¹Words of a Gatherer, son of an obedient one, the declaration, an affirmation of the man: — I have wearied myself [for] God, I have wearied myself [for] God, and am consumed.

¹Kuwanu waa erayadii Aaguur ina Yaaqeh, oo ahaa reer Masaa. Ninku wuxuu la hadlay Iitii'eel, iyo xataa Iitii'eel iyo Ukaal, oo ku yidhi,

²For I am more brutish than any one, And have not the understanding of a man.

²Hubaal anigu waan ka doqonnimo weynahay nin kastaba, Oo dad waxgarashadiisana ma lihi.

³Nor have I learned wisdom, Yet the knowledge of Holy Ones I know.

³Xigmad ma aan baran, Aqoonta Kan quduuska ahna ma aqaan.

⁴Who went up to heaven, and cometh down? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound waters in a garment? Who established all ends of the earth? What [is] His name? and what His son`s name? Surely thou knowest!

⁴Yaa samada u baxay, oo ka soo degay? Yaa dabaysha gacmihiisa ku soo ururshay? Yaa biyaha dharkiisa ku guntay? Yaa dhulka darafyadiisa oo dhan dhisay? Magicii, wiilkiisana magicii, haddaad taqaan?

⁵Every saying of God [is] tried, A shield He [is] to those trusting in Him.

⁵Eray kasta oo Ilaah waa daahir; Oo isagu wuxuu gaashaan u yahay kuwa isaga aaminsan.

⁶Add not to His words, lest He reason with thee, And thou hast been found false.

⁶Erayadiisa waxba ha ku darin, Waaba intaas oo uu ku canaantaa, oo lagu ogaadaa inaad beenaaleh tahay.

⁷Two things I have asked from Thee, Withhold not from me before I die.

⁷Laba waxyaalood ayaan ku weyddiistay, Iyaga ha ii diidin intaanan dhiman.

⁸Vanity and a lying word put far from me, Poverty or wealth give not to me, Cause me to eat the bread of my portion,

⁸Wax aan waxtar lahayn iyo been iga fogee, Oo caydhnimo iyo taajirnimo midna ha i siin. Igu quudi cunto aanan ka maarmin,

⁹Lest I become satiated, and have denied, And have said, `Who [is] Jehovah?` And lest I be poor, and have stolen, And have laid hold of the name of my God.

⁹Waaba intaasoo intaan dhergo, aan adiga ku inkiraaye, oo aan idhaahdaa, Waa ayo Rabbigu? Amase waaba intaasoo aan miskiin noqdaa, oo intaan wax xado, Aan magaca Ilaahayga si been ah ugu hadal qaadaaye.

¹⁰Accuse not a servant unto his lord, Lest he disesteem thee, and thou be found guilty.

¹⁰Addoon sayidkiisa xan ha uga sheegin, Waaba intaas oo uu ku habaaraa, oo eed lagugu helaaye.

¹¹A generation [is], that lightly esteemeth their father, And their mother doth not bless.

¹¹Waxaa jira farcan aabbahood inkaara, Oo aan hooyadoodna u ducayn.

¹²A generation — pure in their own eyes, But from their own filth not washed.

¹²Waxaa jira farcan isla daahirsan, Oo weliba aan nijaastoodii ka maydhmin.

¹³A generation — how high are their eyes, Yea, their eyelids are lifted up.

¹³Waxaa jira farcan indhahoodu aad u sarreeyaan! Oo daboolka indhahoodana kor bay u qaadaan.

¹⁴A generation — swords [are] their teeth, And knives — their jaw-teeth, To consume the poor from earth, And the needy from [among] men.

¹⁴Waxaa jira farcan ilkahoodu sida seefo oo kale yihiin, oo gowsahooduna sida mindiyo oo kale yihiin, Si ay masaakiinta dhulka uga baabbi'iyaan, oo ay kuwa baahanna dadka dhexdiisa uga dhammeeyaan.

¹⁵To the leech [are] two daughters, `Give, give, Lo, three things are not satisfied, Four have not said `Sufficiency;`

¹⁵Culaacushu waxay leedahay laba gabdhood, oo leh, Na sii, Na sii. Waxaa jira saddex waxyaalood oo aan weligood dhergin, Haah, oo afar aan odhan, Bes, nagu filan;

¹⁶Sheol, and a restrained womb, Earth — it [is] not satisfied [with] water, And fire — it hath not said, `Sufficiency,`

¹⁶Waxaana weeye qabriga, iyo maxalka aan wax dhalayn, Iyo dhulka aan biyo ka dhergayn, Iyo dabka aan odhan, Bes, igu filan.

