18:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὁ ζῶν εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα ἔκτισεν τὰ πάντα κοινῇ
Qui vivet in æternum creavit omnia simul . Deus solus justificabitur , et manet invictus rex in æternum .
ዘሕያው ፡ ዘዓለም ፡ ፈጠረ ፡ ኵሎ ፡ ሕቡረ ።
He that lives forever created all things in common.
18:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ κύριος μόνος δικαιωθήσεται
Quis sufficit enarrare opera illius ?
እግዚአብሔር ፡ ባሕቲቱ ፡ ጻድቅ ።
The Lord alone will be justified.
18:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ — quis enim investigabit magnalia ejus ?
— For who shall search out his mighty works?
18:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ οὐθενὶ ἐξεποίησεν ἐξαγγεῖλαι τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ καὶ τίς ἐξιχνεύσει τὰ μεγαλεῖα αὐτοῦ
virtutem autem magnitudinis ejus quis enuntiabit ? aut quis adjiciet enarrare misericordiam ejus ?
ወኢያብሐ ፡ መኑሂ ፡ ያአምር ፡ ግብሮ ፡ ወመኑ ፡ ያአምር ፡ አሠረ ፡ ዕበዩ ።
To none has he given power to declare his works: And who will trace out his mighty deeds?
18:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ κράτος μεγαλωσύνης αὐτοῦ τίς ἐξαριθμήσεται καὶ τίς προσθήσει ἐκδιηγήσασθαι τὰ ἐλέη αὐτοῦ
Non est minuere neque adjicere , nec est invenire magnalia Dei .
ወመኑ ፡ ኈለቈ ፡ ጽንዐ ፡ ኀይሉ ፡ ወመኑ ፡ ይክል ፡ ነጊረ ፡ ምሕረቱ ፡ ጥንቁቀ ።
Who shall number the strength of his majesty? And who shall also tell out his mercies?
18:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ οὐκ ἔστιν ἐλαττῶσαι οὐδὲ προσθεῖναι καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ἐξιχνιάσαι τὰ θαυμάσια τοῦ κυρίου
Cum consummaverit homo , tunc incipiet : et cum quieverit , aporiabitur .
አልቦ ፡ ከመ ፡ ይወስኩ ፡ ወአልቦ ፡ ከመ ፡ ያንትጉ ፡ ወአልቦ ፡ ዘይረክብ ፡ አሠረ ፡ ስብሐቲሁ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ።
As for the wondrous works of the Lord, it is not possible to take from them nor add to them, Neither is it possible to track them out.
18:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὅταν συντελέσῃ ἄνθρωπος τότε ἄρχεται καὶ ὅταν παύσηται τότε ἀπορηθήσεται
Quid est homo ? et quæ est gratia illius ? et quid bonum aut quid nequam illius ?
አመ ፡ ይፈጥሮ ፡ ለእጓለ ፡ እመሕያው ፡ ይእተ ፡ አሚረ ፡ ይኤዝዞ ፡ ወአመ ፡ ያሰልጦ ፡ ይእተ ፡ አሚረ ፡ ያዐርፎ ።
When a man has finished, then he is but at the beginning; And when he ceaseth, then will he be in perplexity.
18:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ τί ἄνθρωπος καὶ τί ἡ χρῆσις αὐτοῦ τί τὸ ἀγαθὸν αὐτοῦ καὶ τί τὸ κακὸν αὐτοῦ
Numerus dierum hominum , ut multum centum anni , quasi gutta aquæ maris deputati sunt : et sicut calculus arenæ , sic exigui anni in die ævi .
ምንት ፡ ውእቱ ፡ እጓለ ፡ እመሕያው ፡ ወምንት ፡ በቊዑ ፡ ምንትኑ ፡ ሠናይቱ ፡ ወምንትኑ ፡ እኪቱ ።
What is man, and whereto serves he? What is his good, and what is his evil?
18:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἀριθμὸς ἡμερῶν ἀνθρώπου πολλὰ ἔτη ἑκατόν
Propter hoc patiens est Deus in illis , et effundit super eos misericordiam suam .
ኈልቈ ፡ መዋዕሊሁ ፡ ምእተ ፡ ክረምቱ ።
The number of man’s days at the most are a hundred years.
18:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὡς σταγὼν ὕδατος ἀπὸ θαλάσσης καὶ ψῆφος ἄμμου οὕτως ὀλίγα ἔτη ἐν ἡμέρᾳ αἰῶνος
Vidit præsumptionem cordis eorum , quoniam mala est : et cognovit subversionem illorum , quoniam nequam est .
