Maahmaahyadii 23
1 Markaad u fadhiisatid inaad taliye wax la cuntid, Aad uga fiirso waxa hortaada yaal,
When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Consider well what is before thee;
2 Oo mindi cunaha iska saar Haddaad tahay nin hunguri weyn.
For thou wilt put a knife to thy throat, If thou art a man given to appetite!
3 Cuntadiisa macaan ha damcin, Waayo, waa cunto khiyaaneed.
Long not for his dainties. For they are deceitful meat.
4 Ha isku daalin si aad taajir ku noqotid. Oo xigmaddaadana ka joogso.
Toil not to become rich; Cease from this, thy wisdom.
5 Ma waxaad indhaha ku dayaysaa wax aan jirin? Waayo, hubaal maalku wuxuu yeeshaa baalal, Sida gorgor samada u duula oo kale.
Wilt thou let thine eyes fly toward them? They are gone! For riches truly make to themselves wings; They fly away like the eagle toward heaven.
6 Kan isha sharka leh kibistiisa ha cunin, Cuntadiisa macaanna ha damcin,
Eat not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, And long not for his dainties;
7 Waayo, isagu waxaa weeye siduu qalbiga kaga fikiro; Wuxuu kugu leeyahay, Cun oo cab, Laakiinse qalbigiisu kulama jiro.
For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he. “Eat and drink!” saith he to thee; But his heart is not with thee.
8 Wixii aad cuntay waad soo mantagi doontaa, Oo erayadaadii macaanaana way kaa lumi doonaan.
The morsel, which thou hast eaten, thou shalt vomit up; And thou wilt have thrown away thy sweet words.
9 Nacas waxba ha kula hadlin, Waayo, isagu xigmadda hadalkaaga wuu quudhsan doonaa.
Speak not in the ears of a fool; For he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
10 Soohdintii hore ha durkin, Beeraha agoommadana ha dhex gelin,
Remove not the ancient landmark, And enter not into the fields of the fatherless!
11 Waayo, bixiyahoodu waa xoog badan yahay; Oo isaga ayaa dacwadooda kugu qaadi doona.
For their avenger is mighty; He will maintain their cause against thee.
12 Qalbigaaga edbinta u jeedi, Oo dhegahana erayada aqoonta.
Apply thy heart to instruction, And thine ears to the words of knowledge.
13 Ilmaha edbin ha u diidin, Waayo, haddaad isaga ul ku garaacdid, ma dhiman doono.
Withhold not correction from a child; If thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.
Beat him thyself with the rod, And thou shalt rescue him from the underworld. (Sheol h7585)
15 Wiilkaygiiyow, haddii qalbigaagu caqli leeyahay, Qalbigayguna wuu farxi doonaa.
My son, if thy heart be wise, My heart shall rejoice, even mine;
16 Haah, oo xataa uurkaygu wuu rayrayn doonaa, Markay bushimahaagu wax qumman ku hadlaan.
Yea, my reins shall exult, When thy lips speak right things.
17 Qalbigaagu yaanu dembilayaal ka hinaasin, Laakiinse maalinta oo dhan Rabbiga ka cabso.
Let not thy heart envy sinners, But continue thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long;
18 Waayo, hubaal waxaa jira abaalgud, Oo rajadaaduna kaama go'i doonto.
For surely there shall be a reward, And thine expectation shall not be cut off.
19 Wiilkaygiiyow, i maqal, oo caqli yeelo, Oo qalbigaagana jidka ku toosi.
Hear thou, my son, and be wise; And let thy heart go forward in the way!
20 Ha dhex joogin khamriyacabyada Iyo kuwa hunguriweynaanta hilibka u cuna,
Be not thou among winebibbers, And riotous eaters of flesh;
21 Waayo, kii sakhraan ah iyo kii hunguri weynuba way caydhoobi doonaan, Oo lulona nin calal bay u xidhi doontaa.
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty, And drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.
22 Dhegayso aabbahaagii ku dhalay, Oo hooyadaana ha quudhsan markay gabowdo.
Hearken to thy father, who begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she is old.
23 Runta soo iibso, oo ha sii iibin, Oo weliba waxaad ku sii darsataa xigmadda iyo edbinta iyo waxgarashada.
Buy the truth, and sell it not; Buy wisdom and instruction and understanding.
24 Kii xaq ah aabbihiis aad buu u farxi doonaa, Oo kii ilmo caqli leh dhalaana farxad buu ka heli doonaa.
The father of a righteous man shall greatly rejoice; Yea, he who begetteth a wise child shall have joy in him.
25 Aabbahaa iyo hooyadaaba ha farxeen, Oo tii ku dhashayna ha rayrayso.
Let thy father and thy mother have joy; Yea, let her that bore thee rejoice!
26 Wiilkaygiiyow, qalbigaaga i sii, Oo indhahaaguna jidadkayga ha dhawreen.
My son, give me thy heart, And let thine eyes observe my ways!
27 Waayo, dhillo waa booraan dheer, Oo naag qalaadna waa god cidhiidhi ah.
For a harlot is a deep ditch; Yea, a strange woman is a narrow pit.
28 Sida tuug oo kale ayay u gabbataa, Oo waxay dadka ku dhex badisaa khaayinnada.
Like a robber she lieth in wait, And increaseth the treacherous among men.
29 Bal yaa hoog leh? Oo yaa caloolxumo leh? Oo yaa murammo leh? Oo yaa calaacal badan leh? Oo yaa u dhaawacan sababla'aan? Oo yaa indho casaan ah leh?
Who hath woe? Who hath sorrow? Who contentions? Who anxiety? Who wounds without cause? Who dimness of eyes?
30 Waa kuwa wakhti dheer ku raaga khamriga, Waana kuwa u taga inay doondoontaan khamri laysku daray.
They that tarry long at the wine; They that go in to seek mixed wine.
31 Ha fiirin khamrigu markuu casaado, Markuu koobka ka dhex dhalaalo, Iyo markuu si wanaagsan u shubmayoba.
Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, When it sparkleth in the cup, When it goeth down smoothly.
32 Ugu dambaysta wuxuu wax u qaniinaa sida abeesada, Oo sida jilbiskana wax buu u qaniinaa.
At the last it biteth like a serpent, And stingeth like an adder.
33 Indhahaagu waxay arki doonaan naago qalaad, Oo qalbigaaguna wuxuu ku hadli doonaa waxyaalo qalloocan.
Thine eyes will look upon strange women, And thy heart will utter perverse things.
34 Oo waxaad ahaan doontaa sida kan badda dhexdeeda jiifsada, Ama sida ka dakhalka dhaladiisa sare seexda.
Yea, thou shalt be as one that lieth down in the midst of the sea, And as one that lieth down upon the top of a mast.
35 Waxaad odhan doontaa, Wax bay igu dhufteen, laakiin waxba ima yeelin. Way i garaaceen, iskamana aanan garan; Bal goormaan toosi doonaa? Weli mar kalaan doonan doonaa.
They have stricken me [[shalt thou say]], —I suffered no pain! They have beaten me, —I felt it not! When shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.
