[1] Dool al-amsaal hana Suleymaan ibn Dawuud, malik Bani Israaʼiil.
[2] Wa l-amsaal dool yiʼallumu al-insaan al-hikma wa l-adab wa yifahhumuuh al-kalaam // al-indah faayde.
[3] Wa beehum hu yalga adab wa agul kabiir wa yabga saalih wa yisawwi al-hagg // wa l-adaala.
[4] Wa beehum al-jaahil yalga agul wa l-chabaab yalgo maʼrafa // wa fikir adiil.
[5] Khalli al-hakiim yasmaʼhum le yiziid ilmah wa l-faahim yalga derib al-yuguud foogah nafsah
[6] wa yafham al-amsaal wa maʼanaathum wa kalaam al-naas al-induhum hikma wa hijeehum.
[7] Al-khoof min Allah hu asaas al-ilim illa l-munaafikhiin yaabo al-adab // wa l-hikma.
[8] Ya wileedi, asmaʼ wasiiyat abuuk wa ma taaba taʼliim ammak
[9] achaan humman misil taaj jamiil // fi raasak wa dahab marsuus fi ragabatak.
[10] Ya wileedi, kan al-muznibiin yinaaduuk le tamchi maʼaahum, aaba, ma tasmaʼ kalaamhum.
[11] Akuun yuguulu leek : «Taʼaal namchu narbutu al-duruub // le nidaffugu al-damm wa khalaas, nukujju charak // le l-bariyiin.
[12] Wa nazurtuuhum hayyiin misil al-khabur yazrut al-maytiin wa misil al-haawiye tichiilhum // be kaamilhum.
[13] Wa nichiilu kulla cheyy khaali wa namlo buyuutna // be l-khaniime.
[14] Wa inta kula, talga gismak fi usutna wa l-kasiibe tabga leena kullina.»
[15] Ya wileedi, ma tamchi maʼaahum, amchi baʼiid min deribhum.
[16] Achaan humman yajru le l-charr wa yissaʼjalo le yidaffugu al-damm.
[17] Kajjiin al-charak wakit al-teer gaaʼid yichiifak, ma indah faayde.
[18] Wa laakin al-naas dool, yukujju charak le nufuushum wa yarbutu al-duruub le yidaffugu dammuhum.
[19] Da bas tariig al-naas al-yanhabo // maal al-haraam. Wa be da, yiwadduru nafishum.
[20] Al-hikma hi zaatha tinaadi fi l-chawaariʼ wa tarfaʼ hissaha fi l-nagaʼaat.
[21] Hi tinaadi fi lubb al-naas wa fi madkhal al-madiina, hi tuguul :
[22] «Le mata, ya l-juhhaal, tihibbu al-jahaala ? Wa le mata, ya l-chammaatiin, tihibbu al-chamaate ? Wa le mata, ya l-mataamiis, takraho al-maʼrafa ?
[23] Taʼaalu asmaʼo luwaamti. Wa be da, ninazzil foogku kalaami wa niʼallimku afkaari.
[24] Ana naadeetku wa intu abeetu ma simiʼtuuni wa maddeet leeku iidi wa naadum waahid kula // ma jaʼalaani.
[25] Intu abeetu wasiiyti wa ma dawwartu nasiihti.
[26] Khalaas ! Ana kula nadhak wakit tagaʼ foogku al-masiibe wa nichchammat wakit yaji foogku al-khoof.
[27] Wa da, wakt al-khoof yagaʼ foogku misil al-riih al-chadiide wa wakit al-masiibe taji foogku misil al-zoobaʼaane wa wakit yaji foogku al-taʼab wa l-diige.»
[28] «Wa battaan, kan tinaaduuni kula, ma nurudd leeku wa kan tifattuchuuni kula, ma talgooni.
[29] Achaan, intu kirihtu al-maʼrafa wa ma khuftu min Allah.
[30] Wa khalleetu wasiiyti wa abeetu kulla nasiihti.
[31] Wa hassaʼ da, khalaas. Iichu be natiijat amalku wa wasiiyitku di, khalli tanfaʼku.
[32] Ayyi jaahil kan yaaba luwaamti, yumuut wa ayyi matmuus kan ma yihimm beyi, yiwaddir.
[33] Wa laakin al-yasmaʼni yaskun be amaan wa yiʼiich bala khoof min ayyi masiibe.»