42:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ μὴ περὶ τούτων αἰσχυνθῇς καὶ μὴ λάβῃς πρόσωπον τοῦ ἁμαρτάνειν
Non duplices sermonem auditus de revelatione sermonis absconditi : et eris vere sine confusione , et invenies gratiam in conspectu omnium hominum . Ne pro his omnibus confundaris , et ne accipias personam ut delinquas :
እንበይነ ፡ ዝንቱሰ ፡ ባሕቱ ፡ ኢትኅፈር ፡ ወኢታድልው ፡ ለገጸ ፡ ሰብእ ፡ ከመ ፡ ጌጋየ ፡ ኢይኩንከ ።
Of these things be not ashamed, And accept no man’s person to sin thereby:
42:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ περὶ νόμου ὑψίστου καὶ διαθήκης καὶ περὶ κρίματος δικαιῶσαι τὸν ἀσεβῆ
de lege Altissimi , et testamento , et de judicio justificare impium ,
በእንተ ፡ ሕጉ ፡ ለልዑል ፡ ወበእንተ ፡ ሕርመትከ ፡ ወበእንተ ፡ ፍትሕኒ ፡ ከመ ፡ ኢታንጽሖ ፡ ለጊጉይ ።
Of the law of the Most High, and his covenant; And of judgement to do justice to the ungodly;
42:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ περὶ λόγου κοινωνοῦ καὶ ὁδοιπόρων καὶ περὶ δόσεως κληρονομίας ἑταίρων
de verbo sociorum et viatorum , et de datione hæreditatis amicorum ,
ወሶበኒ ፡ ትትሓሰብ ፡ ምስለ ፡ ሱታፌከ ፡ በእንተ ፡ ተግባርከ ፡ በእንተኒ ፡ ሤጥ ፡ ወበእንተኒ ፡ ርስትከ ።
Of reckoning with a partner and with travellers; And of a gift from the heritage of friends;
42:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ περὶ ἀκριβείας ζυγοῦ καὶ σταθμίων καὶ περὶ κτήσεως πολλῶν καὶ ὀλίγων
de æqualitate stateræ et ponderum , de acquisitione multorum et paucorum ,
በእንተ ፡ መዳልውኒ ፡ ወበእንተ ፡ መስፈርት ፡ ወእንበይነ ፡ ጥሪትከ ፡ እመኒ ፡ ውኁድ ፡ ወእመኒ ፡ ብዙኅ ።
Of exactness of balance and weights; And of getting much or little;
42:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ περὶ διαφόρου πράσεως ἐμπόρων καὶ περὶ παιδείας τέκνων πολλῆς καὶ οἰκέτῃ πονηρῷ πλευρὰν αἱμάξαι
de corruptione emptionis et negotiatorum , et de multa disciplina filiorum , et servo pessimo latus sanguinare .
በእንተ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ዘይረብሐከ ፡ ወዘይበቊዐከ ፡ በእንተ ፡ ምህሮቶሙ ፡ ለውሉድከ ፡ ለገብር ፡ እኩይ ፡ ሥትሮ ፡ ገበዋቲሁ ።
Of indifferent selling of merchants; And of much correction of children; And of making the side of an evil servant to bleed.
42:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐπὶ γυναικὶ πονηρᾷ καλὸν σφραγίς καὶ ὅπου χεῖρες πολλαί κλεῖσον
Super mulierem nequam bonum est signum .
ሠናይ ፡ ኀቲም ፡ ላዕለ ፡ ብእሲት ፡ እኪት ፡ ወኀበ ፡ ብዙኅ ፡ በዋኢቱ ፡ በመዝግሕ ፡ አንብር ።
Sure keeping is good, where an evil wife is; And where many hands are, shut you close.
42:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὃ ἐὰν παραδιδῷς ἐν ἀριθμῷ καὶ σταθμῷ καὶ δόσις καὶ λῆμψις πάντα ἐν γραφῇ
Ubi manus multæ sunt , claude : et quodcumque trades , numera et appende : datum vero et acceptum omne describe .
ኵሎ ፡ ዘገበርከ ፡ በኈልቊ ፡ ወበመስፈርት ፡ ወበመዳልው ፡ ግበር ፡ ወኵሉ ፡ ዘአባእከ ፡ ወአውፃእከ ፡ ወዘወሀብከ ፡ ወነሣእከ ፡ በመጽሐፍ ፡ ይኩንከ ።
Whatsoever you handest over, let it be by number and weight; And in giving and receiving let all be in writing.
42:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ περὶ παιδείας ἀνοήτου καὶ μωροῦ καὶ ἐσχατογήρως κρινομένου πρὸς νέους καὶ ἔσῃ πεπαιδευμένος ἀληθινῶς καὶ δεδοκιμασμένος ἔναντι παντὸς ζῶντος
De disciplina insensati et fatui , et de senioribus qui judicantur ab adolescentibus : et eris eruditus in omnibus , et probabilis in conspectu omnium vivorum .
ወበእንተ ፡ ገሥጾቱ ፡ ለአብድ ፡ ወለዘ ፡ አልቦ ፡ ልብ ፡ ወለአረጋዊኒ ፡ ዘበርሥአቱ ፡ ይተሉ ፡ ዝሙት ፡ ወትከውን ፡ በአማን ፡ ጠቢበ ፡ ወማእምረ ፡ በኀበ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ሰብእ ።
Be not ashamed to instruct the unwise and foolish, And one of extreme old age that contends with those that are young; And so shall you be well instructed indeed, And approved in the sight of every man living.
42:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ θυγάτηρ πατρὶ ἀπόκρυφος ἀγρυπνία καὶ ἡ μέριμνα αὐτῆς ἀφιστᾷ ὕπνον ἐν νεότητι αὐτῆς μήποτε παρακμάσῃ καὶ συνῳκηκυῖα μήποτε μισηθῇ
Filia patris abscondita est vigilia , et sollicitudo ejus aufert somnum : ne forte in adolescentia sua adulta efficiatur , et cum viro commorata odibilis fiat :
ወለትሰ ፡ ትጋህ ፡ ኅቡእ ፡ ይእቲ ፡ ለአቡሃ ፡ ወኀልዮታ ፡ ያሰርሮ ፡ ለንዋሙ ፡ እምንእሳ ፡ እስከ ፡ አመ ፡ ትልኅቅ ፡ እንበለ ፡ ትፍተው ።
A daughter is a secret cause of wakefulness to a father; And the care for her puts away sleep; In her youth, lest she pass the flower of her age; And when she is married, lest she should be hated:
42:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐν παρθενίᾳ μήποτε βεβηλωθῇ καὶ ἐν τοῖς πατρικοῖς αὐτῆς ἔγκυος γένηται μετὰ ἀνδρὸς οὖσα μήποτε παραβῇ καὶ συνῳκηκυῖα μήποτε στειρωθῇ
nequando polluatur in virginitate sua , et in paternis suis gravida inveniatur : ne forte cum viro commorata transgrediatur , aut certe sterilis efficiatur .
— In her virginity, lest she should be defiled And be with child in her father’s house; And when she has a husband, lest she should transgress; And when she is married, lest she should be barren.
42:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐπὶ θυγατρὶ ἀδιατρέπτῳ στερέωσον φυλακήν μήποτε ποιήσῃ σε ἐπίχαρμα ἐχθροῖς λαλιὰν ἐν πόλει καὶ ἔκκλητον λαοῦ καὶ καταισχύνῃ σε ἐν πλήθει πολλῶν
Super filiam luxuriosam confirma custodiam , nequando faciat te in opprobrium venire inimicis , a detractione in civitate , et objectione plebis , et confundat te in multitudine populi .
ለወለት ፡ እንተ ፡ ኢትኅፍር ፡ አጽንዕ ፡ ዐቂቦታ ፡ ከመ ፡ ኢትረሲከ ፡ ስላተ ፡ ጸላኢከ ፡ ወ [ነገረ ]፡ ለማኅፈርከ ፡ ወለማኅበረ ፡ ሕዝብከ ፡ ከመ ፡ ኢታስተኀፍር ፡ በማእከለ ፡ ብዙኃን ።
Keep a strict watch over a headstrong daughter, Lest she make you a laughing stock to your enemies, A byword in the city and notorious among the people, And shame you before the multitude.
42:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ παντὶ ἀνθρώπῳ μὴ ἔμβλεπε ἐν κάλλει καὶ ἐν μέσῳ γυναικῶν μὴ συνέδρευε
Omni homini noli intendere in specie , et in medio mulierum noli commorari :
ኢታድሉ ፡ ለኵሉ ፡ ሰብእ ፡ እንበይነ ፡ ላሕዩ ፡ ወኢትባእ ፡ ማእከለ ፡ አንስት ።
Look not upon every body in regard of beauty, And sit not in the midst of women;
42:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἀπὸ γὰρ ἱματίων ἐκπορεύεται σὴς καὶ ἀπὸ γυναικὸς πονηρία γυναικός
de vestimentis enim procedit tinea , et a muliere iniquitas viri .
