¹Usazvirumbidza pamusoro pe­zuva ramangwana; nekuti hauzivi chaungavigirwa nezuva rimwe.

¹Boast not thyself of tomorrow; For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

²Mumwe ngaakurumbidze, urege kuva muromo wako; Ngaave mweni, irege kuva miromo yako.

²Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.

³Ibwe rinorema, uye jecha rinorema; Asi kutsamwa kwebenzi kunokurira zvose nokurema.

³A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool's vexation is heavier than they both.

⁴Hasha dzinokuvadza, uye kutsamwa kunokukura; Asi ndiani angamira pamberi pegodo.

⁴Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?

⁵Kurairwa pachena kunopfuura Rudo rwakavanzwa.

⁵Better is open rebuke Than love that is hidden.

⁶Mavanga anotemwa neshamwari angatendwa, Asi kutsvoda komuvengi kunonyengedza.

⁶Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

⁷Mweya wakaguta unotsika pasi musvi wouchi; Asi mweya une nzara unoti zvose zvinozipa kunyange zvichivava.

⁷The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

⁸Seshiri inoburuka ichienda kure nedendere rayo, Ndizvo zvakaita munhu anofamba-famba kure napaanogara.

⁸As a bird that wandereth from her nest, So is a man that wandereth from his place.

⁹Mafuta nezvinonhuhwira zvinofadza moyo; Ndizvo zvinoitawo kunaka koushamwari hwomunhu kunobva pakuyanana kwemweya.

⁹Oil and perfume rejoice the heart; So doth the sweetness of a man's friend [that cometh] of hearty counsel.

¹⁰Usasiya shamwari yako neshamwari yababa vako; Usaenda kumba komunin'ina wako nezuva renhamo yako; Wokwako, ari pedo, anopfuura munin'ina uri kure,

¹⁰Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; And go not to thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: Better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.

¹¹Mwanakomana wangu, iva wakachenjera, ufadze moyo wangu; Kuti ndigone kupindura anondishora.

¹¹My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him that reproacheth me.

¹²Munhu akangwara anoona zvakaipa, ndokuvanda; Asi vasina mano vanopfuura havo, ndokuwira munjodzi.

¹²A prudent man seeth the evil, [and] hideth himself; [But] the simple pass on, [and] suffer for it.

¹³Munhu anozviita rubatso kumutorwa, umutorere nguvo yake; Umuite rubatso iye akazviita rubatso kumukadzi wokumwe.

¹³Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge [that is surety] for a foreign woman.

¹⁴Anoropafadza shamwari yake nenzwi guru, achifumira mangwanani, Achanzi wakatukwa pamusoro pazvo.

¹⁴He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It shall be counted a curse to him.

¹⁵Kudonha kusingaperi pazuva remvura zhinji Nomukadzi anokakavara, zvakafanana.

¹⁵A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike:

¹⁶Anoda kumudzivisa, anodzidzisa mhepo; Ruoko rwake rworudyi rwakabata mafuta.

¹⁶He that would restrain her restraineth the wind; And his right hand encountereth oil.

¹⁷Simbi inorodza simbi; Saizvozvo munhu anorodza chiso cheshamwari yake.

¹⁷Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

¹⁸Ani naani anochengeta muonde, achadya zvibereko zvawo; Anochengeta tenzi wake, achakudzwa.

¹⁸Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; And he that regardeth his master shall be honored.

¹⁹Chiso sezvachinotarisana nechiso mumvura, Saizvozvo moyo womunhu unotarisana nomunhu.

¹⁹As in water face [answereth] to face, So the heart of man to man.

²⁰Sheori neAbhadhoni hazvitongoguti; Nameso omunhu haaguti.

²⁰Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; And the eyes of man are never satisfied.

²¹Hari yokunyausa ndeyesirivha, nevira nderendarama; Saizvozvo munhu anozikamwa nezvaanofarira.

²¹The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; And a man is [tried] by his praise.

²²Kunyange ukatswa benzi muduri nomutswi pakati pezviyo zvinotswiwa, Hupenzi hwaro hahungabvi kwariri.

²²Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with bruised grain, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him.

²³Shingaira uzive chimiro chamakwai ako; Uchengete zvakanaka mapoka ako.

²³Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, [And] look well to thy herds:

²⁴nekuti fuma haigari nokusingaperi; Ko korona inogara kusvikira kumarudzi ose here?

²⁴For riches are not for ever: And doth the crown endure unto all generations?

²⁵Uswa hunoenda bumhudza ndokubuda, Nemiriwo yamakomo inovunganidzwa.

²⁵The hay is carried, and the tender grass showeth itself, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in.

²⁶Makwayana anokuvigira zvokufuka zvako, Uye mbudzi ndiwo mutengo weminda.

²⁶The lambs are for thy clothing, And the goats are the price of the field;

²⁷Mukaka wembudzi ucharingana zvokudya zvako, nezvokudya zveimba yako, Nokuraramisa varandasikana vako.

²⁷And [there will be] goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, And maintenance for thy maidens.