7:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ ט֥וֹב שֵׁ֖ם מִשֶּׁ֣מֶן ט֑וֹב וְי֣וֹם הַמָּ֔וֶת מִיּ֖וֹם הִוָּלְדֽוֹ ׃
ἀγαθὸν ὄνομα ὑπὲρ ἔλαιον ἀγαθὸν καὶ ἡμέρα τοῦ θανάτου ὑπὲρ ἡμέραν γενέσεως αὐτοῦ
Quid necesse est homini majora se quaerere , cum ignoret quid conducat sibi in vita sua , numero dierum peregrinationis suae , et tempore quod velut umbra praeterit ? aut quis ei poterit indicare quod post eum futurum sub sole sit ?
ይኄይስ ፡ ስም ፡ ሠናይ ፡ እምቅብዐ ፡ መዐዛ ፡ ወዕለተ ፡ ሞት ፡ እምዕለተ ፡ ልደት ።
A good name is better than fine perfume; and the day of death better than the day of one’s birth.
7:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ ט֞וֹב לָלֶ֣כֶת אֶל ־בֵּֽית ־אֵ֗בֶל מִלֶּ֙כֶת֙ אֶל ־בֵּ֣ית מִשְׁתֶּ֔ה בַּאֲשֶׁ֕ר ה֖וּא ס֣וֹף כׇּל ־הָאָדָ֑ם וְהַחַ֖י יִתֵּ֥ן אֶל ־לִבּֽוֹ ׃
ἀγαθὸν πορευθῆναι εἰς οἶκον πένθους ἢ ὅτι πορευθῆναι εἰς οἶκον πότου καθότι τοῦτο τέλος παντὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου καὶ ὁ ζῶν δώσει εἰς καρδίαν αὐτοῦ
Melius est nomen bonum quam unguenta pretiosa , et dies mortis die nativitatis .
ይኄይስ ፡ ሐዊረ ፡ ቤተ ፡ ላህ ፡ እምኀዊረ ፡ ቤተ ፡ ግዕዝ ፡ እስመ ፡ ውእቱዝ ፡ ደኃሪቱ ፡ ለኵሉ ፡ ሰብእ ፡ ወዘሕያው ፡ የሀብ ፡ ሠናየ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ልቡ ።
It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting; for that is the end of all men, and the living should take this to heart.
7:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ ט֥וֹב כַּ֖עַס מִשְּׂח֑וֹק כִּֽי ־בְרֹ֥עַ פָּנִ֖ים יִ֥יטַב לֵֽב ׃
ἀγαθὸν θυμὸς ὑπὲρ γέλωτα ὅτι ἐν κακίᾳ προσώπου ἀγαθυνθήσεται καρδία
Melius est ire ad domum luctus quam ad domum convivii ; in illa enim finis cunctorum admonetur hominum , et vivens cogitat quid futurum sit .
ይኄይስ ፡ መዓት ፡ እምሰሐቅ ፡ እስመ ፡ በአእክዮ ፡ ገጽ ፡ ይሤኒ ፡ ልብ ።
Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the face the heart is made good.
7:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ לֵ֤ב חֲכָמִים֙ בְּבֵ֣ית אֵ֔בֶל וְלֵ֥ב כְּסִילִ֖ים בְּבֵ֥ית שִׂמְחָֽה ׃
καρδία σοφῶν ἐν οἴκῳ πένθους καὶ καρδία ἀφρόνων ἐν οἴκῳ εὐφροσύνης
Melior est ira risu , quia per tristitiam vultus corrigitur animus delinquentis .
ልበ ፡ ጠቢባን ፡ ውስተ ፡ ቤተ ፡ ላህ ፡ ወልበ ፡ ዐብዳንሰ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ቤተ ፡ ፍሥሓ ።
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
7:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ ט֕וֹב לִשְׁמֹ֖עַ גַּעֲרַ֣ת חָכָ֑ם מֵאִ֕ישׁ שֹׁמֵ֖עַ שִׁ֥יר כְּסִילִֽים ׃
ἀγαθὸν τὸ ἀκοῦσαι ἐπιτίμησιν σοφοῦ ὑπὲρ ἄνδρα ἀκούοντα ᾆσμα ἀφρόνων
Cor sapientium ubi tristitia est , et cor stultorum ubi laetitia .
