¹Dad shar leh ha ka masayrin, Hana jeclaysan inaad iyaga la joogtid.

¹Don’t be envious of evil men; neither desire to be with them:

²Waayo, qalbigoodu wuxuu ka fikiraa kharribaad, Oo bushimahooduna waxay ku hadlaan belaayo.

²for their hearts plot violence, and their lips talk about mischief.

³Guri wuxuu ku dhismaa xigmad, Wuxuuna ku taagnaadaa waxgarasho,

³Through wisdom a house is built; by understanding it is established;

⁴Qawladuhuna aqoontay kaga buuxsamaan Maal kasta oo qaali ah oo qurux badan.

⁴by knowledge the rooms are filled with all rare and beautiful treasure.

⁵Ninkii caqli lahu xoog buu leeyahay, Oo ninkii aqoon lahuna itaal buu sii korodhsadaa.

⁵A wise man has great power; and a knowledgeable man increases strength;

⁶Waayo, waa inaad talo wanaagsan ku dagaallantaa, Oo waxaa taliyayaal badan la jirta nabadgelyo.

⁶for by wise guidance you wage your war; and victory is in many advisors.

⁷Xigmaddu nacaska way ka dheer tahay, Isagu xagga iridda afkiisa kuma kala qaado.

⁷Wisdom is too high for a fool: he doesn’t open his mouth in the gate.

⁸Kii ku fikira inuu xumaan sameeyo, Waxaa loogu yeedhi doonaa belaayo-sameeye.

⁸One who plots to do evil will be called a schemer.

⁹Fikirka nacasnimadu waa dembi, Kii wax quudhsadaana waa u karaahiyo dadka.

⁹The schemes of folly are sin. The mocker is detested by men.

¹⁰Maalinta dhibaatada haddaad liicdid, Itaalkaagu waa yar yahay.

¹⁰If you falter in the time of trouble, your strength is small.

¹¹Samatabbixi kuwa dhimashada loo wadayo, Kuwa ku dhow in la gowracona dib uga qabo.

¹¹Rescue those who are being led away to death! Indeed, hold back those who are staggering to the slaughter!

¹²Haddaad tidhaahdid, Bal eeg, waxan ma aannu garanayn, Kan qalbiyada miisaamaa miyaanu ka fiirsanayn? Oo kan naftaada dhawraa miyaanu ogayn? Oo miyaanu isagu nin walba ugu abaal gudayn sida shuqulkiisu yahay?

¹²If you say, “Behold, we didn’t know this”; doesn’t he who weighs the hearts consider it? He who keeps your soul, doesn’t he know it? Shall he not render to every man according to his work?

¹³Wiilkaygiiyow, malab cun, waayo, wuu wanaagsan yahay, Oo waxaad cuntaa awlallada malabka, taas oo kuu dhadhan macaan.

¹³My son, eat honey, for it is good; the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste:

¹⁴Oo xigmadda aqoonteeduna sidaasoo kalay naftaada u ahaan doontaa, Oo haddaad iyada heshid waxaa jiri doona abaalgud, Oo rajadaaduna ma go'i doonto.

¹⁴so you shall know wisdom to be to your soul; if you have found it, then there will be a reward, your hope will not be cut off.

¹⁵Sida nin shar leh, ha u gabban kan xaqa ah gurigiisa, Oo rugtiisa nasashadana ha kharribin.

¹⁵Don’t lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Don’t destroy his resting place:

¹⁶Waayo, nin xaq ahu toddoba goor buu dhacaa, wuuna soo sara kacaa haddana, Laakiinse kuwa sharka leh waxaa lagu afgembiyaa belaayo.

¹⁶for a righteous man falls seven times, and rises up again; but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

¹⁷Ha rayrayn markuu cadowgaagu dhaco, Oo qalbigaaguna yaanu farxin markuu turunturoodo,

¹⁷Don’t rejoice when your enemy falls. Don’t let your heart be glad when he is overthrown;

¹⁸Waayo, waaba intaas oo Rabbigu taas arkaa, oo ay shar la ahaato indhihiisa, Oo uu dabadeedna cadhadiisa ka soo celiyaa isaga.

¹⁸lest Yahweh see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

¹⁹Xumaanfalayaasha aawadood ha isku dhibin, Kuwa sharka lehna ha ka masayrin,

¹⁹Don’t fret yourself because of evildoers; neither be envious of the wicked:

²⁰Waayo, kii shar leh abaalgud ma heli doono, Oo laambadda xumaanfalayaashana waa la bakhtiin doonaa.

²⁰for there will be no reward to the evil man; and the lamp of the wicked shall be snuffed out.

²¹Wiilkaygiiyow, Rabbiga iyo boqorkaba ka cabso, Oo ha ku darsamin kuwa isrogrog badan,

²¹My son, fear Yahweh and the king. Don’t join those who are rebellious:

²²Waayo, belaayadoodu si degdeg ah ayay u soo kici doontaa, Oo bal yaa yaqaan baabbi'inta labadoodaba?

²²for their calamity will rise suddenly; the destruction from them both—who knows?

²³Oo weliba waxyaalahanuna waa wixii ay kuwa caqliga lahaa yidhaahdeen. In dadka garsooridda loogu kala eexdaa ma wanaagsana.

²³These also are sayings of the wise. To show partiality in judgment is not good.

²⁴Kii kan shar leh ku yidhaahda, Xaq baad tahay, Dadyowga ayaa habaari doona, oo quruumuhuna way karhi doonaan isaga,

²⁴He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous”; peoples shall curse him, and nations shall abhor him—

²⁵Laakiinse kuwii isaga canaantaa farxad bay yeelan doonaan, Oo dushoodana waxaa ku soo degi doonta barako wanaagsan.

²⁵but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and a rich blessing will come on them.

²⁶Kii jawaab qumman ku jawaabaa Bushimuhuu dhunkadaa.

²⁶An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.

²⁷Shuqulkaaga dibadda ku hagaajiso, Oo beerta ku diyaarso, Oo dabadeedna gurigaaga dhiso.

²⁷Prepare your work outside, and get your fields ready. Afterwards, build your house.

²⁸Deriskaaga sababla'aan markhaati ha ku furin, Oo bushimahaagana ha ku khiyaanayn.

²⁸Don’t be a witness against your neighbor without cause. Don’t deceive with your lips.

²⁹Hana odhan, Wixii uu igu sameeyey oo kale ayaan ku samayn doonaa, Oo ninkii sidii shuqulkiisu ahaa ayaan u abaalmarin doonaa.

²⁹Don’t say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.”

³⁰Waxaan ag maray ninka caajiska ah beertiisa, Iyo ninka garaadka daran beercanabkiisa,

³⁰I went by the field of the sluggard, by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

³¹Oo bal eeg, kulligood waxaa ka baxay qodxan, Oo dhammaantoodna waxaa qariyey maraboob, Oo derbigoodii dhagaxa ahaana waa dumay.

³¹Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.

³²Markaasaan eegay oo aad uga fiirsaday, Waan fiiriyey oo wax ka bartay.

³²Then I saw, and considered well. I saw, and received instruction:

³³Weliba in yar baad seexanaysaa, oo in yar baad gam'aysaa, Oo in yar baad gacmaha hurdo u laabaysaa,Haddaba caydhnimo waa kuu iman doontaa sida tuug oo kale, Oo baahina sida nin hub sita oo kale.

³³a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep;

³⁴Haddaba caydhnimo waa kuu iman doontaa sida tuug oo kale, Oo baahina sida nin hub sita oo kale.

³⁴so your poverty will come as a robber, and your want as an armed man.