< Thimo 11 >
1 Ratiri itarĩ cia ma nĩ kĩndũ kĩrĩ magigi harĩ Jehova, no nĩakenagĩra mahiga ma gũthima marĩa maigananu.
Scales of deceit [are] [the] abomination of Yahweh and a weight perfect [is] pleasure his.
2 Rĩrĩa mwĩtĩĩo woka, ũrũmagĩrĩrwo nĩ thoni, no kwĩnyiihia kũrehaga ũũgĩ.
It comes pride and it came shame and [is] with modest [people] wisdom.
3 Ũrũngĩrĩru wa arĩa marũgamĩte wega nĩũmonagĩrĩria njĩra, no andũ arĩa matarĩ ehokeku, nĩmanangagwo nĩ ũhinga wao.
[the] integrity of Upright [people] it guides them and [the] crookedness of treacherous [people] (it destroys them. *Q(K)*)
4 Ũtonga ndũrĩ kĩguni mũthenya wa mangʼũrĩ, no ũthingu nĩũkũũraga mũndũ kuuma kũrĩ gĩkuũ.
Not it profits wealth in [the] day of fury and righteousness it delivers from death.
5 Ũthingu wa andũ arĩa matarĩ na ũcuuke ũmathondekagĩra njĩra nũngarũ, no andũ arĩa aaganu magũithagio nĩ waganu wao ene.
[the] righteousness of A blameless [person] it makes straight way his and by wickedness his he falls a wicked [person].
6 Ũthingu wa andũ arĩa arũngĩrĩru nĩũmahonokagia, no andũ arĩa matarĩ ehokeku nĩmategagwo nĩ merirĩria mao mooru.
[the] righteousness of Upright [people] it delivers them and by [the] craving of treacherous [people] they are caught.
7 Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa mũndũ mwaganu aakua, kĩĩrĩgĩrĩro gĩake nĩgũthira gĩthiraga; kĩrĩa gĩothe eerĩgĩrĩire kuuma kũrĩ ũhoti wake gĩtuĩkaga o tũhũ.
At [the] death of a person wicked it is lost hope and [the] hope of strength it perishes.
8 Mũndũ ũrĩa mũthingu nĩahonokagio kuuma thĩĩna-inĩ, naguo ũgaacookerera ũrĩa mwaganu.
A righteous [person] from distress [is] delivered and he came a wicked [person] in place his.
9 Mũndũ ũtetigĩrĩte Ngai nĩanangaga mũndũ wa itũũra na kanua gake, no arĩa athingu nĩmetharaga nĩ ũndũ wa ũmenyo.
By [the] mouth a godless [person] he ruins neighbor his and by knowledge righteous [people] they are delivered.
10 Rĩrĩa andũ arĩa athingu magaacĩra, itũũra nĩgũkena rĩkenaga; rĩrĩa andũ arĩa aaganu maathira, nĩkũrũhio kũrũũhagio.
In [the] prosperity of righteous [people] it rejoices a town and when perish wicked [people] a shout of joy.
11 Itũũra inene nĩrĩtũũgagĩrio nĩ ũndũ wa kĩrathimo kĩa andũ arĩa arũngĩrĩru, no nĩrĩanangagwo nĩ kanua ka andũ arĩa aaganu.
By [the] blessing of upright [people] it is exalted a town and by [the] mouth of wicked [people] it is torn down.
12 Mũndũ ũtarĩ ũũgĩ wa gũkũũrana maũndũ anyũrũragia mũndũ wa itũũra rĩake, no mũndũ ũrĩ na ũtaũku nĩ gwĩkirĩra ekiragĩra.
[one who] despises Neighbor his [is] lacking of heart and a person of understanding he keeps quiet.
13 Mũndũ wa mũhuhu nĩoimagia ndeto cia ndundu nja, no mũndũ mwĩhokeku nĩaigaga hitho.
[one who] goes about A slanderer [is] revealing a secret and a [person] faithful of spirit [is] concealing a matter.
14 Bũrũri ũngĩaga ũtongoria mwega nĩkũgũa ũgũũaga, no ataarani aingĩ matũmaga kũgĩe na ũhootani kũna.
When there not [are] wise directions it falls a people and victory [is] in a multitude of counselor[s].
15 Mũndũ ũrĩa ũrũgamagĩrĩra thiirĩ wa mũndũ ũngĩ ti-itherũ nĩagathĩĩnĩka, no mũndũ ũrĩa wothe wagaga kũrũgamĩrĩra mũndũ thiirĩ atũũraga na thayũ.
Harm he is harmed for he stood surety for a stranger and [one who] hates those striking hands [is] secure.
