22:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ λίθῳ ἠρδαλωμένῳ συνεβλήθη ὀκνηρός καὶ πᾶς ἐκσυριεῖ ἐπὶ τῇ ἀτιμίᾳ αὐτοῦ
In lapide luteo lapidatus est piger : et omnes loquentur super aspernationem illius .
ከመ ፡ እብነ ፡ ጾላዕ ፡ ከማሁ ፡ ሃካይ ፡ በኀበ ፡ ነበረ ፡ ወያፀርዕ ፡ ኵሎ ፡ በኀሳረ ፡ ሀኬቱ ።
A slothful man is compared to a stone that is defiled; And every one will hiss him out in his disgrace.
22:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ βολβίτῳ κοπρίων συνεβλήθη ὀκνηρός πᾶς ὁ ἀναιρούμενος αὐτὸν ἐκτινάξει χεῖρα
De stercore boum lapidatus est piger : et omnis qui tetigerit eum excutiet manus .
ከመ ፡ ፅፍዕ ፡ ግዱፍ ፡ ከማሁ ፡ ሀካይ ፡ በኀበ ፡ ሰከበ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ዘቀተሎ ፡ ነገፈ ፡ እዴሁ ።
A slothful man is compared to the filth of a dunghill: Every man that takes it up will shake out his hand.
22:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ αἰσχύνη πατρὸς ἐν γεννήσει ἀπαιδεύτου θυγάτηρ δὲ ἐπ’ ἐλαττώσει γίνεται
Confusio patris est de filio indisciplinato : filia autem in deminoratione fiet .
ኀፍረት ፡ ለአቡ [ሁ ]፡ውሉድ ፡ አብድ ፡ ወወለትሰ ፡ አብድ ፡ ኅስርተ ፡ ትከውን ።
A father has shame in having begotten an uninstructed son; And a foolish daughter is born to his loss.
22:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ θυγάτηρ φρονίμη κληρονομήσει ἄνδρα αὐτῆς καὶ ἡ καταισχύνουσα εἰς λύπην γεννήσαντος
Filia prudens hæreditas viro suo : nam quæ confundit , in contumeliam fit genitoris .
ወወለትሰ ፡ ጠባብ ፡ ትወርሶ ፡ ለምታ ፡ ወእንተሰ ፡ ታስተኃፍር ፡ ሐዘን ፡ ይእቲ ፡ ለወላዲሃ ።
A prudent daughter will inherit a husband of her own; And she that brings shame is the grief of her father.
22:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ πατέρα καὶ ἄνδρα καταισχύνει ἡ θρασεῖα καὶ ὑπὸ ἀμφοτέρων ἀτιμασθήσεται
Patrem et virum confundit audax , et ab impiis non minorabitur : ab utrisque autem inhonorabitur .
ወበኵለሄ ፡ ተሐረምት ፡ ምክዕቢተ ፡ ታስተኃፍር ፡ አባሃኒ ፡ ወታስተኀፍር ፡ ምታኒ ፡ ዝልፍት ።
She that is bold brings shame upon father and husband; And she will be despised of them both.
22:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ μουσικὰ ἐν πένθει ἄκαιρος διήγησις μάστιγες δὲ καὶ παιδεία ἐν παντὶ καιρῷ σοφίας
Musica in luctu importuna narratio : flagella et doctrina in omni tempore sapientia .
ከመ ፡ ዘይሰነቁ ፡ በቤተ ፡ ላሕ ፡ ዘይነግር ፡ ቃሎ ፡ በኀበ ፡ ረከበ ፡ መቅሠፍት ፡ ወተግሣጽ ፡ በኵለሄ ፡ ያጠብብ ።
Unseasonable discourse is as music in mourning; But stripes and correction are wisdom at every season.
22:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ — Qui docet fatuum , quasi qui conglutinat testam .
