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 Apocalypse 3.12
2 Amechinja nyama zake, umechanganya divai yake, Ameiandalia meza yake pia.
Esaïe 25.6 Matthieu 22.3-22.14 Proverbes 23.30 Genèse 43.16 Proverbes 9.5
3 Amewatuma wajakazi wake, analia, Mahali pa mjini palipoinuka sana,
Proverbes 9.14 Proverbes 8.1-8.3 Jean 18.20 Matthieu 22.9 Jean 7.37
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 Psaumes 19.7
5 Njoo ule mkate wangu, Ukanywe divai niliyoichanganya.
Jean 6.27 Cantique 5.1 Psaumes 22.26 Jérémie 31.12-31.14 Esaïe 55.1-55.3
6 Enyi wajinga, acheni ujinga, mkaishi, Mkaende katika njia ya ufahamu.
Proverbes 13.20 Proverbes 4.14-4.15 Proverbes 4.11 Proverbes 8.35 Apocalypse 18.4
7 Amkemeaye mwenye dharau hujipatia fedheha; Amkaripiaye mtu mbaya hujipatia aibu.
2 Chroniques 36.16 Genèse 19.8-19.9 Proverbes 23.9 1 Rois 18.17 Proverbes 15.12
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 Osée 6.3 1 Jean 5.13 1 Jean 2.20-2.21
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 Esaïe 28.22 Job 35.6-35.7 2 Pierre 3.16 2 Pierre 3.3-3.4
13 Mwanamke mpumbavu hupiga kelele, Ni mjinga, hajui kitu.
Proverbes 7.11 Proverbes 5.6 1 Timothée 6.4 Proverbes 21.19 Proverbes 21.9
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 23.27-23.28 Proverbes 7.25-7.27 Proverbes 7.13-7.15
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 30.20 Proverbes 23.31-23.32 Ephésiens 5.12 Genèse 3.6
18 Lakini huyo hajui ya kuwa wafu wamo humo; Ya kuwa wageni wake wamo chini kuzimuni.
Proverbes 7.27 Proverbes 2.18-2.19 2 Pierre 3.5 Proverbes 5.5 Psaumes 82.5