Proverbs 27
1 Don't boast about what you're going to do tomorrow, because you don't know what the day may bring.
Ati waaʼee boriitiin hin boonin; waan guyyaan fidu hin beektuutii.
2 Let others praise you, not you yourself; someone else, not you personally.
Namni biraa si haa jaju malee ati afaan keetiin of hin jajin; namni kaan si haa jajuu malee hidhiin kee si hin jajin.
3 Stone may be heavy, and sand may weigh a lot, but the annoyance caused by stupid people is the biggest burden of all.
Dhagaan ni ulfaata; cirrachis baʼaa dha; tuttuqaan gowwaa garuu lachuu caalaa ulfaata.
4 Fury may be fierce and cruel, anger may be a destructive flood, but who can withstand jealousy?
Dheekkamsi gara jabeessa; aariinis guutee dhangalaʼa; hinaaffaa dura garuu eenyutu dhaabachuu dandaʼa?
5 Open criticism is better than hidden love.
Jaalala dhokfamee mannaa ifannaa ifatti baʼe wayya.
6 A friend's honest comments may hurt you, but an enemy's kisses are over the top.
Madaan michuun nama madeessu amanamaa dha; dhungachuun diinaa garuu gowwoomsaa dha.
7 If you're full up, you can't face honey; but if you're starving, even bitter food tastes sweet.
Namni quufe damma illee ni balfa; kan beelaʼe garuu wanni hadhaaʼu iyyuu itti miʼaawa.
8 Having to leave home is like a bird having to leave its nest.
Namni mana isaatii badu tokko, akkuma simbirroo manʼee isheetii badduu ti.
9 Perfume and scented oils make you feel happy, but good advice from a friend is even better.
Shittoo fi ixaanni garaa nama gammachiisu; gorsi michuus garaa nama ciibsa.
10 Don't give up on your friends or your family's friends. Don't go to a relative's house when you've got trouble. A friend nearby is more useful than a relative far away.
Michoota keetii fi michoota abbaa keetii hin gatin; yoo balaan sitti dhufe mana obboleessa keetii hin dhaqin; obboleessa fagoo jiru irra ollaa dhiʼoo jiru wayya.
11 My son, make me happy by being wise, so I can respond to anyone who criticizes me.
Yaa ilma ko, ogeessa taʼiitii garaa koo gammachiisi; ergasii ani nama na tuffatu hundaaf deebii kennuu nan dandaʼa.
12 If you're sensible you see danger coming and get out of the way; but stupid people just keep going and suffer the consequences.
Namni hubataan balaa argee jalaa dhokata; wallaalaan immoo ittuma deemee adabama.
13 If someone guarantees a stranger's debt with their cloak, be sure to take it! Make sure you have whatever is pledged to an immoral woman!
Nama nama ormaatiif wabii taʼe irraa uffata isaa fudhadhu; yoo inni dubartii ormaatiif wabii taʼes uffata sana qabdii qabadhu.
14 If when you get up every morning you shout a loud hello to your neighbors, they will see that as a curse!
Namni tokko ganamaan sagalee ol fudhatee ollaa isaa yoo eebbise wanni sun akka abaarsaatti fudhatama.
15 An argumentative wife is as irritating as constant dripping on a rainy day.
Niitiin nyakkiftuun, akkuma bokkaa guyyaa roobaa dhimmisaa ooluu ti;
16 Trying to stop her is like trying to make the wind stop or trying to hold olive oil in your hand.
ishee ittisuun akkuma bubbee ittisuu ti yookaan akkuma zayitii harkaan qabuu ti.
17 An iron blade is sharpened with an iron tool, and one person's mind is sharpened by another's.
Akkuma sibiilli sibiila qaru, namni tokko nama kaan qara.
18 Those who care for a fig tree eat its fruit, and those who care for their master are rewarded.
Namni muka harbuu eeggatu tokko ija isaa nyaata; namni gooftaa isaa eeggatus ulfina argata.
19 Just as water reflects your face, your mind reflects who you really are.
Akkuma bishaan fuula namaa argisiisu sana garaan nama tokkoo eenyummaa namichaa argisiisa.
20 In the same way that the grave and destruction are never satisfied, human desire is never satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
Duʼaa fi Badiisni gonkumaa hin quufan; iji namaas akkasuma. (Sheol h7585)
21 Just as a crucible tests silver, and a furnace tests gold, people are tested by the praise they receive.
Okkoteen waa itti baqsan meetiif; boolli ibiddaa immoo warqeef; namni immoo ulfina argatuun qorama.
22 Even if you ground stupid people in a mortar, crushing them like grain with the pestle, you can't get rid of stupidity from them.
Gowwaa mooyyee keessatti yoo tumte iyyuu, akkuma midhaaniitti muka mooyyeetiin isa bulleessite iyyuu, ati gowwummaa isa irraa hin balleessitu.
23 You should know the condition of your flocks really well and take good care of your herds,
Haala bushaayeen kee keessa jiran sirriitti beeki; loon keetiifis xiyyeeffannaa kenni;
24 for wealth doesn't last forever—is a crown passed down through all generations?
soorumni bara baraan itti hin fufuutii; gonfoonis dhaloota irraa dhalootatti hin darbu.
25 Once the hay is cut, and the new growth begins, and fodder from the mountains is gathered,
Yeroo okaan haamamee biqilaa haaraan jalaan biqilee margi tulluu irraa walitti qabamutti,
26 and the lambs have provided you wool to make clothing, and the sale of goats have paid for a field,
xobbaallaawwaniin daara baata; reʼoonni immoo gatii lafa qotiisaa siif taʼu.
27 there'll be enough milk from your goats to feed you, your family, and your servant girls.
Ati ofii keetii fi maatii kee, xomboreewwan kees ittiin jiraachisuuf aannan reʼootaa baayʼee ni qabaatta.
