Maahmaahyadii 12
1 Ku alla kii edbinta jecelu aqoon buu jecel yahay, Laakiinse kii canaanta necebu waa doqon.
If you love knowledge, you will love discipline. Anyone who hates being corrected is stupid!
2 Rabbigu ninka wanaagsan raalli buu ka ahaan doonaa. Laakiinse khaayinka wuu xukumi doonaa.
The Lord blesses the good, but he condemns anyone with evil schemes.
3 Ninna shar kuma dhismi doono, Laakiinse kuwa xaqa ah xididkooda weligiis lama dhaqaajin doono.
Wickedness doesn't provide security, but those who live right are deeply rooted and cannot be moved.
4 Naagtii toolmoonu waxay ninkeeda u tahay taaj, Laakiinse tii ceebalay ahu waa sida qudhun isaga lafaha kaga jira.
A good wife is a crown for her husband, but one who brings shame is like rot in his bones.
5 Kuwa xaqa ah fikirradoodu waa qumman yihiin, Laakiinse kuwa sharka leh taladoodu waa khiyaano.
Good people make plans that are fair, but the advice of the wicked is deceptive.
6 Kuwa sharka leh erayadoodu waa gabbasho ay u gabbadaan si ay dhiig u daadiyaan, Laakiinse kuwa qumman afkooda ayaa samatabbixin doona.
The words of the wicked are like a violent ambush, but those of honest people save them.
7 Kuwa sharka leh waa la afgembiyaa, oo mar dambena lama arki doono, Laakiinse kuwa xaqa ah gurigoodu waa sii taagnaan doonaa.
The wicked are destroyed, and they're gone, but the family of the good stands firm.
8 Nin waxaa loogu bogi doonaa sida xigmaddiisu tahay, Laakiinse kii qalbigiisu qalloocan yahay waa la quudhsan doonaa.
People are appreciated for talking sense, but those with perverted minds are despised.
9 Kii la fudaydsado oo midiidin lahu Waa ka wanaagsan yahay kii isweyneeya oo cunto u baahan.
Better to be a humble man serving himself than a boastful man who has nothing to eat.
10 Nin xaq ahu waa u tudhaa neefkiisa, Laakiinse kuwa sharka leh naxdintoodu waa naxariisla'aan oo keliya.
Good people look after their animals, but the care given by wicked is really cruelty.
11 Kii dhulkiisa beertaa cunto badan buu ka dhergi doonaa, Laakiinse kii waxmatarayaal raacaa waa garaad daranyahay.
If you cultivate the land you'll have plenty of food, but if you chase after worthless things you're stupid.
12 Kan sharka lahu wuxuu damcaa dabinka xumaanfalayaasha, Laakiinse xididka kuwa xaqa ahu midhuu dhalaa.
Wicked people long for ill-gotten gains, but good people are productive themselves.
13 Kan sharka leh waxaa u dabin ah xadgudubka bushimihiisa, Laakiinse kan xaqa ahu dhibaatada wuu ka bixi doonaa.
The wicked trap themselves by their own sinful words, but good people escape trouble.
14 Nin wuxuu wanaag kaga dhergi doonaa midhaha afkiisa, Oo nin walbana waxa gacmihiisu sameeyaan ayaa loo abaalgudi doonaa.
What you say brings you rewards, and your work returns to bless you.
15 Nacaska jidkiisu waa la qumman yahay isaga, Laakiinse kii caqli lahu taladuu maqlaa.
Stupid people think they're on the right track, but if you're wise you listen to advice.
16 Nacaska xanaaqiisa haddiiba waa la gartaa, Laakiinse ninkii miyir lahu ceebtuu qariyaa.
Stupid people get angry immediately, but if you're sensible you ignore an insult.
17 Kii runta ku hadlaa wuxuu muujiyaa xaqnimada, Laakiinse markhaatiga beenta ahu wuxuu muujiyaa khiyaanada.
Whoever tells the truth is being honest, but a false witness tells lies.
18 Waxaa jira mid u hadla sida seef wax mudaysa, Laakiinse kan caqliga leh carrabkiisu waa caafimaad.
Some people's hasty words cut like a knife, but the words of the wise bring healing.
19 Bushintii runta sheegtaa weligeedba way sii taagnaan doontaa, Laakiinse carrabkii beenta sheegaa daqiiqad buu joogaa.
Words of truth last forever, but lies are gone in a moment.
20 Kuwa sharka ku fikira qalbigooda khiyaanaa ku jirta, Laakiinse taliyayaasha nabaddu farxad bay leeyihiin.
Deceit is in the mind of those planning evil, but those who plan peace have joy.
21 Sharna kan xaqa ah ku dhici maayo, Laakiinse kuwa sharka leh xumaan baa ka buuxsami doonta.
No harm comes to the good, but trouble fills the wicked.
22 Bushimaha beenta sheega Rabbigu wuu karhaa. Laakiinse kuwa runta ku shaqeeya wuu ku farxaa.
The Lord hates liars but is happy with those who are trustworthy.
23 Ninkii miyir lahu aqoontuu qariyaa, Laakiinse qalbiga nacasyadu wuxuu naadiyaa nacasnimo.
If you're sensible, you don't show off your knowledge, but stupid people announce their stupidity.
24 Kuwa dadaala gacantoodu wax bay xukumi doontaa, Laakiinse caajisiinta hawl baa la saari doonaa.
Hard work brings leadership, but laziness brings slavery.
25 Ninkii caloolxumo gashaa wuu soo gotaa, Laakiinse eray wanaagsanu waa ka farxiyaa isaga.
If you're anxious, you're weighed down, but an encouraging word will cheer you up.
26 Kan xaqa ahu deriskiisuu hanuuniyaa, Laakiinse kuwa sharka leh jidkoodu wuu ambiyaa iyaga.
Good people look out for their friends, but the way the wicked live leads them astray.
27 Ninkii caajis ahu ma dubto wuxuu soo ugaadhsaday, Laakiinse ninkii dadaala maalkiisu waa qaali.
Lazy people don't catch their prey, but if you work hard you can become rich.
28 Jidka xaqnimada nolol baa taal; Oo waddadeedana dhimasho kuma jirto.
The path of right leads to life, it doesn't lead to death.
