| 1. | vd; kfNd> vd; Qhdj;ijf; ftdpj;J> vd; Gj;jpf;F cd; nrtpiar; rha;@ |
| | [5:1] Dear friend, pay close attention to this, my wisdom; listen very closely to the way I see it. |
| 2. | mg;nghOJ eP tpNtfj;ijg; Ngzpf;nfhs;tha;> cd; cjLfs; mwpitf; fhj;Jf;nfhs;Sk;. |
| | [2] Then you'll acquire a taste for good sense; what I tell you will keep you out of trouble. |
| 3. | gu];jph;Papd; cjLfs; Njd;$LNghy; xOFk;@ mts; tha; vz;nzapYk; kpUJthapUf;Fk;. |
| | [3] The lips of a seductive woman are oh so sweet, her soft words are oh so smooth. |
| 4. | mts; nra;ifapd; KbNth vl;biag;Nghyf; frg;Gk;> ,UGwKq; fUf;Fs;s gl;lak;Nghy; $h;ikAkhapUf;Fk;. |
| | [4] But it won't be long before she's gravel in your mouth, a pain in your gut, a wound in your heart. |
| 5. | mts; fhybfs; kuzj;Jf;F ,wq;Fk;@ mts; eilfs; ghjhsj;ijg; gw;wpg;NghFk;. |
| | [5] She's dancing down the primrose path to Death; she's headed straight for Hell and taking you with her. |
| 6. | eP [Ptkhh;f;fj;ijr; rpe;jpj;Jf; nfhs;shjgbf;F> mtSila eilfs; khwpkhwp tpfhug;gLk;@ mitfis mwpaKbahJ. |
| | [6] She hasn't a clue about Real Life, about who she is or where she's going. |
| 7. | Mjyhy; gps;isfNs> ,g;nghOJ vdf;Fr; nrtpnfhLq;fs;@ vd; thapd; trdq;fis tpl;L ePq;fhjpUq;fs;. |
| | [7] So, my friend, listen closely; don't treat my words casually. |
| 8. | cd; topia mtSf;Fj; J}ug;gLj;J@ mtSila tPl;bd; thriyf; fpl;br; NruhNj. |
| | [8] Keep your distance from such a woman; absolutely stay out of her neighborhood. |
| 9. | Nrh;e;jhy; cd; Nkd;ikia me;epah;fSf;Fk;> cd; MArpd; fhyj;ijf; nfh^uUf;Fk; nfhLj;JtpLtha;. |
| | [9] You don't want to squander your wonderful life, to waste your precious life among the hardhearted. |
| 10. | me;epah; cd; nry;tj;jpdhy; jpUg;jpailthh;fs;;@ cd; gpuahrj;jpd; gyd; Gwj;jpahUila tPl;by; NrUk;. |
| | [10] Why should you allow strangers to take advantage of you? Why be exploited by those who care nothing for you? |
| 11. | KbtpNy cd; khk;rKk; cd; rhPuKk; cUtopAk;NghJ eP Jf;fpj;J: |
| | [11] You don't want to end your life full of regrets, nothing but sin and bones, |
| 12. | INah> Nghjfj;ij ehd; ntWj;NjNd> fbe;Jnfhs;Sjiy vd; kdk; myl;rpak;gz;zpdNj! |
| | [12] Saying, "Oh, why didn't I do what they told me? Why did I reject a disciplined life? |
| 13. | vd; Nghjfhpd; nrhy;iy ehd; NfshkYk;> vdf;F cgNjrk;gz;zpdth;fSf;F vd; nrtpiar; rhahkYk; NghNdNd! |
| | [13] Why didn't I listen to my mentors, or take my teachers seriously? |
| 14. | rigf;Fs;Sk; rq;fj;Jf;Fs;Sk; nfhQ;rq;Fiwa vy;yhj; jPikf;FKs;shNdNd! vd;W KiwapLtha;. |
| | [14] My life is ruined! I haven't one blessed thing to show for my life!" |
| 15. | cd; fpzw;wpYs;s jz;zPiuAk;> cd; Jutpy; CWfpw [yj;ijAk; ghdk;gz;Z. |
| | [15] Do you know the saying, "Drink from your own rain barrel, draw water from your own spring-fed well"? |
| 16. | cd; Cw;Wfs; ntspapYk; cd; tha;f;fhy;fs; tPjpfspYk; gha;tjhf. |
| | [16] It's true. Otherwise, you may one day come home and find your barrel empty and your well polluted. |
| 17. | mitfs; me;epaUf;Fk; chpaitfshapuhky;> cdf;Nf chpaitfshapUg;gjhf. |
| | [17] Your spring water is for you and you only, not to be passed around among strangers. |
| 18. | cd; Cw;Wf;fz; MrPh;tjpf;fg;gLtjhf@ cd; ,stajpd; kidtpNahNl kfpo;e;jpU. |
| | [18] Bless your fresh-flowing fountain! Enjoy the wife you married as a young man! |
| 19. | mtNs Nerpf;fg;glj;jf;f ngz;khDk;> mofhd tiuahLk;NghypUg;ghshf@ mtSila ];jdq;;fNs vg;nghOJk; cd;idj; jpUg;jpnra;tjhf@ mtSila Nerj;jhy; eP vg;nghOJk; kaq;fpapUg;ghahf. |
| | [19] Lovely as an angel, beautiful as a rose-don't ever quit taking delight in her body. Never take her love for granted! |
| 20. | vd; kfNd> eP gu];jph;Papd;Nky; kaq;fpj; jphpe;J> me;epa ];jphPapd; khh;igj; jOtNtz;banjd;d? |
| | [20] Why would you trade enduring intimacies for cheap thrills with a whore? for dalliance with a promiscuous stranger? |
| 21. | kD\Uila topfs; fh;j;jhpd; fz;fSf;F Kd;ghf ,Uf;fpwJ@ mtDila topfnsy;yhtw;iwAk; mth; rPh;J}f;fpg;ghh;f;fpwhh;. |
| | [21] Mark well that God doesn't miss a move you make; he's aware of every step you take. |
| 22. | Jd;khh;f;fid mtDila mf;fpukq;fNs gpbj;Jf;nfhs;Sk;@ jd; ghtf;fapWfshy; fl;lg;gLthd;. |
| | [22] The shadow of your sin will overtake you; you'll find yourself stumbling all over yourself in the dark. |
| 23. | mtd; Gj;jpiaf; Nfshjjpdhy; kbe;J> jd; kjpNfl;bd; kpFjpapdhy; kaq;fpg;Nghthd;. |
| | [23] Death is the reward of an undisciplined life; your foolish decisions trap you in a dead end. |