Pǝnd-nǝsiⱨǝtlǝr 26
1 Yazda ⱪar yeƣix, Orma waⱪtida yamƣur yeƣix ⱪamlaxmiƣandǝk, Izzǝt-ⱨɵrmǝt ǝhmǝⱪⱪǝ layiⱪ ǝmǝstur.
Just [like] [SIM] [it is not appropriate for] snow [to fall] in summer time, or rain [to fall] at harvest time, it is not appropriate to praise/honor foolish people.
2 Lǝylǝp uqup yürgǝn ⱪuqⱪaqtǝk, Uqⱪan ⱪarliƣaq yǝrgǝ ⱪonmiƣandǝk, Sǝwǝbsiz ⱪarƣix kixigǝ ziyan kǝltürǝlmǝs.
Like [SIM] birds that fly by [and do not alight/land on anything], if someone curses you, it cannot hurt you if you (do not deserve them/have not done to him what is wrong).
3 Atⱪa ⱪamqa, exǝkkǝ nohta lazim bolƣinidǝk, Əhmǝⱪning dümbisigǝ tayaⱪ layiⱪtur.
It is necessary to whip a horse and to put a bridle on a donkey [to force them to go where we want them to go], and similarly [SIM] [it is often necessary to strike] foolish people with a stick [to cause them to do what is right].
4 Əhmǝⱪning ǝhmiⱪanǝ gepi boyiqǝ uningƣa jawab bǝrmigin, Jawab bǝrsǝng ɵzüng uningƣa ohxap ⱪelixing mumkin.
If a foolish person asks a foolish question, [do not answer him], because [if you answer his question], you are just as foolish as he is.
5 Əhmǝⱪning ǝhmiⱪanǝ gepi boyiqǝ uningƣa jawab bǝrgin, Jawab bǝrmisǝng u ɵzining ǝhmǝⱪliⱪini ǝⱪilliⱪ dǝp qaƣlar.
If you give a foolish answer to someone who asks a foolish question, he will realize that he is (not very wise/foolish).
6 Ɵz putini kesiwǝtkǝndǝk, Ɵz bexiƣa zulmǝt tiligǝndǝk, Əhmǝⱪtin hǝwǝr yollaxmu xundaⱪ bir ixtur.
Anyone who asks a foolish person to take a message to someone [is himself doing something as foolish as] cutting off his own feet or drinking poison.
7 Tokurning karƣa kǝlmigǝn putliridǝk, Əhmǝⱪning aƣziƣa selinƣan pǝnd-nǝsiⱨǝtmu bikar bolur.
A lame man cannot use his legs, and similarly [SIM] [it is useless for] a foolish person to speak [MTY] (proverbs/wise sayings).
8 Salƣiƣa taxni baƣlap atⱪandǝk, Əhmǝⱪⱪǝ ⱨɵrmǝt bildürüxmu ǝhmiⱪanǝ ixtur.
Tying a stone in a sling [so that it cannot be thrown at a target] is [as foolish as] [SIM] honoring a foolish person.
9 Əhmǝⱪning aƣziƣa selinƣan pǝnd-nǝsiⱨǝt, Mǝstning ⱪoliƣa sanjilƣan tikǝndǝktur.
If a drunk person waves some thorns/brambles with his hand, [he is not able to accomplish anything useful by doing that] (OR, [he does not feel it when a thorn sticks in his hand]); similarly, if foolish people speak [MTY] proverbs, [they do not help anyone who hears them].
10 Ɵz yeⱪinlirini ⱪarisiƣa zǝhimlǝndürgǝn oⱪyaqidǝk, Əhmǝⱪni yaki udul kǝlgǝn adǝmni yallap ixlǝtkǝn hojayinmu ohxaxla zǝhimlǝndürgüqidur.
A man who shoots arrows [to try] to wound everybody who is near [is foolish]; similarly, anyone who hires a foolish person [who passes by is very foolish].
11 It aylinip kelip ɵz ⱪusuⱪini yaliƣandǝk, Əhmǝⱪ ǝhmǝⱪliⱪini ⱪaytilar.
A foolish person will foolishly do something stupid a second time; it is [like] [SIM] a dog returning to [eat] what it has vomited.
12 Ɵzini dana qaƣlap mǝmnun bolƣan kixini kɵrdüngmu? Uningƣa ümid baƣlimaⱪtin ǝhmǝⱪⱪǝ ümid baƣlimaⱪ ǝwzǝldur.
[God] can help/bless foolish people more easily than he can help/bless people who are not wise [RHQ], but think that they are wise.
13 Ⱨurun adǝm: — «Taxⱪirida dǝⱨxǝtlik bir xir turidu, Koqida bir xir yüridu!» — dǝp [ɵydin qiⱪmas].
