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

¶ A good name is better than precious ointment and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.

2 I n 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.

It is better 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 lay it to his heart.

3 Q osol waxaa ka wanaagsan murug, waayo, qalbigu wuxuu ku wanaagsanaadaa wejiga caloolxumadiisa.

Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made whole.

4 Q albiga kuwa xigmadda lahu wuxuu ku jiraa guriga baroorashada, laakiinse qalbiga nacasyadu wuxuu ku jiraa guriga farxadda.

The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.

5 N in intuu nacasyada gabaygooda maqli lahaa waxaa ka wanaagsan inuu canaanta kuwa xigmadda leh maqlo.

It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise than to hear the song of fools.

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

The laughter of the fool is as the crackling of thorns under a pot, and this also (the laughter or prosperity of the fool) is vanity.

7 H ubaal dulmigu nin xigmad leh wuu waalaa, oo laaluushkuna qalbiguu ka kharribaa.

¶ Surely oppression makes a wise man mad, and a gift destroys the heart.

8 W ax bilowgiisa waxaa ka wanaagsan dhammaadkiisa, oo kii dulqaadasho badanuna waa ka wanaagsan yahay kii kibir badan.

Better is the end of a thing than its beginning, and he who has suffered in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

9 X anaaq ha ku degdegin, waayo, xanaaqu wuxuu ku jiraa laabta nacasyada.

Do not be hasty in thy spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.

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

Never say, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this.

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

¶ Knowledge is good with an inheritance and is the excellency of those that see the sun.

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

For knowledge is a defence, and money is a defence; but wisdom excels in that it gives life to those that have it.

13 B al Ilaah shuqulkiisa ka fiirso, waayo, wixii uu isagu qalloociyey bal yaa toosin kara?

Consider the work of God; for who can make straight that which he has twisted?

14 M aalintii 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.

In the day of good enjoy that which is good, but in the day of adversity open your eyes and learn: God also has made the one (the day of adversity) before the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.

15 W axaa 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.

All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perishes for his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongs his days by his wickedness.

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

Do not be too legalistic; neither make thyself over wise in thine own eyes: why should thou destroy thyself?

17 A ad sharrow ha u noqon, oo nacasna ha noqon, waayo, bal maxaad wedkaaga ka hor u dhimanaysaa?

Do not be hasty to condemn, neither be thou foolish: why should thou die in the midst of thy labours?

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

It is good that thou should take hold of this; and also from the other not withdraw thy hand; for he that fears God shall come through with everything.

19 X igmaddu kan xigmadda leh way uga xoog badan tahay toban taliye oo magaalada jooga.

Wisdom strengthens the wise more than ten mighty men who are in the city.

20 W aayo, dhulka laguma arag nin xaq ah oo wanaag fala, oo aan dembaabin.

For surely there is not a just man upon earth that in doing good does not sin.

21 W ax kasta oo lagu hadlo ha dhegaysan, waaba intaasoo aad maqashaa addoonkaaga oo ku habaarayee.

Also do not take to heart all the words that are spoken lest thou hear thy slave speak evil of thee:

22 W aayo, marar badan ayaa qalbigaagu og yahay inaad adba saasoo kale u habaartid kuwo kale.

For thine own heart knows that thou thyself likewise hast spoken evil of others many times.

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

¶ All this I have proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise, but it was far from me.

24 W aayo, bal yaa gaadhi kara wixii aad u fog ee mool dheer?

That which has been is far off and that which is exceeding deep, who can find it out?

25 W axaan 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.

I applied my heart to know and to search and to seek out wisdom and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly and the madness of error;

26 O o 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.

and I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands are bonds; whosoever pleases God shall escape from her, but the sinner shall be held prisoner in her.

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

Behold, this I have found, saith the preacher, weighing things one by one to find out the answer,

28 O o 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.

which my soul yet seeks, but I find not: one man among a thousand I have found, but a woman among all those I have not found.

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

Behold, this only have I found: that God has made man upright, but they have sought out many perversions.