32:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἡγούμενόν σε κατέστησαν μὴ ἐπαίρου γίνου ἐν αὐτοῖς ὡς εἷς ἐξ αὐτῶν φρόντισον αὐτῶν καὶ οὕτω κάθισον
Rectorem te posuerunt ? noli extolli : esto in illis quasi unus ex ipsis .
ዘየዐቅብ ፡ ሕጎ ፡ ያበውእ ፡ መባአ ።
Have they made you ruler of a feast? Be not lifted up, Be you among them as one of them; Take thought for them, and so sit down.
32:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν χρείαν σου ποιήσας ἀνάπεσε ἵνα εὐφρανθῇς δῑ αὐτοὺς καὶ εὐκοσμίας χάριν λάβῃς στέφανον
Curam illorum habe , et sic conside , et omni cura tua explicita recumbe :
ወዘያፀምእ ፡ ትእዛዞ ፡ ይሠውዕ ፡ ለመድኀኒቱ ።
And when you have done all your office, take your place, That you may be gladdened on their account, And receive a crown for your well ordering.
32:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ λάλησον πρεσβύτερε πρέπει γάρ σοι ἐν ἀκριβεῖ ἐπιστήμῃ καὶ μὴ ἐμποδίσῃς μουσικά
ut læteris propter illos , et ornamentum gratiæ accipias coronam , et dignationem consequaris corrogationis .
ዕሴቶ ፡ ያገብእ ፡ ዘያበውእ ፡ ስንዳሌ ።
Speak, you that are the elder, for it becomes you, but with sound knowledge; And hinder not music.
32:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὅπου ἀκρόαμα μὴ ἐκχέῃς λαλιὰν καὶ ἀκαίρως μὴ σοφίζου
Loquere major natu : decet enim te
ወዘገብረ ፡ ምጽዋተ ፡ ሦዐ ፡ መሥዋዕተ ፡ ስብሐት ።
Pour not out talk where there is a performance of music, And display not your wisdom out of season.
32:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ σφραγὶς ἄνθρακος ἐπὶ κόσμῳ χρυσῷ σύγκριμα μουσικῶν ἐν συμποσίῳ οἴνου
primum verbum diligenti scientia , et non impedias musicam .
ፈቃዱ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ ከመ ፡ ኢትግበር ፡ እኩየ ፡ ወሥምረቱ ፡ ከመ ፡ ትትገሐሥ ፡ እምዐመፃ ።
As a signet of carbuncle in a setting of gold, So is a concert of music in a banquet of wine.
32:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐν κατασκευάσματι χρυσῷ σφραγὶς σμαράγδου μέλος μουσικῶν ἐφ’ ἡδεῖ οἴνῳ
Ubi auditus non est , non effundas sermonem , et importune noli extolli in sapientia tua .
ኢትባእ ፡ ቅድመ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ዕራቅከ ።
As a signet of emerald in a work of gold, So is a strain of music with pleasant wine.
32:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ λάλησον νεανίσκε εἰ χρεία σου μόλις δὶς ἐὰν ἐπερωτηθῇς
Gemmula carbunculi in ornamento auri , et comparatio musicorum in convivio vini .
ወግበር ፡ ዘኵሎ ፡ በእንተ ፡ ትእዛዙ ።
Speak, young man, if there be need of you; Yet scarcely if you be twice asked.
32:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ κεφαλαίωσον λόγον ἐν ὀλίγοις πολλά γίνου ὡς γινώσκων καὶ ἅμα σιωπῶν
Sicut in fabricatione auri signum est smaragdi , sic numerus musicorum in jucundo et moderato vino .
መሥዋዕቱ ፡ ለጻድቅ ፡ ያጠልሎ ፡ ለምሥዋዕ ፡ ወመዐዛሁ ፡ ይበጽሕ ፡ ቅድመ ፡ ልዑል ።
Sum up your speech, many things in few words; Be as one that knows and yet holds his tongue.
32:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐν μέσῳ μεγιστάνων μὴ ἐξισάζου καὶ ἑτέρου λέγοντος μὴ πολλὰ ἀδολέσχει
Audi tacens , et pro reverentia accedet tibi bona gratia .
