Proverbs 27
1 Don't boast about what you're going to do tomorrow, because you don't know what the day may bring.
Mfa ɔkyena nhoahoa wo ho, na wunnim nea ɛda bi de bɛba.
2 Let others praise you, not you yourself; someone else, not you personally.
Ma ɔfoforo nkamfo wo; na ɛnyɛ wo ankasa; ma emfi ɔfoforo anom na ɛnyɛ wo.
3 Stone may be heavy, and sand may weigh a lot, but the annoyance caused by stupid people is the biggest burden of all.
Ɔbo mu yɛ duru, na nwea yɛ adesoa, nanso ɔkwasea abufuwhyew yɛ duru sen emu biara.
4 Fury may be fierce and cruel, anger may be a destructive flood, but who can withstand jealousy?
Abufuw tirim yɛ den, na abufuwhyew sɛe ade, na hena na obetumi agyina ninkutwe ano?
5 Open criticism is better than hidden love.
Animka a ɛda gua ye sen ɔdɔ a asuma.
6 A friend's honest comments may hurt you, but an enemy's kisses are over the top.
Apirakuru a efi adamfo nkyɛn no ye sen ɔtamfo mfewano bebrebe.
7 If you're full up, you can't face honey; but if you're starving, even bitter food tastes sweet.
Ɛwo nyɛ nea wamee akɔnnɔ, nanso nea ɛyɛ nwen mpo yɛ nea ɔkɔm de no no nʼanom dɛ.
8 Having to leave home is like a bird having to leave its nest.
Onipa a wayera ne fi kwan, te sɛ anomaa a wafi ne berebuw mu rekyinkyin.
9 Perfume and scented oils make you feel happy, but good advice from a friend is even better.
Ngo ne aduhuam ma koma ani gye, adamfo ho anigye fi nʼafotu pa a ɔma.
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.
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 My son, make me happy by being wise, so I can respond to anyone who criticizes me.
Me ba, hu nyansa na ma me koma ani nnye; ɛno na ɛbɛma manya mmuae ama obiara a obu me animtiaa.
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.
Mmadwemma hu asiane na wohintaw, nanso ntetekwaafo kɔ wɔn anim kɔtɔ mu.
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!
Fa atade a ɛhyɛ obi a odi ɔhɔho akagyinamu; sɛ ɔregyina ɔbea huhufo akyi a, fa si awowa.
14 If when you get up every morning you shout a loud hello to your neighbors, they will see that as a curse!
Sɛ obi teɛ mu hyira ne yɔnko anɔpahema a, wɔbɛfa no sɛ ɛyɛ nnome.
15 An argumentative wife is as irritating as constant dripping on a rainy day.
Ɔyere tɔkwapɛfo te sɛ ahumtuda nsusosɔ wɔ ɔdan a enwin so;
16 Trying to stop her is like trying to make the wind stop or trying to hold olive oil in your hand.
sɛ wopata no a, ɛte sɛ nea wopata mframa anaa wode wo nsa beso ngo mu.
17 An iron blade is sharpened with an iron tool, and one person's mind is sharpened by another's.
Dade sew dade, saa ara na onipa sew ɔfoforo.
18 Those who care for a fig tree eat its fruit, and those who care for their master are rewarded.
Nea ɔhwɛ borɔdɔma dua so no bedi so aba, na nea ɔsom ne wura no, wɔbɛhyɛ no anuonyam.
19 Just as water reflects your face, your mind reflects who you really are.
Sɛnea nsu yi animdua kyerɛ no, saa ara na onipa koma da onipa no adi.
20 In the same way that the grave and destruction are never satisfied, human desire is never satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
Sɛnea Owu ne Ɔsɛe bo ntɔ da no, saa ara, na onipa ani nso bo ntɔ da. (Sheol h7585)
21 Just as a crucible tests silver, and a furnace tests gold, people are tested by the praise they receive.
Kyɛmfɛre wɔ hɔ ma dwetɛ na fononoo wɔ hɔ ma sikakɔkɔɔ, nanso wɔnam nkamfo a onipa nya so na ɛsɔ no hwɛ.
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.
Sɛ wowɔw ɔkwasea wɔ ɔwaduru mu, sɛ wode ɔwɔma wɔw no te sɛnea wusiw aburow a, worentumi nyi agyimisɛm mfi ne ho.
23 You should know the condition of your flocks really well and take good care of your herds,
Ma ɛnyɛ wo asɛnhia sɛ wubehu wo nguankuw tebea, na ma wʼani nkɔ wo anantwikuw so;
24 for wealth doesn't last forever—is a crown passed down through all generations?
efisɛ, ahonya ntena hɔ daa, na ahenkyɛw ntena hɔ mma awo ntoantoaso nyinaa.
25 Once the hay is cut, and the new growth begins, and fodder from the mountains is gathered,
Sɛ wotwa sare no na foforo fifi, na wɔboaboa nkoko so sare no ano a,
26 and the lambs have provided you wool to make clothing, and the sale of goats have paid for a field,
ɛno de, nguantenmma no bɛma wo ntama, na mmirekyi ama sika a ɛtɔ mfuw.
27 there'll be enough milk from your goats to feed you, your family, and your servant girls.
Wubenya mmirekyi nufusu bebree ama wo ne wʼabusuafo adi ne aduan ama wo mmaawa.
