Thimo 14
1 Mũtumia mũũgĩ nĩ gwaka akaga nyũmba yake, no mũtumia mũkĩĩgu nĩgũtharia atharagia nyũmba yake na moko make mwene.
A wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish destroyeth it with her owne handes.
2 Mũndũ ũrĩa ũthiiaga na mĩthiĩre mĩrũngĩrĩru nĩwe mwĩtigĩri Jehova, no ũrĩa mĩthiĩre yake ĩrĩ mĩhĩtanu nĩamũmenete.
He that walketh in his righteousnes, feareth the Lord: but he that is lewde in his wayes, despiseth him.
3 Mĩario ya mũndũ mũkĩĩgu nĩ rũthanju rwa kũmũhũũra, no mĩromo ya arĩa oogĩ nĩĩmagitagĩra.
In the mouth of the foolish is the rod of pride: but the lippes of the wise preserue them.
4 Kũrĩa gũtarĩ ndegwa mĩharatĩ ĩkoragwo ĩrĩ mĩtheru, no maciaro maingĩ moimanaga na hinya wa ndegwa.
Where none oxen are, there the cribbe is emptie: but much increase cometh by the strength of the oxe.
5 Mũira mwĩhokeku ndaheenanagia, no mũira wa maheeni aaragia o maheeni.
A faithfull witnes will not lye: but a false record will speake lyes.
6 Mũnyũrũrania acaragia ũũgĩ na ndangĩwona, no kũgĩa na ũmenyo nĩ ũhũthũ kũrĩ mũndũ ũrĩa ũkũũranaga maũndũ.
A scorner seeketh wisdome, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easie to him that will vnderstande.
7 Ikara kũraya na mũndũ mũkĩĩgu, nĩgũkorwo ndũrĩ ũmenyo ũngĩona kuuma mĩromo-inĩ yake.
Depart from the foolish man, when thou perceiuest not in him the lippes of knowledge.
8 Ũũgĩ wa arĩa abaarĩrĩri nĩũtũmaga mamenye ũhoro wa njĩra ciao, no ũrimũ wa andũ arĩa akĩĩgu nĩũmahĩtithagia.
The wisdome of ye prudent is to vnderstand his way: but the foolishnes of the fooles is deceite.
9 Andũ arĩa akĩĩgu manyũrũragia horohio ya mehia, no ũtugi wonekaga harĩ arĩa arũngĩrĩru.
The foole maketh a mocke of sinne: but among the righteous there is fauour.
10 Ngoro o yothe nĩyũũĩ ũrũrũ wayo, o na gĩkeno-inĩ kĩayo gũtirĩ mũndũ ũngĩnyiitanĩra nayo.
The heart knoweth the bitternes of his soule, and the stranger shall not medle with his ioy.
11 Nyũmba ya mũndũ mwaganu nĩĩkanangwo, no hema ya mũndũ mũrũngĩrĩru nĩĩkagaacĩra.
The house of the wicked shalbe destroyed: but the tabernacle of the righteous shall florish.
12 Kũrĩ njĩra mũndũ onaga ta yagĩrĩire, no marigĩrĩrio mayo yerekagĩria mũndũ o gĩkuũ-inĩ.
There is a way that seemeth right to a man: but the issues thereof are the wayes of death.
13 O na hĩndĩ ya gũtheka ngoro no ĩkorwo ĩgĩtuura, na gĩkeno no kĩrigĩrĩrie na kĩeha.
Euen in laughing the heart is sorowful, and the ende of that mirth is heauinesse.
14 Andũ arĩa matarĩ ehokeku nĩmakarĩhwo kũna nĩ ũndũ wa mĩthiĩre yao, nake mũndũ mwega aheo kĩheo kũringana na mĩthiĩre yake.
The heart that declineth, shall be saciate with his owne wayes: but a good man shall depart from him.
15 Mũndũ ũtarĩ ũũgĩ etĩkagia ũndũ o wothe, no mũndũ mũbaarĩrĩri nĩacũũranagia ũhoro wa makinya make.
The foolish will beleeue euery thing: but the prudent will consider his steppes.
16 Mũndũ mũũgĩ nĩetigagĩra Jehova na akeherera ũũru, no mũndũ mũkĩĩgu ekaga maũndũ na kwĩgerera atekũmenyerera ũndũ.
A wise man feareth, and departeth from euill: but a foole rageth, and is carelesse.
17 Mũndũ ũhiũhaga kũrakara ekaga maũndũ ma ũrimũ, nake mũndũ mwara nĩamenagwo.
He that is hastie to anger, committeth follie, and a busie body is hated.