ይኄይስ ፡ ሰሚዐ ፡ ተግሣፀ ፡ ጠቢብ ፡ እምብእሲ ፡ ዘይሰምዕ ፡ ማኅሌተ ፡ ዐብድ ።
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise than for a man to hear the song of fools.
7:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ כִּ֣י כְק֤וֹל הַסִּירִים֙ תַּ֣חַת הַסִּ֔יר כֵּ֖ן שְׂחֹ֣ק הַכְּסִ֑יל וְגַם ־זֶ֖ה הָֽבֶל ׃
ὅτι ὡς φωνὴ τῶν ἀκανθῶν ὑπὸ τὸν λέβητα οὕτως γέλως τῶν ἀφρόνων καί γε τοῦτο ματαιότης
Melius est a sapiente corripi , quam stultorum adulatione decipi ;
ከመ ፡ ቃለ ፡ አሥዋክ ፡ ታሕተ ፡ ጽሕርት ፡ ከማሁ ፡ ሰሐቆሙ ፡ ለዐብዳን ፡ ወዝኒ ፡ ከንቱ ፡ ውእቱ ።
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.
7:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ כִּ֥י הָעֹ֖שֶׁק יְהוֹלֵ֣ל חָכָ֑ם וִֽיאַבֵּ֥ד אֶת ־לֵ֖ב מַתָּנָֽה ׃
ὅτι ἡ συκοφαντία περιφέρει σοφὸν καὶ ἀπόλλυσι τὴν καρδίαν εὐτονίας αὐτοῦ
quia sicut sonitus spinarum ardentium sub olla , sic risus stulti . Sed et hoc vanitas .
እስመ ፡ ትዕግልት ፡ ያንጐግዎ ፡ ለጠቢብ ፡ ወያኃጒል ፡ ትግዕሥተ ፡ ልቡ ።
Surely extortion makes the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroys the understanding.
7:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ ט֛וֹב אַחֲרִ֥ית דָּבָ֖ר מֵֽרֵאשִׁית֑וֹ ט֥וֹב אֶֽרֶךְ ־ר֖וּחַ מִגְּבַהּ ־רֽוּחַ ׃
ἀγαθὴ ἐσχάτη λόγων ὑπὲρ ἀρχὴν αὐτοῦ ἀγαθὸν μακρόθυμος ὑπὲρ ὑψηλὸν πνεύματι
Calumnia conturbat sapientem , et perdet robur cordis illius .
ይኄይስ ፡ ደኃሪ ፡ ቃል ፡ እምቀዳሚሁ ፡ ወይኄይስ ፡ መስተዓግስሥ ፡ እምዕቡየ ፡ መንፈስ ።
Better is the end of a thing than its beginning. The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
7:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ אַל ־תְּבַהֵ֥ל בְּרֽוּחֲךָ֖ לִכְע֑וֹס כִּ֣י כַ֔עַס בְּחֵ֥יק כְּסִילִ֖ים יָנֽוּחַ ׃
μὴ σπεύσῃς ἐν πνεύματί σου τοῦ θυμοῦσθαι ὅτι θυμὸς ἐν κόλπῳ ἀφρόνων ἀναπαύσεται
Melior est finis orationis quam principium . Melior est patiens arrogante .
ኢትጐጒዕ ፡ በመንፈስከ ፡ ለተምዖ ፡ እስመ ፡ መዓት ፡ ውስተ ፡ ኅፅነ ፡ ዐብዳን ፡ ተዐርፍ ።
Don’t be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.
7:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ אַל ־תֹּאמַר֙ מֶ֣ה הָיָ֔ה שֶׁ֤הַיָּמִים֙ הָרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔ים הָי֥וּ טוֹבִ֖ים מֵאֵ֑לֶּה כִּ֛י לֹ֥א מֵחׇכְמָ֖ה שָׁאַ֥לְתָּ עַל ־זֶֽה ׃
μὴ εἴπῃς τί ἐγένετο ὅτι αἱ ἡμέραι αἱ πρότεραι ἦσαν ἀγαθαὶ ὑπὲρ ταύτας ὅτι οὐκ ἐν σοφίᾳ ἐπηρώτησας περὶ τούτου
Ne sis velox ad irascendum , quia ira in sinu stulti requiescit .
ኢትበል ፡ ምንተ ፡ ኮነ ፡ እስመ ፡ መዋዕለ ፡ ትካት ፡ ይኄይስ ፡ እምእላንቱ ፡ እስመ ፡ አኮ ፡ በጥበብ ፡ ዘተስእልከ ።
Don’t say, “Why were the former days better than these?” For you do not ask wisely about this.
7:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ טוֹבָ֥ה חׇכְמָ֖ה עִֽם ־נַחֲלָ֑ה וְיֹתֵ֖ר לְרֹאֵ֥י הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ ׃
ἀγαθὴ σοφία μετὰ κληροδοσίας καὶ περισσεία τοῖς θεωροῦσιν τὸν ἥλιον
Ne dicas : Quid putas causae est quod priora tempora meliora fuere quam nunc sunt ? stulta enim est hujuscemodi interrogatio .
ወበእንተዝ ፡ ሠናይ ፡ ጥበብ ፡ ምስለ ፡ ዑቃቤ ፡ ወፈድፋደሰ ፡ ለእለ ፡ ይሬእዩ ፡ ፀሐየ ።
Wisdom is as good as an inheritance. Yes, it is more excellent for those who see the sun.
7:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ כִּ֛י בְּצֵ֥ל הַֽחׇכְמָ֖ה בְּצֵ֣ל הַכָּ֑סֶף וְיִתְר֣וֹן דַּ֔עַת הַֽחׇכְמָ֖ה תְּחַיֶּ֥ה בְעָלֶֽיהָ ׃
ὅτι ἐν σκιᾷ αὐτῆς ἡ σοφία ὡς σκιὰ τοῦ ἀργυρίου καὶ περισσεία γνώσεως τῆς σοφίας ζωοποιήσει τὸν παρ’ αὐτῆς
Utilior est sapientia cum divitiis , et magis prodest videntibus solem .
እስመ ፡ ጽላሎታ ፡ ለጥበብ ፡ ይኄይስ ፡ እምጽላሎታ ፡ ለብሩር ፡ ወፈድፋደሰ ፡ አእምሮታ ፡ ለጥበብ ፡ ወታሐይዎ ፡ ለዘአጥረያ ።
For wisdom is a defense, even as money is a defense; but the excellency of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it.
7:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ רְאֵ֖ה אֶת ־מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים כִּ֣י מִ֤י יוּכַל֙ לְתַקֵּ֔ן אֵ֖ת אֲשֶׁ֥ר עִוְּתֽוֹ ׃
ἰδὲ τὰ ποιήματα τοῦ θεοῦ ὅτι τίς δυνήσεται τοῦ κοσμῆσαι ὃν ἂν ὁ θεὸς διαστρέψῃ αὐτόν
Sicut enim protegit sapientia , sic protegit pecunia ; hoc autem plus habet eruditio et sapientia , quod vitam tribuunt possessori suo .
ርኢ ፡ ተግባሮ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ ወመኑ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ዘይክል ፡ አርትዖቶ ፡ ለዘእግዚአብሔር ፡ አጥወዮ ።
Consider the work of God, for who can make that straight which he has made crooked?
7:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ בְּי֤וֹם טוֹבָה֙ הֱיֵ֣ה בְט֔וֹב וּבְי֥וֹם רָעָ֖ה רְאֵ֑ה גַּ֣ם אֶת ־זֶ֤ה לְעֻמַּת ־זֶה֙ עָשָׂ֣ה הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים עַל ־דִּבְרַ֗ת שֶׁלֹּ֨א יִמְצָ֧א הָֽאָדָ֛ם אַחֲרָ֖יו מְאֽוּמָה ׃
ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ἀγαθωσύνης ζῆθι ἐν ἀγαθῷ καὶ ἐν ἡμέρᾳ κακίας ἰδέ καί γε σὺν τοῦτο σύμφωνον τούτῳ ἐποίησεν ὁ θεὸς περὶ λαλιᾶς ἵνα μὴ εὕρῃ ὁ ἄνθρωπος ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ μηδέν
Considera opera Dei , quod nemo possit corrigere quem ille despexerit .
በመዋዕለ ፡ ሠናይ ፡ ሕየው ፡ በፍሥሓ ፡ ወርኢ ፡ በዕለት ፡ እኪት ፡ ዝኒ ፡ ናሁ ፡ ወምሰሉ ፡ ለዘውእቱ ፡ ገብረ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ።
In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider; yes, God has made the one side by side with the other, to the end that man should not find out anything after him.
7:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ אֶת ־הַכֹּ֥ל רָאִ֖יתִי בִּימֵ֣י הֶבְלִ֑י יֵ֤שׁ צַדִּיק֙ אֹבֵ֣ד בְּצִדְק֔וֹ וְיֵ֣שׁ רָשָׁ֔ע מַאֲרִ֖יךְ בְּרָעָתֽוֹ ׃
σὺν τὰ πάντα εἶδον ἐν ἡμέραις ματαιότητός μου ἔστιν δίκαιος ἀπολλύμενος ἐν δικαίῳ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔστιν ἀσεβὴς μένων ἐν κακίᾳ αὐτοῦ
In die bona fruere bonis , et malam diem praecave ; sicut enim hanc , sic et illam fecit Deus , ut non inveniat homo contra eum justas querimonias .
በእንተ ፡ ነገረ ፡ ውሉደ ፡ ሰብእ ፡ ከመ ፡ ኢይርከብ ፡ ሰብእ ፡ ዘእምድኅሬሁ ፡ ወኢምንትኒ ፡ ኵሎ ፡ ኅቡረ ፡ ርኢኩ ፡ በመዋዕለ ፡ ሥራኅየ ፡ ቦ ፡ ጻድቅ ፡ ዘይትኃጐል ፡ በጽድቁ ፡ ወቦ ፡ ረሲዕ ፡ ዘይሄሉ ፡ በእከዩ ።
All this I have seen in my days of vanity: there is a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who lives long in his evildoing.
7:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ אַל ־תְּהִ֤י צַדִּיק֙ הַרְבֵּ֔ה וְאַל ־תִּתְחַכַּ֖ם יוֹתֵ֑ר לָ֖מָּה תִּשּׁוֹמֵֽם ׃
μὴ γίνου δίκαιος πολὺ καὶ μὴ σοφίζου περισσά μήποτε ἐκπλαγῇς
Haec quoque vidi in diebus vanitatis meae : justus perit in justitia sua , et impius multo vivit tempore in malitia sua .
ኢትኩን ፡ ጻድቀ ፡ ፈድፋደ ፡ ወኢትጠበብ ፡ ፈድፋደ ፡ ከመ ፡ ኢትጌጊ ፡ ወኢትኅጣእ ፡ ፈድፋደ ።
Don’t be overly righteous, neither make yourself overly wise. Why should you destroy yourself?
7:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ אַל ־תִּרְשַׁ֥ע הַרְבֵּ֖ה וְאַל ־תְּהִ֣י סָכָ֑ל לָ֥מָּה תָמ֖וּת בְּלֹ֥א עִתֶּֽךָ ׃
μὴ ἀσεβήσῃς πολὺ καὶ μὴ γίνου σκληρός ἵνα μὴ ἀποθάνῃς ἐν οὐ καιρῷ σου
Noli esse justus multum , neque plus sapias quam necesse est , ne obstupescas .
ወኢትኩን ፡ ድሩከ ፡ ከመ ፡ ኢትሙት ፡ ዘእንበለ ፡ ጊዜሁ ።
Don’t be too wicked, neither be foolish. Why should you die before your time?
7:18 ⧉ ⤴︎ ט֚וֹב אֲשֶׁ֣ר תֶּאֱחֹ֣ז בָּזֶ֔ה וְגַם ־מִזֶּ֖ה אַל ־תַּנַּ֣ח אֶת ־יָדֶ֑ךָ כִּֽי ־יְרֵ֥א אֱלֹהִ֖ים יֵצֵ֥א אֶת ־כֻּלָּֽם ׃
ἀγαθὸν τὸ ἀντέχεσθαί σε ἐν τούτῳ καί γε ἀπὸ τούτου μὴ ἀνῇς τὴν χεῖρά σου ὅτι φοβούμενος τὸν θεὸν ἐξελεύσεται τὰ πάντα
Ne impie agas multum , et noli esse stultus , ne moriaris in tempore non tuo .
ይኄይስ ፡ ሀልዎትከ ፡ በዝ ፡ እምዝ ፡ ወኢታርኵስ ፡ እዴከ ፡ ፍርሆ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ እስመ ፡ ዘይፈርሆ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ ይወፅእ ፡ እምኵሉ ።
It is good that you should take hold of this. Yes, also don’t withdraw your hand from that; for he who fears God will come out of them all.
