Proverbs 27
1 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
Mfa ɔkyena nhoahoa wo ho, na wunnim nea ɛda bi de bɛba.
2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth— a stranger, and not your own lips.
Ma ɔfoforo nkamfo wo; na ɛnyɛ wo ankasa; ma emfi ɔfoforo anom na ɛnyɛ wo.
3 A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
Ɔbo mu yɛ duru, na nwea yɛ adesoa, nanso ɔkwasea abufuwhyew yɛ duru sen emu biara.
4 Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?
Abufuw tirim yɛ den, na abufuwhyew sɛe ade, na hena na obetumi agyina ninkutwe ano?
5 Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed.
Animka a ɛda gua ye sen ɔdɔ a asuma.
6 The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
Apirakuru a efi adamfo nkyɛn no ye sen ɔtamfo mfewano bebrebe.
7 The soul that is full loathes honey, but to a hungry soul, any bitter thing is sweet.
Ɛwo nyɛ nea wamee akɔnnɔ, nanso nea ɛyɛ nwen mpo yɛ nea ɔkɔm de no no nʼanom dɛ.
8 Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who wanders from his home.
Onipa a wayera ne fi kwan, te sɛ anomaa a wafi ne berebuw mu rekyinkyin.
9 Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend is counsel to the soul.
Ngo ne aduhuam ma koma ani gye, adamfo ho anigye fi nʼafotu pa a ɔma.
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.
Nnyaa wʼadamfo ne wʼagya adamfo mu, nkɔ wo nuabarima fi bere a ɔhaw ato wo, na ɔyɔnko a ɔbɛn wo no ye sen onuabarima a ɔwɔ akyirikyiri.
11 Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, so that I can answer him who taunts me.
Me ba, hu nyansa na ma me koma ani nnye; ɛno na ɛbɛma manya mmuae ama obiara a obu me animtiaa.
12 The prudent see danger and take cover; but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
Mmadwemma hu asiane na wohintaw, nanso ntetekwaafo kɔ wɔn anim kɔtɔ mu.
13 Take the garment of him who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.
Fa atade a ɛhyɛ obi a odi ɔhɔho akagyinamu; sɛ ɔregyina ɔbea huhufo akyi a, fa si awowa.
14 If one blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted to him as a curse.
Sɛ obi teɛ mu hyira ne yɔnko anɔpahema a, wɔbɛfa no sɛ ɛyɛ nnome.
15 A constant dripping on a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike—
Ɔyere tɔkwapɛfo te sɛ ahumtuda nsusosɔ wɔ ɔdan a enwin so;
16 restraining her is like holding back the wind or grasping oil with one’s right hand.
sɛ wopata no a, ɛte sɛ nea wopata mframa anaa wode wo nsa beso ngo mu.
17 As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.
Dade sew dade, saa ara na onipa sew ɔfoforo.
18 Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who looks after his master will be honored.
Nea ɔhwɛ borɔdɔma dua so no bedi so aba, na nea ɔsom ne wura no, wɔbɛhyɛ no anuonyam.
19 As water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the true man.
Sɛnea nsu yi animdua kyerɛ no, saa ara na onipa koma da onipa no adi.
Sɛnea Owu ne Ɔsɛe bo ntɔ da no, saa ara, na onipa ani nso bo ntɔ da. (Sheol h7585)
21 A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but a man is tested by the praise accorded him.
Kyɛmfɛre wɔ hɔ ma dwetɛ na fononoo wɔ hɔ ma sikakɔkɔɔ, nanso wɔnam nkamfo a onipa nya so na ɛsɔ no hwɛ.
22 Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depart from him.
Sɛ wowɔw ɔkwasea wɔ ɔwaduru mu, sɛ wode ɔwɔma wɔw no te sɛnea wusiw aburow a, worentumi nyi agyimisɛm mfi ne ho.
23 Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds;
Ma ɛnyɛ wo asɛnhia sɛ wubehu wo nguankuw tebea, na ma wʼani nkɔ wo anantwikuw so;
24 for riches are not forever, nor does a crown endure to every generation.
efisɛ, ahonya ntena hɔ daa, na ahenkyɛw ntena hɔ mma awo ntoantoaso nyinaa.
25 When hay is removed and new growth appears and the grain from the hills is gathered,
Sɛ wotwa sare no na foforo fifi, na wɔboaboa nkoko so sare no ano a,
26 the lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats with the price of a field.
ɛno de, nguantenmma no bɛma wo ntama, na mmirekyi ama sika a ɛtɔ mfuw.
27 You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed you— food for your household and nourishment for your maidservants.
Wubenya mmirekyi nufusu bebree ama wo ne wʼabusuafo adi ne aduan ama wo mmaawa.
