Proverbs 27
1 Do not make a noise about tomorrow, for you are not certain what a day's outcome may be.
Anyala isi banyere echi, nʼihi na ị maghị ihe echi ga-abụ.
2 Let another man give you praise, and not your mouth; one who is strange to you, and not your lips.
Ka onye ọzọ too gị, ọ bụghị ọnụ gị. Ka onye ọzọ too gị, ka egbugbere ọnụ gị abụọ ghara ito gị.
3 A stone has great weight, and sand is crushing; but the wrath of the foolish is of greater weight than these.
Nkume dị arọ, aja bụkwa ibu arọ, ma mkpasu iwe nke onye nzuzu dị arọ karịa ha abụọ.
4 Wrath is cruel, and angry feeling an overflowing stream; but who does not give way before envy?
Iwe na-emebi ihe, ma ekworo jọrọ njọ karịa iwe.
5 Better is open protest than love kept secret.
Mba abara nʼihe ka mma karịa ịhụnanya ezoro ezo.
6 The wounds of a friend are given in good faith, but the kisses of a hater are false.
Ihe kwesiri ntụkwasị obi ka mmerụ ahụ nke sitere nʼaka enyi bụ, ma onye iro na-eme ka isutu ọnụ mụbaa.
7 The full man has no use for honey, but to the man in need of food every bitter thing is sweet.
Mmanụ aṅụ adịghị atọ onye rijuru afọ ụtọ; ma mgbe agụụ ji ya, ọ ga-eri ọ bụladị ihe dị ilu.
8 Like a bird wandering from the place of her eggs is a man wandering from his station.
Nwoke na-akpafu site nʼụlọ ya dị ka nnụnụ na-amakwaghị akwụ ya.
9 Oil and perfume make glad the heart, and the wise suggestion of a friend is sweet to the soul.
Mmanụ isi ụtọ na ihe nsure ọkụ na-esi isi ụtọ na-eme ka obi ṅụrịa, otu a ka ụtọ enyi dị, site na ndụmọdụ nke mkpụrụobi ha.
10 Do not give up your friend and your father's friend; and do not go into your brother's house in the day of your trouble: better is a neighbour who is near than a brother far off.
Ahapụla enyi gị maọbụ ndị enyi nna gị. Mgbe ị nọ na mkpa arịọla nwanne gị ka o nyere gị aka. Onye agbataobi nọ gị nso nwere ike inyere gị aka karịa nwanne gị nọ ebe dị anya.
11 My son, be wise and make my heart glad, so that I may give back an answer to him who puts me to shame.
Nwa m, obi ga-atọ m ụtọ nke ukwuu ma a sị na ị ga-amụta ihe! Mgbe ahụ, aga m enwe ihe m ga-asa ndị na-akọcha m.
12 The sharp man sees the evil and takes cover: the simple go straight on and get into trouble.
Onye nwere uche na-ahụ nsogbu nke na-abịa nʼihu ma zobe onwe ya. Ma onye na-enweghị uche anaghị ele anya, ọ na-adaba nʼime nsogbu ahụ taa ahụhụ so ya.
13 Take a man's clothing if he makes himself responsible for a strange man, and get an undertaking from him who gives his word for strange men.
Chịrị uwe onye ahụ nke naara onye mba ọzọ na mbe. E, chiri ya ma ọ bụrụ nwanyị na-abụghị nwunye ya ka o nara na mbe.
14 He who gives a blessing to his friend with a loud voice, getting up early in the morning, will have it put to his account as a curse.
Ọ bụrụ na onye ọbụla e jiri oke olu gọzie onye agbataobi ya nʼisi ụtụtụ a ga-agụ nke a dịka ịbụ ọnụ.
15 Like an unending dropping on a day of rain is a bitter-tongued woman.
Mmiri na-ata nʼime ụlọ mgbe mmiri na-ezo na nwanyị na-eso okwu bụ otu.
16 He who keeps secret the secret of his friend, will get himself a name for good faith.
Onye nwere ike ịkwụsị ya nwere ike iji aka jide ifufe, maọbụ were aka jide mmanụ.
17 Iron makes iron sharp; so a man makes sharp his friend.
Dịka e si eji igwe amụ igwe ọzọ ka ọ dị nkọ, otu a ka mmadụ si enyere ibe ya aka ịdị nkọ.
18 Whoever keeps a fig-tree will have its fruit; and the servant waiting on his master will be honoured.
Onye na-eche osisi fiig nche ga-eri mkpụrụ ya, onye na-echebekwa nna ya ukwu ka a ga-asọpụrụ.
19 Like face looking at face in water, so are the hearts of men to one another.
Dịka e si ahụ ihu mmadụ nʼime mmiri otu a ka obi mmadụ si egosi ihe onye ahụ bụ.
Dịka afọ adịghị eju ọnwụ na mbibi, otu a ihe na-agụ anya mmadụ adịghị agwụ agwụ. (Sheol h7585)
21 The heating-pot is for silver and the oven-fire for gold, and a man is measured by what he is praised for.
Ite eji anụcha ihe dịrị ọlaọcha, oke ọkụ dịkwara ọlaedo ma a na-anwale ndị mmadụ site nʼotuto a na-enye ha.
22 Even if a foolish man is crushed with a hammer in a vessel among crushed grain, still his foolish ways will not go from him.
Nʼagbanyeghị na ị ga-egwepịa onye nzuzu nʼime ikwe, were aka odo gwee ha dịka mkpụrụ ọka, ị pụghị isite nʼahụ ha wepụ enweghị uche ha.
23 Take care to have knowledge about the condition of your flocks, looking well after your herds;
Lezie ọrụ gị anya nke ọma, marakwa ọnọdụ igwe ewu na atụrụ gị na anụ ụlọ ndị ọzọ,
24 For wealth is not for ever, and money does not go on for all generations.
nʼihi na akụnụba adịghị adịgide. Ọ bụladị okpueze nke onye eze na-emesịa gabiga.
25 The grass comes up and the young grass is seen, and the mountain plants are got in.
Mgbe e gbupụchara ahịhịa ochie, nke ọhụrụ na-epupụta, mgbe ahụ ka a na-achịkọbata ahịhịa sị nʼugwu.
26 The lambs are for your clothing, and the he-goats make the value of a field:
Ụmụ atụrụ ga-enye gị uwe ị ga-eyi, ụmụ ewu ga-enyekwa gị ego ọnụahịa ala ubi gị.
27 There will be goats' milk enough for your food, and for the support of your servant-girls.
Ị ga-enwe mmiri ara ewu nke ga-ezuru gị na ndị ezinaụlọ gị nri, na nke ga-edozi ahụ ndị odibo nwanyị gị.
