Proverbs 27
1 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
Teweenyumirizanga mu bya nkya, kubanga olunaku bye lunaaleeta tobimanyi.
2 Let someone else praise you and not your own mouth; a stranger and not your own lips.
Leka omulala akutenderezenga so si kamwa ko ggwe, omuntu omulala so si mimwa gyo.
3 Consider the heaviness of a stone and the weight of sand— the provocation of a fool is heavier than both.
Ejjinja lizitowa, n’omusenyu muzito, naye obulumbaganyi bw’omusirusiru businga byonna okuzitowa.
4 There is the cruelty of rage and the flood of anger, 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 an open rebuke than hidden love.
Okunenya mu lwatu, kisinga okwagala okukisibbwa.
6 Faithful are the wounds caused by a friend, but an enemy may kiss you profusely.
Okunywegera kw’omulabe kwandiba okungi, naye ebiwundu by’okunenya kw’owoomukwano tebitiisa.
7 A person who has eaten to the full rejects even a honeycomb, but to the hungry person, every bitter thing is sweet.
Oyo akkuse akyawa omubisi gw’enjuki, naye eri omuyala n’ekikaawa kiba kiwoomerera.
8 Like a bird that wanders from its nest is a man who strays from where he lives.
Ng’akanyonyi akadduka mu kisu kyako, bw’atyo bw’abeera omuntu abula mu maka ge.
9 Perfume and incense make the heart rejoice, but the sweetness of a friend comes from his sincere counsel.
Ebyakaloosa bisanyusa omutima, n’obuwoomerevu bw’omukwano gw’omuntu bwe butyo bwe buvaamu okubuulirira okw’amazima.
10 Do not forsake your friend and your friend's father, and do not go to your brother's house on the day of your calamity. Better is a neighbor who is nearby than a brother who is far away.
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 Be wise, my son, and make my heart rejoice; then I will give back an answer to the one who mocks me.
Beeranga n’amagezi mwana wange, osanyusenga omutima gwange, ndyoke nyanukule oyo yenna ansekerera.
12 A prudent man sees trouble and hides himself, but the naive people go on and suffer because of it.
Omuntu omutegeevu alaba akabenje ne yeekweka, naye abatalina magezi batambula butambuzi ne bagwa mu kabi.
13 Take a garment of one who has put up security for a stranger, and hold it in pledge when he puts up security for an immoral woman.
Twalanga ekyambalo ky’oyo eyeeyimirira gw’atamanyi, era kwatanga eky’oyo eyeeyimirira omukazi omwenzi kye yeeyamye.
14 Whoever gives his neighbor a blessing with a loud voice early in the morning, that blessing will be considered to be a curse!
Okulamusa ku muliraanwa wo mu makya ennyo, ng’oleekaana, obanga amukolimidde.
15 A quarreling wife is like the constant dripping on a rainy day;
Omukazi omuyombi ali ng’enkuba etonnya olutata, ku lunaku olw’enkuba ennyingi.
16 restraining her is like restraining the wind, or trying to catch oil in your right hand.
Okumuziyiza obanga aziyiza empewo oba ng’anyweza omuzigo mu ngalo.
17 Iron sharpens iron; in the same way, a man sharpens his friend.
Ng’ekyuma bwe kiwagala ekyuma, n’omuntu bw’abangula muntu munne.
18 The one who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and the one who protects his master will be honored.
Buli alabirira omutiini alirya ku bibala byagwo, n’oyo aweereza mukama we alissibwamu ekitiibwa.
19 Just as water reflects a person's face, so a person's heart reflects the person.
Ng’amazzi bwe galaga omuntu bw’afaanana mu maaso, bwe gutyo omutima gw’omuntu bwe gulaga omuntu bw’afaanana.
20 Just as Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, so a man's eyes are never satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
Amagombe ne ggeyeena tebikkuta, n’amaaso g’abantu nago bwe gatyo tegakkuta. (Sheol h7585)
21 A crucible is for silver and a furnace is for gold; and a person is tested when he is praised.
Entamu erongoosa ya ffeeza n’ekikoomi kikola ku zaabu, naye omuntu ekimugezesa kutenderezebwa.
22 Even if you crush a fool with the pestle—along with the grain— yet his foolishness will not leave him.
Ne bw’osekula omusirusiru mu kinu, nga bw’osekula emmere y’empeke mu kinu, obusirusiru bwe tobumuggyaamu.
23 Be sure you know the condition of your flocks and be concerned about your herds,
Okakasanga nti omanyi bulungi embeera z’ekisibo kyo, ossangayo omwoyo ku ggana lyo.
24 for wealth is not forever. Does a crown endure for all generations?
Kubanga eby’obugagga tebibeerera mirembe gyonna, n’engule tebeerera mirembe gyonna.
25 You should know when the hay is gone and the new growth appears, and the time when the grass from the hills is gathered in.
Ng’omuddo gw’ensolo omukulu gumaze okusalibwawo, ng’omutoototo gutandise okusibukawo, nga n’omuddo ogw’omu busozi guleeteddwa,
26 Those lambs will provide your clothing and the goats will provide the price of the field.
abaana b’endiga balikuwa engoye ez’okwambala, n’embuzi ziritundibwa ne zivaamu ensimbi.
27 There will be goats' milk for your food—the food for your household— and nourishment for your servant girls.
Olibeera n’amata mangi g’onoggyanga mu mbuzi, okukuliisa ggwe n’ab’omu nnyumba yo, n’okuliisa abaweereza bo abawala.
