¹Kurangarira komoyo ndo­komunhu; Asi mhinduro yorurimi inobva kuna Jehovha.

¹Of man [are] arrangements of the heart, And from Jehovah an answer of the tongue.

²Nzira dzose dzomunhu anoti dzakanaka pakuona kwake; Asi Jehovha anoyera zvinangwa.

²All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, And Jehovah is pondering the spirits.

³Isa mabasa ako ose kuna Jehovha, Zvawakarangarira zvigoitika.

³Roll unto Jehovah thy works, And established are thy purposes,

⁴Jehovha akaitira chinhu chimwe ,nechimwe basa racho; Zvirokwazvo kunyange nowakaipa wakaitirwa zuva rakaipa,

⁴All things hath Jehovah wrought for Himself, And also the wicked [worketh] for a day of evil.

⁵mumwe nomumwe unomoyo unozvikudza, anonyangadza Jehovha Zvirokwazvo, haangakoni kurohwa.

⁵An abomination to Jehovah [is] every proud one of heart, Hand to hand he is not acquitted.

⁶Zvakaipa zvinodzikunurwa nenyasha nezvokwadi; Nokutya Jehovha vanhu vanobva pane zvakashata.

⁶In kindness and truth pardoned is iniquity, And in the fear of Jehovah Turn thou aside from evil.

⁷Kana nzira dzomunhu dzichifadza Jehovha, Anomuyananisira kunyange namapfumo ake.

⁷When a man`s ways please Jehovah, even his enemies, He causeth to be at peace with him.

⁸Zviri nani kuva nezvishoma nokururama, Pakuva nefuma zhinji nokusarurama.

⁸Better [is] a little with righteousness, Than abundance of increase without justice.

⁹moyo womunhu anozvifungira nzira yake; Asi Jehovha anorairira kufamba kwake.

⁹The heart of man deviseth his way, And Jehovah establisheth his step.

¹⁰Miromo yamambo inotema zviga zvazvokwadi; Muromo wake haungaposhi pakutonga.

¹⁰An oath [is] on the lips of a king, In judgment his mouth trespasseth not.

¹¹Chiyero nechienzaniso, chisinganyengeri, chinobva kuna Jehovha; Zviidzo zvose zvehombodo ibasa rake.

¹¹A just beam and balances [are] Jehovah`s, His work [are] all the stones of the bag.

¹²Zvinonyangadza kana madzimambo achiita zvakaipa; nekuti chigaro choushe chinosimbiswa nokururama.

¹²An abomination to kings [is] doing wickedness, For by righteousness is a throne established.

¹³Madzimambo anofadzwa nemiromo yakarurama; Anotaura zvinhu zvakarurama anodikamwa naye.

¹³The delight of kings [are] righteous lips, And whoso is speaking uprightly he loveth,

¹⁴Kutsamwa kwamambo kwakaita senhume dzorufu; Asi munhu akachenjera anokunyaradza.

¹⁴The fury of a king [is] messengers of death, And a wise man pacifieth it.

¹⁵Upenyu huri pakubwinya kwechiso chamambo; Kana achifarira munhu zvakaita segore remvura yokupedzisira.

¹⁵In the light of a king`s face [is] life, And his good-will [is] as a cloud of the latter rain.

¹⁶Kuwana uchenjeri kunokunda sei kuwana ndarama; zviri nani kutsaura kuwana njere pakuwana sirivha.

¹⁶To get wisdom — how much better than gold, And to get understanding to be chosen than silver!

¹⁷Mugwagwa, wakapfumba, wavakarurama ndiko kubva pane zvakaipa; anochenjerera nzira yake anochengeta mweya wake.

¹⁷A highway of the upright [is], `Turn from evil,` Whoso is preserving his soul is watching his way.

¹⁸Kuzvikudza kunotangira kuparadzwa; Uye mweya wamanyawi unotangira kuwa.

¹⁸Before destruction [is] pride, And before stumbling — a haughty spirit.`

¹⁹Zviri nani kuva nomweya unozvininipisa pakati pavarombo pakugovana zvakapambwa navanozvikudza.

¹⁹Better is humility of spirit with the poor, Than to apportion spoil with the proud.

²⁰Anoteerera shoko,achawana zvakanaka Anovimba naJehovha,anomufaro.

²⁰The wise in any matter findeth good, And whoso is trusting in Jehovah, O his happiness.

²¹Anomoyo wakachenjera achanzi akangwara;Uye miromo inotapira inowedzera dzidzo

²¹To the wise in heart is called, `Intelligent,` And sweetness of lips increaseth learning.

²²Njere itsime roupenyu kuna vanadzo;Asi kuraira kwamapenzi hupenzi

²²A fountain of life [is] understanding to its possessors, The instruction of fools is folly.

²³Moyo wowakachenjera unodzidzisa muromo wake Uchawedzera dzidzo pamiromo yake

²³The heart of the wise causeth his mouth to act wisely, And by his lips he increaseth learning,

²⁴Mashoko, anofadza, akaita somusvi wouchi,Zvinotapira kumweya zvichiporesa mafupa.

²⁴Sayings of pleasantness [are] a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and healing to the bone.

²⁵Munhu anoona nzira achiti yakarurama, asi kuguma kwayo inzira dzorufu.

²⁵There is a way right before a man, And its latter end — ways of death.

²⁶Nzara yomubati inomubatira;nokuti muromo wake unomukurudzira.

²⁶A labouring man hath laboured for himself, For his mouth hath caused [him] to bend over it.

²⁷Munhu asina maturo; anofungira vamwe zvakaipa; Pamiromo yake panomoto unopisa.

²⁷A worthless man is preparing evil, And on his lips — as a burning fire.

²⁸Munhu akatsauka anokusha kukakavara; Mucheri anoparadzanisa shamwari dzinodanana.

²⁸A froward man sendeth forth contention, A tale-bearer is separating a familiar friend.

²⁹Munhu anomanikidza,anonyengedzera wokwake,Achimutungamirira panzira isina kunaka.

²⁹A violent man enticeth his neighbour, And hath causeth him to go in a way not good.

³⁰Munhu anotsinzina meso ake,Anozviita kuti afunge zvakatsauka ,Anorumana miromo yake anoita zvakashata.

³⁰Consulting his eyes to devise froward things, Moving his lips he hath accomplished evil.

³¹Vhudzi rachena ikorona yakaisvonaka,Inowanikwa panzira yokururama.

³¹A crown of beauty [are] grey hairs, In the way of righteousness it is found.

³²Anomoyo murefu anopfuura ane simba; Anodzora mweya wake, anopfuura anotapa musha.

³²Better [is] the slow to anger than the mighty, And the ruler over his spirit than he who is taking a city.

³³Mijenya inokandirwa panguvo dzechifuva;Asi zviga zvose zvinotemwa nayo zvinobva kuna Jehovha.

³³Into the centre is the lot cast, And from Jehovah [is] all its judgment!