Proverbs 20
1 Wine is a mocker, and beer is a brawler. Whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
Mvinyo ni mdhihaki na kileo ni mgomvi; yeyote apotoshwaye navyo hana hekima.
2 The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion. He who provokes him to anger forfeits his own life.
Ghadhabu ya mfalme ni kama ngurumo ya simba; yeye amkasirishaye hupoteza uhai wake.
3 It is an honor for a person to keep away from strife, but every fool quarrels.
Ni kwa heshima ya mtu kujitenga ugomvi, bali kila mpumbavu ni mwepesi kugombana.
4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
Mvivu halimi kwa majira; kwa hiyo wakati wa mavuno hutazama lakini hapati chochote.
5 Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.
Makusudi ya moyo wa mwanadamu ni maji yenye kina, lakini mtu mwenye ufahamu huyachota.
6 Many men claim to be men of unfailing love, but who can find a faithful man?
Watu wengi hujidai kuwa na upendo usiokoma, bali mtu mwaminifu ni nani awezaye kumpata?
7 A righteous man walks in integrity; blessed are his children after him.
Mtu mwenye haki huishi maisha yasiyo na lawama, wamebarikiwa watoto wake baada yake.
8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment scatters away all evil with his eyes.
Wakati mfalme aketipo katika kiti chake cha enzi kuhukumu, hupepeta ubaya wote kwa macho yake.
9 Who can say, "I have made my heart pure. I am clean and without sin?"
Ni nani awezaye kusema, “Nimeuweka moyo wangu safi; mimi ni safi na sina dhambi?”
10 Differing weights and differing measures, both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD.
Mawe ya kupimia yaliyo tofauti na vipimo tofauti, Bwana huchukia vyote viwili.
11 Even a child makes himself known by his doings, whether his work is pure, and whether it is right.
Hata mtoto hujulikana kwa matendo yake, kama tabia yake ni safi na adili.
12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, The LORD has made even both of them.
Masikio yasikiayo na macho yaonayo, Bwana ndiye alivifanya vyote viwili.
13 Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty. Open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread.
Usiupende usingizi la sivyo utakuwa maskini, uwe macho nawe utakuwa na chakula cha akiba.
14 "It's no good, it's no good," says the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasts.
“Haifai, haifai!” asema mnunuzi, kisha huondoka akijisifia ununuzi wake.
15 There is gold and abundance of rubies; but the lips of knowledge are a rare jewel.
Dhahabu kunayo, na marijani kwa wingi, lakini midomo inenayo maarifa ni kito cha thamani kilicho adimu.
16 Take the garment of one who puts up collateral for a stranger; and hold him in pledge for a wayward woman.
Chukua vazi la yule awekaye dhamana kwa ajili ya mgeni; lishikilie iwe dhamana kama anafanya hivyo kwa ajili ya mwanamke mpotovu.
17 Fraudulent food is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth is filled with gravel.
Chakula kilichopatikana kwa hila ni kitamu kwa mwanadamu, bali huishia na kinywa kilichojaa changarawe.
18 Plans are established by advice; by wise guidance you wage war.
Fanya mipango kwa kutafuta mashauri, ukipigana vita, tafuta maelekezo.
19 He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore do not keep company with him who opens wide his lips.
Maneno ya kusengenya husababisha kutokuaminika, kwa hiyo mwepuke mtu anayezungumza kupita kiasi.
20 Whoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.
Ikiwa mtu atamlaani baba yake au mama yake, taa yake itazimwa katika giza nene.
21 An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning, won't be blessed in the end.
Urithi upatikanao haraka mwanzoni, hautabarikiwa mwishoni.
22 Do not say, "I will pay back evil." Wait for the LORD, and he will save you.
Usiseme, “Nitakulipiza kwa ajili ya kosa hili!” Mngojee Bwana, naye atakuokoa.
23 The LORD detests differing weights, and dishonest scales are no good.
Bwana anachukia sana mawe ya kupimia ya udanganyifu, nazo mizani zisizo halali hazimpendezi.
24 A man's steps are from the LORD; how then can man understand his way?
Hatua za mtu huongozwa na Bwana. Anawezaje basi mtu yeyote kuelewa njia yake mwenyewe?
25 It is a snare to a man to make a rash dedication, then later to consider his vows.
Ni mtego kwa mtu kuweka wakfu kitu kwa haraka na baada ya kitambo kidogo kufikiria tena nadhiri zake.
26 A wise king winnows out the wicked, and drives the threshing wheel over them.
Mfalme mwenye hekima hupepeta waovu, hulipitisha gurudumu la kupuria juu yao.
27 The spirit of man is the LORD's lamp, searching all his innermost parts.
Taa ya Bwana huchunguza roho ya mwanadamu, huchunguza utu wake wa ndani.
28 Love and faithfulness keep the king safe. His throne is sustained by love.
Upendo na uaminifu humweka mfalme salama, kwa njia ya upendo, kiti chake cha enzi huwa salama.
29 The glory of young men is their strength. The splendor of old men is their gray hair.
Utukufu wa vijana ni nguvu zao, mvi ni fahari ya uzee.
30 Wounding blows cleanse away evil, and beatings purge the innermost parts.
Mapigo na majeraha huusafisha ubaya, nayo michapo hutakasa utu wa ndani.
