27:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ χάριν διαφόρου πολλοὶ ἥμαρτον καὶ ὁ ζητῶν πληθῦναι ἀποστρέψει ὀφθαλμόν
Propter inopiam multi deliquerunt : et qui quærit locupletari avertit oculum suum .
ብዙኃን ፡ እለ ፡ በአድልዎ ፡ ይገብርዋ ፡ ለኀጢአት ፡ ወዘሰ ፡ ይፈቅድ ፡ ይትባዛኅ ፡ ይመይጥ ፡ ዐይኖ ።
Many have sinned for a thing indifferent; And he that seeks to multiply gain will turn his eye away.
27:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἀνὰ μέσον ἁρμῶν λίθων παγήσεται πάσσαλος καὶ ἀνὰ μέσον πράσεως καὶ ἀγορασμοῦ συντριβήσεται ἁμαρτία
Sicut in medio compaginis lapidum palus figitur , sic et inter medium venditionis et emptionis angustiabitur peccatum :
ማእከለ ፡ ንድቀ ፡ አእባን ፡ ይተክሉ ፡ መትከለ ፡ ወማእከለ ፡ ሤጥ ፡ ወተግባር ፡ ትመጽእ ፡ ኀጢአት ።
A nail will stick fast between the joinings of stones; And sin will thrust itself in between buying and selling.
27:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐὰν μὴ ἐν φόβῳ κυρίου κρατήσῃ κατὰ σπουδήν ἐν τάχει καταστραφήσεται αὐτοῦ ὁ οἶκος
conteretur cum delinquente delictum .
ለእመ ፡ ኢያፍጠነ ፡ ተዐቅቦ ፡ በፍርሀተ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ኢይጐነዲ ፡ ተገፍትኦ ፡ ቤቱ ።
Unless a man hold on diligently in the fear of the Lord, His house will soon be overthrown.
27:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐν σείσματι κοσκίνου διαμένει κοπρία οὕτως σκύβαλα ἀνθρώπου ἐν λογισμῷ αὐτοῦ
Si non in timore Domini tenueris te instanter , cito subvertetur domus tua .
ውስተ ፡ መንጠፍት ፡ ይጥሕል ፡ ሐሠረ ፡ ከማሁ ፡ ሰብእኒ ፡ እምኅሊናሁ ፡ ተረክበ ፡ ርስሐቱ ።
In the shaking of a sieve, the refuse remains; So the filth of man in his reasoning.
27:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ σκεύη κεραμέως δοκιμάζει κάμινος καὶ πειρασμὸς ἀνθρώπου ἐν διαλογισμῷ αὐτοῦ
Sicut in percussura cribri remanebit pulvis , sic aporia hominis in cogitatu illius .
ለንዋየ ፡ ለብሓኒ ፡ እሳት ፡ ይፈትኖ ፡ ወለሰብእኒ ፡ ኅሊና ፡ ልቡ ፡ ያሜክሮ ።
The furnace will prove the potter’s vessels; And the trial of a man is in his reasoning.
27:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ γεώργιον ξύλου ἐκφαίνει ὁ καρπὸς αὐτοῦ οὕτως λόγος ἐνθυμήματος καρδίας ἀνθρώπου
Vasa figuli probat fornax , et homines justos tentatio tribulationis .
ዐቃቢሁ ፡ ለቀምሕ ፡ ይሬኢ ፡ ፍሬሁ ፡ ከማሁ ፡ ቃሉ ፡ ለሰብእ ፡ ይከሥቶ ፡ ፍትወተ ፡ ልቡ ።
The fruit of a tree declares the husbandry thereof; So is the utterance of the thought of the heart of a man.
27:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ πρὸ λογισμοῦ μὴ ἐπαινέσῃς ἄνδρα οὗτος γὰρ πειρασμὸς ἀνθρώπων
Sicut rusticatio de ligno ostendit fructum illius , sic verbum ex cogitatu cordis hominis .
እንበለ ፡ ትጠይቆ ፡ ለሰብእ ፡ ኢትንአዶ ፡ እስመ ፡ ግዕዙ ፡ ያሜክርዎ ፡ ለሰብእ ።
Praise no man before you hear him reason; For this is the trial of men.
27:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐὰν διώκῃς τὸ δίκαιον καταλήμψῃ καὶ ἐνδύσῃ αὐτὸ ὡς ποδήρη δόξης
Ante sermonem non laudes virum : hæc enim tentatio est hominum .
ለእመ ፡ ዴገንካ ፡ ለጽድቅ ፡ ትረክባ ፡ ወትለብሳ ፡ ከመ ፡ ልብሰ ፡ ጶዴር ፡ ዘክቡር ።
If you follow righteousness, you will obtain her, And put her on, as a long robe of glory.
27:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ πετεινὰ πρὸς τὰ ὅμοια αὐτοῖς καταλύσει καὶ ἀλήθεια πρὸς τοὺς ἐργαζομένους αὐτὴν ἐπανήξει
Si sequaris justitiam , apprehendes illam , et indues quasi poderem honoris : et inhabitabis cum ea , et proteget te in sempiternum , et in die agnitionis invenies firmamentum .
አዕዋፍኒ ፡ ምስለ ፡ ዘመዱ ፡ የኀድር ፡ ወጽድቅኒ ፡ ኀበ ፡ እለ ፡ ይገብርዋ ፡ ተሐውር ።
Birds will resort to their like; And truth will return to those who practise her.
27:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ λέων θήραν ἐνεδρεύει οὕτως ἁμαρτία ἐργαζομένους ἄδικα
Volatilia ad sibi similia conveniunt : et veritas ad eos qui operantur illam revertetur .
ዐንበሳ ፡ ይንዑ ፡ ዘይበልዕ ፡ ከማሁ ፡ ኀጢአትኒ ፡ ትንዕዎሙ ፡ ለእለ ፡ ይገብርዋ ።
The lion lies in wait for prey; So does sin for those who work iniquity.
27:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ διήγησις εὐσεβοῦς διὰ παντὸς σοφία ὁ δὲ ἄφρων ὡς σελήνη ἀλλοιοῦται
Leo venationi insidiatur semper : sic peccata operantibus iniquitates .
ጻድቅሰ ፡ ይሜህር ፡ ዘልፈ ፡ ጥበበ ፡ ወአብድሰ ፡ ባሕቱ ፡ እንተ ፡ ጸብሐት ፡ የሐጽጽ ፡ ልቡ ፡ ከመ ፡ ወርኅ ።
The discourse of a godly man is always wisdom: But the foolish man changes as the moon.
27:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ εἰς μέσον ἀσυνέτων συντήρησον καιρόν εἰς μέσον δὲ διανοουμένων ἐνδελέχιζε
Homo sanctus in sapientia manet sicut sol : nam stultus sicut luna mutatur .
በኀበ ፡ አብዳን ፡ ተዐቀብ ፡ ጊዜሁ ፡ ወበኀበ ፡ ጠቢባን ፡ ተጠየቅ ፡ በኵሉ ፡ ጊዜ ።
Among men void of understanding observe the opportunity; But stay continually among the thoughtful.
27:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ διήγησις μωρῶν προσόχθισμα καὶ ὁ γέλως αὐτῶν ἐν σπατάλῃ ἁμαρτίας
In medio insensatorum serva verbum tempori : in medio autem cogitantium assiduus esto .
ነገሮሙ ፡ ለአብዳን ፡ ያስተቋጥዕ ፡ ወሠሐቆሙኒ ፡ ፍግዐ ፡ ኀጢአት ።
The discourse of fools is an offence; And their laughter is in the wantonness of sin.
27:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ λαλιὰ πολυόρκου ἀνορθώσει τρίχας καὶ ἡ μάχη αὐτῶν ἐμφραγμὸς ὠτίων
Narratio peccantium odiosa , et risus illorum in deliciis peccati .
ነገሩ ፡ ለዘ ፡ ብዙኀ ፡ ይምሕል ፡ ያንሦጥጥ ፡ ሥዕርተ ፡ ወላኳሆሙኒ ፡ ያጸምም ፡ እዝነ ።
The talk of a man of many oaths will make the hair stand upright; And their strife makes one stop his ears.
27:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἔκχυσις αἵματος μάχη ὑπερηφάνων καὶ ἡ διαλοιδόρησις αὐτῶν ἀκοὴ μοχθηρά
Loquela multum jurans horripilationem capiti statuet , et irreverentia ipsius obturatio aurium .
ያክዑ ፡ ደመ ፡ ላኳሆሙ ፡ ለዕቡያን ፡ ወጋእዞሙ ፡ ስራሕ ፡ ለዘይሰምዖሙ ።
The strife of the proud is a shedding of blood; And their reviling of each other is a grievous thing to hear.
27:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὁ ἀποκαλύπτων μυστήρια ἀπώλεσεν πίστιν καὶ οὐ μὴ εὕρῃ φίλον πρὸς τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ
Effusio sanguinis in rixa superborum , et maledictio illorum auditus gravis .
ዘከሠተ ፡ ምክረ ፡ ቢጹ ፡ ሀጕለ ፡ ሃይማኖቶሙ ፡ ወኢይረክብ ፡ እንከ ፡ ዐርከ ፡ ዘከመ ፡ ልቡ ።
He that reveals secrets destroys credit, And will not find a friend to his mind.
27:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ στέρξον φίλον καὶ πιστώθητι μετ’ αὐτοῦ ἐὰν δὲ ἀποκαλύψῃς τὰ μυστήρια αὐτοῦ μὴ καταδιώξῃς ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ
Qui denudat arcana amici fidem perdit , et non inveniet amicum ad animum suum .
ዕቀብ ፡ ዐርከከ ፡ ወተአመን ፡ ምስሌሁ ፡ ወለእመሰ ፡ ከሠትከ ፡ ምክሮ ፡ ኢትዴግኖ ፡(እንከ ፡ወኢትትልዎ ፡)ድኅሬሁ ።
Love a friend, and keep faith with him: But if you reveal his secrets, You shall not pursue after him;
27:18 ⧉ ⤴︎ καθὼς γὰρ ἀπώλεσεν ἄνθρωπος τὸν νεκρὸν αὐτοῦ οὕτως ἀπώλεσας τὴν φιλίαν τοῦ πλησίον
Dilige proximum , et conjungere fide cum illo .
ከመ ፡ ሀጕለ ፡ ሰብእ ፡ ጸላኢሁ ፡ ከማሁ ፡ ሀጐልካሁ ፡ አንተኒ ፡ ታእኃሁ ፡ ለዐርክከ ።
For as a man has destroyed his enemy, So have you destroyed the friendship of your neighbor.
27:19 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ ὡς πετεινὸν ἐκ χειρός σου ἀπέλυσας οὕτως ἀφῆκας τὸν πλησίον καὶ οὐ θηρεύσεις αὐτόν
Quod si denudaveris absconsa illius , non persequeris post eum .
ከመ ፡ ዖፍ ፡ እንተ ፡ ታመሥጠከ ፡ እምእዴከ ፡ ከማሁ ፡ ሰረረ ፡ እምኔከ ፡ ዐርክከ ።
And as a bird which you have loosed out of your hand, So have you let your neighbor go, and you will not catch him again:
27:20 ⧉ ⤴︎ μὴ αὐτὸν διώξῃς ὅτι μακρὰν ἀπέστη καὶ ἐξέφυγεν ὡς δορκὰς ἐκ παγίδος
Sicut enim homo qui perdit amicum suum , sic et qui perdit amicitiam proximi sui .
ወኢትዴግኖ ፡ እንከ ፡ እስመ ፡ ነዋኅ ፡ ኀበ ፡ አምሠጠከ ፡ ከመ ፡ አምሠጠት ፡ ምዳቊ ፡ እምነ ፡ ማዕገት ።
Pursue him not, for he is gone far away, And has escaped as a gazelle out of the snare.
27:21 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὅτι τραῦμα ἔστιν καταδῆσαι καὶ λοιδορίας ἔστιν διαλλαγή ὁ δὲ ἀποκαλύψας μυστήρια ἀφήλπισεν
Et sicut qui dimittit avem de manu sua , sic dereliquisti proximum tuum , et non eum capies .
ሶበሰ ፡ ቊስል ፡ ውእቱ ፡ እምፈወስዎ ፡ ወለዘኒ ፡ ተጽዕለ ፡ ያስተማውጽዎ ፡ ወለዘሰ ፡ ከሠተ ፡ ምክረተ ፡ ቢጹ ፡ ይቀብጽዎ ።
For a wound may be bound up, and after reviling there may be a reconcilement; But he that reveals secrets has lost hope.
27:22 ⧉ ⤴︎ διανεύων ὀφθαλμῷ τεκταίνει κακά καὶ οὐδεὶς αὐτὰ ἀποστήσει ἀπ’ αὐτοῦ
Non illum sequaris , quoniam longe abest : effugit enim quasi caprea de laqueo , quoniam vulnerata est anima ejus :
ዘይቀጽብ ፡ በዐይኑ ፡ ኢይሤኒ ፡ ኅሊናሁ ፡ አልቦ ፡ ዘይክል ፡ አኅደጎተ ፡ እከዩ ።
One that winks with the eye contriveth evil things; And no man will remove him from it.
27:23 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἀπέναντι τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν σου γλυκανεῖ τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν λόγων σου ἐκθαυμάσει ὕστερον δὲ διαστρέψει τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐν τοῖς λόγοις σου δώσει σκάνδαλον
ultra eum non poteris colligare . Et maledicti est concordatio :
ለዐይንከሰ ፡ ያጥዕም ፡ ለከ ፡ አፉሁ ፡ ወበኵሉ ፡ ዘነበብከ ፡ ይንእደከ ፡ ወድኅረ ፡ የዐልወከ ፡ ቃሎ ፡ ወያስሕተከ ፡ በቃልከ ፡ እንተ ፡ ነበብከ ።
When you are present, he will speak sweetly, And will admire your words; But afterward he will writhe his mouth, And set a trap for you in your words.
