20:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἔστιν ἔλεγχος ὃς οὐκ ἔστιν ὡραῖος καὶ ἔστιν σιωπῶν καὶ αὐτὸς φρόνιμος
Quam bonum est arguere , quam irasci , et confitentem in oratione non prohibere !
ሀለወ ፡ ዘይጌሥጽ ፡ እንዘ ፡ ኢኮነ ፡ ለሠናይ ፡ ወሀለወ ፡ ዘያረምም ፡ እንዘ ፡ ጠቢብ ፡ ውእቱ ።
There is a reproof that is not comely; And there is a man that keeps silence, and he is wise.
20:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὡς καλὸν ἐλέγξαι ἢ θυμοῦσθαι
Concupiscentia spadonis devirginabit juvenculam :
ይኄይስ ፡ ትገሥጽ ፡ እምትሒስ ፡ ወቦ ፡ ዘይትጋነይ ፡ እስመ ፡ በኀጢኡ ፡ ተስእኖ ።
How good is it to reprove, rather than to be angry; And he that makes confession will be kept back from hurt.
20:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ ὁ ἀνθομολογούμενος ἀπὸ ἐλαττώσεως κωλυθήσεται
sic qui facit per vim judicium iniquum .
— And he who acknowledges his fault before others will be kept back from loss.
20:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐπιθυμία εὐνούχου ἀποπαρθενῶσαι νεάνιδα οὕτως ὁ ποιῶν ἐν βίᾳ κρίματα
Quam bonum est correptum manifestare pœnitentiam ! sic enim effugies voluntarium peccatum .
ከመ ፡ ይፈቱ ፡ ኅጽው ፡ ወለተ ፡ ድንግለ ፡ ከማሁ ፡ ዘይፈቱ ፡ የዐምፅ ፡ ፍትሐ ።
As is the lust of an eunuch to deflower a virgin; So is he that executes judgements with violence.
20:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἔστιν σιωπῶν εὑρισκόμενος σοφός καὶ ἔστιν μισητὸς ἀπὸ πολλῆς λαλιᾶς
Est tacens qui invenitur sapiens : et est odibilis qui procax est ad loquendum .
ወቦ ፡ እንዘ ፡ ያአምር ፡ ዘያረምም ፡ ወቦ ፡ ዘያጸልእ ፡ ርእሶ ፡ በብዝኀ ፡ ነቢቡ ።
There is one that keeps silence, and is found wise; And there is one that is hated for his much talk.
20:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἔστιν σιωπῶν οὐ γὰρ ἔχει ἀπόκρισιν καὶ ἔστιν σιωπῶν εἰδὼς καιρόν
Est tacens non habens sensum loquelæ : et est tacens sciens tempus aptum .
ወቦ ፡ ዘያረምም ፡ እስመ ፡ ኢያአምር ፡ ዘያወሥእ ፡ ወቦ ፡ ዘያረምም ፡ እስከ ፡ ይረክብ ፡ ጊዜሁ ።
There is one that keeps silence, for he has no answer to make; And there is that keeps silence, as knowing his time.
20:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἄνθρωπος σοφὸς σιγήσει ἕως καιροῦ ὁ δὲ λαπιστὴς καὶ ἄφρων ὑπερβήσεται καιρόν
Homo sapiens tacebit usque ad tempus : lascivus autem et imprudens non servabunt tempus .
ወብእሲ ፡ ጠቢብ ፡ ያረምም ፡ እስከ ፡ ይረክብ ፡ ጊዜሁ ፡ ወአብድሰ ፡ ወዝሉፍ ፡ በከመ ፡ ረከበ ፡ ይነብብ ።
A wise man will be silent till his time come; But the braggart and fool will overpass his time.
20:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὁ πλεονάζων λόγῳ βδελυχθήσεται καὶ ὁ ἐνεξουσιαζόμενος μισηθήσεται
Qui multis utitur verbis lædet animam suam : et qui potestatem sibi sumit injuste , odietur .
ለዘያበዝኅ ፡ ነቢበ ፡ ይትቋጥዕዎ ፡ ወለዘኒ ፡ ያዐቢ ፡ ርእሶ ፡ ይጸልእዎ ።
He that uses many words will be abhorred; And he that takes to himself authority therein will be hated.
20:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἔστιν εὐοδία ἐν κακοῖς ἀνδρί καὶ ἔστιν εὕρεμα εἰς ἐλάττωσιν
Est processio in malis viro indisciplinato , et est inventio in detrimentum .
ቦ ፡ ሰብእ ፡ ዘምንዳቤሁ ፡ ያ [ሤ ]ኅቶ ፡ ወቦ ፡ ዘእንዘ ፡ ይረክብ ፡ ኢይነብሮ ።
There is a prosperity that a man finds in misfortunes; And there is a gain that turns to loss.
20:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἔστιν δόσις ἣ οὐ λυσιτελήσει σοι καὶ ἔστιν δόσις ἧς τὸ ἀνταπόδομα διπλοῦν
Est datum quod non est utile , et est datum cujus retributio duplex .
ቦ ፡ ዘይሁበከ ፡ ወካዕበቶ ፡ ይትፈደየከ ።
There is a gift that will not profit you; And there is a gift whose recompense is double.
20:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἔστιν ἐλάττωσις ἕνεκεν δόξης καὶ ἔστιν ὃς ἀπὸ ταπεινώσεως ἦρεν κεφαλήν
Est propter gloriam minoratio , et est qui ab humilitate levabit caput .
ወቦ ፡ ዘእንዘ ፡ ይጼነስ ፡ ያዐቢ ፡ ርእሶ ፡ ወቦ ፡ ዘይከብር ፡ በአትሕቶ ፡ ርእሱ ።
There is an abasement because of glory; And there is that has lifted up his head from a low estate.
20:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἔστιν ἀγοράζων πολλὰ ὀλίγου καὶ ἀποτιννύων αὐτὰ ἑπταπλάσιον
Est qui multa redimat modico pretio , et restituens ea in septuplum .
ወቦ ፡ ዘይሠይጥ ፡ ብዙኀ ፡ በኅዳጥ ፡ ወየኀሥሥ ፡ ይረስዮ ፡ ምስብዔቶ ።
There is that buys much for a little, And pays for it again sevenfold.
20:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὁ σοφὸς ἐν λόγοις ἑαυτὸν προσφιλῆ ποιήσει χάριτες δὲ μωρῶν ἐκχυθήσονται
Sapiens in verbis seipsum amabilem facit : gratiæ autem fatuorum effundentur .
ዘጠቢብ ፡ በቃሉ ፡ ያስተቄርብ ፡ ርእሶ ፡ ጸጋሆሙ ፡ ለአብዳን ፡ አልባቲ ፡ ሞገስ ።
He that is wise in words will make himself beloved; But the pleasantries of fools will be wasted.
20:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ δόσις ἄφρονος οὐ λυσιτελήσει σοι οἱ γὰρ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτοῦ ἀνθ’ ἑνὸς πολλοί
Datus insipientis non erit utilis tibi : oculi enim illius septemplices sunt .
ይሁብ ፡ አብድ ፡ ዘአልቦቱ ፡ በቊዐ ፡ ለእመኒ ፡ ኅዳጠ ፡ ወሀብ ፡ ብዙኀ ፡ ይመስሎ ፡ ለልቡ ፡ ዘጸገወከ ።
The gift of a fool will not profit you; For his eyes are many instead of one.
20:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὀλίγα δώσει καὶ πολλὰ ὀνειδίσει καὶ ἀνοίξει τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ ὡς κῆρυξ σήμερον δανιεῖ καὶ αὔριον ἀπαιτήσει μισητὸς ἄνθρωπος ὁ τοιοῦτος
Exigua dabit , et multa improperabit : et apertio oris illius inflammatio est .
ወእመኒ ፡ ኅዳጠ ፡ ወሀብከ ፡ ከመ ፡ ዘብዙኀ ፡ ወሀበከ ፡ ይዘረክየከ ፡ ወያዐቢ ፡ አፉሁ ፡ ላዕሌከ ፡ ወየዐውድ ፡ ይንግር ፡ ለከ ፡ ዘወሀብከ ። ዮም ፡ ለእመ ፡ ወሀብከ ፡ ጌሠመ ፡ ይትፈደየከ ፡ መጽልእ ፡ ዘከመዝ ፡ ሰብእ ።
He will give little, and upbraid much; And he will open his mouth like a crier: Today he will lend, and tomorrow he will ask it again: Such an one is a hateful man.
20:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ μωρὸς ἐρεῖ οὐχ ὑπάρχει μοι φίλος καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν χάρις τοῖς ἀγαθοῖς μου
Hodie fœneratur quis , et cras expetit : odibilis est homo hujusmodi .
አብድሰ ፡ ይብል ፡ ኢይፈቅድ ፡ ዐርከ ፡ ምንተ ፡ ይበቊዐኒ ፡ እስመ ፡ ኢይረክብ ፡ ዕሴተ ፡ እንተ ፡ ገበርኩ ፡ ሠናይተ ፡ እለኒ ፡ ይሴሰዩ ፡ እክልየ ፡ ያሐሥሙ ፡ አፉሆሙ ፡ ላዕሌከ ።
The fool will say, I have no friend, And I have no thanks for my good deeds; They that eat my bread are of evil tongue.
20:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ οἱ ἔσθοντες τὸν ἄρτον αὐτοῦ φαῦλοι γλώσσῃ ποσάκις καὶ ὅσοι καταγελάσονται αὐτοῦ
Fatuo non erit amicus , et non erit gratia bonis illius :
ወዘልፈ ፡ ኵሎሙ ፡ የሐምዩኒ ፡ ወይሥሕቁ ፡ ዲቤየ ።
How often, and of how many, will he be laughed to scorn!
20:18 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὀλίσθημα ἀπὸ ἐδάφους μᾶλλον ἢ ἀπὸ γλώσσης οὕτως πτῶσις κακῶν κατὰ σπουδὴν ἥξει
qui enim edunt panem illius , falsæ linguæ sunt . Quoties et quanti irridebunt eum !
ይኄይስ ፡ ትድኀፅ ፡ ወትደቅ ፡ ዲበ ፡ ምድር ፡ እምትድኀፅ ፡ (በአፉከ ፡)ወትደቅ ፡ በልሳንከ ፡ ከማሁ ፡ ድቀ [ተ ፡እኩይ ፡]፡ ፍጡነ ፡ ትመጽእ ።
A slip on a pavement is better than a slip with the tongue; So the fall of the wicked will come speedily.
20:19 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἄνθρωπος ἄχαρις μῦθος ἄκαιρος ἐν στόματι ἀπαιδεύτων ἐνδελεχισθήσεται
neque enim quod habendum erat directo sensu distribuit ; similiter et quod non erat habendum .
ወዘሰ ፡ ይነብብ ፡ በከመ ፡ ረከበ ፡ ያለስሕ ፡ ርእሶ ፡ ወአልቦ ፡ ሞገሰ ፡ ቃሉ ፡ ውስተ ፡ አፉሆሙ ፡ ለአብዳን ፡ ልሱሕ ፡ ነገር ።
A man without grace is as a tale out of season: It will be continually in the mouth of the ignorant.
20:20 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἀπὸ στόματος μωροῦ ἀποδοκιμασθήσεται παραβολή οὐ γὰρ μὴ εἴπῃ αὐτὴν ἐν καιρῷ αὐτῆς
Lapsus falsæ linguæ quasi qui in pavimento cadens : sic casus malorum festinanter veniet .
ወውስተ ፡ አፉሁ ፡ ለአብድ ፡ ይለስሕ ፡ አምሳል ፡ እስመ ፡ ኢይነግራ ፡ በጊዜሃ ።
A wise sentence from a fool’s mouth will be rejected; For he will not speak it in its season.
20:21 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἔστιν κωλυόμενος ἁμαρτάνειν ἀπὸ ἐνδείας καὶ ἐν τῇ ἀναπαύσει αὐτοῦ οὐ κατανυγήσεται
Homo acharis quasi fabula vana , in ore indisciplinatorum assidua erit .
ወቦ ፡ ለእመ ፡ ከመ ፡ ተጸነሰ ፡ ዘይትመየጥ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ፍርሀተ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ወሎቱ ፡ በሠናይ ፡ ታዐርፍ ፡ ነፍሱ ።
There is that is hindered from sinning through lack; And when he takes rest, he will not be troubled.
20:22 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἔστιν ἀπολλύων τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ δῑ αἰσχύνην καὶ ἀπὸ ἄφρονος προσώπου ἀπολεῖ αὐτήν
Ex ore fatui reprobabitur parabola : non enim dicit illam in tempore suo .
ወቦ ፡ ዘበኀፍረት ፡ ያሀጕል ፡ ነፍሶ ፡ ወበእበዲሁ ፡ ይገድፍ ፡ ነፍሶ ።
There is that destroys his soul through bashfulness; And by a foolish countenance he will destroy it.
20:23 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἔστιν χάριν αἰσχύνης ἐπαγγελλόμενος φίλῳ καὶ ἐκτήσατο αὐτὸν ἐχθρὸν δωρεάν
Est qui vetatur peccare præ inopia , et in requie sua stimulabitur .
ወቦ ፡ ዘበኀፍረት ፡ ያስተሴፈዎ ፡ ለማኅፈሩ ፡(እንዘ ፡ ኢይሁብ )፤ወእንበይነዝ ፡ ጸላኤ ፡ ይከውኖ ፡ በከንቱ ።
There is that for bashfulness promises to his friend; And he makes him his enemy for nothing.
20:24 ⧉ ⤴︎ μῶμος πονηρὸς ἐν ἀνθρώπῳ ψεῦδος ἐν στόματι ἀπαιδεύτων ἐνδελεχισθήσεται
Est qui perdet animam suam præ confusione , et ab imprudenti persona perdet eam : personæ autem acceptione perdet se .
