Proverbs 27
1 Don’t boast about tomorrow; for you don’t know what a day may bring.
Mègaƒo adegbe le etsɔ si gbɔna ŋu o elabena mènya nu si ŋkeke la ahe vɛ o.
2 Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.
Na ame bubu nakafu wò, ke menye wò ŋutɔ wò nu o, ame bubu newɔe, menye wò ŋutɔ wò nuyiwo o.
3 A stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
Kpe nye nu kpekpe eye ke nye agba kpekpe gake bometsila ƒe dzikudoname kpena wu wo ame evea.
4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand before jealousy?
Dziku la ŋutasẽlae eye dɔmedzoe la agbodzelae, ke ame ka ate ŋu anɔ te ɖe ŋuʋaʋã nu?
5 Better is open rebuke than hidden love.
Mokaname le ame dome nyo wu lɔlɔ̃ si woɣla.
6 The wounds of a friend are faithful, although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
Àte ŋu aka ɖe xɔlɔ̃ ƒe abideameŋu dzi gake ketɔ ƒe nugbugbɔ dzina ɖe edzi.
7 A full soul loathes a honeycomb; but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.
Ƒoɖila doa vlo anyitsi, ke hena dɔwuitɔ la, nu veve gɔ̃ hã vivina nɛ.
8 As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his home.
Ame si tra tso eƒe aƒe me la le abe xevi si bu eƒe atɔmemɔ ene.
9 Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man’s friend.
Ami ʋeʋĩ kple dzudzɔdonu ʋeʋĩ doa dzidzɔ na dzi, xɔlɔ̃ ƒe nunyoamenu tsoa eƒe aɖaŋuɖoɖo vavãwo me.
10 Don’t forsake your friend and your father’s friend. Don’t go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster. A neighbor who is near is better than a distant brother.
Mègagblẽ xɔ̃wò alo fofowò xɔlɔ̃ ɖi o, eye mègayi nɔviwò ƒe aƒe me ne dzɔgbevɔ̃e ƒo go wò o, anyo na wò be nàyi hawòvi si tsɔ ɖe gbɔwò la gbɔ wu nɔviwò si le adzɔge.
11 Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, then I can answer my tormentor.
Vinye, dze nunya eye nàhe dzidzɔ vɛ na nye dzi; ekema mate ŋu aɖo nya ŋu na ame si ado vlom.
12 A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
Nunyala kpɔ dzɔgbevɔ̃e gbɔna eye wòɣla eɖokui gake bometsila le yiyim eye wòkpe fu ɖe eta.
13 Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger. Hold it for a wayward woman!
Xɔ avɔ le ame si da megbe na amedzro la si, tsɔe de awɔba me, ne eda megbe na nyɔnu ahasitɔ.
14 He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse by him.
Ne ŋutsu aɖe le eƒe aƒelika yram kple ɣli le ŋdi kanya la, woatsɔe abe ɖiŋudodo ene.
15 A continual dropping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike:
Srɔ̃nyɔnu dzrewɔla le abe tsitrɔnu si le ɖuɖum madzudzɔmadzudzɔe le tsidzagbe ene.
16 restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand.
Asiɖoɖo edzi le abe asiɖoɖo ya dzi ene alo asitsɔtsɔ ku ami ene.
17 Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.
Abe ale si ga nyrea ga ene la, nenema kee ame nyrea amee.
18 Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit. He who looks after his master shall be honored.
Ame si lé be na eƒe gboti nyuie la aɖu eƒe tsetsea eye woade bubu ame si kpɔ eƒe aƒetɔ dzi la ŋu.
19 Like water reflects a face, so a man’s heart reflects the man.
Abe ale si ame ƒe mo dzena le tsi dzii ene la, nenema ame ƒe dzi ɖea eƒe nɔnɔme fianae.
Ku kple tsiẽƒe meɖia ƒo gbeɖe o nenema kee nye ame ƒe ŋku. (Sheol h7585)
21 The crucible is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but man is refined by his praise.
Sonu li na klosalo, eye dzokpo li na sika, gake wodoa ame kpɔ to kafukafu si wotsɔ nɛ la dzi.
22 Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.
Togbɔ be èto bometsila le to me, ètoe kple tati abe bli ene hã la, màte ŋu aɖe eƒe bometsitsi ɖa le eŋu o.
23 Know well the state of your flocks, and pay attention to your herds,
Ka ɖe edzi be wò alẽhawo ƒe nɔnɔme le nyanya na wò eye wò ŋku le wò lãhawo ŋu ɖaa;
24 for riches are not forever, nor does the crown endure to all generations.
elabena kesinɔnuwo menɔa anyi ɖikaa o eye fiakuku hã menɔa anyi hena dzidzimewo katã o.
25 The hay is removed, and the new growth appears, the grasses of the hills are gathered in.
Ne woƒo gbe eye gbe mumu mie ɖe eteƒe, ne wolã gbe siwo le togbɛwo dzi ƒo ƒui la,
26 The lambs are for your clothing, and the goats are the price of a field.
ekema alẽviawo ana avɔ wò eye gbɔ̃wo anye ga si nàtsɔ aƒle agblee.
27 There will be plenty of goats’ milk for your food, for your family’s food, and for the nourishment of your servant girls.
Gbɔ̃notsi anɔ asiwò fũu be wò kple wò aƒemetɔwo miano eye wòanye nunyiame na wò dɔlanyɔnuwo.