ከመ ፡ አሐቲ ፡ ነጠብጣበ ፡ ማይ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ማየ ፡ ባሕር ፡ ወከመ ፡ አሐቲ ፡ ኅጠተ ፡ ኆጻ ፡ እምውስተ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ኆጻ ፡ ከማሁ ፡ ኅዳጥ ፡ ዓመቲሁ ፡ እምውስተ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ መዋዕለ ፡ ዓለም ።
As a drop of water from the sea, and a pebble from the sand; So are a few years in the day of eternity.
18:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ διὰ τοῦτο ἐμακροθύμησεν κύριος ἐπ’ αὐτοῖς καὶ ἐξέχεεν ἐπ’ αὐτοὺς τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ
Ideo adimplevit propitiationem suam in illis , et ostendit eis viam æquitatis .
እንበይነዝ ፡ ይትዔገሦሙ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ወሶጠ ፡ ምሕረቶ ፡ ላዕሌሆሙ ።
For this cause the Lord was longsuffering over them, And poured out his mercy upon them.
18:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ εἶδεν καὶ ἐπέγνω τὴν καταστροφὴν αὐτῶν ὅτι πονηρά διὰ τοῦτο ἐπλήθυνεν τὸν ἐξιλασμὸν αὐτοῦ
Miseratio hominis circa proximum suum : misericordia autem Dei super omnem carnem .
ርእዮሙ ፡ ወአእመሮሙ ፡ ከመ ፡ እኪት ፡ ደኃሪቶሙ ፡ እስመ ፡ ከማሁ ፡ አብዝኀ ፡ ምሕረቶ ።
He saw and perceived their end, that it is evil; Therefore he multiplied his forgiveness.
18:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἔλεος ἀνθρώπου ἐπὶ τὸν πλησίον αὐτοῦ ἔλεος δὲ κυρίου ἐπὶ πᾶσαν σάρκα ἐλέγχων καὶ παιδεύων καὶ διδάσκων καὶ ἐπιστρέφων ὡς ποιμὴν τὸ ποίμνιον αὐτοῦ
Qui misericordiam habet , docet et erudit quasi pastor gregem suum .
ሰብእሰ ፡ ይምሕር ፡ ቢጾ ፡ ወእግዚአብሔር ፡ ባሕ (ቲ )ቱ ፡ ይሣሀል ፡ ለኵሉ ፡ ዘነፍስ ፡ ወይጌሥጽሂ ፡ ወይሜህርሂ ፡ ወይመይጥ ፡ ከመ ፡ ኖላዊ ፡ መርዔቶ ።
The mercy of a man is upon his neighbor; But the mercy of the Lord is upon all flesh; Reproving, and chastening, and teaching, And bringing again, as a shepherd does his flock.
18:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ τοὺς ἐκδεχομένους παιδείαν ἐλεᾷ καὶ τοὺς κατασπεύδοντας ἐπὶ τὰ κρίματα αὐτοῦ
Miseretur excipientis doctrinam miserationis , et qui festinat in judiciis ejus .
ወይሣሀሎሙ ፡ ለእለ ፡ ይትዔገሡ ፡ በተግሣጹ ፡ ወለእለ ፡ ይተልዉ ፡ ሕጎ ።
He has mercy on those who accept chastening, And that diligently seek after his judgements.
18:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ τέκνον ἐν ἀγαθοῖς μὴ δῷς μῶμον καὶ ἐν πάσῃ δόσει λύπην λόγων
Fili , in bonis non des querelam , et in omni dato non des tristitiam verbi mali .
ወልድየ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ትፍሥሕት ፡ ኢታምጽእ ፡ ሐዘነ ፡ ወበኵሉ ፡ ዘትሁብ ፡ ኢታሕሥም ፡ ቃለ ።
My son, to your good deeds add no blemish; And no grief of words in any of your giving.
18:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ οὐχὶ καύσωνα ἀναπαύσει δρόσος οὕτως κρείσσων λόγος ἢ δόσις
Nonne ardorem refrigerabit ros ? sic et verbum melius quam datum .
አኮኑ ፡ ዝናም ፡ ያቈርሮ ፡ ለመርቄ ፡ ከማሁ ፡ ቃል ፡ ሠናይ ፡ ይኄይስ ፡ እምውሂብ ።
Shall not the dew assuage the scorching heat? So is a word better than a gift.
18:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ οὐκ ἰδοὺ λόγος ὑπὲρ δόμα ἀγαθόν καὶ ἀμφότερα παρὰ ἀνδρὶ κεχαριτωμένῳ
Nonne ecce verbum super datum bonum ? sed utraque cum homine justificato .
ናሁኬ ፡ እንከ ፡ ይትበደር ፡ ቃል ፡ ሠናይ ፡ እምውሂብ ፡ ወክልኤሆን ፡ በኀበ ፡ ብእሲ ፡ ጻድቅ ፡ ይትረከቡ ።
Behold, is not a word better than a gift? And both are with a gracious man.
