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Proverbs 27:16 · Biblica® Open Kiswahili Contemporary Version 2015

Kumzuia yeye ni kama kuuzuia upepo au kukamata mafuta kwa kiganja cha mkono.

Proverbs 27:16 in English

Proverbs 27:16 · Berean Standard Bible

restraining her is like holding back the wind or grasping oil with one’s right hand.

Context

14Kama mtu akimbariki jirani yake kwa sauti kuu asubuhi na mapema, itahesabiwa kama ni laana. 15Mke mgomvi ni kama matone yasiyokoma ya siku ya mvua. 16Kumzuia yeye ni kama kuuzuia upepo au kukamata mafuta kwa kiganja cha mkono. 17Kama vile chuma kinoavyo chuma, ndivyo mtu amnoavyo mwenzake. 18Yeye autunzaye mtini atakula tunda lake, naye amtunzaye bwana wake ataheshimiwa.

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