4:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ τέκνον τὴν ζωὴν τοῦ πτωχοῦ μὴ ἀποστερήσῃς καὶ μὴ παρελκύσῃς ὀφθαλμοὺς ἐπιδεεῖς
Fili , eleemosynam pauperis ne defraudes , et oculos tuos ne transvertas a paupere .
ወልድየ ፡ ኢትክልዖ ፡ ለነዳይ ፡ ሕይወቶ ፡ ወኢትሚጥ ፡ አዕይንቲከ ፡ እምዘይስእለከ ።
My son, deprive not the poor of his living, And make not the needy eyes to wait long.
4:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ ψυχὴν πεινῶσαν μὴ λυπήσῃς καὶ μὴ παροργίσῃς ἄνδρα ἐν ἀπορίᾳ αὐτοῦ
Animam esurientem ne despexeris , et non exasperes pauperem in inopia sua .
ወኢታሕምም ፡ ነፍሰ ፡ ርኅብተ ፡ ወኢታምዕዕ ፡ ብእሴ ፡ ሕዙነ ።
Make not a hungry soul sorrowful; Neither provoke a man in his distress.
4:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ καρδίαν παρωργισμένην μὴ προσταράξῃς καὶ μὴ παρελκύσῃς δόσιν προσδεομένου
Cor inopis ne afflixeris , et non protrahas datum angustianti .
ወኢታደንግፅ ፡ ልበ ፡ ትኩዘ ፡ ወኢትትኀለፎ ፡ ለዘይስእለከ ።
To a heart that is provoked add not more trouble; And defer not to give to him that is in need.
4:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἱκέτην θλιβόμενον μὴ ἀπαναίνου καὶ μὴ ἀποστρέψῃς τὸ πρόσωπόν σου ἀπὸ πτωχοῦ
Rogationem contribulati ne abjicias , et non avertas faciem tuam ab egeno .
ወኢትትቈጣዕ ፡ ነባሪከ ፡ ዘይትቀነይ ፡ ለከ ፡ ወኢትሚጥ ፡ ገጸከ ፡ እምነ ፡ ነዳይ ።
Reject not a suppliant in his affliction; And turn not away your face from a poor man.
4:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἀπὸ δεομένου μὴ ἀποστρέψῃς ὀφθαλμὸν καὶ μὴ δῷς τόπον ἀνθρώπῳ καταράσασθαί σε
Ab inope ne avertas oculos tuos propter iram : et non relinquas quærentibus tibi retro maledicere .
ወእምነ ፡ ዘይስእለከ ፡ ኢትሚጥ ፡ ዐይነከ ፡ ወኢተሀቦ ፡ ምክንያተ ፡ በዘይረግመከ ።
Turn not away your eye from one that asks of you, And give none occasion to a man to curse you:
4:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ καταρωμένου γάρ σε ἐν πικρίᾳ ψυχῆς αὐτοῦ τῆς δεήσεως αὐτοῦ ἐπακούσεται ὁ ποιήσας αὐτόν
Maledicentis enim tibi in amaritudine animæ , exaudietur deprecatio illius : exaudiet autem eum qui fecit illum .
እስመ ፡ ለእመ ፡ ረገመከ ፡ በምረተ ፡ ነፍሱ ፡ ይሰምዖ ፡ ፈጣሪሁ ፡ ጸሎቶ ።
For if he curse you in the bitterness of his soul, He that made him will hear his supplication.
4:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ προσφιλῆ συναγωγῇ σεαυτὸν ποίει καὶ μεγιστᾶνι ταπείνου τὴν κεφαλήν σου
Congregationi pauperum affabilem te facito : et presbytero humilia animam tuam , et magnato humilia caput tuum .
ተፋቀር ፡ በኀበ ፡ ብዙኃን ፡ ወተፀመድ ፡ በኀበ ፡ መኳንንት ፡ ወኢተዕቢ ፡ ርእሰከ ።
Get yourself the love of the congregation; And to a great man bow your head.
4:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ κλῖνον πτωχῷ τὸ οὖς σου καὶ ἀποκρίθητι αὐτῷ εἰρηνικὰ ἐν πραΰτητι
Declina pauperi sine tristitia aurem tuam , et redde debitum tuum , et responde illi pacifica in mansuetudine .
ወለነዳይ ፡ አጽምዖ ፡ በእዝንከ ፡ ወአውሥኦ ፡ ሠናየ ፡ ቃለ ፡ በየውሃት ።
Incline your ear to a poor man, And answer him with peaceful words in meekness.
4:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐξελοῦ ἀδικούμενον ἐκ χειρὸς ἀδικοῦντος καὶ μὴ ὀλιγοψυχήσῃς ἐν τῷ κρίνειν σε
Libera eum qui injuriam patitur de manu superbi , et non acide feras in anima tua .
ወአድኅኖ ፡ ለግፉዕ ፡ እምእደ ፡ ገፋዒሁ ፡ ወኢትትሀከይ ፡ ኰንኖቶ ።
Deliver him that is wronged from the hand of him that wrongeth him; And be not faint-hearted in giving judgement.
4:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ γίνου ὀρφανοῖς ὡς πατὴρ καὶ ἀντὶ ἀνδρὸς τῇ μητρὶ αὐτῶν καὶ ἔσῃ ὡς υἱὸς ὑψίστου καὶ ἀγαπήσει σε μᾶλλον ἢ μήτηρ σου
In judicando esto pupillis misericors ut pater , et pro viro matri illorum :
ኵኖ ፡ ለዕጓለ ፡ ማውታ ፡ ከመ ፡ አቡሁ ፡ ወቁም ፡ ላቲ ፡ ለእሙ ፡ ከመ ፡ ምታ ፡ ወትከውን ፡ ከመ ፡ ውሉደ ፡ ልዑል ፡ ወያፈቅረከ ፡ ፈድፋደ ፡ እምነ ፡ እምከ ።
Be as a father to the fatherless, And instead of a husband to their mother: So will you be as a son of the Most High, And he will love you more than your mother does.
4:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἡ σοφία υἱοὺς αὐτῆς ἀνύψωσεν καὶ ἐπιλαμβάνεται τῶν ζητοῦντων αὐτήν
et eris tu velut filius Altissimi obediens , et miserebitur tui magis quam mater .
ጥበብሰ ፡ አዕበየቶሙ ፡ ለደቂቃ ፡ ወትትዌከፎሙ ፡ ለእለ ፡ የኀሥሥዋ ።
Wisdom exalts her sons, And takes hold of those who seek her.
4:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὁ ἀγαπῶν αὐτὴν ἀγαπᾷ ζωήν καὶ οἱ ὀρθρίζοντες πρὸς αὐτὴν ἐμπλησθήσονται εὐφροσύνης
Sapientia filiis suis vitam inspirat : et suscipit inquirentes se , et præibit in via justitiæ .
ዘኪያሃ ፡ አፍቀረ ፡ አፍቀረ ፡ ሕይወቶ ፡ ወዘይገይስ ፡ ኀቤሃ ፡ ይጸግብ ፡ ትፍሥሕተ ።
He that loves her loves life; And those who seek to her early will be filled with gladness.
4:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὁ κρατῶν αὐτῆς κληρονομήσει δόξαν καὶ οὗ εἰσπορεύεται εὐλογεῖ κύριος
Et qui illam diligit , diligit vitam , et qui vigilaverint ad illam complectentur placorem ejus .
ወዘያጸንዓ ፡ ይወርስ ፡ ክብረ ፡ ወኀበ ፡ ቦአት ፡ ይእቲ ፡ ይባርክ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ።
He that holds her fast will inherit glory; And where he enters, the Lord will bless.
4:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ οἱ λατρεύοντες αὐτῇ λειτουργήσουσιν ἁγίῳ καὶ τοὺς ἀγαπῶντας αὐτὴν ἀγαπᾷ ὁ κύριος
Qui tenuerint illam , vitam hæreditabunt : et quo introibit benedicet Deus .
እለ ፡ ኪያሃ ፡ ተፀምዱ ፡ ተፀምድዎ ፡ ለቅዱስ ፡ ወለእለ ፡ ያፈቅርዋ ፡ ያፈቅሮሙ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ።
They that do her service will minister to the Holy One; And those who love her the Lord does love.
4:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὁ ὑπακούων αὐτῆς κρινεῖ ἔθνη καὶ ὁ προσέχων αὐτῇ κατασκηνώσει πεποιθώς
Qui serviunt ei obsequentes erunt sancto : et eos qui diligunt illam , diligit Deus .
ወዘይሰምዓ ፡ ላቲ ፡ ይኴንን ፡ አሕዛበ ፡ ወዘያጸምዓ ፡ ላቲ ፡ ይነብር ፡ ተአምኖ ።
He that gives ear to her will judge the nations; And he that gives heed to her will dwell securely.
4:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐὰν ἐμπιστεύσῃ κατακληρονομήσει αὐτήν καὶ ἐν κατασχέσει ἔσονται αἱ γενεαὶ αὐτοῦ
Qui audit illam judicabit gentes : et qui intuetur illam permanebit confidens .
