17:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ ט֤וֹב פַּ֣ת חֲ֭רֵבָה וְשַׁלְוָה ־בָ֑הּ מִ֝בַּ֗יִת מָלֵ֥א זִבְחֵי ־רִֽיב ׃
κρείσσων ψωμὸς μεθ’ ἡδονῆς ἐν εἰρήνῃ ἢ οἶκος πλήρης πολλῶν ἀγαθῶν καὶ ἀδίκων θυμάτων μετὰ μάχης
Melior est buccella sicca cum gaudio quam domus plena victimis cum jurgio .
ይኄይስ ፡ ፍት ፡ ጥዑም ፡ ምስለ ፡ ሰላም ፡ እምቤት ፡ ዘምሉእ ፡ ብዙኀ ፡ ሠናያተ ፡ ወእምዘ ፡ ዓመፃ ፡ ጥብሕ ፡ ምስለ ፡ ጋእዝ ።
Better is a dry morsel with quietness, than a house full of feasting with strife.
17:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ עֶֽבֶד ־מַשְׂכִּ֗יל יִ֭מְשֹׁל בְּבֵ֣ן מֵבִ֑ישׁ וּבְת֥וֹךְ אַ֝חִ֗ים יַחֲלֹ֥ק נַחֲלָֽה ׃
οἰκέτης νοήμων κρατήσει δεσποτῶν ἀφρόνων ἐν δὲ ἀδελφοῖς διελεῖται μέρη
Servus sapiens dominabitur filiis stultis , et inter fratres haereditatem dividet .
ገብር ፡ ጠቢብ ፡ ይሜብል ፡ አጋእዝተ ፡ ዐብዳነ ፡ ወምስለ ፡ እኃው ፡ ይትካፈል ፡ ርስተ ።
A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who causes shame, and shall have a part in the inheritance among the brothers.
17:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ מַצְרֵ֣ף לַ֭כֶּסֶף וְכ֣וּר לַזָּהָ֑ב וּבֹחֵ֖ן לִבּ֣וֹת יְהֹוָֽה ׃
ὥσπερ δοκιμάζεται ἐν καμίνῳ ἄργυρος καὶ χρυσός οὕτως ἐκλεκταὶ καρδίαι παρὰ κυρίῳ
Sicut igne probatur argentum et aurum camino , ita corda probat Dominus .
በከመ ፡ ይትፈተን ፡ ወርቅ ፡ ወብሩር ፡ በከውር ፡ ከማሁ ፡ ኅሩያነ ፡ ልብ ፡ በኀበ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ።
The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but Yahweh tests the hearts.
17:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ מֵ֭רַע מַקְשִׁ֣יב עַל ־שְׂפַת ־אָ֑וֶן שֶׁ֥קֶר מֵ֝זִ֗ין עַל ־לְשׁ֥וֹן הַוֺּֽת ׃
κακὸς ὑπακούει γλώσσης παρανόμων δίκαιος δὲ οὐ προσέχει χείλεσιν ψευδέσιν
Malus obedit linguae iniquae , et fallax obtemperat labiis mendacibus .
እኩየ ፡ ያሠምዕ ፡ ልሳኖሙ ፡ ለእለ ፡ ዘእንበለ ፡ ሕግ ፡ ጻድቅሰ ፡ ኢይኔፅር ፡ ከናፍረ ፡ ሐሰት ።
An evildoer heeds wicked lips. A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
17:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ לֹעֵ֣ג לָ֭רָשׁ חֵרֵ֣ף עֹשֵׂ֑הוּ שָׂמֵ֥חַ לְ֝אֵ֗יד לֹ֣א יִנָּקֶֽה ׃
ὁ καταγελῶν πτωχοῦ παροξύνει τὸν ποιήσαντα αὐτόν ὁ δὲ ἐπιχαίρων ἀπολλυμένῳ οὐκ ἀθῳωθήσεται ὁ δὲ ἐπισπλαγχνιζόμενος ἐλεηθήσεται
Qui despicit pauperem exprobrat factori ejus , et qui ruina laetatur alterius non erit impunitus .