እምነ ፡ ልብስ ፡ ይወፅእ ፡ ቊንቊኔ ፡ ወእመነ ፡ አንስት ፡ ኵሉ ፡ እኪት ።
For from garments comes a moth, And from a woman a woman’s wickedness.
42:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ κρείσσων πονηρία ἀνδρὸς ἢ ἀγαθοποιὸς γυνή καὶ γυνὴ καταισχύνουσα εἰς ὀνειδισμόν
Melior est enim iniquitas viri quam mulier benefaciens , et mulier confundens in opprobrium .
ይኄይስ ፡ እከይሁ ፡ ለብእሲ ፡ እምነ ፡ ኂሩታ ፡ ለብእሲት ፡ ብእሲትኒ ፡ እንተ ፡ ታስተቃንእ ፡ ኀፍረት ፡ ይእቲ ።
Better is the wickedness of a man than a pleasant-dealing woman, And a woman which puts you to shameful reproach.
42:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ μνησθήσομαι δὴ τὰ ἔργα κυρίου καὶ ἃ ἑόρακα ἐκδιηγήσομαι ἐν λόγοις κυρίου τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ
Memor ero igitur operum Domini , et quæ vidi annuntiabo . In sermonibus Domini opera ejus .
ወእዜከር ፡ ግብሮ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ ወእነግር ፡ ዘርኢኩ ፡ እስመ ፡ በቃሉ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ግብሩ ።
I will make mention now of the works of the Lord, And will declare the things that I have seen: In the words of the Lord are his works.
42:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἥλιος φωτίζων κατὰ πᾶν ἐπέβλεψεν καὶ τῆς δόξης κυρίου πλῆρες τὸ ἔργον αὐτοῦ
Sol illuminans per omnia respexit , et gloria Domini plenum est opus ejus .
ፀሓይኒ ፡ ያበርህ ፡ ወያርኢ ፡ ላዕለ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ወስብሐቲሁ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ ምሉእ ፡ ላዕለ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ግብሩ ።
The sun that gives light looks upon all things; And the work of the Lord is full of his glory.
42:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ οὐκ ἐξεποίησεν τοῖς ἁγίοις κυρίου ἐκδιηγήσασθαι πάντα τὰ θαυμάσια αὐτοῦ ἃ ἐστερέωσεν κύριος ὁ παντοκράτωρ στηριχθῆναι ἐν δόξῃ αὐτοῦ τὸ πᾶν
Nonne Dominus fecit sanctos enarrare omnia mirabilia sua , quæ confirmavit Dominus omnipotens stabiliri in gloria sua ?
ወኢገብረኑ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ለቅዱሳኑ ፡ ከመ ፡ ይንግሩ ፡ ኵሎ ፡ ስብሐቲሁ ፡ ዘአጽንዐ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ዘኵሎ ፡ ይመልክ ፡ ወኵሉ ፡ ጽንዕ ፡ በስብሐቲሁ ።
The Lord has not given power to the saints to declare all his marvelous works; Which the Almighty Lord firmly settled, That whatever is might be established in his glory.
42:18 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἄβυσσον καὶ καρδίαν ἐξίχνευσεν καὶ ἐν πανουργεύμασιν αὐτῶν διενοήθη ἔγνω γὰρ ὁ ὕψιστος πᾶσαν εἴδησιν καὶ ἐνέβλεψεν εἰς σημεῖον αἰῶνος
Abyssum et cor hominum investigavit , et in astutia eorum excogitavit .
ለቀላይኒ ፡ ወለልብኒ ፡ ይረክቦሙ ፡ አሠሮሙ ፡ ወያአምሮሙ ፡ ምክሮሙ ፡ ወያአምር ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ኵሎ ፡ ኅሊና ፡ ልብ ፡ ወርእየ ፡ ትእምርቶ ፡ ለዓለም ።
He searcheth out the deep, and the heart, And he has understanding of their cunning plans: For the Most High knows all knowledge, And he looks into the signs of the world,
42:19 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἀπαγγέλλων τὰ παρεληλυθότα καὶ τὰ ἐσόμενα καὶ ἀποκαλύπτων ἴχνη ἀποκρύφων
Cognovit enim Dominus omnem scientiam , et inspexit in signum ævi , annuntians quæ præterierunt et quæ superventura sunt , revelans vestigia occultorum .
