115:1 1Ath 12:7Icookio rĩa ũhooreri nĩrĩeheragia mangʼũrĩ,
no kiugo kĩa ũũru kĩarahũraga marakara.
215:2 Thim 10:31; Koh 10:12Rũrĩmĩ rwa mũndũ ũrĩa mũũgĩ rũgaathagĩrĩria ũmenyo,
no kanua ka mũndũ mũkĩĩgu gathothokaga ũrimũ.
315:3 Ahib 4:13; 2Maũ 16:9Maitho ma Jehova marĩ kũndũ guothe,
magacũthagĩrĩria andũ arĩa aaganu o na arĩa eega.
4Rũrĩmĩ rũrĩa rũrehaga kĩhonia nĩ ta mũtĩ wa muoyo,
no rũrĩmĩ rwa maheeni rũthuthaga ngoro.
5Mũndũ mũkĩĩgu aregaga ũtaaro wa ithe,
no mũndũ ũrĩa wĩtĩkagĩra kũrũngwo onanagia ũbaarĩrĩri.
615:6 Thim 10:16Nyũmba ya mũndũ mũthingu ĩkoragwo na kĩgĩĩna kĩnene,
no uumithio wa andũ aaganu ũmarehagĩra thĩĩna.
7Mĩromo ya andũ arĩa oogĩ ĩtambagia o ũũgĩ,
no tiguo ngoro cia andũ arĩa akĩĩgu ciĩkaga.
815:8 Thab 51:17; Joh 9:31Igongona rĩa andũ arĩa aaganu nĩ kĩndũ kĩrĩ magigi harĩ Jehova,
no mahooya ma mũndũ ũrĩa mũrũngĩrĩru nĩamakenagĩrĩra.
9Njĩra cia andũ arĩa aaganu nĩ kĩndũ kĩrĩ magigi harĩ Jehova,
no nĩendete andũ arĩa mathingataga ũthingu.
10Iherithia rĩtarĩ rĩa tha rĩetereire mũndũ ũrĩa ũtigĩte njĩra,
na mũndũ ũrĩa ũthũire kũrũngwo nĩagaakua.
1115:11 2Maũ 6:30; Kũg 2:23Gĩkuũ na Mwanangĩko ciikaraga ciĩyanĩkĩte mbere ya Jehova,
ĩ nacio ngoro cia andũ-rĩ, ikĩĩanĩkĩte atĩa!
12Mũnyũrũrania nĩathũire kũrũngwo;
ndangĩhooya kĩrĩra kũrĩ ũrĩa mũũgĩ.
1315:13 Thim 12:25; Thim 17:22Ngoro ngenu ĩtũmaga gĩthiithi gĩthere,
no ruo rwa ngoro rũthuthaga roho.
14Ngoro ĩrĩ na gũkũũrana maũndũ nĩĩmaathaga ũmenyo,
no kanua ka mũndũ mũkĩĩgu kehũũnagia na ũrimũ.
15Matukũ mothe ma andũ arĩa ahatĩrĩrie nĩ ma thĩĩna,
no ngoro ĩrĩa njanjamũku ĩkoragwo na ndĩa hĩndĩ ciothe.
1615:16 Thab 37:16-17Nĩ kaba kĩndũ kĩnini hamwe na gwĩtigĩra Jehova,
gũkĩra ũtonga mũnene ũrĩ na kĩnyariirĩko.
1715:17 Thab 17:1; Koh 4:6Nĩ kaba kũrĩa rwĩga rwa nyeni harĩa harĩ wendo,
gũkĩra kũrĩa njaũ noru harĩa harĩ na rũthũũro.
1815:18 Kĩam 13:8Mũndũ ũhiũhaga kũrakara aarahũraga ngarari,
no mũndũ mũkirĩrĩria nĩkũhooreria ahooragĩria haaro.
19Njĩra ya kĩgũũta nĩkũhingwo ĩhingĩtwo na mĩigua,
no njĩra ya mũndũ mũrũngĩrĩru nĩ njĩra njariĩ.
2015:20 Thim 10:1Mwana mũũgĩ atũmaga ithe akene,
no mũndũ mũkĩĩgu nĩ nyina anyararaga.
21Ũrimũ ũkenagia mũndũ ũrĩa ũtooĩ gũkũũrana maũndũ,
no mũndũ ũrĩa mũkuũku nĩarũngagĩrĩria mĩthiĩre yake.
2215:22 Thab 16:7; 1Ath 1:12Mĩbango nĩĩthaataga nĩ kwaga kĩrĩra,
no kũrĩ na ataarani aingĩ mĩbango nĩĩgaacagĩra.