ለምእመን ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ዘበዓለም ፡ ንዋዩ ፡ ወለዘኢምእመንሰ ፡ ኢፀሪቅ ፡ ሎቱ ።
Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker. He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.
17:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ עֲטֶ֣רֶת זְ֭קֵנִים בְּנֵ֣י בָנִ֑ים וְתִפְאֶ֖רֶת בָּנִ֣ים אֲבוֹתָֽם ׃
στέφανος γερόντων τέκνα τέκνων καύχημα δὲ τέκνων πατέρες αὐτῶν τοῦ πιστοῦ ὅλος ὁ κόσμος τῶν χρημάτων τοῦ δὲ ἀπίστου οὐδὲ ὀβολός
Corona senum filii filiorum , et gloria filiorum patres eorum .
ዘይስሕቆ ፡ ለነዳይ ፡ ይዌህኮ ፡ ለፈጣሪሁ ፡ ወዘይትፌሣሕ ፡ ላዕለ ፡ ዘይትኀጐል ፡ ኢይድኅን ፡ ወዘይምሕርሰ ፡ ይትሜሐር ።
Children’s children are the crown of old men; the glory of children is their parents.
17:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ לֹא ־נָאוָ֣ה לְנָבָ֣ל שְׂפַת ־יֶ֑תֶר אַ֝֗ף כִּֽי ־לְנָדִ֥יב שְׂפַת ־שָֽׁקֶר ׃
οὐχ ἁρμόσει ἄφρονι χείλη πιστὰ οὐδὲ δικαίῳ χείλη ψευδῆ
Non decent stultum verba composita , nec principem labium mentiens .
አክሊሎሙ ፡ ለአእሩግ ፡ ውሉደ ፡ ውሉድ ፡ ወምክሖሙ ፡ ለውሉድ ፡ አበዊሆሙ ።
Excellent speech isn’t fitting for a fool, much less do lying lips fit a prince.
17:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ אֶבֶן ־חֵ֣ן הַ֭שֹּׁחַד בְּעֵינֵ֣י בְעָלָ֑יו אֶֽל ־כׇּל ־אֲשֶׁ֖ר יִפְנֶ֣ה יַשְׂכִּֽיל ׃
μισθὸς χαρίτων ἡ παιδεία τοῖς χρωμένοις οὗ δ’ ἂν ἐπιστρέψῃ εὐοδωθήσεται
Gemma gratissima exspectatio praestolantis ; quocumque se vertit , prudenter intelligit .
ኢይትዋደዶ ፡ ለዐብድ ፡ ከናፍረ ፡ ወሃይምንት ፡ ወኢጻድቅ ፡ ከናፍረ ፡ ሐሰት ።
A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who gives it; wherever he turns, he prospers.
17:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ מְֽכַסֶּה ־פֶּ֭שַׁע מְבַקֵּ֣שׁ אַהֲבָ֑ה וְשֹׁנֶ֥ה בְ֝דָבָ֗ר מַפְרִ֥יד אַלּֽוּף ׃
ὃς κρύπτει ἀδικήματα ζητεῖ φιλίαν ὃς δὲ μισεῖ κρύπτειν διίστησιν φίλους καὶ οἰκείους
Qui celat delictum quaerit amicitias ; qui altero sermone repetit , separat foederatos .
ዓስበ ፡ ሞገስ ፡ ትምህርት ፡ ለእለ ፡ አጥረይዋ ፡ ኀበ ፡ ተመይጠ ፡ ታሤኒ ፡ ፍኖቶ ።
He who covers an offense promotes love; but he who repeats a matter separates best friends.
17:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ תֵּ֣חַת גְּעָרָ֣ה בְמֵבִ֑ין מֵהַכּ֖וֹת כְּסִ֣יל מֵאָֽה ׃
συντρίβει ἀπειλὴ καρδίαν φρονίμου ἄφρων δὲ μαστιγωθεὶς οὐκ αἰσθάνεται
Plus proficit correptio apud prudentem , quam centum plagae apud stultum .