እኪት ፡ ኀሳሩ ፡ ለብእሲ ፡ ሐሳዊ ፡ ልሱሕ ፡ ነገሮሙ ፡ ለአብዳን ።
A lie is a foul blot in a man: It will be continually in the mouth of the ignorant.
20:25 ⧉ ⤴︎ αἱρετὸν κλέπτης ἢ ὁ ἐνδελεχίζων ψεύδει ἀμφότεροι δὲ ἀπώλειαν κληρονομήσουσιν
Est qui præ confusione promittit amico , et lucratus est eum inimicum gratis .
ይኄይስ ፡ ሰራቂ ፡ እምሐስዎ ፡ ወባሕቱ ፡ ለክልኤሆሙ ፡ ሞት ፡ ደኃሪቶሙ ፡ ወኀሳር ።
A thief is better than a man that is continually lying: But they both will inherit destruction.
20:26 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἦθος ἀνθρώπου ψευδοῦς ἀτιμία καὶ ἡ αἰσχύνη αὐτοῦ μετ’ αὐτοῦ ἐνδελεχῶς
Opprobrium nequam in homine mendacium : et in ore indisciplinatorum assidue erit .
እስመ ፡ ሐሳዊ ፡ ሰብእ ፡ የኀስር ፡ ወይትኀፈር ፡ ለዝሉፉ ።
The disposition of a liar is dishonor; And his shame is with him continually.
20:27 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὁ σοφὸς ἐν λόγοις προάξει ἑαυτόν καὶ ἄνθρωπος φρόνιμος ἀρέσει μεγιστᾶσιν
Potior fur quam assiduitas viri mendacis : perditionem autem ambo hæreditabunt .
ዘጠቢብ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ በቃሉ ፡ ይሰማዕ ፡ ነገሩ ፡ ወብእሲ ፡ ጠቢብ ፡ ያሰልጥ ፡ ለመኳንንቲሁ ።
He that is wise in words will advance himself; And one that is prudent will please great men.
20:28 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὁ ἐργαζόμενος γῆν ἀνυψώσει θιμωνιὰν αὐτοῦ καὶ ὁ ἀρέσκων μεγιστᾶσιν ἐξιλάσεται ἀδικίαν
Mores hominum mendacium sine honore , et confusio illorum cum ipsis sine intermissione .
ዘይትጌበራ ፡ ለምድር ፡ ያዐብያ ፡ ለክምረ ፡ እክሉ ፡ ወዘይፀመድ ፡ መኳንንቲሁ ፡ ይበቊዕ ፡ ለርእሱ ።
He that tils his land will raise his heap high; And he that pleases great men will get pardon for iniquity.
20:29 ⧉ ⤴︎ ξένια καὶ δῶρα ἀποτυφλοῖ ὀφθαλμοὺς σοφῶν καὶ ὡς φιμὸς ἐν στόματι ἀποτρέπει ἐλεγμούς
Sapiens in verbis producet seipsum , et homo prudens placebit magnatis .
አምኃ ፡ ወሕልያን ፡ ያዐውሮሙ ፡ አዕይንቲሆሙ ፡ ለጠቢባን ፡ ወይፈፅም ፡ አፉሆሙ ፡ ወይመይጦሙ ፡ ቃሎሙ ።
Presents and gifts blind the eyes of the wise, And as a muzzle on the mouth, turn away reproofs.
20:30 ⧉ ⤴︎ σοφία κεκρυμμένη καὶ θησαυρὸς ἀφανής τίς ὠφέλεια ἐν ἀμφοτέροις
Qui operatur terram suam inaltabit acervum frugum , et qui operatur justitiam , ipse exaltabitur : qui vero placet magnatis effugiet iniquitatem .
ጥበብ ፡ ዘኅቡእ ፡ ከመ ፡ መድፍን ፡ ክቡት ፡ ምንት ፡ እንከ ፡ ረባሖሙ ፡ ለክልኤሆሙ ።
Wisdom that is hid, and treasure that is out of sight, What profit is in them both?
20:31 ⧉ ⤴︎ κρείσσων ἄνθρωπος ἀποκρύπτων τὴν μωρίαν αὐτοῦ ἢ ἄνθρωπος ἀποκρύπτων τὴν σοφίαν αὐτοῦ
Xenia et dona excæcant oculos judicum , et quasi mutus , in ore avertit correptiones eorum .
ይኄይስ ፡ አብድ ፡ ዘየኀብእ ፡ እበዲሁ ፡ እምጠቢብ ፡ ዘይከብት ፡ ጥበቢሁ ።
Better is a man that hides his folly Than a man that hides his wisdom.
20:32 ⧉ ⤴︎ — Sapientia absconsa , et thesaurus invisus , quæ utilitas in utrisque ?
— Wisdom hidden and treasure unseen, what profit is there in either of them?