Proverbs 12
1 If you love knowledge, you will love discipline. Anyone who hates being corrected is stupid!
Anayependa mafundisho hupenda maarifa, bali yule anayechukia maonyo ni mpumbavu.
2 The Lord blesses the good, but he condemns anyone with evil schemes.
Yehova humpa fadhila mtu mwema, bali mtu ambaye hufanya mipango ya ufisada atahukumiwa.
3 Wickedness doesn't provide security, but those who live right are deeply rooted and cannot be moved.
Mtu hawezi kuimarishwa kwa uovu, bali wale watendao haki hawawezi kung'olewa.
4 A good wife is a crown for her husband, but one who brings shame is like rot in his bones.
Mke mwema ni taji ya mume wake, bali yule aletaye aibu ni kama ugonjwa unaoozesha mifupa yake.
5 Good people make plans that are fair, but the advice of the wicked is deceptive.
Mipango ya wale watendao haki ni adili, bali shauri la mwovu ni udanganyifu.
6 The words of the wicked are like a violent ambush, but those of honest people save them.
Maneno ya watu waovu ni uviziaji unaosubiri nafasi ya kuua, bali maneno ya mwenye haki yatawatunza salama.
7 The wicked are destroyed, and they're gone, but the family of the good stands firm.
Watu waovu wametupwa na kuondolewa, bali nyumba ya wale watendao haki itasimama.
8 People are appreciated for talking sense, but those with perverted minds are despised.
Mtu husifiwa kwa kadri ya hekima yake, bali yule anayechagua ukaidi hudharauliwa.
9 Better to be a humble man serving himself than a boastful man who has nothing to eat.
Bora kuwa na cheo duni- kuwa mtumishi tu- kuliko kujisifu kuhusu ukuu wako bila kuwa na chakula.
10 Good people look after their animals, but the care given by wicked is really cruelty.
Yule atendaye haki anajali mahitaji ya mnyama wake, bali huruma ya mwovu ni ukatili.
11 If you cultivate the land you'll have plenty of food, but if you chase after worthless things you're stupid.
Yule atendaye kazi katika shamba lake atapata chakula tele, bali anayesaka miradi duni hana akili.
12 Wicked people long for ill-gotten gains, but good people are productive themselves.
Watu waovu hutamani wanavyoiba watu wabaya kutoka kwa wengine, bali tunda la wale watendao haki hutoka kwao mwenyewe.
13 The wicked trap themselves by their own sinful words, but good people escape trouble.
Mtu mbaya hunaswa kwa maongezi yake mabaya, bali wale watendao haki hujinasua katika taabu.
14 What you say brings you rewards, and your work returns to bless you.
Mtu hushiba vitu vyema kutokana na tunda la maneno yake, kama vile kazi ya mikono yake inavyompa thawabu.
15 Stupid people think they're on the right track, but if you're wise you listen to advice.
Njia ya mpumbavu ni sawa machoni pake mwenyewe, bali mtu wa hekima husikiliza ushauri.
16 Stupid people get angry immediately, but if you're sensible you ignore an insult.
Mpumbavu huonyesha hasira yake papo hapo, bali asiyejali tusi ni mwenye busara.
17 Whoever tells the truth is being honest, but a false witness tells lies.
Asemaye ukweli huongea ilivyo haki, bali shahidi wa uongo huongea uongo.
18 Some people's hasty words cut like a knife, but the words of the wise bring healing.
Maneno yake asemaye kwa pupa ni kama kurusha upanga, bali ulimi wa mwenye hekima huleta uponyaji.
19 Words of truth last forever, but lies are gone in a moment.
Midomo yenye kweli itadumu milele, bali ulimi wa uongo ni kwa kitambo kidogo tu.
20 Deceit is in the mind of those planning evil, but those who plan peace have joy.
Kuna udanganyifu katika mioyo ya wale wanaopanga kutenda uovu, bali furaha hutoka kwa washauri wa amani.
21 No harm comes to the good, but trouble fills the wicked.
Hakuna ugonjwa utakaowajia wale watendao haki, bali watu waovu watajazwa matatizo.
22 The Lord hates liars but is happy with those who are trustworthy.
Yehova anachukia midomo ya uongo, bali wale ambao huishi kwa uaminifu ndiyo furaha yake.
23 If you're sensible, you don't show off your knowledge, but stupid people announce their stupidity.
Mtu mwenye busara anasitiri maarifa yake, bali moyo wa wapumbavu hupiga yowe za kipumbavu.
24 Hard work brings leadership, but laziness brings slavery.
Mkono wa mwenye bidii utatawala, bali watu wavivu watawekwa katika kazi za kulazimishwa.
25 If you're anxious, you're weighed down, but an encouraging word will cheer you up.
Mashaka katika moyo wa mtu humwelemea, bali neno zuri humfurahisha.
26 Good people look out for their friends, but the way the wicked live leads them astray.
Mwenye haki ni kiongozi kwa rafiki yake, bali njia ya waovu huwaongoza katika kupotea.
27 Lazy people don't catch their prey, but if you work hard you can become rich.
Watu wavivu hawawezi kubanika mawindo yao wenyewe, bali mtu wenye bidii atapata mali zenye thamani.
28 The path of right leads to life, it doesn't lead to death.
Wale ambao wanatembea katika njia ya haki wanapata uzima na katika mapito hayo hakuna kifo.
