Proverbs 10
1 Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son causes a father to rejoice, And a foolish son [is] an affliction to his mother.
Mwana mũũgĩ atũmaga ithe akene, no mwana mũkĩĩgu atũũragia nyina na kĩeha.
2 Treasures of wickedness do not profit, And righteousness delivers from death.
Mĩthiithũ yumanĩte na ungumania ndĩrĩ kĩguni, no ũthingu ũkũũraga mũndũ kuuma kũrĩ gĩkuũ.
3 YHWH does not cause the soul of the righteous to hunger, And He thrusts away the desire of the wicked.
Jehova ndarekagĩrĩria mũndũ mũthingu ahũte, no nĩamarigagĩrĩria merirĩria ma mũndũ mwaganu.
4 Poor [is] he who is working [with] a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent makes rich.
Moko ma kĩgũũta matũmaga mũndũ athĩĩne, no moko ma mũndũ ũrĩ kĩyo marehaga ũtonga.
5 Whoever is gathering in summer [is] a wise son, Whoever is sleeping in harvest [is] a son causing shame.
Ũrĩa ũcookanagĩrĩria irio hĩndĩ ya riũa nĩ mwana mũũgĩ, no ũrĩa ũkomaga hĩndĩ ya magetha nĩ mwana wa kũrehe thoni.
6 Blessings [are] for the head of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked covers violence.
Mũtwe wa mũndũ mũthingu ũikaraga ũhumbĩrĩtwo nĩ irathimo, no kanua ka mũndũ mwaganu kaiyũraga ngũĩ.
7 The remembrance of the righteous [is] for a blessing, And the name of the wicked rots.
Kĩririkano kĩa mũndũ mũthingu gĩgatuĩka kĩrathimo, no rĩĩtwa rĩa mũndũ mwaganu nĩrĩkabutha.
8 The wise in heart accepts commands, And a talkative fool kicks.
Mũndũ ũrĩa ũrĩ na ũũgĩ wa ngoro nĩetĩkagĩra mawatho, no mũndũ wa kũhũhũtĩka nĩakanangĩka.
9 Whoever is walking in integrity walks confidently, And whoever is perverting his ways is known.
Mũndũ wa mĩthiĩre mĩrũngĩrĩru athiiaga ategwĩtigĩra ũgwati, no mũndũ ũrĩa ũrĩ mĩthiĩre mĩogomu nĩakamenyeka.
10 Whoever is winking the eye gives grief, And a talkative fool kicks.
Mũndũ ũrĩa uunagĩra ũngĩ riitho na rũnano nĩarehage kĩeha, na mwaria mũkĩĩgu nĩakanangĩka.
11 A fountain of life [is] the mouth of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked covers violence.
Kanua ka mũndũ mũthingu nĩ gĩthima kĩa muoyo, no kanua ka mũndũ mwaganu kaiyũraga ngũĩ.
12 Hatred awakens contentions, And love covers over all transgressions.
Rũmena rũrehaga nyamũkano, no wendani ũhumbagĩra ũũru wothe.
13 Wisdom is found in the lips of the intelligent, And a rod [is] for the back of him who is lacking understanding.
Ũũgĩ ũkoragwo mĩromo-inĩ ya mũndũ ũrĩa mũkũũrani maũndũ, no mũndũ ũrĩa ũtooĩ gũkũũrana maũndũ aagĩrĩirwo nĩ rũthanju ciande-inĩ ciake.
14 The wise lay up knowledge, and the mouth of a fool [is] near ruin.
Andũ oogĩ meigagĩra ũmenyo, no kanua ga kĩrimũ keĩtagĩria mwanangĩko.
15 The wealth of the rich [is] his strong city, The ruin of the poor [is] their poverty.
Indo cia itonga nĩ gĩtũũro kĩao kĩirigĩre na hinya, no ũkĩa nĩguo mwanangĩko wa andũ arĩa athĩĩni.
16 The wage of the righteous [is] for life, The increase of the wicked for sin.
Mũcaara wa andũ arĩa athingu ũmarehagĩra muoyo, no indo iria cionagwo nĩ andũ arĩa aaganu imarehagĩra iherithia.
