Get Wisdom at Any Cost
1Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction;
pay attention and gain understanding.
2I give you sound learning,
so do not forsake my teaching.
3For I too was a son to my father,
still tender, and cherished by my mother.
4Then he taught me, and he said to me,
“Take hold of my words with all your heart;
keep my commands, and you will live.
5Get wisdom, get understanding;
do not forget my words or turn away from them.
6Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you;
love her, and she will watch over you.
7The beginning of wisdom is this: Get4:7 Or Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom.
Though it cost all you have,4:7 Or wisdom. / Whatever else you get get understanding.
8Cherish her, and she will exalt you;
embrace her, and she will honor you.
9She will give you a garland to grace your head
and present you with a glorious crown.”
10Listen, my son, accept what I say,
and the years of your life will be many.
11I instruct you in the way of wisdom
and lead you along straight paths.
12When you walk, your steps will not be hampered;
when you run, you will not stumble.
13Hold on to instruction, do not let it go;
guard it well, for it is your life.
14Do not set foot on the path of the wicked
or walk in the way of evildoers.
15Avoid it, do not travel on it;
turn from it and go on your way.
16For they cannot rest until they do evil;
they are robbed of sleep till they make someone stumble.
17They eat the bread of wickedness
and drink the wine of violence.
18The path of the righteous is like the morning sun,
shining ever brighter till the full light of day.
19But the way of the wicked is like deep darkness;
they do not know what makes them stumble.
20My son, pay attention to what I say;
turn your ear to my words.
21Do not let them out of your sight,
keep them within your heart;
22for they are life to those who find them
and health to one’s whole body.
23Above all else, guard your heart,
for everything you do flows from it.
24Keep your mouth free of perversity;
keep corrupt talk far from your lips.
25Let your eyes look straight ahead;
fix your gaze directly before you.
26Give careful thought to the4:26 Or Make level paths for your feet
and be steadfast in all your ways.
27Do not turn to the right or the left;
keep your foot from evil.
Ũũgĩ Ũkĩrĩte Indo Ciothe
14:1 Thim 1:8; Ayub 8:10Atĩrĩrĩ, inyuĩ ariũ akwa, ta thikĩrĩriai ũrũtani wa thoguo;
njiguai nĩguo mwĩgĩĩre na kũmenya maũndũ.
2Tondũ ngũmũhe ũrutani mwega,
nĩ ũndũ ũcio mũtigatirike ũrutani wakwa.
3Rĩrĩa ndaarĩ mwana nyũmba-inĩ ya baba,
ndĩ o mũndũ mwĩthĩ, na ndĩ mwana wa mũmwe wa maitũ-rĩ,
44:4 Thim 2:12baba nĩandutire, akĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ,
“Wĩgwatĩre ciugo ciakwa na ngoro yaku yothe;
rũmia maathani makwa, na nĩũgũtũũra muoyo.
5Gĩa na ũũgĩ, gĩa na kũmenya maũndũ;
ndũkanariganĩrwo nĩ ciugo ciakwa, kana wahũke kuuma harĩ cio.
64:6 2Athe 2:10Ndũkanatirike ũũgĩ, naguo nĩũrĩkũgitagĩra;
74:7 Math 13:44-46; Thim 23:23Ũũgĩ ũkĩrĩte indo ciothe; nĩ ũndũ ũcio wĩgĩĩre na ũũgĩ.
Ĩĩ, kaba kũruta indo ciaku ciothe wĩgĩĩre na kũmenya maũndũ.
8Tũũgagĩria ũũgĩ mũno, naguo nĩũrĩkwambararagia;
ũhĩmbagĩrie, naguo nĩũrĩgũtĩĩithagia.
94:9 Thim 1:8-9Nĩũgagwĩkĩra ithaga rĩa ũtugi mũtwe waku,
na ũkũhe thũmbĩ thaka mũno.”
104:10 Thab 34:11-16; Gũcook 11:21Thikĩrĩria, wee mũrũ wakwa, na wĩtĩkĩre ũrĩa ngũkwĩra,
nĩgeetha mĩaka ya muoyo waku ĩingĩhe.
114:11 1Sam 12:23; Thab 5:8Nguonetie njĩra ya ũũgĩ,
na ngagũtongoria njĩra-inĩ iria nũngarũ.
12Rĩrĩa ũgũthiĩ, makinya maku matikahĩngĩcwo;
rĩrĩa ũkũhanyũka-rĩ, ndũkahĩngwo.
13Rũmia ũrutani wakwa, na ndũkanareke ũkweherere;
ũgitagĩre wega, nĩgũkorwo nĩguo muoyo waku.
144:14 Thab 1:1; Thim 1:15Ndũkanagerere njĩra ya andũ arĩa aaganu,
kana ũthiĩre njĩra ya andũ arĩa ooru.
15Mĩĩtheemage, na ndũkanamĩgerere;
mĩhutatĩre, na wĩthiĩre na njĩra yaku.
164:16 Thab 36:4; Mik 7:3Nĩgũkorwo andũ arĩa aaganu matingĩkoma nginya meeke ũũru;
mooragwo nĩ toro nginya matũme mũndũ ahĩngwo, agwe.
17Marĩĩaga irio iria monete na ũmaramari,
na makanyua ndibei matunyanĩte na hinya.
184:18 2Sam 23:4; Afil 2:15Mĩthiĩre ya andũ arĩa athingu ĩhaana ta ũtheri wa gũgĩkĩa,
ũrĩa ũthiiaga ũgĩthererũkaga nginya mũthenya barigici.
194:19 Gũcook 32:35; Isa 8:15No mĩthiĩre ya andũ arĩa aaganu ĩhaana ta nduma ndumanu;
o matimenyaga kĩrĩa kĩamahĩnga.
20Mũrũ wakwa, ta thikĩrĩria ũrĩa ngũkwĩra;
tega gũtũ ũigue ciugo ciakwa.
214:21 Thim 3:21Ndũkanareke ciehere maitho-inĩ maku,
ciigage ngoro-inĩ yaku;
224:22 Thim 3:8nĩgũkorwo nĩcio itũũragia arĩa maciĩgwatĩire muoyo,
na igekĩra mwĩrĩ wao wothe ũgima.
234:23 2Ath 10:31; Luk 6:45Makĩria ya macio mothe, rangagĩra ngoro yaku,
nĩgũkorwo nĩyo gĩthima kĩrĩa gĩtherũkaga muoyo.
24Eheria rũnano kanua-inĩ gaku;
nacio ndeto cia ũmaramari-rĩ, nĩciikare kũraya na iromo ciaku.
254:25 Ayub 31:1Maitho maku nĩmarorage na mbere,
ũcũthagĩrĩrie mbere yaku wega.
264:26 Ahib 12:13Aragania njĩra iria magũrũ maku marĩthiiagĩra,
na ũthiiagĩre o njĩra iria ngiindĩrĩku.
274:27 Alaw 10:11; Gũcook 5:32Ndũkanaahũke na mwena wa ũrĩo kana wa ũmotho;
eheria kũgũrũ gwaku kuuma ũũru-inĩ.
