Maahmaahyadii 17
1 Wuxoogaa cunto qallalan ah oo xasilloonaanu la jirto Ayaa ka wanaagsan guri hilib allabari ka buuxo oo diriru la jirto.
Better [is] a dry morsel, and quietness with it, than a house full of sacrifices [with] strife.
2 Addoonkii caqli lahu wuxuu xukumi doonaa wiilkii ceeb soo jiida, Oo walaalaha ayuu la dhaxal geli doonaa.
A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
3 Weelka lacagta lagu safeeyo lacagtaa iska leh, oo foornadana dahabkaa iska leh, Laakiinse Rabbigu qalbiyaduu imtixaamaa.
The fining-pot [is] for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
4 Xumaanfaluhu wuxuu maqlaa bushimaha shar leh, Oo beenaaluhuna wuxuu dhegaystaa carrabka xun.
A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips: [and] a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
5 Ku alla kii miskiinka ku majaajiloodaa wuxuu caayaa Kan sameeyey, Kii belaayooyin ku farxaana ma taqsiir la'aan doono.
He that mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker; [and] he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
6 Odayaasha waxaa taaj u ah carruurta carruurtooda, Oo sharafta carruurtuna waa aabbayaashood.
Children's children [are] the crown of old men; and the glory of children [is] their fathers.
7 Hadalkii weynu nacas uma eka, Sidaas oo kalena bushimihii been sheegaa amiir uma eka.
Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
8 Hadiyaddu waxay kii haysta la tahay sida dhagax qaali ah, Oo meel alla meeshay u leexataba way ku barwaaqowdaa.
A gift [is as] a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
9 Kii xadgudub qariyaa jacayl buu doondoonaa, Laakiinse kii xaal ku noqnoqdaa saaxiibbuu kala kaxeeyaa.
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth [very] friends.
10 Canaantu waxay ninkii garasho leh u tartaa In ka badan boqol jeedal oo nacas lagu dhuftay ay u taraan.
A reproof entereth more into a wise man than a hundred stripes into a fool.
11 Ninkii shar lahu wuxuu doondoonaa caasinimo keliya, Sidaas daraaddeed waxaa isaga lagu diri doonaa farriingeeye aan naxariis lahayn.
An evil [man] seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
12 Nin ha la kulmo orso dhasheeda laga xaday, Intuu nacas nacasnimo samaynaya la kulmi lahaa.
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
13 Ku alla kii wanaag xumaan ku celiyaa, Gurigiisa xumaanu ka fogaan mayso.
Whoever rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
14 Muranka bilowgiisu waa sida biyo la soo faruuray. Haddaba isqabashada iska daa intaan lays ilaaqin.
The beginning of strife [is as] when one letteth out water: therefore withdraw from contention, before it be meddled with.
15 Kii kan sharka leh xaq ka dhiga, iyo kii kan xaqa ah gardarro ku xukuma, Labadaba Rabbigu aad buu u karhaa.
He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both [are] abomination to the LORD.
16 Lacagta nacaska gacantiisa ku jirtaa bal maxay u tartaa inuu xigmad ku soo iibsado, Waayo, isagu garasho ma leh?
Why [is there] a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing [he hath] no heart [to it]?
17 Had iyo goor saaxiibba saaxiibkii wuu jecel yahay, Walaalna wuxuu u dhashay dhibaato.
A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
18 Ninkii garaaddaranu gacan buu dhaar ugu dhiibaa, Oo wuxuu dammiin ku noqdaa deriskiisa hortiisa.
A man void of understanding striketh hands, [and] becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
19 Kii xadgudub jecelu muran buu jecel yahay, Oo kii iriddiisa sarraysiiyaana wuxuu doondoontaa baabba'.
He loveth transgression that loveth strife: [and] he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
20 Kii qalbi qalloocan lahu wanaag ma helo, Oo kii carrab maroorsan lahuna wuxuu ku dhex dhacaa belaayo.
He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
21 Kii nacas dhalaa murugtiisuu u dhalaa, Oo nacas aabbihiisna farxad ma leh.
He that begetteth a fool [doeth it] to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
22 Qalbigii faraxsanu waa dawo wanaagsan, Laakiinse qalbigii jabanu lafahuu engejiyaa.
A merry heart doeth good [like] a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
23 Ninkii shar lahu laabtuu laaluush ka qaataa, Si uu jidadka garta u qalloociyo.
A wicked [man] taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
24 Xigmaddu waxay hor joogtaa kii garasho leh; Laakiinse nacaska indhihiisu waxay eegaan dhulka darafkiisa.
Wisdom [is] before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool [are] in the ends of the earth.
25 Wiilkii nacas ahu waa u murug aabbihiis, Waana u qadhaadh tii dashay.
A foolish son [is] a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bore him.
26 Weliba ma wanaagsana in kii xaq ah la taqsiiro, Ama in kuwa sharafka leh qummanaantooda aawadeed wax loogu dhufto.
Also to punish the just [is] not good, [nor] to strike princes for equity.
27 Kii hadalkiisa yareeyaa, aqoon buu leeyahay, Oo kii qalbigiisu qabow yahayna waa nin garasho leh.
He that hath knowledge spareth his words: [and] a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
28 Xataa nacasku markuu iska aamusan yahay waxaa loo yaqaan mid caqli leh, Kii bushimihiisa isku qabtana nin miyir leh.
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: [and] he that shutteth his lips [is esteemed] a man of understanding.
