Proverbs 19
1 Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.
Nĩ kaba mũndũ mũthĩĩni ũrĩa ũthiiaga na mĩthiĩre ĩtarĩ ũcuuke, gũkĩra mũndũ mũkĩĩgu waragia waganu.
2 Also, that the soul be without knowledge is not good. And he who hastens with his feet sins.
Ti wega kũgĩa na kĩyo hatarĩ na ũmenyo, ningĩ kũhĩkĩka mũno gũtũmaga mũndũ ahĩtie njĩra.
3 The foolishness of a man subverts his way, and his heart rages against Jehovah.
Ũrimũ wa mũndũ nĩguo wanangaga muoyo wake, nayo ngoro yake ĩtetagia Jehova.
4 Wealth adds many friends, but a poor man is separated from his friend.
Ũtonga nĩwongagĩrĩra mũndũ arata aingĩ, no mũndũ mũthĩĩni nĩeheragĩrwo nĩ mũratawe.
5 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he who utters lies shall not escape.
Mũira wa maheeni ndakaaga kũherithio, na ũrĩa ũitũrũraga maheeni ndageethara.
6 Many will entreat the favor of a generous man, and every man is a friend to him who gives gifts.
Andũ aingĩ macaragia ũrĩa mangĩendwo nĩ mũnene, na mũndũ mũheani iheo-rĩ, nĩ mũrata wa andũ othe.
7 All the brothers of a poor man regard him inferior, how much more do his friends go far from him! He pursues with words, but they are gone.
Angĩkorwo mũndũ mũthĩĩni nĩatiganagio nĩ andũ ao othe-rĩ, ĩ nao arata ake mangĩkĩmwĩtheema atĩa! O na angĩmathingata akĩmathaithaga, nĩmethiĩrĩire, matirĩ ho.
8 He who gets wisdom loves his own soul. He who keeps understanding shall find good.
Mũndũ ũrĩa wĩgĩĩagĩra na ũũgĩ nĩ ngoro yake mwene endete; ũrĩa ũkenagĩra ũtaũku nĩagaacagĩra.
9 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he who utters lies shall perish.
Mũira wa maheeni ndakaaga kũherithio, na ũrĩa ũitũrũraga maheeni nĩakoorwo nĩ muoyo.
10 Luxurious living is not fitting for a fool, much less for a servant to have rule over rulers.
Gũtiagĩrĩire mũndũ mũkĩĩgu gũikaraga egangarĩte; gũkĩrĩ ũũru makĩria ngombo gwatha anene!
11 The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger, and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
Ũũgĩ wa mũndũ nĩũmũheaga ũkirĩrĩria, riiri wake nĩkũrekera andũ arĩa angĩ mahĩtia mao.
12 The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion, but his favor is as dew upon the grass.
Marakara ma mũthamaki nĩ ta mũraramo wa mũrũũthi, no ũtugi wake nĩ ta ime rĩrĩ nyeki-inĩ.
13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father, and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
Mwana mũkĩĩgu nĩ mwanangĩko harĩ ithe, na mũtumia wa haaro ahaana ta maaĩ maratata mategũtigithĩria.
14 House and riches are an inheritance from fathers, but a prudent wife is from Jehovah.
Nyũmba na ũtonga igayagwo kuuma kũrĩ aciari, no mũtumia mũbaarĩrĩri maũndũ oimaga kũrĩ Jehova.
15 Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Ũgũũta ũrehaga toro mũnene, na mũndũ gĩthayo arĩĩagwo nĩ ngʼaragu.
16 He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul. He who is careless of his ways shall die.
Mũndũ ũrĩa wathĩkagĩra maathani-rĩ, nĩ muoyo wake amenyagĩrĩra, no ũrĩa ũtoonaga bata wa kũmenyerera mĩthiĩre yake nĩagaakua.
17 He who has pity upon a poor man lends to Jehovah, and he will repay him his good deed.
Mũndũ ũrĩa ũiguagĩra athĩĩni tha nĩ Jehova akombagĩra indo, nake Jehova nĩakamũrĩha nĩ ũndũ wa ũrĩa ekĩte.
18 Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
Rũithagia mũrũguo hĩndĩ ĩrĩa kũrĩ na kĩĩrĩgĩrĩro; tiga kwenda gũtũma akooragwo.
19 A man of great wrath shall bear the penalty, for if thou deliver him, thou must do it yet again.
Mũndũ wa marakara mahiũ no nginya aherithio; ũngĩmũteithũra rĩmwe no nginya ũkaamũteithũra rĩngĩ.
20 Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou may be wise in thy latter end.
Thikĩrĩria mataaro na wĩtĩkĩre ũrutani, marigĩrĩrio-inĩ nĩũgaatuĩka mũndũ mũũgĩ.
21 There are many devices in a man's heart, but the counsel of Jehovah, that shall stand.
Mĩbango ya ngoro ya mũndũ nĩ mĩingĩ, no muoroto wa Jehova noguo ũkaahinga.
22 That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness, and a poor man is better than a liar.
Kĩrĩa mũndũ eriragĩria nĩ wendo ũrĩa ũtathiraga, nĩ kaba gũthĩĩna gũkĩra mũndũ wa maheeni.
23 The fear of Jehovah is life to a man, and he shall abide satisfied. He shall not be visited with evil.
Gwĩtigĩra Jehova gũkinyagia mũndũ muoyo-inĩ: Hĩndĩ ĩyo mũndũ akahurũka aiganĩire, atarĩ na thĩĩna.
24 The sluggard buries his hand in the dish, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
Kĩgũũta kĩrikagia guoko gwakĩo thaani-inĩ; gĩgakĩremwo o na nĩgũgũcookia kanua!
25 Smite a scoffer, and a simple man will learn prudence. And reprove him who has understanding, and he will understand knowledge.
Hũũra mũnyũrũrania, nao arĩa mateciiragia merute kũgĩa na ũbaarĩrĩri; kaania mũkũũrani maũndũ, na nĩekuongerera ũmenyo.
26 He who does violence to his father, and chases away his mother, is a son that causes shame and brings reproach.
Mũndũ ũrĩa ũtunyaga ithe indo na akaingata nyina, nĩ mwana wa kũrehe thoni na gĩconoko.
27 To err from the words of knowledge, cease, my son, to hear instruction.
Mũrũ wakwa, ũngĩtiga gũthikĩrĩria mataaro-rĩ, nĩũkoora njĩra ũtigane na ciugo cia ũmenyo.
28 A worthless witness mocks at justice, and the mouth of the wicked swallows iniquity.
Mũira wa kũhakwo anyũrũragia kĩhooto, na kanua ka mũndũ mwaganu kameragia o ũũru.
29 Judgments are prepared for scoffers, and stripes for the back of fools.
Maherithia maigĩirwo anyũrũrania, nacio iboko ikaigĩrwo mĩgongo ya andũ arĩa akĩĩgu.
