Fakkeenya 4
1 Yaa ilmaan ko, mee gorsa abbaan namaaf kennu dhagaʼaa; qalbeeffadhaatii hubannaa argadhaa.
to hear: hear son: descendant/people discipline: instruction father and to listen to/for to know understanding
2 Ani barumsa gaarii isinii nan kenna; kanaafuu barsiisa koo hin dhiisinaa.
for teaching pleasant to give: give to/for you instruction my not to leave: neglect
3 Yeroo ani mucaa xinnaa taʼee mana abbaa koo turetti, yeroo ani daaʼima dhiiga taʼee haadha kootiif ilma tokkicha turetti,
for son: child to be to/for father my tender and only to/for face mother my
4 inni akkana jedhee na barsiise; “Garaa kee guutuudhaan dubbii koo jabeessii qabadhu; seera koo eegi; ati ni jiraattaatii.
and to show me and to say to/for me to grasp word my heart your to keep: obey commandment my and to live
5 Ogummaa argadhu; hubannaas argadhu; dubbii koo hin dagatin yookaan irraa hin jalʼatin.
to buy wisdom to buy understanding not to forget and not to stretch from word lip my
6 Ogummaa hin dhiisin; isheen si eegdii; ishee jaalladhu; isheenis si tiksitii.
not to leave: forsake her and to keep: obey you to love: lover her and to watch you
7 Ogummaan waan hunda caalti; kanaafuu ogummaa argadhu. Yoo isheen waan ati qabdu hunda si baasifte illee hubannaa argadhu.
first: beginning wisdom to buy wisdom and in/on/with all acquisition your to buy understanding
8 Ogummaa kabaji; inni ol si guddisaatii; isa hammadhu; innis si kabajaatii.
to build her and to exalt you to honor: honour you for to embrace her
9 Isheen kallacha bareedaa mataa kee irra siif keessi; gonfoo miidhagaa illee siif kenniti.”
to give: put to/for head your wreath favor crown beauty to deliver you
10 Yaa ilma ko dhagaʼi; waan ani jedhu illee fudhadhu; barri jireenya keetiis ni baayʼataa.
to hear: hear son: child my and to take: recieve word my and to multiply to/for you year life
11 Ani karaa ogummaa irra sin qajeelcha; daandii qajeelaa irras sin buusa.
in/on/with way: conduct wisdom to show you to tread you in/on/with track uprightness
12 Yeroo ati deemtu, tarkaanfiin kee hin ittifamu; yoo fiigdu illee ati hin gufattu.
in/on/with to go: walk you not be distressed step your and if to run: run not to stumble
13 Qajeelfama jabeessii qabadhu; gad hin dhiisin; waan inni jireenya kee taʼeef jabeessii eeggadhu.
to strengthen: hold in/on/with discipline: instruction not to slacken to watch her for he/she/it life your
14 Daandii hamootaa irra miilla kee hin dhaabin yookaan karaa jalʼootaa irra hin deemin.
in/on/with way wicked not to come (in): come and not to bless in/on/with way: conduct bad: evil
15 Irraa fagaadhu; irras hin deemin; irraa goriitii karaa kee irra qajeeli.
to neglect him not to pass in/on/with him to turn aside from upon him and to pass
16 Isaan waan hamaa hojjetan malee rafuu hin dandaʼaniitii; isaan hamma nama gufachiisanitti hirriba hin argatan.
for not to sleep if: until not be evil and to plunder sleep their if: until not (to stumble *Q(K)*)
17 Isaan buddeena hamminaa nyaatu; daadhii wayinii kan dabaan argame dhugu.
for to feed on food: bread wickedness and wine violence to drink
18 Karaan qajeeltotaa akkuma ifa barii barraaqaa kan hamma saafaatti ittuma fufee ifaa deemuu ti.
and way righteous like/as light brightness to go: continue and to light till to establish: prepare [the] day
19 Karaan hamootaa garuu akkuma dukkana guddaa ti; isaan waan isaan gufachiisu hin beekan.
way: conduct wicked like/as darkness not to know in/on/with what? to stumble
20 Yaa ilma ko, waan ani jedhu qalbeeffadhu; dubbii kootiifis gurra kenni.
son: child my to/for word my to listen [emph?] to/for word my to stretch ear your
21 Akka inni fuula kee duraa dhabamu hin godhin; garaa kee keessa ol kaaʼadhu;
not be devious from eye: seeing your to keep: obey them in/on/with midst heart your
22 inni warra isa argatuuf jireenya, dhagna namaa guutuufis fayyinaatii.
for life they(masc.) to/for to find them and to/for all flesh his healing
23 Waan hunda caalaa qalbii kee eeggadhu; burqaan jireenyaa achii baʼaatii.
from all custody to watch heart your for from him outgoing life
24 Dubbii jalʼinaa afaan kee keessaa balleessi; haasaa hamaas arraba kee irraa fageessi.
to turn aside: remove from you crookedness lip: word and perversity lip: words to remove from you
25 Iji kee kallattiidhaan qajeelchee haa ilaalu; atis xiyyeeffadhuu fuula kee dura ilaali.
eye your to/for before to look and eyelid your to smooth before you
26 Miilla keetiif daandii wal qixxeeffadhu; karaan kee hundinuu haa jabaatu.
to envy track foot your and all way: conduct your to establish: establish
27 Gara mirgaatti yookaan gara bitaatti hin gorin; miilla kee hammina irraa eeggadhu.
not to stretch right and left to turn aside: depart foot your from bad: evil
