¹Akaipa anotiza kusina anodzi­ngana naye; Asi vakarurama vanotsunga moyo seshumba.

¹The wicked have fled and there is no pursuer. And the righteous as a young lion is confident.

²Nemhaka yokudarika kwenyika, machinda ayo anowanda; Asi nomumwe, ane njere nezivo, kururama kwayo kucharamba kuripo.

²By the transgression of a land many [are] its heads. And by an intelligent man, Who knoweth right — it is prolonged.

³Munhu anoshaiwa amene, anomanikidza varombo, Akafanana nemvura inokukura, isingasii zvokudya.

³A man — poor and oppressing the weak, [Is] a sweeping rain, and there is no bread.

⁴Vanosiya murayiro, vanorumbidza vakaipa; Asi vanochengeta murayiro, vanoita nharo navo.

⁴Those forsaking the law praise the wicked, Those keeping the law plead against them.

⁵Vanhu vakashata havanzwisisi zvakarurama; Asi vanotsvaka Jehovha vanonzwisisa zvose.

⁵Evil men understand not judgment, And those seeking Jehovah understand all.

⁶Murombo, anofamba muzvokwadi yake, Anopfuura asakarurama anofamba nenzira mbiri, kunyange akafuma.

⁶Better [is] the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse of ways who is rich.

⁷Anochengeta murayiro, mwanakomana akachenjera; Asi anofambidzana navanhu vana madyo, vanonyadzisa baba vake.

⁷Whoso is keeping the law is an intelligent son, And a friend of gluttons, Doth cause his father to blush.

⁸Anowedzera fuma yake nemhindu kana nokuwedzera kusakarurama, Anounganidzira mumwe achava netsitsi navarombo.

⁸Whoso is multiplying his wealth by biting and usury, For one favouring the poor doth gather it.

⁹Anoramba kunzwa murayiro nenzeve yake, Kunyange nomunyengetero wake anonyangadza.

⁹Whoso is turning his ear from hearing the law, Even his prayer [is] an abomination.

¹⁰Ani naani anorashisa vakarurama vafambe nenzira yakaipa, Achawira amene mugomba rake; Asi vakarurama vachagara nhaka yezvakanaka.

¹⁰Whoso is causing the upright to err in an evil way, Into his own pit he doth fall, And the perfect do inherit good.

¹¹Mupfuri anoti ndakachenjera; Asi murombo, ane njere, anomuferefeta.

¹¹A rich man is wise in his own eyes, And the intelligent poor searcheth him.

¹²Kana vakarurama vachikunda, mufaro mukuru uriko; Asi kana vakaipa vosimba, vanhu vovanda.

¹²In the exulting of the righteous the glory [is] abundant, And in the rising of the wicked man is apprehensive.

¹³Anofukidza kudarika kwake, haangavi nomufaro; Asi anozvireurura, achizvirasha, achawana nyasha.

¹³Whoso is covering his transgressions prospereth not, And he who is confessing and forsaking hath mercy.

¹⁴Munhu anogara achitya, anomufaro; Asi anoomesa moyo wake, achawira munjodzi.

¹⁴O the happiness of a man fearing continually, And whoso is hardening his heart falleth into evil.

¹⁵Seshumba inoomba, nebere rinopota-pota, Ndizvo zvakaita mubati akaipa anobata vanhu varombo.

¹⁵A growling lion, and a ranging bear, [Is] the wicked ruler over a poor people.

¹⁶Muchinda, anoshaiwa njere, anomanikidza vanhuwo zvikuru; Asi anovenga kuchiva, achawedzera mazuva.

¹⁶A leader lacking understanding multiplieth oppressions, Whoso is hating dishonest gain prolongeth days.

¹⁷Munhu, anoremedzwa neropa romumwe munhu, Achatizira kugomba; ngaarege kudziviswa nomunhu.

¹⁷A man oppressed with the blood of a soul, Unto the pit fleeth, none taketh hold on him.

¹⁸Ani naani anofamba zvakarurama, acharwirwa; Asi anofamba nenzira dzisakarurama, achawa pakarepo.

¹⁸Whoso is walking uprightly is saved, And the perverted of ways falleth at once.

¹⁹Anorima munda wake, achava nezvokudya zvizhinji; Asi unovangira zvisina maturo, uchava nourombo kwazvo.

¹⁹Whoso is tilling his ground is satisfied [with] bread, And whoso is pursuing vanity, Is filled [with] poverty.

²⁰Munhu akatendeka achava namaropafadzo mazhinji; Asi anoda kufuma nokukurumidza, haangakoni kurohwa.

²⁰A stedfast man hath multiplied blessings, And whoso is hasting to be rich is not acquitted.

²¹Kutsaura vanhu hakuna kunaka; nekuti munhu angadarika nokuda kwechimedu chechingwa.

²¹To discern faces is not good, And for a piece of bread doth a man transgress.

²²Munhu ano ruchiva, anovangira fuma, Asingazivi kuti achawirwa nokushaiwa.

²²Troubled for wealth [is] the man [with] an evil eye, And he knoweth not that want doth meet him.

²³Anorairira munhu achazowana nyasha pashure, Kupfuura iye anobata kumeso norurimi rwake.

²³Whoso is reproving a man afterwards findeth grace, More than a flatterer with the tongue.

²⁴Anobira baba vake kana amai vake, achiti, Hakuzi kudarika, Uyu ishamwari yoanoparadza.

²⁴Whoso is robbing his father, or his mother, And is saying, `It is not transgression,` A companion he is to a destroyer.

²⁵Ano mweya wokukara anomutsa kukakavara; Asi anovimba naJehovha, achasimbiswa.

²⁵Whoso is proud in soul stirreth up contention, And whoso is trusting on Jehovah is made fat.

²⁶Anotenda moyo wake, ibenzi; Asi anofamba nouchenjeri, achadzikunurwa.

²⁶Whoso is trusting in his heart is a fool, And whoso is walking in wisdom is delivered.

²⁷Anopa varombo, haangazoshaiwi; Asi anotsinzina meso ake, achatukwa kazhinji.

²⁷Whoso is giving to the poor hath no lack, And whoso is hiding his eyes multiplied curses.

²⁸Kana vakaipa vosimba, vanhu vovanda; Asi kana voparara, vakarurama vowanda.

²⁸In the rising of the wicked a man is hidden, And in their destruction the righteous multiply!