Proverbs 19
1 Better is a poor [man] that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
Bora mtu masikini ambaye huenenda katika uadilifu wake kuliko mwenye ukaidi katika maneno yake na ni mpumbavu.
2 Also that a person be without knowledge is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet maketh false steps.
Tena, si vizuri kuwa na hamu bila maarifa na mwenye kukimbia haraka sana hukosea njia.
3 The folly of man distorteth his way, and his heart is irritated against Jehovah.
Upuuzi wa mtu unaharibu maisha yake na moyo wake hughadhabika dhidi ya Yehova.
4 Wealth addeth many friends; but the poor is separated from his friend.
Utajiri huongeza marafiki wengi, bali mtu masikini hutengwa na rafiki zake.
5 A false witness shall not be held innocent, and he that uttereth lies shall not escape.
Shahidi wa uongo hatakosa adhabu na mwenye kupumua uongo hataokoka.
6 Many court the favour of a noble; and every one is friend to a man that giveth.
Wengi wataomba fadhila kutoka kwa mtu mkarimu na kila mtu ni rafiki wa yule anayetoa zawadi.
7 All the brethren of a poor [man] hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him: he pursueth [them] with words, — they are not [to be found].
Mtu masikini huchukiwa na ndugu zake wote; je marafiki wengi kiasi gani hujitenga kutoka kwake! Anawaita, lakini wameondoka.
8 He that getteth sense loveth his own soul; he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
Anayepata hekima huyapenda maisha yake mwenyewe; yeye atunzaye ufahamu atapata kilicho chema.
9 A false witness shall not be held innocent, and he that uttereth lies shall perish.
Shahidi wa uongo hatakosa kuadhibiwa, bali mwenye kupumua uongo ataangamia.
10 Good living beseemeth not a fool; how much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
Haifai kwa mpumbavu kuishi kwa anasa- wala kwa mtumwa kutawala juu ya wafalme.
11 The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger, and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
Busara humfanya mtu achelewe kukasirika na utukufu wake ni kusamehe kosa.
12 The king's displeasure is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
Ghadhabu ya mfalme ni kama muungurumo wa simba kijana, bali fadhila yake ni kama umande kwenye majani.
13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father; and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
Mwana mpumbavu ni uharibifu kwa baba yake na mke mgomvi ni maji yanayochuruzika daima.
14 House and wealth are an inheritance from fathers; but a prudent wife is from Jehovah.
Nyumba na utajiri ni urithi kutoka kwa wazazi, bali mke mwenye busara hutoka kwa Yehova.
15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep, and the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Uvivu unamtupa mtu kwenye usingizi mzito, bali asiyetamani kufanya kazi atakwenda njaa.
16 He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul; he that is careless of his ways shall die.
Yeye anayetii amri huyaongoza maisha yake, bali mtu asiyefikiri juu ya njia zake atakufa.
17 He that is gracious to the poor lendeth unto Jehovah; and what he hath bestowed will he repay unto him.
Mwenye ukarimu kwa masikini humkopesha Yehova na atalipwa kwa kile alichofanya.
18 Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; but set not thy soul upon killing him.
Mrudi mwanao wakati kuna matumaini na usiwe na shauku ya kumweka katika mauti.
19 A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment; for if thou deliver [him], yet thou must do it again.
Mtu mwenye hasira kali lazima alipe adhabu; kama ukimwokoa, utafanya hivyo mara mbili.
20 Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
Sikiliza ushauri na ukubali maelekezo, ili uweze kuwa na hekima mwishoni mwa maisha yako.
21 Many are the thoughts in a man's heart, but the counsel of Jehovah, that doth stand.
Moyoni mwa mtu kuna mipango mingi, bali kusudi la Yehova ndilo litakalo simama.
22 The charm of a man is his kindness; and a poor [man] is better than a liar.
Shauku ya mtu ni uaminifu na mtu masikini ni bora kuliko muongo.
23 The fear of Jehovah [tendeth] to life, and he [that hath it] shall rest satisfied without being visited with evil.
Kumheshimu Yehova huwaelekeza watu kwenye uzima; mwenye nayo atashibishwa na hatadhurika kwa madhara.
24 A sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, and will not even bring it to his mouth again.
Mtu goigoi huuzika mkono wake ndani ya dishi; hataurudisha juu ya kinywa chake.
25 Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware; reprove the intelligent, and he will understand knowledge.
Kama utampiga mwenye mzaha, wajinga watakuwa na hekima; mwelekeze mwenye ufahamu, naye atapata maarifa.
26 He that ruineth [his] father and chaseth away [his] mother is a son that causeth shame and bringeth reproach.
Anayempora baba yake na kumfukuza mama yake ni mwana anayeleta aibu na shutuma.
27 Cease, my son, to hear the instruction which causeth to stray from the words of knowledge.
Mwanangu, kama utaacha kusikiliza maelekezo, utapotea kutoka kwenye maneno ya maarifa.
28 A witness of Belial scorneth judgment, and the mouth of the wicked swalloweth down iniquity.
Shahidi mpotofu huidhihaki haki na kinywa cha waovu humeza uovu.
29 Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of the foolish.
Hukumu ipo tayari kwa wenye dhihaka na mjeledi kwa migongo ya wapumbavu.
