¹Proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel:

¹Kuwanu waa maahmaahyadii Sulaymaan ina Daa'uud oo ahaa boqorkii reer Binu Israa'iil,

²For knowing wisdom and instruction, For understanding sayings of intelligence,

²Wuxuu u qoray si loo ogaado xigmadda iyo edbinta, Oo loo garto erayada waxgarashada,

³For receiving the instruction of wisdom, Righteousness, judgment, and uprightness,

³In la helo edbinta ku saabsan xigmadda, Iyo xaqnimada iyo garta iyo caaddilnimada;

⁴For giving to simple ones — prudence, To a youth — knowledge and discretion.

⁴Si miyir loo siiyo garaadlaawaha, Oo aqoon iyo digtoonaanna loo yeelo ninka dhallinyarada ah.

⁵(The wise doth hear and increaseth learning, And the intelligent doth obtain counsels.)

⁵Ninkii caqli lahu wuu maqli doonaa, oo wuxuu korodhsan doonaa waxbarasho, Oo ninkii garaad lahuna wuxuu qabsan doonaa talada wanaagsan,

⁶For understanding a proverb and its sweetness, Words of the wise and their acute sayings.

⁶Si lagu garto maahmaahda, iyo micnaynta, Iyo hadallada kuwa caqliga leh iyo xujooyinkooda.

⁷Fear of Jehovah [is] a beginning of knowledge, Wisdom and instruction fools have despised!

⁷Waxaa aqoonta ugu horreeya Rabbiga ka cabsashadiisa; Laakiinse nacasyadu waxay quudhsadaan xigmadda iyo edbinta.

⁸Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother,

⁸Wiilkaygiiyow, edbinta aabbahaa maqal, Oo amarka hooyadaana ha ka tegin,

⁹For a graceful wreath [are] they to thy head, And chains to thy neck.

⁹Waayo, waxay madaxaaga u noqon doonaan wax sharraxsan, Oo waxay kuu noqon doonaan silsilado qoorta kuu sudhan.

¹⁰My son, if sinners entice thee be not willing.

¹⁰Wiilkaygiiyow, haddii dembilayaal ku sasabtaan, Ha oggolaan.

¹¹If they say, `Come with us, we lay wait for blood, We watch secretly for the innocent without cause,

¹¹Hadday kugu yidhaahdaan, Na soo raac, Aan gaadno inaynu dhiig daadinno, Oo aynu sababla'aan kuwa aan eedda lahayn si qarsoon ugu dhuumanno;

¹²We swallow them as Sheol — alive, And whole — as those going down [to] the pit,

¹²Oo iyagoo nool aynu u liqno sida qabriga oo kale, Dhammaantoodna aan juq siinno sida kuwa yaamayska ku dhaca;

¹³Every precious substance we find, We fill our houses [with] spoil,

¹³Waxaynu heli doonnaa maal qaali ah oo cayn kasta ah, Oo guryaheennana waxaynu ka buuxsan doonnaa booli;

¹⁴Thy lot thou dost cast among us, One purse is — to all of us.`

¹⁴Nasiibkaaga iskula kaaya soo dar, Oo kulligeenna aynu kiishad qudha wada lahaanno;

¹⁵My son! go not in the way with them, Withhold thy foot from their path,

¹⁵Wiilkaygiiyow, iyaga jidka ha la marin; Oo cagtaadana wadiiqadooda dib uga jooji;

¹⁶For their feet to evil do run, And they haste to shed blood.

¹⁶Waayo, cagahoodu waxay u ordaan shar, Oo waxay u degdegaan inay dhiig daadiyaan.

¹⁷Surely in vain is the net spread out before the eyes of any bird.

¹⁷Waayo, waa waxtarla'aan dabinka loo dhigaa Iyadoo ay shimbirtu u jeeddo;

¹⁸And they for their own blood lay wait, They watch secretly for their own lives.

¹⁸Iyagu waxay u gaadaan si dhiiggooda loo daadiyo, Oo waxay si qarsoon ugu dhuuntaan si naftooda looga qaado.

¹⁹So [are] the paths of every gainer of dishonest gain, The life of its owners it taketh.

