Proverbs 27
1 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
Teweenyumirizanga mu bya nkya, kubanga olunaku bye lunaaleeta tobimanyi.
2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth— a stranger, and not your own lips.
Leka omulala akutenderezenga so si kamwa ko ggwe, omuntu omulala so si mimwa gyo.
3 A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
Ejjinja lizitowa, n’omusenyu muzito, naye obulumbaganyi bw’omusirusiru businga byonna okuzitowa.
4 Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?
Obusungu bwa ttima, n’ekiruyi kifugira ddala nnyo, naye ani ayinza okwolekera amaaso g’obuggya?
5 Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed.
Okunenya mu lwatu, kisinga okwagala okukisibbwa.
6 The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
Okunywegera kw’omulabe kwandiba okungi, naye ebiwundu by’okunenya kw’owoomukwano tebitiisa.
7 The soul that is full loathes honey, but to a hungry soul, any bitter thing is sweet.
Oyo akkuse akyawa omubisi gw’enjuki, naye eri omuyala n’ekikaawa kiba kiwoomerera.
8 Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who wanders from his home.
Ng’akanyonyi akadduka mu kisu kyako, bw’atyo bw’abeera omuntu abula mu maka ge.
9 Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend is counsel to the soul.
Ebyakaloosa bisanyusa omutima, n’obuwoomerevu bw’omukwano gw’omuntu bwe butyo bwe buvaamu okubuulirira okw’amazima.
10 Do not forsake your friend or your father’s friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
Mukwano gwo ne mukwano gwa kitaawo tobaabuuliranga, olemenga okutawaana okuswala ewa muganda wo ng’ogudde mu mitawaana. Muliraanwa wo akira muganda wo akuli ewala.
11 Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, so that I can answer him who taunts me.
Beeranga n’amagezi mwana wange, osanyusenga omutima gwange, ndyoke nyanukule oyo yenna ansekerera.
12 The prudent see danger and take cover; but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
Omuntu omutegeevu alaba akabenje ne yeekweka, naye abatalina magezi batambula butambuzi ne bagwa mu kabi.
13 Take the garment of him who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.
Twalanga ekyambalo ky’oyo eyeeyimirira gw’atamanyi, era kwatanga eky’oyo eyeeyimirira omukazi omwenzi kye yeeyamye.
14 If one blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted to him as a curse.
Okulamusa ku muliraanwa wo mu makya ennyo, ng’oleekaana, obanga amukolimidde.
15 A constant dripping on a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike—
Omukazi omuyombi ali ng’enkuba etonnya olutata, ku lunaku olw’enkuba ennyingi.
16 restraining her is like holding back the wind or grasping oil with one’s right hand.
Okumuziyiza obanga aziyiza empewo oba ng’anyweza omuzigo mu ngalo.
17 As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.
Ng’ekyuma bwe kiwagala ekyuma, n’omuntu bw’abangula muntu munne.
18 Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who looks after his master will be honored.
Buli alabirira omutiini alirya ku bibala byagwo, n’oyo aweereza mukama we alissibwamu ekitiibwa.
19 As water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the true man.
Ng’amazzi bwe galaga omuntu bw’afaanana mu maaso, bwe gutyo omutima gw’omuntu bwe gulaga omuntu bw’afaanana.
Amagombe ne ggeyeena tebikkuta, n’amaaso g’abantu nago bwe gatyo tegakkuta. (Sheol h7585)
21 A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but a man is tested by the praise accorded him.
Entamu erongoosa ya ffeeza n’ekikoomi kikola ku zaabu, naye omuntu ekimugezesa kutenderezebwa.
22 Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depart from him.
Ne bw’osekula omusirusiru mu kinu, nga bw’osekula emmere y’empeke mu kinu, obusirusiru bwe tobumuggyaamu.
23 Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds;
Okakasanga nti omanyi bulungi embeera z’ekisibo kyo, ossangayo omwoyo ku ggana lyo.
24 for riches are not forever, nor does a crown endure to every generation.
Kubanga eby’obugagga tebibeerera mirembe gyonna, n’engule tebeerera mirembe gyonna.
25 When hay is removed and new growth appears and the grain from the hills is gathered,
Ng’omuddo gw’ensolo omukulu gumaze okusalibwawo, ng’omutoototo gutandise okusibukawo, nga n’omuddo ogw’omu busozi guleeteddwa,
26 the lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats with the price of a field.
abaana b’endiga balikuwa engoye ez’okwambala, n’embuzi ziritundibwa ne zivaamu ensimbi.
27 You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed you— food for your household and nourishment for your maidservants.
Olibeera n’amata mangi g’onoggyanga mu mbuzi, okukuliisa ggwe n’ab’omu nnyumba yo, n’okuliisa abaweereza bo abawala.