Lazy people [just stay inside their houses and do nothing]; [they keep] saying “[I think] there is a lion in the street!”
14 Ɵz mujuⱪida eqilip-yepilip turƣan ixikkǝ ohxax, Ⱨurun kariwatta yetip u yaⱪ-bu yaⱪⱪa ɵrülmǝktǝ.
A door [continually] swings back and forth on its hinges [and does not go anywhere]; similarly [SIM], lazy people [just continually turn over] in their beds [and never do anything].
15 Ⱨurun ⱪolini sunup ⱪaqiƣa tiⱪⱪini bilǝn, Ƣizani aƣziƣa selixtinmu erinǝr.
Some people are extremely lazy; they put their hand in a dish [to get some food] but do not [even] lift the food up to their mouths.
16 Ⱨurun ɵzini pǝm bilǝn jawab bǝrgüqi yǝttǝ kixidinmu dana sanar.
Lazy people think that they are wiser than seven/several people who can answer [others’ questions] with good sense.
17 Koqida keliwetip, ɵzigǝ munasiwǝtsiz majiraƣa arilaxⱪan kixi, Itning ⱪuliⱪini tutup sozƣanƣa ohxax hǝtǝrgǝ duqar bolar.
Anyone who (meddles/involves himself) in a quarrel that does not concern him is [as foolish as] [SIM] someone who tries to grab a passing dog by its ears.
18 Ɵz yeⱪinlirini aldap «Pǝⱪǝt qaⱪqaⱪ ⱪilip ⱪoydum!» dǝydiƣan kixi, Otⱪaxlarni, oⱪlarni, ⱨǝrhil ǝjǝllik ⱪorallarni atⱪan tǝlwigǝ ohxaydu.
Crazy people who shoot burning arrows to kill people
are as foolish as those who deceive someone else and [then] say, “I was only joking.”
20 Otun bolmisa ot ɵqǝr; Ƣǝywǝt bolmisa, jedǝl besilar.
If there is no [more] firewood [to put on the fire], the fire will go out; similarly [SIM], if there are no people who (gossip/tell people things that are not true), quarreling will end.
21 Qoƣlar üstigǝ qaqⱪan kɵmürdǝk, Ot üstigǝ ⱪoyƣan otundǝk, jedǝlqi jedǝlni ulƣaytar.
[Putting] charcoal on burning coals or [putting] wood on a fire [causes the fire to keep burning]; similarly, people who like to quarrel cause people to keep arguing.
22 Ƣǝywǝthorning sɵzliri ⱨǝrhil nazunemǝtlǝrdǝk, Kixining ⱪǝlbigǝ qongⱪur singdürülǝr.
People [enjoy listening to what gossips say about others just like] [SIM] they enjoy tasty food; they [enjoy listening to what gossips tell them like] they enjoy swallowing tasty food.
23 Yalⱪunluⱪ lǝwlǝr rǝzil kɵngüllǝrgǝ ⱪoxulƣanda, Sapal ⱪaqiƣa kümüx ⱨǝl bǝrgǝngǝ ohxaxtur.
People who say nice things when they are thinking about doing evil things are like a nice glaze/covering on a [cheap] clay pot.
24 Adawǝt saⱪlaydiƣan adǝm ɵqini gǝpliri bilǝn yapsimu, Kɵnglidǝ ⱪat-ⱪat suyiⱪǝst saⱪlaydu.
Those who hate someone and are saying [MTY] something very different from what they are thinking are hypocrites; they are only planning [to harm that person].
25 Uning sɵzi qirayliⱪ bolsimu, ixinip kǝtmigin; Ⱪǝlbidǝ yǝttǝ ⱪat iplasliⱪ bardur.
When they say nice things, do not believe them, because in their inner beings are many things that [Yahweh] hates.
26 U ɵqmǝnlikini qirayliⱪ gǝp bilǝn yapsimu, Lekin rǝzilliki jamaǝtning aldida axkarilinar.
They try to deceive people to cause them to think that they do not hate [that person], but in a public meeting, the people will find out the evil things [that they have done].
27 Kixigǝ ora koliƣan ɵzi qüxǝr; Taxni domilatⱪan kixini tax dumilap ⱪaytip kelip uni yanjar.
Those who dig a deep pit [for other people to fall into] will fall into it themselves; rocks will roll down on those who start to cause rocks to roll down [to crush someone].
28 Sahta til ɵzi ziyankǝxlik ⱪilƣan kixilǝrgǝ nǝprǝtlinǝr; Huxamǝt ⱪilƣuqi eƣiz adǝmni ⱨalakǝtkǝ ittirǝr.
Those [MTY] who tell lies to others [really] hate them, and those who deceive [others] ruin them.
