11:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ σοφία ταπεινοῦ ἀνυψώσει κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐν μέσῳ μεγιστάνων καθίσει αὐτόν
Sapientia humiliati exaltabit caput illius , et in medio magnatorum consedere illum faciet .
ይከብር ፡ ነዳይ ፡ በጥበቢሁ ፡ ወይነብር ፡ ማእከለ ፡ መኳንንት ።
The wisdom of the lowly will lift up his head, And make him to sit in the midst of great men.
11:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ μὴ αἰνέσῃς ἄνδρα ἐν κάλλει αὐτοῦ καὶ μὴ βδελύξῃ ἄνθρωπον ἐν ὁράσει αὐτοῦ
Non laudes virum in specie sua , neque spernas hominem in visu suo .
ኢታድሉ ፡ ለሰብእ ፡ እንበይነ ፡ ላሕዩ ፡ ወኢታስተአክዮ ፡ ለሰብእ ፡ እንበይነ ፡ ሕሠሚሁ ።
Commend not a man for his beauty; And abhor not a man for his outward appearance.
11:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ μικρὰ ἐν πετεινοῖς μέλισσα καὶ ἀρχὴ γλυκασμάτων ὁ καρπὸς αὐτῆς
Brevis in volatilibus est apis , et initium dulcoris habet fructus illius .
እምኵሉ ፡ አዕዋፍ ፡ ትንዕስ ፡ ንህብ ፡ ወእምኵሉ ፡ ይጥዕም ፡ ፍሬሃ ።
The bee is little among such as fly; And her fruit is the chief of sweetmeats.
11:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐν περιβολῇ ἱματίων μὴ καυχήσῃ καὶ ἐν ἡμέρᾳ δόξης μὴ ἐπαίρου ὅτι θαυμαστὰ τὰ ἔργα κυρίου καὶ κρυπτὰ τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ ἀνθρώποις
In vestitu ne glorieris umquam , nec in die honoris tui extollaris : quoniam mirabilia opera Altissimi solius , et gloriosa , et absconsa , et invisa opera illius .
ኢትዘኀር ፡ በሥነ ፡ አልባሲከ ፡ በመዋዕለ ፡ ክብርከኒ ፡ ኢታዕቢ ፡ ርእሰከ ፡ እስመ ፡ ነኪር ፡ ግብሩ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ ወኅቡእ ፡ እምዕጓለ ፡ እመሕያው ፡ ኪኑ ።
Glory not in the putting on of raiment, And exalt not yourself in the day of honor; For the works of the Lord are wonderful, And his works are hidden among men.
11:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ πολλοὶ τύραννοι ἐκάθισαν ἐπὶ ἐδάφους ὁ δὲ ἀνυπονόητος ἐφόρεσεν διάδημα
Multi tyranni sederunt in throno : et insuspicabilis portavit diadema .
ብዙኃን ፡ መኳንንት ፡ እለ ፡ ወድቁ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ምድር ፡ ወቦ ፡ ባሕታዊ ፡ ዘተቀጸለ ፡ አክሊለ ።
Many kings have sat down upon the ground; And one that was never thought of has worn a diadem.
11:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ πολλοὶ δυνάσται ἠτιμάσθησαν σφόδρα καὶ ἔνδοξοι παρεδόθησαν εἰς χεῖρας ἑτέρων
Multi potentes oppressi sunt valide , et gloriosi traditi sunt in manus alterorum .
ብዙኃን ፡ ዐበይት ፡ እለ ፡ ኀሥሩ ፡ ፈድፋደ ፡ ወብዙኃን ፡ ክቡራን ፡ እለ ፡ ገብኡ ፡ ታሕተ ፡ ባዕድ ።
Many mighty men have been greatly disgraced; And men of renown have been delivered into other men’s hands.
11:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ πρὶν ἐξετάσῃς μὴ μέμψῃ νόησον πρῶτον καὶ τότε ἐπιτίμα
Priusquam interroges , ne vituperes quemquam : et cum interrogaveris , corripe juste .
ኢትኂስ ፡ ዘእንበለ ፡ ትሕትቶ ፡ ጠይቅ ፡ ቅድመ ፡ ወድኅረ ፡ ትጌሥጽ ።
Blame not before you have examined: Understand first, and then rebuke.
11:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ πρὶν ἢ ἀκοῦσαι μὴ ἀποκρίνου καὶ ἐν μέσῳ λόγων μὴ παρεμβάλλου
Priusquam audias , ne respondeas verbum : et in medio sermonum ne adjicias loqui .
ዘእንበለ ፡ ትስማዕ ፡ ኢታውሥእ ፡ ወውስተ ፡ ነገረ ፡ ባዕድ ፡ ኢትባእ ።
Answer not before you have heard; And interrupt not in the midst of speech.
11:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ περὶ πράγματος οὗ οὐκ ἔστιν σοι χρεία μὴ ἔριζε καὶ ἐν κρίσει ἁμαρτωλῶν μὴ συνέδρευε
De ea re quæ te non molestat , ne certeris : et in judicio peccantium ne consistas .
ወውስተ ፡ ዘኢኮነ ፡ ትካዝከ ፡ ኢትትኀለፍ ፡ ወኢትሳነን ፡ በቀስተ ፡ ጊጉይ ።
Strive not in a matter that concerns you not; And where sinners judge, sit not you with them.
11:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ τέκνον μὴ περὶ πολλὰ ἔστωσαν αἱ πράξεις σου ἐὰν πληθύνῃς οὐκ ἀθῳωθήσῃ καὶ ἐὰν διώκῃς οὐ μὴ καταλάβῃς καὶ οὐ μὴ ἐκφύγῃς διαδράς
Fili , ne in multis sint actus tui : et si dives fueris , non eris immunis a delicto . Si enim secutus fueris , non apprehendes : et non effugies , si præcucurreris .
ወልድየ ፡ ኢታብዝኅ ፡ ተግባረከ ፡ እስመ ፡ ለእመ ፡ አብዛኅከ ፡ ትጸደቅ ፡ ኢያበውሐከ ፡ ወኢታመሥጥ ፡ ለእመ ፡ ሮጽከ ፡ ወኢትረክባ ፡ ለእመ ፡ ዴገንከ ፡ ለጽድቅ ።
My son, be not busy about many matters: For if you meddle much, you will not be unpunished; And if you pursue, you will not overtake; And you will not escape by fleeing.
11:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἔστιν κοπιῶν καὶ πονῶν καὶ σπεύδων καὶ τόσῳ μᾶλλον ὑστερεῖται
Est homo laborans et festinans , et dolens : impius , et tanto magis non abundabit .
እስመ ፡ ቦ ፡ ዘይጔጕእ ፡ ወይሠርሕ ፡ ወይጻሙ ፡ ወፈድፋደ ፡ ይጼነስ ።
There is one that toileth, and labores, and makes haste, And is so much the more behind.
11:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἔστιν νωθρὸς προσδεόμενος ἀντιλήμψεως ὑστερῶν ἰσχύι καὶ πτωχείᾳ περισσεύει καὶ οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ κυρίου ἐπέβλεψαν αὐτῷ εἰς ἀγαθά καὶ ἀνώρθωσεν αὐτὸν ἐκ ταπεινώσεως αὐτοῦ
Est homo marcidus egens recuperatione , plus deficiens virtute , et abundans paupertate :
ወቦ ፡ እንዘ ፡ ድኩም ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ኢይስእል ፡ ወዘይመልክ ፡ ወኢይክል ፡ ምንተኒ ፡ ወለእመኒ ፡ ጸንዐ ፡ ፈድፋደ ፡ ይጼነስ ፡ ወለአመ ፡ ነጸሮ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ በሠናይ ፡ ያነሥኦ ፡ እምተጽናሱ ።
There is one that is sluggish, and has need of help, Lacking in strength, and that abounds in poverty; And the eyes of the Lord looked upon him for good, And he set him up from his low estate,
11:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ ἀνύψωσεν κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀπεθαύμασαν ἐπ’ αὐτῷ πολλοί
et oculus Dei respexit illum in bono , et erexit eum ab humilitate ipsius , et exaltavit caput ejus : et mirati sunt in illo multi , et honoraverunt Deum .
ወያዐብዮ ፡ ወያከብሮ ፡ ወያነክርዎ ፡ ብዙኃን ።
And lifted up his head; And many marveled at him.
11:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἀγαθὰ καὶ κακά ζωὴ καὶ θάνατος πτωχεία καὶ πλοῦτος παρὰ κυρίου ἐστίν
Bona et mala , vita et mors , paupertas et honestas , a Deo sunt :
ሠናይትኒ ፡ ወእኪትኒ ።
Good things and evil, life and death, Poverty and riches, are from the Lord.
11:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ — sapientia , et disciplina , et scientia legis , apud Deum : dilectio , et viæ bonorum , apud ipsum .
ሐይውኒ ፡ ወመዊትኒ ።
Wisdom and discipline and the knowledge of the law are with God; love and the ways of the good are with him.
11:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ δόσις κυρίου παραμένει εὐσεβέσιν καὶ ἡ εὐδοκία αὐτοῦ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα εὐοδωθήσεται
Datio Dei permanet justis , et profectus illius successus habebit in æternum .
ጸጋሁ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ ትዜውሮሙ ፡ ለጻድቃን ፡ ወፈቃዱሂ ፡ ያስተፌሥሕ ፡ ዓለመ ።
The gift of the Lord remains with the godly, And his good pleasure will prosper forever.
11:18 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἔστιν πλουτῶν ἀπὸ προσοχῆς καὶ σφιγγίας αὐτοῦ καὶ αὕτη ἡ μερὶς τοῦ μισθοῦ αὐτοῦ
Est qui locupletatur parce agendo , et hæc est pars mercedis illius .
ሀሎ ፡ ዘይብዕል ፡ በብዝኀ ፡ ጠዊዕ ፡ ወእንዘ ፡ ይቄቂ ፡ ወባቲ ፡ ይሤልጥ ፡ ትፍሥሕቶ ።
There is that waxes rich by his wariness and pinching, And this is the portion of his reward:
11:19 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐν τῷ εἰπεῖν αὐτόν εὗρον ἀνάπαυσιν καὶ νῦν φάγομαι ἐκ τῶν ἀγαθῶν μου καὶ οὐκ οἶδεν τίς καιρὸς παρελεύσεται καὶ καταλείψει αὐτὰ ἑτέροις καὶ ἀποθανεῖται
In eo quod dicit : Inveni requiem mihi , et nunc manducabo de bonis meis solus :
ወአመ ፡ ተሰፈወ ፡ ያዕርፍ ፡ ወአመ ፡ ይብል ፡ እበልዕ ፡ ወእሰቲ ፡ እንከሰ ፡ እፌግዕ ፡ ወአእከልኩ ፡ ወኢየአምር ፡ ዕለት ፡ እንተ ፡ ትበጽሖ ፡ ወየኅድግ ፡ ኵሎ ፡ ለባዕድ ፡ ወይመውት ፡ ውእቱ ።
When he says, I have found rest, And now will I eat of my goods; Yet he knows not what time will pass, And he will leave them to others, and die.
11:20 ⧉ ⤴︎ στῆθι ἐν διαθήκῃ σου καὶ ὁμίλει ἐν αὐτῇ καὶ ἐν τῷ ἔργῳ σου παλαιώθητι
et nescit quod tempus præteriet , et mors appropinquet , et relinquat omnia aliis , et morietur .
ቁም ፡ በፍርሀተ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ወቦቱ ፡ ተመሀር ፡ ወርሳዕ ፡ በተግባርከ ።
Be stedfast in your covenant, and be conversant therein, And wax old in your work.
11:21 ⧉ ⤴︎ μὴ θαύμαζε ἐν ἔργοις ἁμαρτωλοῦ πίστευε δὲ κυρίῳ καὶ ἔμμενε τῷ πόνῳ σου ὅτι κοῦφον ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς κυρίου διὰ τάχους ἐξάπινα πλουτίσαι πένητα
Sta in testamento tuo , et in illo colloquere , et in opere mandatorum tuorum veterasce .
ወኢያፍቱከ ፡ ግብሮሙ ፡ ለኃጥኣን ፡ ተአመን ፡ በእግዚአብሔር ፡ ወተሰፈዎ ፡ ለጻማከ ፡ እስመ ፡ ቀሊል ፡ በኀበ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ለምዕር ፡ ወግብተ ፡ ያብዕሎ ፡ ለነዳይ ።
Marvel not at the works of a sinner; But trust the Lord, and abide in your labor: For it is an easy thing in the sight of the Lord swiftly on the sudden to make a poor man rich.