ወመሥዋዕቱ ፡ ለብእሲ ፡ ጻድቅ ፡ ቅዱስ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ወኢይትረሳዕ ፡ ዝክሩ ፡ ሎቱ ።
If you be among great men, behave not as their equal; And when another is speaking, make not much babbling.
32:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ πρὸ βροντῆς κατασπεύδει ἀστραπή καὶ πρὸ αἰσχυντηροῦ προελεύσεται χάρις
Adolescens , loquere in tua causa vix .
በፍሡሕ ፡ ዐይን ፡ አእኵቶ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ ወኢትኅድግ ፡ አብኦ ፡ እምውስተ ፡ ቀዳሚ ፡ ተግባር ።
Before thunder speedeth lightning; And before a shamefast man favor shall go forth.
32:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐν ὥρᾳ ἐξεγείρου καὶ μὴ οὐράγει ἀπότρεχε εἰς οἶκον καὶ μὴ ῥᾳθύμει
Si bis interrogatus fueris , habeat caput responsum tuum .
እንዘ ፡ ፍሡሕ ፡ ገጽከ ፡ መጥዎ ፡ ለኵሉ ፡ ዘጸገውከ ፡ ወእንዘ ፡ ትትሐሠይ ፡ አብእ ፡ ዓሥራቲሁ ፡ ለተግባርከ ።
Rise up betimes, and be not the last; Get you home quickly and loiter not:
32:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐκεῖ παῖζε καὶ ποίει τὰ ἐνθυμήματά σου καὶ μὴ ἁμάρτῃς λόγῳ ὑπερηφάνῳ
In multis esto quasi inscius , et audi tacens simul et quærens .
ወአብአ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ በከመ ፡ አኰቴቱ ፡ ወአእምዘ ፡ ረከብከ ፡ ውስተ ፡ እዴከ ፡ አብእ ፡ ሎቱ ፡ በሠናይ ፡ ዐይን ።
There take your pastime, and do what is in your heart; And sin not by proud speech:
32:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ ἐπὶ τούτοις εὐλόγησον τὸν ποιήσαντά σε καὶ μεθύσκοντά σε ἀπὸ τῶν ἀγαθῶν αὐτοῦ
In medio magnatorum non præsumas : et ubi sunt senes non multum loquaris .
እስመ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ያገብእ ፡ ዕስየተ ፡ ወየዐስየከ ፡ ምስብዒተ ።
And for these things bless him that made you, And gives you to drink freely of his good things.
32:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὁ φοβούμενος κύριον ἐκδέξεται παιδείαν καὶ οἱ ὀρθρίζοντες εὑρήσουσιν εὐδοκίαν
Ante grandinem præibit coruscatio : et ante verecundiam præibit gratia , et pro reverentia accedet tibi bona gratia .
ኢታብእ ፡ ሎቱ ፡ ሕልያነ ፡ እስመ ፡ ኢይትወከፍ ፡ ለከ ።
He that fears the Lord will receive his discipline; And those who seek him early shall find favor.
32:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὁ ζητῶν νόμον ἐμπλησθήσεται αὐτοῦ καὶ ὁ ὑποκρινόμενος σκανδαλισθήσεται ἐν αὐτῷ
Et hora surgendi non te trices : præcurre autem prior in domum tuam , et illic avocare , et illic lude ,
ወኢይምሰልከ ፡ ዘይሰጠወከ ፡ በአብኦ ፡ ዐመፃ ፡ እስመ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ መኰንነ ፡ ጽድቅ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ወኢያደሉ ፡ ለገጽ ።
He that seeks the law shall be filled therewith: But the hypocrite shall stumble thereat.
32:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ οἱ φοβούμενοι κύριον εὑρήσουσιν κρίμα καὶ δικαιώματα ὡς φῶς ἐξάψουσιν
et age conceptiones tuas , et non in delictis et verbo superbo :
ወኢይሠዚ ፡ እንበይነ ፡ ነዳይ ፡ ወይሰምዖ ፡ ዐውያቶ ፡ ለግፉዕ ።
They that fear the Lord shall find judgement, And shall kindle righteous acts as a light.
32:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἄνθρωπος ἁμαρτωλὸς ἐκκλινεῖ ἐλεγμὸν καὶ κατὰ τὸ θέλημα αὐτοῦ εὑρήσει σύγκριμα
et super his omnibus benedicito Dominum , qui fecit , et inebriantem te ab omnibus bonis suis .
