¹My son, if thou dost accept my sayings, And my commands dost lay up with thee,

¹Wiilkaygiiyow, haddaad erayadayda aqbashid, Oo aad amarradayda qalbigaaga ku haysatid,

²To cause thine ear to attend to wisdom, Thou inclinest thy heart to understanding,

²Si aad dhegta xigmadda ugu dhigtid, Oo aad qalbigaagana waxgarashada ugu qabatid;

³For, if for intelligence thou callest, For understanding givest forth thy voice,

³Haddaad waxkalagarashada ka daba qaylisid, Oo aad codkaaga waxgarashada kor ugu qaaddid;

⁴If thou dost seek her as silver, And as hid treasures searchest for her,

⁴Haddaad iyada u raadisid sida lacagta oo kale, Oo aad u doondoontid sida maal qarsoon,

⁵Then understandest thou fear of Jehovah, And knowledge of God thou findest.

⁵Markaas waxaad garan doontaa Rabbiga ka cabsashadiisa, Oo waxaad heli doontaa aqoonta Ilaah.

⁶For Jehovah giveth wisdom, From His mouth knowledge and understanding.

⁶Waayo, Rabbigu isagaa bixiya xigmadda, Oo afkiisa waxaa ka soo baxa aqoonta iyo waxgarashada.

⁷Even to lay up for the upright substance, A shield for those walking uprightly.

⁷Isagu kuwa xaqa ah xigmad buu u kaydiyaa, Oo kuwa daacadnimada u socdana waa u gaashaan.

⁸To keep the paths of judgment, And the way of His saints He preserveth.

⁸Isagu wuxuu dhawraa waddooyinka garta, Oo wuxuu xannaaneeyaa jidka quduusiintiisa.

⁹Then understandest thou righteousness, And judgment, and uprightness — every good path.

⁹Markaasaad garan doontaa xaqnimada, iyo garta, Iyo caaddilnimada, iyo jid kasta oo wanaagsan.

¹⁰For wisdom cometh into thy heart, And knowledge to thy soul is pleasant,

¹⁰Waayo, waxaa qalbigaaga soo geli doonta xigmadda, Oo aqoontuna waxay ka farxin doontaa naftaada;

¹¹Thoughtfulness doth watch over thee, Understanding doth keep thee,

¹¹Digtoonaanta baa ku xanaanayn doonta, Oo waxaa ku dhawri doonta waxgarashada,

¹²To deliver thee from an evil way, From any speaking froward things,

¹²Si lagaaga samatabbixiyo jidka kan sharka ah, Iyo dadka waxyaalaha qalloocan ku hadla,

¹³Who are forsaking paths of uprightness, To walk in ways of darkness,

¹³Oo qummanaanta waddooyinkeeda ka taga, Si ay jidadka gudcurka ugu socdaan,

¹⁴Who are rejoicing to do evil, They delight in frowardness of the wicked,

¹⁴Oo ay ku reyreeyaan inay xumaan falaan, Oo ay qalloocnaanta kan sharkaa ku farxaan;

¹⁵Whose paths [are] crooked, Yea, they are perverted in their ways.

¹⁵Oo jidadkoodu maroorsan yihiin, Oo waddooyinkooduna qalloocan yihiin,

¹⁶To deliver thee from the strange woman, From the stranger who hath made smooth her sayings,

¹⁶In lagaa samatabbixiyo naagta qalaad, Xataa naagta qalaad oo hadalladeeda kugu sasabata,

¹⁷Who is forsaking the guide of her youth, And the covenant of her God hath forgotten.

¹⁷Taasoo ka tagta horseedkii yaraanteeda, Oo illowda axdigii Ilaaheeda;

¹⁸For her house hath inclined unto death, And unto Rephaim her paths.

¹⁸Waayo, gurigeedu wuxuu ku foororaa dhimasho, Oo waddooyinkeeduna waxay ku dhaadhacaan kuwii dhintay.

¹⁹None going in unto her turn back, Nor do they reach the paths of life.

¹⁹Kuwa iyada u gala midkoodna sooma noqdo, Oo waddooyinka noloshana ma ay helaan.

²⁰That thou dost go in the way of the good, And the paths of the righteous dost keep.

²⁰Waa inaad ku socotid jidka dadka wanaagsan, Oo aad dhawrtid waddooyinka kuwa xaqa ah.

²¹For the upright do inhabit the earth, And the perfect are left in it,

²¹Waayo, kuwa qummanu dhulkay fadhiyi doonaan, Oo kuwa kaamilka ahuna way sii joogi doonaan.Laakiinse kuwa sharkaa waa laga gooyn doonaa dhulka, Oo khaayinnadana waa laga rujin doonaa.

²²And the wicked from the earth are cut off, And treacherous dealers plucked out of it!

²²Laakiinse kuwa sharkaa waa laga gooyn doonaa dhulka, Oo khaayinnadana waa laga rujin doonaa.