Proverbs 27
1 Do not boast thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
Komikumisa te mpo na mokolo ya lobi, pamba te oyebi te likambo nini mokolo ekoki kobota.
2 Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth, a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Tika ete moto mosusu akumisa yo, kasi monoko na yo moko te; tika ete mopaya akumisa yo, kasi bibebu na yo moko te.
3 Heavy is a stone, and weighty is sand, —but, the vexation of a fool, is heavier than both.
Libanga mpe zelo ezalaka kilo, kasi kanda ya zoba ezalaka kilo koleka nyonso mibale.
4 The cruelty of rage, and the overflow of anger! But who can stand before, jealousy?
Kotomboka ememaka makambo ya somo, mpe kanda ebebisaka; kasi nani akoki kotelema liboso ya zuwa?
5 Better is a rebuke that is open, than love carefully concealed.
Pamela oyo epesami na polele ezali malamu koleka moto oyo aboyi kopamela mpo na bolingo.
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but lavished are the kisses of an enemy.
Bapota oyo molingami azokisi ezali malamu koleka babeze ebele ya monguna.
7 The surfeited soul, trampleth upon droppings from the comb, but, to the hungry soul, every bitter thing, is sweet.
Moto oyo atondi aboyaka ata mafuta ya nzoyi, kasi moto oyo azali na nzala ayokaka ata bilei ya bololo elengi.
8 As a bird wandering from her nest, so, is a man wandering from his place.
Moto oyo ayengaka-yengaka mosika ya mokili na ye azali lokola ndeke oyo ezali koyengayenga mosika ya zala na yango.
9 Oil and perfume, rejoice the heart, the sweetness of one’s friend, more than fragrant wood.
Mafuta mpe malasi esepelisaka motema, mpe molingami malamu apesaka toli na motema ya esengo.
10 Thine own friend and thy father’s friend, do not thou forsake; but, the house of thy brother, do not enter, in thy day of calamity, Better a neighbour near, than a brother far off.
Kosundola te molingami na yo to molingami ya tata na yo, mpe kokende te na ndako ya ndeko na yo tango ozali na pasi; kozala na molingami ya pembeni ezali malamu koleka kozala na ndeko ya mosika.
11 Be wise, my son, and rejoice my heart, that I may answer him that reproacheth me in a matter.
Mwana na ngai, zala moto ya bwanya mpe sepelisa motema na ngai, mpo ete nazala na eyano ya kopesa na moto oyo akoluka kotiola ngai.
12 A prudent man, seeth calamity—he hideth himself, the simple, pass on—they suffer.
Moto ya mayele amonaka likama na mosika mpe amibombaka, kasi moto oyo azangi mayele alekaka kaka wana mpe akutanaka na pasi.
13 Take a man’s garment when he hath become pledge for a stranger, then, for a female unknown, accept him as surety.
Kamata elamba ya moto oyo alapi ndayi mpo na niongo ya moto mosusu; bomba yango lokola ndanga soki alapi ndayi mpo na mwasi mopaya.
14 He that blesseth his friend, with a loud voice, in the morning early, a reproach, shall it be reckoned to him.
Soki moto moko ayei kopambola molingami na ye, na mongongo makasi mpe na tongo-tongo, bakozwa yango lokola elakeli mabe.
15 A continuous dripping on a day of downpour, and a contentious wife, are alike:
Mwasi oyo alinga koswana azali lokola ndako oyo etangaka na tango ya mvula.
16 He that hideth her, hideth the wind, and, perfume, his right hand may proclaim.
Kokanga ye ezali lokola koluka kokanga mopepe to mafuta na loboko.
17 Let, iron, by iron, become sharp, and let, a man, sharpen the face of his friend.
Ndenge kaka ebende epelisaka ebende mosusu, ndenge wana mpe moto abongaka soki akutani na moto mosusu.
18 He that guardeth the fig-tree, shall eat the fruit thereof, and, he that watcheth over his master, shall be honoured.
Moto oyo abongisaka nzete na ye ya figi aliaka mpe mbuma na yango, mpe moto oyo abatelaka mokonzi azwaka lokumu.
19 As in water, face [answereth] to face, so, the heart of man to man.
Ndenge mayi ezalaka lokola kitalatala mpo na elongi, ndenge wana mpe motema ya moto elakisaka bomoto na ye moko.
20 Hades and destruction, are not satisfied, and, the eyes of a man, are not satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
Ndenge lifelo mpe mboka ya bakufi etondaka te, ndenge wana mpe miso ya moto etondaka te. (Sheol h7585)
21 Fining pot for silver, and crucible for gold, and, a man, [is to be tried] by what he praiseth.
Bapetolaka palata na kikalungu, mpe bapetolaka wolo na fulu ya moto makasi, kasi bamekaka moto na nzela ya lokumu na ye.
22 Though thou pound a fool in a mortar, amidst grain, with a pestle, his folly, will not depart from him.
Ata soki otuti moto ya liboma na liboka elongo na mbuma, liboma na ye ekotikala te kolongwa kati na ye.
23 Note well, the appearance of thy flock, apply thy mind to thy herds;
Yeba malamu ndenge bibwele na yo ezali, mpe kengela yango malamu,
24 For, not age-abiding, are riches, nor is the diadem, from generation to generation: —
pamba te bomengo ewumelaka seko na seko te, motole mpe ewumelaka te mpo na libela.
25 The grass, is taken away, and the young shoot, showeth itself, and the herbage of the mountains, is gathered;
Soki bakati matiti ya bibwele, matiti ya sika ekobota mpe bakolokota matiti ya bangomba;
26 There are, lambs, for thy clothing, and, for the price of thy field, there are he-goats;
bameme ekopesa yo bilamba, mpe bantaba ekosunga yo mpo na kosomba elanga.
27 With, enough goats-milk, for thy food—for the food of thy household, and, a maintenance, for thy maidens.
Okozala na miliki ebele ya bantaba mpo na koleisa ndako na yo mpe basali na yo ya basi.