ከመ ፡ ዘያስተጣብቅ ፡ አግዕልተ ፡ ዘይሜህሮ ፡ ለአብድ ፡ አንቅሆ ፡ እምዐቢይ ፡ ንዋም ፡ ለዘይነውም ።
He that teaches a fool is as one that glues a potsherd together; Even as one that wakes a sleeper out of a deep sleep.
22:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ — Qui narrat verbum non audienti , quasi qui excitat dormientem de gravi somno .
(ከማሁ ፡)ዘይነግሮ ፡ ለአብድ ፡ ከመ ፡ ዘይነግሮ ፡ ለድቁስ ፡ ወሶበ ፡ አኅለቀ ፡ ነጊሮቶ ፡ ይብለከ ፡ ምንተ ፡ ትቤ ።
He that discourseth to a fool is as one discoursing to a man that slumbereth; And at the end he will say, What is it?
22:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ συγκολλῶν ὄστρακον ὁ διδάσκων μωρόν ἐξεγείρων καθεύδοντα ἐκ βαθέος ὕπνου
Cum dormiente loquitur qui enarrat stulto sapientiam : et in fine narrationis dicit : Quis est hic ?
— He who teaches a fool is like one gluing together a potsherd, like one rousing a sleeper out of a deep sleep.
22:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ διηγούμενος νυστάζοντι ὁ διηγούμενος μωρῷ καὶ ἐπὶ συντελείᾳ ἐρεῖ τί ἐστιν
Supra mortuum plora , defecit enim lux ejus : et supra fatuum plora , defecit enim sensus .
— He who recounts anything to a drowsy man is one who recounts to a fool, and at the end he will say, What is it?
22:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐπὶ νεκρῷ κλαῦσον ἐξέλιπεν γὰρ φῶς καὶ ἐπὶ μωρῷ κλαῦσον ἐξέλιπεν γὰρ σύνεσιν ἥδιον κλαῦσον ἐπὶ νεκρῷ ὅτι ἀνεπαύσατο τοῦ δὲ μωροῦ ὑπὲρ θάνατον ἡ ζωὴ πονηρά
Modicum plora super mortuum , quoniam requievit :
ብክዮ ፡ ለዘሞተ ፡ እስመ ፡ ኀለፈ ፡ ብርሃኑ ፡ ወብክዮ ፡ ለአብድ ፡ እስመ ፡ አምሠጦ ፡ ልቡ ። ርቱዕ ፡ ትብክዮ ፡ ለዘሞተ ፡ እስመ ፡ አልቦ ፡ ምግባአ ፡ ወለአብድሰ ፡ ብክዮ ፡ በሕይወቱ ፡ እስመ ፡ ሐይው ፡ የአክዮ ፡ እምነ ፡ መዊት ።
Weep for the dead, for light has failed him; And weep for a fool, for understanding has failed him: Weep more sweetly for the dead, because he has found rest; But the life of the fool is worse than death.
22:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ πένθος νεκροῦ ἑπτὰ ἡμέραι μωροῦ δὲ καὶ ἀσεβοῦς πᾶσαι αἱ ἡμέραι τῆς ζωῆς αὐτοῦ
nequissimi enim nequissima vita super mortem fatui .
— Seven days are the days of mourning for the dead; But for a fool and an ungodly man, all the days of his life.
22:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ μετὰ ἄφρονος μὴ πληθύνῃς λόγον καὶ πρὸς ἀσύνετον μὴ πορεύου φύλαξαι ἀπ’ αὐτοῦ ἵνα μὴ κόπον ἔχῃς καὶ οὐ μὴ μολυνθῇς ἐν τῷ ἐντιναγμῷ αὐτοῦ ἔκκλινον ἀπ’ αὐτοῦ καὶ εὑρήσεις ἀνάπαυσιν καὶ οὐ μὴ ἀκηδιάσῃς ἐν τῇ ἀπονοίᾳ αὐτοῦ
Luctus mortui septem dies : fatui autem et impii omnes dies vitæ illorum .
