Fakkeenya 10
1 Fakkeenyawwan Solomoon: Ilmi ogeessi abbaa isaa gammachiisa; ilmi gowwaan garuu haadha isaa gaddisiisa.
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son causeth [his] father to rejoice; but a foolish son is the grief of his mother.
2 Qabeenyi karaa hamaadhaan horatan gatii hin qabu; qajeelummaan garuu duʼa jalaa nama baasa.
Treasures of wickedness will not profit aught; but righteousness will deliver from death.
3 Waaqayyo akka warri qajeelaan beelaʼan hin eeyyamu; hawwii jalʼootaa garuu ni busheessa.
The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish; but the sinful desires of the wicked will he cast away.
4 Harki hojii hin hojjenne nama hiyyoomsa; harki jabaatee hojii hojjetu garuu nama sooromsa.
He becometh poor that laboreth with an indolent hand, but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
5 Namni yeroo bonaa midhaan walitti qabatu ilma ogeessa; kan yeroo midhaan galfamutti rafu immoo ilma nama qaanessuu dha.
He that gathereth in summer is an intelligent son; [but] he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
6 Eebbi mataa qajeeltotaatti gonfoo kaaʼa; afaan hamootaa irra garuu jeequmsatu lolaʼa.
Blessings come upon the head of the righteous; but the mouth of the wicked covereth violence.
7 Yaadannoon nama qajeelaa eebba taʼa; maqaan nama hamaa garuu lafa irraa bada.
The memory of the just is [destined] to be blessed; but the name of the wicked shall rot.
8 Namni garaa isaatti ogeessa taʼe ajaja fudhata; gowwaan oduu baayʼisu garuu ni bada.
The wise in heart will accept commandments; but he that is a fool in his speaking will stumble.
9 Namni amanamaan sodaa malee deema; kan karaa isaa jalʼisu garuu ni saaxilama.
He that walketh uprightly ever walketh securely; but he that perverteth his ways will be punished.
10 Namni ija hamminaatiin waa namaan jedhu rakkoo uuma; gowwaan oduu baayʼisu garuu ni bada.
He that winketh with the eye causeth vexation; and he that is a fool in his speaking will stumble.
11 Afaan nama qajeelaa burqaa jireenyaa ti; afaan hamootaa irra garuu jeequmsatu lolaʼa.
A source of life is the mouth of the righteous; but the mouth of the wicked covereth violence.
12 Jibbi lola kakaasa; jaalalli garuu balleessaa hunda haguuga.
Hatred stirreth up strifes; but love throweth a cover over all transgressions.
13 Ogummaan hidhii nama waa hubatuu irratti argamti; uleen immoo dirra nama hubannaa hin qabnee irra buʼa.
On the lips of the man of understanding there is found wisdom: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of sense.
14 Namoonni ogeeyyiin beekumsa kuufatu; afaan gowwaa garuu badiisa waama.
Wise men treasure up knowledge; but the mouth of the foolish is an approaching terror.
15 Qabeenyi sooreyyii isaaniif magaalaa daʼoo qabduu dha; hiyyummaan garuu badiisa hiyyeeyyii ti.
The wealth of the rich man is his strong town: the terror of the poor is their poverty.
16 Mindaan qajeeltotaa jireenya; galiin hamootaa garuu cubbuu fi duʼa.
The labor of the righteous [tendeth] to life: the product of the wicked is for sin.
17 Namni gorsa fudhatu karaa jireenyaa irra deema; namni adaba didu kam iyyuu garuu warra kaan karaa irraa jalʼisa.
On the way unto life is he that observeth correction; but he that forsaketh reproof is in error.
18 Namni hidhii sobuun jibba dhokfatu, kan maqaa namaa balleessus gowwaa dha.
He that hideth hatred hath lips of falsehood; and he that spreadeth abroad an evil report, is a fool.
19 Yoo dubbiin baayʼatu, cubbuun keessaa hin dhabamu; namni arraba isaa eeggatu garuu ogeessa.
In a multitude of words transgression cannot be avoided; but he that refraineth his lips is intelligent.
20 Arrabni nama qajeelaa meetii filatamaa dha; garaan nama hamaa garuu faayidaa xinnoo qaba.
[Like] choice silver is the tongue of the righteous: the heart of the wicked is worth but very little.
21 Arrabni nama qajeelaa nama hedduu soora; gowwoonni garuu hubannaa dhabiisaan duʼu.
The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die through lack of sense.
22 Eebbi Waaqayyoo nama sooromsa; inni rakkina tokko illee itti hin dabalu.
The blessing of the Lord it is which maketh rich, and painful labor addeth nothing thereto.
23 Gowwaan amala hamaadhaan gammachuu argata; namni waa hubatu garuu ogummaatti gammada.
It is as sport to a fool to do wicked deeds; but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
24 Wanni namni hamaan sodaatu isumatti dhufa; hawwiin nama qajeelaa immoo ni guutamaaf.
What the wicked dreadeth, that will come upon him: but the longing of the righteous will God grant.
25 Yeroo bubbeen hamaan bubbisu namoonni hamoon ni badu; qajeeltonni garuu bara baraan jabaatanii jiraatu.
As the whirlwind passeth by, the wicked is no more; but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
26 Akkuma wanni dhangaggaaʼaan ilkaan miidhee, aarris ija miidhu sana namni dhibaaʼaan warra isa ergatu miidha.
As vinegar is to the teeth, and as smoke is to the eyes: so is the sluggard to those that send him.
27 Waaqayyoon sodaachuun bara jireenya namaa dheeressa; umuriin nama hamaa garuu ni gabaabbata.
The fear of the Lord increaseth [man's] days; but the years of the wicked will be shortened.
28 Abdiin nama qajeelaa gammachuu taʼa; wanni namni hamaan eeggatu garuu ni bada.
The expectation of the righteous is joy; but the hope of the wicked shall perish.
29 Karaan Waaqayyoo nama qajeelaaf daʼoo dha; nama jalʼaaf garuu badiisa.
The way of the Lord is a stronghold to the upright; but terror is destined to the workers of injustice.
30 Qajeeltonni yoom iyyuu hin fonqolfaman; hamoonni garuu lafa irratti hin hafan.
The righteous shall never be removed; but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
31 Afaan nama qajeelaa ogummaa dubbata; arrabni jalʼaan garuu ni kutama.
The mouth of the just uttereth wisdom; but the tongue of perverseness shall be cut out.
32 Arrabni nama qajeelaa waan fudhatama qabu dubbata; afaan nama hamaa garuu waan jalʼaa qofa dubbata.
The lips of the righteous know [how to obtain] favor; but the mouth of the wicked [speaketh] perverseness.
