1Boast not thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day will bring forth.
1Aza mirehareha ny amin'ny ho ampitso ianao; Fa na dia ny havoaky ny anio aza tsy fantatrao.
2Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
2Aoka ny olon-kafa no hidera anao, fa tsy ny vavanao, Eny, ny vahiny, fa tsy ny molotrao.
3A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's vexation is heavier than them both.
3Mavesatra ny vato, ary mavesa-danja ny fasika; Fa ny fahasosoran'ny adala dia manoatra noho izy roa tonta.
4Fury is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before jealousy?
4Masiaka ny fahavinirana, ary misafoaka ny fahatezerana; Fa iza no mahajanona eo anatrehan'ny fahasaro-piaro?
5Open rebuke is better than hidden love.
5Aleo anatra imaso Toy izay fitia afenina.
6Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
6Azo itokiana hahasoa ny fery ataon'ny sakaiza; Fa tena fitaka ny fanorohan'ny fahavalo.
7The full soul trampleth on a honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
7Hitsakitsahin'ny voky na dia ny toho-tantely aza; Fa mamin'ny noana na dia ny zava-mangidy rehetra aza.
8As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
8Toy ny voron-kely miala amin'ny akaniny ka mirenireny, Dia toy izany ny olona izay mirenireny miala amin'ny fonenany.
9Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart; and the sweetness of one's friend is [the fruit] of hearty counsel.
9Ny diloilo sy ny zava-manitra mahafaly ny fo, Ary ny hamamin'ny sakaiza dia avy amin'ny ana-panahy ataony.
10Thine 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 neighbour that is near than a brother far off.
10Aza 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.
11Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, that I may have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me.
11Anaka, hendre, ary ampifalio ny foko, Mba hamaliako izay miteny ratsy ahy.
12A prudent [man] seeth the evil, [and] hideth himself; the simple pass on, [and] are punished.
12Ny mahira-tsaina mahatazana ny loza ka miery; Fa ny kely saina kosa mandroso ka voa.
13Take his garment that is become surety [for] another, and hold him in pledge for a strange woman.
13Alao ny lambany, fa efa niantoka olon-kafa izy, Ary tano ho solon'ny vahiny janga niantohany izy.
14He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be reckoned a curse to him.
14Izay mifoha maraina koa ka misaotra ny sakaizany amin'ny feo mahery, Dia isaina ho fanozonana izany.
15A continual dropping on a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike:
15Tahaka ny fijononoky ny ranonorana be Ny vehivavy tia ady.
16whosoever will restrain her restraineth the wind, and his right hand encountereth oil.
16Izay misakana azy dia toy ny misakana ny rivotra, Sady toy ny mamihina diloilo ny tànany ankavanana.[Na: mihatra amin'ny]
17Iron is sharpened by iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
17Ny vy maharanitra ny vy, Toy izany, ny olona maharanitra ny tarehin'ny sakaizany.
18Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; and he that guardeth his master shall be honoured.
18Izay miaro aviavy dia hihinana ny voany; Ary izay miambin-tompo dia homem-boninahitra.
19As [in] water face [answereth] to face, so the heart of man to man.
19Toy ny tandindona eny anaty rano mifanahaka amin'ny tarehy, Dia toy izany no ifanahafan'ny fon'ny olona amin'ny an'olona.
20Sheol and destruction are insatiable; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
20Ny fiainan-tsi-hita sy ny fandringanana tsy mety voky, Dia toy izany no tsy ahamamoan'ny mason'ny olona.[Heb. Sheola]
21The fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; so let a man be to the mouth that praiseth him.
21Ny memy ho an'ny volafotsy, Ny fandrendrehana ho an'ny volamena, Ary ny toetry ny olona dia tsy maintsy ho araka izay zavatra derainy.
22If thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his folly depart from him.
22Na dia miara-totoinao ny fanoto amin'ny vary eo an-daona aza ny adala, Dia tsy mba hiala aminy tsy akory ny fahadalany.
23Be well acquainted with the appearance of thy flocks; look well to thy herds:
23Fantaro tsara ny tarehin'ny ondry aman'osinao, Ary miahia tsara ny andian'ny bibinao;
24for wealth is not for ever; and doth the crown [endure] from generation to generation?
24Fa ny harena tsy ho mandrakizay; Ary moa haharitra ho amin'ny taranaka rehetra va ny satro-boninahitra?
25The hay is removed, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered in.
25Na dia lany aza ny ahitra, ka mitsiry ny solofony, Ary voataona ny zava-maniry any an-tendrombohitra,
26The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of a field;
26Ny zanak'ondry dia hahazoanao fitafiana, Ary ny osy hamidinao tany;Ary ho ampy hosotroinao ny rononon'osy Sy ho an'ny ankohonanao, Ary hisy hiveloman'ny ankizivavinao.
27and there is goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and sustenance for thy maidens.
27Ary ho ampy hosotroinao ny rononon'osy Sy ho an'ny ankohonanao, Ary hisy hiveloman'ny ankizivavinao.