Maahmaahyadii 26
1 Sida wakhtiga kulul aan baraf cad ugu habboonayn, oo wakhtiga beergooyska aan roob ugu habboonayn, Ayaan sharaf nacas ugu habboonayn.
Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, so a fool does not deserve honor.
2 Sida shimbir iska wareegaysa iyo sida dabafallaadh iska duulaysa, Ayaan habaarkii sababla'aan ahu cidna ugu dhacayn.
As the sparrow flitters and the swallow darts when they fly, so an undeserved curse does not alight.
3 Jeedal faras buu ku habboon yahay, dacayna dameer, Ulina dhabarka nacaska.
A whip is for the horse, a bridle is for the donkey and a rod is for the back of fools.
4 Nacas ha ugu jawaabin sida nacasnimadiisu tahay, Waaba intaasoo aad sidiisa oo kale noqotaaye.
Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you will become like him.
5 Nacas ugu jawaab sida nacasnimadiisu tahay, Waaba intaasoo uu isla caqli weynaadaaye.
Answer a fool and join in on his folly, so he will not become wise in his own eyes.
6 Kii nacas gacantiis farriin u sii dhiibaa Cagahuu iska gooyaa oo khasaaruu cabbaa.
Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.
7 Sida lugaha curyaanku u laalaadaan Ayuu masaalkuna u yahay afka nacasyada.
Like the legs of a paralytic which hang down is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
8 Kii nacas sharaf siiyaa Wuxuu la mid yahay mid wadhaf dhagax ku xidha oo kale.
Like tying a stone in a sling is giving honor to a fool.
9 Sida qodaxdu u dhex gasho sakhraan gacantiis, Ayuu masaalkuna u yahay afka nacasyada.
Like a thorn that goes into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
10 Kii nacaska ama kuwa jidka maraya kiraystaa Waa sida qaansoole dadka oo dhan dhaawaca oo kale.
Like an archer who wounds all those around him is one who hires a fool or hires anyone who passes by.
11 Nacas nacasnimadiisa ku noqnoqdaa Waa sida eey mantaggiisa ku noqnoqda oo kale.
As a dog returns to his own vomit, so is a fool who repeats his folly.
12 Nin isla caqli weyn ma aragtay? Waxaa isaga ka rajo roon nacas.
Do you see someone who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
13 Ninkii caajis ahu wuxuu yidhaahdaa, Libaax baa waddada jooga; Libaax baa jidka taagan.
The lazy person says, “There is a lion on the road! There is a lion between the open places!”
14 Sida albaabku birihiisa ugu noqnoqdo, Ayaa kii caajis ahuna sariirtiisa isugu rogrogaa.
As the door turns on its hinges, so is the lazy person upon his bed.
15 Kii caajis ahu wuxuu gacantiisa geliyaa xeedhadiisa, Oo inuu afkiisa ku soo celiyona waa ku dhib isaga.
The lazy person puts his hand into the dish and yet he has no strength to lift it up to his mouth.
16 Kii caajis ahu waa iskala caqli badan yahay Toddoba nin oo xigmad ku jawaabi karta.
The lazy person is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who respond with good judgment.
17 Kii isagoo jidka iska maraya isku dhex dara dirir aanu waxba ku lahayn, Wuxuu la mid yahay mid eey dhegaha qabta oo kale.
Like one who takes hold of the ears of a dog, is a passerby who becomes angry at a dispute that is not his own.
18 Sida nin waalan oo rida dab, Iyo fallaadho, iyo dhimasho,
Like a madman who shoots burning arrows,
19 Ayuu yahay kii intuu deriskiisa khiyaaneeyo, Haddana yidhaahda, Miyaanan cayaarayn?
is the one who deceives his neighbor and says, “Was I not telling a joke?”
20 Xaabola'aanta dabku waa bakhtiyaa, Oo meeshii aan mid xan badanu jooginna muranku waa ka joogsadaa.
For lack of wood, the fire goes out; and where there is no gossiper quarreling ceases.
21 Sida dhuxuli raran u sii shiddo, qoryona dab u sii belbeliyaan, Ayuu ninkii muran badanuna dirir u sii kiciyaa.
As charcoal is to burning coals and wood is to fire, so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.
22 Kii xan badan erayadiisu waa sida cunto macaan, Oo waxay ku degaan meelaha caloosha ugu hooseeya.
The words of a gossip are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.
23 Bushimihii macaan iyo qalbigii shar lehba Waxay la mid yihiin weel dhoobo ah oo lagu dahaadhay lacag wasakhdeed.
Like the glaze overlaying an earthen vessel so are burning lips and an evil heart.
24 Kii wax necebu bushimihiisuu isku yeelyeelaa, Laakiinse uurkiisuu khiyaano ku kaydsadaa.
One who hates others disguises his feelings with his lips and he lays up deceit within himself.
25 Markuu si wacan u hadlo ha rumaysan, Waayo, waxaa qalbigiisa ku jira toddoba karaahiyo.
He will speak graciously, but do not believe him, for there are seven abominations in his heart.
26 In kastoo nacaybkiisu khiyaano isku daboolo, Xumaantiisa ayaa shirka lagu hor muujin doonaa.
Though his hatred is covered with deception, his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
27 Ku alla kii bohol qodaaba isagaa ku dhex dhici doona, Oo kii dhagax giringiriyana, isaguu ku soo rogman doonaa.
Whoever digs a pit will fall into it and the stone will roll back on the one who pushed it.
28 Carrabkii been sheega wuxuu neceb yahay kuwuu dhaawacay, Oo afkii wax faaniyaana wuxuu ka shaqeeyaa baabba'.
A lying tongue hates the people it crushes and a flattering mouth brings about ruin.
