Proverbs 24
Modern English Version
Saying Twenty
24 Do not be envious against evil men,
nor desire to be with them;
2 for their heart studies destruction,
and their lips talk of mischief.
Saying Twenty-One
3 Through wisdom is a house built,
and by understanding it is established;
4 and by knowledge the rooms will be filled
with all precious and pleasant riches.
Saying Twenty-Two
5 A wise man is strong;
yes, a man of knowledge increases strength.
6 For by wise counsel you will wage your war,
and in multitude of counselors there is safety.
Saying Twenty-Three
7 Wisdom is too high for a fool;
he does not open his mouth in the gate.
Saying Twenty-Four
8 He who devises to do evil
will be called a schemer of plots.
9 The thought of foolishness is sin,
and the scorner is an abomination to men.
Saying Twenty-Five
10 If you faint in the day of adversity,
your strength is small.
11 If you refrain to deliver those who are drawn unto death,
and those who are ready to be slain;
12 if you say, “Surely we did not know this,”
does not He who ponders the heart consider it?
And He who keeps your soul, does He not know it?
And will He not render to every man according to his works?
Saying Twenty-Six
13 My son, eat honey because it is good,
and the honeycomb that is sweet to your taste;
14 so shall the knowledge of wisdom be to your soul;
when you have found it, then there will be a reward,
and your expectation will not be cut off.
Saying Twenty-Seven
15 Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous;
do not spoil his resting place;
16 for a just man falls seven times and rises up again,
but the wicked will fall into mischief.
Saying Twenty-Eight
17 Do not rejoice when your enemy falls,
and do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles;
18 lest the Lord see it, and it displease Him,
and He turn away His wrath from him.
Saying Twenty-Nine
19 Do not fret because of evil men,
nor be envious of the wicked;
20 for there will be no reward to the evil man;
the candle of the wicked will be put out.
Saying Thirty
21 My son, fear the Lord and the king;
and do not meddle with those who are given to change;
22 for their calamity will rise suddenly,
and who knows the ruin of them both?
More Sayings of the Wise
23 These things also belong to the wise:
It is not good to show partiality in judgment.
24 He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,”
him the people will curse; nations will abhor him.
25 But to those who rebuke him will be delight,
and a good blessing will come upon them.
26 Every man will kiss his lips
that gives a right answer.
27 Prepare your work outside,
and make it fit for yourself in the field;
and afterwards build your house.
28 Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause,
and do not deceive with your lips.
29 Do not say, “I will do so to him as he has done to me;
I will render to the man according to his work.”
30 I went by the field of the slothful,
and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
31 and it was all grown over with thorns,
and nettles covered its surface,
and the stone wall was broken down.
32 Then I saw, and considered it;
I looked on it and received instruction:
33 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to sleep,
34 so your poverty will come like a stalker,
and your need as an armed man.
Maahmaahyadii 24
Somali Bible
24 Dad shar leh ha ka masayrin,
Hana jeclaysan inaad iyaga la joogtid.
2 Waayo, qalbigoodu wuxuu ka fikiraa kharribaad,
Oo bushimahooduna waxay ku hadlaan belaayo.
3 Guri wuxuu ku dhismaa xigmad,
Wuxuuna ku taagnaadaa waxgarasho,
4 Qawladuhuna aqoontay kaga buuxsamaan
Maal kasta oo qaali ah oo qurux badan.
5 Ninkii caqli lahu xoog buu leeyahay,
Oo ninkii aqoon lahuna itaal buu sii korodhsadaa.
6 Waayo, waa inaad talo wanaagsan ku dagaallantaa,
Oo waxaa taliyayaal badan la jirta nabadgelyo.
7 Xigmaddu nacaska way ka dheer tahay,
Isagu xagga iridda afkiisa kuma kala qaado.
8 Kii ku fikira inuu xumaan sameeyo,
Waxaa loogu yeedhi doonaa belaayo-sameeye.
9 Fikirka nacasnimadu waa dembi,
Kii wax quudhsadaana waa u karaahiyo dadka.
10 Maalinta dhibaatada haddaad liicdid,
Itaalkaagu waa yar yahay.
