Proverbs 17
1 Better is a morsel with pleasure in peace, than a house [full] of many good things and unjust sacrifices, with strife.
Mana nyaataa dhugaatiin guutame kan lola qabuu mannaa, iddoo nagaan jirutti hurraaʼaa buddeena goggogaa wayya.
2 A wise servant shall have rule over foolish masters, and shall divide portions amongst brethren.
Garbichi hubataan ilma salphaa bulcha; obboloota gidduuttis dhaala qooddata.
3 As silver and gold are tried in a furnace, so are choice hearts with the Lord.
Okkoteen waa itti baqsan meetiif, boolli ibiddaa immoo warqeef; Waaqayyo garuu garaa namaa qora.
4 A bad man hearkens to the tongue of transgressors: but a righteous man attends not to false lips.
Namni hamaan dubbii gowwoomsaa dhaggeeffata; sobaanis arraba balaʼamaadhaaf gurra kenna.
5 He that laughs at the poor provokes him that made him; and he that rejoices at the destruction of another shall not be held guiltless: but he that has compassion shall find mercy.
Namni hiyyeeyyiitti qoosu kan isaan Uume sana tuffata; kan badiisa namaatti gammadu utuu hin adabamin hin hafu.
6 Children's children are the crown of old men; and their fathers are the glory of children. The faithful has the whole world full of wealth; but the faithless not even a farthing.
Nama jaare tokkoof ilmaan ilmaan isaa gonfoo dha; haadhaa fi abbaanis ijoollee isaaniitiif ulfina.
7 Faithful lips will not suit a fool; nor lying lips a just man.
Dubbiin baʼeessi nama gowwaatti hin tolu; hidhiin sobu immoo hammam bulchaa tokkotti haa hammaatu ree!
8 Instruction is to them that use it a gracious reward; and wherever it may turn, it shall prosper.
Mattaʼaan namicha kennuuf miʼa falfalaa ti; inni lafa dhaqu kamitti iyyuu ni milkaaʼa.
9 He that conceals injuries seeks love; but he that hates to hide [them] separates friends and kindred.
Namni balleessaa namaaf dhiisu jaalala guddisa; namni waan tokko irra deddeebiʼu, garuu michoota walitti dhiʼaatan gargar baasa.
10 A threat breaks down the heart of a wise man; but a fool, though scourged, understands not.
Hamma gowwaan yeroo dhibba garafamee itti dhagaʼamu caalaa ifannaan nama waa hubatutti dhagaʼama.
11 Every bad man stirs up strifes: but the Lord will send out against him an unmerciful messenger.
Namni hamaan fincila qofa barbaada; ergamaan namaa hin naane isatti ni ergama.
12 Care may befall a man of understanding; but fools will meditate evils.
Gowwaa gowwummaa isa keessa jiruun walitti dhufuu mannaa amaaketa dhaltuu ilmaan ishee jalaa fudhatamaniin walitti dhufuu wayya.
13 Whoso rewards evil for good, evil shall not be removed from his house.
Nama qooda gaarii hamaa deebisu, hamminni mana isaa keessaa hin baʼu.
14 Rightful rule gives power to words; but sedition and strife precede poverty.
Lola jalqabuun akkuma bishaan cabsanii yaasuu ti; kanaafuu utuu lolli hin hoʼin dubbii dhiisi.
15 He that pronounces the unjust just, and the just unjust, is unclean and abominable with God.
Waaqayyo waan kana lachuu ni balfa; kunis nama yakka qabu qulqulluu gochuu fi nama balleessaa hin qabnetti muruu dha.
16 Why has the fool wealth? for a senseless man will not be able to purchase wisdom. He that exalts his own house seeks ruin; and he that turns aside from instruction shall fall into mischief.
Sababii inni ogummaa argachuuf fedhii hin qabneef, maallaqni harka gowwaa jiru faayidaa maalii qaba?
17 Have you a friend for every time, and let brethren be useful in distress; for on this account are they born.
Michuun yeroo hunda nama jaallata; obboleessi immoo guyyaa rakkootiif dhalata.
18 A foolish man applauds and rejoices over himself, [as he] also that becomes surety would make himself responsible for his own friends.
Namni qalbii hin qabne harka dhaʼee waa namaaf kakata; fuula ollaa ofii isaa durattis wabii taʼa.
19 A lover of sin rejoices in strifes;
Namni lola jaallatu cubbuu jaallata; namni karra ol dheeraa ijaarus badiisa waama.
20 and the hard-hearted man comes not in for good. A man of a changeful tongue will fall into mischiefs;
Namni yaada hamaa qabu hin milkaaʼu; kan arrabni isaa nama gowwoomsus rakkoo keessa seena.
21 and the heart of a fool is grief to its possessor. A father rejoices not over an uninstructed son; but a wise son gladdens his mother.
Ilmi gowwaan abbaa isaatti gadda fida; abbaan ilma gowwaas hin gammadu.
22 A glad heart promotes health; but the bones of a sorrowful man dry up.
Garaan gammadu qoricha gaarii dha; hafuurri cabe immoo lafee gogsa.
23 The ways of a man who unjustly receives gifts in [his] bosom do not prosper; and an ungodly man perverts the ways of righteousness.
Namni hamaan karaa murtii qajeelaa jalʼisuuf jedhee dhoksaadhaan mattaʼaa fudhata.
24 The countenance of a wise man is sensible; but the eyes of a fool [go] to the ends of the earth.
Namni hubataan fuula isaa gara ogummaatti deebifata; iji gowwaa garuu hamma handaara lafaatti joora.
25 A foolish son [is a cause of] anger to his father, and grief to her that bore him.
Ilmi gowwaan abbaa isaatti gadda fida; haadha isa deessettis jireenya hadheessa.
26 [It is] not right to punish a righteous man, nor [is it] holy to plot against righteous princes.
Nama balleessaa hin qabne tokko adabuun gaarii miti; qondaaltota amanamoo rukutuunis sirrii miti.
27 He that forbears to utter a hard word is discreet, and a patient man is wise.
Namni beekaan of qusachaa dubbata; namni hubataanis hafuura qabanaaʼaa qaba.
28 Wisdom shall be imputed to a fool who asks after wisdom: and he who holds his peace shall seem to be sensible.
Gowwaan iyyuu yommuu calʼisu ogeessa fakkaata; yommuu arraba isaa toʼatus hubataa fakkaata.
