¹Proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel:

¹ Diarhebion Solomon fab Dafydd, brenin Israel �

²to know wisdom and instruction; to discern the words of understanding;

² i gael doethineb ac addysg, i ddeall geiriau deallus,

³to receive the instruction of wisdom, righteousness and judgment, and equity;

³ i dderbyn addysg fuddiol, cyfiawnder, barn, ac uniondeb,

⁴to give prudence to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.

⁴ i roi craffter i'r gwirion, a gwybodaeth a synnwyr i'r ifanc.

⁵He that is wise will hear, and will increase learning; and the intelligent will gain wise counsels:

⁵ Y mae'r doeth yn gwrando ac yn cynyddu mewn dysg, a'r deallus yn ennill medrusrwydd,

⁶to understand a proverb and an allegory, the words of the wise and their enigmas.

⁶ i ddeall dameg a'i dehongliad, dywediadau'r doeth a'u posau.

⁷The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge: fools despise wisdom and instruction.

⁷ Ofn yr ARGLWYDD yw dechrau gwybodaeth, ond y mae ffyliaid yn diystyru doethineb a disgyblaeth.

⁸Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother;

⁸ Fy mab, gwrando ar addysg dy dad, paid � gwrthod cyfarwyddyd dy fam;

⁹for they shall be a garland of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.

⁹ bydd yn dorch brydferth ar dy ben, ac yn gadwyn am dy wddf.

¹⁰My son, if sinners entice thee, consent not.

¹⁰ Fy mab, os hudir di gan bechaduriaid, paid � chytuno � hwy.

¹¹If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk secretly for the innocent without cause;

¹¹ Fe ddywedant, "Tyrd gyda ni, inni gynllwynio i dywallt gwaed, a llechu'n ddiachos yn erbyn y diniwed;

¹²let us swallow them up alive as Sheol, and whole, as those that go down into the pit;

¹² fel Sheol, llyncwn hwy'n fyw ac yn gyfan, fel rhai'n disgyn i'r pwll;

¹³we shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil:

¹³ fe gymerwn bob math ar gyfoeth, a llenwi ein tai ag ysbail;

¹⁴cast in thy lot among us; we will all have one purse:

¹⁴ bwrw dy goelbren gyda ni, a bydd un pwrs rhyngom i gyd."

¹⁵-- my son, walk not in the way with them, keep back thy foot from their path;

¹⁵ Fy mab, paid � mynd yr un ffordd � hwy; cadw dy droed oddi ar eu llwybr.

¹⁶for their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood.

¹⁶ Oherwydd y mae eu traed yn rhuthro at ddrwg, ac yn prysuro i dywallt gwaed.

¹⁷For in vain the net is spread in the sight of anything which hath wings.

¹⁷ Yn sicr, ofer yw gosod rhwyd yng ngolwg unrhyw aderyn hedegog.

¹⁸And these lay wait for their own blood; they lurk secretly for their own lives.

¹⁸ Am eu gwaed eu hunain y maent yn cynllwynio, ac yn llechu yn eu herbyn eu hunain.

¹⁹So are the paths of every one that is greedy of gain: it taketh away the life of its possessors.

¹⁹ Dyma dynged pob un awchus am elw; y mae'n cymryd einioes y sawl a'i piau.

²⁰Wisdom crieth without; she raiseth her voice in the broadways;

²⁰ Y mae doethineb yn galw'n uchel yn y stryd, yn codi ei llais yn y sgw�r,

²¹she calleth in the chief [place] of concourse, in the entry of the gates; in the city she uttereth her words:

²¹ yn gweiddi ar ben y muriau, yn traethu ei geiriau ym mynedfa pyrth y ddinas.

²²How long, simple ones, will ye love simpleness, and scorners take pleasure in their scorning, and the foolish hate knowledge?

²² Chwi'r rhai gwirion, pa hyd y bodlonwch ar fod yn wirion, ac yr ymhyfryda'r gwatwarwyr mewn gwatwar, ac y cas� ffyliaid wybodaeth?

²³Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour forth my spirit unto you, I will make known to you my words.

²³ Os newidiwch eich ffyrdd dan fy ngherydd, tywalltaf fy ysbryd arnoch, a gwneud i chwi ddeall fy ngeiriau.

²⁴Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no one regarded;

²⁴ Ond am i mi alw, a chwithau heb ymateb, ac imi estyn fy llaw, heb neb yn gwrando;

²⁵and ye have rejected all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:

²⁵ am i chwi ddiystyru fy holl gyngor, a gwrthod fy ngherydd �

²⁶I also will laugh in your calamity, I will mock when your fear cometh;

²⁶ am hynny, chwarddaf ar eich dinistr, a gwawdio pan ddaw dychryn arnoch,

²⁷when your fear cometh as sudden destruction, and your calamity cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish come upon you:

²⁷ pan ddaw dychryn arnoch fel corwynt, a dinistr yn taro fel storm, pan ddaw adfyd a gwasgfa arnoch.

²⁸-- then will they call upon me, but I will not answer; they will seek me early, and shall not find me.

²⁸ Yna galwant arnaf, ond nid atebaf; fe'm ceisiant yn ddyfal, ond heb fy nghael.

²⁹Because they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of Jehovah;

²⁹ Oherwydd iddynt gas�u gwybodaeth, a throi oddi wrth ofn yr ARGLWYDD,

³⁰they would none of my counsel, they despised all my reproof:

³⁰ a gwrthod fy nghyngor, ac anwybyddu fy holl gerydd,

³¹therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their way, and be filled with their own devices.

³¹ c�nt fwyta o ffrwyth eu ffyrdd, a syrffedu ar eu cynlluniau.

³²For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of the foolish shall cause them to perish.

³² Oherwydd bydd anufudd-dod y gwirion yn eu lladd, a difrawder y ffyliaid yn eu difa.

³³But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be at rest from fear of evil.

³³ Ond bydd yr un a wrendy arnaf yn byw'n ddiogel, yn dawel heb ofni drwg.