| 1. | ehisaj;jpdj;ijf;Fwpj;Jg; ngUik ghuhl;lhNj@ xUehs; gpwg;gpg;gij mwpahNa. |
| | Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. |
| 2. | cd; tha; my;y> Gwj;jpahNd cd;idg; Gfol;Lk;@ cd; cjL my;y> me;epaNd cd;idg; Gfol;Lk;. |
| | Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips. |
| 3. | fy; fdKk;> kzy; ghuKkhapUf;Fk;@ %lDila NfhgNkh ,t;tpuz;bYk; ghukhk;. |
| | A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both. |
| 4. | cf;fpuk; nfhLikAs;sJ> Nfhgk; ep\;^uKs;sJ@ nghwhikNahntd;why;> mjw;F Kd;dpw;fj;jf;ftd; ahh;? |
| | Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy? |
| 5. | kiwthd rpNefj;ijg;ghh;f;fpYk; ntspg;gilahd fbe;Jnfhs;Sjy; ey;yJ. |
| | Open rebuke is better than secret love. |
| 6. | rpNefpjd; mbf;Fk; mbfs; cz;ikahditfs;@ rj;JU ,Lk; Kj;jq;fNsh tQ;ridAs;sitfs;. |
| | Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. |
| 7. | jpUg;jpaile;jtd; Njd;$l;ilAk; kpjpg;ghd;@ grpAs;stDf;Nfh frg;ghd gjhh;j;jq;fSk; jpj;jpg;ghapUf;Fk;. |
| | The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. |
| 8. | jd; $l;iltpl;L miyfpw FUtp vg;gbapUf;fpwNjh> mg;gbNa jd; ];jhdj;ijtpl;L miyfpw kD\Dk; ,Uf;fpwhd;. |
| | As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place. |
| 9. | ghpksijyKk; Rfe;jJ}gKk; ,Ujaj;ijf; fspg;ghf;FtJNghy> xUtDila rpNefpjd; cl;fUj;jhd MNyhridapdhy; ghuhl;Lk; ,d;gkhdJ fspg;ghf;Fk;. |
| | Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel. |
| 10. | cd; rpNefpjidAk;> cd; jfg;gDila rpNefpjidAk; tpl;LtplhNj@ cd; Mgj;Jf;fhyj;jpy; cd; rNfhjuDila tPl;bw;Fg; NghfhNj@ J}uj;jpYs;s rNfhjudpYk; rkPgj;jpYs;s mayhNd thrp. |
| | Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off. |
| 11. | vd; kfNd> vd;id epe;jpf;fpwtDf;F ehd; cj;juTnfhLf;fj;jf;fjhf> eP Qhdthdhfp> vd; ,Ujaj;ijr; re;Njh\g;gLj;J. |
| | My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me. |
| 12. | tpNtfp Mgj;ijf; fz;L kiwe;J nfhs;Sfpwhd;@ NgijfNsh neLfg;Ngha;j; jz;bf;fg;gLfpwhh;fs;. |
| | A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished. |
| 13. | me;epaDf;fhfg; gpizg;gLfpwtDila t];jpuj;ij vLj;Jf;nfhs;> me;epa ];jphPf;fhf <Lthq;fpf;nfhs;. |
| | Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman. |
| 14. | xUtd; mjpfhiyapNy vOe;J cuj;j rj;jj;NjhNl jd; rpNefpjDf;Fr; nrhy;Yk; MrPh;thjk; rhgkhf vz;zg;gLk;. |
| | He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him. |
| 15. | milkioehspy; Xahj xOf;Fk; rz;ilf;fhhpahd ];jphPAk; rhp. |
| | A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike. |
| 16. | mtis mlf;fg;ghh;f;fpwtd; fhw;iw mlf;fpj; jd; tyJifapdhy; vz;nziag; gpbf;fg;ghh;f;fpwhd;. |
| | Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself. |
| 17. | ,Uk;ig ,Uk;G fUf;fpLk;@ mg;gbNa kD\Dk; jd; rpNefpjDila Kfj;ijf; fUf;fpLfpwhd;. |
| | Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. |
| 18. | mj;jpkuj;ijf; fhf;fpwtd; mjpd; fdpiag; Grpg;ghd;@ jd; v[khidf; fhf;fpwtd; fdkilthd;. |
| | Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured. |
| 19. | jz;zPhpy; Kfj;Jf;F Kfk; xj;jpUf;Fkhg;Nghy> kD\hpy; ,Ujaj;jpw;F ,Ujak; xj;jpUf;Fk;. |
| | As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man. |
| 20. | ghjhsKk; mopTk; jpUg;jpahfpwjpy;iy@ mJNghy kD\Dila fz;fSk; jpUg;jpahfpwjpy;iy. |
| | Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. |
| 21. | nts;spf;Ff; FifAk;> nghd;Df;Fg; GlKk; Nrhjid@ kD\Df;F mtDf;F cz;lhFk; Gfo;r;rpNa Nrhjid. |
| | As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise. |
| 22. | %lid cuypy; Nghl;L cyf;ifapdhy; neha;NahNl neha;ahff; Fj;jpdhYk;> mtDila %lj;jdk; mtidtpl;L ePq;fhJ. |
| | Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him. |
| 23. | cd; MLfspd; epiyikia ed;wha; mwpe;Jnfhs;@ cd; ke;ijfspd;Nky; ftdkhapU. |
| | Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds. |
| 24. | nry;tk; vd;iwf;Fk; epiyahJ@ fphPlk; jiyKiw jiyKiwNjhWk; epiyepw;FNkh? |
| | For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation? |
| 25. | Gy;Kisf;Fk;> gr;rpiyfs; Njhd;Wk;> kiyg;G+z;Lfs; Nrh;f;fg;gLk;. |
| | The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered. |
| 26. | Ml;Lf;Fl;bfs; cdf;F t];jpuj;ijAk;> flhf;fs; tay; thq;fj;jf;f fpuaj;ijAk; nfhLf;Fk;. |
| | The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field. |
| 27. | nts;shl;Lg;ghy; cd; Mfhuj;Jf;Fk;> cd; tPl;lhhpd; Mfhuj;Jf;Fk;> cd; Ntiyf;fhhpfspd; gpiog;Gf;Fk; NghJkhdgbapUf;Fk;. |
| | And thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens. |