¹Hear this, all you peoples. Listen, all you inhabitants of the world,

¹Dadyowga oo dhammow, bal tan maqla, Dunida kuwiinna degganow, kulligiin dhegta u dhiga,

²both low and high, rich and poor together.

²Kuwiinna hoose iyo kuwiinna sare, Taajirrada iyo masaakiintoy, dhammaantiin wada maqla.

³My mouth will speak words of wisdom. My heart shall utter understanding.

³Afkaygu wuxuu ku hadli doonaa xigmad, Qalbigayguna wuxuu ka fikiri doonaa waxgarasho.

⁴I will incline my ear to a proverb. I will open my riddle on the harp.

⁴Dhegtayda waxaan u dhigi doonaa masaal, Xujadaydana waxaan ku muujin doonaa kataaradda.

⁵Why should I fear in the days of evil, when iniquity at my heels surrounds me?

⁵Haddaba bal maxaan u cabsanayaa wakhtiga shar jiro, Markii xumaanu cedhbahayga ku wareegsanto?

⁶Those who trust in their wealth, and boast in the multitude of their riches—

⁶Kuwa maalkooda isku halleeya, Oo ku faana hodantinimadooda faraha badan,

⁷none of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give God a ransom for him.

⁷Midkoodna walaalkiis ma furan karo, Daraaddiisna Ilaah madaxfurasho uma siin karo,

⁸For the redemption of their life is costly, no payment is ever enough,

⁸(Waayo, furashada naftoodu waa qaali aad iyo aad, Kumana filna weligeedba,)

⁹That he should live on forever, that he should not see corruption.

⁹Inuu isagu weligiis sii noolaado, Oo aanu halligaad arkin weligiis.

¹⁰For he sees that wise men die; likewise the fool and the senseless perish, and leave their wealth to others.

¹⁰Waayo, isagu wuxuu arkaa inay dadka xigmadda lahu wada dhintaan, Iyo in nacasyada iyo doqonnaduba ay wada baabba'aan, Oo ay maalkooda kuwa kale uga tagaan.

¹¹Their inward thought is that their houses will endure forever, and their dwelling places to all generations. They name their lands after themselves.

¹¹Waxay ismoodsiiyaan inay guryahoodu weligoodba sii jirayaan, Iyo in meelaha rugtooda ahu ay sii raagayaan tan iyo qarniyada oo dhan, Oo dhulalkoodana way isku magacaabaan.

¹²But man, despite his riches, doesn’t endure. He is like the animals that perish.

¹²Laakiinse binu-aadmigu sharaf kuma waaro, Wuxuu la mid yahay sida xayawaanka iska baabba'a.

¹³This is the destiny of those who are foolish, and of those who approve their sayings. Selah.

¹³Jidkoodanu waa kalsoonidooda nacasnimada ah, Laakiinse dadka iyaga ka dambeeya ayaa hadalkoodii u boga. (Selaah)

¹⁴They are appointed as a flock for Sheol Sheol is the place of the dead. . Death shall be their shepherd. The upright shall have dominion over them in the morning. Their beauty shall decay in Sheol Sheol is the place of the dead. , far from their mansion.

¹⁴Iyagu waxaa weeye adhi She'ool loo wado, Oo waxaa sida adhijir u ahaan doona dhimasho, Oo kuwa qumman ayaa iyaga subaxda u talin doona, Oo quruxdoodana waxaa baabbi'in doona She'ool, inaanay iyagu rug yeelan innaba.

¹⁵But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol Sheol is the place of the dead. , for he will receive me. Selah.

¹⁵Laakiinse Ilaah naftayda wuu ka soo furan doonaa xoogga She'ool, Waayo, wuu i aqbali doonaa. (Selaah)

¹⁶Don’t be afraid when a man is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased.

¹⁶Ha baqin markii mid taajiroobo, Oo ammaanta reerkiisu aad u korodho,

¹⁷For when he dies he shall carry nothing away. His glory shall not descend after him.

¹⁷Waayo, isagu markuu dhinto waxba sii qaadan maayo, Oo ammaantiisuna ka daba geli mayso.

¹⁸Though while he lived he blessed his soul— and men praise you when you do well for yourself—

¹⁸In kastoo uu naftiisa u duceeyey markuu noolaa, Oo dad adiga ku ammaana, kolkaad wax wanaagsan isu samaysid,

¹⁹he shall go to the generation of his fathers. They shall never see the light.

¹⁹Isagu wuxuu u tegi doonaa qarniyadii awowayaashiis, Oo iyana weligood iftiinka ma ay arki doonaan.Ninkii sharaf leh oo aan garaad lahaynu Wuxuu la mid yahay sida xayawaanka iska baabba'a.

²⁰A man who has riches without understanding, is like the animals that perish.

²⁰Ninkii sharaf leh oo aan garaad lahaynu Wuxuu la mid yahay sida xayawaanka iska baabba'a.