Proverbs 17
1 Better is a morsel with pleasure in peace, than a house [full] of many good things and unjust sacrifices, with strife.
Afadhali kula ukoko mkavu ukiwa na amani na utulivu kuliko kukaa kwenye nyumba ya karamu kukiwa na magomvi.
2 A wise servant shall have rule over foolish masters, and shall divide portions amongst brethren.
Mtumishi mwenye hekima atatawala juu ya mwana aaibishaye, naye atashirikiana katika urithi kama mmoja wa hao ndugu.
3 As silver and gold are tried in a furnace, so are choice hearts with the Lord.
Kalibu ni kwa ajili ya fedha na tanuru ni kwa ajili ya dhahabu, bali Bwana huujaribu moyo.
4 A bad man hearkens to the tongue of transgressors: but a righteous man attends not to false lips.
Mtu mwovu husikiliza midomo mibaya; mwongo husikiliza kwa makini ulimi wa madhara.
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.
Yeye anaye mdhihaki maskini huonyesha dharau kwa Muumba wake; yeyote afurahiaye maafa hataepuka kuadhibiwa.
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.
Wana wa wana ni taji la wazee, nao wazazi ni fahari ya watoto wao.
7 Faithful lips will not suit a fool; nor lying lips a just man.
Midomo yenye uwezo wa ushawishi haimfai mpumbavu: je, ni mibaya kiasi gani zaidi midomo ya uongo kwa mtawala!
8 Instruction is to them that use it a gracious reward; and wherever it may turn, it shall prosper.
Kipawa ni kama kito cha thamani machoni pake yeye aliye nacho; kokote kigeukiapo, hufanikiwa.
9 He that conceals injuries seeks love; but he that hates to hide [them] separates friends and kindred.
Yeye anayesamehe kosa hudumisha upendo, bali yeyote arudiaye jambo hutenganisha marafiki wa karibu.
10 A threat breaks down the heart of a wise man; but a fool, though scourged, understands not.
Karipio humwingia sana mtu mwenye kutambua kuliko mapigo mia kwa mpumbavu.
11 Every bad man stirs up strifes: but the Lord will send out against him an unmerciful messenger.
Mtu mbaya hupenda kuasi tu; mjumbe asiye na huruma atatumwa dhidi yake.
12 Care may befall a man of understanding; but fools will meditate evils.
Ni afadhali ukutane na dubu aliyenyangʼanywa watoto wake, kuliko mpumbavu katika upumbavu wake.
13 Whoso rewards evil for good, evil shall not be removed from his house.
Ikiwa mtu atalipa baya kwa jema, kamwe ubaya hautaondoka katika nyumba yake.
14 Rightful rule gives power to words; but sedition and strife precede poverty.
Kuanzisha ugomvi ni kama kutoboa bwawa la maji; kwa hiyo acha jambo hilo kabla mabishano hayajaanza.
15 He that pronounces the unjust just, and the just unjust, is unclean and abominable with God.
Yeye asemaye kuwa asiye na haki ana haki, naye asemaye kuwa mwenye haki hana haki: Bwana huwachukia sana wote wawili.
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.
Fedha ina faida gani mikononi mwa mpumbavu, wakati yeye hana haja ya kupata hekima?
17 Have you a friend for every time, and let brethren be useful in distress; for on this account are they born.
Rafiki hupenda wakati wote naye ndugu amezaliwa kwa ajili ya wakati wa shida.
18 A foolish man applauds and rejoices over himself, [as he] also that becomes surety would make himself responsible for his own friends.
Mtu mjinga hupana mkono ili kuweka rehani, naye huweka dhamana kwa jirani yake.
19 A lover of sin rejoices in strifes;
Yeye apendaye ugomvi apenda dhambi; naye ainuaye sana lango lake hutafuta uharibifu.
20 and the hard-hearted man comes not in for good. A man of a changeful tongue will fall into mischiefs;
Mtu mwenye moyo mpotovu hawezi kufanikiwa; naye ambaye ulimi wake ni mdanganyifu huanguka kwenye taabu.
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.
Kuwa na mwana mpumbavu huleta huzuni; hakuna furaha kwa baba wa mpumbavu.
22 A glad heart promotes health; but the bones of a sorrowful man dry up.
Moyo wenye furaha ni dawa nzuri, bali roho iliyopondeka hukausha mifupa.
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.
Mtu mwovu hukubali rushwa kwa siri ili kupotosha njia ya haki.
24 The countenance of a wise man is sensible; but the eyes of a fool [go] to the ends of the earth.
Mtu wa ufahamu huitazama hekima, lakini macho ya mpumbavu huhangaika hadi kwenye miisho ya dunia.
25 A foolish son [is a cause of] anger to his father, and grief to her that bore him.
Mwana mpumbavu huleta huzuni kwa baba yake na uchungu kwa yeye aliyemzaa.
26 [It is] not right to punish a righteous man, nor [is it] holy to plot against righteous princes.
Si vizuri kumwadhibu mtu asiye na hatia, au kuwapiga sana maafisa kwa ajili ya uadilifu wao.
27 He that forbears to utter a hard word is discreet, and a patient man is wise.
Mtu mwenye maarifa hutumia maneno kwa kujizuia, naye mtu mwenye ufahamu ana moyo wa utulivu.
28 Wisdom shall be imputed to a fool who asks after wisdom: and he who holds his peace shall seem to be sensible.
Hata mtu mpumbavu hudhaniwa kuwa na hekima kama akinyamaza, na mwenye ufahamu kama akiuzuia ulimi wake.
