Mithali 20:4
Proverbs 20:4 · Biblica® Open Kiswahili Contemporary Version 2015
Mvivu halimi kwa majira; kwa hiyo wakati wa mavuno hutazama lakini hapati chochote.
Proverbs 20:4 in English
Proverbs 20:4 · Berean Standard Bible
The slacker does not plow in season; at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there.
Context
2Ghadhabu ya mfalme ni kama ngurumo ya simba;
yeye amkasirishaye hupoteza uhai wake. 3Ni kwa heshima ya mtu kujitenga ugomvi,
bali kila mpumbavu ni mwepesi kugombana. 4Mvivu halimi kwa majira;
kwa hiyo wakati wa mavuno hutazama
lakini hapati chochote. 5Makusudi ya moyo wa mwanadamu ni maji yenye kina,
lakini mtu mwenye ufahamu huyachota. 6Watu wengi hujidai kuwa na upendo usiokoma,
bali mtu mwaminifu ni nani awezaye kumpata?
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