oru
- wicked, evil. Wicked, evil. Morally bad or wrong; characterized by immoral or sinful behavior; describing persons who act against moral or divine law.
Example: Tiga gũkanaiguĩra andũ arĩa oru ũiru, (on the fates of the wicked and foolish—begins with a warning not to take the foolish as role models. The same admonition is repeated in 23:17–18 and 24:19–20. In 24:1, the verb means “to be jealous, zealous; to emulate.” The motive stated in the other passages—the wicked have no future—is indirectly stated here. Do not envy the wicked,); Andũ arĩa oru matiiguaga gĩtũmi kĩa maũndũ ma kĩhooto, (but those who seek the L ord understand everything.)