17 A traveler to life [is] he who is keeping instruction, And whoever is forsaking rebuke is erring.
Mũndũ ũrĩa ũiguaga agĩtaarwo arĩ njĩra-inĩ ya muoyo, no mũndũ ũrĩa ũregaga kũrũithio-rĩ, nĩahĩtithagia andũ arĩa angĩ.
18 Whoever is covering hatred with lying lips, And whoever is bringing out an evil report is a fool.
Mũndũ ũrĩa ũhithaga rũmena rwake aaragia na mĩromo ya maheeni, na ũrĩa wothe ũcambanagia nĩ mũndũ mũkĩĩgu.
19 In the abundance of words transgression does not cease, And whoever is restraining his lips [is] wise.
Rĩrĩa ciugo ciaingĩha mehia matiagaga, no mũndũ ũrĩa ũkiraga nĩ mũũgĩ.
20 The tongue of the righteous [is] chosen silver, The heart of the wicked—as a little thing.
Rũrĩmĩ rwa mũndũ mũthingu nĩ betha njega, no ngoro ya mũndũ mwaganu ndĩrĩ bata.
21 The lips of the righteous delight many, And fools die for lack of heart.
Mĩromo ya arĩa athingu ĩhũnagia andũ aingĩ, no andũ akĩĩgu makuaga nĩ kwaga gũkũũrana maũndũ.
22 The blessing of YHWH—it makes rich, And He adds no grief with it.
Kĩrathimo kĩa Jehova nĩkĩo kĩrehaga ũtonga, na ndarĩ kĩeha onganagĩrĩria nakĩo.
23 To execute inventions [is] as play to a fool, And wisdom to a man of understanding.
Mũndũ mũkĩĩgu akenagĩra mĩtugo mĩũru, no mũndũ ũrĩ na ũtaũku akenagĩra ũũgĩ.
24 The feared thing of the wicked meets him, And the desire of the righteous is given.
Kĩrĩa mũndũ mwaganu etigagĩra nĩkĩo gĩkaamũkora, na kĩrĩa mũndũ mũthingu eriragĩria nĩkĩo akaaheo.
25 As the passing by of a windstorm, So the wicked is not, And the righteous is a perpetual foundation.
Kĩhuhũkanio kĩahĩtũka andũ arĩa aaganu maticookaga kuoneka, no andũ arĩa athingu mehaandaga wega nginya tene.
26 As vinegar to the teeth, And as smoke to the eyes, So [is] the slothful to those sending him.
Ta ũrĩa thiki ĩgagatagĩra magego, na ndogo ĩkarũrĩra maitho-rĩ, noguo kĩgũũta kĩhaana kũrĩ arĩa magĩtũmaga.
27 The fear of YHWH adds days, And the years of the wicked are shortened.
Gwĩtigĩra Jehova-rĩ, kuongagĩrĩra mũndũ matukũ ma gũtũũra muoyo, no mĩaka ya mũndũ mwaganu nĩkũnyiihio ĩnyiihagio.
28 The hope of the righteous [is] joyful, And the expectation of the wicked perishes.
Itanya rĩa mũndũ mũthingu nĩ gĩkeno, no kĩĩrĩgĩrĩro kĩa mũndũ mwaganu no gĩa tũhũ.
29 The way of YHWH [is] strength to the perfect, And ruin to workers of iniquity.
Njĩra ya Jehova nĩ rĩũrĩro rĩa andũ arĩa athingu, no nĩ mwanangĩko harĩ arĩa mekaga ũũru.
30 The righteous is not moved for all time, And the wicked do not inhabit the earth.
Mũndũ ũrĩa mũthingu ndarĩ hĩndĩ akaamunywo, no ũrĩa mwaganu ndagatũũra thĩinĩ wa bũrũri.
31 The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, And the tongue of contrariness is cut out.
Kanua ka mũndũ ũrĩa mũthingu karehaga ũũgĩ, no rũrĩmĩ rwa ũtũrĩka nĩrũkaniinwo.
32 The lips of the righteous know a pleasing thing, And the mouth of the wicked perverseness!
Mĩromo ya mũndũ mũthingu nĩyũũĩ kwaria ndeto iria ciagĩrĩire, no kanua ka ũrĩa mwaganu kaaragia o rũtũrĩko.