ኢታብዝኅ ፡ ተናግሮ ፡ ምስለ ፡ አብድ ፡ ወኢትሖር ፡ ምስለ ፡ ዘአልቦ ፡ ልብ ። ወተዐቀብ ፡ ከመ ፡ ኢያብእከ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ጻሕብ ፡ ወከመ ፡ አትትሐየስ ፡ አንተ ፡ በእበደ ፡ ዚአሁ ። ረሐቀ ፡ እምኔሁ ፡ ወተዐርፍ ፡ ነፍስከ ፡(ወይቀልለከ )፤ ወአልቦ ፡ ዘትት [ነከይ ]፡አንተ ፡ በእበደ ፡ ዚአሁ ።
Talk not much with a foolish man, And go not to one that has no understanding: Beware of him, lest you have trouble; And so you shall not be defiled in his onslaught: Turn away from him, and you will find rest; And so you shall not be wearied in his madness.
22:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὑπὲρ μόλιβον τί βαρυνθήσεται καὶ τί αὐτῷ ὄνομα ἀλλ’ ἢ μωρός
Cum stulto ne multum loquaris , et cum insensato ne abieris .
ምንተ ፡ ይከብድ ፡ እምነ ፡ ዐረር ፡ ወምንተ ፡ ስሙ ፡ ዘእንበለ ፡ አብድ ።
What shall be heavier than lead? And what is the name thereof, but a fool?
22:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἄμμον καὶ ἅλα καὶ βῶλον σιδήρου εὔκοπον ὑπενεγκεῖν ἢ ἄνθρωπον ἀσύνετον
Serva te ab illo , ut non molestiam habeas , et non coinquinaberis peccato illius .
ይኄይስ ፡ ትጾር ፡ ኆጻ ፡ ወፄወ ፡ ወዘብርታተ ፡ ኀጺን ፡ እምትንበር ፡ ምስለ ፡ አብድ ።
Sand, and salt, and a mass of iron, is easier to bear, Than a man without understanding.
22:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἱμάντωσις ξυλίνη ἐνδεδεμένη εἰς οἰκοδομὴν ἐν συσσεισμῷ οὐ διαλυθήσεται οὕτως καρδία ἐστηριγμένη ἐπὶ διανοήματος βουλῆς ἐν καιρῷ οὐ δειλιάσει
Deflecte ab illo , et invenies requiem , et non acediaberis in stultitia illius .
መሠንየ ፡ ማእሰር ፡ ዘእሱር ፡ ውስተ ፡ ቅጽረ ፡ ንድቅ ፡ ወኢይትፈታሕ ፡ ለእመኒ ፡ አድለቅለቀ ፡ ከማሁ ፡ ምክረ ፡ ጥበብ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ልበ ፡ ጽኑዕ ።
Timber girded and bound into a building will not be loosed with shaking: So a heart established in due season on well advised counsel will not be afraid.
22:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ καρδία ἡδρασμένη ἐπὶ διανοίας συνέσεως ὡς κόσμος ψαμμωτὸς τοίχου ξυστοῦ
Super plumbum quid gravabitur ? et quod illi aliud nomen quam fatuus ?
ወኢይትፈታሕ ፡ ቅጽሩ ፡ ለዝላፉ ፡ ለልብ ፡ ጽኑዕ ፡ ወለምክረ ፡ ጥበብ ፡ ወከመ ፡ መርገ ፡ ኆጻ ፡ በውስተ ፡ አረፍት ።
A heart settled upon a thoughtful understanding Is as an ornament of plaister on a polished wall.
22:18 ⧉ ⤴︎ χάρακες ἐπὶ μετεώρου κείμενοι κατέναντι ἀνέμου οὐ μὴ ὑπομείνωσιν οὕτως καρδία δειλὴ ἐπὶ διανοήματος μωροῦ κατέναντι παντὸς φόβου οὐ μὴ ὑπομείνῃ
Arenam , et salem , et massam ferri facilius est ferre quam hominem imprudentem , et fatuum , et impium .
