Proverbs 27
1 Do not boast thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
Ko irengevoha’o ty hamaray, fa tsy fohi’o ze mete haboa’ ty andro.
2 Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth, a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Angao ho tsiririe’ ty ila’e fa tsy ty falie’o, ty alik’ama’o fa tsy o fivimbi’oo.
3 Heavy is a stone, and weighty is sand, —but, the vexation of a fool, is heavier than both.
Mavesatse ty vato; midogìñe ty faseñe, fe mavesatse te am’iereo ty haembera’ i dagola.
4 The cruelty of rage, and the overflow of anger! But who can stand before, jealousy?
Toe masiake ty habosehañe, sorotombake ty loa-tiñake, fa ia ka ty mahafiatreke ty famarahiañe.
5 Better is a rebuke that is open, than love carefully concealed.
Hàmake ty endak’ am-batraike, ta ty hatea mietake.
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but lavished are the kisses of an enemy.
Vente’e ty fikobokoboan-drañetse, ta ty oroke maro’ i rafelahiy.
7 The surfeited soul, trampleth upon droppings from the comb, but, to the hungry soul, every bitter thing, is sweet.
Malay tantele ty ànjañe, fe mamy ami’ty saliko ze atao mafaitse.
8 As a bird wandering from her nest, so, is a man wandering from his place.
Hoe foly mandifik’ ami’ty traño’e, t’indaty mandridrike ami’ty akiba’e.
9 Oil and perfume, rejoice the heart, the sweetness of one’s friend, more than fragrant wood.
Mampinembanembañ’ arofo ty rano mañitse naho ty rame, vaho mahasaro-tron-drañetse ty famerea’ondaty.
10 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.
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.
11 Be wise, my son, and rejoice my heart, that I may answer him that reproacheth me in a matter.
Mahihira irehe anake, naho ampiehafo ty troko, hahavaleako ze mitombok’ ahy.
12 A prudent man, seeth calamity—he hideth himself, the simple, pass on—they suffer.
Mahaonin-kankàñe ty mahilala le miampitse, fe misibeke mb’eo ty forom-po, vaho mijale.
13 Take a man’s garment when he hath become pledge for a stranger, then, for a female unknown, accept him as surety.
Rambeso ty sarimbo’ i nitsoake ambahiniy, le ifihino ho antoke ty amy ampela tsy fohiñey.
14 He that blesseth his friend, with a loud voice, in the morning early, a reproach, shall it be reckoned to him.
Ty mitata rañetse am-pazake te terak’ andro, hatao ho fatse ama’e.
15 A continuous dripping on a day of downpour, and a contentious wife, are alike:
Hambañe ami’ty fitsopatsopan’ andro avy, ty rakemba mitribahatse;
16 He that hideth her, hideth the wind, and, perfume, his right hand may proclaim.
hamejan-tioke t’ie hamejañ’aze, hoe mamihiñe menak’ am-pitàn-kavana.
17 Let, iron, by iron, become sharp, and let, a man, sharpen the face of his friend.
Maniom-by ty vy, vaho andrañita’ ondaty ty vintan-drañe’e.
18 He that guardeth the fig-tree, shall eat the fruit thereof, and, he that watcheth over his master, shall be honoured.
Hikama ty voa’e ty mañalahala sakoañe, vaho hasiñeñe ty miatrake i talè’ey.
19 As in water, face [answereth] to face, so, the heart of man to man.
Manahake ty tarehen-drano hetsoroen-daharañe, ty hetsoroen’ arofo’ ondaty t’ondaty.
20 Hades and destruction, are not satisfied, and, the eyes of a man, are not satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
Tsimbia tsy etsake ty tsikeokeoke naho ty hankàñe, le liae tsy eneñe ty fihaino’ ondaty. (Sheol h7585)
21 Fining pot for silver, and crucible for gold, and, a man, [is to be tried] by what he praiseth.
Am-patañe ty volafoty vaho an-toñake ty volamena, fitsoehañe ondaty ty engeñe atolots’aze.
22 Though thou pound a fool in a mortar, amidst grain, with a pestle, his folly, will not depart from him.
Ndra te demoheñe amañ’ana-deo an-deoñe mitraoke tsako lisaneñe ty dagola, mbe tsy hisitak’ ama’e ty hanè’e.
23 Note well, the appearance of thy flock, apply thy mind to thy herds;
Rendreho soa o hare’oo, vaho dareo o lia-rai’oo,
24 For, not age-abiding, are riches, nor is the diadem, from generation to generation: —
fa tsy nainai’e ty vara, naho tsy ho añ’afe’afe’e ty sabakam-bolonahetse.
25 The grass, is taken away, and the young shoot, showeth itself, and the herbage of the mountains, is gathered;
Ie fa tinatake i ahetsey, naho mitiry o tiritiri’eo, vaho natontoñe ty ahetse am-bohitse ey;
26 There are, lambs, for thy clothing, and, for the price of thy field, there are he-goats;
ho siki’o o anak-añondrio, vaho ho vilin-teteke o ose-lahio;
27 With, enough goats-milk, for thy food—for the food of thy household, and, a maintenance, for thy maidens.
mahaeneñe ty fikama’o i rononon’ osey, naho ho hane’ o keleia’oo, vaho ho famahanañe o anak-ampata’oo.
