Thimo 18
1 Mũndũ ũrĩa ũtendaga gũtũũrania na andũ arũmagĩrĩra o merirĩria make; ningĩ areganaga na matua mothe ma ũũgĩ ũrĩa mũkinyanĩru.
For [an object of] desire he who is separated doth seek, With all wisdom he intermeddleth.
2 Mũndũ mũkĩĩgu ndakenagĩra ũtaũku, no akenagĩra kwaria woni wake mwene.
A fool delighteth not in understanding, But — in uncovering his heart.
3 Rĩrĩa waganu woka, ũrehaga ũirano, nacio njono irehaga thoni.
With the coming of the wicked come also hath contempt, And with shame — reproach.
4 Ciugo cia kanua ka mũndũ nĩ ta ndia ndiku, no gĩthima kĩa ũũgĩ nĩ karũũĩ gatherũkaga.
Deep waters [are] the words of a man's mouth, The fountain of wisdom [is] a flowing brook.
5 Ti wega gũtĩĩra andũ arĩa aaganu maũthĩ, kana kuogomia kĩhooto kĩa arĩa matehĩtie.
Acceptance of the face of the wicked [is] not good, To turn aside the righteous in judgment.
6 Mĩromo ya mũndũ mũkĩĩgu ĩmũrehagĩra ngũĩ, nako kanua gake geetagia rũthanju.
The lips of a fool enter into strife, And his mouth for stripes calleth.
7 Kanua ka mũndũ mũkĩĩgu nĩko kamũthũkagĩria maũndũ, nayo mĩromo yake nĩ mũtego wa ngoro yake.
The mouth of a fool [is] ruin to him, And his lips [are] the snare of his soul.
8 Ndeto cia mũndũ wa mũhuhu nĩ ta twenyũ twega twa irio; tũmerũkaga nginya tũturi-inĩ twa nda tũrĩa tũrĩ thĩinĩ mũno.
The words of a tale-bearer [are] as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down [to] the inner parts of the heart.
9 Mũndũ kĩgũũta wĩra-inĩ wake nĩ wa nyina na ũrĩa wanangaga.
He also that is remiss in his work, A brother he [is] to a destroyer.
10 Rĩĩtwa rĩa Jehova nĩ mũthiringo ũrĩ hinya; arĩa athingu moragĩra ho, nao magaikara marĩ agitĩre.
A tower of strength [is] the name of Jehovah, Into it the righteous runneth, and is set on high.
11 Ũtonga wa andũ arĩa atongu nĩguo itũũra rĩao rĩa hinya; meciiragia nĩ rũthingo rũtangĩhaicĩka.
The wealth of the rich [is] the city of his strength, And as a wall set on high in his own imagination.
12 Mbere ya mwanangĩko, ngoro ya mũndũ ĩkoragwo na mwĩtĩĩo, no kwĩnyiihia nĩkuo gũtongoragia gĩtĩĩo.
Before destruction the heart of man is high, And before honour [is] humility.
13 Mũndũ ũrĩa ũcookagia ũhoro mbere ya kũũthikĩrĩria, ũndũ ũcio nĩ ũrimũ na thoni ciake.
Whoso is answering a matter before he heareth, Folly it is to him and shame.
14 Roho wa mũndũ nĩguo ũmũũmagĩrĩria rĩrĩa arĩ mũrũaru, no roho mũthuthĩku nũũ ũngĩhota kũwĩtiiria?
The spirit of a man sustaineth his sickness, And a smitten spirit who doth bear?
15 Ngoro ya mũndũ mũkũũrani maũndũ nĩĩgĩagĩra ũmenyo; matũ ma arĩa oogĩ nĩmaũcaragĩrĩria.
The heart of the intelligent getteth knowledge, And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
16 Kĩheo mũndũ aheanĩte kĩmuonagia njĩra ya kũhĩtũkĩra, gĩkamũkinyia harĩ andũ arĩa anene.
The gift of a man maketh room for him, And before the great it leadeth him.
17 Mũndũ ũrĩa ũrehaga ciira wake mbere onekaga taarĩ we na ma, o nginya rĩrĩa mũndũ ũrĩa maraciira nake ooka kũmũũria ciũria.
Righteous [is] the first in his own cause, His neighbour cometh and hath searched him.
18 Ũcuuki wa mĩtĩ nĩũniinaga ngarari, na ũgateithũrana andũ eerĩ njamba.
The lot causeth contentions to cease, And between the mighty it separateth.
19 Mũndũ mũrakarie nĩ mũrũ wa nyina nĩ hinya kwĩiguithania nake gũkĩra kwĩgwatĩra itũũra inene rĩirigĩre, nacio ngarari nĩ ta mĩgĩĩko ĩrĩa ĩhingaga njeera.
A brother transgressed against is as a strong city, And contentions as the bar of a palace.
20 Nda ya mũndũ nĩĩhũũnagio nĩ maciaro ma kanua gake; nĩaiganagwo nĩ magetha ma mĩromo yake.
From the fruit of a man's mouth is his belly satisfied, [From the] increase of his lips he is satisfied.
21 Rũrĩmĩ rũrĩ na hinya wa gwathĩrĩra mũndũ muoyo kana gĩkuũ, no arĩa marwendete no marĩĩage maciaro maaruo.
Death and life [are] in the power of the tongue, And those loving it eat its fruit.
22 Mũndũ ũrĩa wĩgĩĩagĩra na mũtumia nĩegĩagĩra na kĩndũ kĩega, na nĩgũtugwo atugĩtwo nĩ Jehova.
[Whoso] hath found a wife hath found good, And bringeth out good-will from Jehovah.
23 Mũndũ mũthĩĩni athaithanaga aiguĩrwo tha, no gĩtonga gĩcookagia ũhoro na ũũru.
[With] supplications doth the poor speak, And the rich answereth fierce things.
24 Mũndũ mũceeri na andũ aingĩ aahota kwĩyũnũhithia, no nĩ kũrĩ mũrata ũnyiitanaga na mũndũ gũkĩra mũrũ wa nyina na mũndũ.
A man with friends [is] to show himself friendly, And there is a lover adhering more than a brother!
