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.
1Better a dry crust with peace and quiet
than a house full of feasting, with strife.
2A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son
and will share the inheritance as one of the family.
3The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold,
but the Lord tests the heart.
4A wicked person listens to deceitful lips;
a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
5Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker;
whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.
6Children’s children are a crown to the aged,
and parents are the pride of their children.
7Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool—
how much worse lying lips to a ruler!
8A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it;
they think success will come at every turn.
9Whoever would foster love covers over an offense,
but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.
10A rebuke impresses a discerning person
more than a hundred lashes a fool.
11Evildoers foster rebellion against God;
the messenger of death will be sent against them.
12Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
than a fool bent on folly.
13Evil will never leave the house
of one who pays back evil for good.
14Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam;
so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.
15Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent—
the Lord detests them both.
16Why should fools have money in hand to buy wisdom,
when they are not able to understand it?
17A friend loves at all times,
and a brother is born for a time of adversity.
18One who has no sense shakes hands in pledge
and puts up security for a neighbor.
19Whoever loves a quarrel loves sin;
whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.
20One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper;
one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.
21To have a fool for a child brings grief;
there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.
22A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
23The wicked accept bribes in secret
to pervert the course of justice.
24A discerning person keeps wisdom in view,
but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.
25A foolish son brings grief to his father
and bitterness to the mother who bore him.
26If imposing a fine on the innocent is not good,
surely to flog honest officials is not right.
27The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint,
and whoever has understanding is even-tempered.
28Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent,
and discerning if they hold their tongues.
