Omubuulizi 10
1 Nga ensowera enfu bwe zoonoona akaloosa akawunya obulungi, bwe katyo akasobyo akatono bwe koonoona amagezi n’ekitiibwa.
Dead flies cause a perfumer’s perfume To send forth a stink; The precious by reason of wisdom—By reason of honor—a little folly!
2 Omutima gw’omuntu ow’amagezi gumukozesa ekituufu, naye ogw’omusirusiru gumutwala kukola bitasaana.
The heart of the wise [is] at his right hand, And the heart of a fool at his left.
3 Ne bw’aba ng’atambula, amanyibwa nga talina magezi, era buli amulaba agamba nti musirusiru.
And also, when he that is a fool Is walking in the way, his heart is lacking, And he has said to everyone, “He [is] a fool.”
4 Mukama wo bw’akunyiigiranga, tomulaganga busungu; okuddamu n’eggonjebwa kukyusa ekiruyi.
If the spirit of the ruler goes up against you, do not leave your place, For yielding quiets great sinners.
5 Ekibi ekirala kye nalaba, kye kikwata ku nsobi y’omufuzi:
There is an evil I have seen under the sun, As ignorance that goes out from the ruler,
6 nalaba ng’abasirusiru baweebwa ebifo ebisava, naye ng’abagagga bo baweebwa ebyo ebya wansi.
He has set the fool in many high places, And the rich sits in a low place.
7 Ate nalaba ng’abaddu beebagala embalaasi, songa abalangira batambuza bigere ng’abaddu.
I have seen servants on horses, And princes walking as servants on the earth.
8 Asima ekinnya alikigwamu, n’oyo amenya ekisenge omusota gulimubojja.
Whoever is digging a pit falls into it, And whoever is breaking a hedge, a serpent bites him.
9 Oyo ayasa amayinja gamulumya, n’oyo ayasa enku zimulumya.
Whoever is removing stones is grieved by them, Whoever is cleaving trees endangered by them.
10 Embazzi bwe tebaako bwogi, n’etewagalwa, agitemya ateekwa okufuba ennyo, naye obumanyirivu bwe buwangula.
If the iron has been blunt, And he has not sharpened the face, Then he increases strength, And wisdom [is] advantageous to make right.
11 Omusota bwe guluma nga tegunnakola bya bufuusa, omufuusa talina kyafunamu.
If the serpent bites without enchantment, Then there is no advantage to a master of the tongue.
12 Ebigambo ebiva mu kamwa k’omuntu ow’amagezi bya muwendo nnyo eri abo ababiwulira, naye akamwa k’omusirusiru kamusuula mu ntata.
Words of the mouth of the wise [are] gracious, And the lips of a fool swallow him up.
13 Entandikwa y’ebigambo bye nga temuli nsa, ne ku nkomerero yaabyo biba mususa.
The beginning of the words of his mouth [is] folly, And the latter end of his mouth [Is] mischievous madness.
14 Omusirusiru asavuwaza ebigambo. Tewali amanyi birijja, kale ani asobola okumubuulira ebiribaawo oluvannyuma lwe?
And the fool multiplies words: “Man does not know that which is—And that which is after him, who declares to him?”
15 Omusirusiru aterebuka mangu olw’ekitamugendedde bulungi, n’abulwa n’ekkubo erimutwala mu kibuga.
The labor of the foolish wearies him, In that he has not known to go to the city.
16 Zikusanze gw’ensi kabaka bw’aba nga yali muddu, nga n’abalangira bakeera kwetamiirira!
Woe to you, O land, when your king [is] a youth, And your princes eat in the morning.
17 Olina omukisa gw’ensi kabaka wo bw’aba nga wa lulyo lulangira, ate nga n’abalangira bo bamanyi ekiseera eky’okuliiramu, olw’okufuna amaanyi so si lwa kutamiira.
Blessed are you, O land, When your king [is] a son of nobles, And your princes eat in due season, For might, and not for drunkenness.
18 Obugayaavu buleetera akasolya k’ennyumba okutonnya, n’emikono egitayagala kukola gireetera ennyumba okutonnya.
By slothfulness is the wall brought low, And by idleness of the hands the house drops.
19 Ekijjulo kikolebwa lwa kusanyuka, ne wayini yeeyagaza obulamu, naye ensimbi y’esobola byonna.
For mirth they are making a feast, And wine makes life joyful, And the silver answers with all.
20 Tokolimira kabaka mu mutima gwo newaakubadde okukolimira omugagga mu kisenge kyo, kubanga ennyonyi ey’omu bbanga eyinza okwetikka ebigambo byo nga biwandiikiddwa ku biwaawaatiro byayo n’ebibatuusaako.
Even in your mind do not revile a king, And in the inner parts of your bed-chamber do not revile the rich: For a bird of the heavens causes the voice to go, And a possessor of wings declares the word.
