Proverbs 27
1 Don’t boast about tomorrow; for you don’t know what a day may bring.
Usijisifu kwa ajili ya kesho, maana hujui siku italeta nini.
2 Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.
Mtu mwingine akusifu na wala si kinywa chako mwenyewe, mgeni na wala si midomo yako mwenyewe.
3 A stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
Fikiria uzito wa jiwe na uzito wa mchanga- uchokozi wa mpumbavu ni mzito zaidi kuliko hivyo vyote.
4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand before jealousy?
Kuna ukatili wenye ghadhabu kali na mafuriko ya hasira, lakini ni nani anayeweza kusimama mbele ya wivu?
5 Better is open rebuke than hidden love.
Ni bora karipio la wazi kuliko upendo uliofichwa.
6 The wounds of a friend are faithful, although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
Mwaminifu ni jeraha zilizosababishwa na rafiki, lakini adui anaweza kukubusu kwa kuomba radhi mno.
7 A full soul loathes a honeycomb; but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.
Mtu aliyekula na kushiba hulikataa hata sega la asali, bali kwa mtu mwenye njaa, kila kitu kichungu ni kitamu.
8 As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his home.
Ndege anayezurura kutoka kwenye kiota chake ni kama mtu anayepotea sehemu ambayo anaishi.
9 Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man’s friend.
Pafumu na manukato huufanya moyo ufurahi, lakini utamu wa rafiki ni bora kuliko ushauri wake.
10 Don’t forsake your friend and your father’s friend. Don’t go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster. A neighbour who is near is better than a distant brother.
Usimwache rafiki yako na rafiki wa baba yako, na usiende kwenye nyumba ya ndugu yako katika siku ya msiba wako. Ni bora rafiki ambaye yupo karibu kuliko ndugu ambaye yupo mbali.
11 Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, then I can answer my tormentor.
Mwanangu, uwe na busara, moyo wangu ufurahi; kisha nitamjibu yule anayenidhihaki.
12 A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
Mtu mwenye busara huiona taabu na kujificha mwenyewe, lakini mjinga huendelea mbele na kuteseka kwa ajili ya taabu.
13 Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger. Hold it for a wayward woman!
vazi kama mwenyewe anaweka pesa kama dhamana kwa deni la mgeni; lichukue kama anaweka dhamana kwa malaya.
14 He who blesses his neighbour with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse by him.
Anayempa jirani yake baraka kwa sauti ya juu mapema asubuhi, baraka hiyo itafikiriwa kuwa laana!
15 A continual dropping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike:
Mke mgomvi ni kama siku ya manyunyu ya mvua ya daima;
16 restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand.
kumzuia ni kama kuuzuia upepo, au kujaribu kushika mafuta kwa mkono wako wa kulia.
17 Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.
Chuma hunoa chuma; kwa njia ile ile; mtu humnoa rafiki yake.
18 Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit. He who looks after his master shall be honoured.
Yule anayeutunza mtini atakula matunda yake, na yule mwenye kumlinda bwana wake ataheshimiwa.
19 Like water reflects a face, so a man’s heart reflects the man.
Kama maji yanavyoakisi taswira ya sura ya mtu, ndivyo hivyo moyo wa mtu humwaksi mtu.
Kama kuzimu na Uharibifu havitosheki, ndivyo yalivyo macho ya mtu hayawezi kutosheka. (Sheol h7585)
21 The crucible is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but man is refined by his praise.
Kalibu ni kwa fedha na tanuru ni kwa dhahabu; na mtu hujaribiwa anaposifiwa.
22 Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.
Hata kama utamponda mpumbavu kwa mchI- pamoja na nafaka- bado upumbavu wake hautatoka.
23 Know well the state of your flocks, and pay attention to your herds,
Hakikisha unajua hali ya makundi yako na ujishughulishe juu ya makundi yako,
24 for riches are not forever, nor does the crown endure to all generations.
maana utajiri haudumu daima. Je taji hudumu kwa vizazi vyote?
25 The hay is removed, and the new growth appears, the grasses of the hills are gathered in.
Majani huondoka na ukuaji mpya huonekana na milima ya chakula cha mifugo hukusanywa ndani.
26 The lambs are for your clothing, and the goats are the price of a field.
Wanakondoo watakupatia mavazi yako na mbuzi watakupatia gharama ya shamba.
27 There will be plenty of goats’ milk for your food, for your family’s food, and for the nourishment of your servant girls.
Kutakuwa na maziwa ya mbuzi kwa chakula chako- chakula kwa kaya yako- na chakula kwa watumishi wako wasichana.
