117:1 Thim 15:16, 17Nĩ kaba kĩenyũ kĩũmũ kĩa mũgate kũndũ kũrĩ na thayũ na ũhooreri,
gũkĩra nyũmba ĩiyũrĩte ndĩa no ĩrĩ na ngũĩ.
2Ndungata ĩrĩ na ũũgĩ ĩgaatuĩka ya gwatha mũriũ wa mwene yo ũrĩa ũrehaga njono,
na nĩĩkegwatĩra igai ĩrĩ ta ũmwe wa ariũ a mwathi wayo.
317:3 1Maũ 29:17; 1Pet 1:7Nyũngũ nĩ ya gũthererio betha, na kĩrugutĩro nĩ gĩa gũthererio thahabu,
no Jehova nĩwe ũgeragia ngoro cia andũ.
4Mũndũ mwaganu athikagĩrĩria mĩromo ĩrĩa yaragia waganu;
nake mũndũ wa maheeni athikagĩrĩria rũrĩmĩ rũrĩa rwaragia maũndũ ma gũthũkia.
517:5 Ayub 5:16; Ezek 25:3Mũndũ ũrĩa ũthekagĩrĩra athĩĩni nĩkũmena amenaga Ũrĩa wamombire;
mũndũ ũrĩa ũkenagĩra mũtino ndakaaga kũherithio.
617:6 Thab 125:5Ciana cia ciana nĩ thũmbĩ harĩ andũ arĩa akũrũ,
nao aciari nĩo riiri wa ciana ciao.
717:7 Thaam 23:8; Thim 19:6Mĩario ya bata ndĩagĩrĩire kanua ka mũndũ mũkĩĩgu,
na makĩria mĩario ya maheeni ndĩagĩrĩire mũndũ ũrĩa wathanaga!
8Ihaki rĩhaana ta ihiga rĩa kũrehe mũnyaka kũrĩ ũrĩa ũhakanaga;
kũrĩa guothe athiiaga nĩagaacagĩra.
917:9 Thim 10:12Mũndũ ũrĩa ũhumbagĩra ihĩtia nĩ wendo acaragia,
no ũrĩa ũcookagĩra ũhoro atigithanagia andũ marĩ ũrata mũnene.
10Kũrũithio nĩgũkenagia mũndũ ũrĩa ũkũũranaga maũndũ
gũkĩra iboko igana harĩ mũndũ mũkĩĩgu.
11Mũndũ mũũru arongooragia o ũremi;
nĩ ũndũ ũcio nĩagatũmĩrwo mũnene ũtarĩ tha amũũkĩrĩre.
1217:12 1Sam 25:25Nĩ kaba gũcemania na nduba ĩtunyĩtwo ciana ciayo
gũkĩra gũcemania na mũndũ mũkĩĩgu na ũrimũ wake.
1317:13 1Sam 19:4; Thab 35:12Mũndũ angĩrĩha wega na ũũru,
ũũru ndũkeehera nyũmba-inĩ yake.
1417:14 Math 5:25-26Kwambĩrĩria haaro nĩ ta kũhingũrĩra maaĩ mahingĩrĩrie;
nĩ ũndũ ũcio tiganaga na ũhoro ũcio ngarari itaanagĩa.
1517:15 Thaam 23:6-7; Isa 5:23Gũtuĩra mũndũ mwaganu atĩ ndehĩtie na gũtuĩra ũrĩa ũtehĩtie atĩ nĩ mwĩhia,
maũndũ macio meerĩ nĩ marĩ magigi harĩ Jehova.
16Mbeeca nĩ cia bata ũrĩkũ irĩ guoko-inĩ kwa mũndũ mũkĩĩgu,
na ndangĩhota kũgũra ũũgĩ, na ndarĩ ngoro ya kwenda gũtaũkĩrwo?
17Mũrata wa mũndũ amwendaga hĩndĩ ciothe,
nake mũrũ wa nyina na mũndũ aciaragwo nĩ ũndũ wa hĩndĩ ya thĩĩna.
1817:18 Thim 6:1-5Mũndũ ũtooĩ gũkũũrana maũndũ atuĩkaga wa kũrĩha thiirĩ wa mũndũ ũngĩ
o na akaiga kĩndũ gĩa kũrũgamĩrĩra thiirĩ wa mũndũ wa itũũra rĩake.
