1 M y son, if you will receive my words And treasure my commandments within you,

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

2 M ake your ear attentive to wisdom, Incline your heart to understanding;

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

3 F or if you cry for discernment, Lift your voice for understanding;

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

4 I f you seek her as silver And search for her as for hidden treasures;

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

5 T hen you will discern the fear of the Lord And discover the knowledge of God.

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

6 F or the Lord gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding.

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

7 H e stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,

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

8 G uarding the paths of justice, And He preserves the way of His godly ones.

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

9 T hen you will discern righteousness and justice And equity and every good course.

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

10 F or wisdom will enter your heart And knowledge will be pleasant to your soul;

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

11 D iscretion will guard you, Understanding will watch over you,

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

12 T o deliver you from the way of evil, From the man who speaks perverse things;

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

13 F rom those who 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 delight in doing evil And rejoice in the perversity of evil;

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

15 W hose paths are crooked, And who are devious in their ways;

Oo jidadkoodu maroorsan yihiin, Oo waddooyinkooduna qalloocan yihiin,

16 T o deliver you from the strange woman, From the adulteress who flatters with her words;

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

17 T hat leaves the companion of her youth And forgets the covenant of her God;

Taasoo ka tagta horseedkii yaraanteeda, Oo illowda axdigii Ilaaheeda;

18 F or her house sinks down to death And her tracks lead to the dead;

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

19 N one who go to her return again, Nor do they reach the paths of life.

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

20 S o you will walk in the way of good men And keep to the paths of the righteous.

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

21 F or the upright will live in the land And the blameless will remain in it;

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

22 B ut the wicked will be cut off from the land And the treacherous will be uprooted from it.

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