Soakas 27
1 Nimet konkin ke ma kom ako in oru lutu, mweyen kom tia etu lah mea ac sikyak ingela.
Boast not thyself of to-morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
2 Lela mwet ngia in kaksakin kom — finne sie mwet kom tia etu. Nimet sifacna kaksakin kom.
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
3 Toasr lun eot ac puk uh tia ku in lumweyuk nu ke toasr lun mwe lokoalok ma sie mwet lalfon el sripauk.
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's vexation is heavier than they both.
4 Kasrkusrak el sulallal ac orala ongoiya lulap, tusruktu tia apkuran nu ke lemta!
Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand before jealousy?
5 Wo in aksuwosye sie mwet lemtulauk, liki na in fuhlela elan nunku mu wangin nunak lom kacl.
Better is open rebuke than love that is hidden.
6 Sie mwet kawuk el nunak pwaye nu sum el finne kai kom, a kom in taran sie mwet lokoalok su akukula nu sum.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are importunate.
7 Pacl se kom kihpi uh kom ac srunga kang honey, tusruktu pacl kom masrinsral, finne mongo mukol ac emwem sum.
The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
8 Sie mwet su muta loes liki acn sel oana sie won ma som loes liki ahng lal.
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
9 Ono keng ac mwe akmusra keng uh mwe akinsewowoye kom, a mwe lokoalok uh kunausla inse misla lom.
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart; so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
10 Nimet mulkunla mwet kawuk lom ku kawuk lun papa tomom. Kom fin sun ongoiya, nimet siyuk tamulel lom in kasrekom; sie mwet tulan su muta apkuran nu yurum ku in kasrekom liki sie tamulel su muta loesla.
Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity; better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.
11 Tulik nutik, kom in lalmwetmet ac nga fah arulana engan; nga fah ku in topuk mwet nukewa su akkolukyeyu.
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that taunteth me.
12 Ke pacl se mwe lokoalok tuku, mwet etu elos ac fahsr liki; a sie mwet wangin nunak la ac fahsryang nu kac, na toko el auli.
A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the thoughtless pass on, and are punished.
13 Sie mwet su wulela in fosrngakin soemoul lun sie mwetsac, el enenu in sang nuknuk lal sifacna in mwe akpwaye nu ke soemoul el wuleang kac.
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; and hold him in pledge that is surety for an alien woman.
14 Kom fin sala okasak mwet kawuk lom ke sie pusra lulap ke lututang, ac fah oana kom in filiya sie selnga nu facl.
He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
15 Sie mutan payuk su lungsena torkaskas, el oana pusren tultul in kof ke len af uh.
A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike;
16 Kom ac oru fuka elan misla? Ya nu oasr pacl kom srike in tulokinya eng uh, ku sruokya mwe akmusra luin poum?
He that would hide her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand betrayeth itself.
17 Mwet uh alutluti sie sin sie, oana ke osra uh ac sang tamla osra.
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
18 Kom fin karingin soko sak fig, kom ac fah kang fahko kac. Sie mwet kulansap su karingin mwet kacto lal, fah akfulatyeyuk.
Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; and he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
19 Ngunin motom sifacna pa kom liye in kof uh, ac insiom pa fahkak ouiyom sifacna.
As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
The nether-world and Destruction are never satiated; so the eyes of man are never satiated. (Sheol h7585)
21 E uh pa likliki gold ac silver; ac elahn sie mwet kalem ke kaksak lun mwet uh.
The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, and a man is tried by his praise.
22 Kom finne sringil sie mwet lalfon nwe ke el apkuran in misa, kom tia ku in sisla lalfon lal.
Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle among groats, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
23 Karinganang sheep ac nani nutum akwoya,
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds;
24 mweyen mwe kasrup uh sukawil. Finne mutunfacl lulap uh, ac tia oan nwe tok.
For riches are not for ever; and doth the crown endure unto all generations?
25 Pakela mah nun sheep ac nani uh, ac ke kom soano in sifil srunak, kom ku in eisani mah pe eol uh.
When the hay is mown, and the tender grass showeth itself, and the herbs of the mountains are gathered in;
26 Kom ku in orala nuknuk ke unen sheep nutum, ac moul acn ke mani kom sruokya ke nani ma kom kukakunla.
The lambs will be for thy clothing, and the goats the price for a field.
27 Na kom, ac sou lom wi mutan kulansap lom, fah ku in nim milk ke nani lula uh.
And there will be goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household; and maintenance for thy maidens.