27:24 ⧉ ⤴︎ πολλὰ ἐμίσησα καὶ οὐχ ὡμοίωσα αὐτῷ καὶ ὁ κύριος μισήσει αὐτόν
denudare autem amici mysteria , desperatio est animæ infelicis .
ብዙኃን ፡ እለ ፡ ጸላእኩ ፡ ወአኮሰ ፡ ከማሁ ፡ ወእግዚአብሔርኒ ፡ ጸልአ ፡ ኪያሁ ።
I have hated many things, but nothing like him; And the Lord will hate him.
27:25 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὁ βάλλων λίθον εἰς ὕψος ἐπὶ κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ βάλλει καὶ πληγὴ δολία διελεῖ τραύματα
Annuens oculo fabricat iniqua , et nemo eum abjiciet .
ዘይወግር ፡ እብነ ፡ ላዕሌሁ ፡ ትወርድ ፡ ዲበ ፡ ርእሱ ፡ መቅሠፍተ ፡ ዐመፃሰ ፡ ይትዐወቅ ፡ ቊስሉ ።
One that casts a stone on high casts it on his own head; And a deceitful stroke will open wounds.
27:26 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὁ ὀρύσσων βόθρον εἰς αὐτὸν ἐμπεσεῖται καὶ ὁ ἱστῶν παγίδα ἐν αὐτῇ ἁλώσεται
In conspectu oculorum tuorum condulcabit os suum , et super sermones tuos admirabitur : novissime autem pervertet os suum , et in verbis tuis dabit scandalum .
ዘከረየ ፡ ግበ ፡(ለቢጹ ፡)ለሊሁ ፡ ይወድቅ ፡ ውስቴቱ ፡ ወዘኒ ፡ ወርዐ ፡ መሥገርተ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ይሠግር ፡ ቦቱ ።
He that digs a pit will fall into it; And he that sets a snare will be taken therein.
27:27 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὁ ποιῶν πονηρά εἰς αὐτὸν κυλισθήσεται καὶ οὐ μὴ ἐπιγνῷ πόθεν ἥκει αὐτῷ
Multa odivi , et non coæquavi ei , et Dominus odiet illum .
— He that does evil things, they will roll upon him, And he will not know whence they have come to him.
27:28 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐμπαιγμὸς καὶ ὀνειδισμὸς ὑπερηφάνῳ καὶ ἡ ἐκδίκησις ὡς λέων ἐνεδρεύσει αὐτόν
Qui in altum mittit lapidem , super caput ejus cadet : et plaga dolosa dolosi dividet vulnera .
ኀጢአት ፡ ጸዐሎሙ ፡ ወሠሐቆሙ ፡ ለዕቡያን ፡ ከመ ፡ ዐንበሳ ፡ ትንፅዎሙ ፡ ወትትቤቀሎሙ ።
Mockery and reproach are from the haughty; And vengeance, as a lion, will lie in wait for him.
27:29 ⧉ ⤴︎ παγίδι ἁλώσονται οἱ εὐφραινόμενοι πτώσει εὐσεβῶν καὶ ὀδύνη καταναλώσει αὐτοὺς πρὸ τοῦ θανάτου αὐτῶν
Et qui foveam fodit incidet in eam : et qui statuit lapidem proximo offendet in eo : et qui laqueum alii ponit , peribit in illo .
በመሥገርት ፡ ይሠግሩ ፡ እለ ፡ ይትፌሥሑ ፡ በድቀቱ ፡ ለጻድቅ ፡ መቅሠፍት ፡ ይመስዎሙ ፡ ዘእንበለ ፡ ይብጽሖሙ ፡ ጊዜ ፡ ሞቶሙ ።
They that rejoice at the fall of the godly will be taken in a snare; And anguish will consume them before they die.
27:30 ⧉ ⤴︎ μῆνις καὶ ὀργή καὶ ταῦτά ἐστιν βδελύγματα καὶ ἀνὴρ ἁμαρτωλὸς ἐγκρατὴς ἔσται αὐτῶν
Facienti nequissimum consilium , super ipsum devolvetur , et non agnoscet unde adveniat illi .
መዐትኒ ፡ ወቊጥዓ ፡ ርኵሳን ፡ እሙንቱ ፡ ወበኀበ ፡ ብእሲ ፡ ኃጥእ ፡ ይሄልዉ ።
Wrath and anger, these also are abominations; And a sinful man will possess them.