11 Samatabbixi kuwa dhimashada loo wadayo,
Kuwa ku dhow in la gowracona dib uga qabo.
12 Haddaad tidhaahdid, Bal eeg, waxan ma aannu garanayn,
Kan qalbiyada miisaamaa miyaanu ka fiirsanayn?
Oo kan naftaada dhawraa miyaanu ogayn?
Oo miyaanu isagu nin walba ugu abaalgudayn sida shuqulkiisu yahay?
13 Wiilkaygiiyow, malab cun, waayo, wuu wanaagsan yahay,
Oo waxaad cuntaa awlallada malabka, taas oo kuu dhadhan macaan.
14 Oo xigmadda aqoonteeduna sidaasoo kalay naftaada u ahaan doontaa,
Oo haddaad iyada heshid waxaa jiri doona abaalgud,
Oo rajadaaduna ma go'i doonto.
15 Sida nin shar leh, ha u gabban kan xaqa ah gurigiisa,
Oo rugtiisa nasashadana ha kharribin.
16 Waayo, nin xaq ahu toddoba goor buu dhacaa, wuuna soo sara kacaa haddana,
Laakiinse kuwa sharka leh waxaa lagu afgembiyaa belaayo.
17 Ha rayrayn markuu cadowgaagu dhaco,
Oo qalbigaaguna yaanu farxin markuu turunturoodo,
18 Waayo, waaba intaas oo Rabbigu taas arkaa, oo ay shar la ahaato indhihiisa,
Oo uu dabadeedna cadhadiisa ka soo celiyaa isaga.
19 Xumaanfalayaasha aawadood ha isku dhibin,
Kuwa sharka lehna ha ka masayrin,
20 Waayo, kii shar leh abaalgud ma heli doono,
Oo laambadda xumaanfalayaashana waa la bakhtiin doonaa.
21 Wiilkaygiiyow, Rabbiga iyo boqorkaba ka cabso,
Oo ha ku darsamin kuwa isrogrog badan,
22 Waayo, belaayadoodu si degdeg ah ayay u soo kici doontaa,
Oo bal yaa yaqaan baabbi'inta labadoodaba?
Erayada Kale Oo Kuwa Caqliga Leh
23 Oo weliba waxyaalahanuna waa wixii ay kuwa caqliga lahaa yidhaahdeen.
In dadka garsooridda loogu kala eexdaa ma wanaagsana.
24 Kii kan shar leh ku yidhaahda, Xaq baad tahay,
Dadyowga ayaa habaari doona, oo quruumuhuna way karhi doonaan isaga,
25 Laakiinse kuwii isaga canaantaa farxad bay yeelan doonaan,
Oo dushoodana waxaa ku soo degi doonta barako wanaagsan.
26 Kii jawaab qumman ku jawaabaa
Bushimuhuu dhunkadaa.
27 Shuqulkaaga dibadda ku hagaajiso,
Oo beerta ku diyaarso,
Oo dabadeedna gurigaaga dhiso.
28 Deriskaaga sababla'aan markhaati ha ku furin,
Oo bushimahaagana ha ku khiyaanayn.
29 Hana odhan, Wixii uu igu sameeyey oo kale ayaan ku samayn doonaa,
Oo ninkii sidii shuqulkiisu ahaa ayaan u abaalmarin doonaa.
30 Waxaan ag maray ninka caajiska ah beertiisa,
Iyo ninka garaadka daran beercanabkiisa,
31 Oo bal eeg, kulligood waxaa ka baxay qodxan,
Oo dhammaantoodna waxaa qariyey maraboob,
Oo derbigoodii dhagaxa ahaana waa dumay.
32 Markaasaan eegay oo aad uga fiirsaday,
Waan fiiriyey oo wax ka bartay.
33 Weliba in yar baad seexanaysaa, oo in yar baad gam'aysaa,
Oo in yar baad gacmaha hurdo u laabaysaa,
34 Haddaba caydhnimo waa kuu iman doontaa sida tuug oo kale,
Oo baahina sida nin hub sita oo kale.
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