Proverbs 14
1 Every wise woman builds her house: but the foolish plucks it down with her hands.
Dubartiin ogeettiin mana ishee ijaarratti; gowwaan immoo harkuma isheetiin mana ofii diigdi.
2 He that walks in his uprightness fears the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despises him.
Namni qajeelummaan jiraatu Waaqayyoon sodaata; kan karaan isaa jalʼaa taʼe garuu isa tuffata.
3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
Afaan nama gowwaa dugda isaatti ulee of tuulummaa fida; arrabni ogeeyyii garuu isaan eega.
4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
Yoo qotiyyoon hin jirre, dallaan duwwaa taʼa; garuu humna qotiyyoo tokkootiin midhaan baayʼeen argama.
5 A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
Dhuga baatuun amanamaan hin sobu; dhuga baatuun sobaa immoo dhara of keessaa gad naqa.
6 A scorner seeks wisdom, and finds it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understands.
Qoostuun namaa ogummaa barbaadee hin argatu; nama waa hubatuuf garuu beekumsi dadhabbii malee dhufa.
7 Go from the presence of a foolish man, when you perceive not in him the lips of knowledge.
Ati nama gowwaa irraa fagaadhu; arraba isaa irraa beekumsa hin argattuutii.
8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
Ogummaan hubattootaa akka isaan karaa isaanii beekan isaan godha; gowwummaan gowwootaa garuu karaa irraa isaan balleessa.
9 Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.
Gowwoonni cubbuutti qoosu; qajeeltota gidduutti garuu hawwii gaariitu argama.
10 The heart knows his own bitterness; and a stranger does not intermeddle with his joy.
Garaan gadda ofii isaa ni beeka; namni biraa tokko iyyuu gammachuu isaa irraa hin qooddatu.
11 The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.
Manni nama hamaa ni bada; dunkaanni nama qajeelaa immoo ni daraara.
12 There is a way which seems right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
Karaan qajeelaa namatti fakkaatu tokko jira; dhuma irratti garuu duʼatti nama geessa.
13 Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that delight is heaviness.
Kolfa keessatti iyyuu garaan nama dhukkubuu dandaʼa; gammachuunis gaddaan dhumuu dandaʼa.
14 The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.
Namni hin amanamne gatii karaa isaa, namni gaariin immoo gatii hojii isaa argata.
15 The simple believes every word: but the prudent man looks well to his going.
Namni homaa hin beekne waan hunda amana; namni qalbii qabu garuu tarkaanfii isaa ilaallata.
16 A wise man fears, and departs from evil: but the fool rages, and is confident.
Namni ogeessi of eeggata; waan hamaa irraas ni deebiʼa; gowwaan garuu waan hundatti jarjara; of illee hin eeggatu.
17 He that is soon angry deals foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.
Namni dafee aaru gowwummaa hojjeta; namni daba hojjetu garuu ni jibbama.
18 The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
Namni homaa hin beekne gowwummaa dhaala; qalbeeffataan garuu beekumsa gonfata.
19 The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Namoonni hamoon fuula namoota gaarii duratti, jalʼoonnis karra qajeeltotaa duratti sagadu.
20 The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich has many friends.
Hiyyeeyyii olloonni isaanii iyyuu ni jibbu; sooreyyiin immoo michoota hedduu qabu.
21 He that despises his neighbour sins: but he that has mercy on the poor, happy is he.
Namni ollaa isaa tuffatu cubbuu hojjeta; kan rakkataaf garaa laafu garuu eebbifamaa dha.
22 Do they not go astray that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.
Namni hammina yaadu karaa irraa hin baduu? Warri waan gaarii karoorsan garuu jaalalaa fi amanamummaa argatu.
23 In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tends only to destitution.
Jabaatanii hojjechuun hundi buʼaa buusa; oduun faayidaa hin qabne garuu hiyyummaa qofa fida.
24 The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.
Gonfoon ogeeyyii qabeenya isaanii ti; gowwummaan gowwootaa garuu gowwummaa dhala.
25 A true witness delivers souls: but a deceitful witness speaks lies.
Dhuga baatuun dhugaa lubbuu baraara; dhuga baatuun sobaa immoo soba dubbata.
26 In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.
Namni Waaqayyoon sodaatu daʼannoo jabaa qaba; ijoolleen isaas daʼoo argatu.
27 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
Waaqayyoon sodaachuun burqaa jireenyaa ti; kiyyoo duʼaa irraas nama deebisa.
28 In the multitude of people is the king's honour: but in the lack of people is the destruction of the prince.
Ulfinni mootii tokkoo baayʼina uummata isaa ti; yoo uummanni hin jirre garuu ilmi mootiis ni bada.
29 He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalts folly.
Namni obsa qabu hubannaa guddaa qaba; kan dafee aaru garuu gowwummaa mulʼisa.
30 A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.
Garaan nagaa qabu dhagnaaf jireenya kenna; hinaaffaan garuu lafee tortorsa.
31 He that oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker: but he that honors him has mercy on the poor.
Namni hiyyeessa cunqursu kan isa Uume tuffata; namni hiyyeessaaf garaa laafu immoo Waaqa kabaja.
32 The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous has hope in his death.
Hamoonni jalʼinuma isaaniitiin badu; qajeeltonni garuu duʼa keessatti illee amanamummaa isaaniitiin daʼannoo argatu.
33 Wisdom rests in the heart of him that has understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.
Ogummaan qalbii nama waa hubatuu keessa jirti; garaa gowwootaa keessatti garuu hin beekamtu.
34 Righteousness exalts a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.
Qajeelummaan saba ol guddisa; cubbuun garuu saba kamiif iyyuu salphina.
35 The king's favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causes shame.
Mootiin tajaajilaa ogeessatti ni gammada; kan isa qaanessutti garuu ni dheekkama.
