5:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ אַל ־תְּבַהֵ֨ל עַל ־פִּ֜יךָ וְלִבְּךָ֧ אַל ־יְמַהֵ֛ר לְהוֹצִ֥יא דָבָ֖ר לִפְנֵ֣י הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים כִּ֣י הָאֱלֹהִ֤ים בַּשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ וְאַתָּ֣ה עַל ־הָאָ֔רֶץ עַל ־כֵּ֛ן יִהְי֥וּ דְבָרֶ֖יךָ מְעַטִּֽים ׃
μὴ σπεῦδε ἐπὶ στόματί σου καὶ καρδία σου μὴ ταχυνάτω τοῦ ἐξενέγκαι λόγον πρὸ προσώπου τοῦ θεοῦ ὅτι ὁ θεὸς ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ καὶ σὺ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ἐπὶ τούτῳ ἔστωσαν οἱ λόγοι σου ὀλίγοι
Ne temere quid loquaris , neque cor tuum sit velox ad proferendum sermonem coram Deo . Deus enim in caelo , et tu super terram ; idcirco sint pauci sermones tui .
ዕቀብ ፡ እገሪከ ፡ ሶበ ፡ ተሐውር ፡ ውስተ ፡ ቤተ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ወቅረብ ፡ ለሰሚዐ ፡ ትምህርቶሙ ፡ ለጠቢባን ፡ ዓዲ ፡ ተዓቀብ ፡ እምነ ፡ ሀብቶሙ ፡ ለዓብዳን ፡ መሥዋዕተ ፡ እስመ ፡ ኢኮኑ ፡ ማእምራን ፡ ለገቢረ ፡ ሠናይ ።
Guard your steps when you go to God’s house; for to draw near to listen is better than to give the sacrifice of fools, for they don’t know that they do evil.
5:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ כִּ֛י בָּ֥א הַחֲל֖וֹם בְּרֹ֣ב עִנְיָ֑ן וְק֥וֹל כְּסִ֖יל בְּרֹ֥ב דְּבָרִֽים ׃
ὅτι παραγίνεται ἐνύπνιον ἐν πλήθει περισπασμοῦ καὶ φωνὴ ἄφρονος ἐν πλήθει λόγων
Multas curas sequuntur somnia , et in multis sermonibus invenietur stultitia .
ወዓዲ ፡ ተዓቀብ ፡ ከመ ፡ ኢትጐጒዕ ፡ በአፉከ ፡ ወበልብከሂ ፡ ኢትጐጒዕ ፡ ለአውጽኦ ፡ ቃል ፡ ቅድመ ፡ ገጸ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ እስመ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ውስተ ፡ ሰማይ ፡ ላዕለ ፡ ወአንተሰ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ምድር ፡ ታሕተ ፡ ወበእንተዝ ፡ ይኩን ፡ ነገርከ ፡ ኅዳጠ ።
Don’t be rash with your mouth, and don’t let your heart be hasty to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven, and you on earth. Therefore let your words be few.
5:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ תִּדֹּ֨ר נֶ֜דֶר לֵֽאלֹהִ֗ים אַל ־תְּאַחֵר֙ לְשַׁלְּמ֔וֹ כִּ֛י אֵ֥ין חֵ֖פֶץ בַּכְּסִילִ֑ים אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר ־תִּדֹּ֖ר שַׁלֵּֽם ׃
καθὼς ἂν εὔξῃ εὐχὴν τῷ θεῷ μὴ χρονίσῃς τοῦ ἀποδοῦναι αὐτήν ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν θέλημα ἐν ἄφροσιν σὺν ὅσα ἐὰν εὔξῃ ἀπόδος
Si quid vovisti Deo , ne moreris reddere : displicet enim ei infidelis et stulta promissio , sed quodcumque voveris redde :
እስመ ፡ ይመጽእ ፡ ሕልም ፡ በብዙኅ ፡ መከራ ፡ ወቃለ ፡ ዕበድ ፡ በብዙኅ ፡ ነገር ።
For as a dream comes with a multitude of cares, so a fool’s speech with a multitude of words.
5:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ ט֖וֹב אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹֽא ־תִדֹּ֑ר מִשֶּׁתִּדּ֖וֹר וְלֹ֥א תְשַׁלֵּֽם ׃
ἀγαθὸν τὸ μὴ εὔξασθαί σε ἢ τὸ εὔξασθαί σε καὶ μὴ ἀποδοῦναι
multoque melius est non vovere , quam post votum promissa non reddere .
እምከመ ፡ ጸለይከ ፡ ጸሎተ ፡ ኢታጐንዲ ፡ ውኂቦታ ፡ እስመ ፡ ኢኮነ ፡ ፈቃዱ ፡ አንተሰ ፡ በከመ ፡ ጸለይከ ፡ ጸሎተ ፡ ሀብ ።
When you vow a vow to God, don’t defer to pay it; for he has no pleasure in fools. Pay that which you vow.
5:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ אַל ־תִּתֵּ֤ן אֶת ־פִּ֙יךָ֙ לַחֲטִ֣יא אֶת ־בְּשָׂרֶ֔ךָ וְאַל ־תֹּאמַר֙ לִפְנֵ֣י הַמַּלְאָ֔ךְ כִּ֥י שְׁגָגָ֖ה הִ֑יא לָ֣מָּה יִקְצֹ֤ף הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ עַל ־קוֹלֶ֔ךָ וְחִבֵּ֖ל אֶת ־מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה יָדֶֽיךָ ׃
μὴ δῷς τὸ στόμα σου τοῦ ἐξαμαρτῆσαι τὴν σάρκα σου καὶ μὴ εἴπῃς πρὸ προσώπου τοῦ θεοῦ ὅτι ἄγνοιά ἐστιν ἵνα μὴ ὀργισθῇ ὁ θεὸς ἐπὶ φωνῇ σου καὶ διαφθείρῃ τὰ ποιήματα χειρῶν σου
Ne dederis os tuum ut peccare facias carnem tuam , neque dicas coram angelo : Non est providentia : ne forte iratus Deus contra sermones tuos dissipet cuncta opera manuum tuarum .
ይኄይስ ፡ ኢጸልዮትከ ፡ እምጸልዮትከ ፡ ዘበኢውሂብ ።
It is better that you should not vow, than that you should vow and not pay.
5:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ כִּ֣י בְרֹ֤ב חֲלֹמוֹת֙ וַהֲבָלִ֔ים וּדְבָרִ֖ים הַרְבֵּ֑ה כִּ֥י אֶת ־הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים יְרָֽא ׃
ὅτι ἐν πλήθει ἐνυπνίων καὶ ματαιότητες καὶ λόγοι πολλοί ὅτι σὺν τὸν θεὸν φοβοῦ
Ubi multa sunt somnia , plurimae sunt vanitates , et sermones innumeri ; tu vero Deum time .
ኢተሀብ ፡ አፉከ ፡ ለአበሳ ፡ ሥጋከ ፡ ወኢትበል ፡ በቅድመ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ በኢያእምሮ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ከመ ፡ ኢይትመዓፅ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ላዕሌከ ፡ በእንተ ፡ ቃልከ ፡ ወኢያማስን ፡ ግብረ ፡ አደዊከ ።
Don’t allow your mouth to lead you into sin. Don’t protest before the messenger that this was a mistake. Why should God be angry at your voice, and destroy the work of your hands?
5:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ אִם ־עֹ֣שֶׁק רָ֠שׁ וְגֵ֨זֶל מִשְׁפָּ֤ט וָצֶ֙דֶק֙ תִּרְאֶ֣ה בַמְּדִינָ֔ה אַל ־תִּתְמַ֖הּ עַל ־הַחֵ֑פֶץ כִּ֣י גָבֹ֜הַּ מֵעַ֤ל גָּבֹ֙הַּ֙ שֹׁמֵ֔ר וּגְבֹהִ֖ים עֲלֵיהֶֽם ׃
ἐὰν συκοφαντίαν πένητος καὶ ἁρπαγὴν κρίματος καὶ δικαιοσύνης ἴδῃς ἐν χώρᾳ μὴ θαυμάσῃς ἐπὶ τῷ πράγματι ὅτι ὑψηλὸς ἐπάνω ὑψηλοῦ φυλάξαι καὶ ὑψηλοὶ ἐπ’ αὐτούς
Si videris calumnias egenorum , et violenta judicia , et subverti justitiam in provincia , non mireris super hoc negotio : quia excelso excelsior est alius , et super hos quoque eminentiores sunt alii ;
እስመ ፡ ብዙኅ ፡ ሕልም ፡ ከንቱ ፡ ወንባብኒ ፡ ብዙኅ ፡ ከንቱ ፡ ወኅቡረ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ፍራህ ፡ ከመ ፡ ቀዳሚ ።
For in the multitude of dreams there are vanities, as well as in many words; but you must fear God.
5:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְיִתְר֥וֹן אֶ֖רֶץ בַּכֹּ֣ל (היא ) [ה֑וּא ] מֶ֥לֶךְ לְשָׂדֶ֖ה נֶעֱבָֽד ׃
καὶ περισσεία γῆς ἐν παντί ἐστι βασιλεὺς τοῦ ἀγροῦ εἰργασμένου
et insuper universae terrae rex imperat servienti .
እመ ፡ ትዕግልተ ፡ ነዳይ ፡ ወሀይደ ፡ ርኢከ ፡ በብሔር ፡ ፍታሕ ፡ ጽድቀ ፡ ወኢታንክር ፡ በምግባሩ ፡ እስመ ፡ ልዑል ፡ መልዕልተ ፡ ልዑላን ፡ የዓቅበከ ፡ ወልዑል ፡ ዲቤሆሙ ፡ ፈድፋደ ፡ እምድር ፡ ወላዕለ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ውእቱ ።
If you see the oppression of the poor, and the violent taking away of justice and righteousness in a district, don’t marvel at the matter, for one official is eyed by a higher one, and there are officials over them.
5:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ אֹהֵ֥ב כֶּ֙סֶף֙ לֹא ־יִשְׂבַּ֣ע כֶּ֔סֶף וּמִֽי ־אֹהֵ֥ב בֶּהָמ֖וֹן לֹ֣א תְבוּאָ֑ה גַּם ־זֶ֖ה הָֽבֶל ׃
ἀγαπῶν ἀργύριον οὐ πλησθήσεται ἀργυρίου καὶ τίς ἠγάπησεν ἐν πλήθει αὐτῶν γένημα καί γε τοῦτο ματαιότης
Avarus non implebitur pecunia , et qui amat divitias fructum non capiet ex eis ; et hoc ergo vanitas .
ወንጉሥ ፡ ዲበ ፡ ወፍረ ፡ ሐረስት ።
Moreover the profit of the earth is for all. The king profits from the field.
5:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ בִּרְבוֹת֙ הַטּוֹבָ֔ה רַבּ֖וּ אוֹכְלֶ֑יהָ וּמַה ־כִּשְׁרוֹן֙ לִבְעָלֶ֔יהָ כִּ֖י אִם ־[רְא֥וּת ] (ראית ) עֵינָֽיו ׃
ἐν πλήθει τῆς ἀγαθωσύνης ἐπληθύνθησαν ἔσθοντες αὐτήν καὶ τί ἀνδρεία τῷ παρ’ αὐτῆς ὅτι ἀλλ’ ἢ τοῦ ὁρᾶν ὀφθαλμοῖς αὐτοῦ
Ubi multae sunt opes , multi et qui comedunt eas . Et quid prodest possessori , nisi quod cernit divitias oculis suis ?
ዘያፈቅር ፡ ብሩረ ፡ ኢይጸግብ ፡ ፍሩረ ፡ ወዘኒ ፡ አፍቀረ ፡ ብዙኀ ፡ እክለ ፡ ወዝኒ ፡ ከንቱ ፡ ውእቱ ።
He who loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver, nor he who loves abundance, with increase. This also is vanity.
5:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ מְתוּקָה֙ שְׁנַ֣ת הָעֹבֵ֔ד אִם ־מְעַ֥ט וְאִם ־הַרְבֵּ֖ה יֹאכֵ֑ל וְהַשָּׂבָע֙ לֶֽעָשִׁ֔יר אֵינֶ֛נּוּ מַנִּ֥יחַֽ ל֖וֹ לִישֽׁוֹן ׃
γλυκὺς ὕπνος τοῦ δούλου εἰ ὀλίγον καὶ εἰ πολὺ φάγεται καὶ τῷ ἐμπλησθέντι τοῦ πλουτῆσαι οὐκ ἔστιν ἀφίων αὐτὸν τοῦ ὑπνῶσαι
Dulcis est somnus operanti , sive parum sive multum comedat ; saturitas autem divitis non sinit eum dormire .
እስመ ፡ ለብዙኅ ፡ ጥሪት ፡ ብዙኃን ፡ ይበልዕዎ ፡ ወምንት ፡ ጽንዑ ፡ ለዘይቀርብ ፡ ዘእንበለ ፡ ርእየ ፡ ዓይን ።
When goods increase, those who eat them are increased; and what advantage is there to its owner, except to feast on them with his eyes?
5:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ יֵ֚שׁ רָעָ֣ה חוֹלָ֔ה רָאִ֖יתִי תַּ֣חַת הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ עֹ֛שֶׁר שָׁמ֥וּר לִבְעָלָ֖יו לְרָעָתֽוֹ ׃
ἔστιν ἀρρωστία ἣν εἶδον ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον πλοῦτον φυλασσόμενον τῷ παρ’ αὐτοῦ εἰς κακίαν αὐτοῦ
Est et alia infirmitas pessima quam vidi sub sole : divitiae conservatae in malum domini sui .
ጥዑም ፡ ንዋሙ ፡ ለገብር ፡ ለእመ ፡ ኅዳጠ ፡ በልዐ ፡ ወለእመ ፡ ብዙኀ ፡ በልዐ ፡ ወለዘአብዝኀሰ ፡ ብዕለ ፡ አልቦ ፡ ዘየኃድጎ ፡ ይኑም ።
The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eats little or much; but the abundance of the rich will not allow him to sleep.
5:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְאָבַ֛ד הָעֹ֥שֶׁר הַה֖וּא בְּעִנְיַ֣ן רָ֑ע וְהוֹלִ֣יד בֵּ֔ן וְאֵ֥ין בְּיָד֖וֹ מְאֽוּמָה ׃
καὶ ἀπολεῖται ὁ πλοῦτος ἐκεῖνος ἐν περισπασμῷ πονηρῷ καὶ ἐγέννησεν υἱόν καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν χειρὶ αὐτοῦ οὐδέν
Pereunt enim in afflictione pessima : generavit filium qui in summa egestate erit .
ቦ ፡ ደዌ ፡ እንተ ፡ ርኢኩ ፡ መትሕተ ፡ ፀሐይ ፡ ብዕል ፡ ዘይትዓቀብ ፡ በኀበ ፡ ዘአጥረዩ ፡ በእከይ ።
There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: wealth kept by its owner to his harm.
5:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר יָצָא֙ מִבֶּ֣טֶן אִמּ֔וֹ עָר֛וֹם יָשׁ֥וּב לָלֶ֖כֶת כְּשֶׁבָּ֑א וּמְא֙וּמָה֙ לֹא ־יִשָּׂ֣א בַעֲמָל֔וֹ שֶׁיֹּלֵ֖ךְ בְּיָדֽוֹ ׃
καθὼς ἐξῆλθεν ἀπὸ γαστρὸς μητρὸς αὐτοῦ γυμνός ἐπιστρέψει τοῦ πορευθῆναι ὡς ἥκει καὶ οὐδὲν οὐ λήμψεται ἐν μόχθῳ αὐτοῦ ἵνα πορευθῇ ἐν χειρὶ αὐτοῦ
Sicut egressus est nudus de utero matris suae , sic revertetur , et nihil auferet secum de labore suo .