ለእመ ፡ ትትአመና ፡ ትረክባ ፡ ወተዐብየከ ፡ በመዋዕሊከ ።
If he trust her, he will inherit her; And his generations will have her in possession.
4:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὅτι διεστραμμένως πορεύσεται μετ’ αὐτοῦ ἐν πρώτοις φόβον καὶ δειλίαν ἐπάξει ἐπ’ αὐτὸν καὶ βασανίσει αὐτὸν ἐν παιδείᾳ αὐτῆς ἕως οὗ ἐμπιστεύσῃ τῇ ψυχῇ αὐτοῦ καὶ πειράσει αὐτὸν ἐν τοῖς δικαιώμασιν αὐτῆς
Si crediderit ei , hæreditabit illam , et erunt in confirmatione creaturæ illius :
ወትቀድም ፡ ትሑር ፡ ምስሌሁ ፡ እንዘ ፡ ታፈርሆ ፡ ወትጌርሞ ፡ ወታደነግፆ ፡ ወትቀሥፎ ፡ ወትሜህሮ ፡ እስከ ፡ ታገርራ ፡ ለነፍሱ ፡ ወታሜክሮ ፡ በተግሣጽ ።
For at the first she will walk with him in crooked ways, And will bring fear and dread upon him, And torment him with her discipline, Until she may trust his soul, and try him by her judgements:
4:18 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ πάλιν ἐπανήξει κατ’ εὐθεῖαν πρὸς αὐτὸν καὶ εὐφρανεῖ αὐτὸν καὶ ἀποκαλύψει αὐτῷ τὰ κρυπτὰ αὐτῆς
quoniam in tentatione ambulat cum eo , et in primis eligit eum .
ወእም ፡ ዝ ፡ ካዕበ ፡ ትትቄበሎ ፡ ወታስተፌሥሖ ፡ ወትከሥት ፡ ሎቱ ፡ ምክራ ።
Then will she return again the straight way to him, And will gladden him, and reveal to him her secrets.
4:19 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐὰν ἀποπλανηθῇ ἐγκαταλείψει αὐτὸν καὶ παραδώσει αὐτὸν εἰς χεῖρας πτώσεως αὐτοῦ
Timorem , et metum , et probationem inducet super illum : et cruciabit illum in tribulatione doctrinæ suæ , donec tentet eum in cogitationibus suis , et credat animæ illius .
ወእመሰ ፡ ስሕተ ፡ እምኔሃ ፡ ተኀድጎ ፡ ወታገብኦ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ዘያወድቆ ።
If he go astray, she will forsake him, And give him over to his fall.
4:20 ⧉ ⤴︎ συντήρησον καιρὸν καὶ φύλαξαι ἀπὸ πονηροῦ καὶ περὶ τῆς ψυχῆς σου μὴ αἰσχυνθῇς
Et firmabit illum , et iter adducet directum ad illum , et lætificabit illum :
ወተዐቀብ ፡ ጊዜሁ ፡ ወዑቅ ፡ ለእመሂ ፡ እኩይ ፡ ወኢታድሉ ፡ በኀፊር ፡ በእንተ ፡ ነፍስከ ።
Observe the opportunity, and beware of evil; And be not ashamed concerning your soul.
4:21 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἔστιν γὰρ αἰσχύνη ἐπάγουσα ἁμαρτίαν καὶ ἔστιν αἰσχύνη δόξα καὶ χάρις
et denudabit absconsa sua illi , et thesaurizabit super illum scientiam et intellectum justitiæ .
እስመ ፡ ቦ ፡ ዘበኀፍረት ፡ ይገብር ፡ ኀጢአተ ፡ ወቦ ፡ ዘበኀፍረት ፡ ይገብር ፡ ጽድቀ ፡ ወይረክብ ፡ ሞገሰ ።
For there is a shame that brings sin; And there is a shame that is glory and grace.
4:22 ⧉ ⤴︎ μὴ λάβῃς πρόσωπον κατὰ τῆς ψυχῆς σου καὶ μὴ ἐντραπῇς εἰς πτῶσίν σου
Si autem oberraverit , derelinquet eum , et tradet eum in manus inimici sui .
ወኢታድሉ ፡ ለገጽ ፡ እንዘ ፡ ላዕለ ፡ ነፍስከ ፡ ይበጽሐከ ፡ ወኢትኅፈር ፡ ከመ ፡ ታውድቅ ፡ ነፍሰከ ።
Accept not the person of any against your soul; And reverence no man to your falling.
4:23 ⧉ ⤴︎ μὴ κωλύσῃς λόγον ἐν καιρῷ χρείας
Fili , conserva tempus , et devita a malo .
