Engero 27
1 Teweenyumirizanga mu bya nkya, kubanga olunaku bye lunaaleeta tobimanyi.
Boast not of to-morrow; for thou knowest not what the next day shall bring forth.
2 Leka omulala akutenderezenga so si kamwa ko ggwe, omuntu omulala so si mimwa gyo.
Let thy neighbour, and not thine own mouth, praise thee; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
3 Ejjinja lizitowa, n’omusenyu muzito, naye obulumbaganyi bw’omusirusiru businga byonna okuzitowa.
A stone is heavy, and sand cumbersome; but a fool's wrath is heavier than both.
4 Obusungu bwa ttima, n’ekiruyi kifugira ddala nnyo, naye ani ayinza okwolekera amaaso g’obuggya?
Wrath is merciless, and anger sharp: but envy can bear nothing.
5 Okunenya mu lwatu, kisinga okwagala okukisibbwa.
Open reproofs are better than secret love.
6 Okunywegera kw’omulabe kwandiba okungi, naye ebiwundu by’okunenya kw’owoomukwano tebitiisa.
The wounds of a friend are more to be trusted than the spontaneous kisses of an enemy.
7 Oyo akkuse akyawa omubisi gw’enjuki, naye eri omuyala n’ekikaawa kiba kiwoomerera.
A full soul scorns honeycombs; but to a hungry soul even bitter things appear sweet.
8 Ng’akanyonyi akadduka mu kisu kyako, bw’atyo bw’abeera omuntu abula mu maka ge.
As when a bird flies down from its own nest, so a man is brought into bondage whenever he estranges himself from his own place.
9 Ebyakaloosa bisanyusa omutima, n’obuwoomerevu bw’omukwano gw’omuntu bwe butyo bwe buvaamu okubuulirira okw’amazima.
The heart delights in ointments and wines and perfumes: but the soul is broken by calamities.
10 Mukwano gwo ne mukwano gwa kitaawo tobaabuuliranga, olemenga okutawaana okuswala ewa muganda wo ng’ogudde mu mitawaana. Muliraanwa wo akira muganda wo akuli ewala.
Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; and when thou art in distress go not into thy brother's house: better is a friend [that is] near than a brother living far off.
11 Beeranga n’amagezi mwana wange, osanyusenga omutima gwange, ndyoke nyanukule oyo yenna ansekerera.
Son, be wise, that thy heart may rejoice; and remove thou from thyself reproachful words.
12 Omuntu omutegeevu alaba akabenje ne yeekweka, naye abatalina magezi batambula butambuzi ne bagwa mu kabi.
A wise man, when evils are approaching, hides himself; but fools pass on, and will be punished.
13 Twalanga ekyambalo ky’oyo eyeeyimirira gw’atamanyi, era kwatanga eky’oyo eyeeyimirira omukazi omwenzi kye yeeyamye.
Take away the man's garment, (for a scorner has passed by) whoever lays waste another's goods.
14 Okulamusa ku muliraanwa wo mu makya ennyo, ng’oleekaana, obanga amukolimidde.
Whosoever shall bless a friend in the morning with a loud voice, shall seem to differ nothing from one who curses [him].
15 Omukazi omuyombi ali ng’enkuba etonnya olutata, ku lunaku olw’enkuba ennyingi.
On a stormy day drops [of rain] drive a man out of his house; so also does a railing woman [drive a man] out of his own house.
16 Okumuziyiza obanga aziyiza empewo oba ng’anyweza omuzigo mu ngalo.
The north wind is sharp, but it is called by name propitious.
17 Ng’ekyuma bwe kiwagala ekyuma, n’omuntu bw’abangula muntu munne.
Iron sharpens iron; and a man sharpens his friend's countenance.
18 Buli alabirira omutiini alirya ku bibala byagwo, n’oyo aweereza mukama we alissibwamu ekitiibwa.
He that plants a fig-tree shall eat the fruits of it: so he that waits on his own master shall be honoured.
19 Ng’amazzi bwe galaga omuntu bw’afaanana mu maaso, bwe gutyo omutima gw’omuntu bwe gulaga omuntu bw’afaanana.
As faces are not like [other] faces, so neither are the thoughts of men.
Hell and destruction are not filled; so also are the eyes of men insatiable. [He that fixes his eye is an abomination to the Lord; and the uninstructed do not restrain their tongue.] (Sheol h7585)
21 Entamu erongoosa ya ffeeza n’ekikoomi kikola ku zaabu, naye omuntu ekimugezesa kutenderezebwa.
Fire is the trial for silver and gold; and a man is tried by the mouth of them that praise him. The heart of the transgressor seeks after mischiefs; but an upright heart seeks knowledge.
22 Ne bw’osekula omusirusiru mu kinu, nga bw’osekula emmere y’empeke mu kinu, obusirusiru bwe tobumuggyaamu.
Though thou scourge a fool, disgracing him in the midst of the council, thou wilt [still] in no wise remove his folly from him.
23 Okakasanga nti omanyi bulungi embeera z’ekisibo kyo, ossangayo omwoyo ku ggana lyo.
Do thou thoroughly know the number of thy flock, and pay attention to thine herds.
24 Kubanga eby’obugagga tebibeerera mirembe gyonna, n’engule tebeerera mirembe gyonna.
For a man [has] not strength and power for ever; neither does he transmit it from generation to generation.
25 Ng’omuddo gw’ensolo omukulu gumaze okusalibwawo, ng’omutoototo gutandise okusibukawo, nga n’omuddo ogw’omu busozi guleeteddwa,
Take care of the herbage in the field, and thou shalt cut grass, and gather the mountain hay;
26 abaana b’endiga balikuwa engoye ez’okwambala, n’embuzi ziritundibwa ne zivaamu ensimbi.
that thou mayest have [wool of] sheep for clothing: pay attention to the land, that thou mayest have lambs.
27 Olibeera n’amata mangi g’onoggyanga mu mbuzi, okukuliisa ggwe n’ab’omu nnyumba yo, n’okuliisa abaweereza bo abawala.
[My] son, thou hast from me words very useful for thy life, and for the life of thy servants.
