Proverbs 27
1 Don't boast about what you're going to do tomorrow, because you don't know what the day may bring.
Usijisifu kwa ajili ya kesho, kwa kuwa hujui ni nini kitakachozaliwa kwa siku moja.
2 Let others praise you, not you yourself; someone else, not you personally.
Mwache mwingine akusifu, wala si kinywa chako mwenyewe; mtu mwingine afanye hivyo na si midomo yako mwenyewe.
3 Stone may be heavy, and sand may weigh a lot, but the annoyance caused by stupid people is the biggest burden of all.
Jiwe ni zito na mchanga ni mzigo, lakini kukasirishwa na mpumbavu ni kuzito kuliko vyote viwili.
4 Fury may be fierce and cruel, anger may be a destructive flood, but who can withstand jealousy?
Hasira ni ukatili na ghadhabu kali ni gharika, lakini ni nani awezaye kusimama mbele ya wivu?
5 Open criticism is better than hidden love.
Afadhali karipio la wazi kuliko upendo uliofichika.
6 A friend's honest comments may hurt you, but an enemy's kisses are over the top.
Majeraha kutoka kwa rafiki yaonyesha uaminifu, bali kubusu kwa adui ni kwingi sana.
7 If you're full up, you can't face honey; but if you're starving, even bitter food tastes sweet.
Yeye aliyeshiba huchukia kabisa asali, bali kwa mwenye njaa hata kile kilicho kichungu kwake ni kitamu.
8 Having to leave home is like a bird having to leave its nest.
Kama ndege atangatangavyo mbali na kiota chake, ndivyo alivyo mtu atangatangaye mbali na nyumbani mwake.
9 Perfume and scented oils make you feel happy, but good advice from a friend is even better.
Manukato na uvumba huleta furaha moyoni, nao uzuri wa rafiki huchipuka kutoka kwenye ushauri wake wa uaminifu.
10 Don't give up on your friends or your family's friends. Don't go to a relative's house when you've got trouble. A friend nearby is more useful than a relative far away.
Usimwache rafiki yako wala rafiki wa baba yako, tena usiende nyumbani mwa ndugu yako wakati umepatwa na maafa. Bora jirani wa karibu kuliko ndugu aliye mbali.
11 My son, make me happy by being wise, so I can respond to anyone who criticizes me.
Mwanangu, uwe na hekima, nawe ulete furaha moyoni mwangu, ndipo nitakapoweza kumjibu yeyote anitendaye kwa dharau.
12 If you're sensible you see danger coming and get out of the way; but stupid people just keep going and suffer the consequences.
Mtu mwenye busara huona hatari na kujificha, bali mjinga huendelea mbele nayo ikamtesa.
13 If someone guarantees a stranger's debt with their cloak, be sure to take it! Make sure you have whatever is pledged to an immoral woman!
Chukua vazi la yule awekaye dhamana kwa ajili ya mgeni; lishikilie iwe dhamana kama anafanya hivyo kwa ajili ya mwanamke mpotovu.
14 If when you get up every morning you shout a loud hello to your neighbors, they will see that as a curse!
Kama mtu akimbariki jirani yake kwa sauti kuu asubuhi na mapema, itahesabiwa kama ni laana.
15 An argumentative wife is as irritating as constant dripping on a rainy day.
Mke mgomvi ni kama matone yasiyokoma ya siku ya mvua.
16 Trying to stop her is like trying to make the wind stop or trying to hold olive oil in your hand.
Kumzuia yeye ni kama kuuzuia upepo au kukamata mafuta kwa kiganja cha mkono.
17 An iron blade is sharpened with an iron tool, and one person's mind is sharpened by another's.
Kama vile chuma kinoavyo chuma, ndivyo mtu amnoavyo mwenzake.
18 Those who care for a fig tree eat its fruit, and those who care for their master are rewarded.
Yeye autunzaye mtini atakula tunda lake, naye amtunzaye bwana wake ataheshimiwa.
19 Just as water reflects your face, your mind reflects who you really are.
Kama uso uonekanavyo kwenye maji, ndivyo hivyo moyo wa mtu humwonyesha alivyo.
20 In the same way that the grave and destruction are never satisfied, human desire is never satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
Kuzimu na Uharibifu havishibi kadhalika macho ya mwanadamu. (Sheol h7585)
21 Just as a crucible tests silver, and a furnace tests gold, people are tested by the praise they receive.
Kalibu ni kwa ajili ya fedha na tanuru kwa ajili ya dhahabu, bali mtu hupimwa kwa sifa azipokeazo.
22 Even if you ground stupid people in a mortar, crushing them like grain with the pestle, you can't get rid of stupidity from them.
Hata ukimtwanga mpumbavu kwenye kinu, ukimtwanga kama nafaka kwa mchi, hutauondoa upumbavu wake.
23 You should know the condition of your flocks really well and take good care of your herds,
Hakikisha kuwa unajua hali ya makundi yako ya kondoo na mbuzi, angalia kwa bidii ngʼombe zako.
24 for wealth doesn't last forever—is a crown passed down through all generations?
Kwa kuwa utajiri haudumu milele, nayo taji haidumu vizazi vyote.
25 Once the hay is cut, and the new growth begins, and fodder from the mountains is gathered,
Wakati majani makavu yameondolewa na mapya yamechipua, nayo majani toka milimani yamekusanywa,
26 and the lambs have provided you wool to make clothing, and the sale of goats have paid for a field,
wana-kondoo watakupatia mavazi na mbuzi thamani ya shamba.
27 there'll be enough milk from your goats to feed you, your family, and your servant girls.
Utakuwa na maziwa mengi ya mbuzi kukulisha wewe na jamaa yako, na kuwalisha watumishi wako wa kike.
