Fakkeenya 27
1 Ati waaʼee boriitiin hin boonin; waan guyyaan fidu hin beektuutii.
Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what the future day may bring.
2 Namni biraa si haa jaju malee ati afaan keetiin of hin jajin; namni kaan si haa jajuu malee hidhiin kee si hin jajin.
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth: an outsider, and not your own lips.
3 Dhagaan ni ulfaata; cirrachis baʼaa dha; tuttuqaan gowwaa garuu lachuu caalaa ulfaata.
A stone is weighty, and sand is burdensome; but the wrath of the foolish is heavier than both.
4 Dheekkamsi gara jabeessa; aariinis guutee dhangalaʼa; hinaaffaa dura garuu eenyutu dhaabachuu dandaʼa?
Anger holds no mercy, nor does fury when it erupts. And who can bear the assault of one who has been provoked?
5 Jaalala dhokfamee mannaa ifannaa ifatti baʼe wayya.
An open rebuke is better than hidden love.
6 Madaan michuun nama madeessu amanamaa dha; dhungachuun diinaa garuu gowwoomsaa dha.
The wounds of a loved one are better than the deceitful kisses of a hateful one.
7 Namni quufe damma illee ni balfa; kan beelaʼe garuu wanni hadhaaʼu iyyuu itti miʼaawa.
A sated soul will trample the honeycomb. And a hungry soul will accept even bitter in place of sweet.
8 Namni mana isaatii badu tokko, akkuma simbirroo manʼee isheetii badduu ti.
Just like a bird migrating from her nest, so also is a man who abandons his place.
9 Shittoo fi ixaanni garaa nama gammachiisu; gorsi michuus garaa nama ciibsa.
Ointment and various perfumes delight the heart. And the good advice of a friend is sweet to the soul.
10 Michoota keetii fi michoota abbaa keetii hin gatin; yoo balaan sitti dhufe mana obboleessa keetii hin dhaqin; obboleessa fagoo jiru irra ollaa dhiʼoo jiru wayya.
Do not dismiss your friend or your father’s friend. And do not enter your brother’s house in the day of your affliction. A close neighbor is better than a distant brother.
11 Yaa ilma ko, ogeessa taʼiitii garaa koo gammachiisi; ergasii ani nama na tuffatu hundaaf deebii kennuu nan dandaʼa.
My son, study wisdom, and rejoice my heart, so that you may be able to respond to the one who reproaches.
12 Namni hubataan balaa argee jalaa dhokata; wallaalaan immoo ittuma deemee adabama.
The discerning man, seeing evil, hides himself. The little ones, continuing on, sustain losses.
13 Nama nama ormaatiif wabii taʼe irraa uffata isaa fudhadhu; yoo inni dubartii ormaatiif wabii taʼes uffata sana qabdii qabadhu.
Take away the garment of him who has vouched for an outsider. And take a pledge from him on behalf of foreigners.
14 Namni tokko ganamaan sagalee ol fudhatee ollaa isaa yoo eebbise wanni sun akka abaarsaatti fudhatama.
Whoever blesses his neighbor with a grand voice, rising in the night, shall be like one who curses.
15 Niitiin nyakkiftuun, akkuma bokkaa guyyaa roobaa dhimmisaa ooluu ti;
A roof leaking on a cold day, and an argumentative woman, are comparable.
16 ishee ittisuun akkuma bubbee ittisuu ti yookaan akkuma zayitii harkaan qabuu ti.
He who would restrain her, he is like one who would grasp the wind, or who would gather together oil with his right hand.
17 Akkuma sibiilli sibiila qaru, namni tokko nama kaan qara.
Iron sharpens iron, and a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
18 Namni muka harbuu eeggatu tokko ija isaa nyaata; namni gooftaa isaa eeggatus ulfina argata.
Whoever maintains the fig tree shall eat its fruit. And whoever is the keeper of his master shall be glorified.
19 Akkuma bishaan fuula namaa argisiisu sana garaan nama tokkoo eenyummaa namichaa argisiisa.
In the manner of faces looking into shining water, so are the hearts of men made manifest to the prudent.
Hell and perdition are never filled; similarly the eyes of men are insatiable. (Sheol h7585)
21 Okkoteen waa itti baqsan meetiif; boolli ibiddaa immoo warqeef; namni immoo ulfina argatuun qorama.
In the manner of silver being tested in the refinery, and gold in the furnace, so also is a man tested by the mouth of one who praises. The heart of the iniquitous inquires after evils, but the heart of the righteous inquires after knowledge.
22 Gowwaa mooyyee keessatti yoo tumte iyyuu, akkuma midhaaniitti muka mooyyeetiin isa bulleessite iyyuu, ati gowwummaa isa irraa hin balleessitu.
Even if you were to crush the foolish with a mortar, as when a pestle strikes over pearled barley, his foolishness would not be taken from him.
23 Haala bushaayeen kee keessa jiran sirriitti beeki; loon keetiifis xiyyeeffannaa kenni;
Be diligent to know the countenance of your cattle, and consider your own flocks,
24 soorumni bara baraan itti hin fufuutii; gonfoonis dhaloota irraa dhalootatti hin darbu.
for you will not always hold this power. But a crown shall be awarded from generation to generation.
25 Yeroo okaan haamamee biqilaa haaraan jalaan biqilee margi tulluu irraa walitti qabamutti,
The meadows are open, and the green plants have appeared, and the hay has been collected from the mountains.
26 xobbaallaawwaniin daara baata; reʼoonni immoo gatii lafa qotiisaa siif taʼu.
Lambs are for your clothing, and goats are for the price of a field.
27 Ati ofii keetii fi maatii kee, xomboreewwan kees ittiin jiraachisuuf aannan reʼootaa baayʼee ni qabaatta.
Let the milk of goats be sufficient for your food, and for the necessities of your household, and for the provisions of your handmaids.