18:18 ⧉ ⤴︎ μωρὸς ἀχαρίστως ὀνειδιεῖ καὶ δόσις βασκάνου ἐκτήκει ὀφθαλμούς
Stultus acriter improperabit : et datus indisciplinati tabescere facit oculos .
(ወ )ይሁብ ፡ ደንጻዊ ፡ እንዘ ፡ ኢይሔውዞ ፡ ለልብ ፡ ወአብድኒ ፡ ይዘረኪ ፡ ወኢያአኵት ።
A fool will upbrade ungraciously; And the gift of an envious man consumes the eyes.
18:19 ⧉ ⤴︎ πρὶν ἢ λαλῆσαι μάνθανε καὶ πρὸ ἀρρωστίας θεραπεύου
Ante judicium para justitiam tibi , et antequam loquaris , disce .
እንበለ ፡ ትንብብ ፡ ጠይቅ ፡ ወእንበለ ፡ ትሕምም ፡ ተፈወስ ።
Learn before you speak; And have a care of your health or ever you be sick.
18:20 ⧉ ⤴︎ πρὸ κρίσεως ἐξέταζε σεαυτόν καὶ ἐν ὥρᾳ ἐπισκοπῆς εὑρήσεις ἐξιλασμόν
Ante languorem adhibe medicinam : et ante judicium interroga teipsum , et in conspectu Dei invenies propitiationem .
ወአእንበለ ፡ ትትኰነን ፡ ተሐተት ፡ ወትረክብ ፡ ሣህለ ፡ ለጊዜ ፡ ምንዳቤከ ።
Before judgement examine yourself; And in the hour of visitation you will find forgiveness.
18:21 ⧉ ⤴︎ πρὶν ἀρρωστῆσαί σε ταπεινώθητι καὶ ἐν καιρῷ ἁμαρτημάτων δεῖξον ἐπιστροφήν
Ante languorem humilia te , et in tempore infirmitatis ostende conversationem tuam .
ዘእንበለ ፡ ትድክም ፡ አትሕት ፡ ርእሰከ ፡ ወተጋነይ ፡ ሶበ ፡ ትኤብስ ።
Humble yourself before you be sick; And in the time of sins show repentance.
18:22 ⧉ ⤴︎ μὴ ἐμποδισθῇς τοῦ ἀποδοῦναι εὐχὴν εὐκαίρως καὶ μὴ μείνῃς ἕως θανάτου δικαιωθῆναι
Non impediaris orare semper , et ne verearis usque ad mortem justificari , quoniam merces Dei manet in æternum .
ወኢትጐንዲ ፡ ውሂበ ፡ ብፅዐቲከ ፡ ወግበራ ፡ ለጽድቅ ፡ እንበለ ፡ ትሙት ።
Let nothing hinder you to pay your vow in due time; And wait not until death to be justified.
18:23 ⧉ ⤴︎ πρὶν εὔξασθαι ἑτοίμασον σεαυτὸν καὶ μὴ γίνου ὡς ἄνθρωπος πειράζων τὸν κύριον
Ante orationem præpara animam tuam , et noli esse quasi homo qui tentat Deum .
ወእንበለ ፡ ትብፃዕ ፡ አስተዳሉ ፡ ብፅዐቲከ ፡ ወኢትኩን ፡ ከመ ፡ ዘያሜክሮ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ።
Before you make a vow, prepare yourself; And be not as a man that tempts the Lord.
18:24 ⧉ ⤴︎ μνήσθητι θυμοῦ ἐν ἡμέραις τελευτῆς καὶ καιρὸν ἐκδικήσεως ἐν ἀποστροφῇ προσώπου
Memento iræ in die consummationis , et tempus retributionis in conversatione faciei .
ሶበ ፡ ትትመዐዕ ፡ ተዘከር ፡ ዕለተ ፡ ሞት ፡ ወተዘከር ፡ ዕለተ ፡ ፍዳከ ፡ ወነሥሕ ፡ ወተጋነይ ።
Think upon the wrath that will be in the days of the end, And the time of vengeance, when he turns away his face.
18:25 ⧉ ⤴︎ μνήσθητι καιρὸν λιμοῦ ἐν καιρῷ πλησμονῆς πτωχείαν καὶ ἔνδειαν ἐν ἡμέραις πλούτου
Memento paupertatis in tempore abundantiæ , et necessitatum paupertatis in die divitiarum .
ወተዘከር ፡ መዋዕለ ፡ ረኃብ ፡ አመ ፡ መዋዕለ ፡ ጽጋብ ፡ ወተዘከር ፡ መዋዕለ ፡ ተጽናስ ፡ አመ ፡ መዋዕለ ፡ ትዴሉ ።
In the days of fulness remember the time of hunger, And poverty and lack in the days of wealth.
