Proverbs 19
1 Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity Than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool.
Gowwaa daba dubbatuu mannaa hiyyeessa amanamummaadhaan jiraatu wayya.
2 Also, that the soul be without knowledge is not good; And he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.
Namni beekumsa hin qabne gaarii miti; miilli jarjarus karaa irraa jalʼata.
3 The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.
Gowwummaan namaa karaa isaa jalʼisa; garaan isaa immoo Waaqayyotti aara.
4 Wealth addeth many friends; But the poor is separated from his friend.
Badhaadhummaan michoota hedduu nama argachiisa; hiyyeessi garuu michoota isaa irraa gargar baʼa.
5 A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall not escape.
Namni sobaan dhugaa baʼu utuu hin adabamin hin hafu; namni soba odeessuus jalaa hin baʼu.
6 Many will entreat the favor of the liberal man; And every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.
Namni hedduun bulchaa biratti surraa argachuu barbaada; namni hundis michuu nama waa namaa kennuu ti.
7 All the brethren of the poor do hate him: How much more do his friends go far from him! He pursueth [them with] words, [but] they are gone.
Obboloonni hiyyeessaa hundinuu isa jibbu; yoos michoonni isaa hammam caalaa isa irraa haa fagaatan ree! Inni kadhachaa isaan duukaa buʼu iyyuu isaan eessattuu hin argaman.
8 He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: He that keepeth understanding shall find good.
Namni qalbii qabu ofii isaa jaallata; namni hubannaa jaallatu ni milkaaʼa.
9 A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall perish.
Namni sobaan dhugaa baʼu utuu hin adabamin hin hafu; namni soba odeessus ni bada.
10 Delicate living is not seemly for a fool; Much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
Jireenya qananii jiraachuun gowwaaf hin malu; yoos ilmaan mootii bulchuun garbichaaf hammam caalaa haa hammaatu ree?
11 The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger; And it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
Ogummaan nama tokkoo obsa kennaaf; balleessaa namaa irra darbuunis isaaf ulfina.
12 The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; But his favor is as dew upon the grass.
Dheekkamsi mootii akkuma aaduu leencaa ti, surraan isaa immoo akkuma fixeensa marga irratti.
13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father; And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
Ilmi gowwaan abbaa isaatiif badiisa; niitiin nyakkiftunis akka mana yeroo hundumaa dhimmisuu ti.
14 House and riches are an inheritance from fathers; But a prudent wife is from Jehovah.
Manaa fi qabeenyi warra ofii irraa dhaalamu; niitii qalbii qabdu garuu Waaqayyotu namaaf kenna.
15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Dhibaaʼummaan hirriba guddaa namatti buusa; namni hojii malee taaʼus ni beelaʼa.
16 He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul; [But] he that is careless of his ways shall die.
Namni ajaja eegu lubbuu isaa eeggata; kan karaa isaa tuffatu immoo ni duʼa.
17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Jehovah, And his good deed will he pay him again.
Namni hiyyeessaaf garaa laafu Waaqayyoof liqeessa; Waaqnis waan inni hojjete sanaaf isa badhaasa.
18 Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; And set not thy heart on his destruction.
Yeroo abdiin jirutti ilma kee adabadhu; akka inni duʼuufis calʼistee hin ilaalin.
19 A man of great wrath shall bear the penalty; For if thou deliver [him], thou must do it yet again.
Namni dafee aaru adabamuu qaba; ati yoo isa oolchite, amma illee akkasuma gochuu qabda.
20 Hear counsel, and receive instruction, That thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
Gorsa namaa dhaggeeffadhu; sirreeffamas fudhadhu; dhuma irratti ati nama ogeessa taata.
21 There are many devices in a man’s heart; But the counsel of Jehovah, that shall stand.
Garaa namaa keessa karoora baayʼeetu jira; garuu wanni fiixaan baʼu kaayyoo Waaqayyoo ti.
22 That which maketh a man to be desired is his kindness; And a poor man is better than a liar.
Wanni namni hawwu jaalala dhuma hin qabnee dha; sobduu taʼuu mannaa hiyyeessa taʼuu wayya.
23 The fear of Jehovah [tendeth] to life; And he [that hath it] shall abide satisfied; He shall not be visited with evil.
Waaqayyoon sodaachuun jireenyatti nama geessa; yoos namni boqonnaadhaan jiraata; rakkinnis isa hin argatu.
24 The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
Dhibaaʼaan harka isaa waciitii keessa kaaʼa; gara afaan isaattis hin deebifatu!
25 Smite a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; And reprove one that hath understanding, [and] he will understand knowledge.
Qoostuu garafi; wallaalaan hubannaa argataa; nama qalbii qabu ifadhu; inni beekumsa argataatii.
26 He that doeth violence to his father, and chaseth away his mother, Is a son that causeth shame and bringeth reproach.
Namni abbaa isaa saamu, haadha isaas kan manaa ariʼu, ilma qaanii fi salphina fiduu dha.
27 Cease, my son, to hear instruction [Only] to err from the words of knowledge.
Yaa ilma ko, mee qajeelfama dhaggeeffachuu dhiisi; ati dubbii beekumsaa irraa ni baddaa.
28 A worthless witness mocketh at justice; And the mouth of the wicked swalloweth iniquity.
Dhuga baʼaan faayidaa hin qabne murtii qajeelaa tuffata; afaan hamootaa immoo hammina liqimsa.
29 Judgments are prepared for scoffers, And stripes for the back of fools.
Qoostotaaf adabbii, dugda gowwootaatiif immoo rukuttaatu qopheeffama.
