Fakkeenya 17
1 Mana nyaataa dhugaatiin guutame kan lola qabuu mannaa, iddoo nagaan jirutti hurraaʼaa buddeena goggogaa wayya.
It is better to have quiet with a dry morsel of bread than a house full of feasting with strife.
2 Garbichi hubataan ilma salphaa bulcha; obboloota gidduuttis dhaala qooddata.
A wise servant will rule over a son who acts shamefully and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.
3 Okkoteen waa itti baqsan meetiif, boolli ibiddaa immoo warqeef; Waaqayyo garuu garaa namaa qora.
The crucible is for silver and the furnace is for gold, but Yahweh refines hearts.
4 Namni hamaan dubbii gowwoomsaa dhaggeeffata; sobaanis arraba balaʼamaadhaaf gurra kenna.
The evildoer pays attention to wicked lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.
5 Namni hiyyeeyyiitti qoosu kan isaan Uume sana tuffata; kan badiisa namaatti gammadu utuu hin adabamin hin hafu.
Whoever mocks the poor insults his Maker and the one who rejoices at misfortune will not go unpunished.
6 Nama jaare tokkoof ilmaan ilmaan isaa gonfoo dha; haadhaa fi abbaanis ijoollee isaaniitiif ulfina.
Grandchildren are the crown of the aged and parents bring honor to their children.
7 Dubbiin baʼeessi nama gowwaatti hin tolu; hidhiin sobu immoo hammam bulchaa tokkotti haa hammaatu ree!
Eloquent speech is not suitable for a fool; much less are lying lips suitable for royalty.
8 Mattaʼaan namicha kennuuf miʼa falfalaa ti; inni lafa dhaqu kamitti iyyuu ni milkaaʼa.
A bribe is like a magic stone to the one who gives it; wherever he turns, he succeeds.
9 Namni balleessaa namaaf dhiisu jaalala guddisa; namni waan tokko irra deddeebiʼu, garuu michoota walitti dhiʼaatan gargar baasa.
Whoever overlooks an offense seeks love, but the one who repeats a matter alienates close friends.
10 Hamma gowwaan yeroo dhibba garafamee itti dhagaʼamu caalaa ifannaan nama waa hubatutti dhagaʼama.
A rebuke goes deeper into a person who has understanding than a hundred blows go into a fool.
11 Namni hamaan fincila qofa barbaada; ergamaan namaa hin naane isatti ni ergama.
An evil person only seeks rebellion, so a cruel messenger will 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 cubs than to meet a fool in his foolishness.
13 Nama qooda gaarii hamaa deebisu, hamminni mana isaa keessaa hin baʼu.
When someone returns evil for good, evil will never leave his house.
14 Lola jalqabuun akkuma bishaan cabsanii yaasuu ti; kanaafuu utuu lolli hin hoʼin dubbii dhiisi.
The beginning of conflict is like one who releases water everywhere, so walk away from the dispute before it has broken out.
15 Waaqayyo waan kana lachuu ni balfa; kunis nama yakka qabu qulqulluu gochuu fi nama balleessaa hin qabnetti muruu dha.
The person who acquits the wicked person and the person who condemns the righteous person— both are an abomination to Yahweh.
16 Sababii inni ogummaa argachuuf fedhii hin qabneef, maallaqni harka gowwaa jiru faayidaa maalii qaba?
Why should a fool pay money to learn about wisdom, when he has no ability to learn it?
17 Michuun yeroo hunda nama jaallata; obboleessi immoo guyyaa rakkootiif dhalata.
A friend is loving at all times and a brother is born for times of trouble.
18 Namni qalbii hin qabne harka dhaʼee waa namaaf kakata; fuula ollaa ofii isaa durattis wabii taʼa.
A man having no sense makes binding promises and becomes responsible for his neighbor's debts.
19 Namni lola jaallatu cubbuu jaallata; namni karra ol dheeraa ijaarus badiisa waama.
Whoever loves conflict loves sin; the one who makes the threshold of his door too high causes bones to be broken.
20 Namni yaada hamaa qabu hin milkaaʼu; kan arrabni isaa nama gowwoomsus rakkoo keessa seena.
A person who has a crooked heart finds nothing that is good; the one who has a perverse tongue falls into calamity.
21 Ilmi gowwaan abbaa isaatti gadda fida; abbaan ilma gowwaas hin gammadu.
Whoever is the parent of a fool brings grief to himself; and the father of a fool has no joy.
22 Garaan gammadu qoricha gaarii dha; hafuurri cabe immoo lafee gogsa.
A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
23 Namni hamaan karaa murtii qajeelaa jalʼisuuf jedhee dhoksaadhaan mattaʼaa fudhata.
A wicked man accepts a secret bribe to pervert the ways of justice.
24 Namni hubataan fuula isaa gara ogummaatti deebifata; iji gowwaa garuu hamma handaara lafaatti joora.
The one who has understanding sets his face toward wisdom, but the eyes of a fool are set on the ends of the earth.
25 Ilmi gowwaan abbaa isaatti gadda fida; haadha isa deessettis jireenya hadheessa.
A foolish son is a grief to his father and bitterness to the woman who bore him.
26 Nama balleessaa hin qabne tokko adabuun gaarii miti; qondaaltota amanamoo rukutuunis sirrii miti.
Also, it is never good to punish the righteous person; neither is it good to flog noble men who have integrity.
27 Namni beekaan of qusachaa dubbata; namni hubataanis hafuura qabanaaʼaa qaba.
One who has knowledge uses few words and one with understanding is even-tempered.
28 Gowwaan iyyuu yommuu calʼisu ogeessa fakkaata; yommuu arraba isaa toʼatus hubataa fakkaata.
Even a fool is thought to be wise if he keeps silent; when he keeps his mouth shut, he is considered to be intelligent.