2315:23 Thim 25:11Mũndũ nĩaiguaga gĩkeno agĩcookia ũhoro ũrĩa wagĩrĩire,
nakĩo kiugo kĩarĩtio ihinda rĩrĩa rĩagĩrĩire, kaĩ nĩ kĩega-ĩ!
24Harĩ mũndũ ũrĩa mũũgĩ njĩra ya muoyo ĩrorete na igũrũ,
ĩmũgirie gũikũrũka mbĩrĩra-inĩ.
2515:25 Thim 12:7; Gũcook 19:14Jehova nĩamomoraga nyũmba ya mũndũ ũrĩa mwĩtĩĩi,
no nĩamenyagĩrĩra mĩhaka ya mũtumia wa ndigwa.
26Meciiria ma mũndũ mwaganu nĩ kĩndũ kĩrĩ magigi harĩ Jehova,
no meciiria ma andũ arĩa atheru nĩmamũkenagia.
2715:27 Thaam 23:8; Isa 1:23; 33:15Mũndũ mũkoroku arehagĩra nyũmba yake thĩĩna,
no ũrĩa ũthũire mahaki nĩagatũũra muoyo.
28Ngoro ya mũndũ mũthingu nĩĩthimaga macookio mayo,
no kanua ka mũndũ mwaganu gathothokaga ũũru.
2915:29 Thab 145:18-19Jehova aikaraga haraaya na andũ arĩa aaganu,
no nĩaiguaga mahooya ma andũ arĩa athingu.
30Gũtheria gĩthiithi nĩkũrehagĩra ngoro gĩkeno,
naguo ũhoro ũrĩa mwega nĩwĩkĩraga mahĩndĩ hinya.
31Mũndũ ũrĩa ũthikagĩrĩria ikaanania rĩrĩa rĩrehaga muoyo
nĩagatũũrania na andũ arĩa oogĩ.
32Mũndũ ũrĩa ũregaga kũigua agĩkaanio nĩ kwĩnyarara enyararaga we mwene,
no mũndũ ũrĩa wothe wĩtĩkagĩra kũrũngwo agĩĩaga na ũtaũku.
3315:33 Thim 1:7; Isa 66:2Gwĩtigĩra Jehova nĩkuo kũheaga mũndũ ũũgĩ,
nakuo kwĩnyiihia gũtongoragia gĩtĩĩo.
1A gentle answer turns away wrath,
but a harsh word stirs up anger.
2The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge,
but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.
3The eyes of the Lord are everywhere,
keeping watch on the wicked and the good.
4The soothing tongue is a tree of life,
but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.
5A fool spurns a parent’s discipline,
but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.
6The house of the righteous contains great treasure,
but the income of the wicked brings ruin.
7The lips of the wise spread knowledge,
but the hearts of fools are not upright.
8The Lord detests the sacrifice of the wicked,
but the prayer of the upright pleases him.
9The Lord detests the way of the wicked,
but he loves those who pursue righteousness.
10Stern discipline awaits anyone who leaves the path;
the one who hates correction will die.
11Death and Destruction15:11 Hebrew Abaddon lie open before the Lord—
how much more do human hearts!
12Mockers resent correction,
so they avoid the wise.
13A happy heart makes the face cheerful,
but heartache crushes the spirit.
14The discerning heart seeks knowledge,
but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.
15All the days of the oppressed are wretched,
but the cheerful heart has a continual feast.
16Better a little with the fear of the Lord
than great wealth with turmoil.
17Better a small serving of vegetables with love
than a fattened calf with hatred.
18A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict,
but the one who is patient calms a quarrel.
19The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns,
but the path of the upright is a highway.
20A wise son brings joy to his father,
but a foolish man despises his mother.
21Folly brings joy to one who has no sense,
but whoever has understanding keeps a straight course.
22Plans fail for lack of counsel,
but with many advisers they succeed.
23A person finds joy in giving an apt reply—
and how good is a timely word!
24The path of life leads upward for the prudent
to keep them from going down to the realm of the dead.
25The Lord tears down the house of the proud,
but he sets the widow’s boundary stones in place.
26The Lord detests the thoughts of the wicked,
but gracious words are pure in his sight.
27The greedy bring ruin to their households,
but the one who hates bribes will live.
28The heart of the righteous weighs its answers,
but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.
29The Lord is far from the wicked,
but he hears the prayer of the righteous.
30Light in a messenger’s eyes brings joy to the heart,
and good news gives health to the bones.
31Whoever heeds life-giving correction
will be at home among the wise.
32Those who disregard discipline despise themselves,
but the one who heeds correction gains understanding.
33Wisdom’s instruction is to fear the Lord,
and humility comes before honor.
