124:1 Thim 3:31-32Tiga kũiguĩra andũ arĩa aaganu ũiru,
na ndũkanerirĩrie thiritũ yao,
224:2 Thab 2:1; Isa 32:6nĩgũkorwo ngoro ciao ithugundaga o haaro,
na mĩromo yao yaragia ũhoro wa kũrehere andũ thĩĩna.
324:3 Thim 14:1Nyũmba yakagwo na ũũgĩ,
naguo ũtaũku nĩguo ũtũmaga ĩĩhaande;
4ũmenyo nĩguo ũiyũragia tũnyũmba twayo,
ũgatũiyũria na indo cia bata, na ũtonga mwega.
5Mũndũ mũũgĩ arĩ ũhoti mũnene,
na mũndũ ũrĩ ũmenyo nĩakĩragĩrĩria kũgĩa na hinya;
624:6 Luk 14:31ũgĩthiĩ mbaara-inĩ nĩũbatarĩtio nĩgũtaarwo,
na nĩgeetha ũhootane nĩũbatarĩtio nĩ aheani kĩrĩra aingĩ.
7Ũũgĩ ũrĩ igũrũ mũno, ndũngĩkinyĩrĩka nĩ mũndũ mũkĩĩgu;
rĩrĩa kwagomanwo kĩhingo-inĩ, ndangĩona wa kuuga.
8Mũndũ ũrĩa ũthugundaga ũũru-rĩ,
andũ mamwĩtaga mungumania.
9Mathugunda ma ũrimũ nĩ mehia,
na mũnyũrũrania nĩ kĩndũ kĩrĩ magigi harĩ andũ.
10Ũngĩtuĩka wa kũũrwo nĩ hinya hĩndĩ ya thĩĩna,
hinya waku kaĩ nĩ mũnini-ĩ!
1124:11 Thab 82:4Honokia arĩa maratwarĩrĩrio gĩkuũ-inĩ;
girĩrĩria arĩa maratũgũũga merekeire gĩthĩnjĩro.
1224:12 Ayub 34:11; Arom 2:6Ũngiuga atĩrĩ, “Ũhoro ũcio tũtiraũmenyete,”
githĩ ũrĩa ũthimaga ngoro tiwe ũmenyaga?
Ũrĩa ũrangagĩra muoyo waku-rĩ, githĩ ndooĩ kana nĩguo?
Githĩ ndakaarĩha o mũndũ kũringana na ũrĩa ekĩte?
13Mũrũ wakwa, rĩa ũũkĩ, nĩgũkorwo nĩ mwega;
ũũkĩ uumĩte magua-inĩ ũrĩ mũrĩo ũkĩũcama.
14Ningĩ menya atĩ ũũgĩ ũrĩ mũrĩo harĩ ngoro yaku;
ũngĩgĩa naguo, nĩũkagĩa na kĩĩrĩgĩrĩro,
na kĩĩrĩgĩrĩro gĩaku gĩtigaathira.
15Ndũkanoohie mũndũ mũthingu njĩra-inĩ ũtharĩkĩre nyũmba yake ta mũitũ,
ndũkanahithũkĩre gĩikaro gĩake;
16nĩgũkorwo mũndũ mũthingu o na angĩgũa maita mũgwanja, agũũaga o agĩũkagĩra,
no andũ arĩa aaganu marũndagwo nĩ mũtino.
1724:17 Obad 1:12; Mik 7:8Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa thũ yaku yagũa-rĩ, ndũkanamĩkenerere;
hĩndĩ ĩrĩa yahĩngwo-rĩ, ndũkareke ngoro yaku ĩkene,
18nĩguo Jehova ndakone ũndũ ũcio arakare,
akĩhũndũre marakara make kuuma kũrĩ thũ ĩyo.
1924:19 Thab 37:1Ndũkanathĩĩnĩke ngoro nĩ ũndũ wa andũ arĩa ooru,
kana wĩrirĩrie kũhaanana na arĩa aaganu,
20nĩgũkorwo mũndũ ũrĩa mũũru ndarĩ na mwĩhoko wa thuutha-inĩ,
na tawa wa ũrĩa mwaganu nĩũkahorio.
2124:21 Arom 13:1-5Mũrũ wakwa, wĩtigĩre Jehova na wĩtigĩre mũthamaki,
na ndũkagĩe na ngwatanĩro na andũ arĩa aremi,
22nĩgũkorwo acio eerĩ no mamũrehithĩrie mwanangĩko wa narua,
na nũũ ũngĩmenya nĩ mĩtino ĩrĩkũ mangĩrehe?
