Proverbs of Solomon
1The proverbs of Solomon:
A wise son brings joy to his father,
but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
2Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value,
but righteousness delivers from death.
3The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry,
but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.
4Lazy hands make for poverty,
but diligent hands bring wealth.
5He who gathers crops in summer is a prudent son,
but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
6Blessings crown the head of the righteous,
but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.10:6 Or righteous, / but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence
7The name of the righteous is used in blessings,10:7 See Gen. 48:20.
but the name of the wicked will rot.
8The wise in heart accept commands,
but a chattering fool comes to ruin.
9Whoever walks in integrity walks securely,
but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out.
10Whoever winks maliciously causes grief,
and a chattering fool comes to ruin.
11The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
12Hatred stirs up conflict,
but love covers over all wrongs.
13Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning,
but a rod is for the back of one who has no sense.
14The wise store up knowledge,
but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.
15The wealth of the rich is their fortified city,
but poverty is the ruin of the poor.
16The wages of the righteous is life,
but the earnings of the wicked are sin and death.
17Whoever heeds discipline shows the way to life,
but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.
18Whoever conceals hatred with lying lips
and spreads slander is a fool.
19Sin is not ended by multiplying words,
but the prudent hold their tongues.
20The tongue of the righteous is choice silver,
but the heart of the wicked is of little value.
21The lips of the righteous nourish many,
but fools die for lack of sense.
22The blessing of the Lord brings wealth,
without painful toil for it.
23A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes,
but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.
24What the wicked dread will overtake them;
what the righteous desire will be granted.
25When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone,
but the righteous stand firm forever.
26As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
so are sluggards to those who send them.
27The fear of the Lord adds length to life,
but the years of the wicked are cut short.
28The prospect of the righteous is joy,
but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.
29The way of the Lord is a refuge for the blameless,
but it is the ruin of those who do evil.
30The righteous will never be uprooted,
but the wicked will not remain in the land.
31From the mouth of the righteous comes the fruit of wisdom,
but a perverse tongue will be silenced.
32The lips of the righteous know what finds favor,
but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse.
Mithali Za Solomoni
110:1 1Fal 4:32; Mit 1:1; 15:20; 17:21; 19:13; 23:22; 27:11; 29:3Mithali za Solomoni:
Mwana mwenye hekima
huleta furaha kwa baba yake,
lakini mwana mpumbavu
huleta huzuni kwa mama yake.
210:2 Dan 4:27; Mit 13:11; 21:6; 12:28; Lk 12:29Hazina zilizopatikana kwa njia mbaya hazifai,
lakini uadilifu huokoa kutoka mautini.
310:3 Za 10:14; Mt 6:25-34Bwana hawaachi waadilifu kukaa njaa,
lakini hupinga tamaa ya mtu mwovu.
410:4 Mit 24:30-34; 13:4Mikono mivivu hufanya mtu kuwa maskini
lakini mikono yenye bidii huleta utajiri.
510:5 Mit 24:30-34Yeye akusanyaye mazao wakati wa kiangazi
ni mwana mwenye hekima,
lakini yeye alalaye wakati wa mavuno
ni mwana mwenye kuaibisha.
610:6 Es 7:8; Mit 13:3; Mhu 10:12Baraka huwa taji kichwani mwa mwenye haki,
lakini jeuri hufunika kinywa cha mwovu.
710:7 Mhu 8:10; Ay 18:17; Za 109:13Kumbukumbu ya mwenye haki itakuwa baraka,
lakini jina la mwovu litaoza.
810:8 Ay 33:33; Mt 7:24-27Mwenye hekima moyoni hupokea maagizo,
lakini mpumbavu apayukaye huangamia.
910:9 Za 23:4; 25:21; Isa 33:15; Mit 28:18Mtu mwadilifu hutembea salama,
lakini mtu aendaye katika njia zilizopotoka atagunduliwa.
1010:10 Za 35:19Yeye akonyezaye kwa nia mbaya husababisha huzuni,
naye mpumbavu apayukaye huangamia.
