Fakkeenya 27
1 Ati waaʼee boriitiin hin boonin; waan guyyaan fidu hin beektuutii.
Do not boast thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day may bring 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 thee, and not thine own mouth, a stranger, and not thine own lips.
3 Dhagaan ni ulfaata; cirrachis baʼaa dha; tuttuqaan gowwaa garuu lachuu caalaa ulfaata.
Heavy is a stone, and weighty is sand, —but, the vexation of a fool, is heavier than both.
4 Dheekkamsi gara jabeessa; aariinis guutee dhangalaʼa; hinaaffaa dura garuu eenyutu dhaabachuu dandaʼa?
The cruelty of rage, and the overflow of anger! But who can stand before, jealousy?
5 Jaalala dhokfamee mannaa ifannaa ifatti baʼe wayya.
Better is a rebuke that is open, than love carefully concealed.
6 Madaan michuun nama madeessu amanamaa dha; dhungachuun diinaa garuu gowwoomsaa dha.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but lavished are the kisses of an enemy.
7 Namni quufe damma illee ni balfa; kan beelaʼe garuu wanni hadhaaʼu iyyuu itti miʼaawa.
The surfeited soul, trampleth upon droppings from the comb, but, to the hungry soul, every bitter thing, is sweet.
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.
Oil and perfume, rejoice the heart, the sweetness of one’s friend, more than fragrant wood.
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.
Thine own friend and thy father’s friend, do not thou forsake; but, the house of thy brother, do not enter, in thy day of calamity, Better a neighbour near, 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 rejoice my heart, that I may answer him that reproacheth me in a matter.
12 Namni hubataan balaa argee jalaa dhokata; wallaalaan immoo ittuma deemee adabama.
A prudent man, seeth calamity—he hideth himself, the simple, pass on—they suffer.
13 Nama nama ormaatiif wabii taʼe irraa uffata isaa fudhadhu; yoo inni dubartii ormaatiif wabii taʼes uffata sana qabdii qabadhu.
Take a man’s garment when he hath become pledge for a stranger, then, for a female unknown, accept him as surety.
14 Namni tokko ganamaan sagalee ol fudhatee ollaa isaa yoo eebbise wanni sun akka abaarsaatti fudhatama.
He that blesseth his friend, with a loud voice, in the morning early, a reproach, shall it be reckoned to him.
15 Niitiin nyakkiftuun, akkuma bokkaa guyyaa roobaa dhimmisaa ooluu ti;
A continuous dripping on a day of downpour, and a contentious wife, are alike:
16 ishee ittisuun akkuma bubbee ittisuu ti yookaan akkuma zayitii harkaan qabuu ti.
He that hideth her, hideth the wind, and, perfume, his right hand may proclaim.
17 Akkuma sibiilli sibiila qaru, namni tokko nama kaan qara.
Let, iron, by iron, become sharp, and let, a man, sharpen the face of his friend.
18 Namni muka harbuu eeggatu tokko ija isaa nyaata; namni gooftaa isaa eeggatus ulfina argata.
He that guardeth the fig-tree, shall eat the fruit thereof, and, he that watcheth over his master, shall be honoured.
19 Akkuma bishaan fuula namaa argisiisu sana garaan nama tokkoo eenyummaa namichaa argisiisa.
As in water, face [answereth] to face, so, the heart of man to man.
Hades and destruction, are not satisfied, and, the eyes of a man, are not satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
21 Okkoteen waa itti baqsan meetiif; boolli ibiddaa immoo warqeef; namni immoo ulfina argatuun qorama.
Fining pot for silver, and crucible for gold, and, a man, [is to be tried] by what he praiseth.
22 Gowwaa mooyyee keessatti yoo tumte iyyuu, akkuma midhaaniitti muka mooyyeetiin isa bulleessite iyyuu, ati gowwummaa isa irraa hin balleessitu.
Though thou pound a fool in a mortar, amidst grain, with a pestle, his folly, will not depart from him.
23 Haala bushaayeen kee keessa jiran sirriitti beeki; loon keetiifis xiyyeeffannaa kenni;
Note well, the appearance of thy flock, apply thy mind to thy herds;
24 soorumni bara baraan itti hin fufuutii; gonfoonis dhaloota irraa dhalootatti hin darbu.
For, not age-abiding, are riches, nor is the diadem, from generation to generation: —
25 Yeroo okaan haamamee biqilaa haaraan jalaan biqilee margi tulluu irraa walitti qabamutti,
The grass, is taken away, and the young shoot, showeth itself, and the herbage of the mountains, is gathered;
26 xobbaallaawwaniin daara baata; reʼoonni immoo gatii lafa qotiisaa siif taʼu.
There are, lambs, for thy clothing, and, for the price of thy field, there are he-goats;
27 Ati ofii keetii fi maatii kee, xomboreewwan kees ittiin jiraachisuuf aannan reʼootaa baayʼee ni qabaatta.
With, enough goats-milk, for thy food—for the food of thy household, and, a maintenance, for thy maidens.