¹⁹Sidaas oo kalay yihiin jidadka mid kasta oo faa'iido u hunguri weyn, Oo nafta ka qaada kuwa leh.

²⁰Wisdom in an out-place crieth aloud, In broad places she giveth forth her voice,

²⁰Xigmaddu aad bay uga qaylisaa jidka; Oo codkeedana waxay kor uga qaaddaa bannaanka;

²¹At the head of the multitudes she calleth, In the openings of the gates, In the city her sayings she saith:

²¹Waxay ka qaylisaa meesha suuqa ugu weyn; Oo iridda magaalada laga soo galo Ayay erayadeeda kaga hadashaa, iyadoo leh,

²²`Till when, ye simple, do ye love simplicity? And have scorners their scorning desired? And do fools hate knowledge?

²²Kuwiinna garaadlaawayaasha ahow, ilaa goormaad garaadla'aanta sii jeclaanaysaan? Oo kuwa wax quudhsadaana, ilaa goormay quudhsashadooda ku sii farxayaan? Nacasyaduna, ilaa goormay aqoonta sii necbaanayaan?

²³Turn back at my reproof, lo, I pour forth to you my spirit, I make known my words with you.

²³Canaantayda u soo noqda; Bal eega, anigu waxaan idinku shubi doonaa ruuxayga, Oo waxaan idin ogeysiin doonaa erayadayda.

²⁴Because I have called, and ye refuse, I stretched out my hand, and none is attending,

²⁴Anigu waan idiin yeedhay, laakiinse waad i diiddeen; Oo anigu gacantaydaan soo fidiyey, oo ninnana dan kama yeelan;

²⁵And ye slight all my counsel, And my reproof ye have not desired.

²⁵Laakiinse idinku taladaydii oo dhan waad fududaysateen, Oo canaantaydiina ma aydin doonaynin;

²⁶I also in your calamity do laugh, I deride when your fear cometh,

²⁶Sidaas daraaddeed aniguna waan idinku qosli doonaa markay belaayo idinku dhacdo; Waanan idinku majaajiloon doonaa markay cabsiyu idinku soo degto;

²⁷When your fear cometh as destruction, And your calamity as a hurricane doth come, When on you come adversity and distress.

²⁷Markay cabsidiinnu u timaado sida duufaan oo kale, Oo belaayadiinnuna u timaado sida dabayl cirwareen ah; Oo dhibaato iyo cidhiidhi idinku yimaadaan.

²⁸Then they call me, and I do not answer, They seek me earnestly, and find me not.

²⁸Markaasay ii yeedhan doonaan, laakiinse anigu uma aan jawaabi doono; Oo horay ii doondooni doonaan, laakiinse ima ay heli doonaan;

²⁹Because that they have hated knowledge, And the fear of Jehovah have not chosen.

²⁹Waayo, waxay nebcaadeen aqoonta, Oo Rabbiga ka cabsashadiisana ma ay dooran;

³⁰They have not consented to my counsel, They have despised all my reproof,

³⁰Iyagu taladaydii innaba ma ay doonaynin; Oo canaantaydii oo dhanna way quudhsadeen;

³¹And they eat of the fruit of their way, And from their own counsels they are filled.

³¹Haddaba iyagu waxay cuni doonaan midhihii jidkooda, Oo waxay ka dhergi doonaan taladoodii.

³²For the turning of the simple slayeth them, And the security of the foolish destroyeth them.

³²Waayo, garaadlaawayaasha dibunoqoshadooda ayaa iyaga dili doonta, Oo nacasyadana waxaa baabbi'in doonta barwaaqadooda.Laakiinse ku alla kii aniga i maqlaa, ammaan buu u fadhiyi doonaa, Wuuna xasilloonaan doonaa, isagoo aan shar ka cabsanaynin.

³³And whoso is hearkening to me dwelleth confidently, And [is] quiet from fear of evil!`

³³Laakiinse ku alla kii aniga i maqlaa, ammaan buu u fadhiyi doonaa, Wuuna xasilloonaan doonaa, isagoo aan shar ka cabsanaynin.