¹Balances of deceit [are] an abomination to Jehovah, And a perfect weight [is] His delight.

¹Kafaddii khiyaano ah Rabbigu aad buu u karhaa, Laakiinse dhagaxii miisaanka oo xaq ah wuu ku farxaa.

²Pride hath come, and shame cometh, And with the lowly [is] wisdom.

²Markuu kibir yimaado, waxaa timaada ceeb; Laakiinse xigmaddu waxay la jirtaa kuwa is-hoosaysiiya.

³The integrity of the upright leadeth them, And the perverseness of the treacherous destroyeth them.

³Kuwa qumman waxaa kaxayn doonta daacadnimadooda, Laakiinse khaayinnada qalloocnaantoodu waa baabbi'in doontaa iyaga.

⁴Wealth profiteth not in a day of wrath, And righteousness delivereth from death.

⁴Maalinta cadhada maal faa'iido ma leh, Laakiinse xaqnimada ayaa dhimasho kaa samatabbixisa.

⁵The righteousness of the perfect maketh right his way, And by his wickedness doth the wicked fall.

⁵Ninkii kaamil ah xaqnimadiisu jidkiisay toosisaa, Laakiinse kan sharka lahu wuxuu ku kufi doonaa sharkiisa.

⁶The righteousness of the upright delivereth them, And in mischief the treacherous are captured.

⁶Kuwa qumman xaqnimadoodaa samatabbixin doonta, Laakiinse khaayinnada waxaa qabsan doona damacooda xun.

⁷In the death of a wicked man, hope perisheth, And the expectation of the iniquitous hath been lost.

⁷Nin shar lahu markuu dhinto, wuxuu filanayay way baabbi'i doontaa, Oo xumaanfalayaasha rajadooduna way baabba'daa.

⁸The righteous from distress is drawn out, And the wicked goeth in instead of him.

⁸Kii xaq ah waxaa laga samatabbixiyaa dhibaato, Oo meeshiisana waxaa yimaada kii shar leh.

⁹With the mouth a hypocrite corrupteth his friend, And by knowledge the righteous are drawn out.

⁹Labawejiilahu afkiisuu deriskiisa ku halligaa, Laakiinse kan xaqa ahu aqoon buu ku samatabbixi doonaa.

¹⁰In the good of the righteous a city exulteth, And in the destruction of the wicked [is] singing.

¹⁰Kuwa xaqa ahu markay barwaaqoobaan, magaaladu way rayraysaa, Laakiin kuwa sharka lahu markay halligmaan farax baa lagu dhawaaqaa.

¹¹By the blessing of the upright is a city exalted, And by the mouth of the wicked thrown down.

¹¹Kuwa qumman ducadooda magaaladu sare bay ugu kacdaa, Laakiinse kuwa sharka leh afkoodu magaaladuu dumiyaa.

¹²Whoso is despising his neighbour lacketh heart, And a man of understanding keepeth silence.

¹²Kii deriskiisa quudhsadaa waa caqli daranyahay, Laakiinse ninkii garaadka lahu wuu iska aamusaa.

¹³A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter.

¹³Kii sida mid xan badan u warwareegaa wuxuu daaha ka qaadaa waxyaalo qarsoon, Laakiinse kii ruuxiisu aamin yahay xaalkuu qariyaa.

¹⁴Without counsels do a people fall, And deliverance [is] in a multitude of counsellors.

¹⁴Markaanay talo jirin, dadku waa dhacaa, Laakiinse taliyayaasha badnaantoodu waxay leedahay nabadgelyo.

¹⁵Evil [one] suffereth when he hath been surety [for] a stranger, And whoso is hating suretyship is confident.

¹⁵Kii qof qalaad dammiintaa, xumaan buu ka helaa, Laakiinse kii dammiinashada necebu ammaan buu u fadhiyaa.

¹⁶A gracious woman retaineth honour, And terrible [men] retain riches.

¹⁶Naag nimcaysan sharaf bay haysataa, Oo niman xoog lahuna maal bay haystaan.

¹⁷A kind man is rewarding his own soul, And the fierce is troubling his own flesh.

