Mithali 17:12
Proverbs 17:12 · Biblica® Open Kiswahili Contemporary Version 2015
Ni afadhali ukutane na dubu aliyenyangʼanywa watoto wake, kuliko mpumbavu katika upumbavu wake.
Proverbs 17:12 in English
Proverbs 17:12 · Berean Standard Bible
It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.
Context
10Karipio humwingia sana mtu mwenye kutambua
kuliko mapigo mia kwa mpumbavu. 11Mtu mbaya hupenda kuasi tu;
mjumbe asiye na huruma atatumwa dhidi yake. 12Ni afadhali ukutane na dubu aliyenyangʼanywa watoto wake,
kuliko mpumbavu katika upumbavu wake. 13Ikiwa mtu atalipa baya kwa jema,
kamwe ubaya hautaondoka katika nyumba yake. 14Kuanzisha ugomvi ni kama kutoboa bwawa la maji;
kwa hiyo acha jambo hilo kabla mabishano hayajaanza.
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