Proverbs 27
1 Make no boast for thyself of the coming day; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
Anyala isi banyere echi, nʼihi na ị maghị ihe echi ga-abụ.
2 Let another man praise thee, and not thy own mouth; a stranger, and not thy own lips.
Ka onye ọzọ too gị, ọ bụghị ọnụ gị. Ka onye ọzọ too gị, ka egbugbere ọnụ gị abụọ ghara ito gị.
3 A stone hath heaviness, and the sand, weight; but a fool's wrath is heavier than both of them.
Nkume dị arọ, aja bụkwa ibu arọ, ma mkpasu iwe nke onye nzuzu dị arọ karịa ha abụọ.
4 Fury hath its cruelty, and anger its overwhelming power; but who is able to stand before jealousy?
Iwe na-emebi ihe, ma ekworo jọrọ njọ karịa iwe.
5 Better is open reproof than concealed love.
Mba abara nʼihe ka mma karịa ịhụnanya ezoro ezo.
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but deceptive are the kisses of an enemy.
Ihe kwesiri ntụkwasị obi ka mmerụ ahụ nke sitere nʼaka enyi bụ, ma onye iro na-eme ka isutu ọnụ mụbaa.
7 The satisfied soul treadeth under foot fine honey; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
Mmanụ aṅụ adịghị atọ onye rijuru afọ ụtọ; ma mgbe agụụ ji ya, ọ ga-eri ọ bụladị ihe dị ilu.
8 As a bird that wandereth away from her nest, so is a man that wandereth away from his place.
Nwoke na-akpafu site nʼụlọ ya dị ka nnụnụ na-amakwaghị akwụ ya.
9 Oil and perfume cause the heart to rejoice, and so do the sweet words of a friend more than one's own counsel.
Mmanụ isi ụtọ na ihe nsure ọkụ na-esi isi ụtọ na-eme ka obi ṅụrịa, otu a ka ụtọ enyi dị, site na ndụmọdụ nke mkpụrụobi ha.
10 Thy own friend, and thy father's friend, thou must not forsake; but into thy brother's house enter not on the day of thy calamity: better is a near neighbor than a distant brother.
Ahapụla enyi gị maọbụ ndị enyi nna gị. Mgbe ị nọ na mkpa arịọla nwanne gị ka o nyere gị aka. Onye agbataobi nọ gị nso nwere ike inyere gị aka karịa nwanne gị nọ ebe dị anya.
11 Become wise, my son, and cause my heart to rejoice, that I may give an answer to him that reproacheth me.
Nwa m, obi ga-atọ m ụtọ nke ukwuu ma a sị na ị ga-amụta ihe! Mgbe ahụ, aga m enwe ihe m ga-asa ndị na-akọcha m.
12 The prudent foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
Onye nwere uche na-ahụ nsogbu nke na-abịa nʼihu ma zobe onwe ya. Ma onye na-enweghị uche anaghị ele anya, ọ na-adaba nʼime nsogbu ahụ taa ahụhụ so ya.
13 Take his garment, for he became surety for a stranger; and on account of an alien woman take a pledge of him.
Chịrị uwe onye ahụ nke naara onye mba ọzọ na mbe. E, chiri ya ma ọ bụrụ nwanyị na-abụghị nwunye ya ka o nara na mbe.
14 When one saluteth his friend with a loud voice, when rising early in the morning, it will be counted a curse to him.
Ọ bụrụ na onye ọbụla e jiri oke olu gọzie onye agbataobi ya nʼisi ụtụtụ a ga-agụ nke a dịka ịbụ ọnụ.
15 A continual dropping on a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
Mmiri na-ata nʼime ụlọ mgbe mmiri na-ezo na nwanyị na-eso okwu bụ otu.
16 He that would conceal her might conceal the wind, and as [fragrant] oil on his right hand, which would betray itself.
Onye nwere ike ịkwụsị ya nwere ike iji aka jide ifufe, maọbụ were aka jide mmanụ.
17 Iron is sharpened by iron: so doth a man sharpen himself on the countenance of his friend.
Dịka e si eji igwe amụ igwe ọzọ ka ọ dị nkọ, otu a ka mmadụ si enyere ibe ya aka ịdị nkọ.
18 Whoso guardeth the fig-tree will eat its fruit: so he that watcheth over his master will be honored.
Onye na-eche osisi fiig nche ga-eri mkpụrụ ya, onye na-echebekwa nna ya ukwu ka a ga-asọpụrụ.
19 As the water [showeth] to the face the [reflected] face: so doth the heart of man show itself to man.
Dịka e si ahụ ihu mmadụ nʼime mmiri otu a ka obi mmadụ si egosi ihe onye ahụ bụ.
20 The nether world and the place of corruption are never satisfied: so are the eyes of man never satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
Dịka afọ adịghị eju ọnwụ na mbibi, otu a ihe na-agụ anya mmadụ adịghị agwụ agwụ. (Sheol h7585)
21 [As] the fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: so is a man [proved] according to his praise.
Ite eji anụcha ihe dịrị ọlaọcha, oke ọkụ dịkwara ọlaedo ma a na-anwale ndị mmadụ site nʼotuto a na-enye ha.
22 Though thou shouldst pound the fool in a mortar, in the midst of grains of wheat with a pestle: still would his folly not depart from him.
Nʼagbanyeghị na ị ga-egwepịa onye nzuzu nʼime ikwe, were aka odo gwee ha dịka mkpụrụ ọka, ị pụghị isite nʼahụ ha wepụ enweghị uche ha.
23 Endeavor to know well the appearance of thy flocks, direct thy attention to thy herds;
Lezie ọrụ gị anya nke ọma, marakwa ọnọdụ igwe ewu na atụrụ gị na anụ ụlọ ndị ọzọ,
24 For property endureth not for ever, nor doth the crown remain for all generations.
nʼihi na akụnụba adịghị adịgide. Ọ bụladị okpueze nke onye eze na-emesịa gabiga.
25 When the grass is past, young verdure showeth itself, and then are gathered the herbs of the mountains.
Mgbe e gbupụchara ahịhịa ochie, nke ọhụrụ na-epupụta, mgbe ahụ ka a na-achịkọbata ahịhịa sị nʼugwu.
26 The sheep are for thy clothing, and he-goats are the purchase-price of a field.
Ụmụ atụrụ ga-enye gị uwe ị ga-eyi, ụmụ ewu ga-enyekwa gị ego ọnụahịa ala ubi gị.
27 And thou wilt have enough of goats' milk for thy food, for the food of thy household, and the support for thy maidens.
Ị ga-enwe mmiri ara ewu nke ga-ezuru gị na ndị ezinaụlọ gị nri, na nke ga-edozi ahụ ndị odibo nwanyị gị.
