Proverbs 17
1 Better [is] a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of 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 a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
Muranda akachenjera achatonga mwanakomana anonyadzisa, uye achagoverwa nhaka somumwe wehama.
3 The fining pot [is] for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
Hari ndeyokunyautsira sirivha uye choto ndechokunatsa goridhe, asi Jehovha ndiye anoedza mwoyo.
4 A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; [and] a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
Munhu akaipa anoteerera miromo yakaipa; murevi wenhema anorerekera nzeve yake kururimi runoparadza.
5 Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: [and] he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
Uyo anoseka varombo anozvidza Musiki wavo, ani naani anofarira njodzi dzavamwe haangaregi kurangwa.
6 Children’s children [are] the crown of old men; and the glory of children [are] their fathers.
Vana vevana ikorona kune vakwegura, uye vabereki ndivo kukudzwa kwavana vavo.
7 Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
Kutaura kuna manyawi hakuna kufanira benzi, zvikuru sei kutaura nhema kwomubati!
8 A gift [is as] a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
Fufuro inofadza uyo anoipa; kwose kwose kwaanoenda, anobudirira.
9 He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth [very] friends.
Uyo anofukidzira kudarika kwomumwe anotsvaka rudo, asi ani naani anomutsazve mhaka anoparadzanisa shamwari dzepedyo.
10 A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
Kutsiurwa kunofadza munhu ane njere kupfuura kurohwa kwebenzi kazana.
11 An evil [man] seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
Munhu akaipa anongotsvaka kumukira chete; nhume isina tsitsi ichatumirwa kundomurwisa.
12 Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
Zviri nani kusangana nechikara chatorerwa vana vacho pane benzi muupenzi hwaro.
13 Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
Kana munhu akaripira zvakanaka nezvakaipa zvakaipa hazvizombobvi paimba yake.
14 The beginning of strife [is as] when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
Kuvamba kwokukakavara kwakafanana nokudziurira mvura yedhamu; saka rega nharo kurwa kusati kwatanga.
15 He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both [are] abomination to the LORD.
Kupembedza ane mhosva nokupomera asina mhaka, Jehovha anozvivenga zvose.
16 Wherefore [is there] a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing [he hath] no heart [to it]?
Ine basa reiko mari kana iri muruoko rwebenzi, sezvo risina chishuvo chokuwana uchenjeri?
17 A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
Shamwari inoda panguva dzose, uye hama yakaberekerwa kupikisana.
18 A man void of understanding striketh hands, [and] becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
Munhu anoshayiwa njere ndiye anombunda noruoko rwake pamhiko, uye anoitira muvakidzani wake rubatso.
19 He loveth transgression that loveth strife: [and] he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
Uyo anoda zvokukakavara anoda chivi; uyo anovaka suo refu anotsvaka kuparadzwa.
20 He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
Munhu ane mwoyo wakaipa haabudiriri; uyo ane rurimi runonyengera achawira mudambudziko.
21 He that begetteth a fool [doeth it] to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
Kuva nomwanakomana benzi kunouyisa kurwadziwa; baba vebenzi havana mufaro.
22 A merry heart doeth good [like] a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
Mwoyo wakafara mushonga wakanaka, asi mweya wakaputsika unoomesa mapfupa.
23 A wicked [man] taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
Munhu akaipa anogamuchira fufuro muchivande, kuti aminamise nzira dzokururamisira.
24 Wisdom [is] before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool [are] in the ends of the earth.
Munhu ane njere anoisa uchenjeri pamberi, asi meso ebenzi anosvika kumagumo enyika.
25 A foolish son [is] a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
Mwanakomana benzi anorwadzisa baba vake, uye anoitisa shungu uyo akamubereka.
26 Also to punish the just [is] not good, [nor] to strike princes for equity.
Hazvina kunaka kuranga munhu asina mhosva, kana kurova machinda nokuda kwokururama kwavo.
27 He that hath knowledge spareth his words: [and] a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
Munhu ano ruzivo anoshandisa mashoko achizvidzora, uye munhu anonzwisisa akadzikama.
28 Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: [and] he that shutteth his lips [is esteemed] a man of understanding.
Kunyange benzi, kana rakanyarara, rinonzi rakachenjera, uye rikabata muromo waro rinonzi rakangwara.
