Thimo 13
1 Mwana mũũgĩ nĩathikagĩrĩria ũrutani wa ithe, no mũnyũrũrania ndathikagĩrĩria agĩkaanio.
A wise son [heareth] his father's instruction; but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
2 Mũndũ nĩakenagĩra maciaro mega ma kuuma kanua gake, no mũndũ ũrĩa ũtarĩ mwĩhokeku eeriragĩria haaro.
A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth; but the soul of the treacherous, violence.
3 Mũndũ ũrĩa ũmenyagĩrĩra kanua gake nĩ muoyo wake amenyagĩrĩra, no ũrĩa ũhiũhaga kwaria nĩakanangĩka.
He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his soul; destruction shall be to him that openeth wide his lips.
4 Ngoro ya kĩgũũta ĩĩriragĩria na ndĩone kĩndũ, no merirĩria ma mũndũ ũrĩ kĩyo nĩmakahingio.
A sluggard's soul desireth and hath nothing; but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
5 Mũndũ mũthingu nĩathũire ũhoro ũtarĩ wa ma, no mũndũ mwaganu ekaga maũndũ ma thoni na ma njono.
A righteous [man] hateth lying; but the wicked maketh himself odious and cometh to shame.
6 Ũthingu ũgitagĩra mũndũ ũrĩa mũrũngĩrĩru, no waganu nĩũngʼaũranagia mũndũ mwĩhia.
Righteousness preserveth him that is perfect in the way; but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
7 Kũrĩ mũndũ wĩtuaga gĩtonga, no ndarĩ kĩndũ; kũrĩ ũngĩ wĩtuaga mũthĩĩni, no arĩ na ũtonga mũnene.
There is that feigneth himself rich, and hath nothing; there is that maketh himself poor, and hath great wealth.
8 Ũtonga wa mũndũ wahota gũkũũra muoyo wake, no mũndũ mũthĩĩni ndaiguaga akĩĩhĩtĩrwo.
The ransom of a man's life is his riches; but the indigent heareth not rebuke.
9 Ũtheri wa mũndũ mũthingu waaraga ũgacangarara, no tawa wa mũndũ mwaganu nĩkũhorio ũhoragio.
The light of the righteous rejoiceth; but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
10 Mwĩtĩĩo ũciaraga njũgitano, no ũũgĩ wonekaga harĩ arĩa metĩkagĩra gũtaarwo.
By pride there only cometh contention; but with the well-advised is wisdom.
11 Mbeeca itarĩ cia wĩhokeku ithiiaga igĩthiraga, no ũrĩa ũcookanagĩrĩria mbeeca tũnini o tũnini nĩatũmaga ciongerereke.
Wealth [gotten] by vanity diminisheth; but he that gathereth by manual-labour shall increase [it].
12 Ũndũ mũtaanye ũngĩikario mũno nĩũrwaragia mũndũ ngoro, no kĩĩrĩgĩrĩro kĩhingĩtio gĩtuĩkaga ta mũtĩ wa muoyo.
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; but the desire [that] cometh to pass is a tree of life.
13 Mũndũ ũrĩa ũthũire ũrutani nĩeyũnũhaga, no ũrĩa ũtĩĩaga maathani nĩakaheo kĩheo.
Whoso despiseth the word shall be held by it; but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
14 Ũrutani wa mũndũ ũrĩa mũũgĩ nĩ gĩthima kĩa muoyo, ũhũndũraga mũndũ kuuma mĩtego-inĩ ya gĩkuũ.
The teaching of the wise [man] is a fountain of life, to turn away from the snares of death.
15 Gũtaũkĩrwo wega nĩ maũndũ gũtũmaga mũndũ endeke, no njĩra ya arĩa matarĩ ehokeku ti hũthũ.
Good understanding procureth favour; but the way of the treacherous is hard.
16 Mũndũ o wothe mwĩbaarĩrĩri ekaga maũndũ make na ũmenyi, no mũndũ mũkĩĩgu aguũragia ũrimũ wake.
Every prudent [man] acteth with knowledge; but the foolish layeth open [his] folly.
17 Mũtũmwo mwaganu atoonyaga thĩĩna-inĩ, no mũtũmwo mwĩhokeku nĩarehaga kĩhonia.
A wicked messenger falleth into evil; but a faithful ambassador is health.
18 Mũndũ ũrĩa ũregaga gũtaarwo anyiitagwo nĩ thĩĩna na thoni, no mũndũ ũrĩa wĩtĩkagĩra gũkaanio atuĩkaga wa gũtĩĩo.
Poverty and shame shall be [to] him that refuseth instruction; but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
19 Ũndũ mwĩrirĩrie wakinyanĩra ũiguithagia ngoro wega, no andũ akĩĩgu monaga kũhutatĩra ũũru ta ũndũ ũrĩ magigi.
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul; but it is abomination to the foolish to depart from evil.
20 Mũndũ ũrĩa ũceeraga na arĩa oogĩ akĩragĩrĩria kũũhĩga, no ũrĩa ũtwaranaga na mũndũ mũkĩĩgu onaga o ũũru.
He that walketh with wise [men] becometh wise; but a companion of the foolish will be depraved.
21 Mũtino ũthingataga mũndũ ũrĩa mwĩhia, no ũgaacĩru nĩ kĩheo kĩa arĩa athingu.
Evil pursueth sinners; but to the righteous good shall be repaid.
22 Mũndũ mwega atigagĩra ciana cia ciana ciake igai, no ũtonga wa mũndũ mwĩhia ũigagĩrwo andũ arĩa athingu.
A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children; but the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous [man].
23 Mũgũnda wa mũndũ mũthĩĩni no ũciare irio nyingĩ, no kwaga kĩhooto gũciniinaga ciothe.
Much food is in the tillage of the poor; but there is that is lost for want of judgment.
24 Mũndũ ũrĩa ũigaga rũthanju thĩ nĩ mwana wake athũire, no ũrĩa wendete mwana wake nĩamũherithagia.
He that spareth his rod hateth his son; but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
25 Andũ arĩa athingu marĩĩaga makahũũna, no nda ya mũndũ mwaganu ĩikaraga o ĩhũtiĩ.
The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul; but the belly of the wicked shall want.
