1 ¶ My son, if thou wilt receive my words and hide my commandments within thee

Wiilkaygiiyow, haddaad erayadayda aqbashid, Oo aad amarradayda qalbigaaga ku haysatid,

2 s o that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom and apply thine heart to intelligence,

Si aad dhegta xigmadda ugu dhigtid, Oo aad qalbigaagana waxgarashada ugu qabatid;

3 y ea, if thou criest for understanding and givest thy voice unto intelligence,

Haddaad wax-kala-garashada ka daba qaylisid, Oo aad codkaaga waxgarashada kor ugu qaaddid;

4 i f thou seekest her as silver and searchest for her as for hid treasures,

Haddaad iyada u raadisid sida lacagta oo kale, Oo aad u doondoontid sida maal qarsoon,

5 t hen shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of God.

Markaas waxaad garan doontaa Rabbiga ka cabsashadiisa, Oo waxaad heli doontaa aqoonta Ilaah.

6 F or the LORD gives wisdom; out of his mouth comes knowledge and intelligence.

Waayo, Rabbigu isagaa bixiya xigmadda, Oo afkiisa waxaa ka soo baxa aqoonta iyo waxgarashada.

7 H e keeps the person of the upright; he is a buckler to those that walk perfectly,

Isagu kuwa xaqa ah xigmad buu u kaydiyaa, Oo kuwa daacadnimada u socdana waa u gaashaan.

8 k eeping the paths of judgment and the way of his merciful ones.

Isagu wuxuu dhawraa waddooyinka garta, Oo wuxuu xannaaneeyaa jidka quduusiintiisa.

9 T hen shalt thou understand righteousness and judgment and equity, yea, every good path.

Markaasaad garan doontaa xaqnimada, iyo garta, Iyo caaddilnimada, iyo jid kasta oo wanaagsan.

10 ¶ When wisdom enters into thine heart and knowledge is sweet unto thy soul,

Waayo, waxaa qalbigaaga soo geli doonta xigmadda, Oo aqoontuna waxay ka farxin doontaa naftaada;

11 d iscretion shall preserve thee, intelligence shall keep thee

Digtoonaanta baa ku xanaanayn doonta, Oo waxaa ku dhawri doonta waxgarashada,

12 t o deliver thee from the evil way, from the man that speaks perversion,

Si lagaaga samatabbixiyo jidka kan sharka ah, Iyo dadka waxyaalaha qalloocan ku hadla,

13 w ho leave the paths of uprightness to walk in the ways of darkness,

Oo qummanaanta waddooyinkeeda ka taga, Si ay jidadka gudcurka ugu socdaan,

14 w ho rejoice to do evil and delight in wicked perversion,

Oo ay ku reyreeyaan inay xumaan falaan, Oo ay qalloocnaanta kan sharkaa ku farxaan;

15 w hose ways are crooked, and they are crooked in their paths;

Oo jidadkoodu maroorsan yihiin, Oo waddooyinkooduna qalloocan yihiin,

16 t o deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger who flatters with her words,

In lagaa samatabbixiyo naagta qalaad, Xataa naagta qalaad oo hadalladeeda kugu sasabata,

17 w ho forsakes the prince of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God.

Taasoo ka tagta horseedkii yaraanteeda, Oo illowda axdigii Ilaaheeda;

18 T herefore her house inclines unto death, and her paths unto the dead.

Waayo, gurigeedu wuxuu ku foororaa dhimasho, Oo waddooyinkeeduna waxay ku dhaadhacaan kuwii dhintay.

19 N one that go unto her return again, neither do they take hold of the paths of life.

Kuwa iyada u gala midkoodna sooma noqdo, Oo waddooyinka noloshana ma ay helaan.

20 T hat thou may walk in the way of good men and keep the paths of the righteous.

Waa inaad ku socotid jidka dadka wanaagsan, Oo aad dhawrtid waddooyinka kuwa xaqa ah.

21 F or the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.

Waayo, kuwa qummanu dhulkay fadhiyi doonaan, Oo kuwa kaamilka ahuna way sii joogi doonaan.

22 B ut the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.

Laakiinse kuwa sharkaa waa laga gooyn doonaa dhulka, Oo khaayinnadana waa laga rujin doonaa.