Proverbs 30
1 The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spoke to Ithiel, even to Ithiel and Ucal,
Jecha Aguur ilma Yaaqee. Dubbiin nama kanaa akkana jedhee Iitiiʼeeliitti dubbatame: “Innis Iitiiʼeeliittii fi Ukaalitti dubbate:
2 Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man.
Ani dhugumaan doofaa nama hundaa gadii ti; ani hubannaa namni qabu hin qabu.
3 I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.
Ani ogummaa hin baranne yookaan beekumsa Isa Qulqulluu sanaa hin qabu.
4 Who has ascended up into heaven, or descended? who has gathered the wind in his fists? who has bound the waters in a garment? who has established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son’s name, if you can tell?
Eenyutu samiitti ol baʼee deebiʼee dhufe? Kan harki isaa bubbee walitti qabe eenyu? Namni bishaan uffataan mare eenyu? Kan daarii lafaa hunda jabeessee dhaabe eenyu? Maqaan isaatii fi maqaan ilma isaa eenyu? Mee yoo beekte natti himi!
5 Every word of God is pure: he is a shield to them that put their trust in him.
“Dubbiin Waaqaa hundinuu hirʼina hin qabu; warra isatti kooluu galaniif, inni gaachana.
6 Add you not to his words, lest he reprove you, and you be found a liar.
Dubbii isaatti homaa hin dabalin; yoo kanaa achii inni si ifata; atis sobduu taatee argamta.
7 Two things have I required of you; deny me them not before I die:
“Yaa Waaqayyo ani wantoota lama sin kadhadha; isaanis utuu hamman jirutti ana hin dhowwatin.
8 Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
Gowwoomsaa fi soba narraa fageessi; hiyyummaa yookaan sooruma naaf hin kennin; garuu buddeena koo guyyaa guyyaan naaf kenni.
9 Lest I be full, and deny you, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.
Yoo kanaa achii ani akka malee quufee si ganee ‘Waaqayyo eenyuu dha?’ nan jedha; yookaan hiyyoomee hatee, akkasiin maqaa Waaqa koo nan salphisa.
10 Accuse not a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you be found guilty.
“Garbicha tokko gooftaa isaa biratti hin hamatin, yoo kanaa achii inni si abaaraa; atis waan kanatti ni gaafatamta.
11 There is a generation that curses their father, and does not bless their mother.
“Dhaloota abbaa isaa abaaru kan haadha isaa illee hin eebbifnetu jira;
12 There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.
dhaloota qulqulluu of seʼu, kan xurii isaa irraa hin qulqulleeffamintu jiru;
13 There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.
dhaloota iji isaa akka malee of tuulu, kan baalleen ija isaas nama tuffatutu jira;
14 There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
dhaloota hiyyeeyyii lafa irraa fixuuf rakkattoota illee gidduu namaatii balleessuuf ilkaan isaa goraadee, haʼoon isaa immoo billaa taʼe jira.
15 The horse leach has two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yes, four things say not, It is enough:
“Dhulaandhulli intallan, ‘Kenni! Kenni!’ jedhanii iyyan lama qabdi. “Wantoota gonkumaa hin quufne sadiitu jira; kanneen gonkumaa, ‘Nu gaʼe!’ hin jenne immoo afurtu jira:
16 The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that says not, It is enough. (Sheol h7585)
isaanis Siiʼool, gadameessa maseene, lafa gonkumaa bishaan hin quufnee fi ibidda gonkumaa, ‘Na gaʼe!’ hin jennee dha. (Sheol h7585)
17 The eye that mocks at his father, and despises to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
“Ija abbaatti qoosu, kan ajaja haadhaa tuffatu arraagessa sululaatiin baafama; joobiraanis ni nyaatama.
18 There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yes, four which I know not:
“Wantoonni akka malee na dinqisiisan sadiitu jira; afur immoo ani hin hubadhu; kunis:
19 The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent on a rock; the way of a ship in the middle of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.
Karaan risaa samii irra, karaan bofaa kattaa irra, karaan doonii galaana guddaa irra, karaan dhiiraa immoo dubartii wajjin taʼuu isaa ti.
20 Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eats, and wipes her mouth, and says, I have done no wickedness.
“Karaan ejjituu kana: Isheen waa nyaattee afaan haqatti; ergasii immoo, ‘Ani homaa hin balleessine’ jetti.
21 For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear:
“Lafti waan sadii jalatti hollatti; afur immoo baachuu hin dandeessu; kunis:
22 For a servant when he reigns; and a fool when he is filled with meat;
Garbicha mootii taʼu, gowwaa nyaatee quufu,
23 For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.
dubartiin jibbamte yeroo dhirsa argattu, garbittii giiftii ishee dhaaltu.
24 There be four things which are little on the earth, but they are exceeding wise:
“Wantoonni xixinnoon afur lafa irra jiru; taʼu illee isaan akka malee ogeeyyii dha; isaanis:
25 The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;
Goondaawwan tuuta jabina hin qabnee dha; taʼus isaan yeroo bonaa nyaata isaanii walitti qaban;
26 The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;
osoleewwan uumamawwan humna hin qabnee dha; garuu kattaa keessa jiraatu;
27 The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;
hawwaannisni mootii hin qabu; garuu tarree galee yaaʼa;
28 The spider takes hold with her hands, and is in kings’ palaces.
loccuun harkaan qabamuu dandeessi; garuu masaraa mootii keessatti argamti.
29 There be three things which go well, yes, four are comely in going:
“Wantoota deemsa tolan sadiitu jira; kanneen tarkaanfii bareedanis afurtu jira; isaanis:
30 A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turns not away for any;
Leenca bineensa hunda keessaa jabaa, kan waan tokko illee sodaatee duubatti hin deebine;
31 A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up.
korma indaanqoo kan kooraa deemu, korbeessa reʼeetii fi, mootii loltoota isaa dura deemu.
32 If you have done foolishly in lifting up yourself, or if you have thought evil, lay your hand on your mouth.
“Ati yoo of jajuudhaan gowwoomte, yookaan yoo hammina malatte, harka kee afaan kee irra kaaʼadhu!
33 Surely the churning of milk brings forth butter, and the wringing of the nose brings forth blood: so the forcing of wrath brings forth strife.
Akkuma aannan raasuun dhadhaa baasu, funyaan micciiruunis dhiiga baasu sana, aarii kakaasuun lola fida.”