7:19 ⧉ ⤴︎ הַֽחׇכְמָ֖ה תָּעֹ֣ז לֶחָכָ֑ם מֵֽעֲשָׂרָה֙ שַׁלִּיטִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָי֖וּ בָּעִֽיר ׃
ἡ σοφία βοηθήσει τῷ σοφῷ ὑπὲρ δέκα ἐξουσιάζοντας τοὺς ὄντας ἐν τῇ πόλει
Bonum est te sustentare justum : sed et ab illo ne subtrahas manum tuam ; quia qui timet Deum nihil negligit .
ጥበብ ፡ ትረድኦ ፡ ለጠቢብ ፡ እምዓሠርቱ ፡ ምእት ፡ መኳንንት ፡ እለ ፡ ሀለዉ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ሀገር ።
Wisdom is a strength to the wise man more than ten rulers who are in a city.
7:20 ⧉ ⤴︎ כִּ֣י אָדָ֔ם אֵ֥ין צַדִּ֖יק בָּאָ֑רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יַעֲשֶׂה ־טּ֖וֹב וְלֹ֥א יֶחֱטָֽא ׃
ὅτι ἄνθρωπος οὐκ ἔστιν δίκαιος ἐν τῇ γῇ ὃς ποιήσει ἀγαθὸν καὶ οὐχ ἁμαρτήσεται
Sapientia confortavit sapientem super decem principes civitatis ;
እስመ ፡ አልቦ ፡ ሰብእ ፡ ጻድቅ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ምድር ፡ ዘይገብር ፡ ሠናየ ፡ ወኢይኤብስ ።
Surely there is not a righteous man on earth who does good and doesn’t sin.
7:21 ⧉ ⤴︎ גַּ֤ם לְכׇל ־הַדְּבָרִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יְדַבֵּ֔רוּ אַל ־תִּתֵּ֖ן לִבֶּ֑ךָ אֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹֽא ־תִשְׁמַ֥ע אֶֽת ־עַבְדְּךָ֖ מְקַלְלֶֽךָ ׃
καί γε εἰς πάντας τοὺς λόγους οὓς λαλήσουσιν μὴ θῇς καρδίαν σου ὅπως μὴ ἀκούσῃς τοῦ δούλου σου καταρωμένου σε
non est enim homo justus in terra qui faciat bonum et non peccet .
ወውስተ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ነገር ፡ ዘይትናገሩ ፡ ኢትሰድ ፡ ልበከ ፡ ከመ ፡ ኢትስማዕ ፡ ገብርከ ፡ እንዘ ፡ ይረግመከ ፡ እስመ ፡ ብዙኀ ፡ ይትመዓዓከ ፡ ልብካ ፡ ወበፍናው ፡ ብዙኅ ፡ የአክያ ፡ ለልብከ ፡ ከመ ፡ አንተኒ ፡ ረገምከ ፡ ባዕደ ።
Also don’t take heed to all words that are spoken, lest you hear your servant curse you;
7:22 ⧉ ⤴︎ כִּ֛י גַּם ־פְּעָמִ֥ים רַבּ֖וֹת יָדַ֣ע לִבֶּ֑ךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר גַּם ־[אַתָּ֖ה ] (את ) קִלַּ֥לְתָּ אֲחֵרִֽים ׃
ὅτι πλειστάκις πονηρεύσεταί σε καὶ καθόδους πολλὰς κακώσει καρδίαν σου ὅπως καί γε σὺ κατηράσω ἑτέρους
Sed et cunctis sermonibus qui dicuntur ne accomodes cor tuum , ne forte audias servum tuum maledicentem tibi ;
ወዘንተ ፡ ኵሎ ፡ አምከርኩከ ፡ በጥበብ ፡ ወእቤ ፡ እጠበብ ።
for often your own heart knows that you yourself have likewise cursed others.
7:23 ⧉ ⤴︎ כׇּל ־זֹ֖ה נִסִּ֣יתִי בַֽחׇכְמָ֑ה אָמַ֣רְתִּי אֶחְכָּ֔מָה וְהִ֖יא רְחוֹקָ֥ה מִמֶּֽנִּי ׃
πάντα ταῦτα ἐπείρασα ἐν τῇ σοφίᾳ εἶπα σοφισθήσομαι
scit enim conscientia tua quia et tu crebro maledixisti aliis .
ወይእቲ ፡ ርኅቅት ፡ እምኔየ ፡ ርኁቀ ፡ እንዘ ፡ ሀለወት ፡ ወዕመቀ ፡ ዕመቅ ፡ መኑ ፡ ይረክባ ።
All this I have proved in wisdom. I said, “I will be wise;” but it was far from me.