16 Mũndũ-wa-nja mũtaana nĩegĩagĩra gĩtĩĩo, no arũme arĩa matarĩ tha no ũtonga magĩaga naguo.
A woman of grace she lays hold of honor and ruthless [people] they take hold of wealth.
17 Mũndũ mũtaana egunaga we mwene, no mũndũ ũtarĩ tha erehagĩra thĩĩna we mwene.
[is] dealing bountifully with Self his a person of loyalty and [is] troubling body his a cruel [person].
18 Mũndũ mwaganu athũkũmaga mũcaara wa kũmũheenia, no ũrĩa ũhaandaga ũthingu nĩagethaga irĩhi rĩa ma.
A wicked [person] [is] making wage[s] of falsehood and [one who] sows righteousness wage[s] of truth.
19 Mũndũ ũrĩa mũthingu kũna nĩagatũũra muoyo, no mũndũ ũrĩa ũrũmagĩrĩra waganu nĩ gũkua agaakua.
True righteousness [is] to life and [one who] pursues evil [is] to own death his.
20 Andũ arĩa marĩ ngoro ya rũtũrĩko nĩ kĩndũ kĩrĩ magigi harĩ Jehova, no nĩakenagio nĩ andũ arĩa njĩra ciao itarĩ ũcuuke.
[are] [the] abomination of Yahweh perverse [people] of heart and [are] pleasure his [people] blameless of way.
21 Ti-itherũ mũndũ mwaganu ndakaaga kũherithio, no andũ arĩa athingu nĩmakahonokio.
Hand to hand not he will go unpunished an evil [person] and [the] offspring of righteous [people] he will be delivered.
22 Mũndũ-wa-nja mũthaka ũtarĩ ũgereri ahaana ta gĩcũhĩ gĩa thahabu kĩrĩ iniũrũ-inĩ rĩa ngũrwe.
A ring of gold in [the] nose of a pig a woman beautiful and [who] turns aside from discernment.
23 Wendi wa mũndũ mũthingu ũrĩkagĩrĩria o wega-inĩ, no kĩĩrĩgĩrĩro kĩa mũndũ ũrĩa mwaganu kĩrĩĩkagĩrĩria mangʼũrĩ-inĩ.
[the] desire of Righteous [people] only [is] good [the] hope of wicked [people] [is] fury.
24 Kũrĩ mũndũ ũheanaga na ũtaana, nake agakĩrĩrĩria kũgĩa na indo; ũngĩ atuĩkaga mũkarĩ mũno, no agathiĩ o na mbere gũthĩĩna.
There [is one who] scatters and [who is] increased still and [one who] withholds from uprightness only to poverty.
25 Mũndũ mũtaana nĩakagaacĩra; ũrĩa ũnyootoraga arĩa angĩ o nake mwene nĩakanyootorwo.
A person of blessing he will be made fat and [one who] gives water also he he will be given water.
26 Mũndũ ũrĩa ũregaga kwenderia andũ mbembe iria aigĩte nĩarumagwo nĩ andũ, no mũndũ ũrĩa ũciendagia, kĩrathimo kĩrĩkoragwo mũtwe-inĩ wake.
[one who] withholds Grain they curse him a people and a blessing [belongs] to [the] head of [one who] sells grain.
27 Mũndũ ũrĩa ũcaragia maũndũ mega arĩonaga o wega, no ũrĩa ũcaragia maũndũ mooru no mo marĩmũkoraga.
[one who] seeks diligently Good he seeks favor and [one who] seeks carefully evil it will come to him.
28 Mũndũ ũrĩa wothe wĩhokaga ũtonga wake nĩkũgũa akaagũa, no arĩa athingu makaagaacĩra ta ithangũ rĩrĩa iruru.
[one who] trusts In wealth his he he will fall and like leaf righteous [people] they will bud.
29 Mũndũ ũrĩa ũnyamaragia mũciĩ wake akaagaya o rũhuho, nake mũndũ mũkĩĩgu agaatuĩka ndungata ya ũrĩa mũũgĩ.
[one who] troubles Household his he will inherit wind and [will be] a servant a fool of [the] wise of heart.
30 Maciaro ma andũ arĩa athingu nĩ mũtĩ wa muoyo, nake mũndũ ũrĩa mũũgĩ nĩaguucagĩrĩria ngoro cia andũ.
[the] fruit of [the] righteous [is] a tree of Life and [one who] takes people [is] wise.
31 Angĩkorwo andũ arĩa athingu nĩmarĩhagwo marĩ gũkũ thĩ-rĩ, githĩ arĩa matetigĩrĩte Ngai na arĩa ehia matikarĩhwo makĩria!
There! a righteous [person] on the earth he is rewarded indeed? for a wicked [person] and a sinner.