127:1 Math 6:34; Jak 4:13-16Tiga kwĩraha nĩ ũndũ wa rũciũ,
nĩgũkorwo ndũũĩ kĩrĩa mũthenya ũngĩrehe.
227:2 Thim 25:27Reke mũndũ ũngĩ akũgaathĩrĩrie, no ti kanua gaku mwene;
mũndũ ũngĩ nĩakũgaathĩrĩrie, no ti mĩromo yaku mwene.
327:3 Ayub 6:3Ihiga nĩ iritũ na mũthanga nĩ mũrigo,
no kũrakario nĩ mũndũ mũkĩĩgu nĩ kũritũ gũkĩra icio cierĩ.
427:4 Ndar 5:14; Isa 16:2Marakara matirĩ tha, namo marũrũ moinaga ta mũiyũro;
no ũiru-rĩ, nũũ ũngĩhota kũwĩtiiria?
5Kaba kũrũithio nĩ mũndũ ũtekũhithĩrĩra ũndũ
gũkĩra wendo mũhithe.
6Nguraro cia gũtihio nĩ mũrata no ciĩhokwo,
no imumunyano nyingĩ cia mũgũthũũri ti cia kwĩhokwo.
7Mũndũ mũhũũnu athũũraga o na ũũkĩ,
no mũndũ mũhũũtu, o na kĩndũ kĩrũrũ aiguaga kĩrĩ mũrĩo.
8Mũndũ ũũrĩte gwake mũciĩ
ahaana ta nyoni ĩtiganĩirie gĩtara kĩayo.
9Maguta manungi wega na ũbumba irehagĩra ngoro ya mũndũ gĩkeno,
na noguo wega wa mũrata wa mũndũ wĩkaga akĩmũhe ũtaaro wake wa ma.
1027:10 Thim 17:17Ndũkanateanĩrie mũrata waku kana mũrata wa thoguo,
na ndũgathiĩ kwa mũrũ wa maitũguo rĩrĩa mũtino wagũkora:
nĩ kaba mũndũ wa itũũra ũcio ũrĩ hakuhĩ, gũkĩra mũrũ wa nyina na mũndũ ũrĩ kũraya.
1127:11 Thim 10:1; Kĩam 24:60Mũrũ wakwa, tuĩka mũndũ mũũgĩ, ũgĩkenagie ngoro yakwa;
na niĩ hotage gũcookagĩria mũndũ o wothe ũngĩĩnyarara.
12Mũndũ mũũgĩ oonaga ũgwati ũgĩũka akehitha,
no arĩa matarĩ ũũgĩ mathiiaga o na mbere, nao magatoonya thĩĩna-inĩ.
1327:13 Thim 20:16Oya nguo ya mũndũ ũrĩa ũrũgamagĩrĩra thiirĩ wa mũndũ wa kũngĩ;
mĩige ĩrũgamĩrĩre thiirĩ ũcio wa mũndũ-wa-nja wa kũngĩ.
14Mũndũ angĩrathima mũndũ wa itũũra rĩake rũciinĩ tene anĩrĩire-rĩ,
ũndũ ũcio ũngĩtuĩka taarĩ kĩrumi.
1527:15 Esit 1:18Mũtumia wa haaro ahaanaine
na maaĩ maratata mategũtigithĩria hĩndĩ ya mbura;
16kũgeria kũmũgirĩrĩria nĩ ta kũgeria kũgirĩrĩria rũhuho,
kana kũgeria gũkumbatĩria maguta na guoko.
17O ta ũrĩa kĩgera kĩnooraga kĩrĩa kĩngĩ,
no taguo mũndũ ohĩgagia ũrĩa ũngĩ.
1827:18 1Akor 9:7; Luk 19:12-27Mũndũ ũrĩa ũrĩmagĩra mũkũyũ nĩakaarĩa maciaro maguo,
na mũndũ ũrĩa ũtungataga mwathi wake nĩagatĩĩo.
19O ta ũrĩa mũndũ onaga ũthiũ wake maaĩ-inĩ,
no taguo ngoro ya mũndũ yonanagia ũrĩa mũndũ atariĩ.
2027:20 Hab 2:5; Koh 1:8Gĩkuũ na Mwanangĩko itiiganagia,
na o namo maitho ma mũndũ matiiganagia.
2127:21 Thim 17:3Nyũngũ nĩ ya gũthererio betha, na kĩrugutĩro nĩ gĩa gũthererio thahabu,
no mũndũ athimagwo na igweta rĩrĩa agwetagwo narĩo.
22O na ũngĩhũũrĩra mũndũ mũkĩĩgu ndĩrĩ-inĩ,
ũmũhũũre na mũũthĩ ta ngano-rĩ,
ndangiumwo nĩ ũrimũ wake.
23Thũũrimaga mahiũ maku na kĩyo,
ũmenyagĩrĩre wega ndũũru ciaku;
24nĩgũkorwo ũtonga ndũtũũraga nginya tene,
o nayo thũmbĩ ti ya gũkinyĩra njiarwa na njiarwa.
25Nyeki ĩrĩa nyũmũ rĩrĩa yatũgũtwo na nyeki njerũ ĩkunũke-rĩ,
nayo ĩrĩa ya irĩma-inĩ yũnganio na ĩinũkio-rĩ,
26hĩndĩ ĩyo tũgondu nĩtũgaatũma ũgĩe na nguo,
nacio mbũri itũme ũgĩe na gĩa kũgũra mũgũnda.
27Nĩũkagĩa na iria rĩingĩ rĩa mbũri
rĩa gũkũigana na rĩa kũnyuuo nĩ andũ a nyũmba yaku,
o na rĩa gũtũũria airĩtu aku a wĩra.
1Do not boast about tomorrow,
for you do not know what a day may bring.
2Let someone else praise you, and not your own mouth;
an outsider, and not your own lips.
3Stone is heavy and sand a burden,
but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
4Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming,
but who can stand before jealousy?
5Better is open rebuke
than hidden love.
6Wounds from a friend can be trusted,
but an enemy multiplies kisses.
7One who is full loathes honey from the comb,
but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet.
8Like a bird that flees its nest
is anyone who flees from home.
9Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart,
and the pleasantness of a friend
springs from their heartfelt advice.
10Do not forsake your friend or a friend of your family,
and do not go to your relative’s house when disaster strikes you—
better a neighbor nearby than a relative far away.
11Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart;
then I can answer anyone who treats me with contempt.
12The prudent see danger and take refuge,
but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
13Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger;
hold it in pledge if it is done for an outsider.
14If anyone loudly blesses their neighbor early in the morning,
it will be taken as a curse.
15A quarrelsome wife is like the dripping
of a leaky roof in a rainstorm;
16restraining her is like restraining the wind
or grasping oil with the hand.
17As iron sharpens iron,
so one person sharpens another.
18The one who guards a fig tree will eat its fruit,
and whoever protects their master will be honored.
19As water reflects the face,
so one’s life reflects the heart.27:19 Or so others reflect your heart back to you
20Death and Destruction27:20 Hebrew Abaddon are never satisfied,
and neither are human eyes.
21The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold,
but people are tested by their praise.
22Though you grind a fool in a mortar,
grinding them like grain with a pestle,
you will not remove their folly from them.
23Be sure you know the condition of your flocks,
give careful attention to your herds;
24for riches do not endure forever,
and a crown is not secure for all generations.
25When the hay is removed and new growth appears
and the grass from the hills is gathered in,
26the lambs will provide you with clothing,
and the goats with the price of a field.
27You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed your family
and to nourish your female servants.