7:24 ⧉ ⤴︎ רָח֖וֹק מַה ־שֶּׁהָיָ֑ה וְעָמֹ֥ק ׀עָמֹ֖ק מִ֥י יִמְצָאֶֽנּוּ ׃
καὶ αὐτὴ ἐμακρύνθη ἀπ’ ἐμοῦ μακρὰν ὑπὲρ ὃ ἦν καὶ βαθὺ βάθος τίς εὑρήσει αὐτό
Cuncta tentavi in sapientia . Dixi : Sapiens efficiar : et ipsa longius recessit a me ,
ዖድኩ ፡ አነ ፡ በልብ ፡ ለአእምሮ ፡ ከመ ፡ አሐሊ ፡ ወእኅሥሣ ፡ ለጥበብ ፡ ወለሐሳብ ፡ ወከመ ፡ አእምር ፡ ለረሲዓን ፡ ዕበዶሙ ፡ ወአጽሕቆ ፡ ስሕተታት ።
That which is, is far off and exceedingly deep. Who can find it out?
7:25 ⧉ ⤴︎ סַבּ֨וֹתִֽי אֲנִ֤י וְלִבִּי֙ לָדַ֣עַת וְלָת֔וּר וּבַקֵּ֥שׁ חׇכְמָ֖ה וְחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹן וְלָדַ֙עַת֙ רֶ֣שַׁע כֶּ֔סֶל וְהַסִּכְל֖וּת הוֹלֵלֽוֹת ׃
ἐκύκλωσα ἐγώ καὶ ἡ καρδία μου τοῦ γνῶναι καὶ τοῦ κατασκέψασθαι καὶ ζητῆσαι σοφίαν καὶ ψῆφον καὶ τοῦ γνῶναι ἀσεβοῦς ἀφροσύνην καὶ σκληρίαν καὶ περιφοράν
multo magis quam erat . Et alta profunditas , quis inveniet eam ?
ወእረከብ ፡ ኪያሃ ፡ አነ ፡ መራረ ፡ እሞት ፡ ብእሲት ፡ እንተ ፡ ይእቲ ፡ መሥገርት ፡ ወመርበብት ፡ ልባ ፡ ወማእሰር ፡ ውስተ ፡ እዴሃ ፡ ኄር ፡ በቅድመ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ዘይትባላሕ ፡ እምኔሃ ፡ ወዘይኤብስሰ ፡ ይሠገር ፡ ባቲ ።
I turned around, and my heart sought to know and to search out, and to seek wisdom and the scheme of things, and to know that wickedness is stupidity, and that foolishness is madness.
7:26 ⧉ ⤴︎ וּמוֹצֶ֨א אֲנִ֜י מַ֣ר מִמָּ֗וֶת אֶת ־הָֽאִשָּׁה֙ אֲשֶׁר ־הִ֨יא מְצוֹדִ֧ים וַחֲרָמִ֛ים לִבָּ֖הּ אֲסוּרִ֣ים יָדֶ֑יהָ ט֞וֹב לִפְנֵ֤י הָאֱלֹהִים֙ יִמָּלֵ֣ט מִמֶּ֔נָּה וְחוֹטֵ֖א יִלָּ֥כֶד בָּֽהּ ׃
καὶ εὑρίσκω ἐγὼ πικρότερον ὑπὲρ θάνατον σὺν τὴν γυναῖκα ἥτις ἐστὶν θηρεύματα καὶ σαγῆναι καρδία αὐτῆς δεσμοὶ χεῖρες αὐτῆς ἀγαθὸς πρὸ προσώπου τοῦ θεοῦ ἐξαιρεθήσεται ἀπ’ αὐτῆς καὶ ἁμαρτάνων συλλημφθήσεται ἐν αὐτῇ
Lustravi universa animo meo , ut scirem et considerarem , et quaererem sapientiam , et rationem , et ut cognoscerem impietatem stulti , et errorem imprudentium :
ናሁ ፡ ዘንተ ፡ ረከብኩ ፡ ይቤ ፡ መክብብ ፡ አሐተ ፡ እምአሐቲ ፡ ለረኪበ ፡ ሕሊና ፡ ዘኀሠሠት ፡ ነፍስየ ።
I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and traps, whose hands are chains. Whoever pleases God shall escape from her; but the sinner will be ensnared by her.
