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Proverbs 9:12
Kama unahekima, unahekima kwako mwenyewe, lakini ukidharau, utaibeba peke yako.
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Proverbs 9:12 in other translations
If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage; but if you scoff, you alone will bear the consequences.
If you are wise, you are wise for yourself. If you mock, you alone will bear it.
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In context
9 Mpe mafundisho mtu mwenye busara, naye atakuwa na busara zaidi; mfundishe mtu mwenye haki, naye ataongeza elimu.
10 Hofu ya Mungu ni chanzo cha hekima na maarifa ya Mtakatifu ni ufahamu.
11 Maana kwa njia yangu siku zako zitazidishwa na uzima wako utaongezewa miaka.
12 Kama unahekima, unahekima kwako mwenyewe, lakini ukidharau, utaibeba peke yako.
13 Mwanamke mpumbavu anakelele nyingi- hajafunzwa wala haelewi chochote.
14 Anakaa kwenye mlango wa nyumba yake, kwenye kiti cha sehemu ya juu sana ya mji.
15 Anawaita kwa sauti wanaopita karibu, watu wale wanaotembea wima katika njia zao.
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