1 Soreb ǃnâs tsamarosa hâ ǁoas tamas ka iob ǀnanuba ǃgaoǁaeb ai hā ǁoas,
ǁkhās khami-i ge gâre khoe-e ǃgôasiba anu tama hâ.
2 ǃAroma-e ūhâ tama ǀâxareb ge hâǃkhai-e ūhâ tama ǀui-aniro-i
tamas ka io swabel-i hîa hâǃkhaiose ǁkhanamas ǀguisa ra hî-î khami ī.
3 ǃNabab ge hāb ǃaroma hâ, toms ge dâukib ǃaroma hâ
tsî ǂnau-ū haiba gâre khoe-i ǁâb ǃaroma.
4 Tā gâre khoe-e gârese ǃeream,
tamas ka iots ge sats tsîna nî gâre.
5 Gâre khoe-e ǁî-i gâresib ǃoa ǃeream,
ǁnā tamas ka io i ge ǁî-e gā-ai i a ti nî ǂâi.
6 Gâre khoe-e ǂhôa-e sī māǁnâ kais ge aitsama ǂais ǃnâ ǂnoasens,
tamas ka io aitsama ǂkhôasens khami ī.
7 ǃHom khoe-i di ǀnūkha ra ǀharas ǁkhās khamis
ge gâre khoe-i amsa xu ra ǂoaxa ǂkhoamîsa ī.
8 Gâre khoe-e koas ge
slengers ǃnâ ǀuisa ǂgās khami ī.
9 Gâre khoe-i amsa xu ra ǂoaxa ǂkhoamîs,
ge ǀhoro hâ khoe-e ǁî-i ǃoms ǃnâ mâ ǁkhūba ūǂuis khami ī.
10 Gâre khoe-i tamas ka io ǃkharugaru khoe-e sîsen kais,
ge khāǁkhâu-ao-i ǁae tamase mâ khoe-i hoa-e ra ǁkhâu-i khami ī.
11 Ari-i ǁî-i ǀkhûiba ǁkhawa sī ra hapu-i khami,
i ge gâre khoe-e ǁî-i ǂû-i di gâresiba ra ǁgaeǃgâ.
12 Aitsama gā-aise ra ǃgôasen khoe-e mûts ge?
Gâre khoe-i ge ǃnāsa ǃâubasensa ǁî-i ǃgâ-ai ūhâ.
13 ǀOpesa khoe-i ge ra mî: “Xammi ge ǁnāpa daob ǃnâ hâ!
Xammi ge ǁnāpa ǃganni ǃnâ hâ!”
14 ǀOpesa khoe-i ge ǁî-i kharob ǃnâ ǁgoe ra dabasen,
daos ra ǁîs di skarnirdi ai ǁkhowa-am ka ǂganamsen khami.
15 ǀOpesa khoe-i ge ǃomma ǃores ǃnâ ra ǂgā;
xawe ǁîba ams â-i tawa hā-ūsa ǀopesaba.
16 ǀOpesa khoe-i ge ǁî-i ǂû-i mûǂgās ǃoa a gā-ai,
hû khoen ǂuru ǁnâuǃāb ǀkha ra ǃereamn xa.
17 ǁÎ-i di tama go hâ i ǂkhabab ǃnâ ra ǂgobesen khoe-i,
ge ǁaixa ari-e ǂgaera ai ra ǃkhō khoe-i khami ī.
18 ǃKhau hâ khoe-i ǁae tamase ǃapus tamas ka io ǁōǁōsa ǂāga ra ǂnoa-i,
19 khami i ge ǁî-i ǀgūkhoe-e ǀhôagaoǃnâ tsî:
“Gās ǀguisa ta goro hî,” ti ra mî khoe-e ī.
20 ǀAen ga toa, os ge ǀaesa ǃaruǀî khau ǁoa,
tsî ǀhoe-ao-i ga ǀkhai, ob ge ǂkhabab tsîna ra toa.
21 ǂNomdi ra ǀgam tsî ǁhabuba ǃaroma tsî ǀaena ǀaesa khau kai,
khami i ge ǂkhabaxa khoe-e ǂkhababa ra ǃaroma.
22 ǀHoe-ao-i mîdi ge ǁkhoaxa ǂû-i hoaraga soros
khoe-i dis ǃnâ ra ǂgâ-i khami a ǁkhoaxa.
23 ǂKhanu namsa ūhâ ǂkhaba ǂgao khoe-i,
ge ǂnū sūs xlaǂganaisa ūhâs khami ī.
24 ǁKhanao-i ge ǀgamnamxase ra ǃhoa,
ǁî-i ǂgaob ǀhôagaosib xa ǀoa hâ hîa;
25 ǀkhomxase i ga ǃhoa, xawe ǁî-e tā ǂgom;
ǁî-i ǃnân hû ui-uisa xūna hâ xui-ao.
26 ǁÎ-i di ǁkhanni ga ǂhumib ǀkha ǃgūǃgâhe,
xawe ǁî-i ǂkhabasib ge ǀhûhâsib ǃnâ nî ǂhaiǂhaihe.
27 Nau khoe-ets ga āba khaoba, ots ge ǁkhā āb ǃnâ nî ǁnāǂgâ;
ǃgupu ǀuisa ga gari khoe-i ǃoas ge ǁkhā ǀuisa nî ǃkhoe-oa.
28 ǂHumixa nams ge ǂkhôas ra khoe-e ǃhuisa
tsî ǂkhanu namsa ūhâ khoe-i ge ǂkhôaba ra dī.
1 Praise for a fool is out of place, like snow in summer or rain at harvest time.
2 Curses cannot hurt you unless you deserve them. They are like birds that fly by and never light.
3 You have to whip a horse, you have to bridle a donkey, and you have to beat a fool.
4 If you answer a silly question, you are just as silly as the person who asked it.
5 Give a silly answer to a silly question, and the one who asked it will realize that he's not as smart as he thinks.
6 If you let a fool deliver a message, you might as well cut off your own feet; you are asking for trouble.
7 A fool can use a proverb about as well as crippled people can use their legs.
8 Praising someone who is stupid makes as much sense as tying a stone in a sling.
9 A fool quoting a wise saying reminds you of a drunk trying to pick a thorn out of his hand.
10 An employer who hires any fool that comes along is only hurting everybody concerned.
11 A fool doing some stupid thing a second time is like a dog going back to its vomit.
12 The most stupid fool is better off than those who think they are wise when they are not.
13 Why don't lazy people ever get out of the house? What are they afraid of Lions?
14 Lazy people turn over in bed. They get no farther than a door swinging on its hinges.
15 Some people are too lazy to put food in their own mouths.
16 A lazy person will think he is smarter than seven men who can give good reasons for their opinions.
17 Getting involved in an argument that is none of your business is like going down the street and grabbing a dog by the ears.
18-19 Someone who tricks someone else and then claims that he was only joking is like a crazy person playing with a deadly weapon.
20 Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, quarreling stops.
21 Charcoal keeps the embers glowing, wood keeps the fire burning, and troublemakers keep arguments alive.
22 Gossip is so tasty! How we love to swallow it!
23 Insincere talk that hides what you are really thinking is like a fine glaze on a cheap clay pot.
24 A hypocrite hides hate behind flattering words. 25 They may sound fine, but don't believe him, because his heart is filled to the brim with hate. 26 He may disguise his hatred, but everyone will see the evil things he does.
27 People who set traps for others get caught themselves. People who start landslides get crushed.
28 You have to hate someone to want to hurt him with lies. Insincere talk brings nothing but ruin.