ወኢይጸመም ፡ ጸሎቶ ፡ ለእጓለ ፡ ማውታ ፡ ወእቤረ ፡ ብእሲተኒ ፡ ለእመቦ ፡ ዘአግዐራ ።
A sinful man shunneth reproof, And will find a judgement according to his will.
32:18 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἀνὴρ βουλῆς οὐ μὴ παρίδῃ διανόημα ἀλλότριος καὶ ὑπερήφανος οὐ καταπτήξει φόβον
Qui timet Dominum excipiet doctrinam ejus : et qui vigilaverint ad illum invenient benedictionem .
ወአውረደት ፡ አንብዐ ፡ ዲበ ፡ መላትሒሃ ።
A man of counsel will not neglect a thought; A strange and proud man will not crouch in fear, Even after he has done a thing by himself without counsel.
32:19 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἄνευ βουλῆς μηθὲν ποιήσῃς καὶ ἐν τῷ ποιῆσαί σε μὴ μεταμελοῦ
Qui quærit legem replebitur ab ea , et qui insidiose agit scandalizabitur in ea .
ከማሁ ፡ ያውርድ ፡ ዐውያተ ፡ ዲበ ፡ ዘአግዐራ ።
Do nothing without counsel; And when you have once done, repent not.
32:20 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐν ὁδῷ ἀντιπτώματος μὴ πορεύου καὶ μὴ προσκόψῃς ἐν λιθώδεσιν
Qui timent Dominum invenient judicium justum , et justitias quasi lumen accendent .
ለዘይፀመዶ ፡ በጽድቅ ፡ ይትወከፍ ፡ ሎቱ ፡ ወተዐርግ ፡ እስከ ፡ ደመና ፡ ጸሎቱ ።
Go not in a way of conflict; And stumble not in stony places.
32:21 ⧉ ⤴︎ μὴ πιστεύσῃς ἐν ὁδῷ ἀπροσκόπῳ
Peccator homo vitabit correptionem , et secundum voluntatem suam inveniet comparationem .
ወጸሎተ ፡ ነዳይሰ ፡ ትትዐዶ ፡ እምደመና ፡ ወኢትትመየጥ ፡ እስከ ፡ ትበጽሕ ፡ ኀቤሃ ፡ ወኢትገብእ ፡ እስከ ፡ ይሬእያ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ።
Be not confident in a smooth way.
32:22 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν τέκνων σου φύλαξαι
Vir consilii non disperdet intelligentiam : alienus et superbus non pertimescet timorem :
ወይፈትሕ ፡ ሎሙ ፡ ለጻድቃን ፡ ወይትቤቀል ፡ ሎሙ ፡ ወኢይጐነዲ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ላዕሌሆሙ ፡ ወኢይትዔገሥ ፡ በእንቲአሆሙ ፡ እስከ ፡ ይቀጠቅጦሙ ፡ ሐቋሆሙ ።
And beware of your own children.
32:23 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐν παντὶ ἔργῳ πίστευε τῇ ψυχῇ σου καὶ γὰρ τοῦτό ἐστιν τήρησις ἐντολῶν
etiam postquam fecit cum eo sine consilio , et suis insectationibus arguetur .
ወይትቤቀሎሙ ፡ ለአሕዛብ ፡ ወይሤርዎሙ ፡ ለኵሎሙ ፡ ዐማፅያን ፡ ወይሰብራ ፡ ለበትረ ፡ ኃጥኣን ።
In every work trust your own soul; For this is the keeping of the commandments.
32:24 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὁ πιστεύων νόμῳ προσέχει ἐντολαῖς καὶ ὁ πεποιθὼς κυρίῳ οὐκ ἐλαττωθήσεται
Fili , sine consilio nihil facias , et post factum non pœnitebis .
ለኵሉ ፡ ሰብእ ፡ ይፈድዮ ፡ በከመ ፡ ምግባሩ ፡ ወለኵሉ ፡ እጓለ ፡ እመሕያው ፡ በበ ፡ ምግባሮሙ ፡ ወበበ ፡ ፍኖቶሙ ።
He that believes the law gives heed to the commandment; And he that trusts in the Lord shall suffer no loss.