La sagesse et la folie
1 Hekima umeijenga nyumba yake, Amezichonga nguzo zake saba;
Ephésiens 2.20-2.22 Galates 2.9 1 Corinthiens 3.9-3.15 Matthieu 16.18 1 Timothée 3.15
2 Amechinja nyama zake, umechanganya divai yake, Ameiandalia meza yake pia.
Esaïe 25.6 Matthieu 22.3-22.14 Genèse 43.16 Proverbes 9.5 Cantique 8.2
3 Amewatuma wajakazi wake, analia, Mahali pa mjini palipoinuka sana,
Proverbes 9.14 Proverbes 8.1-8.3 Matthieu 22.9 Jean 7.37 Proverbes 1.20-1.23
4 Kila aliye mjinga na aingie humu. Tena amwambia mtu aliyepungukiwa na akili,
Proverbes 6.32 Proverbes 9.16 Matthieu 11.25 Proverbes 8.5 Apocalypse 22.17
5 Njoo ule mkate wangu, Ukanywe divai niliyoichanganya.
Jean 6.27 Cantique 5.1 Jérémie 31.12-31.14 Psaumes 22.26 Matthieu 26.26-26.28
6 Enyi wajinga, acheni ujinga, mkaishi, Mkaende katika njia ya ufahamu.
Proverbes 13.20 Proverbes 8.35 Proverbes 4.14-4.15 Proverbes 4.11 Apocalypse 18.4
7 Amkemeaye mwenye dharau hujipatia fedheha; Amkaripiaye mtu mbaya hujipatia aibu.
1 Rois 18.17 Proverbes 15.12 1 Rois 22.27 2 Chroniques 25.15-25.16 1 Rois 22.24
8 Usimkaripie mwenye dharau, asije akakuchukia; Mkaripie mwenye hekima, naye atakupenda.
Psaumes 141.5 Matthieu 7.6 Proverbes 13.18 1 Rois 1.23 Proverbes 29.1
9 Mwelimishe mwenye hekima, naye atazidi kuwa na hekima; Mfundishe mwenye haki, naye atazidi kuwa na elimu;
Proverbes 1.5 Matthieu 13.11-13.12 1 Jean 2.20-2.21 Proverbes 25.12 2 Pierre 3.18
10 Kumcha Bwana ni mwanzo wa hekima; Na kumjua Mtakatifu ni ufahamu.
Proverbes 1.7 Job 28.28 Psaumes 111.10 Ecclésiaste 12.13 Proverbes 2.5
11 Maana, kwa msaada wangu siku zako zitazidishwa; Na miaka ya maisha yako itaongezwa.
Proverbes 3.16 Proverbes 10.27 Proverbes 3.2 Deutéronome 6.2
12 Kama una hekima, una hekima kwa nafsi yako; Na kama una dharau, utaichukua peke yako.
Job 22.2-22.3 2 Pierre 3.3-3.4 Proverbes 16.26 Ezéchiel 18.20 Job 22.21
13 Mwanamke mpumbavu hupiga kelele, Ni mjinga, hajui kitu.
Proverbes 7.11 Proverbes 5.6 Proverbes 21.9 1 Timothée 6.4 Proverbes 21.19
14 Hukaa mlangoni pa nyumba yake, Juu ya kiti mahali pa mjini palipoinuka,
Proverbes 9.3 Proverbes 7.10-7.12
15 Apate kuwaita wapitao njiani, Waendao moja kwa moja katika njia zao.
Proverbes 7.25-7.27 Proverbes 7.13-7.15 Proverbes 23.27-23.28
16 Kila aliye mjinga na aingie humu. Tena amwambia mtu aliyepungukiwa na akili,
Proverbes 9.4
17 Maji yaliyoibiwa ni matamu, Na mkate ulioliwa kwa siri hupendeza.
Proverbes 20.17 Proverbes 23.31-23.32 Proverbes 30.20 Jacques 1.14-1.15 2 Rois 5.24-5.27
18 Lakini huyo hajui ya kuwa wafu wamo humo; Ya kuwa wageni wake wamo chini kuzimuni.
Proverbes 7.27 Psaumes 82.5 Proverbes 1.7 Proverbes 6.26 Proverbes 2.18-2.19