¹Hadda bal u yeedh, mid kuu jawaabayaa ma jiraa? Balse kuwa quduuska ah midkoodee baad u jeesanaysaa?

¹Call, I pray thee! Is there any that answereth thee? and to which of the holy ones wilt thou turn?

²Waayo, ninkii nacas ah xanaaqiisaa dila, Oo kii doqon ahna ciilkiisaa dila.

²For vexation killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the simple.

³Anba waxaan arkay nacas xidid yeeshay. Laakiinse degdeg baan u habaaray rugtiisii.

³I myself saw the foolish taking root, but suddenly I cursed his habitation.

⁴Carruurtiisu nabaadiino way ka fog yihiin, Oo iridda agteeda ayaa iyaga lagu burburiyaa, Mana jiro mid samatabbixiyaa.

⁴His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, and there is no deliverer:

⁵Kuwaas beertay goostaan waxaa cuna kuwa gaajaysan, Oo xataa qodxanta way kala soo dhex bixiyaan, Oo maalkoodana waxaa afka u kala haya siriq.

⁵Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh even out of the thorns; and the snare gapeth for his substance.

⁶Waayo, belaayo kama soo baxdo ciidda, Dhibaatona kama soo dhex booddo dhulka,

⁶For evil cometh not forth from the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;

⁷Laakiinse binu-aadmigu dhibaato buu u dhashay, Sida dhimbiiluhu kor ugu duulaan.

⁷For man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upwards.

⁸Aniguse Ilaah baan baryi lahaa, Oo xaalkaygana Ilaah baan u dhiibi lahaa,

⁸But as for me I will seek unto ùGod, and unto God commit my cause;

⁹Kaasoo sameeya waxyaalo waaweyn oo aan la baadhi karin, Iyo waxyaalo yaab badan oo aan la tirin karin,

⁹Who doeth great things and unsearchable, marvellous things without number;

¹⁰Oo dhulka roob ku di'iya, Beerahana biyo u soo dira.

¹⁰Who giveth rain on the face of the earth, and sendeth waters on the face of the fields;

¹¹Oo kuwa hooseeyana kor buu u qaadaa, Kuwa baroortana nabaadiinuu ku sarraysiiyaa.

¹¹Setting up on high those that are low; and mourners are exalted to prosperity.

¹²Madhnaan buu ka dhigaa talada khaa'innada, Si ayan gacmahoodu u oofin karin farsamadoodii.

¹²He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, and their hands carry not out the enterprise.

¹³Isagu kuwa xigmadda leh ayuu khiyaanadooda ku qabtaa; Oo kuwa qalloocan taladoodana degdeg baa loo rogaa.

¹³He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; and the counsel of the wily is carried headlong:

¹⁴Oo maalinnimada ayay gudcur helaan, Oo hadhka ayay wax haabhaabaan sida habeennimada oo kale.

¹⁴They meet with darkness in a the daytime, and grope at midday as in the night.

¹⁵Laakiinse isagu kuwa baahan ayuu ka badbaadiyaa seefta afkooda, Iyo kuwa xoogga badan gacantooda.

¹⁵And he saveth the needy from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.

¹⁶Sidaas daraaddeed kii miskiin ahu rajuu leeyahay, Xumaantuse afkeeday xidhaa.

¹⁶So the poor hath what he hopeth for, and unrighteousness stoppeth her mouth.

¹⁷Bal eeg, waxaa faraxsan ninkii Ilaah canaanto, Haddaba ha quudhsan Qaadirka edbintiisa.

¹⁷Behold, happy is the man whom +God correcteth; therefore despise not the chastening of the Almighty.

¹⁸Waayo, isagu wax buu nabar u yeelaa, waana duubaa; Wuu dhaawacaa, gacmihiisuna way bogsiiyaan.

¹⁸For he maketh sore, and bindeth up; he woundeth, and his hands make whole.

¹⁹Wuxuu kaa samatabbixin doonaa lix dhibaato, Oo marka toddobaadna belaayo kuma taaban doonto innaba.

¹⁹He will deliver thee in six troubles, and in seven there shall no evil touch thee.

²⁰Wakhtiga abaarta ah dhimashuu kaa furan doonaa, Wakhtiga dagaalkana xoogga seefta.

²⁰In famine he will redeem thee from death, and in war from the power of the sword.

²¹Waad ka qarsoonaan doontaa karbaashidda carrabka; Oo baabbi'iddu markay timaadana kama aad cabsan doontid innaba.

²¹Thou shalt be hidden from the scourge of the tongue; and thou shalt not be afraid of destruction when it cometh.

²²Waad ku qosli doontaa baabbi'idda iyo abaarta, Oo dugaagga dhulkana kama aad baqi doontid.

²²At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh, and of the beasts of the earth thou shalt not be afraid.

²³Waayo, axdi baad la yeelan doontaa dhagaxyada berrinka, Oo dugaagga duurkana heshiis baad la ahaan doontaa.

²³For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field, and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.

²⁴Oo waxaad ogaan doontaa in teendhadaadu nabdoon tahay, Oo xeradaada waad soo booqon doontaa, oo waxba kama waayi doontid innaba.

²⁴And thou shalt know that thy tent is in peace; and thou wilt survey thy fold, and miss nothing.

²⁵Oo weliba waxaad ogaan doontaa in farcankaagu badnaan doono, Oo dhashaaduna sida cawska dhulka bay ahaan doontaa.

²⁵And thou shalt know that thy seed is numerous, and thine offspring as the herb of the earth.

²⁶Oo cimri dheer baad qabrigaaga ku geli doontaa, Sida xidhmo hadhuudh ah xilliga loo soo xidho.Bal eeg, annagu xaalkan waannu baadhnay, oo sidaas bayna tahay, Haddaba bal maqal, oo nafsaddaada u ogow.

²⁶Thou shalt come to the grave in a ripe age, as a shock of corn is brought in in its season.

²⁷Bal eeg, annagu xaalkan waannu baadhnay, oo sidaas bayna tahay, Haddaba bal maqal, oo nafsaddaada u ogow.

²⁷Behold this, we have searched it out, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thyself.