Proverbs 26
1 In the manner of snow in the summer, and rain at the harvest, so also is glory unfit for the foolish.
Ng’omuzira bwe gutasaana mu biseera bya kusiga oba enkuba mu makungula, n’ekitiibwa bwe kitasaanira musirusiru.
2 Like a bird flying away to another place, and like a sparrow that hurries away freely, so also a curse uttered against someone without cause will pass away.
Ng’enkazaluggya ewabye, ng’akataayi akabuukabuuka, ekikolimo ekitasaanidde tekibaako kye kikola.
3 A whip is for a horse, and a muzzle is for donkey, and a rod is for the back of the imprudent.
Embooko ya mbalaasi, n’olukoba lwa ndogoyi, n’omuggo gusaanira migongo gya basirusirusiru.
4 Do not respond to the foolish according to his folly, lest you become like him.
Toyanukulanga musirusiru ng’obusirusiru bwe, bwe buli, oleme kubeera nga ye.
5 Respond to the foolish according to his folly, lest he imagine himself to be wise.
Omusirusiru omuddangamu ng’obusirusiru bwe, bwe buli, si kulwa nga yeerowooza nti mugezi.
6 Whoever sends words by a foolish messenger has lame feet and drinks iniquity.
Omuntu atuma omusirusiru, aba ng’eyeetemyeko ebigere n’anywa obusungu.
7 In the manner of a lame man who has beautiful legs to no purpose, so also is a parable unfit for the mouth of the foolish.
Ng’amagulu g’omulema bwe galengejja obulengezzi, bwe lutyo n’olugero bwe lubeera mu kamwa k’omusirusiru.
8 Just like one who casts a stone into the pile of Mercury, so also is he who gives honor to the foolish.
Ng’atadde ejjinja mu nvuumuulo bw’aba, n’oyo awa omusirusiru ekitiibwa bw’atyo bw’abeera.
9 In the manner of a thorn, if it were to spring up from the hand of a drunkard, so also is a parable in the mouth of the foolish.
Ng’eriggwa bwe lifumita mu mukono gw’omutamiivu, bwe lutyo n’olugero bwe lubeera mu kamwa k’abasirusiru.
10 Judgment determines cases. And whoever imposes silence on the foolish mitigates anger.
Ng’omulasi w’akasaale, amala galasa buli gw’asanze, bw’abeera bw’atyo apangisa omusirusiru oba omuyise yenna gw’asanze.
11 Like a dog that returns to his vomit, so also is the imprudent who repeats his foolishness.
Ng’embwa bw’eddira ebisesemye by’ayo, bw’atyo bw’abeera omusirusiru adda mu nsobi ze.
12 Have you seen a man who seems wise to himself? There will be greater hope held for the unwise than for him.
Olaba omuntu omugezi mu maaso ge ye? Omusirusiru alina essuubi okumusinga.
13 The lazy one says, “There is a lion along the way, and a lioness in the roads.”
Omugayaavu agamba nti, “Mu kkubo eriyo empologoma, empologoma enkambwe eyita mu luguudo!”
14 Just as a door turns upon its hinges, so also does the lazy one turn upon his bed.
Ng’oluggi bwe lukyukira ku ppata zaalwo, bw’atyo omugayaavu bw’akyukira ku kitanda kye.
15 The lazy one conceals his hand under his arms, and it is a labor for him to move it to his mouth.
Omugayaavu akoza n’engalo ze mu kibya, naye olw’obunafu bwe n’atasobola kuzizza mu kamwa.
16 The lazy one seems wiser to himself than seven men speaking judgments.
Omugayaavu alowooza nti mugezi, okusinga abantu omusanvu abaddamu ebibuuzo mu butuufu.
17 Just like one who takes hold of a dog by the ears, so also is he who crosses impatiently and meddles in the quarrels of another.
Ng’asika embwa amatu, omuyise bw’abeera eyeeyingiza mu luyombo olutali lulwe.
18 Just as he is guilty who let loose the arrows and the lances unto death,
Ng’omulalu akasuka emmuli ez’omuliro oba obusaale obutta,
19 so also is the man who harms his friend by deceitfulness. And when he has been apprehended, he says, “I did it jokingly.”
bw’abeera omuntu alimba munne, n’agamba nti, “Mbadde nsaaga busaazi.”
20 When the wood fails, the fire will be extinguished. And when the gossiper is taken away, conflicts will be quelled.
Enku bwe zibula omuliro guzikira, awatali lugambo ennyombo ziggwaawo.
21 Just as charcoals are to burning coals, and wood is to fire, so also is an angry man who stirs up quarrels.
Ng’amanda ku gannaago agaliko omuliro, oba enku ku muliro, bw’abeera omusajja omuyombi mu kuwakula entalo.
22 The words of a whisperer seem simple, but they penetrate to the innermost parts of the self.
Ebigambo by’omuntu ageya biri ng’emmere ewoomerera, bigenda mu bitundu by’omubiri eby’ewala.
23 In the same manner as an earthen vessel, if it were adorned with impure silver, conceited lips are allied with a wicked heart.
Ng’ekintu eky’ebbumba ekibikkiddwako amasengere, bwe gibeera emimwa eminyiikivu egisibuka ku mutima omubi.
24 An enemy is known by his lips, though it is from his heart that he draws out deceit.
Omuntu ow’enkwe alimbalimba n’emimwa gye naye ng’aterese obulimba mu mutima gwe.
25 When he will have lowered his voice, do not believe him, for there are seven vices in his heart.
Wadde nga by’ayogera bisanyusa, tomukkiririzaamu kubanga eby’emizizo musanvu bijjuza mu mutima gwe.
26 Whoever covers hatred with deceit, his malice shall be revealed in the assembly.
Enkwe ze ziyinza okubikkibwa mu kubuzaabuuza, naye obutali butuukirivu bwe buliggyibwayo mu lukuŋŋaana.
27 Whoever digs a pit will fall into it. And whoever rolls a stone, it will roll back to him.
Buli asima ekinnya y’alikigwamu, n’oyo aliyiringisa ejjinja gwe liriddira.
28 A false tongue does not love truth. And a slippery mouth works ruin.
Olulimi olulimba lukyawa abo be lufumita, n’akamwa akawaanawaana kaleeta okuzikirira.