11:22 ⧉ ⤴︎ εὐλογία κυρίου ἐν μισθῷ εὐσεβοῦς καὶ ἐν ὥρᾳ ταχινῇ ἀναθάλλει εὐλογίαν αὐτοῦ
Ne manseris in operibus peccatorum : confide autem in Deo , et mane in loco tuo .
በረከተ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ዕሴቶሙ ፡ ለጻድቃን ፡ ወትትባዛኅ ፡ በረከቱ ፡ ለጻድቅ ።
The blessing of the Lord is in the reward of the godly; And in an hour that comes swiftly he makes his blessing to flourish.
11:23 ⧉ ⤴︎ μὴ εἴπῃς τίς ἐστίν μου χρεία καὶ τίνα ἀπὸ τοῦ νῦν ἔσται μου τὰ ἀγαθά
Facile est enim in oculis Dei subito honestare pauperem .
ወኢትበል ፡ ኢይፈቅድ ፡ እንከ ፡ ወኢትበል ፡ አልብየ ፡ ዕሴት ፡ እንከ ።
Say not, What use is there of me? And what from henceforth will my good things be?
11:24 ⧉ ⤴︎ μὴ εἴπῃς αὐτάρκη μοί ἐστιν καὶ τί ἀπὸ τοῦ νῦν κακωθήσομαι
Benedictio Dei in mercedem justi festinat , et in hora veloci processus illius fructificat .
እምይእዜሰ ፡ አከለኒ ፡ ወእምይእዜሰ ፡ ኢይጼነስ ፡ እንከ ።
Say not, I have sufficient, And from henceforth what harm will happen to me?
11:25 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ἀγαθῶν ἀμνησία κακῶν καὶ ἐν ἡμέρᾳ κακῶν οὐ μνησθήσεται ἀγαθῶν
Ne dicas : Quid est mihi opus ? et quæ erunt mihi ex hoc bona ?
አመ ፡ ዕለተ ፡ ሠናይት ፡ ይረስዕዋ ፡ ለእኪት ፡ ወአመ ፡ ዕለተ ፡ እኪት ፡ ይረስዕዋ ፡ ለሠናይት ።
In the day of good things there is a forgetfulness of evil things; And in the day of evil things a man will not remember things that are good.
11:26 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὅτι κοῦφον ἔναντι κυρίου ἐν ἡμέρᾳ τελευτῆς ἀποδοῦναι ἀνθρώπῳ κατὰ τὰς ὁδοὺς αὐτοῦ
Ne dicas : Sufficiens mihi sum : et quid ex hoc pessimabor ?
እስመ ፡ ቀሊል ፡ በኀበ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ዕለተ ፡ ሞት ፡ እስመ ፡ ይፈድዮ ፡ ለሰብእ ፡ በከመ ፡ ግዕዙ ።
For it is an easy thing in the sight of the Lord To reward a man in the day of death according to his ways.
11:27 ⧉ ⤴︎ κάκωσις ὥρας ἐπιλησμονὴν ποιεῖ τρυφῆς καὶ ἐν συντελείᾳ ἀνθρώπου ἀποκάλυψις ἔργων αὐτοῦ
In die bonorum ne immemor sis malorum , et in die malorum ne immemor sis bonorum :
በእኪት ፡ ዕለት ፡ ይከሪ ፡ ጽጋብ ፡ ወበደኃሪቱ ፡ ለሰብእ ፡ ይትዐወቅ ፡ ምግባሩ ።
The affliction of an hour causes forgetfulness of delight; And in the last end of a man is the revelation of his deeds.
11:28 ⧉ ⤴︎ πρὸ τελευτῆς μὴ μακάριζε μηδένα καὶ ἐν τέκνοις αὐτοῦ γνωσθήσεται ἀνήρ
quoniam facile est coram Deo in die obitus retribuere unicuique secundum vias suas .
ወኢትበሎ ፡ ለሰብእ ፡ ብፁዕ ፡ ዘእንበለ ፡ ትርአይ ፡ ደኃሪቶ ፡ ወበላዕለ ፡ ውሉዱ ፡ ያስተርኢ ፡ ንብረቱ ፡ ለሰብእ ።
Call no man blessed before his death; And a man will be known in his children.