ወኢትክልኦ ፡ ነቢበ ፡ ቃሉ ፡ ለዘይትናገር ፡ እስመ ፡ እምቃሉ ፡ ይትዐወቅ ፡ ጥበቢሁ ፡ ወትምህርቱ ፡ እምቃለ ፡ ንባቡ ።
Refrain not speech, when it tendeth to safety; And hide not your wisdom for the sake of fair-seeming.
4:24 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐν γὰρ λόγῳ γνωσθήσεται σοφία καὶ παιδεία ἐν ῥήματι γλώσσης
Pro anima tua ne confundaris dicere verum :
ኢትትከሀድ ፡ በእንተ ፡ ጽድቅ ፡ ወተጋነይ ፡ በእንተ ፡ ዘስሕትከ ።
For by speech wisdom will be known; And instruction by the word of the tongue.
4:25 ⧉ ⤴︎ μὴ ἀντίλεγε τῇ ἀληθείᾳ καὶ περὶ τῆς ἀπαιδευσίας σου ἐντράπηθι
est enim confusio adducens peccatum , et est confusio adducens gloriam et gratiam .
ወኢትኅፈር ፡ ነጊረ ፡ ጌጋይከ ፡ ወኢትትሀየል ፡ ውሒዘ ፡ ፈለግ ።
Speak not against the truth; And be abashed for your ignorance.
4:26 ⧉ ⤴︎ μὴ αἰσχυνθῇς ὁμολογῆσαι ἐφ’ ἁμαρτίαις σου καὶ μὴ βιάζου ῥοῦν ποταμοῦ
Ne accipias faciem adversus faciem tuam , nec adversus animam tuam mendacium .
ወኢታትሕት ፡ ርእሰከ ፡ ለብእሲ ፡ አብድ ፡ ወኢታድሉ ፡ ለገጸ ፡ ዐቢይ ።
Be not ashamed to make confession of your sins; And force not the current of the river.
4:27 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ μὴ ὑποστρώσῃς ἀνθρώπῳ μωρῷ σεαυτὸν καὶ μὴ λάβῃς πρόσωπον δυνάστου
Ne reverearis proximum tuum in casu suo ,
እስከ ፡ ትበጽሕ ፡ ለሞት ፡ ተበዓስ ፡ በእንተ ፡ ጽድቅ ፡ እስመ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ አምላክከ ፡ ይትበአስ ፡ በእንቲኣከ ።
Lay not yourself down for a fool to tread upon; And accept not the person of one that is mighty.
4:28 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἕως θανάτου ἀγώνισαι περὶ τῆς ἀληθείας καὶ κύριος ὁ θεὸς πολεμήσει ὑπὲρ σοῦ
nec retineas verbum in tempore salutis . Non abscondas sapientiam tuam in decore suo :
ወኢትኩን ፡ ዝሉፈ ፡ በአፉከ ፡ ወኢትጸመም ፡ ተግባረከ ።
Strive for the truth to death, and the Lord God will fight for you.
4:29 ⧉ ⤴︎ μὴ γίνου θρασὺς ἐν γλώσσῃ σου καὶ νωθρὸς καὶ παρειμένος ἐν τοῖς ἔργοις σου
in lingua enim sapientia dignoscitur : et sensus , et scientia , et doctrina in verbo sensati , et firmamentum in operibus justitiæ .
ወኢትትዓርወይ ፡ ከመ ፡ አንበሳ ፡ በውስተ ፡ ቤትከ ፡ ወኢታደንግፅ ፡ ነባሬከ ፡ ዘበጽድቅ ፡ ይትቀነይ ፡ ለከ ።
Be not hasty in your tongue, And in your deeds slack and remiss.
4:30 ⧉ ⤴︎ μὴ ἴσθι ὡς λέων ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ σου καὶ φαντασιοκοπῶν ἐν τοῖς οἰκέταις σου
Non contradicas verbo veritatis ullo modo , et de mendacio ineruditionis tuæ confundere .
ወኢትሰፋሕ ፡ እዴከ ፡ ለተለቅሖ ፡ ወሶበ ፡ ለፈድይ ፡ ኢትግባዕ ፡ ትኅባዕ ፡ የማነከ ።
Be not as a lion in your house, Nor fanciful among your servants.
4:31 ⧉ ⤴︎ μὴ ἔστω ἡ χείρ σου ἐκτεταμένη εἰς τὸ λαβεῖν καὶ ἐν τῷ ἀποδιδόναι συνεσταλμένη
Non confundaris confiteri peccata tua , et ne subjicias te omni homini pro peccato .
— Let not your hand be stretched out to receive, and closed when you should repay.