Mĩario ĩngĩ ya arĩa Oogĩ
2324:23 Alaw 19:15; Jer 22:16O na ici no thimo cia andũ arĩa oogĩ:
Kwenda mwena ũmwe gũkĩra ũrĩa ũngĩ ciira-inĩ ti ũndũ mwega:
24Ũrĩa wothe wĩraga mũndũ ũrĩa ũrĩ na mahĩtia atĩrĩ, “Wee ndũrĩ na mahĩtia,”
kĩrĩndĩ nĩgĩkamũruma, na athũũrwo nĩ ndũrĩrĩ.
25No arĩa matuagĩra andũ arĩa aaganu ciira,
nĩmakona wega, na magĩe na kĩrathimo kĩega.
26Icookio rĩa wĩhokeku
nĩ ta kĩmumunyano kĩa mĩromo.
27Rĩĩkia wĩra wa gũtua mwako na nja,
na ũhaarĩrie mĩgũnda yaku;
thuutha ũcio cooka wĩakĩre nyũmba.
2824:28 Thab 7:4Ndũkanarute ũira ũigĩrĩre mũndũ wa itũũra rĩaku kĩgeenyo,
kana ũheenanie na mĩromo yaku.
2924:29 Thim 20:22; Math 5:38-41Ndũkanoige atĩrĩ, “Ngũmwĩka o ta ũrĩa anjĩkĩte;
ngwĩrĩhĩria harĩ mũndũ ũcio kũringana na ũrĩa eekire.”
3024:30 Thim 6:6-11Ndaahĩtũkĩire mũgũnda-inĩ wa kĩgũũta,
ngĩhĩtũkĩra mũgũnda-inĩ wa mĩthabibũ wa mũndũ ũtooĩ gũkũũrana maũndũ;
31na rĩrĩ, mĩigua yamerete kũndũ guothe,
na mũgũnda ũkaiyũra riya,
naruo rũthingo rwa mahiga rũkamomoka.
32Nĩndacũũranirie na ngoro yakwa maũndũ macio ndonire,
na ngĩĩruta ũndũ kuumana na ũrĩa ndonire:
3324:33 Thim 6:10Mũtugo wa gũkoma hanini,
gũcooka toro hanini, gũkũnja moko hanini ũhurũke;
3424:34 Koh 10:18naguo ũthĩĩni ũgaagũkorerera ta mũitũ,
na wagi ũgũkorerere ta mũndũ wĩohete indo cia mbaara.
Saying 20
1Do not envy the wicked,
do not desire their company;
2for their hearts plot violence,
and their lips talk about making trouble.
Saying 21
3By wisdom a house is built,
and through understanding it is established;
4through knowledge its rooms are filled
with rare and beautiful treasures.
Saying 22
5The wise prevail through great power,
and those who have knowledge muster their strength.
6Surely you need guidance to wage war,
and victory is won through many advisers.
Saying 23
7Wisdom is too high for fools;
in the assembly at the gate they must not open their mouths.
Saying 24
8Whoever plots evil
will be known as a schemer.
9The schemes of folly are sin,
and people detest a mocker.
Saying 25
10If you falter in a time of trouble,
how small is your strength!
11Rescue those being led away to death;
hold back those staggering toward slaughter.
12If you say, “But we knew nothing about this,”
does not he who weighs the heart perceive it?
Does not he who guards your life know it?
Will he not repay everyone according to what they have done?
Saying 26
13Eat honey, my son, for it is good;
honey from the comb is sweet to your taste.
14Know also that wisdom is like honey for you:
If you find it, there is a future hope for you,
and your hope will not be cut off.
Saying 27
15Do not lurk like a thief near the house of the righteous,
do not plunder their dwelling place;
16for though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again,
but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes.
Saying 28
17Do not gloat when your enemy falls;
when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice,
18or the Lord will see and disapprove
and turn his wrath away from them.
Saying 29
19Do not fret because of evildoers
or be envious of the wicked,
20for the evildoer has no future hope,
and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.
Saying 30
21Fear the Lord and the king, my son,
and do not join with rebellious officials,
22for those two will send sudden destruction on them,
and who knows what calamities they can bring?
Further Sayings of the Wise
23These also are sayings of the wise:
To show partiality in judging is not good:
24Whoever says to the guilty, “You are innocent,”
will be cursed by peoples and denounced by nations.
25But it will go well with those who convict the guilty,
and rich blessing will come on them.
26An honest answer
is like a kiss on the lips.
27Put your outdoor work in order
and get your fields ready;
after that, build your house.
28Do not testify against your neighbor without cause—
would you use your lips to mislead?
29Do not say, “I’ll do to them as they have done to me;
I’ll pay them back for what they did.”
30I went past the field of a sluggard,
past the vineyard of someone who has no sense;
31thorns had come up everywhere,
the ground was covered with weeds,
and the stone wall was in ruins.
32I applied my heart to what I observed
and learned a lesson from what I saw:
33A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest—
34and poverty will come on you like a thief
and scarcity like an armed man.