18 Andũ arĩa matarĩ ũũgĩ magayaga ũrimũ, no arĩa abaarĩrĩri mahumbagwo thũmbĩ ya ũmenyo.
The foolish do inherite follie: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
19 Andũ arĩa ooru nĩmakainamĩrĩra harĩ arĩa ega, na arĩa aaganu mainamĩrĩre ihingo-inĩ cia arĩa athingu.
The euill shall bowe before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
20 Andũ arĩa athĩĩni mathũũragwo o na nĩ andũ a itũũra rĩao, no itonga irĩ arata aingĩ.
The poore is hated euen of his own neighbour: but the friendes of the rich are many.
21 Mũndũ ũrĩa ũmenaga mũndũ wa itũũra rĩake nĩ kwĩhia ehagia, no kũrathimwo nĩ ũrĩa ũiguagĩra athĩĩni tha.
The sinner despiseth his neighbour: but he that hath mercie on the poore, is blessed.
22 Andũ arĩa mathugundaga ũũru githĩ ti njĩra mahĩtagia? No arĩa mabangaga maũndũ mega monaga ũtugi na wĩhokeku.
Doe not they erre that imagine euill? but to them that thinke on good things, shalbe mercie and trueth.
23 Wĩra wothe wa hinya ũrehaga uumithio, no mĩario mĩtheri ĩrehaga o ũthĩĩni.
In all labour there is abundance: but the talke of the lippes bringeth onely want.
24 Ũtonga wa andũ arĩa oogĩ nĩguo thũmbĩ yao, no ũrimũ wa andũ akĩĩgu ũciaraga ũrimũ.
The crowne of the wise is their riches, and the follie of fooles is foolishnes.
25 Mũira mwĩhokeku nĩahonokagia mĩoyo, no mũira wa maheeni nĩ mũheenania.
A faithfull witnes deliuereth soules: but a deceiuer speaketh lyes.
26 Mũndũ ũrĩa wĩtigagĩra Jehova arĩ na kĩĩhitho kĩrũmu, o na ciana ciake nĩho irĩũragĩra.
In the feare of the Lord is an assured strength, and his children shall haue hope.
27 Gwĩtigĩra Jehova nĩ gĩthima kĩa muoyo, kũhũndũraga mũndũ kuuma mĩtego-inĩ ya gĩkuũ.
The feare of the Lord is as a welspring of life, to auoyde the snares of death.
28 Ũingĩ wa andũ nĩguo riiri wa mũthamaki, no mũnene ũtarĩ andũ a gwatha nĩ mwanangĩku.
In the multitude of the people is the honour of a King, and for the want of people commeth the destruction of the Prince.
29 Mũndũ mũkirĩrĩria arĩ ũmenyo mũingĩ, no mũndũ ũhiũhaga kũrakara onanagia ũrimũ.
He that is slowe to wrath, is of great wisdome: but he that is of an hastie minde, exalteth follie.
30 Ngoro ĩrĩ na thayũ ĩheaga mwĩrĩ muoyo, no ũiru ũbuthagia mahĩndĩ.
A sounde heart is the life of the flesh: but enuie is the rotting of the bones.
31 Mũndũ ũrĩa ũhinyagĩrĩria athĩĩni nĩkũnyarara anyararaga Ũrĩa wamombire, no ũrĩa wothe ũiguagĩra athĩĩni tha, nĩ Ngai atĩĩaga.
He that oppresseth the poore, reprooueth him that made him: but hee honoureth him, that hath mercie on the poore.
32 Rĩrĩa mũtino woka, arĩa aaganu matungumanagio thĩ, no arĩa athingu, o na gĩkuũ-inĩ makoragwo marĩ na rĩũrĩro.
The wicked shall be cast away for his malice: but the righteous hath hope in his death.
33 Ũũgĩ nĩ ũikaraga ngoro-inĩ ya ũrĩa ũũĩ gũkũũrana maũndũ, o na gatagatĩ ka irimũ nĩwĩmenyithanagia.
Wisedome resteth in the heart of him that hath vnderstanding, and is knowen in the mids of fooles.
34 Ũthingu nĩgũtũũgĩria ũtũũgagĩria rũrĩrĩ, no mehia nĩ gĩconoko harĩ andũ o othe.
Iustice exalteth a nation, but sinne is a shame to the people.
35 Mũthamaki nĩakenagio nĩ ndungata njũgĩ, no nĩangʼũrĩkagio nĩ ndungata ĩrĩa ĩmũconorithagia.
The pleasure of a King is in a wise seruant: but his wrath shalbe toward him that is lewde.