ዘየኀብእ ፡ አበሳሁ ፡ ይፈቅድ ፡ ዕርቀ ፡ ወዘይጸልእሰ ፡ ኀቢአ ፡ ይሌሊ ፡ አዕርክተ ፡ ወሰብአ ፡ ቤት ።
A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding than a hundred lashes into a fool.
17:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ אַךְ ־מְרִ֥י יְבַקֶּשׁ ־רָ֑ע וּמַלְאָ֥ךְ אַ֝כְזָרִ֗י יְשֻׁלַּח ־בּֽוֹ ׃
ἀντιλογίας ἐγείρει πᾶς κακός ὁ δὲ κύριος ἄγγελον ἀνελεήμονα ἐκπέμψει αὐτῷ
Semper jurgia quaerit malus : angelus autem crudelis mittetur contra eum .
የኃዝን ፡ ትምክሕት ፡ ልበ ፡ ጠቢብ ፡ ወዐብድሰ ፡ ተቀሢፎ ፡ ኢይትዓወቆ ፡ ቅሥፈቱ ።
An evil man seeks only rebellion; therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
17:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ פָּג֬וֹשׁ דֹּ֣ב שַׁכּ֣וּל בְּאִ֑ישׁ וְאַל ־כְּ֝סִ֗יל בְּאִוַּלְתּֽוֹ ׃
ἐμπεσεῖται μέριμνα ἀνδρὶ νοήμονι οἱ δὲ ἄφρονες διαλογιοῦνται κακά
Expedit magis ursae occurrere raptis foetibus , quam fatuo confidenti in stultitia sua .
ቅስተ ፡ ያነሥእ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ እኩይ ፡ ወእግዚአብሔር ፡ ይፌኑ ፡ መልአኮ ፡ ዘእንበለ ፡ ምሕረት ፡ ቦቱ ።
Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
17:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ מֵשִׁ֣יב רָ֭עָה תַּ֣חַת טוֹבָ֑ה לֹא ־[תָמ֥וּשׁ ] (תמיש ) רָ֝עָ֗ה מִבֵּיתֽוֹ ׃
ὃς ἀποδίδωσιν κακὰ ἀντὶ ἀγαθῶν οὐ κινηθήσεται κακὰ ἐκ τοῦ οἴκου αὐτοῦ
Qui reddit mala pro bonis , non recedet malum de domo ejus .
ይወድቅ ፡ ብእሲ ፡ ማእምር ፡ ውስተ ፡ ትካዝ ፡ ወዐብዳንሰ ፡ ይሔልዩ ፡ እኩየ ።
Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
17:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ פּ֣וֹטֵֽר מַ֭יִם רֵאשִׁ֣ית מָד֑וֹן וְלִפְנֵ֥י הִ֝תְגַּלַּ֗ע הָרִ֥יב נְטֽוֹשׁ ׃
ἐξουσίαν δίδωσιν λόγοις ἀρχὴ δικαιοσύνης προηγεῖται δὲ τῆς ἐνδείας στάσις καὶ μάχη
Qui dimittit aquam caput est jurgiorum , et antequam patiatur contumeliam judicium deserit .
ዘየዓሢ ፡ እኩየ ፡ ህየንተ ፡ ሠናይ ፡ ኢያንቀለቅል ፡ እኩይ ፡ እምነ ፡ ቤቱ ።
The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.
17:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ מַצְדִּ֣יק רָ֭שָׁע וּמַרְשִׁ֣יעַ צַדִּ֑יק תּוֹעֲבַ֥ת יְ֝הֹוָ֗ה גַּם ־שְׁנֵיהֶֽם ׃
ὃς δίκαιον κρίνει τὸν ἄδικον ἄδικον δὲ τὸν δίκαιον ἀκάθαρτος καὶ βδελυκτὸς παρὰ θεῷ
Qui justificat impium , et qui condemnat justum , abominabilis est uterque apud Deum .
ዐፂወ ፡ ማይ ፡ ቀዳሜ ፡ ጽልእ ፡ ወመኰንና ፡ ለንዴት ፡ ጋእዝ ፡ ወባእስ ፡ ሥልጣነ ፡ ነገር ፡ ይሁብ ፡ ቀዳሜ ፡ ጽድቅ ።
He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the righteous, both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.
17:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ לָמָּה ־זֶּ֣ה מְחִ֣יר בְּיַד ־כְּסִ֑יל לִקְנ֖וֹת חׇכְמָ֣ה וְלֶב ־אָֽיִן ׃
ἵνα τί ὑπῆρξεν χρήματα ἄφρονι κτήσασθαι γὰρ σοφίαν ἀκάρδιος οὐ δυνήσεται ὃς ὑψηλὸν ποιεῖ τὸν ἑαυτοῦ οἶκον ζητεῖ συντριβήν ὁ δὲ σκολιάζων τοῦ μαθεῖν ἐμπεσεῖται εἰς κακά
Quid prodest stulto habere divitias , cum sapientiam emere non possit ? Qui altum facit domum suam quaerit ruinam , et qui evitat discere incidet in mala .
ዘከመ ፡ ጻድቅ ፡ ይኰንኖ ፡ ለኃጥእ ፡ ወዘከመ ፡ ኃጥእ ፡ ለጻድቅ ፡ ርኩስ ፡ ምኑን ፡ በኀበ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ።
Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, since he has no understanding?
17:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ בְּכׇל ־עֵ֭ת אֹהֵ֣ב הָרֵ֑עַ וְאָ֥ח לְ֝צָרָ֗ה יִוָּלֵֽד ׃
εἰς πάντα καιρὸν φίλος ὑπαρχέτω σοι ἀδελφοὶ δὲ ἐν ἀνάγκαις χρήσιμοι ἔστωσαν τούτου γὰρ χάριν γεννῶνται
Omni tempore diligit qui amicus est , et frater in angustiis comprobatur .
ለምንት ፡ ጥሪት ፡ ለዐብድ ፡ አጥርዮታ ፡ ለጥበብ ፡ ዘእንበለ ፡ ልብ ፡ ኢይትከሀል ።
A friend loves at all times; and a brother is born for adversity.
17:18 ⧉ ⤴︎ אָדָ֣ם חֲסַר ־לֵ֭ב תּוֹקֵ֣עַ כָּ֑ף עֹרֵ֥ב עֲ֝רֻבָּ֗ה לִפְנֵ֥י רֵעֵֽהוּ ׃
ἀνὴρ ἄφρων ἐπικροτεῖ καὶ ἐπιχαίρει ἑαυτῷ ὡς καὶ ὁ ἐγγυώμενος ἐγγύῃ τὸν ἑαυτοῦ φίλον
Stultus homo plaudet manibus , cum spoponderit pro amico suo .
ዘያነውኅ ፡ ቤቶ ፡ የኃሥሥ ፡ ቅጥቃጤ ፡ ለርእሱ ፡ ወዘያስተዓፅብ ፡ ለተምህሮ ፡ ይወድቅ ፡ ውስተ ፡ አኪት ።
A man void of understanding strikes hands, and becomes collateral in the presence of his neighbor.
17:19 ⧉ ⤴︎ אֹ֣הֵֽב פֶּ֭שַׁע אֹהֵ֣ב מַצָּ֑ה מַגְבִּ֥יהַּ פִּ֝תְח֗וֹ מְבַקֶּשׁ ־שָֽׁבֶר ׃
φιλαμαρτήμων χαίρει μάχαις
Qui meditatur discordias diligit rixas , et qui exaltat ostium quaerit ruinam .
በኵሉ ፡ ጊዜ ፡ አጥሪ ፡ ዓርከ ፡ ወአኃወ ፡ በምንዳቤ ፡ በቋፅያነ ፡ ይከውኑ ፡ እስመ ፡ በእንተዝ ፡ ይትወለዱ ።
He who loves disobedience loves strife. One who builds a high gate seeks destruction.
