Proverbs 29
1 Anyone who goes on stubbornly rejecting many warnings will be suddenly destroyed, without hope of healing.
Namni ifannaa baayʼee booddee mataa jabaatu kam iyyuu akkuma tasaa caba; hin fayyus.
2 When good people are in charge, everybody celebrates; but when the wicked rule, everybody groans.
Yommuu namni qajeelaan aangoo qabatutti, sabni ni ililcha; yommuu namni hamaan bulchu garuu sabni ni guunguma.
3 A man who loves wisdom makes his father happy, but one who visits prostitutes throws away his money.
Namni ogummaa jaallatu abbaa isaa gammachiisa; miiltoon sagaagaltuu garuu qabeenya isaa barbadeessa.
4 A king who rules justly makes the country secure, but one who asks for bribes will destroy it.
Mootiin murtii qajeelaadhaan biyyaaf nagaa buusa; kan mattaʼaaf gaggabu immoo biyya gargar qoqqooda.
5 Those who flatter their friends lay a net to trip them up.
Namni ollaa isaa jaju, miilluma isaatiif kiyyoo kaaʼa.
6 Evil people are trapped by their own sins, but those who do right sing and celebrate.
Namni hamaan cubbuu ofii isaatiin qabama; qajeelaan garuu ni faarfata; ni ililchas.
7 Good people care about treating the poor fairly, but the wicked don't think about it at all.
Namni qajeelaan mirga hiyyeessaatiif dhaabata; namni hamaan garuu dhimma akkanaa hin qabu.
8 Cynical people can inflame a whole city, but the wise calm angry people down.
Qoostonni magaalaa jeequ; ogeeyyiin garuu aarii qabbaneessu.
9 When a wise man takes a stupid man to court, there's raging and ridicule, but nothing is settled.
Yoo ogeessi gowwaa wajjin mana murtii dhaqe, gowwaan sun ni aara yookaan ni kolfa; nagaanis hin jiraatu.
10 Murderers hate people of integrity, but those who live right try to help them.
Namoonni dhiiga dheebotan, nama amanamaa jibbu; nama tolaas ajjeesuu barbaadu.
11 Stupid people let all their anger out, while wise people quietly hold it in.
Gowwaan guutumaan guutuutti aariitti of kenna; ogeessi garuu of qaba.
12 A ruler who listens to lies will have nothing but wicked officials.
Yoo bulchaan tokko soba dhaggeeffate, qondaaltonni isaa hundi ni hammaatu.
13 Poor people and their oppressors have this in common: the Lord gives life to all of them.
Hiyyeessaa fi namni nama cunqursu waan kanaan wal fakkaatu: Waaqayyo ija lachan isaaniitiifuu agartuu kenna.
14 If a king judges the poor fairly, he will have a long rule.
Yoo mootiin tokko wal qixxummaadhaan hiyyeeyyiif murtii kenne, teessoon isaa bara baraan jabaatee dhaabata.
15 Discipline and correction provide wisdom, but a son left undisciplined is an embarrassment to his mother.
Ulee fi ifannaan ogummaa kennu; daaʼimni akkasumatti gad dhiifame garuu haadha isaa salphisa.
16 When the wicked are in power, sin increases; but the good will see their downfall.
Yommuu hamoonni aangoo qabatan, cubbuutu baayʼata; qajeeltonni garuu kufaatii jaraa argu.
17 Discipline your children and they won't give you any worries; they will make you very happy.
Ilma kee adabadhu, inni nagaa siif kenna; lubbuu kees ni gammachiisa.
18 Without a revelation from God, the people go out of control, but those who keep the law are happy.
Iddoo mulʼanni hin jirretti sabni gad dhiisii taʼa; namni seera eegu garuu eebbifamaa dha.
19 A servant can't be disciplined by words alone; though they understand, they don't follow what they're told.
Garbichi dubbii afaanii qofaan hin sirreeffamu; inni yoo hubate illee deebii hin kennuutii.
20 Have you seen a man who speaks without thinking? There's more hope for stupid people than for him!
Ati nama jarjarsuun dubbatu argitee? Isa irra gowwaatu abdii caalu qaba.
21 A servant indulged from childhood will in the end become unmanageable.
Nama garbicha ofii isaa ijoollummaa isaatii jalqabee qanansiisu, galgalli isaa rakkina.
22 Angry people stir up trouble, those with short tempers commit many sins.
Namni aaru lola kakaasa; kan dafee aarus cubbuu hedduu hojjeta.
23 If you're proud, you'll be humiliated; but if you're humble, you'll be honored.
Of tuulummaan namaa isuma gad deebisa; namni hafuuraan gad of qabu garuu ulfina argata.
24 A thief's partner hates his life; even under the threat of being cursed he can't tell the truth.
Namni hattuu wajjin qooddatu lubbuu ofii isaa jibba; inni ni kakata; garuu waan tokko illee hin himu.
25 Being afraid of people traps you, but if you trust in the Lord you're safe.
Nama sodaachuun kiyyoo namatti taʼa; kan Waaqayyoon amanatu garuu nagaadhaan jiraata.
26 Many people look for favors from a ruler, but justice comes from the Lord.
Namni hedduun bulchaa biratti surraa argachuu barbaada; murtiin qajeelaan garuu Waaqayyo biraa dhufa.
27 Good people hate those who are unjust; the wicked hate those who do what's right.
Qajeelaan sobduu xireeffata; hamaan immoo nama tolaa jibba.
