Proverbs 6
1 My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, thou hast engaged fast thy hand to a stranger.
Mũrũ wakwa, ũngĩkorwo ũigĩte kĩndũ gĩa kũrũgamĩrĩra thiirĩ wa mũndũ wa itũũra rĩaku, ũkorwo atĩ nĩwe ũtuĩkĩte wa kũmũrĩhĩra thiirĩ harĩ mũndũ ũngĩ-rĩ,
2 Thou art ensnared with the words of thy mouth, and caught with thy own words.
ũngĩkorwo ũtegeetwo nĩ ũrĩa uugĩte, ũkagwatithio nĩ ciugo cia kanua gaku-rĩ,
3 Do therefore, my son, what I say, and deliver thyself: because thou art fallen into the hand of thy neighbour. Run about, make haste, stir up thy friend:
gĩĩke atĩrĩ, mũrũ wakwa, nĩguo wĩteithũre, kuona atĩ nĩũgwĩte moko-inĩ ma mũndũ wa itũũra rĩaku: Thiĩ wĩnyiihie wee mwene; mũthaithe mũno akuohere.
4 Give not sleep to thy eyes, neither let thy eyelids slumber.
Ndũkareke maitho maku mone toro, kana ũreke imone ciaku icũnge.
5 Deliver thyself as a doe from the hand, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
Wĩteithũre o ta ũrĩa thwariga ĩĩteithũraga kuuma moko-inĩ ma mũguĩmi, o na kana ta ũrĩa nyoni ĩĩteithũraga kuuma mũtego-inĩ wa mũtegi.
6 Go to the ant, O sluggard, and consider her ways, and learn wisdom:
Thiĩ harĩ thigiriri, wee kĩgũũta gĩkĩ; ũcũũranie mĩtugo yayo nĩguo ũũhĩge!
7 Which, although she hath no guide, nor master, nor captain,
Ndĩrĩ mũnene, kana mũmĩrũgamĩrĩri, o na kana mũmĩathi,
8 Provideth her meat for herself in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
no nĩĩigagĩra mũthiithũ wa irio hĩndĩ ya riũa, na ĩgacookanĩrĩria irio ciayo hĩndĩ ya magetha.
9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou rise out of thy sleep?
Ũgũkoma hau nginya-rĩ, wee kĩgũũta gĩkĩ? Ũrĩũkĩra rĩ, ũtige toro waku?
10 Thou wilt sleep a little, thou wilt slumber a little, thou wilt fold thy hands a little to sleep:
Komakoma gatoro kanini, na ũcũngacũnge hanini, na ũkũnje moko hanini nĩguo ũhurũke;
11 And want shall come upon thee, as a traveller, and poverty as a man armed. But if thou be diligent, thy harvest shall come as a fountain, and want shall flee far from thee.
atĩrĩ, ũthĩĩni ũgaagũkorerera ta mũitũ, ũkorererwo nĩ wagi ũhaana ta mũndũ wĩohete indo cia mbaara.
12 A man that is an apostate, an unprofitable man, walketh with a perverse mouth,
Mũndũ kĩmaramari na mwaganu-rĩ, ũrĩa ũthiiaga akĩaragia ndeto itarĩ nũngĩrĩru,
13 He winketh with the eyes, presseth with the foot, speaketh with the finger.
ũcio uunagĩra andũ riitho, na akaheenereria andũ na makinya make, o na akaheneria andũ na ciara ciake-rĩ,
14 With a wicked heart he deviseth evil, and at all times he soweth discord.
ũcio ũthugundaga ũũru arĩ na maheeni ngoro-inĩ yake: ũcio hĩndĩ ciothe ahuraga maũndũ ma nyamũkano.
15 To such a one his destruction shall presently come, and he shall suddenly be destroyed, and shall no longer have any remedy.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio mũtino ũkaamũhubanĩria o rĩmwe aterĩgĩrĩire; mwanangĩko ũtarĩ kĩhonia nĩũkamũniina biũ.
