Proverbs 27
1 Boast not thyself of to-morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
Mfa ɔkyena nhoahoa wo ho, na wunnim nea ɛda bi de bɛba.
2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Ma ɔfoforo nkamfo wo; na ɛnyɛ wo ankasa; ma emfi ɔfoforo anom na ɛnyɛ wo.
3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's vexation is heavier than they both.
Ɔbo mu yɛ duru, na nwea yɛ adesoa, nanso ɔkwasea abufuwhyew yɛ duru sen emu biara.
4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand before jealousy?
Abufuw tirim yɛ den, na abufuwhyew sɛe ade, na hena na obetumi agyina ninkutwe ano?
5 Better is open rebuke than love that is hidden.
Animka a ɛda gua ye sen ɔdɔ a asuma.
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are importunate.
Apirakuru a efi adamfo nkyɛn no ye sen ɔtamfo mfewano bebrebe.
7 The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
Ɛwo nyɛ nea wamee akɔnnɔ, nanso nea ɛyɛ nwen mpo yɛ nea ɔkɔm de no no nʼanom dɛ.
8 As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
Onipa a wayera ne fi kwan, te sɛ anomaa a wafi ne berebuw mu rekyinkyin.
9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart; so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
Ngo ne aduhuam ma koma ani gye, adamfo ho anigye fi nʼafotu pa a ɔma.
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.
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, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that taunteth me.
Me ba, hu nyansa na ma me koma ani nnye; ɛno na ɛbɛma manya mmuae ama obiara a obu me animtiaa.
12 A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the thoughtless pass on, and are punished.
Mmadwemma hu asiane na wohintaw, nanso ntetekwaafo kɔ wɔn anim kɔtɔ mu.
13 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; and hold him in pledge that is surety for an alien woman.
Fa atade a ɛhyɛ obi a odi ɔhɔho akagyinamu; sɛ ɔregyina ɔbea huhufo akyi a, fa si awowa.
14 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
Sɛ obi teɛ mu hyira ne yɔnko anɔpahema a, wɔbɛfa no sɛ ɛyɛ nnome.
15 A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike;
Ɔyere tɔkwapɛfo te sɛ ahumtuda nsusosɔ wɔ ɔdan a enwin so;
16 He that would hide her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand betrayeth itself.
sɛ wopata no a, ɛte sɛ nea wopata mframa anaa wode wo nsa beso ngo mu.
17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
Dade sew dade, saa ara na onipa sew ɔfoforo.
18 Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; and he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
Nea ɔhwɛ borɔdɔma dua so no bedi so aba, na nea ɔsom ne wura no, wɔbɛhyɛ no anuonyam.
19 As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
Sɛnea nsu yi animdua kyerɛ no, saa ara na onipa koma da onipa no adi.
20 The nether-world and Destruction are never satiated; so the eyes of man are never satiated. (Sheol h7585)
Sɛnea Owu ne Ɔsɛe bo ntɔ da no, saa ara, na onipa ani nso bo ntɔ da. (Sheol h7585)
21 The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, and a man is tried by his praise.
Kyɛmfɛre wɔ hɔ ma dwetɛ na fononoo wɔ hɔ ma sikakɔkɔɔ, nanso wɔnam nkamfo a onipa nya so na ɛsɔ no hwɛ.
22 Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle among groats, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
Sɛ wowɔw ɔkwasea wɔ ɔwaduru mu, sɛ wode ɔwɔma wɔw no te sɛnea wusiw aburow a, worentumi nyi agyimisɛm mfi ne ho.
23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds;
Ma ɛnyɛ wo asɛnhia sɛ wubehu wo nguankuw tebea, na ma wʼani nkɔ wo anantwikuw so;
24 For riches are not for ever; and doth the crown endure unto all generations?
efisɛ, ahonya ntena hɔ daa, na ahenkyɛw ntena hɔ mma awo ntoantoaso nyinaa.
25 When the hay is mown, and the tender grass showeth itself, and the herbs of the mountains are gathered in;
Sɛ wotwa sare no na foforo fifi, na wɔboaboa nkoko so sare no ano a,
26 The lambs will be for thy clothing, and the goats the price for a field.
ɛno de, nguantenmma no bɛma wo ntama, na mmirekyi ama sika a ɛtɔ mfuw.
27 And there will be goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household; and maintenance for thy maidens.
Wubenya mmirekyi nufusu bebree ama wo ne wʼabusuafo adi ne aduan ama wo mmaawa.
