Mithali 12
1 Yeyote apendaye kuadibishwa hupenda maarifa, bali yeye achukiaye kuonywa ni mpumbavu.
If you love knowledge, you will love discipline. Anyone who hates being corrected is stupid!
2 Mtu mwema hupata kibali kutoka kwa Bwana, bali Bwana humhukumu mwenye hila.
The Lord blesses the good, but he condemns anyone with evil schemes.
3 Mtu hathibitiki kutokana na uovu, bali mwenye haki hataondolewa.
Wickedness doesn't provide security, but those who live right are deeply rooted and cannot be moved.
4 Mke mwenye tabia nzuri ni taji ya mumewe, bali aaibishaye ni kama uozo katika mifupa ya mumewe.
A good wife is a crown for her husband, but one who brings shame is like rot in his bones.
5 Mipango ya mtu mwadilifu ni ya haki, bali ushauri wa mwovu ni udanganyifu.
Good people make plans that are fair, but the advice of the wicked is deceptive.
6 Maneno ya waovu huotea kumwaga damu, bali maneno ya waadilifu huwaokoa.
The words of the wicked are like a violent ambush, but those of honest people save them.
7 Watu waovu huondolewa na kutoweka, bali nyumba ya mwenye haki husimama imara.
The wicked are destroyed, and they're gone, but the family of the good stands firm.
8 Mtu husifiwa kulingana na hekima yake, bali watu wenye akili zilizopotoka hudharauliwa.
People are appreciated for talking sense, but those with perverted minds are despised.
9 Heri mtu wa hali ya chini mwenye mtumishi, kuliko kujifanya mtu wa hali ya juu nawe huna chakula.
Better to be a humble man serving himself than a boastful man who has nothing to eat.
10 Mtu mwenye haki hujali mahitaji ya mnyama wake, bali matendo ya huruma ya mwovu ni ukatili.
Good people look after their animals, but the care given by wicked is really cruelty.
11 Yeye alimaye shamba lake atakuwa na chakula tele, bali yeye afuataye mambo ya upuzi hana akili.
If you cultivate the land you'll have plenty of food, but if you chase after worthless things you're stupid.
12 Waovu hutamani mateka ya watu wabaya, bali shina la mwenye haki hustawi.
Wicked people long for ill-gotten gains, but good people are productive themselves.
13 Mtu mwovu hunaswa kwa mazungumzo yake ya dhambi, bali mwenye haki huepuka taabu.
The wicked trap themselves by their own sinful words, but good people escape trouble.
14 Kutokana na tunda la midomo yake mtu hujazwa na mambo mema, hakika kama ilivyo kazi ya mikono yake humtunza.
What you say brings you rewards, and your work returns to bless you.
15 Njia ya mpumbavu huonekana sawa machoni pake mwenyewe, bali mtu mwenye hekima husikiliza ushauri.
Stupid people think they're on the right track, but if you're wise you listen to advice.
16 Mpumbavu huonyesha kuudhika kwake mara moja, bali mtu wa busara hupuuza matukano.
Stupid people get angry immediately, but if you're sensible you ignore an insult.
17 Shahidi wa kweli hutoa ushuhuda wa kuaminika, bali shahidi wa uongo husema uongo.
Whoever tells the truth is being honest, but a false witness tells lies.
18 Maneno ya kipumbavu huchoma kama upanga, bali ulimi wa mwenye hekima huleta uponyaji.
Some people's hasty words cut like a knife, but the words of the wise bring healing.
19 Midomo isemayo kweli hudumu milele, bali ulimi wa uongo hudumu kwa muda mfupi tu.
Words of truth last forever, but lies are gone in a moment.
20 Upo udanganyifu katika mioyo ya wale ambao hupanga mabaya, bali kuna furaha kwa wale wanaoleta amani.
Deceit is in the mind of those planning evil, but those who plan peace have joy.
21 Hakuna dhara linalompata mwenye haki, bali waovu wana taabu nyingi.
No harm comes to the good, but trouble fills the wicked.
22 Bwana anachukia sana midomo idanganyayo, bali hufurahia watu ambao ni wa kweli.
The Lord hates liars but is happy with those who are trustworthy.
23 Mtu mwenye busara hujihifadhia maarifa yeye mwenyewe, bali moyo wa wapumbavu hububujika upumbavu.
If you're sensible, you don't show off your knowledge, but stupid people announce their stupidity.
24 Mikono yenye bidii itatawala, bali uvivu huishia katika kazi za utumwa.
Hard work brings leadership, but laziness brings slavery.
25 Moyo wa wasiwasi humlemea mtu, bali neno la huruma humfurahisha.
If you're anxious, you're weighed down, but an encouraging word will cheer you up.
26 Mtu mwenye haki ni mwangalifu katika urafiki, bali njia ya waovu huwapotosha.
Good people look out for their friends, but the way the wicked live leads them astray.
27 Mtu mvivu haoki mawindo yake, bali mtu mwenye bidii ana mali za thamani.
Lazy people don't catch their prey, but if you work hard you can become rich.
28 Katika njia ya haki kuna uzima; katika mapito hayo kuna maisha ya milele.
The path of right leads to life, it doesn't lead to death.