16 Six things there are, which the Lord hateth, and the seventh his soul detesteth:
Kũrĩ maũndũ matandatũ mathũirwo nĩ Jehova, ĩĩ, o na nĩ mũgwanja marĩa onaga marĩ magigi, nĩmo:
17 Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
maitho ma mwĩtĩĩo, na rũrĩmĩ rũrĩa rũheenanagia, na moko marĩa maitaga thakame ya andũ matehĩtie,
18 A heart that deviseth wicked plots, feet that are swift to run into mischief,
na ngoro ĩrĩa ĩthugundaga maũndũ ma waganu, na magũrũ marĩa matengʼeraga gũthiĩ gwĩka ũũru,
19 A deceitful witness that uttereth lies, and him that soweth discord among brethren.
na mũira ũtarĩ wa ma ũrĩa ũthothoraga ndeto cia maheeni, o na mũndũ ũrĩa ũrehaga nyamũkano gatagatĩ ka andũ a nyina ũmwe.
20 My son, beep the commandments of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother.
Mũrũ wakwa, tũũra ũrũmĩtie maathani ma thoguo, na ndũgatirike ũrutani wa maitũguo.
21 Bind them in thy heart continually, and put them about thy neck.
Moherere ngoro-inĩ yaku nginya tene; makundĩke marigiicĩrie ngingo yaku.
22 When thou walkest, let them go with thee: when thou sleepest, let them keep thee; and when thou awakest, talk with them.
Rĩrĩa ũgũthiĩ-rĩ, nĩmarĩgũtongoragia; wakoma-rĩ, nĩmarĩkũmenyagĩrĩra; na rĩrĩa warahũka-rĩ, nĩmarĩkwaragĩria.
23 Because the commandment is a lamp, and the law a light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
Nĩgũkorwo maathani maya nĩ tawa, na ũrutani ũyũ nĩ ũtheri, namo mataaro ma kũrũnga mũndũ-rĩ, nĩmo njĩra ya muoyo,
24 That they may keep thee from the evil woman, and from the flattering tongue of the stranger.
magakweheragia harĩ mũndũ-wa-nja ũcio mwaganu, na magakũhonokia kuuma kũrĩ rũrĩmĩ rũnyoroku rwa mũtumia ũcio ngʼenyũ.
25 Let not thy heart covet her beauty, be not caught with her winks:
Ndũkerirĩrie ũthaka wake ngoro-inĩ yaku, kana ũreke akũguucĩrĩrie na maitho make,
26 For the price of a harlot is scarce one loaf: but the woman catcheth the precious soul of a man.
nĩgũkorwo mũmaraya atũmaga mũndũ athĩĩne nginya ahooyage kenyũ ka mũgate, na mũtumia mũtharia aguĩmaga muoyo waku guo mwene.
27 Can a man hide fire in his bosom, and his garments not burn?
Mũndũ no atahĩre mwaki gĩthũri-inĩ gĩake, na nguo ciake itihĩe?
28 Or can he walk upon hot coals, and his feet not be burnt?
Mũndũ no agerere igũrũ rĩa makara marĩ na mwaki, na makinya make matihĩe?
29 So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife, shall not be clean when he shall touch her.
Ũguo no taguo mũndũ ũrĩa ũkomaga na mũtumia wa mũndũ ũngĩ atariĩ; gũtirĩ mũndũ ũngĩmũhutia na ndaherithio.
30 The fault is not so great when a man hath stolen: for he stealeth to fill his hungry soul:
Andũ matimenaga mũici angĩkorwo aiyĩte nĩguo eniinĩre ngʼaragu rĩrĩa arĩ mũhũũtu.
31 And if he be taken he shall restore sevenfold, and shall give up all the substance of his house.
No rĩrĩ, angĩnyiitwo-rĩ, no nginya arĩhe maita mũgwanja, o na angĩkorwo ekũrĩha na ũtonga wa nyũmba yake wothe.
32 But he that is an adulterer, for the folly of his heart shall destroy his own soul:
No mũndũ ũrĩa ũtharagia nĩagĩte wĩciirio; ũrĩa wothe wĩkaga ũguo nĩwe mwene wĩyanangaga.
33 He gathereth to himself shame and dishonour, and his reproach shall not be blotted out:
Nguraro na kwĩnyararithia nĩcio igai rĩake, na cio thoni icio ciake gũtirĩ hĩndĩ igaathario ithire;
34 Because the jealousy and rage of the husband will not spare in the day of revenge,
nĩgũkorwo ũiru nĩguo warahũraga mangʼũrĩ ma mũthuuri, na ndakaigua tha akĩĩrĩhĩria.
35 Nor will he yield to any man’s prayers, nor will he accept for satisfaction ever so many gifts.
Ndagetĩkĩra irĩhi o na rĩrĩkũ; nĩakaarega ihaki o na rĩrĩ inene atĩa.