17:20 ⧉ ⤴︎ עִקֶּשׁ ־לֵ֭ב לֹ֣א יִמְצָא ־ט֑וֹב וְנֶהְפָּ֥ךְ בִּ֝לְשׁוֹנ֗וֹ יִפּ֥וֹל בְּרָעָֽה ׃
ὁ δὲ σκληροκάρδιος οὐ συναντᾷ ἀγαθοῖς ἀνὴρ εὐμετάβολος γλώσσῃ ἐμπεσεῖται εἰς κακά
Qui perversi cordis est non inveniet bonum , et qui vertit linguam incidet in malum .
ብእሲ ፡ ዓብድ ፡ ይጠፍሕ ፡ እዴሁ ፡ ወይትኀሠይ ፡ በርእሱ ፡ ከመ ፡ ዘይትሀበይ ፡ ህቢተ ፡ ለዐርኩ ።
One who has a perverse heart doesn’t find prosperity, and one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.
17:21 ⧉ ⤴︎ יֹלֵ֣ד כְּ֭סִיל לְת֣וּגָה ל֑וֹ וְלֹא ־יִ֝שְׂמַ֗ח אֲבִ֣י נָבָֽל ׃
καρδία δὲ ἄφρονος ὀδύνη τῷ κεκτημένῳ αὐτήν οὐκ εὐφραίνεται πατὴρ ἐπὶ υἱῷ ἀπαιδεύτῳ υἱὸς δὲ φρόνιμος εὐφραίνει μητέρα αὐτοῦ
Natus est stultus in ignominiam suam ; sed nec pater in fatuo laetabitur .
መፍቀሬ ፡ ጋእዝ ፡ ይትፌሣሕ ፡ በባእስ ፡ ወጽኑዐ ፡ ልብሰ ፡ ኢይዳደቅ ፡ ሠናየ ።
He who becomes the father of a fool grieves. The father of a fool has no joy.
17:22 ⧉ ⤴︎ לֵ֣ב שָׂ֭מֵחַ יֵיטִ֣יב גֵּהָ֑ה וְר֥וּחַ נְ֝כֵאָ֗ה תְּיַבֶּשׁ ־גָּֽרֶם ׃
καρδία εὐφραινομένη εὐεκτεῖν ποιεῖ ἀνδρὸς δὲ λυπηροῦ ξηραίνεται τὰ ὀστᾶ
Animus gaudens aetatem floridam facit ; spiritus tristis exsiccat ossa .
ብእሲ ፡ መያጤ ፡ ልሳን ፡ ይወድቅ ፡ ውስተ ፡ እኪት ፡ ወልበ ፡ ዐብድሰ ፡ ኃዘን ፡ ለዘአጥረያ ።
A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
17:23 ⧉ ⤴︎ שֹׁ֣חַד מֵ֭חֵק רָשָׁ֣ע יִקָּ֑ח לְ֝הַטּ֗וֹת אׇרְח֥וֹת מִשְׁפָּֽט ׃
λαμβάνοντος δῶρα ἐν κόλπῳ ἀδίκως οὐ κατευοδοῦνται ὁδοί ἀσεβὴς δὲ ἐκκλίνει ὁδοὺς δικαιοσύνης
Munera de sinu impius accipit , ut pervertat semitas judicii .
ኢይትፌሣሕ ፡ አብ ፡ በወልድ ፡ ዘእንበለ ፡ ትምህርት ፡ ወልድ ፡ ጠቢብ ፡ ያስተፌሥሕ ፡ እሞ ።
A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, to pervert the ways of justice.
17:24 ⧉ ⤴︎ אֶת ־פְּנֵ֣י מֵבִ֣ין חׇכְמָ֑ה וְעֵינֵ֥י כְ֝סִ֗יל בִּקְצֵה ־אָֽרֶץ ׃
πρόσωπον συνετὸν ἀνδρὸς σοφοῦ οἱ δὲ ὀφθαλμοὶ τοῦ ἄφρονος ἐπ’ ἄκρα γῆς
In facie prudentis lucet sapientia ; oculi stultorum in finibus terrae .
ልብ ፡ ፍሥሕት ፡ ሠናየ ፡ ትገብር ፡ ብእሲ ፡ ኃዛኒ ፡ ያየብስ ፡ አዕፅምቲሁ ።
Wisdom is before the face of one who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.
