5:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ בְּ֭נִי לְחׇכְמָתִ֣י הַקְשִׁ֑יבָה לִ֝תְבוּנָתִ֗י הַט ־אׇזְנֶֽךָ ׃
υἱέ ἐμῇ σοφίᾳ πρόσεχε ἐμοῖς δὲ λόγοις παράβαλλε σὸν οὖς
Fili mi , attende ad sapientiam meam , et prudentiae meae inclina aurem tuam :
ወልድየ ፡ ጥበበ ፡ ዚአየ ፡ ነጽር ፡ ወንባበ ፡ ዚአየ ፡ ያጽምእ ፡ ዕዝንከ ፡ ከመ ፡ ትዕቀብከ ፡ በሕሊና ፡ ሠናይት ።
My son, pay attention to my wisdom. Turn your ear to my understanding,
5:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ לִשְׁמֹ֥ר מְזִמּ֑וֹת וְ֝דַ֗עַת שְׂפָתֶ֥יךָ יִנְצֹֽרוּ ׃
ἵνα φυλάξῃς ἔννοιαν ἀγαθήν αἴσθησιν δὲ ἐμῶν χειλέων ἐντέλλομαί σοι
ut custodias cogitationes , et disciplinam labia tua conservent . Ne attendas fallaciae mulieris ;
ወአእምር ፡ እምከናፍርየ ፡ ዘእኤዝዘከ ።
that you may maintain discretion, that your lips may preserve knowledge.
5:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ כִּ֤י נֹ֣פֶת תִּ֭טֹּפְנָה שִׂפְתֵ֣י זָרָ֑ה וְחָלָ֖ק מִשֶּׁ֣מֶן חִכָּֽהּ ׃
μὴ πρόσεχε φαύλῃ γυναικί μέλι γὰρ ἀποστάζει ἀπὸ χειλέων γυναικὸς πόρνης ἣ πρὸς καιρὸν λιπαίνει σὸν φάρυγγα
favus enim distillans labia meretricis , et nitidius oleo guttur ejus :
ኢትነፅር ፡ ብእሲተ ፡ እኪተ ፡ እስመ ፡ መዓር ፡ ይውኅዝ ፡ እምከናፍረ ፡ ብእሲት ፡ ዘማ ፡ እንተ ፡ ለጊዜሁ ፡ ያመዓርዕሮ ፡ ለጒርዔከ ።
For the lips of an adulteress drip honey. Her mouth is smoother than oil,
5:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְֽ֭אַחֲרִיתָהּ מָרָ֣ה כַֽלַּעֲנָ֑ה חַ֝דָּ֗ה כְּחֶ֣רֶב פִּיּֽוֹת ׃
ὕστερον μέντοι πικρότερον χολῆς εὑρήσεις καὶ ἠκονημένον μᾶλλον μαχαίρας διστόμου
novissima autem illius amara quasi absinthium , et acuta quasi gladius biceps .
ወእምድኅሬሁሰ ፡ ዘይመርር ፡ እምሐሞት ፡ ትረክብ ፡ ወስሑል ፡ ፈድፋደ ፡ እመጥባሕት ፡ ዘክልኤ ፡ አፉሁ ።
but in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, and as sharp as a two-edged sword.
5:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ רַ֭גְלֶיהָ יֹרְד֣וֹת מָ֑וֶת שְׁ֝א֗וֹל צְעָדֶ֥יהָ יִתְמֹֽכוּ ׃
τῆς γὰρ ἀφροσύνης οἱ πόδες κατάγουσιν τοὺς χρωμένους αὐτῇ μετὰ θανάτου εἰς τὸν ᾅδην τὰ δὲ ἴχνη αὐτῆς οὐκ ἐρείδεται
Pedes ejus descendunt in mortem , et ad inferos gressus illius penetrant .
ወኀበ ፡ ዕበድ ፡ እገሪሃ ፡ ያወርዱ ፡ ወሑረታ ፡ ያበውእ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ሞት ፡ ወሲኦል ።
Her feet go down to death. Her steps lead straight to Sheol.
5:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ אֹ֣רַח חַ֭יִּים פֶּן ־תְּפַלֵּ֑ס נָע֥וּ מַ֝עְגְּלֹתֶ֗יהָ לֹ֣א תֵדָֽע ׃ {פ}
ὁδοὺς γὰρ ζωῆς οὐκ ἐπέρχεται σφαλεραὶ δὲ αἱ τροχιαὶ αὐτῆς καὶ οὐκ εὔγνωστοι
Per semitam vitae non ambulant ; vagi sunt gressus ejus et investigabiles .
