Proverbs 13
1 son: child wise discipline father and to mock not to hear: hear rebuke
Mwana mwenye hekima husikia mafundisho ya baba yake, bali mwenye dhihaka hatasikiliza karipio.
2 from fruit lip man to eat good and soul: appetite to act treacherously violence
Mtu hufurahia vitu vizuri kutokana na matunda ya kinywa chake, bali hamu ya wadanganyifu ni jeuri.
3 to watch lip his to keep: guard soul: life his to open lips his terror to/for him
Yeye anayelinda kinywa chake huyalinda maisha, bali anayefumbua sana midomo yake atajiangamiza mwenyewe.
4 to desire and nothing soul his sluggish and soul sharp to prosper
Hamu ya watu wavivu ni uchu lakini hawapati kitu, bali hamu ya watu wenye bidii hutoshelezwa sana.
5 word: because deception to hate righteous and wicked to stink and be ashamed
Atendaye haki huchukia uongo, bali mtu mwovu hukinzana mwenyewe, na kufanya ya kuaibisha.
6 righteousness to watch integrity way: conduct and wickedness to pervert sin
Wenye haki huwalinda wale ambao ni wakamilifu katika mapito yao, bali uovu huwaangusha wale watendao dhambi.
7 there to enrich and nothing all be poor and substance many
Kuna mtu ambaye hujitajirisha mwenyewe, lakini hana chochote na kuna mtu ambaye hutoa kila kitu, bado ni tajiri kweli.
8 ransom soul: life man riches his and be poor not to hear: hear rebuke
Mtu tajiri anaweza kufidia maisha yake kwa mali zake, bali mtu masikini hatapokea kitisho cha aina hiyo.
9 light righteous to rejoice and lamp wicked to put out
Mwanga wa mtu atendaye haki hufurahia, bali taa ya waovu itazimika.
10 except in/on/with arrogance to give: give strife and with to advise wisdom
Kiburi huzaa mafarakano, bali kwa wale wasikiao shauri jema kuna hekima.
11 substance from vanity to diminish and to gather upon hand to multiply
Penye majivuno mengi utajiri hufifia, bali yeye apataye pesa kwa kufanya kazi kwa mkono wake pesa zake zitaongezeka.
12 hope to draw be weak: ill heart and tree life desire to come (in): fulfill
Tumaini linapoachwa, huvunja moyo, bali kukamilishwa kwa shauku ni mti wa uzima.
13 to despise to/for word to destroy to/for him and afraid commandment he/she/it to complete
Yule ambaye anadharau fundisho bado atakuwa chini ya utawala wake, bali yeye ambaye anaheshimu amri atapewa thawabu.
14 instruction wise fountain life to/for to turn aside: depart from snare death
Mafundisho ya mtu mwenye hekima ni chemchemi ya uzima, yanakuondoa kutoka kwenye mitego ya mauti.
15 understanding pleasant to give: give favor and way: conduct to act treacherously strong
Busara njema huleta fadhila, bali njia ya wadanganyifu haina mwisho.
16 all prudent to make: do in/on/with knowledge and fool to spread folly
Watu wenye busara hutenda kwa maarifa kwa kila uamuzi, bali mpumbavu huonyesha upuuzi wake.
17 messenger wicked to fall: fall in/on/with bad: evil and envoy faithful healing
Mjumbe mbaya huangukia kwenye shida, bali balozi mwaminifu huleta upatanisho.
18 poverty and dishonor to neglect discipline and to keep: guard argument to honor: honour
Yeye ambaye hupuuza kurudiwa atapata umasikini na aibu, bali heshima itamjia yeye ambaye hujifunza kutokana na masahihisho.
19 desire to be (to please *LAH(b)*) to/for soul and abomination fool to turn aside: depart from bad: evil
Shauku iliyotambuliwa ni tamu kwa hamu, bali wapumbavu huchukia kuacha uovu.
20 (to go: walk *Q(K)*) with wise (be wise *Q(K)*) and to accompany fool be evil
Tembea pamoja na watu wenye hekima nawe utakuwa na hekima, bali rafiki wa wapumbavu atateseka.
21 sinner to pursue distress: harm and [obj] righteous to complete good
Maafa huwakimbilia wenye dhambi, bali wale watendao haki hupewa thawabu kwa mema.
22 pleasant to inherit son: child son: child and to treasure to/for righteous strength: rich to sin
Mtu mwema huacha urithi kwa wajukuu wake, bali mali ya mwenye dhambi huwekwa akiba kwa yule atendaye haki.
23 abundance food fallow ground be poor and there to snatch in/on/with not justice
Shamba la masikini lisilolimwa linaweza huzalisha chakula kingi, bali huchukuliwa kwa udhalimu.
24 to withhold tribe: staff his to hate son: child his and to love: lover him to seek him discipline
Yeye ambaye hamrudi mwanawe humchukia, bali yule anayempenda mwanawe humjali kwa kumwadibisha.
25 righteous to eat to/for satiety soul: appetite his and belly: abdomen wicked to lack
Yeye atendaye haki hula hadi kutosheleza hamu yake bali tumbo la mwovu linanjaa daima.
