Proverbs 14
1 Every wise woman has built her house, And the foolish breaks it down with her hands.
Mũtumia mũũgĩ nĩ gwaka akaga nyũmba yake, no mũtumia mũkĩĩgu nĩgũtharia atharagia nyũmba yake na moko make mwene.
2 Whoever is walking in his uprightness is fearing YHWH, And the perverted is despising Him [in] his ways.
Mũndũ ũrĩa ũthiiaga na mĩthiĩre mĩrũngĩrĩru nĩwe mwĩtigĩri Jehova, no ũrĩa mĩthiĩre yake ĩrĩ mĩhĩtanu nĩamũmenete.
3 A rod of pride [is] in the mouth of a fool, And the lips of the wise preserve them.
Mĩario ya mũndũ mũkĩĩgu nĩ rũthanju rwa kũmũhũũra, no mĩromo ya arĩa oogĩ nĩĩmagitagĩra.
4 Without oxen a stall [is] clean, And great [is] the increase by the power of the ox.
Kũrĩa gũtarĩ ndegwa mĩharatĩ ĩkoragwo ĩrĩ mĩtheru, no maciaro maingĩ moimanaga na hinya wa ndegwa.
5 A faithful witness does not lie, And a false witness breathes out lies.
Mũira mwĩhokeku ndaheenanagia, no mũira wa maheeni aaragia o maheeni.
6 A scorner has sought wisdom, and it is not, And knowledge [is] easy to the intelligent.
Mũnyũrũrania acaragia ũũgĩ na ndangĩwona, no kũgĩa na ũmenyo nĩ ũhũthũ kũrĩ mũndũ ũrĩa ũkũũranaga maũndũ.
7 Go from before a foolish man, Or you have not known the lips of knowledge.
Ikara kũraya na mũndũ mũkĩĩgu, nĩgũkorwo ndũrĩ ũmenyo ũngĩona kuuma mĩromo-inĩ yake.
8 The wisdom of the prudent [is] to understand his way, And the folly of fools [is] deceit.
Ũũgĩ wa arĩa abaarĩrĩri nĩũtũmaga mamenye ũhoro wa njĩra ciao, no ũrimũ wa andũ arĩa akĩĩgu nĩũmahĩtithagia.
9 Fools mock at a guilt-offering, And among the upright—a pleasing thing.
Andũ arĩa akĩĩgu manyũrũragia horohio ya mehia, no ũtugi wonekaga harĩ arĩa arũngĩrĩru.
10 The heart knows its own bitterness, And a stranger does not interfere with its joy.
Ngoro o yothe nĩyũũĩ ũrũrũ wayo, o na gĩkeno-inĩ kĩayo gũtirĩ mũndũ ũngĩnyiitanĩra nayo.
11 The house of the wicked is destroyed, And the tent of the upright flourishes.
Nyũmba ya mũndũ mwaganu nĩĩkanangwo, no hema ya mũndũ mũrũngĩrĩru nĩĩkagaacĩra.
12 There is a way—right before a man, And its latter end [are] ways of death.
Kũrĩ njĩra mũndũ onaga ta yagĩrĩire, no marigĩrĩrio mayo yerekagĩria mũndũ o gĩkuũ-inĩ.
13 Even in laughter is the heart pained, And the latter end of joy [is] affliction.
O na hĩndĩ ya gũtheka ngoro no ĩkorwo ĩgĩtuura, na gĩkeno no kĩrigĩrĩrie na kĩeha.
14 The backslider in heart is filled from his ways, And a good man—from his fruits.
Andũ arĩa matarĩ ehokeku nĩmakarĩhwo kũna nĩ ũndũ wa mĩthiĩre yao, nake mũndũ mwega aheo kĩheo kũringana na mĩthiĩre yake.
15 The simple gives credence to everything, And the prudent attends to his step.
Mũndũ ũtarĩ ũũgĩ etĩkagia ũndũ o wothe, no mũndũ mũbaarĩrĩri nĩacũũranagia ũhoro wa makinya make.
16 The wise is fearing and turning from evil, And a fool is transgressing and is confident.
Mũndũ mũũgĩ nĩetigagĩra Jehova na akeherera ũũru, no mũndũ mũkĩĩgu ekaga maũndũ na kwĩgerera atekũmenyerera ũndũ.
17 Whoever is short of temper does folly, And a man of wicked schemes is hated.
Mũndũ ũhiũhaga kũrakara ekaga maũndũ ma ũrimũ, nake mũndũ mwara nĩamenagwo.
