Engero 27
1 Teweenyumirizanga mu bya nkya, kubanga olunaku bye lunaaleeta tobimanyi.
Do not boast thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
2 Leka omulala akutenderezenga so si kamwa ko ggwe, omuntu omulala so si mimwa gyo.
Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth, a stranger, and not thine own lips.
3 Ejjinja lizitowa, n’omusenyu muzito, naye obulumbaganyi bw’omusirusiru businga byonna okuzitowa.
Heavy is a stone, and weighty is sand, —but, the vexation of a fool, is heavier than both.
4 Obusungu bwa ttima, n’ekiruyi kifugira ddala nnyo, naye ani ayinza okwolekera amaaso g’obuggya?
The cruelty of rage, and the overflow of anger! But who can stand before, jealousy?
5 Okunenya mu lwatu, kisinga okwagala okukisibbwa.
Better is a rebuke that is open, than love carefully concealed.
6 Okunywegera kw’omulabe kwandiba okungi, naye ebiwundu by’okunenya kw’owoomukwano tebitiisa.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but lavished are the kisses of an enemy.
7 Oyo akkuse akyawa omubisi gw’enjuki, naye eri omuyala n’ekikaawa kiba kiwoomerera.
The surfeited soul, trampleth upon droppings from the comb, but, to the hungry soul, every bitter thing, is sweet.
8 Ng’akanyonyi akadduka mu kisu kyako, bw’atyo bw’abeera omuntu abula mu maka ge.
As a bird wandering from her nest, so, is a man wandering from his place.
9 Ebyakaloosa bisanyusa omutima, n’obuwoomerevu bw’omukwano gw’omuntu bwe butyo bwe buvaamu okubuulirira okw’amazima.
Oil and perfume, rejoice the heart, the sweetness of one’s friend, more than fragrant wood.
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, do not thou forsake; but, the house of thy brother, do not enter, in thy day of calamity, Better a neighbour near, than a brother far off.
11 Beeranga n’amagezi mwana wange, osanyusenga omutima gwange, ndyoke nyanukule oyo yenna ansekerera.
Be wise, my son, and rejoice my heart, that I may answer him that reproacheth me in a matter.
12 Omuntu omutegeevu alaba akabenje ne yeekweka, naye abatalina magezi batambula butambuzi ne bagwa mu kabi.
A prudent man, seeth calamity—he hideth himself, the simple, pass on—they suffer.
13 Twalanga ekyambalo ky’oyo eyeeyimirira gw’atamanyi, era kwatanga eky’oyo eyeeyimirira omukazi omwenzi kye yeeyamye.
Take a man’s garment when he hath become pledge for a stranger, then, for a female unknown, accept him as surety.
14 Okulamusa ku muliraanwa wo mu makya ennyo, ng’oleekaana, obanga amukolimidde.
He that blesseth his friend, with a loud voice, in the morning early, a reproach, shall it be reckoned to him.
15 Omukazi omuyombi ali ng’enkuba etonnya olutata, ku lunaku olw’enkuba ennyingi.
A continuous dripping on a day of downpour, and a contentious wife, are alike:
16 Okumuziyiza obanga aziyiza empewo oba ng’anyweza omuzigo mu ngalo.
He that hideth her, hideth the wind, and, perfume, his right hand may proclaim.
17 Ng’ekyuma bwe kiwagala ekyuma, n’omuntu bw’abangula muntu munne.
Let, iron, by iron, become sharp, and let, a man, sharpen the face of his friend.
18 Buli alabirira omutiini alirya ku bibala byagwo, n’oyo aweereza mukama we alissibwamu ekitiibwa.
He that guardeth the fig-tree, shall eat the fruit thereof, and, he that watcheth over his 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 in water, face [answereth] to face, so, the heart of man to man.
Hades and destruction, are not satisfied, and, the eyes of a man, are not satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
21 Entamu erongoosa ya ffeeza n’ekikoomi kikola ku zaabu, naye omuntu ekimugezesa kutenderezebwa.
Fining pot for silver, and crucible for gold, and, a man, [is to be tried] by what he praiseth.
22 Ne bw’osekula omusirusiru mu kinu, nga bw’osekula emmere y’empeke mu kinu, obusirusiru bwe tobumuggyaamu.
Though thou pound a fool in a mortar, amidst grain, with a pestle, his folly, will not depart from him.
23 Okakasanga nti omanyi bulungi embeera z’ekisibo kyo, ossangayo omwoyo ku ggana lyo.
Note well, the appearance of thy flock, apply thy mind to thy herds;
24 Kubanga eby’obugagga tebibeerera mirembe gyonna, n’engule tebeerera mirembe gyonna.
For, not age-abiding, are riches, nor is the diadem, from generation to generation: —
25 Ng’omuddo gw’ensolo omukulu gumaze okusalibwawo, ng’omutoototo gutandise okusibukawo, nga n’omuddo ogw’omu busozi guleeteddwa,
The grass, is taken away, and the young shoot, showeth itself, and the herbage of the mountains, is gathered;
26 abaana b’endiga balikuwa engoye ez’okwambala, n’embuzi ziritundibwa ne zivaamu ensimbi.
There are, lambs, for thy clothing, and, for the price of thy field, there are he-goats;
27 Olibeera n’amata mangi g’onoggyanga mu mbuzi, okukuliisa ggwe n’ab’omu nnyumba yo, n’okuliisa abaweereza bo abawala.
With, enough goats-milk, for thy food—for the food of thy household, and, a maintenance, for thy maidens.
