Proverbs 17
1 Better is a morsel with pleasure in peace, than a house [full] of many good things and unjust sacrifices, with strife.
Zviri nani kuva nechimedu chakaoma chechingwa uine rugare norunyararo pane imba izere namabiko, ine kupesana.
2 A wise servant shall have rule over foolish masters, and shall divide portions amongst brethren.
Muranda akachenjera achatonga mwanakomana anonyadzisa, uye achagoverwa nhaka somumwe wehama.
3 As silver and gold are tried in a furnace, so are choice hearts with the Lord.
Hari ndeyokunyautsira sirivha uye choto ndechokunatsa goridhe, asi Jehovha ndiye anoedza mwoyo.
4 A bad man hearkens to the tongue of transgressors: but a righteous man attends not to false lips.
Munhu akaipa anoteerera miromo yakaipa; murevi wenhema anorerekera nzeve yake kururimi runoparadza.
5 He that laughs at the poor provokes him that made him; and he that rejoices at the destruction of another shall not be held guiltless: but he that has compassion shall find mercy.
Uyo anoseka varombo anozvidza Musiki wavo, ani naani anofarira njodzi dzavamwe haangaregi kurangwa.
6 Children's children are the crown of old men; and their fathers are the glory of children. The faithful has the whole world full of wealth; but the faithless not even a farthing.
Vana vevana ikorona kune vakwegura, uye vabereki ndivo kukudzwa kwavana vavo.
7 Faithful lips will not suit a fool; nor lying lips a just man.
Kutaura kuna manyawi hakuna kufanira benzi, zvikuru sei kutaura nhema kwomubati!
8 Instruction is to them that use it a gracious reward; and wherever it may turn, it shall prosper.
Fufuro inofadza uyo anoipa; kwose kwose kwaanoenda, anobudirira.
9 He that conceals injuries seeks love; but he that hates to hide [them] separates friends and kindred.
Uyo anofukidzira kudarika kwomumwe anotsvaka rudo, asi ani naani anomutsazve mhaka anoparadzanisa shamwari dzepedyo.
10 A threat breaks down the heart of a wise man; but a fool, though scourged, understands not.
Kutsiurwa kunofadza munhu ane njere kupfuura kurohwa kwebenzi kazana.
11 Every bad man stirs up strifes: but the Lord will send out against him an unmerciful messenger.
Munhu akaipa anongotsvaka kumukira chete; nhume isina tsitsi ichatumirwa kundomurwisa.
12 Care may befall a man of understanding; but fools will meditate evils.
Zviri nani kusangana nechikara chatorerwa vana vacho pane benzi muupenzi hwaro.
13 Whoso rewards evil for good, evil shall not be removed from his house.
Kana munhu akaripira zvakanaka nezvakaipa zvakaipa hazvizombobvi paimba yake.
14 Rightful rule gives power to words; but sedition and strife precede poverty.
Kuvamba kwokukakavara kwakafanana nokudziurira mvura yedhamu; saka rega nharo kurwa kusati kwatanga.
15 He that pronounces the unjust just, and the just unjust, is unclean and abominable with God.
Kupembedza ane mhosva nokupomera asina mhaka, Jehovha anozvivenga zvose.
16 Why has the fool wealth? for a senseless man will not be able to purchase wisdom. He that exalts his own house seeks ruin; and he that turns aside from instruction shall fall into mischief.
Ine basa reiko mari kana iri muruoko rwebenzi, sezvo risina chishuvo chokuwana uchenjeri?
17 Have you a friend for every time, and let brethren be useful in distress; for on this account are they born.
Shamwari inoda panguva dzose, uye hama yakaberekerwa kupikisana.
18 A foolish man applauds and rejoices over himself, [as he] also that becomes surety would make himself responsible for his own friends.
Munhu anoshayiwa njere ndiye anombunda noruoko rwake pamhiko, uye anoitira muvakidzani wake rubatso.
19 A lover of sin rejoices in strifes;
Uyo anoda zvokukakavara anoda chivi; uyo anovaka suo refu anotsvaka kuparadzwa.
20 and the hard-hearted man comes not in for good. A man of a changeful tongue will fall into mischiefs;
Munhu ane mwoyo wakaipa haabudiriri; uyo ane rurimi runonyengera achawira mudambudziko.
21 and the heart of a fool is grief to its possessor. A father rejoices not over an uninstructed son; but a wise son gladdens his mother.
Kuva nomwanakomana benzi kunouyisa kurwadziwa; baba vebenzi havana mufaro.
22 A glad heart promotes health; but the bones of a sorrowful man dry up.
Mwoyo wakafara mushonga wakanaka, asi mweya wakaputsika unoomesa mapfupa.
23 The ways of a man who unjustly receives gifts in [his] bosom do not prosper; and an ungodly man perverts the ways of righteousness.
Munhu akaipa anogamuchira fufuro muchivande, kuti aminamise nzira dzokururamisira.
24 The countenance of a wise man is sensible; but the eyes of a fool [go] to the ends of the earth.
Munhu ane njere anoisa uchenjeri pamberi, asi meso ebenzi anosvika kumagumo enyika.
25 A foolish son [is a cause of] anger to his father, and grief to her that bore him.
Mwanakomana benzi anorwadzisa baba vake, uye anoitisa shungu uyo akamubereka.
26 [It is] not right to punish a righteous man, nor [is it] holy to plot against righteous princes.
Hazvina kunaka kuranga munhu asina mhosva, kana kurova machinda nokuda kwokururama kwavo.
27 He that forbears to utter a hard word is discreet, and a patient man is wise.
Munhu ano ruzivo anoshandisa mashoko achizvidzora, uye munhu anonzwisisa akadzikama.
28 Wisdom shall be imputed to a fool who asks after wisdom: and he who holds his peace shall seem to be sensible.
Kunyange benzi, kana rakanyarara, rinonzi rakachenjera, uye rikabata muromo waro rinonzi rakangwara.
