Proverbs 27
1 Boast not thyself of to-morrow, For thou knowest not what a day bringeth forth.
Usijisifu kwa ajili ya kesho, kwa kuwa hujui ni nini kitakachozaliwa kwa siku moja.
2 Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth, A stranger, and not thine own lips.
Mwache mwingine akusifu, wala si kinywa chako mwenyewe; mtu mwingine afanye hivyo na si midomo yako mwenyewe.
3 A stone [is] heavy, and the sand [is] heavy, And the anger of a fool Is heavier than they both.
Jiwe ni zito na mchanga ni mzigo, lakini kukasirishwa na mpumbavu ni kuzito kuliko vyote viwili.
4 Fury [is] fierce, and anger [is] overflowing, And who standeth before jealousy?
Hasira ni ukatili na ghadhabu kali ni gharika, lakini ni nani awezaye kusimama mbele ya wivu?
5 Better [is] open reproof than hidden love.
Afadhali karipio la wazi kuliko upendo uliofichika.
6 Faithful are the wounds of a lover, And abundant the kisses of an enemy.
Majeraha kutoka kwa rafiki yaonyesha uaminifu, bali kubusu kwa adui ni kwingi sana.
7 A satiated soul treadeth down a honeycomb, And [to] a hungry soul every bitter thing [is] sweet.
Yeye aliyeshiba huchukia kabisa asali, bali kwa mwenye njaa hata kile kilicho kichungu kwake ni kitamu.
8 As a bird wandering from her nest, So [is] a man wandering from his place.
Kama ndege atangatangavyo mbali na kiota chake, ndivyo alivyo mtu atangatangaye mbali na nyumbani mwake.
9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart, And the sweetness of one's friend — from counsel of the soul.
Manukato na uvumba huleta furaha moyoni, nao uzuri wa rafiki huchipuka kutoka kwenye ushauri wake wa uaminifu.
10 Thine own friend, and the friend of thy father, forsake not, And the house of thy brother enter not In a day of thy calamity, Better [is] a near neighbour than a brother afar off.
Usimwache rafiki yako wala rafiki wa baba yako, tena usiende nyumbani mwa ndugu yako wakati umepatwa na maafa. Bora jirani wa karibu kuliko ndugu aliye mbali.
11 Be wise, my son, and rejoice my heart. And I return my reproacher a word.
Mwanangu, uwe na hekima, nawe ulete furaha moyoni mwangu, ndipo nitakapoweza kumjibu yeyote anitendaye kwa dharau.
12 The prudent hath seen the evil, he is hidden, The simple have passed on, they are punished.
Mtu mwenye busara huona hatari na kujificha, bali mjinga huendelea mbele nayo ikamtesa.
13 Take his garment, when a stranger hath been surety, And for a strange woman pledge it.
Chukua vazi la yule awekaye dhamana kwa ajili ya mgeni; lishikilie iwe dhamana kama anafanya hivyo kwa ajili ya mwanamke mpotovu.
14 Whoso is saluting his friend with a loud voice, In the morning rising early, A light thing it is reckoned to him.
Kama mtu akimbariki jirani yake kwa sauti kuu asubuhi na mapema, itahesabiwa kama ni laana.
15 A continual dropping in a day of rain, And a woman of contentions are alike,
Mke mgomvi ni kama matone yasiyokoma ya siku ya mvua.
16 Whoso is hiding her hath hidden the wind, And the ointment of his right hand calleth out.
Kumzuia yeye ni kama kuuzuia upepo au kukamata mafuta kwa kiganja cha mkono.
17 Iron by iron is sharpened, And a man sharpens the face of his friend.
Kama vile chuma kinoavyo chuma, ndivyo mtu amnoavyo mwenzake.
18 The keeper of a fig-tree eateth its fruit, And the preserver of his master is honoured.
Yeye autunzaye mtini atakula tunda lake, naye amtunzaye bwana wake ataheshimiwa.
19 As [in] water the face [is] to face, So the heart of man to man.
Kama uso uonekanavyo kwenye maji, ndivyo hivyo moyo wa mtu humwonyesha alivyo.
Kuzimu na Uharibifu havishibi kadhalika macho ya mwanadamu. (Sheol h7585)
21 A refining pot [is] for silver, and a furnace for gold, And a man according to his praise.
Kalibu ni kwa ajili ya fedha na tanuru kwa ajili ya dhahabu, bali mtu hupimwa kwa sifa azipokeazo.
22 If thou dost beat the foolish in a mortar, Among washed things — with a pestle, His folly turneth not aside from off him.
Hata ukimtwanga mpumbavu kwenye kinu, ukimtwanga kama nafaka kwa mchi, hutauondoa upumbavu wake.
23 Know well the face of thy flock, Set thy heart to the droves,
Hakikisha kuwa unajua hali ya makundi yako ya kondoo na mbuzi, angalia kwa bidii ngʼombe zako.
24 For riches [are] not to the age, Nor a crown to generation and generation.
Kwa kuwa utajiri haudumu milele, nayo taji haidumu vizazi vyote.
25 Revealed was the hay, and seen the tender grass, And gathered the herbs of mountains.
Wakati majani makavu yameondolewa na mapya yamechipua, nayo majani toka milimani yamekusanywa,
26 Lambs [are] for thy clothing, And the price of the field [are] he-goats,
wana-kondoo watakupatia mavazi na mbuzi thamani ya shamba.
27 And a sufficiency of goats' milk [is] for thy bread, For bread to thy house, and life to thy damsels!
Utakuwa na maziwa mengi ya mbuzi kukulisha wewe na jamaa yako, na kuwalisha watumishi wako wa kike.
