Mai Hadishi 10
1 Kamar yadda matattun ƙudaje sukan ɓata ƙanshin turare, haka’yar wauta takan ɓata hikima da daraja.
Dead flies, cause to stink [and] ferment, the oil of the perfumer, —More costly than wisdom or honour, is a little folly.
2 Zuciyar mai hikima takan karkata ga yin abin da yake daidai, amma zuciyar wawa takan karkata ga yin mugun abu.
The sense of the wise, is on his right hand, —But, the sense of the dullard, on his left:
3 Ko yayinda yake tafiya a kan hanya wawa yakan nuna cewa ba shi da hankali, yakan nuna wa kowa wawancinsa.
Yea, even by the way, as the foolish man walketh along, his sense faileth him—and he telleth everyone that, foolish, is he!
4 In hankalin mai mulki ya tashi game da kai, kada ka bar inda kake, gama kwantar da hankali yakan sa a yafe manyan laifofi.
If, the spirit of a ruler, riseth up against thee, thy place, do not leave, for gentleness, pacifieth such as have greatly erred.
5 Akwai muguntar da na gani a duniya, irin kuskuren da yake fitowa daga masu mulki.
Here was a misfortune I had seen under the sun, —a veritable mistake that was going forth from the presence of one who had power:
6 Akan sa wawaye a manyan matsayi, yayinda masu arziki suna ƙarƙashi.
Folly placed in great dignity, —while, the rich, in a low place, took their seat:
7 Na taɓa ganin bayi a kan dawakai, yayinda’ya’yan sarki suna takawa a ƙasa kamar bayi.
I had seen, servants, upon horses, —and, rulers, walking like servants, on the ground.
8 Duk wanda ya haƙa rami shi ne zai fāɗa a ciki; duk wanda ya rushe katanga, shi maciji zai sara.
He that diggeth a pit, thereinto, may fall, —and, he that breaketh through a hedge, there may bite him a serpent.
9 Duk mai farfasa duwatsu shi za su yi wa rauni; duk mai faskaren itace yana cikin hatsarinsu.
He that removeth stones, may be hurt therewith, —and he that cleaveth wood, may be endangered thereby.
10 In gatari ya dakushe ba a kuma wasa shi ba, dole a yi amfani da ƙarfi da yawa, amma ƙwarewa yana kawo nasara.
If, blunt, be the iron, and, himself, hath not sharpened, the edge, then, much force, must he apply, —but, an advantage for giving success, is wisdom.
11 In maciji ya sari mutum kafin a ba shi makarin gardi, ina amfanin maganin?
If a serpent will bite, unless he is charmed, then there is nothing better for him that owneth a tongue.
12 Kalmomi daga bakin mai hikima alheri ne, amma maganganun wawa za su hallaka shi.
The words of a wise man’s mouth, are pleasant, —but, the lips of a dullard, will swallow him up:
13 Farkon maganarsa wauta ce, ƙarshenta kuma takan zama muguwar hauka,
The beginning of the words of his mouth, is folly, —but, the latter end of his speech, is mischievous madness.
14 wawa kuma yakan yi ta surutu. Ba wanda ya san abin da zai zo wa zai iya faɗa masa abin da zai faru bayan rasuwarsa?
Yet, a foolish man, multiplieth words, —[though] no man knoweth that which hath been, and, that which shall be after him, who can tell him?
15 Aikin wawa yakan gajiyar da shi, har bai san hanyar zuwa gari ba.
The toil of dullards, shall weary a man, that he knoweth not how to go into the city.
16 Kaitonki, ya ke ƙasa wadda sarkinki bawa ne wadda kuma hakimanta ke ta shagali tun da safe.
Alas! for thee, O land, when thy king is a boy, —and, thy rulers, in the morning, do eat:
17 Mai albarka ce, ya ke ƙasa wadda sarkinki haifaffen gidan sarauta ne, wadda hakimanta suke samun abincinsu a daidai lokacin don samun ƙarfi ba don buguwa ba.
How happy art thou, O land, when thy king is a son of nobles, —and, thy rulers, in season, do eat, for strength, and not for debauchery.
18 In mutum rago ne, sai tsaiko yă lotsa, in hannuwansa ba masa yin kome, ɗaki yakan yi yoyo.
By two lazy arms, the framework sinketh in, —and, by the hanging down of the hands, the house may leak.
19 Akan shirya abinci don jin daɗi, ruwan inabi kuwa don faranta zuciya, amma kuɗi ne amsar kome.
Merrily people make bread, and, wine, gladdeneth life, —but, money, answereth all things.
20 Kada ka zagi sarki ko da a cikin tunaninka ne, ko ka zagi mai arziki ko da a ɗakin kwananka ne, gama tsuntsun sararin sama zai iya ɗauki maganarka, tsuntsu mai fikafikai zai sanar da abin da ka ce.
Even in thy thought, do not revile, the king, nor, within thy bed-chambers, revile thou the rich, —for, a bird of the heavens, might carry the voice, yea, an owner of wings, might tell the matter.