ወከመ ፡ ሐሠር ፡ ቅድመ ፡ ዐውሎ ፡ ዘኢይቀውም ፡ እምከመ ፡ መጽአ ፡ ነፋስ ፡ ከማሁ ፡ ኅሊና ፡ አብድ ፡ በውስተ ፡ ልበ ፡ ፈራህ ፡ ዘኢይቀውም ፡ ለእምከመ ፡ ቦቱ ፡ ዘገረሞ ።
Pales set on a high place will not stand against the wind: So a fearful heart in the imagination of a fool will not stand against any fear.
22:19 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὁ νύσσων ὀφθαλμὸν κατάξει δάκρυα καὶ νύσσων καρδίαν ἐκφαίνει αἴσθησιν
Loramentum ligneum colligatum in fundamento ædificii non dissolvetur , sic et cor confirmatum in cogitatione consilii .
ዘደጐጸ ፡ ዐይኖ ፡ ያወርድ ፡ አንብዐ ፡ ወዘደጐጸ ፡ ልቦ ፡ ያርኢ ፡ ጥበበ ።
He that pricks the eye will make tears to fall; And he that pricks the heart makes it to show feeling.
22:20 ⧉ ⤴︎ βάλλων λίθον ἐπὶ πετεινὰ ἀποσοβεῖ αὐτά καὶ ὁ ὀνειδίζων φίλον διαλύσει φιλίαν
Cogitatus sensati in omni tempore metu non depravabitur .
ዘወገሮን ፡ ለአዕዋፍ ፡ ይሰዶን ፡ ወዘይዘረክዮ ፡ ለዐርኩ ፡ ሰዐረ ፡ ታእኃሁ ።
Whoso casts a stone at birds frays them away; And he that upbraids a friend will dissolve friendship.
22:21 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐπὶ φίλον ἐὰν σπάσῃς ῥομφαίαν μὴ ἀφελπίσῃς ἔστιν γὰρ ἐπάνοδος
Sicut pali in excelsis , et cæmenta sine impensa posita , contra faciem venti non permanebunt :
እመኒ ፡ መላኅከ ፡ መጥባሕተ ፡ ላዕለ ፡ ዐርክከ ።
If you have drawn a sword against a friend, despair not; For there may be a returning.
22:22 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐπὶ φίλον ἐὰν ἀνοίξῃς στόμα μὴ εὐλαβηθῇς ἔστιν γὰρ διαλλαγή πλὴν ὀνειδισμοῦ καὶ ὑπερηφανίας καὶ μυστηρίου ἀποκαλύψεως καὶ πληγῆς δολίας ἐν τούτοις ἀποφεύξεται πᾶς φίλος
sic et cor timidum in cogitatione stulti contra impetum timoris non resistet .
ወእመኒ ፡ አዕበይከ ፡ አፉከ ፡ ላዕሌሁ ፡ ኢትቅበጾ ፡ በከመ ፡ ይትዓረከከ ። እንበለ ፡ ዳእሙ ፡ ለእመ ፡ ዘርከይካሁ ፡ ወአዕበይከ ፡ አፉከ ፡ ላዕሌሁ ፡ ወጸዐልካሁ ፡ ወለእመኒ ፡ ከሠትከ ፡ ሎቱ ፡ ምክሮ ፡ ወተጓሕለውካሁ ፡ ወአሕመምካሁ ፡ በዝንቱ ፡ ነገር ፡ ይጐይይ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ዐርክ ።
If you have opened your mouth against a friend, fear not; For there may be a reconciling; Except it be for upbraiding, and arrogance, and disclosing of a secret, and a treacherous blow: For these things every friend will flee.
