Fakkeenya 27
1 Ati waaʼee boriitiin hin boonin; waan guyyaan fidu hin beektuutii.
Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day brings forth.
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, A stranger, and not your own lips.
3 Dhagaan ni ulfaata; cirrachis baʼaa dha; tuttuqaan gowwaa garuu lachuu caalaa ulfaata.
A stone [is] heavy, and the sand [is] heavy, And the anger of a fool Is heavier than them both.
4 Dheekkamsi gara jabeessa; aariinis guutee dhangalaʼa; hinaaffaa dura garuu eenyutu dhaabachuu dandaʼa?
Fury [is] fierce, and anger [is] overflowing, And who stands before jealousy?
5 Jaalala dhokfamee mannaa ifannaa ifatti baʼe wayya.
Better [is] open reproof than hidden love.
6 Madaan michuun nama madeessu amanamaa dha; dhungachuun diinaa garuu gowwoomsaa dha.
The wounds of a lover are faithful, And the kisses of an enemy [are] abundant.
7 Namni quufe damma illee ni balfa; kan beelaʼe garuu wanni hadhaaʼu iyyuu itti miʼaawa.
A satiated soul treads down a honeycomb, And every bitter thing [is] sweet [to] a hungry soul.
8 Namni mana isaatii badu tokko, akkuma simbirroo manʼee isheetii badduu ti.
As a bird wandering from her nest, So [is] a man wandering from his place.
9 Shittoo fi ixaanni garaa nama gammachiisu; gorsi michuus garaa nama ciibsa.
Perfume and incense make the heart glad, And the sweetness of one’s friend—from counsel of 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 forsake your own friend and the friend of your father, And do not enter the house of your brother in a day of your calamity, A near neighbor [is] better than a brother far off.
11 Yaa ilma ko, ogeessa taʼiitii garaa koo gammachiisi; ergasii ani nama na tuffatu hundaaf deebii kennuu nan dandaʼa.
Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, And I return a word [to] my reproacher.
12 Namni hubataan balaa argee jalaa dhokata; wallaalaan immoo ittuma deemee adabama.
The prudent has seen the evil, he is hidden, The simple have passed on, they are punished.
13 Nama nama ormaatiif wabii taʼe irraa uffata isaa fudhadhu; yoo inni dubartii ormaatiif wabii taʼes uffata sana qabdii qabadhu.
Take his garment when a stranger has been guarantor, And pledge it for a strange woman.
14 Namni tokko ganamaan sagalee ol fudhatee ollaa isaa yoo eebbise wanni sun akka abaarsaatti fudhatama.
Whoever is greeting his friend with a loud voice, Rising early in the morning, It is reckoned a light thing to him.
15 Niitiin nyakkiftuun, akkuma bokkaa guyyaa roobaa dhimmisaa ooluu ti;
A continual dropping in a day of rain, And a woman of contentions are alike,
16 ishee ittisuun akkuma bubbee ittisuu ti yookaan akkuma zayitii harkaan qabuu ti.
Whoever is hiding her has hidden the wind, And the ointment of his right hand calls out.
17 Akkuma sibiilli sibiila qaru, namni tokko nama kaan qara.
Iron is sharpened by iron, And a man sharpens the face of his friend.
18 Namni muka harbuu eeggatu tokko ija isaa nyaata; namni gooftaa isaa eeggatus ulfina argata.
The keeper of a fig tree eats its fruit, And the preserver of his master is honored.
19 Akkuma bishaan fuula namaa argisiisu sana garaan nama tokkoo eenyummaa namichaa argisiisa.
As [in] water the face [is] to face, So the heart of man to man.
Sheol and destruction are not satisfied, And the eyes of man are not satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
21 Okkoteen waa itti baqsan meetiif; boolli ibiddaa immoo warqeef; namni immoo ulfina argatuun qorama.
A refining pot [is] for silver, and a furnace for gold, And a man according to his praise.
22 Gowwaa mooyyee keessatti yoo tumte iyyuu, akkuma midhaaniitti muka mooyyeetiin isa bulleessite iyyuu, ati gowwummaa isa irraa hin balleessitu.
If you beat the foolish in a mortar, Among washed things—with a pestle, His folly does not turn aside from off him.
23 Haala bushaayeen kee keessa jiran sirriitti beeki; loon keetiifis xiyyeeffannaa kenni;
Know the face of your flock well, Set your heart to the droves,
24 soorumni bara baraan itti hin fufuutii; gonfoonis dhaloota irraa dhalootatti hin darbu.
For riches [are] not for all time, Nor a crown to generation and generation.
25 Yeroo okaan haamamee biqilaa haaraan jalaan biqilee margi tulluu irraa walitti qabamutti,
The hay was revealed, and the tender grass seen, And the herbs of mountains gathered.
26 xobbaallaawwaniin daara baata; reʼoonni immoo gatii lafa qotiisaa siif taʼu.
Lambs [are] for your clothing, And the price of the field [are] male goats,
27 Ati ofii keetii fi maatii kee, xomboreewwan kees ittiin jiraachisuuf aannan reʼootaa baayʼee ni qabaatta.
And a sufficiency of goats’ milk [is] for your bread, For bread to your house, and life to your girls!
