Ohabolana 27
1 Aza mirehareha ny amin’ ny ho ampitso ianao; Fa na dia ny havoaky ny anio aza tsy fantatrao.
Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what the future day may bring.
2 Aoka ny olon-kafa no hidera anao, fa tsy ny vavanao, Eny, ny vahiny, fa tsy ny molotrao.
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth: an outsider, and not your own lips.
3 Mavesatra ny vato, ary mavesa-danja ny fasika; Fa ny fahasosoran’ ny adala dia manoatra noho izy roa tonta.
A stone is weighty, and sand is burdensome; but the wrath of the foolish is heavier than both.
4 Masiaka ny fahavinirana, ary misafoaka ny fahatezerana; Fa iza no mahajanona eo anatrehan’ ny fahasaro-piaro?
Anger holds no mercy, nor does fury when it erupts. And who can bear the assault of one who has been provoked?
5 Aleo anatra imaso Toy izay fitia afenina.
An open rebuke is better than hidden love.
6 Azo itokiana hahasoa ny fery ataon’ ny sakaiza; Fa tena fitaka ny fanorohan’ ny fahavalo.
The wounds of a loved one are better than the deceitful kisses of a hateful one.
7 Hitsakitsahin’ ny voky na dia ny toho-tantely aza; Fa mamin’ ny noana na dia ny zava-mangidy rehetra aza.
A sated soul will trample the honeycomb. And a hungry soul will accept even bitter in place of sweet.
8 Toy ny voron-kely miala amin’ ny akaniny ka mirenireny, Dia toy izany ny olona izay mirenireny miala amin’ ny fonenany.
Just like a bird migrating from her nest, so also is a man who abandons his place.
9 Ny diloilo sy ny zava-manitra mahafaly ny fo, Ary ny hamamin’ ny sakaiza dia avy amin’ ny ana-panahy ataony.
Ointment and various perfumes delight the heart. And the good advice of a friend is sweet to the soul.
10 Aza mahafoy ny sakaizanao, na ny sakaizan-drainao, Ary aza mankany amin’ ny tranon’ ny rahalahinao amin’ ny andro fahorianao; Fa tsara ny namana akaiky noho ny rahalahy lavitra.
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 Anaka, hendre, ary ampifalio ny foko, Mba hamaliako izay miteny ratsy ahy.
My son, study wisdom, and rejoice my heart, so that you may be able to respond to the one who reproaches.
12 Ny mahira-tsaina mahatazana ny loza ka miery; Fa ny kely saina kosa mandroso ka voa.
The discerning man, seeing evil, hides himself. The little ones, continuing on, sustain losses.
13 Alao ny lambany, fa efa niantoka olon-kafa izy, Ary tano ho solon’ ny vahiny janga niantohany izy.
Take away the garment of him who has vouched for an outsider. And take a pledge from him on behalf of foreigners.
14 Izay mifoha maraina koa ka misaotra ny sakaizany amin’ ny feo mahery, Dia isaina ho fanozonana izany.
Whoever blesses his neighbor with a grand voice, rising in the night, shall be like one who curses.
15 Tahaka ny fijononoky ny ranonorana be Ny vehivavy tia ady.
A roof leaking on a cold day, and an argumentative woman, are comparable.
16 Izay misakana azy dia toy ny misakana ny rivotra, Sady toy ny mamihina diloilo ny tànany ankavanana.
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 Ny vy maharanitra ny vy, Toy izany, ny olona maharanitra ny tarehin’ ny sakaizany.
Iron sharpens iron, and a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
18 Izay miaro aviavy dia hihinana ny voany; Ary izay miambin-tompo dia homem-boninahitra.
Whoever maintains the fig tree shall eat its fruit. And whoever is the keeper of his master shall be glorified.
19 Toy ny tandindona eny anaty rano mifanahaka amin’ ny tarehy, Dia toy izany no ifanahafan’ ny fon’ ny olona amin’ ny an’ olona.
In the manner of faces looking into shining water, so are the hearts of men made manifest to the prudent.
20 Ny fiainan-tsi-hita sy ny fandringanana tsy mety voky, Dia toy izany no tsy ahamamoan’ ny mason’ ny olona. (Sheol h7585)
Hell and perdition are never filled; similarly the eyes of men are insatiable. (Sheol h7585)
21 Ny memy ho an’ ny volafotsy, Ny fandrendrehana ho an’ ny volamena, Ary ny toetry ny olona dia tsy maintsy ho araka izay zavatra derainy.
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 Na dia miara-totoinao ny fanoto amin’ ny vary eo an-daona aza ny adala, Dia tsy mba hiala aminy tsy akory ny fahadalany.
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 Fantaro tsara ny tarehin’ ny ondry aman’ osinao, Ary miahia tsara ny andian’ ny bibinao;
Be diligent to know the countenance of your cattle, and consider your own flocks,
24 Fa ny harena tsy ho mandrakizay; Ary moa haharitra ho amin’ ny taranaka rehetra va ny satro-boninahitra?
for you will not always hold this power. But a crown shall be awarded from generation to generation.
25 Na dia lany aza ny ahitra, ka mitsiry ny solofony, Ary voataona ny zava-maniry any an-tendrombohitra,
The meadows are open, and the green plants have appeared, and the hay has been collected from the mountains.
26 Ny zanak’ ondry dia hahazoanao fitafiana, Ary ny osy hamidinao tany;
Lambs are for your clothing, and goats are for the price of a field.
27 Ary ho ampy hosotroinao ny rononon’ osy Sy ho an’ ny ankohonanao, Ary hisy hiveloman’ ny ankizivavinao.
Let the milk of goats be sufficient for your food, and for the necessities of your household, and for the provisions of your handmaids.
