Proverbs 30
1 These things says the man to them that trust in God; and I cease.
Jecha Aguur ilma Yaaqee. Dubbiin nama kanaa akkana jedhee Iitiiʼeeliitti dubbatame: “Innis Iitiiʼeeliittii fi Ukaalitti dubbate:
2 For I am the most simple of all men, and there is not in me the wisdom of men.
Ani dhugumaan doofaa nama hundaa gadii ti; ani hubannaa namni qabu hin qabu.
3 God has taught me wisdom, and I know the knowledge of the holy.
Ani ogummaa hin baranne yookaan beekumsa Isa Qulqulluu sanaa hin qabu.
4 Who has gone up to heaven, and come down? who has gathered the winds in his bosom? who has wrapped up the waters in a garment? who has dominion of all the ends of the earth? what is his name? or what is the name of his children?
Eenyutu samiitti ol baʼee deebiʼee dhufe? Kan harki isaa bubbee walitti qabe eenyu? Namni bishaan uffataan mare eenyu? Kan daarii lafaa hunda jabeessee dhaabe eenyu? Maqaan isaatii fi maqaan ilma isaa eenyu? Mee yoo beekte natti himi!
5 For all the words of God are tried in the fire, and he defends those that reverence him.
“Dubbiin Waaqaa hundinuu hirʼina hin qabu; warra isatti kooluu galaniif, inni gaachana.
6 Add not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be made a liar.
Dubbii isaatti homaa hin dabalin; yoo kanaa achii inni si ifata; atis sobduu taatee argamta.
7 Two things I ask of thee; take not favour from me before I die.
“Yaa Waaqayyo ani wantoota lama sin kadhadha; isaanis utuu hamman jirutti ana hin dhowwatin.
8 Remove far from me vanity and falsehood: and give me not wealth [or] poverty; but appoint me what is needful and sufficient:
Gowwoomsaa fi soba narraa fageessi; hiyyummaa yookaan sooruma naaf hin kennin; garuu buddeena koo guyyaa guyyaan naaf kenni.
9 lest I be filled and become false, and say, Who sees me? or be poor and steal, and swear [vainly] by the name of God.
Yoo kanaa achii ani akka malee quufee si ganee ‘Waaqayyo eenyuu dha?’ nan jedha; yookaan hiyyoomee hatee, akkasiin maqaa Waaqa koo nan salphisa.
10 Deliver not a servant into the hands of his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be utterly destroyed.
“Garbicha tokko gooftaa isaa biratti hin hamatin, yoo kanaa achii inni si abaaraa; atis waan kanatti ni gaafatamta.
11 A wicked generation curse their father, and do not bless their mother.
“Dhaloota abbaa isaa abaaru kan haadha isaa illee hin eebbifnetu jira;
12 A wicked generation judge themselves to be just, but do not cleanse their way.
dhaloota qulqulluu of seʼu, kan xurii isaa irraa hin qulqulleeffamintu jiru;
13 A wicked generation have lofty eyes, and exalt themselves with their eyelids.
dhaloota iji isaa akka malee of tuulu, kan baalleen ija isaas nama tuffatutu jira;
14 A wicked generation have swords [for] teeth and jaw-teeth [as] knives, so as to destroy and devour the lowly from the earth, and the poor of them from among men.
dhaloota hiyyeeyyii lafa irraa fixuuf rakkattoota illee gidduu namaatii balleessuuf ilkaan isaa goraadee, haʼoon isaa immoo billaa taʼe jira.
15 The horse-leech had three dearly-beloved daughters: and these three did not satisfy her; and the fourth was not contented so as to say, Enough.