1110:11 Za 37:30; Mit 3:18Kinywa cha mwenye haki ni chemchemi ya uzima,
lakini jeuri hufunika kinywa cha mwovu.
1210:12 Mit 17:9; 1Kor 13:4-7; 1Pet 4:8Chuki huchochea faraka,
lakini upendo husitiri mabaya yote.
1310:13 Za 37:30; Mit 15:7; Kum 25:2; Lk 4:22Hekima hupatikana katika midomo ya wenye kupambanua,
lakini fimbo ni kwa ajili ya mgongo wake asiye na ufahamu.
1410:14 Za 59:12; Mt 12:37Wenye hekima huhifadhi maarifa,
bali kinywa cha mpumbavu hualika maangamizi.
1510:15 Mit 18:11; Ay 31:24; 1Tim 6:17Mali ya tajiri ni mji wake wenye ngome,
bali ufukara ni maangamizi ya maskini.
1610:16 Kum 30:15; Mit 11:18-19; 15:6; Rum 6:23Ujira wa wenye haki huwaletea uzima,
lakini mapato ya waovu huwaletea adhabu.
1710:17 Mit 6:23; 15:5Anayekubali kuadibishwa yuko katika njia ya uzima,
lakini yeyote anayepuuza maonyo hupotosha wengine.
1810:18 Za 31:18Yeye afichaye chuki yake ana midomo ya uongo,
na yeyote anayeeneza uchonganishi ni mpumbavu.
1910:19 Yak 1:19; Mhu 5:3; Za 39:1Wakati maneno ni mengi, dhambi haikosekani,
lakini yeye ambaye huzuia ulimi wake ni mwenye busara.
20Ulimi wa mwenye haki ni fedha iliyo bora,
bali moyo wa mwovu una thamani ndogo.
2110:21 Isa 5:13; Yer 5:4Midomo ya mwenye haki hulisha wengi,
lakini wapumbavu hufa kwa kukosa ufahamu.
2210:22 Mwa 12:2; 13:2; Za 37:22; Kum 8:17-18Baraka ya Bwana hutajirisha,
wala haichanganyi huzuni.
2310:23 Mit 2:14Mpumbavu hufurahia tabia mbaya,
lakini mtu mwenye ufahamu hupendezwa na hekima.
2410:24 Isa 66:4; Mt 5:6; Ay 15:21Kile anachoogopa mwovu ndicho kitakachompata;
kile anachoonea shauku mwenye haki atapewa.
2510:25 Za 20:8; Mt 7:24-27Tufani inapopita, waovu hutoweka,
lakini wenye haki husimama imara milele.
2610:26 Isa 65:5; Mit 13:17; 25:13; 26:6Kama siki ilivyo kwa meno na moshi kwa macho,
ndivyo alivyo mvivu kwa wale waliomtuma.
2710:27 Kum 11:9; Mit 22:4; Mhu 7:17; Ay 15:32Kumcha Bwana huongeza urefu wa maisha,
lakini miaka ya mwovu inafupishwa.
2810:28 Es 7:10; Ay 8:13; Za 16:9Tarajio la mwenye haki ni furaha,
bali matumaini ya mwovu huwa si kitu.
2910:29 Za 10:12; Mit 21:15; Hos 14:9Njia ya Bwana ni kimbilio kwa wenye haki,
lakini ni maangamizi ya wale watendao mabaya.
3010:30 Za 37:28-29; Mit 2:20-22Kamwe wenye haki hawataondolewa,
bali waovu hawatasalia katika nchi.
3110:31 Mit 10:13; 15:2; 31:26; Za 52:4Kinywa cha mwenye haki hutoa hekima,
bali ulimi wa upotovu utakatwa.
3210:32 Mhu 10:12; Za 59:7Midomo ya wenye haki inajua kile kinachofaa,
bali kinywa cha mwovu hujua kile kilichopotoka tu.