18 The simple have inherited folly, And the prudent are crowned [with] knowledge.
Andũ arĩa matarĩ ũũgĩ magayaga ũrimũ, no arĩa abaarĩrĩri mahumbagwo thũmbĩ ya ũmenyo.
19 The evil have bowed down before the good, And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Andũ arĩa ooru nĩmakainamĩrĩra harĩ arĩa ega, na arĩa aaganu mainamĩrĩre ihingo-inĩ cia arĩa athingu.
20 The poor is hated even of his neighbor, And those loving the rich [are] many.
Andũ arĩa athĩĩni mathũũragwo o na nĩ andũ a itũũra rĩao, no itonga irĩ arata aingĩ.
21 Whoever is despising his neighbor sins, Whoever is favoring the humble, O his blessedness.
Mũndũ ũrĩa ũmenaga mũndũ wa itũũra rĩake nĩ kwĩhia ehagia, no kũrathimwo nĩ ũrĩa ũiguagĩra athĩĩni tha.
22 Do they who are devising evil not err? And kindness and truth [are] to those devising good,
Andũ arĩa mathugundaga ũũru githĩ ti njĩra mahĩtagia? No arĩa mabangaga maũndũ mega monaga ũtugi na wĩhokeku.
23 In all labor there is advantage, And a thing of the lips [is] only to want.
Wĩra wothe wa hinya ũrehaga uumithio, no mĩario mĩtheri ĩrehaga o ũthĩĩni.
24 The crown of the wise is their wealth, The folly of fools [is] folly.
Ũtonga wa andũ arĩa oogĩ nĩguo thũmbĩ yao, no ũrimũ wa andũ akĩĩgu ũciaraga ũrimũ.
25 A true witness is delivering souls, And a deceitful one breathes out lies.
Mũira mwĩhokeku nĩahonokagia mĩoyo, no mũira wa maheeni nĩ mũheenania.
26 Strong confidence [is] in the fear of YHWH, And there is a refuge to His sons.
Mũndũ ũrĩa wĩtigagĩra Jehova arĩ na kĩĩhitho kĩrũmu, o na ciana ciake nĩho irĩũragĩra.
27 The fear of YHWH [is] a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death.
Gwĩtigĩra Jehova nĩ gĩthima kĩa muoyo, kũhũndũraga mũndũ kuuma mĩtego-inĩ ya gĩkuũ.
28 The honor of a king [is] in the multitude of a people, And the ruin of a prince in lack of people.
Ũingĩ wa andũ nĩguo riiri wa mũthamaki, no mũnene ũtarĩ andũ a gwatha nĩ mwanangĩku.
29 Whoever is slow to anger [is] of great understanding, And whoever is short in temper is exalting folly.
Mũndũ mũkirĩrĩria arĩ ũmenyo mũingĩ, no mũndũ ũhiũhaga kũrakara onanagia ũrimũ.
30 A healed heart [is] life to the flesh, And rottenness to the bones [is] envy.
Ngoro ĩrĩ na thayũ ĩheaga mwĩrĩ muoyo, no ũiru ũbuthagia mahĩndĩ.
31 An oppressor of the poor reproaches his Maker, And whoever is honoring Him Is favoring the needy.
Mũndũ ũrĩa ũhinyagĩrĩria athĩĩni nĩkũnyarara anyararaga Ũrĩa wamombire, no ũrĩa wothe ũiguagĩra athĩĩni tha, nĩ Ngai atĩĩaga.
32 The wicked is driven away in his wickedness, And the righteous [is] trustful in his death.
Rĩrĩa mũtino woka, arĩa aaganu matungumanagio thĩ, no arĩa athingu, o na gĩkuũ-inĩ makoragwo marĩ na rĩũrĩro.
33 Wisdom rests in the heart of the intelligent. And it is known in the midst of fools.
Ũũgĩ nĩ ũikaraga ngoro-inĩ ya ũrĩa ũũĩ gũkũũrana maũndũ, o na gatagatĩ ka irimũ nĩwĩmenyithanagia.
34 Righteousness exalts a nation, And the righteousness of peoples [is] a sin-offering.
Ũthingu nĩgũtũũgĩria ũtũũgagĩria rũrĩrĩ, no mehia nĩ gĩconoko harĩ andũ o othe.
35 The favor of a king [is] to a wise servant, And one causing shame is an object of his wrath!
Mũthamaki nĩakenagio nĩ ndungata njũgĩ, no nĩangʼũrĩkagio nĩ ndungata ĩrĩa ĩmũconorithagia.
