¹Like snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.

¹Sida wakhtiga kulul aan baraf cad ugu habboonayn, oo wakhtiga beergooyska aan roob ugu habboonayn, Ayaan sharaf nacas ugu habboonayn.

²Like a fluttering sparrow, like a darting swallow, so the undeserved curse doesn’t come to rest.

²Sida shimbir iska wareegaysa iyo sida dabafallaadh iska duulaysa, Ayaan habaarkii sababla'aan ahu cidna ugu dhacayn.

³A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools!

³Jeedal faras buu ku habboon yahay, dacayna dameer, Ulina dhabarka nacaska.

⁴Don’t answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.

⁴Nacas ha ugu jawaabin sida nacasnimadiisu tahay, Waaba intaasoo aad sidiisa oo kale noqotaaye.

⁵Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.

⁵Nacas ugu jawaab sida nacasnimadiisu tahay, Waaba intaasoo uu isla caqli weynaadaaye.

⁶One who sends a message by the hand of a fool is cutting off feet and drinking violence.

⁶Kii nacas gacantiis farriin u sii dhiibaa Cagahuu iska gooyaa oo khasaaruu cabbaa.

⁷Like the legs of the lame that hang loose: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

⁷Sida lugaha curyaanku u laalaadaan Ayuu masaalkuna u yahay afka nacasyada.

⁸As one who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool.

⁸Kii nacas sharaf siiyaa Wuxuu la mid yahay mid wadhaf dhagax ku xidha oo kale.

⁹Like a thornbush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

⁹Sida qodaxdu u dhex gasho sakhraan gacantiis, Ayuu masaalkuna u yahay afka nacasyada.

¹⁰As an archer who wounds all, so is he who hires a fool or he who hires those who pass by.

¹⁰Kii nacaska ama kuwa jidka maraya kiraystaa Waa sida qaansoole dadka oo dhan dhaawaca oo kale.

¹¹As a dog that returns to his vomit, so is a fool who repeats his folly.

¹¹Nacas nacasnimadiisa ku noqnoqdaa Waa sida eey mantaggiisa ku noqnoqda oo kale.

¹²Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

¹²Nin isla caqli weyn ma aragtay? Waxaa isaga ka rajo roon nacas.

¹³The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!”

¹³Ninkii caajis ahu wuxuu yidhaahdaa, Libaax baa waddada jooga; Libaax baa jidka taagan.

¹⁴As the door turns on its hinges, so does the sluggard on his bed.

¹⁴Sida albaabku birihiisa ugu noqnoqdo, Ayaa kii caajis ahuna sariirtiisa isugu rogrogaa.

¹⁵The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.

¹⁵Kii caajis ahu wuxuu gacantiisa geliyaa xeedhadiisa, Oo inuu afkiisa ku soo celiyona waa ku dhib isaga.

¹⁶The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.

¹⁶Kii caajis ahu waa iskala caqli badan yahay Toddoba nin oo xigmad ku jawaabi karta.

¹⁷Like one who grabs a dog’s ears is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.

¹⁷Kii isagoo jidka iska maraya isku dhex dara dirir aanu waxba ku lahayn, Wuxuu la mid yahay mid eey dhegaha qabta oo kale.

¹⁸Sida nin waalan oo rida dab, Iyo fallaadho, iyo dhimasho,

¹⁹Ayuu yahay kii intuu deriskiisa khiyaaneeyo, Haddana yidhaahda, Miyaanan cayaarayn?

²⁰For lack of wood a fire goes out. Without gossip, a quarrel dies down.

²⁰Xaabola'aanta dabku waa bakhtiyaa, Oo meeshii aan mid xan badanu jooginna muranku waa ka joogsadaa.

²¹As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to kindling strife.

²¹Sida dhuxuli raran u sii shiddo, qoryona dab u sii belbeliyaan, Ayuu ninkii muran badanuna dirir u sii kiciyaa.

²²The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, they go down into the innermost parts.

²²Kii xan badan erayadiisu waa sida cunto macaan, Oo waxay ku degaan meelaha caloosha ugu hooseeya.

²³Like silver dross on an earthen vessel are the lips of a fervent one with an evil heart.

²³Bushimihii macaan iyo qalbigii shar lehba Waxay la mid yihiin weel dhoobo ah oo lagu dahaadhay lacag wasakhdeed.

²⁴A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, but he harbors evil in his heart.

²⁴Kii wax necebu bushimihiisuu isku yeelyeelaa, Laakiinse uurkiisuu khiyaano ku kaydsadaa.

²⁵When his speech is charming, don’t believe him; for there are seven abominations in his heart.

²⁵Markuu si wacan u hadlo ha rumaysan, Waayo, waxaa qalbigiisa ku jira toddoba karaahiyo.

²⁶His malice may be concealed by deception, but his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.

²⁶In kastoo nacaybkiisu khiyaano isku daboolo, Xumaantiisa ayaa shirka lagu hor muujin doonaa.

²⁷Whoever digs a pit shall fall into it. Whoever rolls a stone, it will come back on him.

²⁷Ku alla kii bohol qodaaba isagaa ku dhex dhici doona, Oo kii dhagax giringiriyana, isaguu ku soo rogman doonaa.Carrabkii been sheega wuxuu neceb yahay kuwuu dhaawacay, Oo afkii wax faaniyaana wuxuu ka shaqeeyaa baabba'.

²⁸A lying tongue hates those it hurts; and a flattering mouth works ruin.

²⁸Carrabkii been sheega wuxuu neceb yahay kuwuu dhaawacay, Oo afkii wax faaniyaana wuxuu ka shaqeeyaa baabba'.