Proverbs 20
1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is noisy; and whosoever indulgeth therein will never be wise.
Omwenge mukudaazi, ekitamiiza muleekaanyi, era buli alaga mu kkubo ekyamu olw’ebyo talina magezi.
2 Like the roaring of a young lion is the dread of a king: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
Obusungu bwa kabaka buli ng’okuwuluguma kw’empologoma, n’oyo amusunguwaza yeefiiriza bulamu bwe.
3 It is an honor for a man to cease from a contest; but every fool enrageth himself.
Kya kitiibwa omuntu okwewala entalo, naye buli musirusiru ayagala okuyomba.
4 Because it is winter's cold, will the sluggard not plough: when he therefore seeketh in the harvest time, there will be nothing.
Omugayaavu talima mu budde butuufu, kyanaavanga anoonya eby’amakungula nga talina kantu.
5 Like deep water is counsel in the heart of man; but the man of understanding will draw it out.
Ebigendererwa ebiba mu mutima gw’omuntu biba ng’amazzi ag’ebuziba, naye omuntu alina okutegeera alibiggyayo.
6 Most men will proclaim every one his own kindness; but who can find a faithful man?
Abantu bangi bagamba nti balina okwagala okutaggwaawo, naye ani ayinza okuzuula omuntu omwesigwa?
7 The righteous walketh in his integrity: happy will be his children after him.
Omuntu omutuukirivu, atambulira mu bulamu obutaliiko kyakunenyezebwa; ba mukisa abaana be abalimuddira mu bigere.
8 A king that sitteth on the throne of justice scattereth away with his eyes all evil.
Kabaka bw’atuula ku ntebe ye ey’obwakabaka ng’asala emisango, amaaso ge gasunsulamu ne gaggyamu ebibi byonna.
9 Who can say, I have made my heart pure, I am cleansed from my sin.
Ani ayinza okugamba nti, “Ntukuzza omutima gwange, ndi mulongoofu era sirina kibi?”
10 Divers weights, and divers measures, are both of them alike an abomination of the Lord.
Ebipima obuzito ebitatuuka n’ebigera ebikyamu, byombi bya muzizo eri Mukama.
11 Even a child maketh himself known by his doings, whether his work will be pure, and whether it will be upright.
Omuvubuka naye amanyibwa olw’ebikolwa bye, obanga birongoofu era nga birungi.
12 The ear that heareth, and the eye that seeth, the Lord hath made both of them alike.
Okutu okuwulira n’eriiso eriraba byombi Mukama ye y’abikola.
13 Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty: open thy eyes, so wilt thou be satisfied with bread.
Toyagalanga kwebaka oleme kwavuwala, tunula, obeerenga n’ebyokulya bingi.
14 It is bad, it is bad, saith the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then doth he boast.
“Si kirungi, si kirungi,” bw’ayogera agula; naye bw’agenda n’alyoka yeenyumiririza mu ky’aguze.
15 There is gold, and a multitude of pearls; but a precious vessel are the lips of knowledge.
Zaabu n’amayinja ag’omuwendo weebiri, naye emimwa egyogera eby’amagezi kye ky’omuwendo ekisingako.
16 Take away his garment, because he hath become surety for a stranger; and on account of a strange woman take a pledge from him.
Omuntu bw’aleeta ekyambalo kye ne yeeyimiririra gw’atamanyi, kitwalire ddala, na ddala bw’abanga yeeyimiririra omukazi omubambaavu.
17 Bread of falsehood is pleasant to a man; but afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel-stones.
Emmere enfune mu bukyamu ewooma mu kulya, naye emufuukira amayinja mu kamwa.
18 Plans are established by counsel; and with wise reflection conduct war.
Kola entegeka nga weebuuza ku magezi, bw’oba onoolangirira olutalo sooka weebuuze.
19 He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that enticeth with his lips.
Oyo agenda ng’asaasaanya olugambo abotola ebyama, noolwekyo weewale omuntu ayogerayogera ennyo ebitaliimu.
20 Whoso curseth his father or his mother—his lamp shall be quenched in obscure darkness.
Omuntu akolimira kitaawe oba nnyina, ettabaaza ye erizikizibwa n’asigala mu kizikiza ekikutte ennyo.
21 An inheritance hastily gotten at the beginning will at its end not be blessed,
Eby’obusika ebifune ng’ekiseera kyabyo tekinnatuuka, ku nkomerero tebiba na mukisa.
22 Do not say, I will recompense evil; [but] wait on the Lord, and he will help thee.
Toyogera nti, “Nzija kukusasula olw’ekibi kino!” Lindirira Mukama alikuyamba.
23 Divers weights are an abomination of the Lord; and a deceitful balance is not good.
Ebipima ebikyamu bya muzizo eri Mukama, ne minzaani ez’obulimba tezisanyusa.
24 From the Lord are the steps of man [ordained]; but man— how can he understand his own way?
Amakubo g’omuntu gategekebwa Mukama, omuntu ayinza atya okutegeera ekkubo lya Mukama?
25 It is a snare to a man to sanctify things hastily, and to make inquiry only after having made vows.
Kyambika eri omuntu okwanguyiriza okweyama eri Mukama, naye oluvannyuma n’afumiitiriza ku bye yeeyamye.
26 A wise king scattereth the wicked, and turneth over them the threshing-wheel.
Kabaka omugezi asengejja n’aggyamu abakozi b’ebibi, n’ababonereza awatali kusaasira.
27 A lamp of the Lord is the soul of man, searching all the inner chambers of the body.
Ettabaaza ya Mukama ekebera omwoyo gw’omuntu, n’enoonya mu bitundu eby’omunda ennyo.
28 Kindness and truth will watch over a king, and he will prop up through kindness his throne.
Okwagala n’obwesigwa bikuuma kabaka mu butebenkevu, era obufuzi bwe bunywezebwa na kwagala.
29 The ornament of young men is their strength; and the glory of old men is a hoary head.
Amaanyi kye kitiibwa ky’abavubuka, envi kye kitiibwa ky’abakadde.
30 The bruises of a wound are cleansing means for the bad, and stripes [will reach] the inner chambers of the body.
Emiggo n’ebiwundu biggyawo ebibi, n’embooko zitereeza ebifo eby’omunda ennyo.
