Fakkeenya 14
1 Dubartiin ogeettiin mana ishee ijaarratti; gowwaan immoo harkuma isheetiin mana ofii diigdi.
Every wise woman has built her house, And the foolish breaks it down with her hands.
2 Namni qajeelummaan jiraatu Waaqayyoon sodaata; kan karaan isaa jalʼaa taʼe garuu isa tuffata.
Whoever is walking in his uprightness is fearing YHWH, And the perverted is despising Him [in] his ways.
3 Afaan nama gowwaa dugda isaatti ulee of tuulummaa fida; arrabni ogeeyyii garuu isaan eega.
A rod of pride [is] in the mouth of a fool, And the lips of the wise preserve them.
4 Yoo qotiyyoon hin jirre, dallaan duwwaa taʼa; garuu humna qotiyyoo tokkootiin midhaan baayʼeen argama.
Without oxen a stall [is] clean, And great [is] the increase by the power of the ox.
5 Dhuga baatuun amanamaan hin sobu; dhuga baatuun sobaa immoo dhara of keessaa gad naqa.
A faithful witness does not lie, And a false witness breathes out lies.
6 Qoostuun namaa ogummaa barbaadee hin argatu; nama waa hubatuuf garuu beekumsi dadhabbii malee dhufa.
A scorner has sought wisdom, and it is not, And knowledge [is] easy to the intelligent.
7 Ati nama gowwaa irraa fagaadhu; arraba isaa irraa beekumsa hin argattuutii.
Go from before a foolish man, Or you have not known the lips of knowledge.
8 Ogummaan hubattootaa akka isaan karaa isaanii beekan isaan godha; gowwummaan gowwootaa garuu karaa irraa isaan balleessa.
The wisdom of the prudent [is] to understand his way, And the folly of fools [is] deceit.
9 Gowwoonni cubbuutti qoosu; qajeeltota gidduutti garuu hawwii gaariitu argama.
Fools mock at a guilt-offering, And among the upright—a pleasing thing.
10 Garaan gadda ofii isaa ni beeka; namni biraa tokko iyyuu gammachuu isaa irraa hin qooddatu.
The heart knows its own bitterness, And a stranger does not interfere with its joy.
11 Manni nama hamaa ni bada; dunkaanni nama qajeelaa immoo ni daraara.
The house of the wicked is destroyed, And the tent of the upright flourishes.
12 Karaan qajeelaa namatti fakkaatu tokko jira; dhuma irratti garuu duʼatti nama geessa.
There is a way—right before a man, And its latter end [are] ways of death.
13 Kolfa keessatti iyyuu garaan nama dhukkubuu dandaʼa; gammachuunis gaddaan dhumuu dandaʼa.
Even in laughter is the heart pained, And the latter end of joy [is] affliction.
14 Namni hin amanamne gatii karaa isaa, namni gaariin immoo gatii hojii isaa argata.
The backslider in heart is filled from his ways, And a good man—from his fruits.
15 Namni homaa hin beekne waan hunda amana; namni qalbii qabu garuu tarkaanfii isaa ilaallata.
The simple gives credence to everything, And the prudent attends to his step.
16 Namni ogeessi of eeggata; waan hamaa irraas ni deebiʼa; gowwaan garuu waan hundatti jarjara; of illee hin eeggatu.
The wise is fearing and turning from evil, And a fool is transgressing and is confident.
17 Namni dafee aaru gowwummaa hojjeta; namni daba hojjetu garuu ni jibbama.
Whoever is short of temper does folly, And a man of wicked schemes is hated.
18 Namni homaa hin beekne gowwummaa dhaala; qalbeeffataan garuu beekumsa gonfata.
The simple have inherited folly, And the prudent are crowned [with] knowledge.
19 Namoonni hamoon fuula namoota gaarii duratti, jalʼoonnis karra qajeeltotaa duratti sagadu.
The evil have bowed down before the good, And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
20 Hiyyeeyyii olloonni isaanii iyyuu ni jibbu; sooreyyiin immoo michoota hedduu qabu.
The poor is hated even of his neighbor, And those loving the rich [are] many.
21 Namni ollaa isaa tuffatu cubbuu hojjeta; kan rakkataaf garaa laafu garuu eebbifamaa dha.
Whoever is despising his neighbor sins, Whoever is favoring the humble, O his blessedness.
22 Namni hammina yaadu karaa irraa hin baduu? Warri waan gaarii karoorsan garuu jaalalaa fi amanamummaa argatu.
Do they who are devising evil not err? And kindness and truth [are] to those devising good,
23 Jabaatanii hojjechuun hundi buʼaa buusa; oduun faayidaa hin qabne garuu hiyyummaa qofa fida.
In all labor there is advantage, And a thing of the lips [is] only to want.
24 Gonfoon ogeeyyii qabeenya isaanii ti; gowwummaan gowwootaa garuu gowwummaa dhala.
The crown of the wise is their wealth, The folly of fools [is] folly.
25 Dhuga baatuun dhugaa lubbuu baraara; dhuga baatuun sobaa immoo soba dubbata.
A true witness is delivering souls, And a deceitful one breathes out lies.
26 Namni Waaqayyoon sodaatu daʼannoo jabaa qaba; ijoolleen isaas daʼoo argatu.
Strong confidence [is] in the fear of YHWH, And there is a refuge to His sons.
27 Waaqayyoon sodaachuun burqaa jireenyaa ti; kiyyoo duʼaa irraas nama deebisa.
The fear of YHWH [is] a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death.
28 Ulfinni mootii tokkoo baayʼina uummata isaa ti; yoo uummanni hin jirre garuu ilmi mootiis ni bada.
The honor of a king [is] in the multitude of a people, And the ruin of a prince in lack of people.
29 Namni obsa qabu hubannaa guddaa qaba; kan dafee aaru garuu gowwummaa mulʼisa.
Whoever is slow to anger [is] of great understanding, And whoever is short in temper is exalting folly.
30 Garaan nagaa qabu dhagnaaf jireenya kenna; hinaaffaan garuu lafee tortorsa.
A healed heart [is] life to the flesh, And rottenness to the bones [is] envy.
31 Namni hiyyeessa cunqursu kan isa Uume tuffata; namni hiyyeessaaf garaa laafu immoo Waaqa kabaja.
An oppressor of the poor reproaches his Maker, And whoever is honoring Him Is favoring the needy.
32 Hamoonni jalʼinuma isaaniitiin badu; qajeeltonni garuu duʼa keessatti illee amanamummaa isaaniitiin daʼannoo argatu.
The wicked is driven away in his wickedness, And the righteous [is] trustful in his death.
33 Ogummaan qalbii nama waa hubatuu keessa jirti; garaa gowwootaa keessatti garuu hin beekamtu.
Wisdom rests in the heart of the intelligent. And it is known in the midst of fools.
34 Qajeelummaan saba ol guddisa; cubbuun garuu saba kamiif iyyuu salphina.
Righteousness exalts a nation, And the righteousness of peoples [is] a sin-offering.
35 Mootiin tajaajilaa ogeessatti ni gammada; kan isa qaanessutti garuu ni dheekkama.
The favor of a king [is] to a wise servant, And one causing shame is an object of his wrath!
