Thimo 14
1 Mũtumia mũũgĩ nĩ gwaka akaga nyũmba yake, no mũtumia mũkĩĩgu nĩgũtharia atharagia nyũmba yake na moko make mwene.
EVERY wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
2 Mũndũ ũrĩa ũthiiaga na mĩthiĩre mĩrũngĩrĩru nĩwe mwĩtigĩri Jehova, no ũrĩa mĩthiĩre yake ĩrĩ mĩhĩtanu nĩamũmenete.
He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the Lord: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.
3 Mĩario ya mũndũ mũkĩĩgu nĩ rũthanju rwa kũmũhũũra, no mĩromo ya arĩa oogĩ nĩĩmagitagĩra.
In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
4 Kũrĩa gũtarĩ ndegwa mĩharatĩ ĩkoragwo ĩrĩ mĩtheru, no maciaro maingĩ moimanaga na hinya wa ndegwa.
Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
5 Mũira mwĩhokeku ndaheenanagia, no mũira wa maheeni aaragia o maheeni.
A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
6 Mũnyũrũrania acaragia ũũgĩ na ndangĩwona, no kũgĩa na ũmenyo nĩ ũhũthũ kũrĩ mũndũ ũrĩa ũkũũranaga maũndũ.
A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.
7 Ikara kũraya na mũndũ mũkĩĩgu, nĩgũkorwo ndũrĩ ũmenyo ũngĩona kuuma mĩromo-inĩ yake.
Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.
8 Ũũgĩ wa arĩa abaarĩrĩri nĩũtũmaga mamenye ũhoro wa njĩra ciao, no ũrimũ wa andũ arĩa akĩĩgu nĩũmahĩtithagia.
The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
9 Andũ arĩa akĩĩgu manyũrũragia horohio ya mehia, no ũtugi wonekaga harĩ arĩa arũngĩrĩru.
Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.
10 Ngoro o yothe nĩyũũĩ ũrũrũ wayo, o na gĩkeno-inĩ kĩayo gũtirĩ mũndũ ũngĩnyiitanĩra nayo.
The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.
11 Nyũmba ya mũndũ mwaganu nĩĩkanangwo, no hema ya mũndũ mũrũngĩrĩru nĩĩkagaacĩra.
The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.
12 Kũrĩ njĩra mũndũ onaga ta yagĩrĩire, no marigĩrĩrio mayo yerekagĩria mũndũ o gĩkuũ-inĩ.
There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
13 O na hĩndĩ ya gũtheka ngoro no ĩkorwo ĩgĩtuura, na gĩkeno no kĩrigĩrĩrie na kĩeha.
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.
14 Andũ arĩa matarĩ ehokeku nĩmakarĩhwo kũna nĩ ũndũ wa mĩthiĩre yao, nake mũndũ mwega aheo kĩheo kũringana na mĩthiĩre yake.
The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.
15 Mũndũ ũtarĩ ũũgĩ etĩkagia ũndũ o wothe, no mũndũ mũbaarĩrĩri nĩacũũranagia ũhoro wa makinya make.
The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.
16 Mũndũ mũũgĩ nĩetigagĩra Jehova na akeherera ũũru, no mũndũ mũkĩĩgu ekaga maũndũ na kwĩgerera atekũmenyerera ũndũ.
A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
17 Mũndũ ũhiũhaga kũrakara ekaga maũndũ ma ũrimũ, nake mũndũ mwara nĩamenagwo.
He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.
18 Andũ arĩa matarĩ ũũgĩ magayaga ũrimũ, no arĩa abaarĩrĩri mahumbagwo thũmbĩ ya ũmenyo.
The simple inherit folly: 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 evil bow 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 poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends.
21 Mũndũ ũrĩa ũmenaga mũndũ wa itũũra rĩake nĩ kwĩhia ehagia, no kũrathimwo nĩ ũrĩa ũiguagĩra athĩĩni tha.
He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.
22 Andũ arĩa mathugundaga ũũru githĩ ti njĩra mahĩtagia? No arĩa mabangaga maũndũ mega monaga ũtugi na wĩhokeku.
Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.
23 Wĩra wothe wa hinya ũrehaga uumithio, no mĩario mĩtheri ĩrehaga o ũthĩĩni.
In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
24 Ũtonga wa andũ arĩa oogĩ nĩguo thũmbĩ yao, no ũrimũ wa andũ akĩĩgu ũciaraga ũrimũ.
The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.
25 Mũira mwĩhokeku nĩahonokagia mĩoyo, no mũira wa maheeni nĩ mũheenania.
A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.
26 Mũndũ ũrĩa wĩtigagĩra Jehova arĩ na kĩĩhitho kĩrũmu, o na ciana ciake nĩho irĩũragĩra.
In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.
27 Gwĩtigĩra Jehova nĩ gĩthima kĩa muoyo, kũhũndũraga mũndũ kuuma mĩtego-inĩ ya gĩkuũ.
The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
28 Ũingĩ wa andũ nĩguo riiri wa mũthamaki, no mũnene ũtarĩ andũ a gwatha nĩ mwanangĩku.
In the multitude of people is the king’s honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.
29 Mũndũ mũkirĩrĩria arĩ ũmenyo mũingĩ, no mũndũ ũhiũhaga kũrakara onanagia ũrimũ.
He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
30 Ngoro ĩrĩ na thayũ ĩheaga mwĩrĩ muoyo, no ũiru ũbuthagia mahĩndĩ.
A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness 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 poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
32 Rĩrĩa mũtino woka, arĩa aaganu matungumanagio thĩ, no arĩa athingu, o na gĩkuũ-inĩ makoragwo marĩ na rĩũrĩro.
The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: 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.
Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.
34 Ũthingu nĩgũtũũgĩria ũtũũgagĩria rũrĩrĩ, no mehia nĩ gĩconoko harĩ andũ o othe.
Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.
35 Mũthamaki nĩakenagio nĩ ndungata njũgĩ, no nĩangʼũrĩkagio nĩ ndungata ĩrĩa ĩmũconorithagia.
The king’s favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame.
