¹For [an object of] desire he who is separated doth seek, With all wisdom he intermeddleth.

¹Kii gooni isu soocaa, wuxuu doondoonaa damaciisa, Oo xigmadda oo dhanna wuu ku kacaa.

²A fool delighteth not in understanding, But — in uncovering his heart.

²Nacasku waxgarashada kuma farxo, Laakiinse wuxuu ku farxaa uun inuu waxa qalbigiisa ku jira muujiyo.

³With the coming of the wicked come also hath contempt, And with shame — reproach.

³Markii kii shar lahu yimaado waxaa kaloo timaada quudhsasho, Sharafla'aantana waxaa la timaada ceeb.

⁴Deep waters [are] the words of a man`s mouth, The fountain of wisdom [is] a flowing brook.

⁴Nin afkiis erayada ku jiraa waa sida biyo gun dheer, Oo isha xigmadduna waa sida durdur socda.

⁵Acceptance of the face of the wicked [is] not good, To turn aside the righteous in judgment.

⁵Ma wanaagsana in kan sharka leh loo eexdo, Ama in kan xaqa ah garta lagu afgembiyo.

⁶The lips of a fool enter into strife, And his mouth for stripes calleth.

⁶Nacaska bushimihiisu waxay keenaan muran, Oo afkiisuna wuxuu u yeedhaa karbaash.

⁷The mouth of a fool [is] ruin to him, And his lips [are] the snare of his soul.

⁷Nacaska afkiisu waa u baabba', Oo bushimihiisuna naftiisay dabin u noqdaan.

⁸The words of a tale-bearer [are] as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down [to] the inner parts of the heart.

⁸Kii xan badan erayadiisu waa sida cunto macaan, Oo waxay ku degaan meelaha caloosha ugu hooseeya.

⁹He also that is remiss in his work, A brother he [is] to a destroyer.

⁹Kii shuqulkiisa caajis ku ahu, Wuxuu walaal u yahay kii wax kharriba.

¹⁰A tower of strength [is] the name of Jehovah, Into it the righteous runneth, and is set on high.

¹⁰Rabbiga magiciisu waa noobiyad xoog leh, Kii xaq ahu iyaduu ku cararaa, meel sarena wuu ku nabad galaa.

¹¹The wealth of the rich [is] the city of his strength, And as a wall set on high in his own imagination.

¹¹Ninkii taajir ah maalkiisu waa u magaalo xoog leh, Oo waa u derbi dheer sida ay la tahay isaga.

¹²Before destruction the heart of man is high, And before honour [is] humility.

¹²Dadka qalbigiisu waa kibraa intaanu baabbi'in ka hor, Oo sharaftana waxaa ka horraysa is-hoosaysiinta.

¹³Whoso is answering a matter before he heareth, Folly it is to him and shame.

¹³Kii xaajo ka jawaabaa isagoo aan maqlin, Waa u nacasnimo iyo ceeb.

¹⁴The spirit of a man sustaineth his sickness, And a smitten spirit who doth bear?

¹⁴Nin qalbigiisu waa u adkaysan karaa cudurkiisa, Laakiinse qalbi jaban bal yaa u dulqaadan kara?

¹⁵The heart of the intelligent getteth knowledge, And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

¹⁵Kii miyir leh qalbigiisu wuxuu helaa aqoon, Oo kuwa caqliga leh dhegtooduna waxay doondoontaa aqoon.

¹⁶The gift of a man maketh room for him, And before the great it leadeth him.

¹⁶Nin hadiyaddiisu meel bay u bannaysaa. Oo waxay isaga hor keentaa rag waaweyn.

¹⁷Righteous [is] the first in his own cause, His neighbour cometh and hath searched him.

¹⁷Kii dacwaddiisa u hor mara, mid xaq ah baa la moodaa, Laakiinse deriskiisaa ka daba yimaada oo imtixaama isaga.

¹⁸The lot causeth contentions to cease, And between the mighty it separateth.

¹⁸Saamigu wuxuu joojiyaa murammo, Oo wuxuu kala kaxeeyaa kuwa xoogga badan.

¹⁹A brother transgressed against is as a strong city, And contentions as the bar of a palace.

¹⁹In walaal la xumeeyey la soo celiyo waa ka sii adag tahay in magaalo xoog leh la qabsado, Oo murammona waa ka xoog badan yihiin qalcad biraheeda.

²⁰From the fruit of a man`s mouth is his belly satisfied, [From the] increase of his lips he is satisfied.

²⁰Nin calooshiisu waxay ka buuxsami doontaa midhaha afkiisa, Oo wuxuu isagu ka dhergi doonaa waxa bushimihiisa u kordha.

²¹Death and life [are] in the power of the tongue, And those loving it eat its fruit.

²¹Geeri iyo nololuba waxay ku jiraan itaalka carrabka, Oo kuwa jeceluna waxay cuni doonaan midhihiisa.

²²[Whoso] hath found a wife hath found good, And bringeth out good-will from Jehovah.

²²Ku alla kii afo helaa wuxuu helaa wax wanaagsan, Oo Rabbigana raallinimuu ka helaa.

²³[With] supplications doth the poor speak, And the rich answereth fierce things.

²³Miskiinku baryootan buu ku hadlaa, Laakiinse taajirku si qallafsan buu ugu jawaabaa.Ninkii saaxiibbo badsadaa naftiisuu kharribaa, Laakiin waxaa jira saaxiib walaalkaa kaaga dhow.

²⁴A man with friends [is] to show himself friendly, And there is a lover adhering more than a brother!

²⁴Ninkii saaxiibbo badsadaa naftiisuu kharribaa, Laakiin waxaa jira saaxiib walaalkaa kaaga dhow.