1 W iilkaygiiyow, haddaad erayadayda aqbashid, Oo aad amarradayda qalbigaaga ku haysatid,

My son, if you receive my words, And treasure my commands within you,

2 S i aad dhegta xigmadda ugu dhigtid, Oo aad qalbigaagana waxgarashada ugu qabatid;

So that you incline your ear to wisdom, And apply your heart to understanding;

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

Yes, if you cry out for discernment, And lift up your voice for understanding,

4 H addaad iyada u raadisid sida lacagta oo kale, Oo aad u doondoontid sida maal qarsoon,

If you seek her as silver, And search for her as for hidden treasures;

5 M arkaas waxaad garan doontaa Rabbiga ka cabsashadiisa, Oo waxaad heli doontaa aqoonta Ilaah.

Then you will understand the fear of the Lord, And find the knowledge of God.

6 W aayo, Rabbigu isagaa bixiya xigmadda, Oo afkiisa waxaa ka soo baxa aqoonta iyo waxgarashada.

For the Lord gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding;

7 I sagu kuwa xaqa ah xigmad buu u kaydiyaa, Oo kuwa daacadnimada u socdana waa u gaashaan.

He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk uprightly;

8 I sagu wuxuu dhawraa waddooyinka garta, Oo wuxuu xannaaneeyaa jidka quduusiintiisa.

He guards the paths of justice, And preserves the way of His saints.

9 M arkaasaad garan doontaa xaqnimada, iyo garta, Iyo caaddilnimada, iyo jid kasta oo wanaagsan.

Then you will understand righteousness and justice, Equity and every good path.

10 W aayo, waxaa qalbigaaga soo geli doonta xigmadda, Oo aqoontuna waxay ka farxin doontaa naftaada;

When wisdom enters your heart, And knowledge is pleasant to your soul,

11 D igtoonaanta baa ku xanaanayn doonta, Oo waxaa ku dhawri doonta waxgarashada,

Discretion will preserve you; Understanding will keep you,

12 S i lagaaga samatabbixiyo jidka kan sharka ah, Iyo dadka waxyaalaha qalloocan ku hadla,

To deliver you from the way of evil, From the man who speaks perverse things,

13 O o qummanaanta waddooyinkeeda ka taga, Si ay jidadka gudcurka ugu socdaan,

From those who leave the paths of uprightness To walk in the ways of darkness;

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

Who rejoice in doing evil, And delight in the perversity of the wicked;

15 O o jidadkoodu maroorsan yihiin, Oo waddooyinkooduna qalloocan yihiin,

Whose ways are crooked, And who are devious in their paths;

16 I n lagaa samatabbixiyo naagta qalaad, Xataa naagta qalaad oo hadalladeeda kugu sasabata,

To deliver you from the immoral woman, From the seductress who flatters with her words,

17 T aasoo ka tagta horseedkii yaraanteeda, Oo illowda axdigii Ilaaheeda;

Who forsakes the companion of her youth, And forgets the covenant of her God.

18 W aayo, gurigeedu wuxuu ku foororaa dhimasho, Oo waddooyinkeeduna waxay ku dhaadhacaan kuwii dhintay.

For her house leads down to death, And her paths to the dead;

19 K uwa iyada u gala midkoodna sooma noqdo, Oo waddooyinka noloshana ma ay helaan.

None who go to her return, Nor do they regain the paths of life—

20 W aa inaad ku socotid jidka dadka wanaagsan, Oo aad dhawrtid waddooyinka kuwa xaqa ah.

So you may walk in the way of goodness, And keep to the paths of righteousness.

21 W aayo, kuwa qummanu dhulkay fadhiyi doonaan, Oo kuwa kaamilka ahuna way sii joogi doonaan.

For the upright will dwell in the land, And the blameless will remain in it;

22 L aakiinse kuwa sharkaa waa laga gooyn doonaa dhulka, Oo khaayinnadana waa laga rujin doonaa.

But the wicked will be cut off from the earth, And the unfaithful will be uprooted from it.