Fakkeenya 25
1 Fakkeenyawwan kunneen fakkeenyawwan Solomoon kanneen namoonni Hisqiyaas, mooticha Yihuudaa garagalchanii dha:
These are more wise sayings of Solomon, copied out by the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah.
2 Waa dhoksuun Waaqaaf ulfina isaa ti; waa sakattaʼanii bira gaʼuun immoo ulfina moototaa ti.
It is the glory of God to keep a thing secret: but the glory of kings is to have it searched out.
3 Akkuma samiiwwan ol dheeratanii laftis gad fagaatu sana, yaadni moototaa qoratamee bira hin gaʼamu.
The heaven is high and the earth is deep, and the hearts of kings may not be searched out.
4 Meetii irraa xurii baasi; ergasii tumtuun qodaa tolchuu dandaʼa.
Take away the waste from silver, and a vessel will come out for the silver-worker.
5 Nama hamaa fuula mootii duraa balleessi; ergasii teessoon isaa qajeelummaadhaan ni jabaata.
Take away evil-doers from before the king, and the seat of his power will be made strong in righteousness.
6 Fuula mootii duratti ol of hin qabin; iddoo namoota gurguddaas hin dhaabatin;
Do not take glory for yourself before the king, and do not put yourself in the place of the great:
7 inni fuula namoota bebeekamoo duratti si salphisuu irra, yoo inni, “As ol kottu” siin jedhe wayyaa. Ati waan ija keetiin argite,
For it is better to have it said to you, Come up here; than for you to be put down in a lower place before the ruler.
8 daftee mana murtiitti hin fidin; yoo ollaan kee si qaanesse, dhuma irratti ati maal gochuu dandeessa?
Do not be quick to go to law about what you have seen, for what will you do in the end, when your neighbour has put you to shame?
9 Dhimma kee ollaa kee wajjin falmadhu; iccitii nama kaanii immoo hin baasin;
Have a talk with your neighbour himself about your cause, but do not give away the secret of another:
10 yoo kanaa achii namni waan sana dhagaʼee si qaanessa; maqaan hamaan siif kenname sunis sirraa hin baʼu.
Or your hearer may say evil of you, and your shame will not be turned away.
11 Dubbiin yeroo isaatti dubbatame, akkuma hudhaa warqee kan meetii irratti hojjetamee ti.
A word at the right time is like apples of gold in a network of silver.
12 Ifanni nama ogeessaa gurra dhaggeeffatuuf, lootii warqee yookaan faaya warqee qulqulluu ti.
Like a nose-ring of gold and an ornament of the best gold, is a wise man who says sharp words to an ear ready to give attention.
13 Ergamaan amanamaan tokko warra isa ergataniif akkuma qabbana cabbii kan yeroo midhaan haamanii ti; inni hafuura gooftota isaa haaromsaatii.
As the cold of snow in the time of grain-cutting, so is a true servant to those who send him; for he gives new life to the soul of his master.
14 Namni kennaa namaaf hin kennineen boonu tokko akkuma duumessaa fi bubbee bokkaa hin qabnee ti.
As clouds and wind without rain, so is one who takes credit for an offering he has not given.
15 Obsaan bulchaa tokko garaa laafifachuun ni dandaʼama; dubbiin malaan dubbatame lafee ni cabsa.
A judge is moved by one who for a long time undergoes wrongs without protest, and by a soft tongue even bone is broken.
16 Damma yoo argatte hamma si gaʼu nyaadhu; yoo baayʼiftee nyaatte ni diddigda.
If you have honey, take only as much as is enough for you; for fear that, being full of it, you may not be able to keep it down.
17 Mana ollaa keetii dhaquu hin baayʼisin; yoo ati miilla itti baayʼifte inni si jibba.
Let not your foot be frequently in your neighbour's house, or he may get tired of you, and his feeling be turned to hate.
18 Namni sobaan ollaa isaatti dhugaa baʼu, akkuma bokkuu yookaan goraadee yookaan xiyya qara qabuu ti.
One who gives false witness against his neighbour is a hammer and a sword and a sharp arrow.
19 Nama hin amanamne tokko yeroo rakkootti abdachuun akkuma ilkaan cabee yookaan miilla okkoluu ti.
Putting one's faith in a false man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth and a shaking foot.
20 Nama garaan isaa gaddeef sirba sirbuun akkuma nama guyyaa dhaamochaa wayyaa of irraa baasuu, yookaan madaa irratti dhangaggaaʼaa dhangalaasuu ti.
Like one who takes off clothing in cold weather and like acid on a wound, is he who makes melody to a sad heart.
21 Yoo diinni kee beelaʼe waan inni nyaatu kenniif; yoo inni dheebotes bishaan inni dhugu kenniif.
If your hater is in need of food, give him bread; and if he is in need of drink, give him water:
22 Kana gochuu keetiin barbadaa ibiddaa mataa isaa irra tuulta; Waaqayyos si badhaasa.
For so you will put coals of fire on his head, and the Lord will give you your reward.
23 Akkuma bubbeen kaabaa bokkaa fidu, arrabni hamatus fuula dheekkamu fida.
As the north wind gives birth to rain, so is an angry face caused by a tongue saying evil secretly.
24 Niitii nyakkiftuu wajjin mana tokko keessa jiraachuu mannaa, golee bantii manaa irra jiraachuu wayya.
It is better to be living in an angle of the house-top, than with a bitter-tongued woman in a wide house.
25 Oduun gaariin biyya fagootii dhufu, akkuma bishaan qabbanaaʼaa lubbuu dheebotteef taʼuu ti.
As cold water to a tired soul, so is good news from a far country.
26 Namni qajeelaan fuula hamootaa duratti kufu, akkuma burqaa dhoqqaaʼee yookaan boolla bishaanii faalame tokkoo ti.
Like a troubled fountain and a dirty spring, is an upright man who has to give way before evil-doers.
27 Damma baayʼee nyaachuun gaarii miti; ulfina mataa ofii barbaaduunis ulfina miti.
It is not good to take much honey: so he who is not looking for honour will be honoured.
28 Namni of hin qabne, akkuma magaalaa dallaan isaa diigamee ti.
He whose spirit is uncontrolled is like an unwalled town which has been broken into.
