Fakkeenya 10
1 Fakkeenyawwan Solomoon: Ilmi ogeessi abbaa isaa gammachiisa; ilmi gowwaan garuu haadha isaa gaddisiisa.
A wise son makes [his] father glad: but a foolish son is a grief to his mother.
2 Qabeenyi karaa hamaadhaan horatan gatii hin qabu; qajeelummaan garuu duʼa jalaa nama baasa.
Treasures shall not profit the lawless: but righteousness shall deliver from death.
3 Waaqayyo akka warri qajeelaan beelaʼan hin eeyyamu; hawwii jalʼootaa garuu ni busheessa.
The Lord will not famish a righteous soul: but he will overthrow the life of the ungodly.
4 Harki hojii hin hojjenne nama hiyyoomsa; harki jabaatee hojii hojjetu garuu nama sooromsa.
Poverty brings a man low: but the hands of the vigorous make rich. A son who is instructed shall be wise, and shall use the fool for a servant.
5 Namni yeroo bonaa midhaan walitti qabatu ilma ogeessa; kan yeroo midhaan galfamutti rafu immoo ilma nama qaanessuu dha.
A wise son is saved from heat: but a lawless son is blighted of the winds in harvest.
6 Eebbi mataa qajeeltotaatti gonfoo kaaʼa; afaan hamootaa irra garuu jeequmsatu lolaʼa.
The blessing of the Lord is upon the head of the just: but untimely grief shall cover the mouth of the ungodly.
7 Yaadannoon nama qajeelaa eebba taʼa; maqaan nama hamaa garuu lafa irraa bada.
The memory of the just is praised; but the name of the ungodly [man] is extinguished.
8 Namni garaa isaatti ogeessa taʼe ajaja fudhata; gowwaan oduu baayʼisu garuu ni bada.
A wise man in heart will receive commandments; but he that is unguarded in his lips shall be overthrown in his perverseness.
9 Namni amanamaan sodaa malee deema; kan karaa isaa jalʼisu garuu ni saaxilama.
He that walks simply, walks confidently; but he that perverts his ways shall be known.
10 Namni ija hamminaatiin waa namaan jedhu rakkoo uuma; gowwaan oduu baayʼisu garuu ni bada.
He that winks with his eyes deceitfully, procures griefs for men; but he that reproves boldly is a peacemaker.
11 Afaan nama qajeelaa burqaa jireenyaa ti; afaan hamootaa irra garuu jeequmsatu lolaʼa.
[There is] a fountain of life in the hand of a righteous man; but destruction shall cover the mouth of the ungodly.
12 Jibbi lola kakaasa; jaalalli garuu balleessaa hunda haguuga.
Hatred stirs up strife; but affection covers all that do not love strife.
13 Ogummaan hidhii nama waa hubatuu irratti argamti; uleen immoo dirra nama hubannaa hin qabnee irra buʼa.
He that brings forth wisdom from his lips smites the fool with a rod.
14 Namoonni ogeeyyiin beekumsa kuufatu; afaan gowwaa garuu badiisa waama.
The wise will hide discretion; but the mouth of the hasty draws near to ruin.
15 Qabeenyi sooreyyii isaaniif magaalaa daʼoo qabduu dha; hiyyummaan garuu badiisa hiyyeeyyii ti.
The wealth of rich men is a strong city; but poverty is the ruin of the ungodly.
16 Mindaan qajeeltotaa jireenya; galiin hamootaa garuu cubbuu fi duʼa.
The works of the righteous produce life; but the fruits of the ungodly [produce] sins.
17 Namni gorsa fudhatu karaa jireenyaa irra deema; namni adaba didu kam iyyuu garuu warra kaan karaa irraa jalʼisa.
Instruction keeps the right ways of life; but instruction unchastened goes astray.
18 Namni hidhii sobuun jibba dhokfatu, kan maqaa namaa balleessus gowwaa dha.
Righteous lips cover enmity; but they that utter railings are most foolish.
19 Yoo dubbiin baayʼatu, cubbuun keessaa hin dhabamu; namni arraba isaa eeggatu garuu ogeessa.
By a multitude of words thou shalt not escape sin; but if thou refrain thy lips thou wilt be prudent.
20 Arrabni nama qajeelaa meetii filatamaa dha; garaan nama hamaa garuu faayidaa xinnoo qaba.
The tongue of the just is tried silver; but the heart of the ungodly shall fail.
21 Arrabni nama qajeelaa nama hedduu soora; gowwoonni garuu hubannaa dhabiisaan duʼu.
The lips of the righteous know sublime [truths]: but the foolish die in want.
22 Eebbi Waaqayyoo nama sooromsa; inni rakkina tokko illee itti hin dabalu.
The blessing of the Lord is upon the head of the righteous; it enriches [him], and grief of heart shall not be added to [it].
23 Gowwaan amala hamaadhaan gammachuu argata; namni waa hubatu garuu ogummaatti gammada.
A fool does mischief in sport; but wisdom brings forth prudence for a man.
24 Wanni namni hamaan sodaatu isumatti dhufa; hawwiin nama qajeelaa immoo ni guutamaaf.
The ungodly is engulphed in destruction; but the desire of the righteous is acceptable.
25 Yeroo bubbeen hamaan bubbisu namoonni hamoon ni badu; qajeeltonni garuu bara baraan jabaatanii jiraatu.
When the storm passes by, the ungodly vanishes away; but the righteous turns aside and escapes for ever.
26 Akkuma wanni dhangaggaaʼaan ilkaan miidhee, aarris ija miidhu sana namni dhibaaʼaan warra isa ergatu miidha.
As a sour grape is hurtful to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes, so iniquity hurts those that practise it.
27 Waaqayyoon sodaachuun bara jireenya namaa dheeressa; umuriin nama hamaa garuu ni gabaabbata.
The fear of the Lord adds [length] of days: but the years of the ungodly shall be shortened.
28 Abdiin nama qajeelaa gammachuu taʼa; wanni namni hamaan eeggatu garuu ni bada.
Joy rests long with the righteous: but the hope of the ungodly shall perish.
29 Karaan Waaqayyoo nama qajeelaaf daʼoo dha; nama jalʼaaf garuu badiisa.
The fear of the Lord is a strong hold of the saints: but ruin [comes] to them that work wickedness.
30 Qajeeltonni yoom iyyuu hin fonqolfaman; hamoonni garuu lafa irratti hin hafan.
The righteous shall never fail: but the ungodly shall not dwell in the earth.
31 Afaan nama qajeelaa ogummaa dubbata; arrabni jalʼaan garuu ni kutama.
The mouth of the righteous drops wisdom: but the tongue of the unjust shall perish.
32 Arrabni nama qajeelaa waan fudhatama qabu dubbata; afaan nama hamaa garuu waan jalʼaa qofa dubbata.
The lips of just men drop grace: but the mouth of the ungodly is perverse.
