Karin Magana 14
1 Mace mai hikima kan gina gidanta, amma da hannunta wawiya takan rushe shi ƙasa.
Wise women [PRS] hold their families together [by the wise things that they do], but foolish women ruin their families by the foolish things that they do.
2 Wanda tafiyarsa ta aikata gaskiya ce kan ji tsoron Ubangiji, amma wanda hanyoyinsa ba a kan gaskiya ba ne yakan rena shi.
By [continually] behaving/acting righteously, [people show that they] greatly revere Yahweh; those who (walk on crooked paths/always deceive others) [show that they] despise him.
3 Maganar wawa kan kawo sanda a bayansa, amma leɓunan masu hikima kan tsare su.
Foolish people will be punished [MTY] for what they say, but wise [people] will be protected by what they say [MTY].
4 Inda ba shanu, wurin sa wa dabbobi abinci zai kasance ba kome, amma daga ƙarfin saniya ce yalwar girbi kan fito.
If [a man has] no oxen [to plow his field], he does not [need to put] grain [in their feedbox], but if [he has] oxen, they will enable [him to produce] an abundant crop.
5 Mashaidi na gaskiya ba ya ruɗu, amma mashaidin ƙarya kan baza ƙarairayi.
Witnesses who are reliable [always] say what (is true/really happened), but witnesses who are not reliable constantly tell lies [about what happened].
6 Mai ba’a kan nemi hikima amma ba ya samun kome, amma sani kan zo a sawwaƙe ga mai basira.
Those who make fun [of being wise] will never become wise, but those who understand [what is right] learn things easily.
7 Ka guji wawa, gama ba za ka sami sani a leɓunansa ba.
Stay away from foolish people, because they will not be able to teach you anything [useful].
8 Hikima masu la’akari shi ne su yi tunani a kan hanyoyinsu, amma wautar wawaye ruɗu ne.
Those who have good sense are wise, so they know what they should do [and what they should not do]; foolish people do not know what is right to do, but because they think that they do, they are deceiving themselves.
9 Wawaye kan yi ba’a a gyaran zunubi, amma fatan alheri yana samuwa a cikin masu aikata gaskiya.
Foolish people make fun of their committing sins; but God is pleased with those who do what is right.
10 Kowace zuciya ta san ɓacin ranta, kuma babu wani dabam da zai yi rabon jin daɗinsa.
If you are very sad or if you are joyful, only you know what you are experiencing; no one else [can] know what you are feeling.
11 Za a rushe gidan mugu, amma tentin mai aikata gaskiya zai haɓaka.
Houses built by wicked [people] will be destroyed, but houses built by good/righteous [people] will last for a long time.
12 Akwai hanyar da ta yi kamar tana daidai ga mutum, amma a ƙarshe takan kai ga mutuwa.
There are some kinds of behavior [MET] that [some] people [falsely] think are right, but (walking on those roads/continually doing those things) causes [those people] to die.
13 Ko cikin dariya zuciya takan yi ciwo, kuma farin ciki kan iya ƙarasa a baƙin ciki.
[Sometimes] when people laugh, they are [really] sad, and when they stop laughing, they are still sad.
14 Marasa bangaskiya za su sami sakamako cikakke saboda hanyoyinsu, kuma mutumin kirki zai sami lada saboda nasa.
Those who stubbornly continue to do what is wrong will get what they deserve, and those who continually do what is good will [also] get what they deserve.
15 Marar azanci kan gaskata kome, amma mai la’akari kan yi tunani game da matakinsa.
Foolish people believe everything [that people tell them]; those who have good sense think carefully about what will be the result of their actions.
16 Mai hikima kan ji tsoron Ubangiji ya kuma guji mugunta, amma wawa yana da girman kai yakan yi kome da garaje.
Wise people are careful and avoid [doing things that will give them] trouble; foolish people are careless and act (too quickly/without thinking).
17 Mutum mai saurin fushi yakan yi ayyukan wauta, akan kuma ƙi mai son nuna wayo.
Those who quickly become angry [IDM] do foolish things; [people] hate those who plan to do wicked things (OR, those who have good sense remain calm/patient).
18 Marar azanci kan gāji wauta, amma mai la’akari kan sami rawanin sani.
Foolish people get what they deserve for doing foolish things; those with good sense are rewarded [MET] by being able to learn a lot.
