Proverbs 4
1 to hear: hear son: descendant/people discipline: instruction father and to listen to/for to know understanding
Yaa ilmaan ko, mee gorsa abbaan namaaf kennu dhagaʼaa; qalbeeffadhaatii hubannaa argadhaa.
2 for teaching pleasant to give: give to/for you instruction my not to leave: neglect
Ani barumsa gaarii isinii nan kenna; kanaafuu barsiisa koo hin dhiisinaa.
3 for son: child to be to/for father my tender and only to/for face mother my
Yeroo ani mucaa xinnaa taʼee mana abbaa koo turetti, yeroo ani daaʼima dhiiga taʼee haadha kootiif ilma tokkicha turetti,
4 and to show me and to say to/for me to grasp word my heart your to keep: obey commandment my and to live
inni akkana jedhee na barsiise; “Garaa kee guutuudhaan dubbii koo jabeessii qabadhu; seera koo eegi; ati ni jiraattaatii.
5 to buy wisdom to buy understanding not to forget and not to stretch from word lip my
Ogummaa argadhu; hubannaas argadhu; dubbii koo hin dagatin yookaan irraa hin jalʼatin.
6 not to leave: forsake her and to keep: obey you to love: lover her and to watch you
Ogummaa hin dhiisin; isheen si eegdii; ishee jaalladhu; isheenis si tiksitii.
7 first: beginning wisdom to buy wisdom and in/on/with all acquisition your to buy understanding
Ogummaan waan hunda caalti; kanaafuu ogummaa argadhu. Yoo isheen waan ati qabdu hunda si baasifte illee hubannaa argadhu.
8 to build her and to exalt you to honor: honour you for to embrace her
Ogummaa kabaji; inni ol si guddisaatii; isa hammadhu; innis si kabajaatii.
9 to give: put to/for head your wreath favor crown beauty to deliver you
Isheen kallacha bareedaa mataa kee irra siif keessi; gonfoo miidhagaa illee siif kenniti.”
10 to hear: hear son: child my and to take: recieve word my and to multiply to/for you year life
Yaa ilma ko dhagaʼi; waan ani jedhu illee fudhadhu; barri jireenya keetiis ni baayʼataa.
11 in/on/with way: conduct wisdom to show you to tread you in/on/with track uprightness
Ani karaa ogummaa irra sin qajeelcha; daandii qajeelaa irras sin buusa.
12 in/on/with to go: walk you not be distressed step your and if to run: run not to stumble
Yeroo ati deemtu, tarkaanfiin kee hin ittifamu; yoo fiigdu illee ati hin gufattu.
13 to strengthen: hold in/on/with discipline: instruction not to slacken to watch her for he/she/it life your
Qajeelfama jabeessii qabadhu; gad hin dhiisin; waan inni jireenya kee taʼeef jabeessii eeggadhu.
14 in/on/with way wicked not to come (in): come and not to bless in/on/with way: conduct bad: evil
Daandii hamootaa irra miilla kee hin dhaabin yookaan karaa jalʼootaa irra hin deemin.
15 to neglect him not to pass in/on/with him to turn aside from upon him and to pass
Irraa fagaadhu; irras hin deemin; irraa goriitii karaa kee irra qajeeli.
16 for not to sleep if: until not be evil and to plunder sleep their if: until not (to stumble *Q(K)*)
Isaan waan hamaa hojjetan malee rafuu hin dandaʼaniitii; isaan hamma nama gufachiisanitti hirriba hin argatan.
17 for to feed on food: bread wickedness and wine violence to drink
Isaan buddeena hamminaa nyaatu; daadhii wayinii kan dabaan argame dhugu.
18 and way righteous like/as light brightness to go: continue and to light till to establish: prepare [the] day
Karaan qajeeltotaa akkuma ifa barii barraaqaa kan hamma saafaatti ittuma fufee ifaa deemuu ti.
19 way: conduct wicked like/as darkness not to know in/on/with what? to stumble
Karaan hamootaa garuu akkuma dukkana guddaa ti; isaan waan isaan gufachiisu hin beekan.
20 son: child my to/for word my to listen [emph?] to/for word my to stretch ear your
Yaa ilma ko, waan ani jedhu qalbeeffadhu; dubbii kootiifis gurra kenni.
21 not be devious from eye: seeing your to keep: obey them in/on/with midst heart your
Akka inni fuula kee duraa dhabamu hin godhin; garaa kee keessa ol kaaʼadhu;
22 for life they(masc.) to/for to find them and to/for all flesh his healing
inni warra isa argatuuf jireenya, dhagna namaa guutuufis fayyinaatii.
23 from all custody to watch heart your for from him outgoing life
Waan hunda caalaa qalbii kee eeggadhu; burqaan jireenyaa achii baʼaatii.
24 to turn aside: remove from you crookedness lip: word and perversity lip: words to remove from you
Dubbii jalʼinaa afaan kee keessaa balleessi; haasaa hamaas arraba kee irraa fageessi.
25 eye your to/for before to look and eyelid your to smooth before you
Iji kee kallattiidhaan qajeelchee haa ilaalu; atis xiyyeeffadhuu fuula kee dura ilaali.
26 to envy track foot your and all way: conduct your to establish: establish
Miilla keetiif daandii wal qixxeeffadhu; karaan kee hundinuu haa jabaatu.
27 not to stretch right and left to turn aside: depart foot your from bad: evil
Gara mirgaatti yookaan gara bitaatti hin gorin; miilla kee hammina irraa eeggadhu.