¹⁷An eye that mocketh at a father, And despiseth to obey a mother, Dig it out do ravens of the valley, And eat it do young eagles.

¹⁷Isha aabbaheed ku majaajiloota, Oo quudhsata inay hooyadeed addeecdo, Waxaa la soo bixi doona tukayaasha dooxada, Oo waxaa cuni doona gorgorrada.

¹⁸Three things have been too wonderful for me, Yea, four that I have not known:

¹⁸Waxaa jira saddex waxyaalood oo anigu aan aad ula yaabo, Haah, afar baan garan waayay,

¹⁹The way of the eagle in the heavens, The way of a serpent on a rock, The way of a ship in the heart of the sea, And the way of a man in youth.

¹⁹Oo iyana waxaa weeye siduu gorgor hawada u duulo, Siduu masna dhagax ugu socdo, Siday doonnina badda u maaxdo, Iyo siduu nin gabadh ula macaamiloodo.

²⁰So — the way of an adulterous woman, She hath eaten and hath wiped her mouth, And hath said, `I have not done iniquity.`

²⁰Sidaas oo kale waxaa ah naag dhillo ah sideeda, Taasoo intay wax cunto afka tirtirta, Oo haddana tidhaahda, Anigu waxba xumaan ma aan samayn.

²¹For three things hath earth been troubled, And for four — it is not able to bear:

²¹Saddex waxyaalood ayaa dhulku la gariiraa, Oo afar baanu qaadan karin,

²²For a servant when he reigneth, And a fool when he is satisfied with bread,

²²Waxaana weeye addoon markuu boqor noqdo, Iyo nacas markuu cunto ka dhergo,

²³For a hated one when she ruleth, And a maid-servant when she succeedeth her mistress.

²³Iyo naag la nacay markay guursato, Iyo gabadh addoon ahu markay sayidaddeedii meesheeda gasho.

²⁴Four [are] little ones of earth, And they are made wiser than the wise:

²⁴Waxaa jira afar waxyaalood oo dhulka ku yaryar, Laakiinse aad iyo aad u caqli badan.

²⁵The ants [are] a people not strong, And they prepare in summer their food,

²⁵Qudhaanjadu waa sida dad aan xoog badnayn, Laakiinse waxay cuntadooda soo diyaarsadaan guga.

²⁶Conies [are] a people not strong, And they place in a rock their house,

²⁶Walooyinku waa qoon taagdaran, Oo haddana waxay guryahooda ka samaystaan dhagaxyada dhexdooda;

²⁷A king there is not to the locust, And it goeth out — each one shouting,

²⁷Ayaxu boqor ma leh, Weliba dhammaantood guuto guuto ayay u socdaan.

²⁸A spider with two hands taketh hold, And is in the palaces of a king.

²⁸Qorratadu waa wax gacanta lagu qaban karo, Weliba waxay joogtaa guryaha boqorrada.

²⁹Three there are going well, Yea, four are good in going:

²⁹Waxaa jira saddex waxyaalood oo si fiican u socda, Haah, oo afar waa socod wanaagsan yihiin.

³⁰An old lion — mighty among beasts, That turneth not back from the face of any,

³⁰Aar libaax oo ah kan xayawaanka ugu xoogga badan, Oo aan weliba midna dib uga noqon,

³¹A girt one of the loins, or a he-goat, And a king — no rising up with him.

³¹Diiqa xarragoonaya, iyo orgiga; Iyo boqorka aanay dadku gees ka ahayn.

³²If thou hast been foolish in lifting up thyself, And if thou hast devised evil — hand to mouth!

³²Haddaad nacasnimo samaysay adoo isa sarraysiinaya, Ama aad wax shar ah ka fikirtay, Gacanta afka saar.Waayo, caanihii la lulaa subag bay soo saaraan, Sankii la maroojiyaana dhiig buu keenaa, Sidaas oo kalena cadhadii la qasbaa dirir bay keentaa.

³³For the churning of milk bringeth out butter, And the wringing of the nose bringeth out blood, And the forcing of anger bringeth out strife!

³³Waayo, caanihii la lulaa subag bay soo saaraan, Sankii la maroojiyaana dhiig buu keenaa, Sidaas oo kalena cadhadii la qasbaa dirir bay keentaa.