Ohabolana 27
1 Ko irengevoha’o ty hamaray, fa tsy fohi’o ze mete haboa’ ty andro.
Boast not thyself of to-morrow; For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth!
2 Angao ho tsiririe’ ty ila’e fa tsy ty falie’o, ty alik’ama’o fa tsy o fivimbi’oo.
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.
3 Mavesatse ty vato; midogìñe ty faseñe, fe mavesatse te am’iereo ty haembera’ i dagola.
A stone is heavy and sand is weighty; But a fool's wrath is heavier than both.
4 Toe masiake ty habosehañe, sorotombake ty loa-tiñake, fa ia ka ty mahafiatreke ty famarahiañe.
Wrath is cruel, and anger overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?
5 Hàmake ty endak’ am-batraike, ta ty hatea mietake.
Better is open rebuke Than love kept concealed.
6 Vente’e ty fikobokoboan-drañetse, ta ty oroke maro’ i rafelahiy.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
7 Malay tantele ty ànjañe, fe mamy ami’ty saliko ze atao mafaitse.
He who is fed to the full loatheth the honeycomb; But to the hungry any bitter thing is sweet.
8 Hoe foly mandifik’ ami’ty traño’e, t’indaty mandridrike ami’ty akiba’e.
As a bird that wandereth from its nest, So is a man who wandereth from his place.
9 Mampinembanembañ’ arofo ty rano mañitse naho ty rame, vaho mahasaro-tron-drañetse ty famerea’ondaty.
Oil and perfume gladden the heart; Sweet also is one's friend by hearty counsel.
10 Ko aforintse’o ty rañe’o naho ty rañen-drae’o, vaho ko mamonje ty anjomban-drahalahi’o naho mivovò ama’o ty hankàñe; kitra’e ty mpitrao-tanàñe marine eo, ta ty rahalahy añe.
Thine own friend and thy father's friend forsake not; And go not into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity. Better is a neighbor that is near, than a brother far off.
11 Mahihira irehe anake, naho ampiehafo ty troko, hahavaleako ze mitombok’ ahy.
Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, That I may give an answer to him that reproacheth me.
12 Mahaonin-kankàñe ty mahilala le miampitse, fe misibeke mb’eo ty forom-po, vaho mijale.
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; The simple pass on, and are punished.
13 Rambeso ty sarimbo’ i nitsoake ambahiniy, le ifihino ho antoke ty amy ampela tsy fohiñey.
Take his garment who is surety for another; Yea, take a pledge of him who is bound for a stranger.
14 Ty mitata rañetse am-pazake te terak’ andro, hatao ho fatse ama’e.
He who blesseth his neighbor with a loud voice, rising early for it, It shall be accounted to him as a curse.
15 Hambañe ami’ty fitsopatsopan’ andro avy, ty rakemba mitribahatse;
A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a quarrelsome wife are alike.
16 hamejan-tioke t’ie hamejañ’aze, hoe mamihiñe menak’ am-pitàn-kavana.
He who restraineth her restraineth the wind; And his right hand layeth hold of oil.
17 Maniom-by ty vy, vaho andrañita’ ondaty ty vintan-drañe’e.
Iron sharpeneth iron; So one man sharpeneth the face of another.
18 Hikama ty voa’e ty mañalahala sakoañe, vaho hasiñeñe ty miatrake i talè’ey.
He that watcheth the fig-tree shall eat its fruit; So he that is careful for his master shall come to honor.
19 Manahake ty tarehen-drano hetsoroen-daharañe, ty hetsoroen’ arofo’ ondaty t’ondaty.
As in water face answereth to face, So doth the heart of man to man.
20 Tsimbia tsy etsake ty tsikeokeoke naho ty hankàñe, le liae tsy eneñe ty fihaino’ ondaty. (Sheol h7585)
The realms of the dead are never full; So the eyes of man are never satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
21 Am-patañe ty volafoty vaho an-toñake ty volamena, fitsoehañe ondaty ty engeñe atolots’aze.
The refining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; So let a man be to the mouth that giveth him praise.
22 Ndra te demoheñe amañ’ana-deo an-deoñe mitraoke tsako lisaneñe ty dagola, mbe tsy hisitak’ ama’e ty hanè’e.
Though thou shouldst beat a fool in a mortar, Among bruised wheat, with a pestle, Yet will not his folly depart from him.
23 Rendreho soa o hare’oo, vaho dareo o lia-rai’oo,
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, And look well to thy herds!
24 fa tsy nainai’e ty vara, naho tsy ho añ’afe’afe’e ty sabakam-bolonahetse.
For riches last not for ever; Not even a crown endureth from generation to generation.
25 Ie fa tinatake i ahetsey, naho mitiry o tiritiri’eo, vaho natontoñe ty ahetse am-bohitse ey;
The hay disappeareth, and the tender grass showeth itself, And the herbage of the mountains is gathered in.
26 ho siki’o o anak-añondrio, vaho ho vilin-teteke o ose-lahio;
The lambs are thy clothing, And the goats the price of thy field.
27 mahaeneñe ty fikama’o i rononon’ osey, naho ho hane’ o keleia’oo, vaho ho famahanañe o anak-ampata’oo.
There is goat's milk enough for thy food, For the food of thy household, And for the sustenance of thy maidens.
