Fakkeenya 17
1 Mana nyaataa dhugaatiin guutame kan lola qabuu mannaa, iddoo nagaan jirutti hurraaʼaa buddeena goggogaa wayya.
Better is a dry morsel with joy, than a house full of victims with strife.
2 Garbichi hubataan ilma salphaa bulcha; obboloota gidduuttis dhaala qooddata.
A wise servant shall rule over foolish sons, and shall divide the inheritance among the brethren.
3 Okkoteen waa itti baqsan meetiif, boolli ibiddaa immoo warqeef; Waaqayyo garuu garaa namaa qora.
As silver is tried by fire, and gold in the furnace: so the Lord trieth the hearts.
4 Namni hamaan dubbii gowwoomsaa dhaggeeffata; sobaanis arraba balaʼamaadhaaf gurra kenna.
The evil man obeyeth an unjust tongue: and the deceitful hearkeneth to lying lips.
5 Namni hiyyeeyyiitti qoosu kan isaan Uume sana tuffata; kan badiisa namaatti gammadu utuu hin adabamin hin hafu.
He that despiseth the poor, reproacheth his Maker; and he that rejoiceth at another man’s ruin, shall not be unpunished.
6 Nama jaare tokkoof ilmaan ilmaan isaa gonfoo dha; haadhaa fi abbaanis ijoollee isaaniitiif ulfina.
Children’s children are the crown of old men: and the glory of children are their fathers.
7 Dubbiin baʼeessi nama gowwaatti hin tolu; hidhiin sobu immoo hammam bulchaa tokkotti haa hammaatu ree!
Eloquent words do not become a fool, nor lying lips a prince.
8 Mattaʼaan namicha kennuuf miʼa falfalaa ti; inni lafa dhaqu kamitti iyyuu ni milkaaʼa.
The expectation of him that expecteth, is a most acceptable jewel: whithersoever he turneth himself, he understandeth wisely.
9 Namni balleessaa namaaf dhiisu jaalala guddisa; namni waan tokko irra deddeebiʼu, garuu michoota walitti dhiʼaatan gargar baasa.
He that concealeth a transgression. seeketh friendships: he that repeateth it again, separateth friends.
10 Hamma gowwaan yeroo dhibba garafamee itti dhagaʼamu caalaa ifannaan nama waa hubatutti dhagaʼama.
A reproof availeth 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.
An evil man always seeketh quarrels: 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 better to meet a bear robbed of her whelps, than a fool trusting in his own folly.
13 Nama qooda gaarii hamaa deebisu, hamminni mana isaa keessaa hin baʼu.
He that rendereth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
14 Lola jalqabuun akkuma bishaan cabsanii yaasuu ti; kanaafuu utuu lolli hin hoʼin dubbii dhiisi.
The beginning of quarrels is as when one letteth out water: before he suffereth reproach he forsaketh judgment.
15 Waaqayyo waan kana lachuu ni balfa; kunis nama yakka qabu qulqulluu gochuu fi nama balleessaa hin qabnetti muruu dha.
He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, both are abominable before God.
16 Sababii inni ogummaa argachuuf fedhii hin qabneef, maallaqni harka gowwaa jiru faayidaa maalii qaba?
What doth it avail a fool to have riches, seeing he cannot buy wisdom? He that maketh his house high, seeketh a downfall: and he that refuseth to learn, shall fall into evils.
17 Michuun yeroo hunda nama jaallata; obboleessi immoo guyyaa rakkootiif dhalata.
He that is a friend loveth at all times: and a brother is proved in distress.
18 Namni qalbii hin qabne harka dhaʼee waa namaaf kakata; fuula ollaa ofii isaa durattis wabii taʼa.
A foolish man will clap hands, when he is surety for his friend.
19 Namni lola jaallatu cubbuu jaallata; namni karra ol dheeraa ijaarus badiisa waama.
He that studieth discords, loveth quarrels: and he that exalteth his door, seeketh ruin.
20 Namni yaada hamaa qabu hin milkaaʼu; kan arrabni isaa nama gowwoomsus rakkoo keessa seena.
He that is of a perverse heart, shall not find good: and he that perverteth his tongue, shall fall into evil.
21 Ilmi gowwaan abbaa isaatti gadda fida; abbaan ilma gowwaas hin gammadu.
A fool is born to his own disgrace: and even his father shall not rejoice in a fool.
22 Garaan gammadu qoricha gaarii dha; hafuurri cabe immoo lafee gogsa.
A joyful mind maketh age flourishing: a sorrowful spirit drieth up the bones.
23 Namni hamaan karaa murtii qajeelaa jalʼisuuf jedhee dhoksaadhaan mattaʼaa fudhata.
The wicked man taketh gifts out of the bosom, that he may pervert the paths of judgment.
24 Namni hubataan fuula isaa gara ogummaatti deebifata; iji gowwaa garuu hamma handaara lafaatti joora.
Wisdom shineth in the face of the wise: the eyes of fools are in 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 sorrow of the mother that bore him.
26 Nama balleessaa hin qabne tokko adabuun gaarii miti; qondaaltota amanamoo rukutuunis sirrii miti.
It is no good thing to do hurt to the just: nor to strike the prince, who judgeth right.
27 Namni beekaan of qusachaa dubbata; namni hubataanis hafuura qabanaaʼaa qaba.
He that setteth bounds to his words. is knowing and wise: and the man of understanding is of a precious spirit.
28 Gowwaan iyyuu yommuu calʼisu ogeessa fakkaata; yommuu arraba isaa toʼatus hubataa fakkaata.
Even a fool, if he will hold his peace shall be counted wise: and if he close his lips, a man of understanding.