ወዘኒ ፡ ኀለፈ ፡ ወዘኒ ፡ ይመጽእ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ይዜኑ ፡ ወይከሥት ፡ አሠረ ፡ ዘኅቡእ ።
Declaring the things that are past, and the things that shall be, And revealing the traces of hidden things.
42:20 ⧉ ⤴︎ οὐ παρῆλθεν αὐτὸν πᾶν διανόημα οὐκ ἐκρύβη ἀπ’ αὐτοῦ οὐδὲ εἷς λόγος
Non præterit illum omnis cogitatus , et non abscondit se ab eo ullus sermo .
ወአልቦ ፡ ዘያመሥ [ጦ ]፡ እምነ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ምክር ፡ ወአልቦ ፡ ዘይሴውሮ ፡ እምነ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ወኢአሐ [ቲ ]ኒ ፡(ቃል ፡)፡ ።
No thought escapes him; There is not a word hid from him.
42:21 ⧉ ⤴︎ τὰ μεγαλεῖα τῆς σοφίας αὐτοῦ ἐκόσμησεν ὡς ἔστιν πρὸ τοῦ αἰῶνος καὶ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα οὔτε προσετέθη οὔτε ἠλαττώθη καὶ οὐ προσεδεήθη οὐδενὸς συμβούλου
Magnalia sapientiæ suæ decoravit , qui est ante sæculum et usque in sæculum : neque adjectum est ,
ወአሰርገ [ወ ]፡ ዕበ [ያ ]፡ ለጥበቢሁ ፡ እንተ ፡ ይእቲ ፡ ዘእንበለ ፡ ይትፈጠር ፡ ዓለም ፡ ወለዓለምኒ ፡ ትሄሉ ፡ ኢሂ ፡ ትትዌሰክ ፡ ወኢሂ ፡ ተሐጽጽ ፡ ወኢፈቀደ ፡ ወኢአሐደ ፡ መምከረ ።
The mighty works of his wisdom he has ordered, Who is from everlasting to everlasting: Nothing has been added to them, nor diminished from them; And he had no need of any counsellor.
42:22 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὡς πάντα τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ ἐπιθυμητὰ καὶ ὡς σπινθῆρός ἐστιν θεωρῆσαι
neque minuitur , et non eget alicujus consilio .
ወክሉ ፡ ግብሩ ፡ ሠነይ ፡ ወመፍትው ፡ ወከመ ፡ ብርሀን ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ለርእይ ።
How desirable are all his works! One may behold this even to a spark.
42:23 ⧉ ⤴︎ πάντα ταῦτα ζῇ καὶ μένει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα ἐν πάσαις χρείαις καὶ πάντα ὑπακούει
Quam desiderabilia omnia opera ejus ! et tamquam scintilla quæ est considerare !
ወኵሉ ፡ ዝንቱ ፡ ሕያው ፡ ወይሄሉ ፡ ለዓለም ፡ ወይሰምዕ ፡ በኵሉ ፡ ዘፈቀዱ ።
All these things live and remain forever in all manner of uses, And they are all obedient.
42:24 ⧉ ⤴︎ πάντα δισσά ἓν κατέναντι τοῦ ἑνός καὶ οὐκ ἐποίησεν οὐδὲν ἐλλεῖπον
Omnia hæc vivunt , et manent in sæculum , et in omni necessitate omnia obaudiunt ei .
ወኵሉ ፡ ምክዕቢተ ፡ ፩፩ቅድመ ፡ ካልኡ ፡ ወአልቦ ፡ ዘገብረ ፡ ወኢምንተኒ ፡ ዘሕጹጽ ።
All things are double one against another: And he has made nothing imperfect.
42:25 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἓν τοῦ ἑνὸς ἐστερέωσεν τὰ ἀγαθά καὶ τίς πλησθήσεται ὁρῶν δόξαν αὐτοῦ
Omnia duplicia , unum contra unum , et non fecit quidquam deesse .
፩ምስለ ፡ ካልኡ ፡ አስተጻንዖሙ ፡ ለሠናይ ፡ ወመኑ ፡ ዘይጸግብ ፡ እምርእየ ፡ ሠናይቱ ።
One thing establishes the good things of another: And who shall be filled with beholding his glory?