1 Wisdom hath builded her house,
She hath hewn out her seven pillars:
Hekima umeijenga nyumba yake, Amezichonga nguzo zake saba;
2 She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine;
She hath also furnished her table.
Amechinja nyama zake, umechanganya divai yake, Ameiandalia meza yake pia.
3 She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth
Upon the highest places of the city,
Amewatuma wajakazi wake, analia, Mahali pa mjini palipoinuka sana,
4 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither:
As for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
Kila aliye mjinga na aingie humu. Tena amwambia mtu aliyepungukiwa na akili,
5 Come, eat of my bread,
And drink of the wine which I have mingled.
Njoo ule mkate wangu, Ukanywe divai niliyoichanganya.
6 Forsake the foolish, and live;
And go in the way of understanding.
Enyi wajinga, acheni ujinga, mkaishi, Mkaende katika njia ya ufahamu.
7 He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame:
And he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.
Amkemeaye mwenye dharau hujipatia fedheha; Amkaripiaye mtu mbaya hujipatia aibu.
8 Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee:
Rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
Usimkaripie mwenye dharau, asije akakuchukia; Mkaripie mwenye hekima, naye atakupenda.
9 Give instruction to a wise man , and he will be yet wiser:
Teach a just man , and he will increase in learning.
Mwelimishe mwenye hekima, naye atazidi kuwa na hekima; Mfundishe mwenye haki, naye atazidi kuwa na elimu;
10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom:
And the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
Kumcha Bwana ni mwanzo wa hekima; Na kumjua Mtakatifu ni ufahamu.
11 For by me thy days shall be multiplied,
And the years of thy life shall be increased.
Maana, kwa msaada wangu siku zako zitazidishwa; Na miaka ya maisha yako itaongezwa.
12 If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself:
But if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it .
Kama una hekima, una hekima kwa nafsi yako; Na kama una dharau, utaichukua peke yako.
13 A foolish woman is clamorous:
She is simple, and knoweth nothing.
Mwanamke mpumbavu hupiga kelele, Ni mjinga, hajui kitu.
14 For she sitteth at the door of her house,
On a seat in the high places of the city,
Hukaa mlangoni pa nyumba yake, Juu ya kiti mahali pa mjini palipoinuka,
15 To call passengers
Who go right on their ways:
Apate kuwaita wapitao njiani, Waendao moja kwa moja katika njia zao.
16 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither:
And as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
Kila aliye mjinga na aingie humu. Tena amwambia mtu aliyepungukiwa na akili,
17 Stolen waters are sweet,
And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
Maji yaliyoibiwa ni matamu, Na mkate ulioliwa kwa siri hupendeza.
18 But he knoweth not that the dead are there;
And that her guests are in the depths of hell.
Lakini huyo hajui ya kuwa wafu wamo humo; Ya kuwa wageni wake wamo chini kuzimuni.