“Dhulaandhulli intallan, ‘Kenni! Kenni!’ jedhanii iyyan lama qabdi. “Wantoota gonkumaa hin quufne sadiitu jira; kanneen gonkumaa, ‘Nu gaʼe!’ hin jenne immoo afurtu jira:
16 The grave, and the love of a woman, and the earth not filled with water; water also and fire will not say, It is enough. (Sheol h7585)
isaanis Siiʼool, gadameessa maseene, lafa gonkumaa bishaan hin quufnee fi ibidda gonkumaa, ‘Na gaʼe!’ hin jennee dha. (Sheol h7585)
17 The eye that laughs to scorn a father, and dishonours the old age of a mother, let the ravens of the valleys pick it out, and let the young eagles devour it.
“Ija abbaatti qoosu, kan ajaja haadhaa tuffatu arraagessa sululaatiin baafama; joobiraanis ni nyaatama.
18 Moreover there are three things impossible for me to comprehend, and the fourth I know not:
“Wantoonni akka malee na dinqisiisan sadiitu jira; afur immoo ani hin hubadhu; kunis:
19 the track of a flying eagle; and the ways of a serpent on a rock; and the paths of a ship passing through the sea; and the ways of a man in youth.
Karaan risaa samii irra, karaan bofaa kattaa irra, karaan doonii galaana guddaa irra, karaan dhiiraa immoo dubartii wajjin taʼuu isaa ti.
20 Such is the way of an adulterous woman, who having washed herself from what she has done, says she has done nothing amiss.
“Karaan ejjituu kana: Isheen waa nyaattee afaan haqatti; ergasii immoo, ‘Ani homaa hin balleessine’ jetti.
21 By three thing the earth is troubled, and the fourth it cannot bear:
“Lafti waan sadii jalatti hollatti; afur immoo baachuu hin dandeessu; kunis:
22 if a servant reign; or a fool be filled with food;
Garbicha mootii taʼu, gowwaa nyaatee quufu,
23 or if a maid-servant should cast out her own mistress; and if a hateful woman should marry a good man.
dubartiin jibbamte yeroo dhirsa argattu, garbittii giiftii ishee dhaaltu.
24 And [there are] four very little things upon the earth, but these are wiser than the wise:
“Wantoonni xixinnoon afur lafa irra jiru; taʼu illee isaan akka malee ogeeyyii dha; isaanis:
25 the ants which are weak, and [yet] prepare [their] food in summer;
Goondaawwan tuuta jabina hin qabnee dha; taʼus isaan yeroo bonaa nyaata isaanii walitti qaban;
26 the rabbits also [are] a feeble race, who make their houses in the rocks.
osoleewwan uumamawwan humna hin qabnee dha; garuu kattaa keessa jiraatu;
27 The locusts have no king, and [yet] march orderly at one command.
hawwaannisni mootii hin qabu; garuu tarree galee yaaʼa;
28 And the eft, which supports itself by [its] hands, and is easily taken, dwells in the fortresses of kings.
loccuun harkaan qabamuu dandeessi; garuu masaraa mootii keessatti argamti.
29 And there are three things which go well, and a fourth which passes along finely.
“Wantoota deemsa tolan sadiitu jira; kanneen tarkaanfii bareedanis afurtu jira; isaanis:
30 A lion's whelp, stronger than [all other] beasts, which turns not away, nor fears [any] beast;
Leenca bineensa hunda keessaa jabaa, kan waan tokko illee sodaatee duubatti hin deebine;
31 and a cock walking in boldly among the hens, and the goat leading the herd; and a king publicly speaking before a nation.
korma indaanqoo kan kooraa deemu, korbeessa reʼeetii fi, mootii loltoota isaa dura deemu.
32 If thou abandon thyself to mirth, and stretch forth thine hand in a quarrel, thou shalt be disgraced.
“Ati yoo of jajuudhaan gowwoomte, yookaan yoo hammina malatte, harka kee afaan kee irra kaaʼadhu!
33 Milk out milk, and there shall be butter, and if thou wing [one's] nostrils there shall come out blood: so if thou extort words, there will come forth quarrels and strifes.
Akkuma aannan raasuun dhadhaa baasu, funyaan micciiruunis dhiiga baasu sana, aarii kakaasuun lola fida.”