19 Masu mugunta za su rusuna a gaban masu kirki, mugaye kuma za su yi haka a ƙofofin adalai.
[Some day] evil [people] will bow down in front of righteous [people to show that they respect them]; they [will humbly stand] at the gates of [the houses of] righteous [people and request their help].
20 Maƙwabta sukan gudu daga matalauta, amma masu arziki suna da abokai da yawa.
[No one likes] poor [people]; even their friends/neighbors do not like them; rich [people] have many friends, but [only while the rich people still have money].
21 Duk wanda ya rena maƙwabci ya yi zunubi, amma mai albarka ne wanda yake alheri ga mabukata.
It is sinful to despise your [poor] neighbors; [God] is pleased with those who do kind things for the poor.
22 Ba waɗanda suke ƙulla mugunta sukan kauce ba? Amma waɗanda suke ƙulla abin da yake mai kyau sukan sami ƙauna da aminci.
Those who plan to do things that are evil/wrong are walking on the wrong road; people faithfully love, respect and are loyal to those who plan to do what is good.
23 Duk aiki tuƙuru yakan kawo riba, amma zama kana surutu kan kai ga talauci kawai.
If you work hard, you will (accomplish something good/get a good income), but if all you do is to talk [and not work], you will remain poor.
24 Dukiyar masu hikima ita ce rawaninsu, amma wautar wawaye kan haifar da wauta ne kawai.
One of the rewards [MET] of being wise is to become rich; the reward of acting foolishly is to become more foolish.
25 Mashaidin gaskiya kan ceci rayuka, amma mashaidin ƙarya mai ruɗu ne.
By saying [in court] what is true, you [can] save the life [of the one who is being falsely accused]; if you tell lies, you are abandoning someone who needs your help [to defend him].
26 Duk mai tsoron Ubangiji yana da zaunannen mafaka, kuma ga’ya’yansa zai zama mafaka.
Those who revere Yahweh are confident [that he will protect them], and their family will [also] be protected.
27 Tsoron Ubangiji shi ne maɓulɓular rai yakan juye mutum daga tarkon mutuwa.
Having an awesome respect for Yahweh is [like] [MET] [having] a fountain that gives life; it will help you to escape when something dangerous is threatening to kill you [MET].
28 Yawan mutane shi ne ɗaukakar sarki, amma in ba tare da mabiya ba sarki ba kome ba ne.
If a king rules over many people, many people will [be able to] honor him; if he has only a few people in his kingdom, he will have very little [HYP] power.
29 Mutum mai haƙuri yana da fahimi mai yawa, amma mai saurin fushi yakan nuna wautarsa a fili.
Those who do not quickly become angry are very wise; by quickly becoming angry, people show that they are foolish.
30 Zuciya mai salama kan ba jiki rai, amma kishi kan sa ƙasusuwa su yi ciwo.
Having a mind that is peaceful results in having a healthy body; having a mind that is [often] in turmoil is [like] [MET] cancer in [a person’s] bones.
31 Duk wanda ya zalunci matalauci ya zagi Mahaliccinsu ke nan, amma duk wanda ya yi alheri ga mabukata yana girmama Allah ne.
Those who oppress poor people are insulting God, the one who made those poor people, but acting kindly toward them is respecting God.
32 Sa’ad bala’i ya auku, mugaye kan fāɗi, amma ko a mutuwa masu adalci suna da mafaka.
Wicked [people] ruin themselves by the evil things that they do, but righteous/good [people] are kept safe/protected even when they die (OR, because of their continually doing what is right).
33 Hikima tana a zuciyar mai azanci, kuma ko a cikin wawaye takan sa a santa.
Those who have good sense always think what is wise; foolish people do not know anything about being wise.
34 Adalci yakan ɗaukaka al’umma, amma zunubi kan kawo kunya ga kowane mutane.
[When] the people of a nation [continually act] righteously, it causes that nation to be great; [continually doing what is] evil causes a nation to be disgraced.
35 Sarki yakan yi murna a kan bawa mai hikima, amma bawa marar kunya kan jawo fushinsa.
Kings are pleased with officials who do their work competently/skillfully, but they punish [MTY] those who [do their work in a manner that] causes the kings to be disgraced.
