Fakkeenya 16
1 Karoorri garaa kan namaa ti; deebiin arrabaa garuu Waaqayyo biraa dhufa.
The plans of the heart belong to man; But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.
2 Nama tokko karaan isaa hundi qulqulluu itti fakkaata; yaada namaa garuu Waaqayyotu madaala.
All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; But Jehovah weigheth the spirits.
3 Waan hojjettu hunda Waaqayyotti kennadhu; karoorri kees siif milkaaʼa.
Commit thy works unto Jehovah, And thy purposes shall be established.
4 Waaqayyo waan hunda kaayyoo ofii isaatiif hojjeta; hamoota iyyuu guyyaa badiisaatiif qopheessa.
Jehovah hath made everything for its own end; Yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
5 Namni of tuulu kam iyyuu fuula Waaqayyoo duratti balfamaa dha; dhugumaan inni utuu hin adabamin hin hafu.
Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to Jehovah: [Though] hand [join] in hand, he shall not be unpunished.
6 Namni jaalalaa fi amanamummaadhaan araara cubbuu argata; Waaqayyoon sodaachuudhaanis hammina irraa cita.
By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for; And by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil.
7 Yoo karaan namaa Waaqayyoon gammachiise, inni akka diinonni isaas nagaan isa wajjin jiraatan ni godha.
When a man’s ways please Jehovah, He maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
8 Galii guddaa jalʼinaan argatan mannaa waan xinnoo qajeelummaan argatan wayya.
Better is a little, with righteousness, Than great revenues with injustice.
9 Namni garaa isaa keessatti karaa isaa karoorfata; Waaqayyo garuu tarkaanfii isaa illee ni murteessa.
A man’s heart deviseth his way; But Jehovah directeth his steps.
10 Hidhiin mootii hooda dubbata; afaan isaa illee murtii hin jalʼisu.
A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; His mouth shall not transgress in judgment.
11 Madaallii fi safartuun qajeelaan kan Waaqayyoo ti; ulfinni korojoo keessa jiru hundinuu hojii isaa ti.
A just balance and scales are Jehovah’s; All the weights of the bag are his work.
12 Sababii teessoon qajeelummaadhaan jabaatee dhaabatuuf mootonni waan hamaa hojjechuu ni balfu.
It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness; For the throne is established by righteousness.
13 Mootonni afaan dhugaa dubbatutti ni gammadu; isaan nama dhugaa dubbatu ni jaallatu.
Righteous lips are the delight of kings; And they love him that speaketh right.
14 Dheekkamsi mootii ergamaa duʼaa ti; namni ogeessi garuu ni qabbaneessa.
The wrath of a king is [as] messengers of death; But a wise man will pacify it.
15 Jireenyi ifa fuula mootii keessa jira; surraan isaa akkuma duumessa bokkaa arfaasaa ti.
In the light of the king’s countenance is life; And his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain.
16 Ogummaa argachuun warqee caala; hubannaa argachuunis meetii caala!
How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.
17 Daandiin nama tolaa hammina irraa fagoo dha; namni karaa isaa eegus jireenya isaa eeggata.
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
18 Of tuuluun badiisaan dura, of bokoksuunis kufaatiin dura deema.
Pride [goeth] before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.
19 Warra of tuulu wajjin boojuu qooddachuu mannaa, hafuuraan gad of qabanii warra cunqurfame wajjin jiraachuu wayya.
Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, Than to divide the spoil with the proud.
20 Namni gorsa fudhatu kam iyyuu ni milkaaʼa; kan Waaqayyoon amanatus eebbifamaa dha.
He that giveth heed unto the word shall find good; And whoso trusteth in Jehovah, happy is he.
21 Namni garaadhaan ogeessa taʼe qalbeeffataa jedhama; dubbiin miʼaawu immoo gorsa dabala.
The wise in heart shall be called prudent; And the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
22 Hubannaan nama isa qabuuf madda jireenyaa ti; gowwummaan garuu gowwootatti adabbii fida.
Understanding is a well-spring of life unto him that hath it; But the correction of fools is [their] folly.
23 Garaan nama ogeessaa arraba isaa qajeelcha; afaan isaas gorsa dabala.
The heart of the wise instructeth his mouth, And addeth learning to his lips.
24 Dubbiin nama gammachiisu dhaaba dammaa ti; inni lubbuutti ni miʼaawa; lafees ni fayyisa.
Pleasant words are [as] a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
25 Karaan qajeelaa namatti fakkaatu tokko jira; dhuma irratti garuu duʼatti nama geessa.
There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, But the end thereof are the ways of death.
26 Fedhiin hojjetaan tokko nyaataaf qabu hojiif isa kakaasa; beelaʼuun isaas ittuma cima.
The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him [thereto].
27 Namni faayidaa hin qabne hammina malata; haasaan isaas akkuma ibidda waa gubuu ti.
A worthless man deviseth mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire.
28 Namni jalʼaan lola kakaasa; hamattuun immoo michoota walitti dhiʼaatan gargar baafti.
A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.
29 Namni jeequmsaan deemu ollaa isaa gowwoomsee karaa jalʼaatti isa geessa.
A man of violence enticeth his neighbor, And leadeth him in a way that is not good.
30 Namni ija qisu jalʼina karoorfata; kan hidhii ciniinnatu immoo hammina fida.
He that shutteth his eyes, [it is] to devise perverse things: He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass.
31 Arriin gonfoo ulfinaa ti; innis karaa qajeelaadhaan argama.
The hoary head is a crown of glory; It shall be found in the way of righteousness.
32 Goota waraanaa irra nama obsa qabu, nama magaalaa tokko boojiʼee fudhatu irra kan of qabu wayya.
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; And he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city.
33 Ixaan gudeeda irratti buufama; murtoon isaa garuu guutumaan guutuutti Waaqayyo biraa dhufa.
The lot is cast into the lap; But the whole disposing thereof is of Jehovah.
