Les bienfaits de la sagesse
1 Mwanangu, kama ukiyakubali maneno yangu, Na kuyaweka akiba maagizo yangu;
Proverbes 7.1 Proverbes 4.1 Proverbes 3.1 Jean 12.47-12.48 Deutéronome 6.6-6.9
2 Hata ukatega sikio lako kusikia hekima, Ukauelekeza moyo wako upate kufahamu;
Psaumes 90.12 Psaumes 119.111-119.112 Ecclésiaste 8.9 Ecclésiaste 7.25 Proverbes 22.17-22.21
3 Naam, ukiita busara, Na kupaza sauti yako upate ufahamu;
Jacques 1.5 Psaumes 119.169 Ephésiens 1.17-1.18 1 Chroniques 22.12 Proverbes 8.17
4 Ukiutafuta kama fedha, Na kuutafutia kama hazina iliyositirika;
Matthieu 13.44 Job 3.21 Matthieu 6.19-6.21 Matthieu 19.21-19.22 Psaumes 119.127
5 Ndipo utakapofahamu kumcha Bwana, Na kupata kumjua Mungu.
Luc 11.9-11.13 Proverbes 1.7 1 Jean 5.20 Jérémie 24.7 Proverbes 9.10
6 Kwa kuwa Bwana huwapa watu hekima; Kinywani mwake hutoka maarifa na ufahamu;
Jacques 1.5 1 Rois 3.12 Job 32.8 Esaïe 8.20 Psaumes 119.104
7 Huwawekea wanyofu akiba ya hekima kamili; Yeye ni ngao kwao waendao kwa ukamilifu;
Proverbes 30.5 Psaumes 84.11 Psaumes 144.2 Colossiens 2.3 Jacques 3.15-3.17
8 Apate kuyalinda mapito ya hukumu, Na kuhifadhi njia ya watakatifu wake.
1 Samuel 2.9 Psaumes 66.9 1 Pierre 1.5 Psaumes 145.20 Jude 1.24
9 Ndipo utakapofahamu haki na hukumu, Na adili, na kila njia njema.
Psaumes 119.99 Jérémie 6.16 Psaumes 32.8 Matthieu 7.13-7.14 Jean 14.6
10 Maana hekima itaingia moyoni mwako, Na maarifa yatakupendeza nafsi yako;
Psaumes 119.111 Job 23.12 Psaumes 119.103 Psaumes 119.162 Psaumes 119.97
11 Busara itakulinda; Ufahamu utakuhifadhi.
Proverbes 4.6 Psaumes 25.21 Proverbes 6.22-6.24 Ephésiens 5.15 Ecclésiaste 10.10
12 Ili kukuokoa na njia ya uovu, Na watu wanenao yaliyopotoka;
2 Corinthiens 6.17 1 Corinthiens 15.33 Proverbes 8.13 Proverbes 13.20 Esaïe 59.3-59.5
13 Watu waziachao njia za unyofu, Ili kuziendea njia za giza;
Proverbes 4.19 Jean 3.19-3.20 Proverbes 21.16 Jean 2.9-2.11 Jean 12.35
14 Wafurahio kutenda mabaya; Wapendezwao na upotoe wa waovu;
Proverbes 10.23 Jérémie 11.15 Romains 1.32 Luc 22.4-22.5 Osée 7.3
15 Waliopotoka katika njia zao; Walio wakaidi katika mapito yao.
Psaumes 125.5 Proverbes 21.8 Philippiens 2.15 Esaïe 30.8-30.13 Esaïe 59.8
16 Ili kuokoka na malaya, Naam, malaya mwenye kubembeleza kwa maneno yake;Proverbes 6.24 Proverbes 23.27 Ecclésiaste 7.26 Genèse 39.3-39.12 Proverbes 7.5-7.23
17 Amwachaye rafiki wa ujana wake, Na kulisahau agano la Mungu wake.
Jérémie 3.4 Proverbes 5.18 Ezéchiel 16.59-16.60 Ezéchiel 16.8 Malachie 2.14-2.16
18 Maana nyumba yake inaelekea mauti, Na mapito yake yanakwenda kwenye wafu.
Ephésiens 5.5 Galates 5.19-5.21 Proverbes 9.18 Proverbes 6.26-6.35 Proverbes 7.22-7.27
19 Katika hao wamwendeao harudi hata mmoja, Wala hawazifikilii njia za uzima.
Ecclésiaste 7.26 Psaumes 81.12 Proverbes 4.18 Hébreux 6.18 Jérémie 13.23
20 Ili upate kwenda katika njia ya watu wema, Na kuyashika mapito ya wenye haki.
Hébreux 6.12 Psaumes 119.63 3 Jean 1.11 Proverbes 13.20 Cantique 1.7-1.8
21 Maana wanyofu watakaa katika nchi, Na wakamilifu watadumu ndani yake.
Psaumes 37.29 Psaumes 84.11 Psaumes 37.9 Proverbes 10.30 Psaumes 37.22
22 Bali waovu watatengwa na nchi, Nao wafanyao hila watang’olewa.
Psaumes 52.5 Psaumes 37.37-37.38 Psaumes 145.20 Psaumes 37.28 Proverbes 10.30