Izaga 12
1 Othanda ukulaywa uthanda ulwazi; kodwa ozonda ukukhuzwa uyisithutha.
If you love knowledge, you will love discipline. Anyone who hates being corrected is stupid!
2 Olungileyo uzuza umusa eNkosini, kodwa umuntu wamacebo amabi iyamlahla.
The Lord blesses the good, but he condemns anyone with evil schemes.
3 Umuntu kayikumiswa yibubi, kodwa impande yabalungileyo kayiyikunyikinywa.
Wickedness doesn't provide security, but those who live right are deeply rooted and cannot be moved.
4 Umfazi okhuthalela okulungileyo ungumqhele wendoda yakhe, kodwa oyangisayo unjengokubola emathanjeni ayo.
A good wife is a crown for her husband, but one who brings shame is like rot in his bones.
5 Imicabango yabalungileyo ilungile; izeluleko zababi ziyinkohliso.
Good people make plans that are fair, but the advice of the wicked is deceptive.
6 Amazwi abakhohlakeleyo ngawokucathamela igazi, kodwa umlomo wabaqotho uzabophula.
The words of the wicked are like a violent ambush, but those of honest people save them.
7 Abakhohlakeleyo bayachithwa, bangabe besaba khona; kodwa indlu yabalungileyo izakuma.
The wicked are destroyed, and they're gone, but the family of the good stands firm.
8 Umuntu uzadunyiswa ngokwenhlakanipho yakhe, kodwa ophambeke ngenhliziyo uzakuba ngowokudelelwa.
People are appreciated for talking sense, but those with perverted minds are despised.
9 Odelelekayo elesisebenzi ungcono kulozihloniphayo aswele ukudla.
Better to be a humble man serving himself than a boastful man who has nothing to eat.
10 Olungileyo unanzelela impilo yesifuyo sakhe, kodwa izihawu zabakhohlakeleyo ziyilunya.
Good people look after their animals, but the care given by wicked is really cruelty.
11 Olima insimu yakhe uzasutha ngokudla, kodwa ozingela izinto eziyize uswela ingqondo.
If you cultivate the land you'll have plenty of food, but if you chase after worthless things you're stupid.
12 Okhohlakeleyo ufisa impango yababi, kodwa impande yabalungileyo iyahluma.
Wicked people long for ill-gotten gains, but good people are productive themselves.
13 Ekuphambekeni kwendebe kulomjibila womubi, kodwa olungileyo uzaphuma enkathazweni.
The wicked trap themselves by their own sinful words, but good people escape trouble.
14 Umuntu uzasutha ngokulungileyo ngesithelo somlomo, lomvuzo wezandla zomuntu uzabuyiselwa kuye.
What you say brings you rewards, and your work returns to bless you.
15 Indlela yesithutha ilungile emehlweni aso, kodwa olalela iseluleko uhlakaniphile.
Stupid people think they're on the right track, but if you're wise you listen to advice.
16 Isithutha, intukuthelo yaso yaziwa ngosuku; kodwa ohlakaniphileyo ufihla ihlazo.
Stupid people get angry immediately, but if you're sensible you ignore an insult.
17 Ophefumula iqiniso wazisa ukulunga, kodwa umfakazi wamanga inkohliso.
Whoever tells the truth is being honest, but a false witness tells lies.
18 Kukhona ophahluka njengokuhlaba kwenkemba, kodwa ulimi lwezihlakaniphi luyikusilisa.
Some people's hasty words cut like a knife, but the words of the wise bring healing.
19 Indebe yeqiniso izamiswa phakade, kodwa ulimi lwamanga lungolomzuzu nje.
Words of truth last forever, but lies are gone in a moment.
20 Inkohliso isenhliziyweni yabaceba okubi, kodwa abeluleki bokuthula balentokozo.
Deceit is in the mind of those planning evil, but those who plan peace have joy.
21 Lokukodwa okubi kakuyikubehlela abalungileyo, kodwa abakhohlakeleyo bagcwele ububi.
No harm comes to the good, but trouble fills the wicked.
22 Indebe zamanga ziyisinengiso eNkosini, kodwa abenza iqiniso bayintokozo yayo.
The Lord hates liars but is happy with those who are trustworthy.
23 Umuntu ohlakaniphileyo ufihla ulwazi, kodwa inhliziyo yezithutha imemezela ubuthutha.
If you're sensible, you don't show off your knowledge, but stupid people announce their stupidity.
24 Isandla sabakhutheleyo sizabusa, kodwa amavila azakuba yizibhalwa.
Hard work brings leadership, but laziness brings slavery.
25 Ukukhathazeka enhliziyweni yomuntu kuyayithobisa, kodwa ilizwi elihle liyayithokozisa.
If you're anxious, you're weighed down, but an encouraging word will cheer you up.
26 Olungileyo ungumholi kamakhelwane wakhe, kodwa indlela yabakhohlakeleyo iyabaduhisa.
Good people look out for their friends, but the way the wicked live leads them astray.
27 Olivila kayikosa inyamazana yakhe ayizingeleyo, kodwa impahla yomuntu okhutheleyo iligugu.
Lazy people don't catch their prey, but if you work hard you can become rich.
28 Endleleni yokulunga kulempilo, lendleleni yomkhondo kakulakufa.
The path of right leads to life, it doesn't lead to death.