18:26 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἀπὸ πρωίθεν ἕως ἑσπέρας μεταβάλλει καιρός καὶ πάντα ἐστὶν ταχινὰ ἔναντι κυρίου
A mane usque ad vesperam immutabitur tempus , et hæc omnia citata in oculis Dei .
እስመ ፡ እምነግህ ፡ እስከ ፡ ሰርክ ፡ ትትዐለው ፡ መንበርት ፡ ወኵሉ ፡ ፍጡን ፡ በኀበ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡(ለእንተ ፡ምዕር )።
From morning until evening the time changes; And all things are speedy before the Lord.
18:27 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἄνθρωπος σοφὸς ἐν παντὶ εὐλαβηθήσεται καὶ ἐν ἡμέραις ἁμαρτιῶν προσέξει ἀπὸ πλημμελείας
Homo sapiens in omnibus metuet , et in diebus delictorum attendet ab inertia .
ወብእሲሰ ፡ ጠቢብ ፡ ይፈርህ ፡ በኵሉ ፡ ወይትዐቀብ ፡ ወበመዋዕለ ፡ ትኤብስ ፡ ተነሳሕ ።
A wise man will fear in everything; And in days of sinning he will beware of offence.
18:28 ⧉ ⤴︎ πᾶς συνετὸς ἔγνω σοφίαν καὶ τῷ εὑρόντι αὐτὴν δώσει ἐξομολόγησιν
Omnis astutus agnoscit sapientiam , et invenienti eam dabit confessionem .
ወኵሉ ፡ ለባዊ ፡ ይረክባ ፡ ለጥበብ ፡ ወለዘ ፡ ረከባሂ ፡ ታአምኖ ፡ ወታፈርሆ ።
Every man of understanding knows wisdom; And he will give thanks to him that found her.
18:29 ⧉ ⤴︎ συνετοὶ ἐν λόγοις καὶ αὐτοὶ ἐσοφίσαντο καὶ ἀνώμβρησαν παροιμίας ἀκριβεῖς
Sensati in verbis et ipsi sapienter egerunt , et intellexerunt veritatem et justitiam , et impluerunt proverbia et judicia .
ማእምራነ ፡ ቃል ፡ ይጠብቡ ፡ ለሊሆሙ ፡ በልቦሙ ፡ ወይነግሩ ፡ አምሳለ ፡ ጥንቁቀ ።
They that were of understanding in sayings became also wise themselves, And poured forth apt proverbs.
18:30 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὀπίσω τῶν ἐπιθυμιῶν σου μὴ πορεύου καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν ὀρέξεών σου κωλύου
Post concupiscentias tuas non eas , et a voluntate tua avertere .
ኢትሖር ፡ ወኢትትሉ ፡ ፈቃዳ ፡ ለኀጢአት ፡ ወተዐገሥ ፡ እምፍትወተ ፡ እኩይ ።
Go not after your lusts; And refrain yourself from your appetites.
18:31 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐὰν χορηγήσῃς τῇ ψυχῇ σου εὐδοκίαν ἐπιθυμίας ποιήσει σε ἐπίχαρμα τῶν ἐχθρῶν σου
Si præstes animæ tuæ concupiscentias ejus , faciat te in gaudium inimicis tuis .
ወእመሰ ፡ ወሀብካሃ ፡ ዘትፈቱ ፡ ለነፍስከ ፡ ትሬስየከ ፡ ጥቡዐ ፡ ለጸላኢከ ።
If you give fully to your soul the delight of her desire, She will make you the laughing stock of your enemies.
18:32 ⧉ ⤴︎ μὴ εὐφραίνου ἐπὶ πολλῇ τρυφῇ μὴ προσδεθῇς συμβολῇ αὐτῆς
Ne oblecteris in turbis nec in modicis : assidua enim est commissio illorum .
— Make not merry in much luxury; Neither be tied to the expense thereof.
18:33 ⧉ ⤴︎ μὴ γίνου πτωχὸς συμβολοκοπῶν ἐκ δανεισμοῦ καὶ οὐδέν σοί ἐστιν ἐν μαρσιππίῳ
Ne fueris mediocris in contentione ex fœnore , et est tibi nihil in sacculo : eris enim invidus vitæ tuæ .
ኢትትለቃሕ ፡ እንዘ ፡ ነዳይ ፡ አንተ ፡ ከመ ፡ ኢትሠገር ፡ እንዘ ፡ አልብከ ፡ ወኢምንተኒ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ቊናማቲከ ።
Be not made a beggar by banqueting upon borrowing, When you have nothing in your purse.