11:29 ⧉ ⤴︎ μὴ πάντα ἄνθρωπον εἴσαγε εἰς τὸν οἶκόν σου πολλὰ γὰρ τὰ ἔνεδρα τοῦ δολίου
Malitia horæ oblivionem facit luxuriæ magnæ , et in fine hominis denudatio operum illius .
ኢታብእ ፡ ኵሎ ፡ ሰብእ ፡ ዘረከብከ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ቤትከ ፡ እስመ ፡ በብዙኀ ፡ ይጠበበከ ፡ ጕሕልያ ።
Bring not every man into your house; For many are the plots of the deceitful man.
11:30 ⧉ ⤴︎ πέρδιξ θηρευτὴς ἐν καρτάλλῳ οὕτως καρδία ὑπερηφάνου καὶ ὡς ὁ κατάσκοπος ἐπιβλέπει πτῶσιν
Ante mortem ne laudes hominem quemquam : quoniam in filiis suis agnoscitur vir .
ቆቃሕ ፡ ተሠግረ ፡ በቈጽለ ፡ አስርቆ ፡ ከማሁ ፡ ልቡ ፡ ለእቡይ ፡ ወከመ ፡ ሰብአ ፡ ዐይን ፡ ይትሔዘባ ፡ ለድቀቱ ።
As a decoy partridge in a cage, so is the heart of a proud man; And as one that is a spy, he looks upon your falling.
11:31 ⧉ ⤴︎ τὰ γὰρ ἀγαθὰ εἰς κακὰ μεταστρέφων ἐνεδρεύει καὶ ἐν τοῖς αἱρετοῖς ἐπιθήσει μῶμον
Non omnem hominem inducas in domum tuam : multæ enim sunt insidiæ dolosi .
መጠነ ፡ ሠናይት ፡ እኪተ ፡ የዐስየከ ፡ ጕሕልያ ፡ ወይገብር ፡ ለከ ፡ ነውረ ፡ በዘአልብከ ።
For he lies in wait to turn things that are good into evil; And in things that are praiseworthy he will lay blame.
11:32 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἀπὸ σπινθῆρος πυρὸς πληθύνεται ἀνθρακιά καὶ ἄνθρωπος ἁμαρτωλὸς εἰς αἷμα ἐνεδρεύει
Sicut enim eructant præcordia fœtentium , et sicut perdix inducitur in caveam , et ut caprea in laqueum : sic et cor superborum , et sicut prospector videns casum proximi sui .
በብዝኀ ፡ ትንታጉ ፡ ለእሳት ፡ ይበዝኅ ፡ ፍሕሙ ፡ ወብእሲሰ ፡ ኃጥእ ፡ ይንዕዋ ፡ ለነፍሱ ።
From a spark of fire a heap of many coals is kindled; And a sinful man lies in wait for blood.
11:33 ⧉ ⤴︎ πρόσεχε ἀπὸ κακούργου πονηρὰ γὰρ τεκταίνει μήποτε μῶμον εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα δῷ σοι
Bona enim in mala convertens insidiatur , et in electis imponet maculam .
ተዐቀብ ፡ እምነ ፡ እኩይ ፡ እስመ ፡ እኪተ ፡ ይፈጥር ፡ ከመ ፡ ኢይግበር ፡ ለዝሉፉ ፡ ጽዕለተ ፡ ላዕሌከ ።
Take heed of an evil-doer, for he contriveth wicked things; Lest haply he bring upon you blame forever.
11:34 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐνοίκισον ἀλλότριον καὶ διαστρέψει σε ἐν ταραχαῖς καὶ ἀπαλλοτριώσει σε τῶν ἰδίων σου
A scintilla una augetur ignis , et ab uno doloso augetur sanguis : homo vero peccator sanguini insidiatur .
ለእመ ፡ አኅደርከ ፡ ነኪረ ፡ ምስሌከ ፡ የሀውከከ ፡ ወየዐልወከ ፡ ወያወፅአከ ፡ እምንዋይከ ።
Receive a stranger into your house, and he will distract you with brawls, And estrange you from your own.