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

¹ Doonkoy jine bora se. Kora izey baytu fo no.

²both low and high, rich and poor together.

² Ya araŋ ndunnya dumey kulu, wa maa woone wo. Ya araŋ ndunnya gorokoy kulu, --

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

³ Boro kayney da boro beerey, Da arzakantey da talkey, wa hanga jeeri care banda:

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

⁴ Ay meyo ga laakal _sanniyaŋ|_ ci, Ay bina fintalyaŋ mo ga ciya fahamay wane.

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

⁵ Ay g'ay hangey jeeri yaasay se, Ay g'ay misa mo feeri da moolo beeri karyaŋ.

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

⁶ Ifo se no humburkumay g'ay di masiiba jirbey ra, Saaya kaŋ ay ibarey laala go g'ay windi?

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

⁷ Sanda borey kaŋ yaŋ ga de ngey arzakey gaa, Ngey kaŋ yaŋ ga fooma ngey duure baayaŋ sabbay se.

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

⁸ I ra sinda boro kaŋ ga hin ka nga nya-ize fansa nda mate kulu kaŋ cine no, Wala a ma fansayaŋ hari no Irikoy se a se.

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

⁹ Zama i fundey fansayaŋ hari ga caada, Kala a m'a naŋ hinne hal abada,

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

¹⁰ Kaŋ ga naŋ a ma funa duumi, hal a ma si fumbu.

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

¹¹ Zama a go ga di laakalkooney go ga bu, Saamo nda alman alhaalikoy go ga halaci care banda, I ma ngey arzakey naŋ boro fooyaŋ se.

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

¹² I tammahãyaŋ gaa, Ngey windey wo ga tondo no hal abada, Ngey nangorayey mo hala zamaney kulu me. I ga ngey bumbey maayey daŋ ngey laabey gaa.

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

¹³ Amma boro nda nga darza kulu si duumi bo, A ga hima day danga almaney kaŋ ga halaci.

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.

¹⁴ Saamey fonda nooya, Ngey d'i banda borey kaŋ yaŋ ga maa i sanney kaani. (Wa dangay)

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

¹⁵ I na i waadu Alaahara se sanda feeji kuru cine. Buuyaŋ no g'i boy. Adilantey g'i may susubay. I gaakuro mo ga ciya Alaahara se ŋwaari. I ga daray ngey windey se nangu mooro.

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

¹⁶ Amma Irikoy g'ay fundo fansa ka kaa Alaahara hino ra, Zama a g'ay sambu. (Wa dangay)

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

¹⁷ Ma si humburu waati kaŋ i na boro fo arzakandi, Alwaati kaŋ a windo darza tonton.

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

¹⁸ Zama d'a bu, a si konda hay kulu, A darza mo s'a gana ka koy ganda.

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

¹⁹ Baa kaŋ ni ga ni boŋ saabu duumi ni baafuna ra, Borey ga ni sifa mo waati kaŋ ni goono ga boriyandi ni boŋ se,

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

²⁰ Kulu nda yaadin ni ga koy ni kaayey waddey do, kaŋ yaŋ si ye ka di kaari koyne hal abada.

²¹ Boro kaŋ gonda beeray, a sinda mo fahamay, A ga hima sanda almaney kaŋ ga halaci.