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, thou shalt consider well, what is before thee;
2 Oo mindi cunaha iska saar Haddaad tahay nin hunguri weyn.
And shalt put a knife to thy throat, if, of great appetite, thou art:
3 Cuntadiisa macaan ha damcin, Waayo, waa cunto khiyaaneed.
Do not crave his dainties, for, the same, are deceitful food.
4 Ha isku daalin si aad taajir ku noqotid. Oo xigmaddaadana ka joogso.
Do not toil to get wealth, of thine own understanding, forbear:
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 eye fly thereupon, when it is nothing? for it will, surely make, itself wings, Like an eagle, will it wing its way across the heavens.
6 Kan isha sharka leh kibistiisa ha cunin, Cuntadiisa macaanna ha damcin,
Do not eat the food of him that hath a begrudging eye, neither crave thou his dainties;
7 Waayo, isagu waxaa weeye siduu qalbiga kaga fikiro; Wuxuu kugu leeyahay, Cun oo cab, Laakiinse qalbigiisu kulama jiro.
For, just as he hath thought in his own mind, so, he is: Eat and drink! he may say to thee, but, his heart, is not with thee.
8 Wixii aad cuntay waad soo mantagi doontaa, Oo erayadaadii macaanaana way kaa lumi doonaan.
As for thy morsel thou hast eaten, thou shalt vomit it, so shalt thou waste thy things so sweet.
9 Nacas waxba ha kula hadlin, Waayo, isagu xigmadda hadalkaaga wuu quudhsan doonaa.
In the ears of a dullard, do not speak, for he will despise the good sense of thy words.
10 Soohdintii hore ha durkin, Beeraha agoommadana ha dhex gelin,
Do not move back the ancient boundary, and, into the fields of the fatherless, do not enter;
11 Waayo, bixiyahoodu waa xoog badan yahay; Oo isaga ayaa dacwadooda kugu qaadi doona.
For, their near of kin, is strong, he, will plead their cause with thee.
12 Qalbigaaga edbinta u jeedi, Oo dhegahana erayada aqoonta.
Bring, to correction, thy heart, and thine ears, to the sayings of knowledge.
13 Ilmaha edbin ha u diidin, Waayo, haddaad isaga ul ku garaacdid, ma dhiman doono.
Do not withhold, from a child, correction, When thou smitest him with the rod, he shall not die:
Thou, with the rod, shalt smite him, and, his soul from hades, shalt thou deliver. (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.
So shall my reins exult, when thy lips speak the things that are right.
17 Qalbigaagu yaanu dembilayaal ka hinaasin, Laakiinse maalinta oo dhan Rabbiga ka cabso.
Let not thy heart be envious of sinners, only of the reverence of Yahweh, all day long;
18 Waayo, hubaal waxaa jira abaalgud, Oo rajadaaduna kaama go'i doonto.
For surely there is a future, 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 lead forward, in duty, thy heart.
20 Ha dhex joogin khamriyacabyada Iyo kuwa hunguriweynaanta hilibka u cuna,
Do not be among them who tipple with wine, —among them who are gluttons;
21 Waayo, kii sakhraan ah iyo kii hunguri weynuba way caydhoobi doonaan, Oo lulona nin calal bay u xidhi doontaa.
For, the tippler and the glutton, shall come to poverty, and, rags, shall Slumber put on!
22 Dhegayso aabbahaagii ku dhalay, Oo hooyadaana ha quudhsan markay gabowdo.
Hearken to thy father here, who begat thee, and despise not, when she is old, thy mother.
23 Runta soo iibso, oo ha sii iibin, Oo weliba waxaad ku sii darsataa xigmadda iyo edbinta iyo waxgarashada.
Truth, buy thou, but do not sell, wisdom, and correction, and understanding.
24 Kii xaq ah aabbihiis aad buu u farxi doonaa, Oo kii ilmo caqli leh dhalaana farxad buu ka heli doonaa.
Greatly shall exult, the father of a righteous man, and, he that begetteth a wise son, shall rejoice in him:
25 Aabbahaa iyo hooyadaaba ha farxeen, Oo tii ku dhashayna ha rayrayso.
Rejoice shall thy father and thy mother, yea she, shall exult, who bare thee.
26 Wiilkaygiiyow, qalbigaaga i sii, Oo indhahaaguna jidadkayga ha dhawreen.
Oh give, my son, thy mind unto me, and let, thine eyes, observe, my ways;
27 Waayo, dhillo waa booraan dheer, Oo naag qalaadna waa god cidhiidhi ah.
For, a deep chasm, is the unchaste woman, and, a narrow pit, the female unknown;
28 Sida tuug oo kale ayay u gabbataa, Oo waxay dadka ku dhex badisaa khaayinnada.
Yea, she, as for prey, lieth in wait, and, the treacherous among mankind, she causeth to abound.
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 outcry of pain? Who hath contentions? Who hath complaining? Who hath needless wounds? Who hath dullness of eyes?
30 Waa kuwa wakhti dheer ku raaga khamriga, Waana kuwa u taga inay doondoontaan khamri laysku daray.
They who tarry over wine, they who go in to search for mixed wine.
31 Ha fiirin khamrigu markuu casaado, Markuu koobka ka dhex dhalaalo, Iyo markuu si wanaagsan u shubmayoba.
Do not look on wine when it becometh red, when it giveth in the cup its sparkle, glideth down smoothly.
32 Ugu dambaysta wuxuu wax u qaniinaa sida abeesada, Oo sida jilbiskana wax buu u qaniinaa.
Its after effect, is that, like a serpent, it biteth, and, like a viper, it doth sting.
33 Indhahaagu waxay arki doonaan naago qalaad, Oo qalbigaaguna wuxuu ku hadli doonaa waxyaalo qalloocan.
Thine eyes, will see strange women, and, thy heart, will speak perverse things:
34 Oo waxaad ahaan doontaa sida kan badda dhexdeeda jiifsada, Ama sida ka dakhalka dhaladiisa sare seexda.
So shalt thou become, as one lying down in the heart of the sea, —or as one lying down on the top of the mastgear:
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 smote me—I felt no pain, They struck me down—I noticed it not, —When shall I wake up? I will go on, I will seek it, again!
