Fakkeenya 27
1 Ati waaʼee boriitiin hin boonin; waan guyyaan fidu hin beektuutii.
Don’t boast about tomorrow; for you don’t know what a 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 man 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 sand is a burden; but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
4 Dheekkamsi gara jabeessa; aariinis guutee dhangalaʼa; hinaaffaa dura garuu eenyutu dhaabachuu dandaʼa?
Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand before jealousy?
5 Jaalala dhokfamee mannaa ifannaa ifatti baʼe wayya.
Better is open rebuke than hidden love.
6 Madaan michuun nama madeessu amanamaa dha; dhungachuun diinaa garuu gowwoomsaa dha.
The wounds of a friend are faithful, although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
7 Namni quufe damma illee ni balfa; kan beelaʼe garuu wanni hadhaaʼu iyyuu itti miʼaawa.
A full soul loathes a honeycomb; but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.
8 Namni mana isaatii badu tokko, akkuma simbirroo manʼee isheetii badduu ti.
As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his home.
9 Shittoo fi ixaanni garaa nama gammachiisu; gorsi michuus garaa nama ciibsa.
Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man’s friend.
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.
Don’t forsake your friend and your father’s friend. Don’t go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster. A neighbour who is near 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.
Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, then I can answer my tormentor.
12 Namni hubataan balaa argee jalaa dhokata; wallaalaan immoo ittuma deemee adabama.
A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
13 Nama nama ormaatiif wabii taʼe irraa uffata isaa fudhadhu; yoo inni dubartii ormaatiif wabii taʼes uffata sana qabdii qabadhu.
Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger. Hold it for a wayward woman!
14 Namni tokko ganamaan sagalee ol fudhatee ollaa isaa yoo eebbise wanni sun akka abaarsaatti fudhatama.
He who blesses his neighbour with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse by him.
15 Niitiin nyakkiftuun, akkuma bokkaa guyyaa roobaa dhimmisaa ooluu ti;
A continual dropping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike:
16 ishee ittisuun akkuma bubbee ittisuu ti yookaan akkuma zayitii harkaan qabuu ti.
restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand.
17 Akkuma sibiilli sibiila qaru, namni tokko nama kaan qara.
Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.
18 Namni muka harbuu eeggatu tokko ija isaa nyaata; namni gooftaa isaa eeggatus ulfina argata.
Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit. He who looks after his master shall be honoured.
19 Akkuma bishaan fuula namaa argisiisu sana garaan nama tokkoo eenyummaa namichaa argisiisa.
Like water reflects a face, so a man’s heart reflects the man.
Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; and a man’s eyes are never satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
21 Okkoteen waa itti baqsan meetiif; boolli ibiddaa immoo warqeef; namni immoo ulfina argatuun qorama.
The crucible is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but man is refined by his praise.
22 Gowwaa mooyyee keessatti yoo tumte iyyuu, akkuma midhaaniitti muka mooyyeetiin isa bulleessite iyyuu, ati gowwummaa isa irraa hin balleessitu.
Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.
23 Haala bushaayeen kee keessa jiran sirriitti beeki; loon keetiifis xiyyeeffannaa kenni;
Know well the state of your flocks, and pay attention to your herds,
24 soorumni bara baraan itti hin fufuutii; gonfoonis dhaloota irraa dhalootatti hin darbu.
for riches are not forever, nor does the crown endure to all generations.
25 Yeroo okaan haamamee biqilaa haaraan jalaan biqilee margi tulluu irraa walitti qabamutti,
The hay is removed, and the new growth appears, the grasses of the hills are gathered in.
26 xobbaallaawwaniin daara baata; reʼoonni immoo gatii lafa qotiisaa siif taʼu.
The lambs are for your clothing, and the goats are the price of a field.
27 Ati ofii keetii fi maatii kee, xomboreewwan kees ittiin jiraachisuuf aannan reʼootaa baayʼee ni qabaatta.
There will be plenty of goats’ milk for your food, for your family’s food, and for the nourishment of your servant girls.
