1 A good name is better than a good ointment, And the day of one’s death is better than the day of one’s birth.

Magac wanaagsanu waa ka sii fiican yahay saliid qaali ah, oo maalinta dhimashaduna waa ka fiican tahay maalinta dhalashada.

2 I t is better to go to a house of mourning Than to go to a house of feasting, Because that is the end of every man, And the living takes it to heart.

In guriga diyaafadda la tago waxaa ka wanaagsan in guriga baroorashada la tago, waayo, taasaa dadka oo dhan u dambaysa, oo kuwa nooluna qalbigay taas gashan doonaan.

3 S orrow is better than laughter, For when a face is sad a heart may be happy.

Qosol waxaa ka wanaagsan murug, waayo, qalbigu wuxuu ku wanaagsanaadaa wejiga caloolxumadiisa.

4 T he mind of the wise is in the house of mourning, While the mind of fools is in the house of pleasure.

Qalbiga kuwa xigmadda lahu wuxuu ku jiraa guriga baroorashada, laakiinse qalbiga nacasyadu wuxuu ku jiraa guriga farxadda.

5 I t is better to listen to the rebuke of a wise man Than for one to listen to the song of fools.

Nin intuu nacasyada gabaygooda maqli lahaa waxaa ka wanaagsan inuu canaanta kuwa xigmadda leh maqlo.

6 F or as the crackling of thorn bushes under a pot, So is the laughter of the fool; And this too is futility.

Waayo, qosolka nacasku waa sida qodxo dheri hoostiis ka jacjac leh, oo taasuna waa wax aan waxba tarayn.

7 F or oppression makes a wise man mad, And a bribe corrupts the heart.

Hubaal dulmigu nin xigmad leh wuu waalaa, oo laaluushkuna qalbiguu ka kharribaa.

8 T he end of a matter is better than its beginning; Patience of spirit is better than haughtiness of spirit.

Wax bilowgiisa waxaa ka wanaagsan dhammaadkiisa, oo kii dulqaadasho badanuna waa ka wanaagsan yahay kii kibir badan.

9 D o not be eager in your heart to be angry, For anger resides in the bosom of fools.

Xanaaq ha ku degdegin, waayo, xanaaqu wuxuu ku jiraa laabta nacasyada.

10 D o not say, “Why is it that the former days were better than these?” For it is not from wisdom that you ask about this.

Ha odhan, Waayihii hore bal maxay kuwan uga fiicnaayeen? Waayo, xaalkan si caqliya u weyddiin maysid.

11 W isdom along with an inheritance is good And an advantage to those who see the sun.

Xigmaddu sida dhaxal oo kale ayay u wanaagsan tahay, oo waa u faa'iido kuwa qorraxda arka.

12 F or wisdom is protection just as money is protection, But the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the lives of its possessors.

Waayo, xigmaddu waxay wax u daafacdaa sida lacagtu wax u daafacdo oo kale, laakiinse aqoonta faa'iidadeedu waa in xigmaddu ay nabadgeliso kuwa iyada haysta.

13 C onsider the work of God, For who is able to straighten what He has bent?

Bal Ilaah shuqulkiisa ka fiirso, waayo, wixii uu isagu qalloociyey bal yaa toosin kara?

14 I n the day of prosperity be happy, But in the day of adversity consider— God has made the one as well as the other So that man will not discover anything that will be after him.

Maalintii aad barwaaqaysan tahay aad u faraxsanow, oo maalintii aad dhibaataysan tahayna aad u fiirso in Ilaah mid u sameeyey sida kan kale si uusan ninna u ogaan karin waxa isaga dabadiis jiri doona.

15 I have seen everything during my lifetime of futility; there is a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness and there is a wicked man who prolongs his life in his wickedness.

Waxaa jira nin xaq ah oo xaqnimadiisa ku halligma iyo nin shar ah oo sharnimadiisa ku cimri dheeraada; labadaba wakhtigii aan waxtarka lahayn ee aan noolaa ayaan arkay.

16 D o not be excessively righteous and do not be overly wise. Why should you ruin yourself?

Aad xaq ha u noqon oo hana iska dhigin mid aad xigmad u leh, waayo, bal maxaad isu baabbi'inaysaa?

17 D o not be excessively wicked and do not be a fool. Why should you die before your time?

Aad sharrow ha u noqon, oo nacasna ha noqon, waayo, bal maxaad wedkaaga ka hor u dhimanaysaa?

18 I t is good that you grasp one thing and also not let go of the other; for the one who fears God comes forth with both of them.

Waxaa kuu wanaagsan inaad tan xagsatid, oo aadan gacantaadana dib uga ceshan, waayo, kii Ilaah ka cabsada waxan oo dhan ayuu ka soo bixi doonaa.

19 W isdom strengthens a wise man more than ten rulers who are in a city.

Xigmaddu kan xigmadda leh way uga xoog badan tahay toban taliye oo magaalada jooga.

20 I ndeed, there is not a righteous man on earth who continually does good and who never sins.

Waayo, dhulka laguma arag nin xaq ah oo wanaag fala, oo aan dembaabin.

21 A lso, do not take seriously all words which are spoken, so that you will not hear your servant cursing you.

Wax kasta oo lagu hadlo ha dhegaysan, waaba intaasoo aad maqashaa addoonkaaga oo ku habaarayee.

22 F or you also have realized that you likewise have many times cursed others.

Waayo, marar badan ayaa qalbigaagu og yahay inaad adba saasoo kale u habaartid kuwo kale.

23 I tested all this with wisdom, and I said, “I will be wise,” but it was far from me.

Waxyaalahan oo dhan xigmad baan ku tijaabiyey. Waxaan is-idhi, Xigmad baan yeelan doonaa, laakiinse xigmaddii way iga fogayd.

24 W hat has been is remote and exceedingly mysterious. Who can discover it?

Waayo, bal yaa gaadhi kara wixii aad u fog ee mool dheer?

25 I directed my mind to know, to investigate and to seek wisdom and an explanation, and to know the evil of folly and the foolishness of madness.

Waxaan qalbigayga oo dhan u diyaariyey oo u soo jeediyey inaan ogaado, oo baadho, oo aan doondoono xigmad iyo wax kasta sababtiisa, iyo inaan ogaado in sharnimadu tahay nacasnimo, iyo in doqonnimadu tahay waalli.

26 A nd I discovered more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, whose hands are chains. One who is pleasing to God will escape from her, but the sinner will be captured by her.

Oo waxaan soo ogaaday wax xataa dhimashada ka sii qadhaadh, waana naag qalbigeedu yahay dabinno iyo shabagyo, oo ay gacmeheeduna yihiin jeebbooyin. Ku alla kii Ilaah ka farxiyo iyaduu ka baxsan doonaa, laakiinse dembilaha way qabsan doontaa.

27 “ Behold, I have discovered this,” says the Preacher, “ adding one thing to another to find an explanation,

Wacdiyuhu wuxuu leeyahay, Bal eega, si aan sababta u garto ayaan midba mid ku daray oo waxaasaan soo helay.

28 w hich I am still seeking but have not found. I have found one man among a thousand, but I have not found a woman among all these.

Oo weliba waan sii doondoonayaa, laakiinse ma aan helo. Kun nin dhexdood ayaan nin qudha ka helay, laakiinse kuwaas oo dhan xataa naag qudha kama helin.

29 B ehold, I have found only this, that God made men upright, but they have sought out many devices.”

Bal eeg, waxan keliya oo aan soo ogaaday in Ilaah binu-aadmiga sameeyey iyagoo qumman, laakiinse waxay doondooneen hindisooyin badan.