¹My son! if thou hast been surety for thy friend, Hast stricken for a stranger thy hand,

¹Wiilkaygiiyow, haddaad deriskaaga dammiin u noqotid, Ama haddaad shisheeye gacanta dhaar ugu dhiibtid,

²Hast been snared with sayings of thy mouth, Hast been captured with sayings of thy mouth,

²Markaas waxaa lagugu dabay erayada afkaaga, Oo waxaa lagugu qabtay erayada afkaaga.

³Do this now, my son, and be delivered, For thou hast come into the hand of thy friend. Go, trample on thyself, and strengthen thy friend,

³Haddaba, wiilkaygiiyow, bal waxan samee oo isa samatabbixi, Waayo, gacantii deriskaagii waad gashay; U tag, oo is-hoosaysii, oo deriskaaga bari.

⁴Give not sleep to thine eyes, And slumber to thine eyelids,

⁴Indhahaaga hurdo ha isugu keenin, Oo indhahaaga daboolkoodana lulo ha isugu qaban.

⁵Be delivered as a roe from the hand, And as a bird from the hand of a fowler.

⁵Isu samatabbixi sida cawl gacanta ugaadhsadaha uga baxsato, Iyo sida shimbir gacanta shimbirdabaha uga baxsato.

⁶Go unto the ant, O slothful one, See her ways and be wise;

⁶Kaaga caajiska ahow, bal qudhaanjada u tag, Oo bal jidadkeeda u fiirso oo caqli yeelo,

⁷Which hath not captain, overseer, and ruler,

⁷Iyadoo aan lahayn madaxweyne, Sirkaal iyo taliye toona,

⁸She doth prepare in summer her bread, She hath gathered in harvest her food.

⁸Ayay guga cuntadeeda soo diyaarsataa, Oo quudkeedana waxay soo urursataa wakhtiga beeraha la goosto.

⁹Till when, O slothful one, dost thou lie? When dost thou arise from thy sleep?

⁹Haddaba kaaga caajiska ahow, ilaa goormaad hurdaysaa? Goormaadse hurdadaada ka toosaysaa?

¹⁰A little sleep, a little slumber, A little clasping of the hands to rest,

¹⁰Weliba, in yar baad seexataa, in yar baad lulootaa, Oo in yar baad gacmaha hurdo aawadeed u laabataa,

¹¹And thy poverty hath come as a traveller, And thy want as an armed man.

¹¹Hadda caydhinimadaadu waxay u iman doontaa sida mid dad dhaca, Oo baahidaaduna waxay u iman doontaa sida nin hub wata.

¹²A man of worthlessness, a man of iniquity, Walking [with] perverseness of mouth,

¹²Qofkii waxmatare ah, iyo ninkii sharrow ahuba, Wuxuu ku socdaa af qalloocan;

¹³Winking with his eyes, speaking with his feet, Directing with his fingers,

¹³Indhihiisuu ku baaqaa, oo cagihiisuu ku hadlaa, Oo faruhuu wax ku baraa;

¹⁴Frowardness [is] in his heart, devising evil at all times, Contentions he sendeth forth.

¹⁴Qalbigiisa qalloocnaan baa ku jirta, had iyo goorna wuxuu ku fikiraa shar, Oo wuxuu beeraa muran.

¹⁵Therefore suddenly cometh his calamity, Instantly he is broken — and no healing.

¹⁵Haddaba sidaas daraaddeed masiibadiisu degdeg bay u iman doontaa, Oo dhaqso buu u jabi doonaa, dawona ma leh.

¹⁶These six hath Jehovah hated, Yea, seven [are] abominations to His soul.

¹⁶Waxaa jira lix waxyaalood oo uu Rabbigu neceb yahay, Haah, toddoba ayaa naftiisu aad u karahdaa,

¹⁷Eyes high — tongues false — And hands shedding innocent blood —

¹⁷Waana indho kibir badan, carrab been sheega, Iyo gacmo dhiig aan eed lahayn daadiya,

¹⁸A heart devising thoughts of vanity — Feet hasting to run to evil —

¹⁸Qalbi male shar ah hindisa, Iyo cago xumaan ku degdega,

¹⁹A false witness [who] doth breathe out lies — And one sending forth contentions between brethren.

