Proverbs 13
1 A son wise [the] discipline of a father and a mocker not he listens to a rebuke.
Mwana mũũgĩ nĩathikagĩrĩria ũrutani wa ithe, no mũnyũrũrania ndathikagĩrĩria agĩkaanio.
2 From [the] fruit of [the] mouth of a person he eats good thing[s] and [the] appetite of treacherous [people] [is] violence.
Mũndũ nĩakenagĩra maciaro mega ma kuuma kanua gake, no mũndũ ũrĩa ũtarĩ mwĩhokeku eeriragĩria haaro.
3 [one who] guards Mouth his [is] protecting life his [one who] opens lips his ruin [belongs] to him.
Mũndũ ũrĩa ũmenyagĩrĩra kanua gake nĩ muoyo wake amenyagĩrĩra, no ũrĩa ũhiũhaga kwaria nĩakanangĩka.
4 [is] coveting And nothing appetite his a sluggard and [the] appetite of diligent [people] it will be made fat.
Ngoro ya kĩgũũta ĩĩriragĩria na ndĩone kĩndũ, no merirĩria ma mũndũ ũrĩ kĩyo nĩmakahingio.
5 A word of falsehood he hates a righteous [person] and a wicked [person] he acts odiously and he may act shamefully.
Mũndũ mũthingu nĩathũire ũhoro ũtarĩ wa ma, no mũndũ mwaganu ekaga maũndũ ma thoni na ma njono.
6 Righteousness it preserves integrity of way and wickedness it subverts sin.
Ũthingu ũgitagĩra mũndũ ũrĩa mũrũngĩrĩru, no waganu nĩũngʼaũranagia mũndũ mwĩhia.
7 There [is one who] enriches himself and there not [is] anything [one who] impoverishes himself and wealth great.
Kũrĩ mũndũ wĩtuaga gĩtonga, no ndarĩ kĩndũ; kũrĩ ũngĩ wĩtuaga mũthĩĩni, no arĩ na ũtonga mũnene.
8 [the] ransom of [the] life of A person [is] wealth his and a poor [person] not he hears a threat.
Ũtonga wa mũndũ wahota gũkũũra muoyo wake, no mũndũ mũthĩĩni ndaiguaga akĩĩhĩtĩrwo.
9 [the] light of Righteous [people] it rejoices and [the] lamp of wicked [people] it is extinguished.
Ũtheri wa mũndũ mũthingu waaraga ũgacangarara, no tawa wa mũndũ mwaganu nĩkũhorio ũhoragio.
10 Only with pride it gives contention and [is] with [those who] receive advice wisdom.
Mwĩtĩĩo ũciaraga njũgitano, no ũũgĩ wonekaga harĩ arĩa metĩkagĩra gũtaarwo.
11 Wealth from vanity it will become small and [one who] gathers on hand he will increase.
Mbeeca itarĩ cia wĩhokeku ithiiaga igĩthiraga, no ũrĩa ũcookanagĩrĩria mbeeca tũnini o tũnini nĩatũmaga ciongerereke.
12 Hope deferred [is] making sick [the] heart and [is] a tree of life a desire [which] comes.
Ũndũ mũtaanye ũngĩikario mũno nĩũrwaragia mũndũ ngoro, no kĩĩrĩgĩrĩro kĩhingĩtio gĩtuĩkaga ta mũtĩ wa muoyo.
13 [one who] despises A word he will be pledged to it and [one] fearing a commandment he he will be rewarded.
Mũndũ ũrĩa ũthũire ũrutani nĩeyũnũhaga, no ũrĩa ũtĩĩaga maathani nĩakaheo kĩheo.
14 [the] instruction of A wise [person] [is] a fountain of life to turn aside from [the] snares of death.
Ũrutani wa mũndũ ũrĩa mũũgĩ nĩ gĩthima kĩa muoyo, ũhũndũraga mũndũ kuuma mĩtego-inĩ ya gĩkuũ.
15 Insight good it gives favor and [the] way of treacherous [people] [is] enduring.
Gũtaũkĩrwo wega nĩ maũndũ gũtũmaga mũndũ endeke, no njĩra ya arĩa matarĩ ehokeku ti hũthũ.
16 Every sensible [person] he acts with knowledge and a fool he spreads out foolishness.
Mũndũ o wothe mwĩbaarĩrĩri ekaga maũndũ make na ũmenyi, no mũndũ mũkĩĩgu aguũragia ũrimũ wake.
17 A messenger wicked he falls in trouble and an envoy of faithfulness [is] healing.
Mũtũmwo mwaganu atoonyaga thĩĩna-inĩ, no mũtũmwo mwĩhokeku nĩarehaga kĩhonia.
18 Poverty and shame [one who] ignores discipline and [one who] keeps correction he is honored.
Mũndũ ũrĩa ũregaga gũtaarwo anyiitagwo nĩ thĩĩna na thoni, no mũndũ ũrĩa wĩtĩkagĩra gũkaanio atuĩkaga wa gũtĩĩo.
19 A desire done (is pleasing *LAH(b)*) to a person and [is] an abomination of fools to turn aside from evil.
Ũndũ mwĩrirĩrie wakinyanĩra ũiguithagia ngoro wega, no andũ akĩĩgu monaga kũhutatĩra ũũru ta ũndũ ũrĩ magigi.
20 ([one who] walks *Q(K)*) With wise [people] (he will become wise *Q(K)*) and [one who] associates with fools he will be harmed.
Mũndũ ũrĩa ũceeraga na arĩa oogĩ akĩragĩrĩria kũũhĩga, no ũrĩa ũtwaranaga na mũndũ mũkĩĩgu onaga o ũũru.
21 Sinners it pursues calamity and righteous [people] it rewards good.
Mũtino ũthingataga mũndũ ũrĩa mwĩhia, no ũgaacĩru nĩ kĩheo kĩa arĩa athingu.
22 A good [person] he leaves an inheritance to children of children and [is] stored up for the righteous [the] wealth of a sinner.
Mũndũ mwega atigagĩra ciana cia ciana ciake igai, no ũtonga wa mũndũ mwĩhia ũigagĩrwo andũ arĩa athingu.
23 Abundance of food [the] unplowed ground of poor [people] and there [is what] is swept away in not justice.
Mũgũnda wa mũndũ mũthĩĩni no ũciare irio nyingĩ, no kwaga kĩhooto gũciniinaga ciothe.
24 [one who] restrains Rod his [is] hating son his and [one who] loves him he seeks early him discipline.
Mũndũ ũrĩa ũigaga rũthanju thĩ nĩ mwana wake athũire, no ũrĩa wendete mwana wake nĩamũherithagia.
25 A righteous [person] [is] eating to [the] satiety of appetite his and [the] belly of wicked [people] it is lacking.
Andũ arĩa athingu marĩĩaga makahũũna, no nda ya mũndũ mwaganu ĩikaraga o ĩhũtiĩ.
