-e ra ǁamaǂui khoe-i ge ǃgomsiba ra hā-ū, xawe ǁnā-i hîa nēs ǃnâ ǃâ tama i, ge ǂhanuse ra dī.
16 ǃGâiǂūxa tarekhoes ge ǃgôasiba ra māhe, xawe xūǃgunuxa khoen ge ǂkhabadīb ǃnâ-u ra ǃkhū.
17 ǃGâi khoe-i ge aitsama ra ǃgâidīsen, xawe ǀkhomoǃnâ khoe-i ge aitsama ra tsūtsūbasen.
18 ǂKhaba khoe-i ge ǃoaǂui tama i hâ hōǂgāsa ra hōbasen, xawe ǂhanu-ai khoe-i ge ama hōǂgāsa ra hōbasen.
19 ǂHanu-aisib ǃnâ ra hâhân ge nî ûi, xawe ǂkhabab ǃnâ ra hâhân ge nî ǁō.
20 ǃKhūb ge ǂkhaba ǂâide ūhâ khoena a ǃhuisa, xawe ǂnao-o ûiba ūhân ge ǁîba ǃgâiaǂgaob ase iba.
21 Amase, ǂkhabadī-aon ge nî ǁkharahe, xawe ǂhanu-ain ge nî orehe.
22 ǁNâuǃāoǃnâ îsa khoes ge hāgū-i ǂguis ǃnâ hâ ǃhuniǀurirâis khami ī.
23 ǂHanu-ai khoe-i ǁkhoreb ge ǃgâib ǀguiba ǃkhōǂgā hâ; ǂkhaba khoe-i ǁkhoreb ge ǁkharab xa ǃâuhe hâ.
24 Māǂgaoxa khoe-i ge ra māǂui tsî aiǃâb ǁga ǀgui ra ǃkhū; xawe nau-i ge ǃnāsase a xūǃgunuxa tsî ǁnā-amaga ǀgâsib xa ra hāǂamhe.
25 Māǂgaoxa khoe-i ge nî ǀkhaehe, tsî ǁnā-i nau khoe-e ǁgam-e ra mā-i tsîn ge nî mā-oahe.
26 ǃHoroba ra sâubē-i ge khoen xa ra ǀâxarehe, xawen ge ǁîna ǃhoroba ra ǁamaxū-e ra ǀkhae.
27 ǁKhorexase ǃgâiba ra ôa khoe-i ge ǃgâiǃgâba ra ôa, xawe ǂkhababa ra ôa khoe-i ge ǁîba ra hō.
28 ǁÎ-i ǃkhūsib ai ga ǂgomǃgâ khoe-i ge nî ǁnā, xawe ǂhanu-ai khoe-i ge ǃam ǂnaren khami nî ǀomkhâi.
29 ǁÎ-i omaris ai ga ǃgomsiba hā-ū khoe-i ge xū-i xare-e ǀumi tide, tsî gâren ge gā-ai khoena nî ǃoaba.
30 ǂHanu-ai khoe-i ge ûib di hais khami ra ǂûtani, xawe ǂkhabadīb ge khoe-i ûiba ra ū.
31 ǂHanu-ai-i ga ǃhūbaib ai mādawa-amheo, mâtikō ǃnāsase i ǂkhabadī-ao-i tsî ǁore-ao-i tsîna nî dīdawa-amhe!
