Proverbs 26
1 In the manner of snow in the summer, and rain at the harvest, so also is glory unfit for the foolish.
Akkuma cabbii yeroo bonaa yookaan bokkaa yeroo haamaa, nama gowwaaf ulfinni hin malu.
2 Like a bird flying away to another place, and like a sparrow that hurries away freely, so also a curse uttered against someone without cause will pass away.
Akkuma simbirri barriftu yookaan daaloteen barriftu abaarsi sababii malee dhufu nama irra hin buʼu.
3 A whip is for a horse, and a muzzle is for donkey, and a rod is for the back of the imprudent.
Alangaan fardaaf, luugamni harreef, uleen immoo dugda gowwaatiif mala!
4 Do not respond to the foolish according to his folly, lest you become like him.
Gowwaadhaaf akka gowwummaa isaatti hin deebisin; yoo akkas goote ati mataan kee iyyuu akkuma isaa taata.
5 Respond to the foolish according to his folly, lest he imagine himself to be wise.
Gowwaadhaaf deebii gowwummaa isaatiif malu kenni; yoo kanaa achii inni ogeessa of seʼaa.
6 Whoever sends words by a foolish messenger has lame feet and drinks iniquity.
Harka nama gowwaatti ergaa ergachuun, akkuma miilla ofii irraa muruu yookaan summii dhuguu ti.
7 In the manner of a lame man who has beautiful legs to no purpose, so also is a parable unfit for the mouth of the foolish.
Afaan nama gowwaa keessatti, fakkeenyi akkuma miilla naafaa ti.
8 Just like one who casts a stone into the pile of Mercury, so also is he who gives honor to the foolish.
Namni gowwaadhaaf ulfina kennu, akkuma nama furrisaatti dhagaa guduunfuu ti.
9 In the manner of a thorn, if it were to spring up from the hand of a drunkard, so also is a parable in the mouth of the foolish.
Fakkeenyi afaan gowwaa keessatti akkuma qoraattii harka nama machaaʼee keessaa ti.
10 Judgment determines cases. And whoever imposes silence on the foolish mitigates anger.
Namni gowwaa yookaan kara deemaa qaxaratu akkuma adamsaa nama hunda xiyyaan madeessuu ti.
11 Like a dog that returns to his vomit, so also is the imprudent who repeats his foolishness.
Akkuma sareen diddiga isheetti deebitu sana, gowwaan gowwummaa isaa irra deddeebiʼa.
12 Have you seen a man who seems wise to himself? There will be greater hope held for the unwise than for him.
Ati nama akka ilaalcha ofii isaatti ogeessa taʼe argitaa? Isa irra gowwaatu abdii caalu qaba.
13 The lazy one says, “There is a lion along the way, and a lioness in the roads.”
Dhibaaʼaan, “Leenci karaa irra jira; leenci sodaachisaan daandii irra jira!” jedha.
14 Just as a door turns upon its hinges, so also does the lazy one turn upon his bed.
Akkuma saanqaan muchoo isaa irra naannaʼu, dhibaaʼaan siree ofii irra gaggaragala
15 The lazy one conceals his hand under his arms, and it is a labor for him to move it to his mouth.
Dhibaaʼaan harka isaa waciitii keessa kaaʼa; gara afaan isaatti deebifachuuf ni dhibaaʼa.
16 The lazy one seems wiser to himself than seven men speaking judgments.
Dhibaaʼaan namoota hubannaadhaan deebii kennan torba caalaa ogeessa of seʼa.
17 Just like one who takes hold of a dog by the ears, so also is he who crosses impatiently and meddles in the quarrels of another.
Namni lola nama biraa keessa seenu, akkuma nama harkaan gurra saree qabuu ti.
18 Just as he is guilty who let loose the arrows and the lances unto death,
Akkuma maraatuu ibidda yookaan xiyya namatti gad dhiisu tokkoo
19 so also is the man who harms his friend by deceitfulness. And when he has been apprehended, he says, “I did it jokingly.”
namni, “Ani nan qoose!” jedhee ollaa isaa gowwoomsus akkasuma.
20 When the wood fails, the fire will be extinguished. And when the gossiper is taken away, conflicts will be quelled.
Ibiddi yoo qoraan dhabe ni dhaama; hamiin yoo hin jiraanne, lolli ni qabbanaaʼa.
21 Just as charcoals are to burning coals, and wood is to fire, so also is an angry man who stirs up quarrels.
Akkuma cileen barbadaa ibiddaa bobeessee qoraan ibidda qabsiisu sana namni lola jaallatu lola kakaasa.
22 The words of a whisperer seem simple, but they penetrate to the innermost parts of the self.
Dubbiin hamattuu akkuma gurshaa miʼaawuu ti; gara kutaa garaattis gad buʼa.
23 In the same manner as an earthen vessel, if it were adorned with impure silver, conceited lips are allied with a wicked heart.
Dubbiin gaariin garaa hamaa keessaa baʼu akkuma okkotee meetiin irra dibamee ti.
24 An enemy is known by his lips, though it is from his heart that he draws out deceit.
Namni maqaa namaa balleessu tokko arrabuma ofiitiin nama tolaa of fakkeessa; garaa isaa keessatti immoo gowwoomsaa guduunfata.
25 When he will have lowered his voice, do not believe him, for there are seven vices in his heart.
Yoo dubbiin isaa sitti miʼaawe iyyuu isa hin amanin; wanni jibbisiisaan torba garaa isaa guuteeraatii.
26 Whoever covers hatred with deceit, his malice shall be revealed in the assembly.
Jalʼinni isaa sobaan haguugamee dhokfamuu dandaʼa; hamminni isaa garuu fuula waldaa duratti ifatti baʼa.
27 Whoever digs a pit will fall into it. And whoever rolls a stone, it will roll back to him.
Namni boolla qotu boolla keessa buʼa; nama dhagaa gangalchus, dhagaan sun isumatti deebiʼa.
28 A false tongue does not love truth. And a slippery mouth works ruin.
Arrabni sobu tokko warruma miidhu sana jibba; afaan saadu tokkos badiisa fida.
