Karin Magana 17
1 Gara ka ci busasshen burodi da kwanciyar rai kuma shiru da ka je cin abinci a gidan da ke cike da biki amma da ɓacin rai.
Better a dry morsel, and peace therewith, than a house full of contentious sacrifices.
2 Bawa mai hikima zai yi mulki a kan da mai rashin kunya, kuma zai raba gādo kamar ɗaya daga cikin’yan’uwansa.
A prudent servant, shall rule over a son who causeth shame, and, in the midst of brothers, shall he share the inheritance.
3 Ana gwajin azurfa da kuma zinariya da wuta, amma Ubangiji ne mai gwajin zuciya.
Fining-pot for silver, crucible for gold, but, he that trieth hearts, is Yahweh.
4 Mugun mutum kan mai da hankali ga mugayen leɓuna; maƙaryaci yakan kasa kunne ga harshen ƙarairayi.
Discord, giveth heed to the aggrieving lip, —Falsehood, giveth ear to the destroying tongue.
5 Duk wanda yake wa matalauta ba’a yana zagin Mahaliccinsu ne; duk wanda ya yi murna akan masifar da ta sami wani za a hukunta shi.
He that mocketh the poor, hath reproached his Maker, He that maketh merry at distress, shall not be held innocent.
6 Jikoki rawanin tsofaffi ne, kuma iyaye su ne abin taƙamar’ya’yansu.
The crown of old men, consists of children’s children, and the adornment of children, is their fathers.
7 Leɓunan basira ba su dace da wawa ba, ya ma fi muni a ce mai mulki yana da leɓunan ƙarya!
Unseemly in an unworthy man, is the lip of excellence, much more, in one of noble mind, the lip of falsehood.
8 Cin hanci kamar sihiri yake ga wanda yake ba da shi; ko’ina ya juye, yakan yi nasara.
A gift, in the eyes of its owner, is, a stone of beauty, whithersoever it turneth, it bringeth prosperity.
9 Duk wanda ya rufe laifi yana inganta ƙauna ne, amma duk wanda ya yi ta maimaita batu yakan raba abokai na kusa.
He that hideth a transgression, seeketh love, but, he that repeateth a matter, separateth intimate friends.
10 Tsawata kan sa mutum ya koyi basira fiye da abin da wawa zai koya ko da an dūke shi sau ɗari.
A reproof sinketh more deeply into an intelligent man than a hundred stripes, into a dullard!
11 Mugayen mutane sukan kuta tawaye da Allah; za a aika manzo mutuwa a kansu.
Nothing less than rebellion, doth a wicked man seek, and, a relentless messenger, shall be sent out against him.
12 Gara a haɗu da beyar da aka ƙwace wa’ya’ya fiye da a sadu da wawa cikin wautarsa.
Let a bereaved bear encounter man, rather than a dullard, with his folly!
13 In mutum ya sāka alheri da mugunta, mugunta ba za tă taɓa barin gidansa ba.
He that returneth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
14 Farawar faɗa tana kamar ɓarkewa madatsar ruwa ne, saboda haka ka bar batun kafin faɗa ta ɓarke.
A letting forth of water, is the beginning of strife, therefore, before it breaketh out, abandon, contention.
15 Baratar da mai laifi a kuma hukunta mai adalci, Ubangiji ya ƙi su biyu.
He that justifieth the lawless, and he that condemneth the righteous, an abomination to Yahweh, are they, both.
16 Mene ne amfanin kuɗi a hannun wawa, da yake ba shi da sha’awar samun hikima?
Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a dullard? that he who is without sense, may acquire wisdom.
17 Aboki yakan yi ƙauna a koyaushe, ɗan’uwa kuma, ai, don ɗaukar nawayar juna ne aka haife shi.
At all times, doth a friend love, and, a brother for distress, must be born.
18 Mutumin da ba shi da azanci yakan ɗauki lamunin wani ya kuma ɗauki nauyin biyan basusuwan maƙwabci.
A man lacking sense, is one who striketh hands, giving security, before his neighbour.
19 Duk mai son faɗa yana son zunubi, duk wanda ya gina ƙofar shiga mai tsawo yana gayyatar hallaka.
A lover of transgression, is one who loveth strife, he that heighteneth his door, seeketh grievous harm.
20 Mutum mai muguwar zuciya ba ya cin gaba; duk wanda yake da harshen ruɗu kan shiga wahala.
The crooked in heart, shall not find good, and, he that is perverse with his tongue, shall fall into wickedness.
21 Kasance da wawa kamar ɗa yakan kawo baƙin ciki babu farin ciki ga mahaifin wawa.
He that begetteth a dullard, it is to his own grief, neither can the father of the base, rejoice.
22 Zuciya mai farin ciki magani ne mai kyau, amma bakin rai kan busar da ƙasusuwa.
A joyful heart, worketh an excellent cure, —but, a stricken spirit, drieth up the bone.
23 Mugun mutum yakan karɓa cin hanci a asirce don yă lalace yin adalci.
A bribe out of his bosom, doth a lawless man take, to pervert the ways of justice.
24 Mutum mai basira kan kafa idonsa a kan hikima, amma idanun wawa suna a kan ƙarshen duniya.
Before the face of the discerning, is wisdom, but, the eyes of a dullard, are in the ends of the earth.
25 Da yake wawa yakan kawo baƙin ciki ga mahaifinsa da ɓacin rai ga wanda ya haife shi.
A vexation to his father, is the son that is a dullard, and a bitterness, to her that bare him.
26 Ba shi da kyau a hukunta marar laifi, ko a bulale shugaba saboda mutuncinsu.
Surely, to chastise the righteous, is not good, to smite the noble-minded for equity.
27 Mutum mai sani yakan yi la’akari da amfani da kalmomi, mutum mai basira kuma natsattse ne.
Sparing of his words, is one who valueth knowledge, and, of a thoughtful spirit, is a man of intelligence.
28 Ko wawa in bai buɗe bakinsa ba, za a zaci shi mai hikima ne, da kuma mai basira inda ya ƙame bakinsa.
Even a fool, holding his peace, is accounted, wise, —He that closeth his lips, [is thought] to have understanding.
