Proverbs 27
1 Boast not thyself of to-morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
Mègaƒo adegbe le etsɔ si gbɔna ŋu o elabena mènya nu si ŋkeke la ahe vɛ o.
2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Na ame bubu nakafu wò, ke menye wò ŋutɔ wò nu o, ame bubu newɔe, menye wò ŋutɔ wò nuyiwo o.
3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's vexation is heavier than they both.
Kpe nye nu kpekpe eye ke nye agba kpekpe gake bometsila ƒe dzikudoname kpena wu wo ame evea.
4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand before jealousy?
Dziku la ŋutasẽlae eye dɔmedzoe la agbodzelae, ke ame ka ate ŋu anɔ te ɖe ŋuʋaʋã nu?
5 Better is open rebuke than love that is hidden.
Mokaname le ame dome nyo wu lɔlɔ̃ si woɣla.
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are importunate.
Àte ŋu aka ɖe xɔlɔ̃ ƒe abideameŋu dzi gake ketɔ ƒe nugbugbɔ dzina ɖe edzi.
7 The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
Ƒoɖila doa vlo anyitsi, ke hena dɔwuitɔ la, nu veve gɔ̃ hã vivina nɛ.
8 As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
Ame si tra tso eƒe aƒe me la le abe xevi si bu eƒe atɔmemɔ ene.
9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart; so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
Ami ʋeʋĩ kple dzudzɔdonu ʋeʋĩ doa dzidzɔ na dzi, xɔlɔ̃ ƒe nunyoamenu tsoa eƒe aɖaŋuɖoɖo vavãwo me.
10 Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity; better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.
Mègagblẽ xɔ̃wò alo fofowò xɔlɔ̃ ɖi o, eye mègayi nɔviwò ƒe aƒe me ne dzɔgbevɔ̃e ƒo go wò o, anyo na wò be nàyi hawòvi si tsɔ ɖe gbɔwò la gbɔ wu nɔviwò si le adzɔge.
11 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that taunteth me.
Vinye, dze nunya eye nàhe dzidzɔ vɛ na nye dzi; ekema mate ŋu aɖo nya ŋu na ame si ado vlom.
12 A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the thoughtless pass on, and are punished.
Nunyala kpɔ dzɔgbevɔ̃e gbɔna eye wòɣla eɖokui gake bometsila le yiyim eye wòkpe fu ɖe eta.
13 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; and hold him in pledge that is surety for an alien woman.
Xɔ avɔ le ame si da megbe na amedzro la si, tsɔe de awɔba me, ne eda megbe na nyɔnu ahasitɔ.
14 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
Ne ŋutsu aɖe le eƒe aƒelika yram kple ɣli le ŋdi kanya la, woatsɔe abe ɖiŋudodo ene.
15 A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike;
Srɔ̃nyɔnu dzrewɔla le abe tsitrɔnu si le ɖuɖum madzudzɔmadzudzɔe le tsidzagbe ene.
16 He that would hide her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand betrayeth itself.
Asiɖoɖo edzi le abe asiɖoɖo ya dzi ene alo asitsɔtsɔ ku ami ene.
17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
Abe ale si ga nyrea ga ene la, nenema kee ame nyrea amee.
18 Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; and he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
Ame si lé be na eƒe gboti nyuie la aɖu eƒe tsetsea eye woade bubu ame si kpɔ eƒe aƒetɔ dzi la ŋu.
19 As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
Abe ale si ame ƒe mo dzena le tsi dzii ene la, nenema ame ƒe dzi ɖea eƒe nɔnɔme fianae.
20 The nether-world and Destruction are never satiated; so the eyes of man are never satiated. (Sheol h7585)
Ku kple tsiẽƒe meɖia ƒo gbeɖe o nenema kee nye ame ƒe ŋku. (Sheol h7585)
21 The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, and a man is tried by his praise.
Sonu li na klosalo, eye dzokpo li na sika, gake wodoa ame kpɔ to kafukafu si wotsɔ nɛ la dzi.
22 Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle among groats, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
Togbɔ be èto bometsila le to me, ètoe kple tati abe bli ene hã la, màte ŋu aɖe eƒe bometsitsi ɖa le eŋu o.
23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds;
Ka ɖe edzi be wò alẽhawo ƒe nɔnɔme le nyanya na wò eye wò ŋku le wò lãhawo ŋu ɖaa;
24 For riches are not for ever; and doth the crown endure unto all generations?
elabena kesinɔnuwo menɔa anyi ɖikaa o eye fiakuku hã menɔa anyi hena dzidzimewo katã o.
25 When the hay is mown, and the tender grass showeth itself, and the herbs of the mountains are gathered in;
Ne woƒo gbe eye gbe mumu mie ɖe eteƒe, ne wolã gbe siwo le togbɛwo dzi ƒo ƒui la,
26 The lambs will be for thy clothing, and the goats the price for a field.
ekema alẽviawo ana avɔ wò eye gbɔ̃wo anye ga si nàtsɔ aƒle agblee.
27 And there will be goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household; and maintenance for thy maidens.
Gbɔ̃notsi anɔ asiwò fũu be wò kple wò aƒemetɔwo miano eye wòanye nunyiame na wò dɔlanyɔnuwo.
