Engero 27
1 Teweenyumirizanga mu bya nkya, kubanga olunaku bye lunaaleeta tobimanyi.
Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what the future day may bring.
2 Leka omulala akutenderezenga so si kamwa ko ggwe, omuntu omulala so si mimwa gyo.
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth: an outsider, and not your own lips.
3 Ejjinja lizitowa, n’omusenyu muzito, naye obulumbaganyi bw’omusirusiru businga byonna okuzitowa.
A stone is weighty, and sand is burdensome; but the wrath of the foolish is heavier than both.
4 Obusungu bwa ttima, n’ekiruyi kifugira ddala nnyo, naye ani ayinza okwolekera amaaso g’obuggya?
Anger holds no mercy, nor does fury when it erupts. And who can bear the assault of one who has been provoked?
5 Okunenya mu lwatu, kisinga okwagala okukisibbwa.
An open rebuke is better than hidden love.
6 Okunywegera kw’omulabe kwandiba okungi, naye ebiwundu by’okunenya kw’owoomukwano tebitiisa.
The wounds of a loved one are better than the deceitful kisses of a hateful one.
7 Oyo akkuse akyawa omubisi gw’enjuki, naye eri omuyala n’ekikaawa kiba kiwoomerera.
A sated soul will trample the honeycomb. And a hungry soul will accept even bitter in place of sweet.
8 Ng’akanyonyi akadduka mu kisu kyako, bw’atyo bw’abeera omuntu abula mu maka ge.
Just like a bird migrating from her nest, so also is a man who abandons his place.
9 Ebyakaloosa bisanyusa omutima, n’obuwoomerevu bw’omukwano gw’omuntu bwe butyo bwe buvaamu okubuulirira okw’amazima.
Ointment and various perfumes delight the heart. And the good advice of a friend is sweet to the soul.
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.
Do not dismiss your friend or your father’s friend. And do not enter your brother’s house in the day of your affliction. A close neighbor is better than a distant brother.
11 Beeranga n’amagezi mwana wange, osanyusenga omutima gwange, ndyoke nyanukule oyo yenna ansekerera.
My son, study wisdom, and rejoice my heart, so that you may be able to respond to the one who reproaches.
12 Omuntu omutegeevu alaba akabenje ne yeekweka, naye abatalina magezi batambula butambuzi ne bagwa mu kabi.
The discerning man, seeing evil, hides himself. The little ones, continuing on, sustain losses.
13 Twalanga ekyambalo ky’oyo eyeeyimirira gw’atamanyi, era kwatanga eky’oyo eyeeyimirira omukazi omwenzi kye yeeyamye.
Take away the garment of him who has vouched for an outsider. And take a pledge from him on behalf of foreigners.
14 Okulamusa ku muliraanwa wo mu makya ennyo, ng’oleekaana, obanga amukolimidde.
Whoever blesses his neighbor with a grand voice, rising in the night, shall be like one who curses.
15 Omukazi omuyombi ali ng’enkuba etonnya olutata, ku lunaku olw’enkuba ennyingi.
A roof leaking on a cold day, and an argumentative woman, are comparable.
16 Okumuziyiza obanga aziyiza empewo oba ng’anyweza omuzigo mu ngalo.
He who would restrain her, he is like one who would grasp the wind, or who would gather together oil with his right hand.
17 Ng’ekyuma bwe kiwagala ekyuma, n’omuntu bw’abangula muntu munne.
Iron sharpens iron, and a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
18 Buli alabirira omutiini alirya ku bibala byagwo, n’oyo aweereza mukama we alissibwamu ekitiibwa.
Whoever maintains the fig tree shall eat its fruit. And whoever is the keeper of his master shall be glorified.
19 Ng’amazzi bwe galaga omuntu bw’afaanana mu maaso, bwe gutyo omutima gw’omuntu bwe gulaga omuntu bw’afaanana.
In the manner of faces looking into shining water, so are the hearts of men made manifest to the prudent.
Hell and perdition are never filled; similarly the eyes of men are insatiable. (Sheol h7585)
21 Entamu erongoosa ya ffeeza n’ekikoomi kikola ku zaabu, naye omuntu ekimugezesa kutenderezebwa.
In the manner of silver being tested in the refinery, and gold in the furnace, so also is a man tested by the mouth of one who praises. The heart of the iniquitous inquires after evils, but the heart of the righteous inquires after knowledge.
22 Ne bw’osekula omusirusiru mu kinu, nga bw’osekula emmere y’empeke mu kinu, obusirusiru bwe tobumuggyaamu.
Even if you were to crush the foolish with a mortar, as when a pestle strikes over pearled barley, his foolishness would not be taken from him.
23 Okakasanga nti omanyi bulungi embeera z’ekisibo kyo, ossangayo omwoyo ku ggana lyo.
Be diligent to know the countenance of your cattle, and consider your own flocks,
24 Kubanga eby’obugagga tebibeerera mirembe gyonna, n’engule tebeerera mirembe gyonna.
for you will not always hold this power. But a crown shall be awarded from generation to generation.
25 Ng’omuddo gw’ensolo omukulu gumaze okusalibwawo, ng’omutoototo gutandise okusibukawo, nga n’omuddo ogw’omu busozi guleeteddwa,
The meadows are open, and the green plants have appeared, and the hay has been collected from the mountains.
26 abaana b’endiga balikuwa engoye ez’okwambala, n’embuzi ziritundibwa ne zivaamu ensimbi.
Lambs are for your clothing, and goats are for the price of a field.
27 Olibeera n’amata mangi g’onoggyanga mu mbuzi, okukuliisa ggwe n’ab’omu nnyumba yo, n’okuliisa abaweereza bo abawala.
Let the milk of goats be sufficient for your food, and for the necessities of your household, and for the provisions of your handmaids.