ወይትኀጐል ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ብዕል ፡ በንታፌ ፡ እኩይ ፡ ወወለደ ፡ ወልደ ፡ አልቦ ፡ ውስተ ፡ እዴሁ ፡ ወኢምንትኒ ።
Those riches perish by misfortune, and if he has fathered a son, there is nothing in his hand.
5:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְגַם ־זֹה֙ רָעָ֣ה חוֹלָ֔ה כׇּל ־עֻמַּ֥ת שֶׁבָּ֖א כֵּ֣ן יֵלֵ֑ךְ וּמַה ־יִּתְר֣וֹן ל֔וֹ שֶֽׁיַּעֲמֹ֖ל לָרֽוּחַ ׃
καί γε τοῦτο πονηρὰ ἀρρωστία ὥσπερ γὰρ παρεγένετο οὕτως καὶ ἀπελεύσεται καὶ τίς περισσεία αὐτῷ ᾗ μοχθεῖ εἰς ἄνεμον
Miserabilis prorsus infirmitas : quomodo venit , sic revertetur . Quid ergo prodest ei quod laboravit in ventum ?
በከመ ፡ ወፅአ ፡ እምከርሠ ፡ እሙ ፡ ዕራቆ ፡ ይትመየጥ ፡ ለገቢእ ፡ በከመ ፡ ወፅአ ፡ ወአልቦ ፡ ዘይነሥእ ፡ እምፃማሁ ፡ ከመ ፡ ይሑር ፡ ምስሌሁ ።
As he came out of his mother’s womb, naked shall he go again as he came, and shall take nothing for his labor, which he may carry away in his hand.
5:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ גַּ֥ם כׇּל ־יָמָ֖יו בַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְ יֹאכֵ֑ל וְכָעַ֥ס הַרְבֵּ֖ה וְחׇלְי֥וֹ וָקָֽצֶף ׃
καί γε πᾶσαι αἱ ἡμέραι αὐτοῦ ἐν σκότει καὶ πένθει καὶ θυμῷ πολλῷ καὶ ἀρρωστίᾳ καὶ χόλῳ
cunctis diebus vitae suae comedit in tenebris , et in curis multis , et in aerumna atque tristitia .
ወዝኒ ፡ እኩይ ፡ ደዌ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ እስመ ፡ በከመ ፡ ወፅአ ፡ ከማሁ ፡ የሐውር ።
This also is a grievous evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go. And what profit does he have who labors for the wind?
5:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ הִנֵּ֞ה אֲשֶׁר ־רָאִ֣יתִי אָ֗נִי ט֣וֹב אֲשֶׁר ־יָפֶ֣ה לֶֽאֱכוֹל ־וְ֠לִשְׁתּ֠וֹת וְלִרְא֨וֹת טוֹבָ֜ה בְּכׇל ־עֲמָל֣וֹ ׀ שֶׁיַּעֲמֹ֣ל תַּֽחַת ־הַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁ מִסְפַּ֧ר יְמֵי ־חַיָּ֛ו אֲשֶׁר ־נָֽתַן ־ל֥וֹ הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים כִּי ־ה֥וּא חֶלְקֽוֹ ׃
ἰδοὺ ὃ εἶδον ἐγὼ ἀγαθόν ὅ ἐστιν καλόν τοῦ φαγεῖν καὶ τοῦ πιεῖν καὶ τοῦ ἰδεῖν ἀγαθωσύνην ἐν παντὶ μόχθῳ αὐτοῦ ᾧ ἐὰν μοχθῇ ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον ἀριθμὸν ἡμερῶν ζωῆς αὐτοῦ ὧν ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ ὁ θεός ὅτι αὐτὸ μερὶς αὐτοῦ
Hoc itaque visum est mihi bonum , ut comedat quis et bibat , et fruatur laetitia ex labore suo quo laboravit ipse sub sole , numero dierum vitae suae quos dedit ei Deus ; et haec est pars illius .
