Proverbs 27
1 Boast not thyself of to-morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
Teweenyumirizanga mu bya nkya, kubanga olunaku bye lunaaleeta tobimanyi.
2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Leka omulala akutenderezenga so si kamwa ko ggwe, omuntu omulala so si mimwa gyo.
3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's vexation is heavier than they both.
Ejjinja lizitowa, n’omusenyu muzito, naye obulumbaganyi bw’omusirusiru businga byonna okuzitowa.
4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand before jealousy?
Obusungu bwa ttima, n’ekiruyi kifugira ddala nnyo, naye ani ayinza okwolekera amaaso g’obuggya?
5 Better is open rebuke than love that is hidden.
Okunenya mu lwatu, kisinga okwagala okukisibbwa.
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are importunate.
Okunywegera kw’omulabe kwandiba okungi, naye ebiwundu by’okunenya kw’owoomukwano tebitiisa.
7 The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
Oyo akkuse akyawa omubisi gw’enjuki, naye eri omuyala n’ekikaawa kiba kiwoomerera.
8 As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
Ng’akanyonyi akadduka mu kisu kyako, bw’atyo bw’abeera omuntu abula mu maka ge.
9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart; so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
Ebyakaloosa bisanyusa omutima, n’obuwoomerevu bw’omukwano gw’omuntu bwe butyo bwe buvaamu okubuulirira okw’amazima.
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.
Mukwano gwo ne mukwano gwa kitaawo tobaabuuliranga, olemenga okutawaana okuswala ewa muganda wo ng’ogudde mu mitawaana. Muliraanwa wo akira muganda wo akuli ewala.
11 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that taunteth me.
Beeranga n’amagezi mwana wange, osanyusenga omutima gwange, ndyoke nyanukule oyo yenna ansekerera.
12 A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the thoughtless pass on, and are punished.
Omuntu omutegeevu alaba akabenje ne yeekweka, naye abatalina magezi batambula butambuzi ne bagwa mu kabi.
13 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; and hold him in pledge that is surety for an alien woman.
Twalanga ekyambalo ky’oyo eyeeyimirira gw’atamanyi, era kwatanga eky’oyo eyeeyimirira omukazi omwenzi kye yeeyamye.
14 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
Okulamusa ku muliraanwa wo mu makya ennyo, ng’oleekaana, obanga amukolimidde.
15 A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike;
Omukazi omuyombi ali ng’enkuba etonnya olutata, ku lunaku olw’enkuba ennyingi.
16 He that would hide her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand betrayeth itself.
Okumuziyiza obanga aziyiza empewo oba ng’anyweza omuzigo mu ngalo.
17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
Ng’ekyuma bwe kiwagala ekyuma, n’omuntu bw’abangula muntu munne.
18 Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; and he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
Buli alabirira omutiini alirya ku bibala byagwo, n’oyo aweereza mukama we alissibwamu ekitiibwa.
19 As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
Ng’amazzi bwe galaga omuntu bw’afaanana mu maaso, bwe gutyo omutima gw’omuntu bwe gulaga omuntu bw’afaanana.
20 The nether-world and Destruction are never satiated; so the eyes of man are never satiated. (Sheol h7585)
Amagombe ne ggeyeena tebikkuta, n’amaaso g’abantu nago bwe gatyo tegakkuta. (Sheol h7585)
21 The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, and a man is tried by his praise.
Entamu erongoosa ya ffeeza n’ekikoomi kikola ku zaabu, naye omuntu ekimugezesa kutenderezebwa.
22 Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle among groats, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
Ne bw’osekula omusirusiru mu kinu, nga bw’osekula emmere y’empeke mu kinu, obusirusiru bwe tobumuggyaamu.
23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds;
Okakasanga nti omanyi bulungi embeera z’ekisibo kyo, ossangayo omwoyo ku ggana lyo.
24 For riches are not for ever; and doth the crown endure unto all generations?
Kubanga eby’obugagga tebibeerera mirembe gyonna, n’engule tebeerera mirembe gyonna.
25 When the hay is mown, and the tender grass showeth itself, and the herbs of the mountains are gathered in;
Ng’omuddo gw’ensolo omukulu gumaze okusalibwawo, ng’omutoototo gutandise okusibukawo, nga n’omuddo ogw’omu busozi guleeteddwa,
26 The lambs will be for thy clothing, and the goats the price for a field.
abaana b’endiga balikuwa engoye ez’okwambala, n’embuzi ziritundibwa ne zivaamu ensimbi.
27 And there will be goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household; and maintenance for thy maidens.
Olibeera n’amata mangi g’onoggyanga mu mbuzi, okukuliisa ggwe n’ab’omu nnyumba yo, n’okuliisa abaweereza bo abawala.