19Mũndũ ũrĩa wendete haaro nĩ mehia endete;
na mũndũ ũrĩa wakaga kĩhingo kĩraihu na igũrũ eĩtagĩria wanangĩki.
20Mũndũ ũrĩ ngoro ya ũremi ndagaacagĩra;
nake mũndũ ũrĩa ũrĩ rũrĩmĩ rwa kũheenania agũũaga thĩĩna-inĩ.
2117:21 Thim 10:1Kũgĩa na mũriũ mũkĩĩgu kũrehaga ihooru;
ithe wa mũndũ mũkĩĩgu ndarĩ hĩndĩ akenaga.
22Ngoro ngenu nĩ ndawa njega,
no roho mũthuthĩku ũngʼaragia mahĩndĩ.
2317:23 Thaam 18:21; Ayub 34:33Mũndũ mwaganu amũkagĩra ihaki na hitho,
nĩguo ogomie ciira wa kĩhooto.
24Mũndũ ũkũũranaga maũndũ aikaraga arorete o ũũgĩ,
no maitho ma mũndũ mũkĩĩgu morũũraga nginya ituri cia thĩ.
2517:25 Thim 10:1Mwana mũkĩĩgu arehagĩra ithe kĩeha,
na marũrũ kũrĩ nyina ũrĩa wamũciarire.
26Ti wega kũherithia mũndũ ũtekĩte mahĩtia,
kana kũhũũra anene nĩ ũndũ wa ũrũngĩrĩru wao.
27Mũndũ ũrĩ na ũmenyo aragia ciugo athimĩte,
nake mũndũ ũrĩ na ũtaũku aikaraga ahooreire.
2817:28 Ayub 2:13O na mũndũ mũkĩĩgu angĩkira nĩonagwo arĩ mũũgĩ,
na akoneka arĩ mũtaũku angĩtumia kanua.
1It is better to eat a dry crust of bread in peace and quiet
than to eat a big dinner in a house full of fighting.
2A wise servant will rule over a shameful child.
He will be given part of the property as if he were a family member.
3Fire tests silver, and heat tests gold.
But the Lord tests our hearts.
4Evil people listen to lies.
Lying people listen to evil.
5Anyone who laughs at those who are poor makes fun of their Maker.
Anyone who is happy when others suffer will be punished.
6Grandchildren are like a crown to older people.
And children are proud of their parents.
7Fancy words don’t belong in the mouths of ungodly fools.
And lies certainly don’t belong in the mouths of rulers!
8Those who give money think it will buy them favors.
They think that no matter where they turn, they will succeed.
9Whoever wants to show love forgives a wrong.
But those who talk about it separate close friends.
10A person who understands what is right learns more from just a warning
than a foolish person learns from 100 strokes with a whip.
11An evil person tries to keep others from obeying God.
The messenger of death will be sent against them.
12It is better to meet a bear whose cubs have been stolen
than to meet a foolish person who is acting foolishly.
13Evil will never leave the house
of anyone who pays back evil for good.
14Starting to argue is like making a crack in a dam.
So drop the matter before a fight breaks out.
15The Lord hates two things.
He hates it when the guilty are set free.
He also hates it when those who aren’t guilty are punished.
16Why should a foolish person try to buy wisdom?
They are not even able to understand it.
17A friend loves at all times.
They are there to help when trouble comes.
18A person who has no sense agrees to pay what other people owe.
It isn’t wise to promise to pay other people’s bills.
19The one who loves to argue loves to sin.
The one who builds a high gate is just asking to be destroyed.
20If your heart is twisted, you won’t succeed.
If your tongue tells lies, you will get into trouble.
21It is sad to have a foolish child.
The parents of a godless fool have no joy.
22A cheerful heart makes you healthy.
But a broken spirit dries you up.
23Anyone who does wrong accepts favors in secret.
Then they turn what is right into what is wrong.
24Anyone who understands what is right keeps wisdom in view.
But the eyes of a foolish person look everywhere else.
25A foolish child makes his father sad
and his mother sorry.
26It isn’t good to fine those who aren’t guilty.
So it certainly isn’t good to whip officials just because they are honest.
27Anyone who has knowledge controls their words.
Anyone who has understanding is not easily upset.
28We think even foolish people are wise if they keep silent.
We think they understand what is right if they control their tongues.
