Ebigambo by’Abagezi n’Abasirusiru
1Eyeggya ku banne aba yeerowoozako yekka,
era tawuliriza magezi gamuweebwa.
218:2 Nge 12:23Omusirusiru tasanyukira kutegeera,
ky’asanyukira kyokka kwe kwogera by’alowooza.
3Okukola ekibi bwe kujja n’okunyooma kujjirako,
era awali okuyisaamu omuntu amaaso wabaawo okunyoomoola.
4Ebigambo by’omu kamwa k’omuntu mazzi ga buziba,
naye ensulo ey’amagezi mugga ogukulukuta.
518:5 a Lv 19:15; Nge 24:23-25; 28:21 b Zab 82:2; Nge 17:15Si kirungi kuttira mubi ku liiso,
oba okusaliriza omutuukirivu.
6Akamwa k’omusirusiru kamuleetera entalo
era akamwa ke kamuleetera okukubwa emiggo.
718:7 a Zab 140:9 b Zab 64:8; Nge 10:14; 12:13; 13:3; Mub 10:12Akamwa k’omusirusiru ke kamuleetera okuzikirira,
era n’emimwa gye mutego eri emmeeme ye.
818:8 Nge 26:22Ebigambo by’omuntu ageya biri ng’emmere ewoomerera,
bigenda mu bitundu by’omubiri eby’ewala.
918:9 Nge 28:24Omuntu omugayaavu mu mirimu gy’akola,
waluganda n’oyo azikiriza.
1018:10 2Sa 22:3; Zab 61:3Erinnya lya Mukama kigo ky’amaanyi,
omutuukirivu addukira omwo n’afuna emirembe.
1118:11 Nge 10:15Obugagga bw’omugagga, kye kibuga kye ekiriko bbugwe ow’amaanyi,
era mu kulaba kwe, kigo kye ekigumu ekitarinnyika.
1218:12 Nge 11:2; 15:33; 16:18Omuntu nga tannagwa, omutima gwe gwegulumiza, naye okwetoowaza kumuweesa ekitiibwa.
1318:13 Nge 20:25; Yk 7:51Oyo addamu amangu mu nsonga gy’ateetegerezza,
buba busirusiru bwe era buswavu.
1418:14 Nge 15:13; 17:22Omwoyo gw’omuntu gumuwanirira mu bulwadde,
naye emmeeme eyennyise ani ayinza okugigumiikiriza?
1518:15 Nge 15:14Omutima gw’omwegendereza guyiga okumanya,
amatu g’omuntu omugezi gawuliriza.
1618:16 Lub 32:20Ekirabo ky’omuntu kimuseguliza,
era kimutuusa ne mu maaso g’abeekitiibwa.
17Asooka okweyogerako y’afaanana ng’omutuufu,
okutuusa omulala lw’amubuuza ebibuuzo.
1818:18 Nge 16:33Okukuba akalulu kimalawo empaka,
era kisalawo eggoye wakati w’abawakana ab’amaanyi.
19Kyangu okuwamba ekibuga ekiriko bbugwe ow’amaanyi, okusinga okukomyawo owooluganda anyiize,
era ennyombo ziba ng’empagi z’ekigo.
2018:20 Nge 12:14Omuntu anakkutanga ebigambo ebiva mu kamwa ke;
ebibala ebijjula akamwa ke bye binamukkusanga.
2118:21 Nge 13:2-3; Mat 12:37Olulimi lulina obuyinza okuwa obulamu oba okutta,
era n’abo abalwagala balirya ebibala byalwo.
2218:22 a Nge 12:4 b Nge 19:14; 31:10Azuula omukazi omulungi ow’okuwasa aba azudde ekirungi,
era aganja eri Mukama.
23Omwavu yeegayirira,
naye omugagga addamu na bbogo.
2418:24 Nge 17:17; Yk 15:13-15Akwana emikwano emingi yeereetera okuzikirira,
naye wabaawo ow’omukwano akwagala ennyo okusinga owooluganda.
1An unfriendly person pursues selfish ends
and against all sound judgment starts quarrels.
2Fools find no pleasure in understanding
but delight in airing their own opinions.
3When wickedness comes, so does contempt,
and with shame comes reproach.
4The words of the mouth are deep waters,
but the fountain of wisdom is a rushing stream.
5It is not good to be partial to the wicked
and so deprive the innocent of justice.
6The lips of fools bring them strife,
and their mouths invite a beating.
7The mouths of fools are their undoing,
and their lips are a snare to their very lives.
8The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;
they go down to the inmost parts.
9One who is slack in his work
is brother to one who destroys.
10The name of the Lord is a fortified tower;
the righteous run to it and are safe.
11The wealth of the rich is their fortified city;
they imagine it a wall too high to scale.
12Before a downfall the heart is haughty,
but humility comes before honor.
13To answer before listening—
that is folly and shame.
14The human spirit can endure in sickness,
but a crushed spirit who can bear?
15The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge,
for the ears of the wise seek it out.
16A gift opens the way
and ushers the giver into the presence of the great.
17In a lawsuit the first to speak seems right,
until someone comes forward and cross-examines.
18Casting the lot settles disputes
and keeps strong opponents apart.
19A brother wronged is more unyielding than a fortified city;
disputes are like the barred gates of a citadel.
20From the fruit of their mouth a person’s stomach is filled;
with the harvest of their lips they are satisfied.
21The tongue has the power of life and death,
and those who love it will eat its fruit.
22He who finds a wife finds what is good
and receives favor from the Lord.
23The poor plead for mercy,
but the rich answer harshly.
24One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin,
but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
