1 A good name is better than precious ointment, And the day of death 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 B etter to go to the house of mourning Than to go to the house of feasting, For that is the end of all men; And the living will take 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 by a sad countenance the heart is made better.

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

4 T he heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, But the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

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

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

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

6 F or like the crackling of thorns under a pot, So is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.

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

7 S urely oppression destroys a wise man’s reason, And a bribe debases the heart.

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

8 T he end of a thing is better than its beginning; The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

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

9 D o not hasten in your spirit to be angry, For anger rests in the bosom of fools.

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

10 D o not say, “Why were the former days better than these?” For you do not inquire wisely concerning this.

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

11 W isdom is good with an inheritance, And profitable 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 a defense as money is a defense, But the excellence of knowledge is that wisdom gives life to those who have it.

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 can make straight what He has made crooked?

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

14 I n the day of prosperity be joyful, But in the day of adversity consider: Surely God has appointed the one as well as the other, So that man can find out nothing that will come 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 in my days of vanity: There is a just man who perishes in his righteousness, And there is a wicked man who prolongs 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 overly righteous, Nor be overly wise: Why should you destroy 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 overly wicked, Nor be foolish: 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 this, And also not remove your hand from the other; For he who fears God will escape them all.

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 the wise More than ten rulers of the city.

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

20 F or there is not a just man on earth who does good And does not sin.

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

21 A lso do not take to heart everything people say, Lest you hear your servant cursing you.

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

22 F or many times, also, your own heart has known That even you have cursed others.

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

23 A ll this I have proved by wisdom. 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 A s for that which is far off and exceedingly deep, Who can find it out?

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

25 I applied my heart to know, To search and seek out wisdom and the reason of things, To know the wickedness of folly, Even of foolishness and 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 find more bitter than death The woman whose heart is snares and nets, Whose hands are fetters. He who pleases God shall escape from her, But the sinner shall be trapped 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 H ere is what I have found,” says the Preacher, “ Adding one thing to the other to find out the reason,

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

28 W hich my soul still seeks but I cannot find: One man among a thousand I have found, But a woman among all these I have not found.

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 T ruly, this only I have found: That God made man upright, But they have sought out many schemes.”

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