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

¹The plans of the heart belong to man; But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.

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

²All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; But Jehovah weigheth the spirits.

³Isa mabasa ako ose kuna Jehovha, Zvawakarangarira zvigoitika.

³Commit thy works unto Jehovah, And thy purposes shall be established.

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

⁴Jehovah hath made everything for its own end; Yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

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

⁵Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to Jehovah: [Though] hand [join] in hand, he shall not be unpunished.

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

⁶By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for; And by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil.

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

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

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

⁸Better is a little, with righteousness, Than great revenues with injustice.

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

⁹A man's heart deviseth his way; But Jehovah directeth his steps.

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

¹⁰A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; His mouth shall not transgress in judgment.

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

¹¹A just balance and scales are Jehovah's; All the weights of the bag are his work.

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

¹²It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness; For the throne is established by righteousness.

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

¹³Righteous lips are the delight of kings; And they love him that speaketh right.

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

¹⁴The wrath of a king is [as] messengers of death; But a wise man will pacify it.

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

¹⁵In the light of the king's countenance is life; And his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain.

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

¹⁶How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.

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

¹⁷The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

¹⁸Kuzvikudza kunotangira kuparadzwa; Uye mweya wamanyawi unotangira kuwa.

¹⁸Pride [goeth] before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.

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

¹⁹Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, Than to divide the spoil with the proud.

²⁰Anoteerera shoko,achawana zvakanaka Anovimba naJehovha,anomufaro.

²⁰He that giveth heed unto the word shall find good; And whoso trusteth in Jehovah, happy is he.

²¹Anomoyo wakachenjera achanzi akangwara;Uye miromo inotapira inowedzera dzidzo

²¹The wise in heart shall be called prudent; And the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.

²²Njere itsime roupenyu kuna vanadzo;Asi kuraira kwamapenzi hupenzi

²²Understanding is a well-spring of life unto him that hath it; But the correction of fools is [their] folly.

²³Moyo wowakachenjera unodzidzisa muromo wake Uchawedzera dzidzo pamiromo yake

²³The heart of the wise instructeth his mouth, And addeth learning to his lips.

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

²⁴Pleasant words are [as] a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

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

²⁵There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, But the end thereof are the ways of death.

²⁶Nzara yomubati inomubatira;nokuti muromo wake unomukurudzira.

²⁶The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him [thereto].

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

²⁷A worthless man deviseth mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire.

²⁸Munhu akatsauka anokusha kukakavara; Mucheri anoparadzanisa shamwari dzinodanana.

²⁸A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.

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

²⁹A man of violence enticeth his neighbor, And leadeth him in a way that is not good.

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

³⁰He that shutteth his eyes, [it is] to devise perverse things: He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass.

³¹Vhudzi rachena ikorona yakaisvonaka,Inowanikwa panzira yokururama.

³¹The hoary head is a crown of glory; It shall be found in the way of righteousness.

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

³²He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; And he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city.

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

³³The lot is cast into the lap; But the whole disposing thereof is of Jehovah.