Proverbs 27
1 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what the future day may bring.
Tiga kwĩraha nĩ ũndũ wa rũciũ, nĩgũkorwo ndũũĩ kĩrĩa mũthenya ũngĩrehe.
2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth: an outsider, and not your own lips.
Reke mũndũ ũngĩ akũgaathĩrĩrie, no ti kanua gaku mwene; mũndũ ũngĩ nĩakũgaathĩrĩrie, no ti mĩromo yaku mwene.
3 A stone is weighty, and sand is burdensome; but the wrath of the foolish is heavier than both.
Ihiga nĩ iritũ na mũthanga nĩ mũrigo, no kũrakario nĩ mũndũ mũkĩĩgu nĩ kũritũ gũkĩra icio cierĩ.
4 Anger holds no mercy, nor does fury when it erupts. And who can bear the assault of one who has been provoked?
Marakara matirĩ tha, namo marũrũ moinaga ta mũiyũro; no ũiru-rĩ, nũũ ũngĩhota kũwĩtiiria?
5 An open rebuke is better than hidden love.
Kaba kũrũithio nĩ mũndũ ũtekũhithĩrĩra ũndũ gũkĩra wendo mũhithe.
6 The wounds of a loved one are better than the deceitful kisses of a hateful one.
Nguraro cia gũtihio nĩ mũrata no ciĩhokwo, no imumunyano nyingĩ cia mũgũthũũri ti cia kwĩhokwo.
7 A sated soul will trample the honeycomb. And a hungry soul will accept even bitter in place of sweet.
Mũndũ mũhũũnu athũũraga o na ũũkĩ, no mũndũ mũhũũtu, o na kĩndũ kĩrũrũ aiguaga kĩrĩ mũrĩo.
8 Just like a bird migrating from her nest, so also is a man who abandons his place.
Mũndũ ũũrĩte gwake mũciĩ ahaana ta nyoni ĩtiganĩirie gĩtara kĩayo.
9 Ointment and various perfumes delight the heart. And the good advice of a friend is sweet to the soul.
Maguta manungi wega na ũbumba irehagĩra ngoro ya mũndũ gĩkeno, na noguo wega wa mũrata wa mũndũ wĩkaga akĩmũhe ũtaaro wake wa ma.
10 Do not dismiss your friend or your father’s friend. And do not enter your brother’s house in the day of your affliction. A close neighbor is better than a distant brother.
Ndũkanateanĩrie mũrata waku kana mũrata wa thoguo, na ndũgathiĩ kwa mũrũ wa maitũguo rĩrĩa mũtino wagũkora: nĩ kaba mũndũ wa itũũra ũcio ũrĩ hakuhĩ, gũkĩra mũrũ wa nyina na mũndũ ũrĩ kũraya.
11 My son, study wisdom, and rejoice my heart, so that you may be able to respond to the one who reproaches.
Mũrũ wakwa, tuĩka mũndũ mũũgĩ, ũgĩkenagie ngoro yakwa; na niĩ hotage gũcookagĩria mũndũ o wothe ũngĩĩnyarara.
12 The discerning man, seeing evil, hides himself. The little ones, continuing on, sustain losses.
Mũndũ mũũgĩ oonaga ũgwati ũgĩũka akehitha, no arĩa matarĩ ũũgĩ mathiiaga o na mbere, nao magatoonya thĩĩna-inĩ.
13 Take away the garment of him who has vouched for an outsider. And take a pledge from him on behalf of foreigners.
Oya nguo ya mũndũ ũrĩa ũrũgamagĩrĩra thiirĩ wa mũndũ wa kũngĩ; mĩige ĩrũgamĩrĩre thiirĩ ũcio wa mũndũ-wa-nja wa kũngĩ.
14 Whoever blesses his neighbor with a grand voice, rising in the night, shall be like one who curses.
Mũndũ angĩrathima mũndũ wa itũũra rĩake rũciinĩ tene anĩrĩire-rĩ, ũndũ ũcio ũngĩtuĩka taarĩ kĩrumi.
15 A roof leaking on a cold day, and an argumentative woman, are comparable.
Mũtumia wa haaro ahaanaine na maaĩ maratata mategũtigithĩria hĩndĩ ya mbura;
16 He who would restrain her, he is like one who would grasp the wind, or who would gather together oil with his right hand.
kũgeria kũmũgirĩrĩria nĩ ta kũgeria kũgirĩrĩria rũhuho, kana kũgeria gũkumbatĩria maguta na guoko.
17 Iron sharpens iron, and a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
O ta ũrĩa kĩgera kĩnooraga kĩrĩa kĩngĩ, no taguo mũndũ ohĩgagia ũrĩa ũngĩ.
18 Whoever maintains the fig tree shall eat its fruit. And whoever is the keeper of his master shall be glorified.
Mũndũ ũrĩa ũrĩmagĩra mũkũyũ nĩakaarĩa maciaro maguo, na mũndũ ũrĩa ũtungataga mwathi wake nĩagatĩĩo.
19 In the manner of faces looking into shining water, so are the hearts of men made manifest to the prudent.
O ta ũrĩa mũndũ onaga ũthiũ wake maaĩ-inĩ, no taguo ngoro ya mũndũ yonanagia ũrĩa mũndũ atariĩ.
Gĩkuũ na Mwanangĩko itiiganagia, na o namo maitho ma mũndũ matiiganagia. (Sheol h7585)
21 In the manner of silver being tested in the refinery, and gold in the furnace, so also is a man tested by the mouth of one who praises. The heart of the iniquitous inquires after evils, but the heart of the righteous inquires after knowledge.
Nyũngũ nĩ ya gũthererio betha, na kĩrugutĩro nĩ gĩa gũthererio thahabu, no mũndũ athimagwo na igweta rĩrĩa agwetagwo narĩo.
22 Even if you were to crush the foolish with a mortar, as when a pestle strikes over pearled barley, his foolishness would not be taken from him.
O na ũngĩhũũrĩra mũndũ mũkĩĩgu ndĩrĩ-inĩ, ũmũhũũre na mũũthĩ ta ngano-rĩ, ndangiumwo nĩ ũrimũ wake.
23 Be diligent to know the countenance of your cattle, and consider your own flocks,
Thũũrimaga mahiũ maku na kĩyo, ũmenyagĩrĩre wega ndũũru ciaku;
24 for you will not always hold this power. But a crown shall be awarded from generation to generation.
nĩgũkorwo ũtonga ndũtũũraga nginya tene, o nayo thũmbĩ ti ya gũkinyĩra njiarwa na njiarwa.
25 The meadows are open, and the green plants have appeared, and the hay has been collected from the mountains.
Nyeki ĩrĩa nyũmũ rĩrĩa yatũgũtwo na nyeki njerũ ĩkunũke-rĩ, nayo ĩrĩa ya irĩma-inĩ yũnganio na ĩinũkio-rĩ,
26 Lambs are for your clothing, and goats are for the price of a field.
hĩndĩ ĩyo tũgondu nĩtũgaatũma ũgĩe na nguo, nacio mbũri itũme ũgĩe na gĩa kũgũra mũgũnda.
27 Let the milk of goats be sufficient for your food, and for the necessities of your household, and for the provisions of your handmaids.
Nĩũkagĩa na iria rĩingĩ rĩa mbũri rĩa gũkũigana na rĩa kũnyuuo nĩ andũ a nyũmba yaku, o na rĩa gũtũũria airĩtu aku a wĩra.