¹⁹Markhaati been ah oo been sheega, Iyo kii muran dad walaalo ah ku dhex beera.

²⁰Keep, my son, the command of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother.

²⁰Wiilkaygiiyow, qaynuunka aabbahaa xaji, Oo amarka hooyadaana ha ka tegin.

²¹Bind them on thy heart continually, Tie them on thy neck.

²¹Had iyo goorba qalbiga ku sido, Oo qoortana ku xidho.

²²In thy going up and down, it leadeth thee, In thy lying down, it watcheth over thee, And thou hast awaked — it talketh [with] thee.

²²Markaad socotid wuu ku hoggaamin doonaa, Oo markaad seexatidna wuu ku dhawri doonaa, Markaad toostidna wuu kula hadli doonaa.

²³For a lamp [is] the command, And the law a light, And a way of life [are] reproofs of instruction,

²³Waayo, qaynuunku waa laambad, amarkuna waa iftiin, Oo canaanashada edbintuna waa jidkii nolosha,

²⁴To preserve thee from an evil woman, From the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

²⁴Inay kaa dhawraan naagta sharka ah, Iyo sasabashada carrabka naagta qalaad.

²⁵Desire not her beauty in thy heart, And let her not take thee with her eyelids.

²⁵Quruxdeeda qalbigaaga ha ka damcin, Oo yaanay indhaheeda daboolkooda kugu sasaban.

²⁶For a harlot consumeth unto a cake of bread, And an adulteress the precious soul hunteth.

²⁶Waayo, naag dhillo ah aawadeed waxaa nin la gaadhsiiyaa go' kibis ah, Oo dhilladuna waxay ugaadhsataa nafta qaaligaa.

²⁷Doth a man take fire into his bosom, And are his garments not burnt?

²⁷Miyuu nin laabta dab ku qaadi karaa, Iyadoo aan dharkiisu guban?

²⁸Doth a man walk on the hot coals, And are his feet not scorched?

²⁸Miyuu mid dhuxul kulul ku kor socon karaa, Iyadoo aan cagihiisu guban?

²⁹So [is] he who hath gone in unto the wife of his neighbour, None who doth touch her is innocent.

²⁹Haddaba sidaas oo kaluu noqdaa kii naagta deriskiisa u tagaa, Oo ku alla kii iyada taabtaaba ma taqsiir la'aan doono.

³⁰They do not despise the thief, When he stealeth to fill his soul when he is hungry,

³⁰Dadku tuug ma quudhsadaan hadduu wax xado Inuu naftiisa dhergiyo markuu gaajoodo,

³¹And being found he repayeth sevenfold, All the substance of his house he giveth.

³¹Laakiinse haddii isaga la qabto waa inuu toddoba jibbaar u magdhabaa, Waa inuu ku bixiyaa waxa gurigiisa yaal oo dhan.

³²He who committeth adultery [with] a woman lacketh heart, He is destroying his soul who doth it.

³²Kii naag ka sinaystaa wuu caqli daranyahay, Oo kii sidaas yeelaa naftiisuu halligaa.

³³A stroke and shame he doth find, And his reproach is not wiped away,

³³Oo wuxuu heli doonaa dhaawacyo iyo sharafdarro; Oo ceebtiisana lama tirtiri doono innaba.

³⁴For jealousy [is] the fury of a man, And he doth not spare in a day of vengeance.

³⁴Waayo, hinaaso waa nin cadhadiis. Maalinta aarsashadana isagu ma tudhi doono.Isagu innaba mag kaa qaadan maayo, oo sinaba kuula heshiin maayo, In kastoo aad hadiyado badan siisid.

³⁵He accepteth not the appearance of any atonement, Yea, he doth not consent, Though thou dost multiply bribes!

³⁵Isagu innaba mag kaa qaadan maayo, oo sinaba kuula heshiin maayo, In kastoo aad hadiyado badan siisid.