ወአሠራ ፡ ኢይትሐወስ ፡ እመካነ ፡ ኃጢአት ፡ ወውስተ ፡ ፍናወ ፡ ሕይወት ፡ ኢይቀርብ ፡ ወእቡስ ፡ መንኰራኵራ ፡ ወአኮ ፡ ዘይትዐወቅ ።
She gives no thought to the way of life. Her ways are crooked, and she doesn’t know it.
5:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְעַתָּ֣ה בָ֭נִים שִׁמְעוּ ־לִ֑י וְאַל ־תָּ֝ס֗וּרוּ מֵאִמְרֵי ־פִֽי ׃
νῦν οὖν υἱέ ἄκουέ μου καὶ μὴ ἀκύρους ποιήσῃς ἐμοὺς λόγους
Nunc ergo fili mi , audi me , et ne recedas a verbis oris mei .
ወይእዜኒ ፡ ወልድየ ፡ ስምዐኒ ፡ ወምኑነ ፡ ኢትረሲ ፡ ንባበ ፡ ዚአየ ።
Now therefore, my sons, listen to me. Don’t depart from the words of my mouth.
5:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ הַרְחֵ֣ק מֵעָלֶ֣יהָ דַרְכֶּ֑ךָ וְאַל ־תִּ֝קְרַ֗ב אֶל ־פֶּ֥תַח בֵּיתָֽהּ ׃
μακρὰν ποίησον ἀπ’ αὐτῆς σὴν ὁδόν μὴ ἐγγίσῃς πρὸς θύραις οἴκων αὐτῆς
Longe fac ab ea viam tuam , et ne appropinques foribus domus ejus .
ርኁቀ ፡ ረሲ ፡ እምኔሃ ፡ ፍኖተከ ፡ ወኢትቅረብ ፡ ኀበ ፡ ኆኅተ ፡ ቤታ ።
Remove your way far from her. Don’t come near the door of her house,
5:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ פֶּן ־תִּתֵּ֣ן לַאֲחֵרִ֣ים הוֹדֶ֑ךָ וּ֝שְׁנֹתֶ֗יךָ לְאַכְזָרִֽי ׃
ἵνα μὴ πρόῃ ἄλλοις ζωήν σου καὶ σὸν βίον ἀνελεήμοσιν
Ne des alienis honorem tuum , et annos tuos crudeli :
ከመ ፡ ኢትወስክ ፡ ለባዕድ ፡ ሕይወተከ ፡ መንብረተከ ፡ ለእለ ፡ ዘእንበለ ፡ ምሕረት ።
lest you give your honor to others, and your years to the cruel one;
5:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ פֶּֽן ־יִשְׂבְּע֣וּ זָרִ֣ים כֹּחֶ֑ךָ וַ֝עֲצָבֶ֗יךָ בְּבֵ֣ית נׇכְרִֽי ׃
ἵνα μὴ πλησθῶσιν ἀλλότριοι σῆς ἰσχύος οἱ δὲ σοὶ πόνοι εἰς οἴκους ἀλλοτρίων εἰσέλθωσιν
ne forte impleantur extranei viribus tuis , et labores tui sint in domo aliena ,
ከመ ፡ ኢይጽገቡ ፡ ነኪራን ፡ ኃይለከ ፡ ወፃማ ፡ ዚአከ ፡ ቤተ ፡ ባዕድ ፡ ኢይባእ ።
lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your labors enrich another man’s house.
5:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְנָהַמְתָּ֥ בְאַחֲרִיתֶ֑ךָ בִּכְל֥וֹת בְּ֝שָׂרְךָ֗ וּשְׁאֵרֶֽךָ ׃
καὶ μεταμεληθήσῃ ἐπ’ ἐσχάτων ἡνίκα ἂν κατατριβῶσιν σάρκες σώματός σου
et gemas in novissimis , quando consumpseris carnes tuas et corpus tuum , et dicas :
ወትኔስሕ ፡ ድኅረ ፡ አመ ፡ ደክመ ፡ ሥጋ ፡ ነፍስከ ።
You will groan at your latter end, when your flesh and your body are consumed,
5:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְֽאָמַרְתָּ֗ אֵ֭יךְ שָׂנֵ֣אתִי מוּסָ֑ר וְ֝תוֹכַ֗חַת נָאַ֥ץ לִבִּֽי ׃
καὶ ἐρεῖς πῶς ἐμίσησα παιδείαν καὶ ἐλέγχους ἐξέκλινεν ἡ καρδία μου
Cur detestatus sum disciplinam , et increpationibus non acquievit cor meum ,
ወትብል ፡ እፎ ፡ ጸላእኩ ፡ ትምህርተ ፡ እምንእስየ ፡ ወእምተግሣፅ ፡ ተግኅሠ ፡ ዕዝንየ ።
and say, “How I have hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof.
5:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְֽלֹא ־שָׁ֭מַעְתִּי בְּק֣וֹל מוֹרָ֑י וְ֝לִֽמְלַמְּדַ֗י לֹא ־הִטִּ֥יתִי אׇזְנִֽי ׃
οὐκ ἤκουον φωνὴν παιδεύοντός με καὶ διδάσκοντός με οὐδὲ παρέβαλλον τὸ οὖς μου
nec audivi vocem docentium me , et magistris non inclinavi aurem meam ?
ወኢሰማዕኩ ፡ ቃለ ፡ ዘይሜህሩኒ ፡ ወይጌሥፁኒ ፡ ወኢያፅማእኩ ፡ በእዝንየ ።
I haven’t obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor turned my ear to those who instructed me!
5:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ כִּ֭מְעַט הָיִ֣יתִי בְכׇל ־רָ֑ע בְּת֖וֹךְ קָהָ֣ל וְעֵדָֽה ׃
παρ’ ὀλίγον ἐγενόμην ἐν παντὶ κακῷ ἐν μέσῳ ἐκκλησίας καὶ συναγωγῆς
pene fui in omni malo , in medio ecclesiae et synagogae .
ዘእንበለ ፡ ንስቲት ፡ ኮንኩ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ እኩይ ።
I have come to the brink of utter ruin, among the gathered assembly.”
5:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ שְׁתֵה ־מַ֥יִם מִבּוֹרֶ֑ךָ וְ֝נֹזְלִ֗ים מִתּ֥וֹךְ בְּאֵרֶֽךָ ׃
πῖνε ὕδατα ἀπὸ σῶν ἀγγείων καὶ ἀπὸ σῶν φρεάτων πηγῆς
Bibe aquam de cisterna tua , et fluenta putei tui ;
ማእከለ ፡ ማኅበር ፡ ወእንግልጋ ፡ ስተይ ፡ ማየ ፡ እምቀሱትከ ፡ ወእምነቅዐ ፡ ዐዘቅትከ ፡ ወየኀዛ ፡ ማያት ፡ እምዐዘቅትከ ፡ ወውስተ ፡ መራኅብቲከ ፡ ይሑራ ፡ ማያቲከ ።
Drink water out of your own cistern, running water out of your own well.
5:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ יָפ֣וּצוּ מַעְיְנֹתֶ֣יךָ ח֑וּצָה בָּ֝רְחֹב֗וֹת פַּלְגֵי ־מָֽיִם ׃
μὴ ὑπερεκχείσθω σοι τὰ ὕδατα ἐκ τῆς σῆς πηγῆς εἰς δὲ σὰς πλατείας διαπορευέσθω τὰ σὰ ὕδατα
deriventur fontes tui foras , et in plateis aquas tuas divide .
ወትኩን ፡ ለከ ፡ ለባሕቲትከ ፡ ወአልቦ ፡ ነኪር ፡ ዘይነሥአከ ፡ ወዓዘቅት ፡ ማይከ ፡ ትኩን ፡ ለከ ።
Should your springs overflow in the streets, streams of water in the public squares?
5:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ יִֽהְיוּ ־לְךָ֥ לְבַדֶּ֑ךָ וְאֵ֖ין לְזָרִ֣ים אִתָּֽךְ ׃
ἔστω σοι μόνῳ ὑπάρχοντα καὶ μηδεὶς ἀλλότριος μετασχέτω σοι
Habeto eas solus , nec sint alieni participes tui .
ወተፈሣሕ ፡ ምስለ ፡ ብእሲተ ፡ ንእስከ ።
Let them be for yourself alone, not for strangers with you.
5:18 ⧉ ⤴︎ יְהִֽי ־מְקוֹרְךָ֥ בָר֑וּךְ וּ֝שְׂמַ֗ח מֵאֵ֥שֶׁת נְעוּרֶֽךָ ׃
ἡ πηγή σου τοῦ ὕδατος ἔστω σοι ἰδία καὶ συνευφραίνου μετὰ γυναικὸς τῆς ἐκ νεότητός σου
Sit vena tua benedicta , et laetare cum muliere adolescentiae tuae .
በፍቅረ ፡ ኃየል ፡ ወዕዋል ፡ ተፋቀር ፡ ምስለ ፡ ብእሲትከ ።
Let your spring be blessed. Rejoice in the wife of your youth.