¹⁷Ninkii naxariis badanu naftiisuu wanaag u sameeyaa, Laakiinse kii aan naxariis lahaynu jidhkiisuu dhibaa.

¹⁸The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoso is sowing righteousness — a true reward.

¹⁸Kan sharka lahu wuxuu shaqaystaa mushahaaro khiyaano miidhan ah, Laakiinse kii xaqnimada beeraa wuxuu heli doonaa abaalgud la hubo.

¹⁹Rightly [is] righteousness for life, And whoso is pursuing evil — for his own death.

¹⁹Xaqnimadu waxay u kacdaa xagga nolosha, Sidaas oo kalena kii sharka raacaa wuxuu u raacaa dhimashadiisa.

²⁰An abomination to Jehovah [are] the perverse of heart, And the perfect of the way [are] His delight.

²⁰Kuwa qalbigoodu qalloocan yahay Rabbigu aad buu u karhaa; Laakiinse kuwa jidkooda ku qumman wuu ku farxaa.

²¹Hand to hand, the wicked is not acquitted, And the seed of the righteous hath escaped.

²¹Waxaan aad idiinku xaqiijinayaa inaan kan sharka lahu taqsiirla'aan doonayn. Laakiinse farcanka kuwa xaqa ah waa la samatabbixin doonaa.

²²A ring of gold in the nose of a sow — A fair woman and stubborn of behaviour.

²²Naag qurux badan oo aan digtoonaan lahaynu Waa sida dahab gafuurka doofaarka ku jira.

²³The desire of the righteous [is] only good, The hope of the wicked [is] transgression.

²³Kuwa xaqa ah waxay doonayaan wanaag keliya, Laakiinse kuwa sharka ah filashadoodu waa cadho.

²⁴There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.

²⁴Waxaa jira mid wax firdhiya, oo haddana sii korodhsada; Oo waxaa jira mid ceshada wax ka sii badan in ku habboon, oo haddana sii caydhooba.

²⁵A liberal soul is made fat, And whoso is watering, he also is watered.

²⁵Qofkii deeqsi ah baa la barwaaqaysiin doonaa, Oo kii wax waraabiyana, isna waa la waraabin doonaa.

²⁶Whoso is withholding corn, the people execrate him, And a blessing [is] for the head of him who is selling.

²⁶Kii hadhuudh ceshada, dadka ayaa habaari doona, Laakiinse kii iibiya, duco ayaa ku dhici doonta.

²⁷Whoso is earnestly seeking good Seeketh a pleasing thing, And whoso is seeking evil — it meeteth him.

²⁷Kii wanaag aad u doonaa wuxuu doonayaa raallinimo, Laakiinse kii xumaan doona, way u iman doontaa.

²⁸Whoso is confident in his wealth he falleth, And as a leaf, the righteous flourish.

²⁸Kii maalkiisa isku halleeyaa wuu dhici doonaa, Laakiinse kii xaq ahu wuxuu u barwaaqoobi doonaa sida caleen cagaar ah.

²⁹Whoso is troubling his own house inheriteth wind, And a servant [is] the fool to the wise of heart.

²⁹Kii gurigiisa dhibaa dabayshu dhaxli doonaa, Oo nacaskuna wuxuu midiidin u ahaan doonaa kan qalbigiisu caqliga leeyahay.

³⁰The fruit of the righteous [is] a tree of life, And whoso is taking souls [is] wise.

³⁰Kan xaqa ah midhihiisu waa geed nololeed, Oo kii nafo soo hanuuniyaana caqli buu leeyahay.Bal eega, kan xaqa ahu abaalkiisuu dhulka ku heli doonaa, Haddaba immisa abaalgud oo ka sii badan bay heli doonaan kan sharka leh iyo dembiluhu.

³¹Lo, the righteous in the earth is recompensed, Surely also the wicked and the sinner!

³¹Bal eega, kan xaqa ahu abaalkiisuu dhulka ku heli doonaa, Haddaba immisa abaalgud oo ka sii badan bay heli doonaan kan sharka leh iyo dembiluhu.