Fakkeenya 30
1 Jecha Aguur ilma Yaaqee. Dubbiin nama kanaa akkana jedhee Iitiiʼeeliitti dubbatame: “Innis Iitiiʼeeliittii fi Ukaalitti dubbate:
The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, [even] the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal,
2 Ani dhugumaan doofaa nama hundaa gadii ti; ani hubannaa namni qabu hin qabu.
Surely I [am] more brutish than [any] man, and have not the understanding of a man.
3 Ani ogummaa hin baranne yookaan beekumsa Isa Qulqulluu sanaa hin qabu.
I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.
4 Eenyutu samiitti ol baʼee deebiʼee dhufe? Kan harki isaa bubbee walitti qabe eenyu? Namni bishaan uffataan mare eenyu? Kan daarii lafaa hunda jabeessee dhaabe eenyu? Maqaan isaatii fi maqaan ilma isaa eenyu? Mee yoo beekte natti himi!
Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what [is] his name, and what [is] his son’s name, if thou canst tell?
5 “Dubbiin Waaqaa hundinuu hirʼina hin qabu; warra isatti kooluu galaniif, inni gaachana.
Every word of God [is] pure: he [is] a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
6 Dubbii isaatti homaa hin dabalin; yoo kanaa achii inni si ifata; atis sobduu taatee argamta.
Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
7 “Yaa Waaqayyo ani wantoota lama sin kadhadha; isaanis utuu hamman jirutti ana hin dhowwatin.
Two [things] have I required of thee; deny me [them] not before I die:
8 Gowwoomsaa fi soba narraa fageessi; hiyyummaa yookaan sooruma naaf hin kennin; garuu buddeena koo guyyaa guyyaan naaf kenni.
Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
9 Yoo kanaa achii ani akka malee quufee si ganee ‘Waaqayyo eenyuu dha?’ nan jedha; yookaan hiyyoomee hatee, akkasiin maqaa Waaqa koo nan salphisa.
Lest I be full, and deny [thee], and say, Who [is] the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God [in vain].
10 “Garbicha tokko gooftaa isaa biratti hin hamatin, yoo kanaa achii inni si abaaraa; atis waan kanatti ni gaafatamta.
Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.
11 “Dhaloota abbaa isaa abaaru kan haadha isaa illee hin eebbifnetu jira;
[There is] a generation [that] curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.
12 dhaloota qulqulluu of seʼu, kan xurii isaa irraa hin qulqulleeffamintu jiru;
[There is] a generation [that are] pure in their own eyes, and [yet] is not washed from their filthiness.
13 dhaloota iji isaa akka malee of tuulu, kan baalleen ija isaas nama tuffatutu jira;
[There is] a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.
14 dhaloota hiyyeeyyii lafa irraa fixuuf rakkattoota illee gidduu namaatii balleessuuf ilkaan isaa goraadee, haʼoon isaa immoo billaa taʼe jira.
[There is] a generation, whose teeth [are as] swords, and their jaw teeth [as] knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from [among] men.
15 “Dhulaandhulli intallan, ‘Kenni! Kenni!’ jedhanii iyyan lama qabdi. “Wantoota gonkumaa hin quufne sadiitu jira; kanneen gonkumaa, ‘Nu gaʼe!’ hin jenne immoo afurtu jira:
The horseleach hath two daughters, [crying], Give, give. There are three [things that] are never satisfied, [yea], four [things] say not, [It is] enough:
16 isaanis Siiʼool, gadameessa maseene, lafa gonkumaa bishaan hin quufnee fi ibidda gonkumaa, ‘Na gaʼe!’ hin jennee dha. (Sheol h7585)
The grave; and the barren womb; the earth [that] is not filled with water; and the fire [that] saith not, [It is] enough. (Sheol h7585)
17 “Ija abbaatti qoosu, kan ajaja haadhaa tuffatu arraagessa sululaatiin baafama; joobiraanis ni nyaatama.
The eye [that] mocketh at [his] father, and despiseth to obey [his] mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
18 “Wantoonni akka malee na dinqisiisan sadiitu jira; afur immoo ani hin hubadhu; kunis:
There be three [things which] are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:
19 Karaan risaa samii irra, karaan bofaa kattaa irra, karaan doonii galaana guddaa irra, karaan dhiiraa immoo dubartii wajjin taʼuu isaa ti.
The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.
20 “Karaan ejjituu kana: Isheen waa nyaattee afaan haqatti; ergasii immoo, ‘Ani homaa hin balleessine’ jetti.
Such [is] the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.
21 “Lafti waan sadii jalatti hollatti; afur immoo baachuu hin dandeessu; kunis:
For three [things] the earth is disquieted, and for four [which] it cannot bear:
22 Garbicha mootii taʼu, gowwaa nyaatee quufu,
For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;
23 dubartiin jibbamte yeroo dhirsa argattu, garbittii giiftii ishee dhaaltu.
For an odious [woman] when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.
24 “Wantoonni xixinnoon afur lafa irra jiru; taʼu illee isaan akka malee ogeeyyii dha; isaanis:
There be four [things which are] little upon the earth, but they [are] exceeding wise:
25 Goondaawwan tuuta jabina hin qabnee dha; taʼus isaan yeroo bonaa nyaata isaanii walitti qaban;
The ants [are] a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;
26 osoleewwan uumamawwan humna hin qabnee dha; garuu kattaa keessa jiraatu;
The conies [are but] a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;
27 hawwaannisni mootii hin qabu; garuu tarree galee yaaʼa;
The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;
28 loccuun harkaan qabamuu dandeessi; garuu masaraa mootii keessatti argamti.
The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings’ palaces.
29 “Wantoota deemsa tolan sadiitu jira; kanneen tarkaanfii bareedanis afurtu jira; isaanis:
There be three [things] which go well, yea, four are comely in going:
30 Leenca bineensa hunda keessaa jabaa, kan waan tokko illee sodaatee duubatti hin deebine;
A lion [which is] strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;
31 korma indaanqoo kan kooraa deemu, korbeessa reʼeetii fi, mootii loltoota isaa dura deemu.
A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom [there is] no rising up.
32 “Ati yoo of jajuudhaan gowwoomte, yookaan yoo hammina malatte, harka kee afaan kee irra kaaʼadhu!
If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, [lay] thine hand upon thy mouth.
33 Akkuma aannan raasuun dhadhaa baasu, funyaan micciiruunis dhiiga baasu sana, aarii kakaasuun lola fida.”
Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.