7:27 ⧉ ⤴︎ רְאֵה֙ זֶ֣ה מָצָ֔אתִי אָמְרָ֖ה קֹהֶ֑לֶת אַחַ֥ת לְאַחַ֖ת לִמְצֹ֥א חֶשְׁבּֽוֹן ׃
ἰδὲ τοῦτο εὗρον εἶπεν ὁ Ἐκκλησιαστής μία τῇ μιᾷ τοῦ εὑρεῖν λογισμόν
et inveni amariorem morte mulierem , quae laqueus venatorum est , et sagena cor ejus ; vincula sunt manus illius . Qui placet Deo effugiet illam ; qui autem peccator est capietur ab illa .
ወኢረከብኩ ፡ ወብእሴሰ ፡ አሐደ ፡ እምዓሠርቱ ፡ ምእት ፡ ረከብኩ ፡ ወብእሲተሰ ፡ እምውስተ ፡ ዝኵሉ ፡ ኢረከብኩ ።
“Behold, I have found this,” says the Preacher, “to one another, to find an explanation
7:28 ⧉ ⤴︎ אֲשֶׁ֛ר עוֹד ־בִּקְשָׁ֥ה נַפְשִׁ֖י וְלֹ֣א מָצָ֑אתִי אָדָ֞ם אֶחָ֤ד מֵאֶ֙לֶף֙ מָצָ֔אתִי וְאִשָּׁ֥ה בְכׇל ־אֵ֖לֶּה לֹ֥א מָצָֽאתִי ׃
ὃν ἔτι ἐζήτησεν ἡ ψυχή μου καὶ οὐχ εὗρον ἄνθρωπον ἕνα ἀπὸ χιλίων εὗρον καὶ γυναῖκα ἐν πᾶσι τούτοις οὐχ εὗρον
Ecce hoc inveni , dixit Ecclesiastes , unum et alterum ut invenirem rationem ,
ባሕቱ ፡ ናሁ ፡ ዘንተ ፡ ረከብኩ ፡ ዘገብረ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ በጊዜሁ ፡ ብእሴ ፡ ራትዐ ፡ ወውእቱ ፡ የኃሥሥ ፡ ሕሊና ፡ ብዙኀ ።
which my soul still seeks, but I have not found. I have found one man among a thousand, but I have not found a woman among all those.
7:29 ⧉ ⤴︎ לְבַד֙ רְאֵה ־זֶ֣ה מָצָ֔אתִי אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשָׂ֧ה הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים אֶת ־הָאָדָ֖ם יָשָׁ֑ר וְהֵ֥מָּה בִקְשׁ֖וּ חִשְּׁבֹנ֥וֹת רַבִּֽים ׃
πλὴν ἰδὲ τοῦτο εὗρον ὃ ἐποίησεν ὁ θεὸς σὺν τὸν ἄνθρωπον εὐθῆ καὶ αὐτοὶ ἐζήτησαν λογισμοὺς πολλούς
quam adhuc quaerit anima mea , et non inveni . Virum de mille unum reperi ; mulierem ex omnibus non inveni .
ዘኀሠሠት ፡ ነፍስየ ፡ ወኢረኩበኩ ፡ ወብእሲ ፡ አሐደ ፡ እምዐሠርቱ ፡ ምእት ፡ ረከብኩ ፡ ወብእሲት ፡ እምእሉ ፡ ኵሎሙ ፡ ኢረከብኩ ።
Behold, I have only found this: that God made mankind upright; but they search for many inventions.”
7:30 ⧉ ⤴︎ — — Solummodo hoc inveni , quod fecerit Deus hominem rectum , et ipse se infinitis miscuerit quaestionibus . Quis talis ut sapiens est ? et quis cognovit solutionem verbi ?
ባሕቱ ፡ ናሁ ፡ ዘንተ ፡ ረከብኩ ፡ ዘገብረ ፡ እግዚኣ ፡ ብሔር ፡ ወበጊዜሁ ፡ ብእሲ ፡ ራትዕ ፡ ወእሙንቱ ፡ የኀሡ ፡ ሕሊና ፡ ብዙኀ ፡ መኑ ፡ ያአምሮሙ ፡ ለጠቢባን ፡ ወመኑ ፡ ያአምሮ ፡ ፍካሬ ፡ ቃሎሙ ።
Behold, I have only found this: that God made mankind upright; but they search for many inventions.”