22:23 ⧉ ⤴︎ πίστιν κτῆσαι ἐν πτωχείᾳ μετὰ τοῦ πλησίον ἵνα ἐν τοῖς ἀγαθοῖς αὐτοῦ ὁμοῦ πλησθῇς ἐν καιρῷ θλίψεως διάμενε αὐτῷ ἵνα ἐν τῇ κληρονομίᾳ αὐτοῦ συγκληρονομήσῃς
Sicut cor trepidum in cogitatione fatui omni tempore non metuet , sic et qui in præceptis Dei permanet semper .
ለእመኒ ፡ ነዳይ ፡ አንተ ፡ ሃይማኖተከ ፡ ዕቀብ ፡ ምስለ ፡ ቢጽከ ፡ ከመ ፡ ትትፈሣሕ ፡ አመ ፡ ትፍሥሕቱ ። ለእመኒ ፡ ተጸነሰ ፡ ተዐገሥ ፡ ምስሌሁ ፡ ከመ ፡ ትትፈሣሕ ፡ አመ ፡ ይረክብ ፡ ርስቶ ፡ ምስሌሁ ።
Gain trust with your neighbor in his poverty, That in his prosperity you may have gladness: Abide stedfast to him in the time of his affliction, That you may be heir with him in his inheritance.
22:24 ⧉ ⤴︎ πρὸ πυρὸς ἀτμὶς καμίνου καὶ καπνός οὕτως πρὸ αἱμάτων λοιδορίαι
Pungens oculum deducit lacrimas , et qui pungit cor profert sensum .
ለእሳትኒ ፡ ይቀድም ፡ ይጠይስ ፡ ተነ ፡ ጢሱ ፡ ከማሁ ፡ ለደምኒ ፡ ይቀድም ፡ ላኳ ፡ ወጋእዝ ።
Before fire is the vapor and smoke of a furnace; So revilings before bloodshed.
22:25 ⧉ ⤴︎ φίλον σκεπάσαι οὐκ αἰσχυνθήσομαι καὶ ἀπὸ προσώπου αὐτοῦ οὐ μὴ κρυβῶ
Mittens lapidem in volatilia , dejiciet illa : sic et qui conviciatur amico , dissolvit amicitiam .
ሰውሮቶ ፡ ለዐርክየ ፡ ኢየኀፍር ፡ ወኢይትኀባእኒ ፡ እምቅድመ ፡ ገጹ ።
I will not be ashamed to shelter a friend; And I will not hide myself from his face:
22:26 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ εἰ κακά μοι συμβήσεται δῑ αὐτόν πᾶς ὁ ἀκούων φυλάξεται ἀπ’ αὐτοῦ
Ad amicum etsi produxeris gladium , non desperes : est enim regressus . Ad amicum
ወአእመሰ ፡ እኪት ፡ ትረክበኒ ፡ በእንቲአሁ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ዘሰምዐ ፡ የዐቅብ ፡ ርእሶ ፡ እምኔሁ ።
And if any evil happen to me because of him, Every one that hears it will beware of him.
22:27 ⧉ ⤴︎ τίς δώσει ἐπὶ στόμα μου φυλακὴν καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν χειλέων μου σφραγῖδα πανοῦργον ἵνα μὴ πέσω ἀπ’ αὐτῆς καὶ ἡ γλῶσσά μου ἀπολέσῃ με
si aperueris os triste , non timeas : est enim concordatio : excepto convitio , et improperio , et superbia , et mysterii revelatione , et plaga dolosa : in his omnibus effugiet amicus .
መኑ ፡ ይሠይም ፡ ሊተ ፡ ዐቃቤ ፡ ላዕለ ፡ አፉየ ፡ ወማኅተመ ፡ ጥበብ ፡ ዲበ ፡ ከናፍርየ ፡ ከመ ፡ ኢይደቅ ፡ ቦቱ ፡ ወከመ ፡ ኢይቅትለኒ ፡ ልሳንየ ።
Who shall set a watch over my mouth, And a seal of shrewdness upon my lips, That I fall not from it, and that my tongue destroy me not?