Fakkeenya 17
1 Mana nyaataa dhugaatiin guutame kan lola qabuu mannaa, iddoo nagaan jirutti hurraaʼaa buddeena goggogaa wayya.
A dry morsel with gladness is better than a house full of sacrifices along with conflict.
2 Garbichi hubataan ilma salphaa bulcha; obboloota gidduuttis dhaala qooddata.
A wise servant shall rule over foolish sons, and he will divide the inheritance among brothers.
3 Okkoteen waa itti baqsan meetiif, boolli ibiddaa immoo warqeef; Waaqayyo garuu garaa namaa qora.
Just as silver is tested by fire, and gold is tested in the furnace, so also does the Lord test hearts.
4 Namni hamaan dubbii gowwoomsaa dhaggeeffata; sobaanis arraba balaʼamaadhaaf gurra kenna.
The evil obey an unjust tongue. And the false are submissive to lying lips.
5 Namni hiyyeeyyiitti qoosu kan isaan Uume sana tuffata; kan badiisa namaatti gammadu utuu hin adabamin hin hafu.
Whoever despises the poor rebukes his Maker. And whoever rejoices in the ruin of another will not go unpunished.
6 Nama jaare tokkoof ilmaan ilmaan isaa gonfoo dha; haadhaa fi abbaanis ijoollee isaaniitiif ulfina.
Sons of sons are the crown of old age. And the glory of sons is their fathers.
7 Dubbiin baʼeessi nama gowwaatti hin tolu; hidhiin sobu immoo hammam bulchaa tokkotti haa hammaatu ree!
Well-chosen words are not fitting for the foolish, nor are lying lips fitting for a leader.
8 Mattaʼaan namicha kennuuf miʼa falfalaa ti; inni lafa dhaqu kamitti iyyuu ni milkaaʼa.
The expectation of those who stand ready is a most pleasing jewel. Whichever way he turns himself, he understands prudently.
9 Namni balleessaa namaaf dhiisu jaalala guddisa; namni waan tokko irra deddeebiʼu, garuu michoota walitti dhiʼaatan gargar baasa.
Whoever conceals an offense seeks friendships. Whoever repeats the words of another separates allies.
10 Hamma gowwaan yeroo dhibba garafamee itti dhagaʼamu caalaa ifannaan nama waa hubatutti dhagaʼama.
A correction benefits more with a wise man, than a hundred stripes with a fool.
11 Namni hamaan fincila qofa barbaada; ergamaan namaa hin naane isatti ni ergama.
The evil one continually seeks conflicts. But a cruel Angel shall be sent against him.
12 Gowwaa gowwummaa isa keessa jiruun walitti dhufuu mannaa amaaketa dhaltuu ilmaan ishee jalaa fudhatamaniin walitti dhufuu wayya.
It is more expedient to meet a bear robbed of her young, than the foolish trusting in his own folly.
13 Nama qooda gaarii hamaa deebisu, hamminni mana isaa keessaa hin baʼu.
Whoever repays evil for good, evil shall not withdraw from his house.
14 Lola jalqabuun akkuma bishaan cabsanii yaasuu ti; kanaafuu utuu lolli hin hoʼin dubbii dhiisi.
Whoever releases the water is the head of the conflict. And just before he suffers contempt, he abandons judgment.
15 Waaqayyo waan kana lachuu ni balfa; kunis nama yakka qabu qulqulluu gochuu fi nama balleessaa hin qabnetti muruu dha.
Those who justify the impious, and those who condemn the just, both are abominable with God.
16 Sababii inni ogummaa argachuuf fedhii hin qabneef, maallaqni harka gowwaa jiru faayidaa maalii qaba?
What does it profit the foolish to have riches, when he is not able to buy wisdom? Whoever makes his house high seeks ruin. And whoever shuns learning shall fall into evils.
17 Michuun yeroo hunda nama jaallata; obboleessi immoo guyyaa rakkootiif dhalata.
Whoever is a friend loves at all times. And a brother is proved by distress.
18 Namni qalbii hin qabne harka dhaʼee waa namaaf kakata; fuula ollaa ofii isaa durattis wabii taʼa.
A foolish man will clap his hands, when he makes a pledge for his friend.
19 Namni lola jaallatu cubbuu jaallata; namni karra ol dheeraa ijaarus badiisa waama.
Whoever dwells on discord loves disputes. And whoever exalts his door seeks ruin.
20 Namni yaada hamaa qabu hin milkaaʼu; kan arrabni isaa nama gowwoomsus rakkoo keessa seena.
Whoever is of a perverse heart shall not find good. And whoever turns his tongue shall fall into evil.
21 Ilmi gowwaan abbaa isaatti gadda fida; abbaan ilma gowwaas hin gammadu.
A foolish one is born into his own disgrace. But his father will not rejoice in one who is senseless.
22 Garaan gammadu qoricha gaarii dha; hafuurri cabe immoo lafee gogsa.
A joyful soul makes a lifetime flourish. A gloomy spirit dries out the bones.
23 Namni hamaan karaa murtii qajeelaa jalʼisuuf jedhee dhoksaadhaan mattaʼaa fudhata.
The impious receives gifts from the bosom, so that he may pervert the paths of judgment.
24 Namni hubataan fuula isaa gara ogummaatti deebifata; iji gowwaa garuu hamma handaara lafaatti joora.
Prudence shines from the face of the wise. The eyes of the foolish are on the ends of the earth.
25 Ilmi gowwaan abbaa isaatti gadda fida; haadha isa deessettis jireenya hadheessa.
A foolish son is the anger of the father and the grief of the mother who conceived him.
26 Nama balleessaa hin qabne tokko adabuun gaarii miti; qondaaltota amanamoo rukutuunis sirrii miti.
It is not good to inflict damage on the just, nor to strike the leader who judges uprightly.
27 Namni beekaan of qusachaa dubbata; namni hubataanis hafuura qabanaaʼaa qaba.
Whoever moderates his words is learned and prudent. And a man of learning has a precious spirit.
28 Gowwaan iyyuu yommuu calʼisu ogeessa fakkaata; yommuu arraba isaa toʼatus hubataa fakkaata.
If he would remain silent, even the foolish would be considered wise, and if he closes his lips, intelligent.