17:25 ⧉ ⤴︎ כַּ֣עַס לְ֭אָבִיו בֵּ֣ן כְּסִ֑יל וּ֝מֶ֗מֶר לְיֽוֹלַדְתּֽוֹ ׃
ὀργὴ πατρὶ υἱὸς ἄφρων καὶ ὀδύνη τῇ τεκούσῃ αὐτοῦ
Ira patris filius stultus , et dolor matris quae genuit eum .
ዘይነሥእ ፡ ሕልያነ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ኅፅኑ ፡ በዓመፃ ፡ ኢያረትዕ ፡ ፍትሐ ፡ ወረሲዕሰ ፡ ይትገኀሥ ፡ እምፍናወ ፡ ጻድቃን ።
A foolish son brings grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.
17:26 ⧉ ⤴︎ גַּ֤ם עֲנ֣וֹשׁ לַצַּדִּ֣יק לֹא ־ט֑וֹב לְהַכּ֖וֹת נְדִיבִ֣ים עַל ־יֹֽשֶׁר ׃
ζημιοῦν ἄνδρα δίκαιον οὐ καλόν οὐδὲ ὅσιον ἐπιβουλεύειν δυνάσταις δικαίοις
Non est bonum damnum inferre justo , nec percutere principem qui recta judicat .
ገጹ ፡ ማእምር ፡ ለብእሲ ፡ ጠቢብ ፡ ወአዕይንቲሁ ፡ ለዓብድ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ከተማ ፡ ምድር ፡ አዕይንቲሁሰ ፡ ለጠቢብ ፡ ዲበ ፡ ርእሱ ።
Also to punish the righteous is not good, nor to flog officials for their integrity.
17:27 ⧉ ⤴︎ חוֹשֵׂ֣ךְ אֲ֭מָרָיו יוֹדֵ֣עַ דָּ֑עַת (וקר ) [יְקַר ־]ר֝֗וּחַ אִ֣ישׁ תְּבוּנָֽה ׃
ὃς φείδεται ῥῆμα προέσθαι σκληρόν ἐπιγνώμων μακρόθυμος δὲ ἀνὴρ φρόνιμος
Qui moderatur sermones suos doctus et prudens est , et pretiosi spiritus vir eruditus .
መዓት ፡ ለአብ ፡ ዐብድ ፡ ውሉድ ፡ ወኃዘን ፡ ለእንተ ፡ ወለደቶ ።
He who spares his words has knowledge. He who is even tempered is a man of understanding.
17:28 ⧉ ⤴︎ גַּ֤ם אֱוִ֣יל מַ֭חֲרִישׁ חָכָ֣ם יֵחָשֵׁ֑ב אֹטֵ֖ם שְׂפָתָ֣יו נָבֽוֹן ׃
ἀνοήτῳ ἐπερωτήσαντι σοφίαν σοφία λογισθήσεται ἐνεὸν δέ τις ἑαυτὸν ποιήσας δόξει φρόνιμος εἶναι
Stultus quoque , si tacuerit , sapiens reputabitur , et si compresserit labia sua , intelligens .
አኅሥሮቱ ፡ ለጻድቅ ፡ ብእሲ ፡ አኮ ፡ ሠናይ ፡ ወአኮ ፡ ሠናይ ፡ ለመኳንንተ ፡ ጽድቅ ፡ ሐቢል ።
Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is counted wise. When he shuts his lips, he is thought to be discerning.
17:29 ⧉ ⤴︎ — — — ዘይምህክ ፡ አውፅኦ ፡ ቃለ ፡ ንቁጸ ፡ ማእምር ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ወመስተዓግሥ ፡ ብእሲ ፡ ጠቢብ ።
Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is counted wise. When he shuts his lips, he is thought to be discerning.
17:30 ⧉ ⤴︎ — — — ዓብድ ፡ ለእመ ፡ ተሰአለ ፡ ጥበበ ፡ ይከውኖ ፡ በአርምሞሰ ፡ ወበተሐክሞ ፡ ይመስል ፡ ጠቢበ ።
Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is counted wise. When he shuts his lips, he is thought to be discerning.