¹Mpaniratsira ny divay, ary mpitabataba ny toaka, Koa izay miraikiraiky azon'izany dia tsy hendry.

¹Wine [is] a scorner — strong drink [is] noisy, And any going astray in it is not wise.

²Ny fampitahoran'ny mpanjaka dia toy ny fieron'ny liona tanora; Izay mampahatezitra azy dia mankahà-doza hihatra amin'ny ainy,

²The fear of a king [is] a growl as of a young lion, He who is causing him to be wroth is wronging his soul.

³Voninahitry ny olona ny hanalavitra ny ady; Fa ny adala rehetra kosa misafoaka.

³An honour to a man is cessation from strife, And every fool intermeddleth.

⁴Ny malaina tsy mety miasa amin'ny ririnina, Ka dia hangataka izy raha fararano, fa tsy hahazo.[Na: noho ny ririnina; na: noho ny haben'ny vokatra]

⁴Because of winter the slothful plougheth not, He asketh in harvest, and there is nothing.

⁵Rano lalina ny hevitra ao am-pon'ny olona; Fa izay manan-tsaina dia mahay manovo azy ihany,

⁵Counsel in the heart of a man [is] deep water, And a man of understanding draweth it up.

⁶Maro ny olona samy midera ny soa ataon'ny tenany avy; Fa izay olo-mahatoky, iza moa no mahita azy?

⁶A multitude of men proclaim each his kindness, And a man of stedfastness who doth find?

⁷Izay olona marina mandeha amin'ny fahitsiany Sambatra ny zanany mandimby azy.

⁷The righteous is walking habitually in his integrity, O the happiness of his sons after him!

⁸Mipetraka eo amin'ny seza fitsarana ny mpanjaka, Ka mikororoka manaisotra ny ratsy rehetra ny masony.

⁸A king sitting on a throne of judgment, Is scattering with his eyes all evil,

⁹Iza no mahazo manao hoe: Efa nahadio ny foko aho Ka madio tsy manana ota?

⁹Who saith, `I have purified my heart, I have been cleansed from my sin?`

¹⁰Ny vato mizana samy hafa sy ny vata famarana samy hafa Dia samy fahavetavetana eo imason'i Jehovah.

¹⁰A stone and a stone, an ephah and an ephah, Even both of them [are] an abomination to Jehovah.

¹¹Na dia ny zaza aza dia mampiseho amin'ny fanaony Na madio sy mahitsy ny fitondran-tenany.

¹¹Even by his actions a youth maketh himself known, Whether his work be pure or upright.

¹²Ny sofina mandre sy ny maso mahita Dia samy nataon'i Jehovah avokoa.

¹²A hearing ear, and a seeing eye, Jehovah hath made even both of them.

¹³Aza tia torimaso ianao, fandrao tonga malahelo; Ahirato ny masonao, dia ho voky hanina ianao.

¹³Love not sleep, lest thou become poor, Open thine eyes — be satisfied [with] bread.

¹⁴Ratsy! ratsy! hoy ny mpividy; Kanjo nony lasa izy, dia mandoka tena.

¹⁴`Bad, bad,` saith the buyer, And going his way then he boasteth himself.

¹⁵Ao ihany ny volamena sy ny voahangy betsaka; Fa ny molotra misy fahalalana no ravaka soa.[Na: perla]

¹⁵Substance, gold, and a multitude of rubies, Yea, a precious vessel, [are] lips of knowledge.

¹⁶Alao ny lambany, fa efa niantoka olon-kafa izy, Ary tano ho solon'ny vahiny niantohany.[Na: vahiny janga]

¹⁶Take his garment when a stranger hath been surety, And for strangers pledge it.

¹⁷Mamin'ny olona ny hanina azo amin'ny fitaka; Kanjo ho feno fasika ny vavany any am-parany.

¹⁷Sweet to a man [is] the bread of falsehood, And afterwards is his mouth filled [with] gravel.

¹⁸Ny hevitra rehetra dia aorin'ny fisainana, Ary ny fahaizana mandamina tsara no entonao miady.

¹⁸Purposes by counsel thou dost establish, And with plans make thou war.

¹⁹Izay mandehandeha manaratsy dia manambara ny hevitra afenina, Koa aza miraharaha amin'izay mibedibedy foana.

¹⁹A revealer of secret counsels is the busybody, And for a deceiver [with] his lips make not thyself surety.

²⁰Izay manozona ny rainy na ny reniny, Dia ho faty ao amin'ny alim-pito ny jirony.

²⁰Whoso is vilifying his father and his mother, Extinguished is his lamp in blackness of darkness.

²¹Ny harena malaky azo foana eo am-boalohany Dia tsy hotahina any am-parany.[Na: mahamahimahina]

²¹An inheritance gotten wrongly at first, Even its latter end is not blessed.

²²Aza manao hoe: Hamaly ny ratsy nataony aho; Fa andraso Jehovah, fa Izy no hamonjy anao.

²²Do not say, `I recompense evil,` Wait for Jehovah, and He delivereth thee.

²³Fahavetavetana eo imason'i Jehovah ny vato samy hafa, Ary ny mizana mandainga dia tsy tsara.

²³An abomination to Jehovah [are] a stone and a stone, And balances of deceit [are] not good.

²⁴Avy amin'i Jehovah ny dian'ny olona, Ary hataon'izay olombelona ahoana no hahafantatra ny lalany?

²⁴From Jehovah [are] the steps of a man, And man — how understandeth he his way?

²⁵Fandrika amin'ny olona ny malaky manao hoe: Zavatra masina ity; Ka nony vita ny voady, vao mamototra.

²⁵A snare to a man [is] he hath swallowed a holy thing, And after vows to make inquiry.

²⁶Ny mpanjaka hendry mikororoka manaisotra ny ratsy fanahy Sady mitarika ny kodia fivelezana eo amboniny.

²⁶A wise king is scattering the wicked, And turneth back on them the wheel.

²⁷Jiron'i Jehovah ny fanahin'ny olona, Itsilovana ny efitrefitra rehetra ao am-po.

²⁷The breath of man [is] a lamp of Jehovah, Searching all the inner parts of the heart.

²⁸Famindram-po sy fahamarinana no miaro ny mpanjaka, Ary ampitoeriny amin'ny famindram-po ny seza fiandrianany.

²⁸Kindness and truth keep a king, And he hath supported by kindness his throne.

²⁹Voninahitry ny zatovo ny fahatanjahany, Ary ravaky ny anti-panahy ny volo fotsy.Ny fampangirifiriana dia mahafaka ny faharatsiana, Ary ny kapoka mahadio ny efitrefitra ao an-kibo.[Heb. ratra avy amin'ny kapoaka]

²⁹The beauty of young men is their strength, And the honour of old men is grey hairs.

³⁰Ny fampangirifiriana dia mahafaka ny faharatsiana, Ary ny kapoka mahadio ny efitrefitra ao an-kibo.[Heb. ratra avy amin'ny kapoaka]

³⁰The bandages of a wound thou removest with the evil, Also the plagues of the inner parts of the heart!