ምንት ፡ ፍድፋዴሁ ፡ ለዘይፃሙ ፡ ለነፍሱ ፡ እስመ ፡ ኵሎን ፡ መዋዕሊሁ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ጽልመት ፡ ወላህ ፡ ወቊጥዓ ፡ ብዙኅ ፡ ወደዌ ፡ ወኀዘን ።
All his days he also eats in darkness, he is frustrated, and has sickness and wrath.
5:18 ⧉ ⤴︎ גַּ֣ם כׇּֽל ־הָאָדָ֡ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר נָֽתַן ־ל֣וֹ הָאֱלֹהִים֩ עֹ֨שֶׁר וּנְכָסִ֜ים וְהִשְׁלִיט֨וֹ לֶאֱכֹ֤ל מִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙ וְלָשֵׂ֣את אֶת ־חֶלְק֔וֹ וְלִשְׂמֹ֖חַ בַּעֲמָל֑וֹ זֹ֕ה מַתַּ֥ת אֱלֹהִ֖ים הִֽיא ׃
καί γε πᾶς ὁ ἄνθρωπος ᾧ ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ ὁ θεὸς πλοῦτον καὶ ὑπάρχοντα καὶ ἐξουσίασεν αὐτὸν τοῦ φαγεῖν ἀπ’ αὐτοῦ καὶ τοῦ λαβεῖν τὸ μέρος αὐτοῦ καὶ τοῦ εὐφρανθῆναι ἐν μόχθῳ αὐτοῦ τοῦτο δόμα θεοῦ ἐστιν
Et omni homini cui dedit Deus divitias atque substantiam , potestatemque ei tribuit ut comedat ex eis , et fruatur parte sua , et laetetur de labore suo : hoc est donum Dei .
ወባሕቱ ፡ ናሁ ፡ ዘርኢኩ ፡ አነ ፡ ኄርት ፡ ዘይእቲ ፡ ሠናይት ፡ በልዕ ፡ ወሰትይ ፡ ወርእየ ፡ ፍግዕ ፡ በኵሉ ፡ ሥራኁ ፡ ዘሠርኀ ፡ መትሕተ ፡ ፀሐይ ፡ በኊልቈ ፡ መዋዕሊሁ ፡ ዘወሀቦ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ እስመ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ መክፈልቱ ።
Behold, that which I have seen to be good and proper is for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy good in all his labor, in which he labors under the sun, all the days of his life which God has given him; for this is his portion.
5:19 ⧉ ⤴︎ כִּ֚י לֹ֣א הַרְבֵּ֔ה יִזְכֹּ֖ר אֶת ־יְמֵ֣י חַיָּ֑יו כִּ֧י הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים מַעֲנֶ֖ה בְּשִׂמְחַ֥ת לִבּֽוֹ ׃
ὅτι οὐ πολλὰ μνησθήσεται τὰς ἡμέρας τῆς ζωῆς αὐτοῦ ὅτι ὁ θεὸς περισπᾷ αὐτὸν ἐν εὐφροσύνῃ καρδίας αὐτοῦ
Non enim satis recordabitur dierum vitae suae , eo quod Deus occupet deliciis cor ejus .
ወኵሉ ፡ ሰብእ ፡ ዘወሀቦ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ብዕለ ፡ ወጥሪተ ፡ ወአሥለጠ ፡ ቦቱ ፡ ከመ ፡ ይብላዕ ፡ እምውስቴቱ ፡ ወይንሣእ ፡ መክፈልቶ ፡ ወይትፈሣሕ ፡ እምፃማሁ ፡ ዝኒ ፡ ሀብተ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ውእቱ ።
Every man also to whom God has given riches and wealth, and has given him power to eat of it, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labor—this is the gift of God.
5:20 ⧉ ⤴︎ — — — እስመ ፡ አኮ ፡ ብዙኀ ፡ ዘይዜከር ፡ በኵሉ ፡ መዋዕለ ፡ ሕይወቱ ፡ እስመ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ያሠርኆ ፡ በፍትወተ ፡ ልቡ ።
For he shall not often reflect on the days of his life, because God occupies him with the joy of his heart.