Proverbs 24
1 Be not thou envious against evil men, nor desire to be with them.
Hamootatti hin hinaafin; garee isaanii taʼuus hin hawwin;
2 For their heart meditates oppression, and their lips talk of mischief.
garaan isaanii hammina malataatii; hidhiin isaaniis rakkina odeessa.
3 Through wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established,
Manni ogummaadhaan ijaarama; hubannaadhaanis jabeeffamee dhaabama;
4 and by knowledge the chambers are filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
kutaawwan isaas, beekumsaan, qabeenya gatii guddaatii fi miidhagaadhaan guutamu.
5 A wise man is strong, yea, a man of knowledge increases might.
Ogeessi humna guddaa qaba; beekaan namaa immoo jabina itti dabalata;
6 For by wise guidance thou shall make thy war, and in the multitude of counselors there is safety.
waraana banuuf qajeelfama, moʼannaa argachuudhaaf immoo gorsitoota hedduu si barbaachisa.
7 Wisdom is too high for a fool. He opens not his mouth in the gate.
Gowwaa irraa ogummaan akka malee ol fagoo dha; inni karra duratti afaan isaa hin saaqqatu.
8 He who devises to do evil, men shall call him a mischief-maker.
Namni hammina malu, “Maltee” jedhama.
9 The thought of folly is sin. And the scoffer is an abomination to men.
Malli gowwummaa cubbuu dha; namoonnis qoostuu ni balfu.
10 If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.
Ati yoo gaafa rakkinaa laafte, jabinni kee dhugumaanuu xinnaa dha!
11 Deliver those who are carried away to death, and hold thou back those who are ready to be slain.
Warra gara duʼaatti geeffamaa jiran duʼa jalaa baasi; warra ajjeefamuuf qopheeffamanis oolchi.
12 If thou say, Behold, we did not know this, Does not he who weighs the hearts consider it? And he who keeps thy soul, does he not know it? And shall not he render to every man according to his work?
Yoo ati, “Nu waan kana homaa hin beekne” jette, inni yaada namaa madaalu sun hin hubatuu? Kan lubbuu kee eegu sun waan kana hin beekuu? Inni nama hundaaf akkuma hojii isaatti gatii hin kennuu?
13 My son, eat thou honey, for it is good, and the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to thy taste,
Yaa ilma ko, dammi waan gaarii taʼeef nyaadhu; nadhiin dammaa sitti ni miʼaawa.
14 so the knowledge of wisdom is to thy soul. If thou have found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy hope shall not be cut off.
Akka ogummaan lubbuu keetti miʼaawu illee beeki; ati yoo isa argatte fuul duratti abdii qabda; abdiin kees hin citu.
15 Lay not in wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Do not destroy his resting place.
Akka nama seeraan hin bulleetti mana nama qajeelaa riphxee hin eeggatin; mana jireenya isaas hin saamin.
16 For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises up again, but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.
Namni qajeelaan yeroo torba kufu iyyuu, deebiʼee ni kaʼaatii; namni hamaan garuu yeroo balaan itti dhufutti ni gufata.
17 Rejoice not when thine enemy falls, and let not thy heart be glad when he is overthrown,
Yeroo diinni kee kufutti hin ililchin; yeroo inni gufatuttis garaan kee hin gammadin;
18 lest Jehovah see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
yoo kanaa achii Waaqayyo waan kanatti ni gaddaatii; dheekkamsa isaas isa irraa deebisa.
19 Fret not thyself because of evildoers, nor be thou envious at the wicked.
Ati sababii jalʼootaatiif aariidhaan hin gubatin; hamootattis hin hinaafin.
20 For there shall be no reward to the evil man. The lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
Namni jalʼaan fuul duratti abdii hin qabuutii; ibsaan hamootaas ni dhaama.
21 My son, fear thou Jehovah and the king, and do not associate with those who are given to change.
Yaa ilma ko, Waaqayyoo fi mootii sodaadhu; finciltootattis hin makamin;
22 For their calamity shall rise suddenly, and the destruction from them both, who knows it?
badiisni akkuma tasaa isaanitti dhufaatii; balaa isaan lachuu fidan eenyutu beeka?
23 These also are from the wise: To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.
Kunneenis jechoota ogeessaa ti: Murtii kennuu irratti nama wal caalchisuun gaarii miti:
24 He who says to a wicked man, Thou are righteous, peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him.
Kan nama yakka qabuun, “Ati balleessaa hin qabdu” jedhu kam iyyuu namni isa abaara; sabnis isa balaaleffata.
25 But to those who rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
Warri nama yakka hojjetu ifatan garuu ni gammadu; eebbi guddaanis ni dhufaaf.
26 He who gives a right answer kisses the lips.
Deebiin qajeelaan, akkuma hidhii dhungachuu ti.
27 Prepare thy work outside, and make it ready for thee in the field, and afterwards build thy house.
Hojii kee kan diidaa raawwadhuutii lafa qotiisaa kees qopheeffadhu; ergasii mana kee ijaarradhu.
28 Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause, and deceive not with thy lips.
Sababii tokko malee ollaa keetti dhugaa hin baʼin yookaan hidhii keetiin hin gowwoomsin.
29 Say not, I will do so to him as he has done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.
Ati, “Waanuma inni na godhe anis isa nan godha; waan inni hojjeteefis gatii isaa nan deebisa” hin jedhin.
30 I went by the field of the sluggard, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding.
Ani lafa qotiisaa nama dhibaaʼaa keessa baʼee, iddoo dhaabaa wayinii nama qalbii hin qabnee keessas darbe;
31 And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns. The face of it was covered with nettles, and the stone wall of it was broken down.
qoraattiin lafa hunda guuteera; laftis aramaadhaan fudhatameera; dallaan dhagaas diigameera.
32 Then I beheld, and considered well. I saw, and received instruction:
Ani argeen waan sana qalbeeffadhe; waanan arge sana irraas barumsa nan argadhe:
33 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep,
hirriba xinnaa; mugaatii xinnaa; xinnoo harka walitti marachuu;
34 so thy poverty shall come as a robber, and thy want as an armed man.
hiyyummaanis akkuma hattuutti, deegummaanis akkuma loltuu hidhateetti sitti dhufa.
