¹Berrito ha ku faanin, Waayo, ma ogid waxay maalinu keeni doonto.

¹Don’t boast about tomorrow; for you don’t know what a day may bring forth.

²Mid kale ha ku faaniyo oo yaanu afkaagu ku faanin, Shisheeye ha ku ammaano, oo yaanay bushimahaagu ku ammaanin.

²Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.

³Dhagax waa culus yahay, oo cammuuduna way miisaan weyn tahay, Laakiinse waxaa labadoodaba ka sii culus nacas cadhadiis.

³A stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.

⁴Cadho waa naxariisdarro, xanaaqna waa daad, Laakiinse bal yaa hinaaso is-hor taagi kara?

⁴Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand before jealousy?

⁵Canaantii bayaan ahu Waa ka wanaagsan tahay jacaylkii qarsoon.

⁵Better is open rebuke than hidden love.

⁶Saaxiib nabrihiisu waa daacadnimo, Laakiinse cadow dhunkashooyinkiisu waa khiyaano miidhan.

⁶Faithful are the wounds of a friend; although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

⁷Naftii dheregsanu xataa awlallada malabka waa ka yaqyaqsataa, Laakiinse naftii gaajaysan wax kasta oo qadhaadhuba way u macaan yihiin.

⁷A full soul loathes a honeycomb; but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.

⁸Ninkii hoygiisa ka warwareegaa Waa sida shimbir buulkeeda ka warwareegta oo kale.

⁸As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his home.

⁹Saliidda iyo cadarku qalbigay ka farxiyaan, Sidaas oo kalena waxaa nin ka farxiya macaanka saaxiibkiis oo ka yimaada talada qalbiga.

⁹Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man’s friend.

¹⁰Ha ka tegin saaxiibkaa iyo aabbahaa saaxiibkiis toona, Oo maalintii masiibadaadana guriga walaalkaa ha tegin, Deris kuu dhowu waa ka wanaagsan yahay walaal kaa fog.

¹⁰Don’t forsake your friend and your father’s friend. Don’t go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster: better is a neighbor who is near than a distant brother.

¹¹Wiilkaygiiyow, caqli yeelo, oo qalbigayga ka farxi, Si aan ugu jawaabo kii i caayaba.

¹¹Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, then I can answer my tormentor.

¹²Ninkii miyir lahu sharkuu arkaa, wuuna dhuuntaa, Laakiinse garaadlaawayaashu way iska sii maraan, oo waana la taqsiiraa.

¹²A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

¹³Kii qof qalaad dammiinta dharkiisa ka qaad, Oo kii naag qalaad dammiintana isaga rahmad ahaan u hay.

¹³Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger. Hold it for a wayward woman!

¹⁴Kii intuu aroor hore kaco saaxiibkiis cod dheer ugu duceeya, Waxaa loo qaadan doonaa habaar.

¹⁴He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse by him.

¹⁵Maalin roobaabeed dhibicyadeeda aan kala go'in Iyo naag muran badanu waa isku mid.

¹⁵A continual dropping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike:

¹⁶Ku alla kii iyada celiyaa, dabayshuu celiyaa. Gacantiisa midigna saliid bay qabataa.

¹⁶restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand.

¹⁷Bir baa bir afaysa, Oo sidaas oo kale nin baa saaxiibkiis afeeya.

¹⁷Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.

¹⁸Ku alla kii berde xannaanaystaa midhihiisuu cuni doonaa. Oo kii sayidkiisa dhawrana waa la murwayn doonaa.

¹⁸Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit. He who looks after his master shall be honored.

¹⁹Sida fool biyaha dhexdooda fool uga muuqdo, Ayaa nin qalbigiisu nin kale ugu muuqdaa.

¹⁹As water reflects a face, so a man’s heart reflects the man.

²⁰She'ool iyo halligaadu weligood ma dhergaan, Dadka indhihiisu weligood ma dhergaan.

²⁰ Sheol Sheol is the place of the dead. and Abaddon are never satisfied; and a man’s eyes are never satisfied.

²¹Weelka lacagta lagu safeeyo lacagtaa iska leh, oo foornadana dahabkaa iska leh, Sidaas oo kalena nin waxaa lagu tijaabiyaa ammaantiisa.

²¹The crucible is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but man is refined by his praise.

²²In kastoo aad nacas tib iyo mooye hadhuudh kula tuntid, Weliba nacasnimadiisu ka tegi mayso isaga.

²²Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.

²³Aad ugu dadaal inaad ogaatid xaalka adhigaaga, Oo lo'daadana si wanaagsan u ilaali.

²³Know well the state of your flocks, and pay attention to your herds:

²⁴Waayo, maalku weligiis siima raago, Taajkuna ab ka ab miyuu waaraa?

²⁴for riches are not forever, nor does even the crown endure to all generations.

²⁵Cawska qallalan markii la gooyo mid cagaar ah oo jilicsan baa soo muuqda, Oo dhalatada buurahana waa la soo urursadaa.

²⁵The hay is removed, and the new growth appears, the grasses of the hills are gathered in.

²⁶Baraarku waa kuu dhar, Oo adhiguna waa kuu qiimihii beerta.Waxaa jiri doona caano riyaad oo cunto ugu filan adiga iyo reerkaagaba, Iyo weliba masruufka gabdhaha kuu shaqeeya.

²⁶The lambs are for your clothing, and the goats are the price of a field.

²⁷Waxaa jiri doona caano riyaad oo cunto ugu filan adiga iyo reerkaagaba, Iyo weliba masruufka gabdhaha kuu shaqeeya.

²⁷There will be plenty of goats’ milk for your food, for your family’s food, and for the nourishment of your servant girls.