5:19 ⧉ ⤴︎ אַיֶּ֥לֶת אֲהָבִ֗ים וְֽיַ֫עֲלַת ־חֵ֥ן דַּ֭דֶּיהָ יְרַוֻּ֣ךָ בְכׇל ־עֵ֑ת בְּ֝אַהֲבָתָ֗הּ תִּשְׁגֶּ֥ה תָמִֽיד ׃
ἔλαφος φιλίας καὶ πῶλος σῶν χαρίτων ὁμιλείτω σοι ἡ δὲ ἰδία ἡγείσθω σου καὶ συνέστω σοι ἐν παντὶ καιρῷ ἐν γὰρ τῇ ταύτης φιλίᾳ συμπεριφερόμενος πολλοστὸς ἔσῃ
Cerva carissima , et gratissimus hinnulus : ubera ejus inebrient te in omni tempore ; in amore ejus delectare jugiter .
ሞገሰ ፡ ፍቅራ ፡ ያረውየከ ፡ እንቲአከ ፡ ትኩንከ ፡ ለከ ፡ ወተሀሉ ፡ ምስሌከ ፡ በኵሉ ፡ ጊዜ ።
A loving doe and a graceful deer— let her breasts satisfy you at all times. Be captivated always with her love.
5:20 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְלָ֤מָּה תִשְׁגֶּ֣ה בְנִ֣י בְזָרָ֑ה וּ֝תְחַבֵּ֗ק חֵ֣ק נׇכְרִיָּֽה ׃
μὴ πολὺς ἴσθι πρὸς ἀλλοτρίαν μηδὲ συνέχου ἀγκάλαις τῆς μὴ ἰδίας
Quare seduceris , fili mi , ab aliena , et foveris in sinu alterius ?
በዛቲ ፡ ፍቅር ፡ እንዘ ፡ ትትፋቀር ፡ ብዙኀ ፡ ትከውን ፡ ወኵለንታከ ፡ ኢየሀሉ ፡ ኀበ ፡ ነኪርት ።
For why should you, my son, be captivated with an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another?
5:21 ⧉ ⤴︎ כִּ֤י נֹ֨כַח ׀ עֵינֵ֣י יְ֭הֹוָה דַּרְכֵי ־אִ֑ישׁ וְֽכׇל ־מַעְגְּלֹתָ֥יו מְפַלֵּֽס ׃
ἐνώπιον γάρ εἰσιν τῶν τοῦ θεοῦ ὀφθαλμῶν ὁδοὶ ἀνδρός εἰς δὲ πάσας τὰς τροχιὰς αὐτοῦ σκοπεύει
Respicit Dominus vias hominis , et omnes gressus ejus considerat .
ወኢታውትር ፡ እዴከ ፡ ኀበ ፡ እንተ ፡ ኢኮነት ፡ እንቲአከ ።
For the ways of man are before Yahweh’s eyes. He examines all his paths.
5:22 ⧉ ⤴︎ עֲֽווֹנֹתָ֗יו יִלְכְּדֻנ֥וֹ אֶת ־הָרָשָׁ֑ע וּבְחַבְלֵ֥י חַ֝טָּאת֗וֹ יִתָּמֵֽךְ ׃
παρανομίαι ἄνδρα ἀγρεύουσιν σειραῖς δὲ τῶν ἑαυτοῦ ἁμαρτιῶν ἕκαστος σφίγγεται
Iniquitates suas capiunt impium , et funibus peccatorum suorum constringitur .
እስመ ፡ ቅድመ ፡ አዕይንተ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ፍናወ ፡ ብእሲ ፡ ወውስተ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ መንኰራኵሪሁ ፡ ያስተሐይጽ ።
The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.
5:23 ⧉ ⤴︎ ה֗וּא יָ֭מוּת בְּאֵ֣ין מוּסָ֑ר וּבְרֹ֖ב אִוַּלְתּ֣וֹ יִשְׁגֶּֽה ׃ {פ}
οὗτος τελευτᾷ μετὰ ἀπαιδεύτων ἐκ δὲ πλήθους τῆς ἑαυτοῦ βιότητος ἐξερρίφη καὶ ἀπώλετο δῑ ἀφροσύνην
Ipse morietur , quia non habuit disciplinam , et in multitudine stultitiae suae decipietur .
ኃጢአት ፡ ያሤግር ፡ ብእሴ ፡ ወበኀብለ ፡ ኃጢአት ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ይትሐሰል ።
He will die for lack of instruction. In the greatness of his folly, he will go astray.
5:24 ⧉ ⤴︎ — — — ዝንቱ ፡ ይመውት ፡ ምስለ ፡ ዓብዳን ፡ ወእምብዝኀ ፡ ዕበዱ ፡ ተገድፈ ፡ ሕይወቱ ፡ ወተኀጒለ ፡ ብእንተ ፡ ዕበዱ ።
He will die for lack of instruction. In the greatness of his folly, he will go astray.