Maahmaahyadii 26
1 Sida wakhtiga kulul aan baraf cad ugu habboonayn, oo wakhtiga beergooyska aan roob ugu habboonayn, Ayaan sharaf nacas ugu habboonayn.
As dew in harvest, and as rain in summer, so honour is not [seemly] for a fool.
2 Sida shimbir iska wareegaysa iyo sida dabafallaadh iska duulaysa, Ayaan habaarkii sababla'aan ahu cidna ugu dhacayn.
As birds and sparrows fly, so a curse shall not come upon any one without a cause.
3 Jeedal faras buu ku habboon yahay, dacayna dameer, Ulina dhabarka nacaska.
As a whip for a horse, and a goad for an ass, so [is] a rod for a simple nation.
4 Nacas ha ugu jawaabin sida nacasnimadiisu tahay, Waaba intaasoo aad sidiisa oo kale noqotaaye.
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you become like him.
5 Nacas ugu jawaab sida nacasnimadiisu tahay, Waaba intaasoo uu isla caqli weynaadaaye.
Yet answer a fool according to his folly, lest he seem wise in his own conceit.
6 Kii nacas gacantiis farriin u sii dhiibaa Cagahuu iska gooyaa oo khasaaruu cabbaa.
He that sends a message by a foolish messenger procures for himself a reproach from his own ways.
7 Sida lugaha curyaanku u laalaadaan Ayuu masaalkuna u yahay afka nacasyada.
[As well] take away the motion of the legs, as transgression from the mouth of fools.
8 Kii nacas sharaf siiyaa Wuxuu la mid yahay mid wadhaf dhagax ku xidha oo kale.
He that binds up a stone in a sling, is like one that gives glory to a fool.
9 Sida qodaxdu u dhex gasho sakhraan gacantiis, Ayuu masaalkuna u yahay afka nacasyada.
Thorns grow in the hand of a drunkard, and servitude in the hand of fools.
10 Kii nacaska ama kuwa jidka maraya kiraystaa Waa sida qaansoole dadka oo dhan dhaawaca oo kale.
All the flesh of fools endures much hardship; for their fury is brought to nothing.
11 Nacas nacasnimadiisa ku noqnoqdaa Waa sida eey mantaggiisa ku noqnoqda oo kale.
As when a dog goes to his own vomit, and becomes abominable, so is fool who returns in his wickedness to his own sin. [There is a shame that brings sin: and there is a shame [that is] glory and grace.]
12 Nin isla caqli weyn ma aragtay? Waxaa isaga ka rajo roon nacas.
I have seen a man who seemed to himself to be wise; but a fool had more hope than he.
13 Ninkii caajis ahu wuxuu yidhaahdaa, Libaax baa waddada jooga; Libaax baa jidka taagan.
A sluggard when sent on a journey says, [There is] a lion in the ways, and [there are] murderers in the streets.
14 Sida albaabku birihiisa ugu noqnoqdo, Ayaa kii caajis ahuna sariirtiisa isugu rogrogaa.
As a door turns on the hinge, so does a sluggard on his bed.
15 Kii caajis ahu wuxuu gacantiisa geliyaa xeedhadiisa, Oo inuu afkiisa ku soo celiyona waa ku dhib isaga.
A sluggard having hid his hand in his bosom, will not be able to bring it up to his mouth.
16 Kii caajis ahu waa iskala caqli badan yahay Toddoba nin oo xigmad ku jawaabi karta.
A sluggard seems to himself wiser than one who most satisfactorily brings back a message.
17 Kii isagoo jidka iska maraya isku dhex dara dirir aanu waxba ku lahayn, Wuxuu la mid yahay mid eey dhegaha qabta oo kale.
As he that lays hold of a dog's tail, so is he that makes himself the champion of another's cause.
18 Sida nin waalan oo rida dab, Iyo fallaadho, iyo dhimasho,
As those who need correction put forth [fair] words to men, and he that first falls in with the proposal will be overthrown;
19 Ayuu yahay kii intuu deriskiisa khiyaaneeyo, Haddana yidhaahda, Miyaanan cayaarayn?
so are all that lay wait for their own friends, and when they are discovered, say, I did it in jest.
20 Xaabola'aanta dabku waa bakhtiyaa, Oo meeshii aan mid xan badanu jooginna muranku waa ka joogsadaa.
With much wood fire increases; but where there is not a double-minded man, strife ceases.
21 Sida dhuxuli raran u sii shiddo, qoryona dab u sii belbeliyaan, Ayuu ninkii muran badanuna dirir u sii kiciyaa.
A hearth for coals, and wood for fire; and railing man for the tumult of strife.
22 Kii xan badan erayadiisu waa sida cunto macaan, Oo waxay ku degaan meelaha caloosha ugu hooseeya.
The words of cunning knaves are soft; but they strike [even] to the inmost parts of the bowels.
23 Bushimihii macaan iyo qalbigii shar lehba Waxay la mid yihiin weel dhoobo ah oo lagu dahaadhay lacag wasakhdeed.
Silver dishonestly given is to be considered as a potsherd: smooth lips cover a grievous heart.
24 Kii wax necebu bushimihiisuu isku yeelyeelaa, Laakiinse uurkiisuu khiyaano ku kaydsadaa.
A weeping enemy promises all things with his lips, but in his heart he contrives deceit.
25 Markuu si wacan u hadlo ha rumaysan, Waayo, waxaa qalbigiisa ku jira toddoba karaahiyo.
Though [your] enemy entreat you with a loud voice, consent not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.
26 In kastoo nacaybkiisu khiyaano isku daboolo, Xumaantiisa ayaa shirka lagu hor muujin doonaa.
He that hides enmity frames deceit: but being easily discerned, exposes his own sins in the public assemblies.
27 Ku alla kii bohol qodaaba isagaa ku dhex dhici doona, Oo kii dhagax giringiriyana, isaguu ku soo rogman doonaa.
He that digs a pit for his neighbour shall fall into it: and he that rolls a stone, rolls it upon himself.
28 Carrabkii been sheega wuxuu neceb yahay kuwuu dhaawacay, Oo afkii wax faaniyaana wuxuu ka shaqeeyaa baabba'.
A lying tongue hates the truth; and an unguarded mouth causes tumults.
