6:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ — Noli fieri pro amico inimicus proximo : improperium enim et contumeliam malus hæreditabit : et omnis peccator invidus et bilinguis .
ኩን ፡ ዐርከ ፡ እምትኩን ፡ ጸላዔ ፡ እስመ ፡ ደኃሪቱ ፡ ለስም ፡ እኩይ ፡ ኀሣር ፡ ወጽዕለት ፡ ወከማሁ ፡ ኃጥእኒ ፡ ዘክልኤ ፡ ልሳኑ ።
And instead of a friend become not an enemy; For an evil name will inherit shame and reproach: Even so will the sinner that has a double tongue.
6:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ μὴ ἐπάρῃς σεαυτὸν ἐν βουλῇ ψυχῆς σου ἵνα μὴ διαρπαγῇ ὡς ταῦρος ἡ ψυχή σου
Non te extollas in cogitatione animæ tuæ velut taurus , ne forte elidatur virtus tua per stultitiam :
ወኢታዕቢ ፡ ርእሰከ ፡ በምክረ ፡ ነፍስከ ፡ ከመ ፡ ኢይምሥጥዋ ፡ ከመ ፡ ላህም ፡ ለነፍስከ ።
Exalt not yourself in the counsel of your soul; That your soul be not torn in pieces as a bull:
6:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ τὰ φύλλα σου καταφάγεσαι καὶ τοὺς καρπούς σου ἀπολέσεις καὶ ἀφήσεις σεαυτὸν ὡς ξύλον ξηρόν
et folia tua comedat , et fructus tuos perdat , et relinquaris velut lignum aridum in eremo .
ወቈፅለከኒ ፡ ይበልዐከ ፡ ወተሀጕል ፡ ፍሬከ ፡ ወከመ ፡ ዕፅ ፡ ይቡስ ፡ የኀድገከ ።
You will eat up your leaves, and destroy your fruits, And leave yourself as a dry tree.
6:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ ψυχὴ πονηρὰ ἀπολεῖ τὸν κτησάμενον αὐτὴν καὶ ἐπίχαρμα ἐχθρῶν ποιήσει αὐτόν
Anima enim nequam disperdet qui se habet , et in gaudium inimicis dat illum , et deducet in sortem impiorum .
ነፍስ ፡ ጸዋግ ፡ ተሀጕሎ ፡ ለዘአጥረያ ፡ ወትሬስዮ ፡ ጥቡዐ ፡ ለጸላዒሁ ።
A wicked soul will destroy him that has gotten it, And will make him a laughing stock to his enemies.
6:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ λάρυγξ γλυκὺς πληθυνεῖ φίλους αὐτοῦ καὶ γλῶσσα εὔλαλος πληθυνεῖ εὐπροσήγορα
Verbum dulce multiplicat amicos et mitigat inimicos , et lingua eucharis in bono homine abundat .
ልሳን ፡ ጥዑም ፡ ያበዝኅ ፡ ታአኃሁ ፡ ወአፍ ፡ ጥዑም ፡ ያበዝኅ ፡ ማኅፈሮ ።
Sweet words will multiply a man’s friends; And a fair-speaking tongue will multiply courtesies.
6:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ οἱ εἰρηνεύοντές σοι ἔστωσαν πολλοί οἱ δὲ σύμβουλοί σου εἷς ἀπὸ χιλίων
Multi pacifici sint tibi : et consiliarius sit tibi unus de mille .
ብዙኃን ፡ ይከውኑከ ፡ አዕርክተ ፡ ወአሐዱ ፡ እምእልፍ ፡ ምስለ ፡ ዘትትናገር ፡ ምክረከ ።
Let those that are at peace with you be many; But your counselors one of a thousand.
6:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ εἰ κτᾶσαι φίλον ἐν πειρασμῷ κτῆσαι αὐτὸν καὶ μὴ ταχὺ ἐμπιστεύσῃς αὐτῷ
Si possides amicum , in tentatione posside eum , et ne facile credas ei .
ወአመ ፡ ትትዐረክ ፡ ዐርከ ፡ ተዐረክ ፡ በመዋዕለ ፡ ተጽናስከ ፡ ወኢትትአመኖ ፡ ብዙኀ ።
If you would get you a friend, get him by proving, And be not in haste to trust him.
6:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἔστιν γὰρ φίλος ἐν καιρῷ αὐτοῦ καὶ οὐ μὴ παραμείνῃ ἐν ἡμέρᾳ θλίψεώς σου
Est enim amicus secundum tempus suum , et non permanebit in die tribulationis .
እስመ ፡ ቦ ፡ ዐርክ ፡ ኀላፊ ፡ ወለኅዳጥ ፡ መዋዕል ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ወኢይትዔገሥ ፡ ምስሌከ ፡ አመ ፡ ዕለተ ፡ ምንዳቤከ ።
For there is a friend that is so for his own occasion; And he will not continue in the day of your affliction.
6:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ ἔστιν φίλος μετατιθέμενος εἰς ἔχθραν καὶ μάχην ὀνειδισμοῦ σου ἀποκαλύψει
Et est amicus qui convertitur ad inimicitiam , et est amicus qui odium et rixam et convitia denudabit .
ቦ ፡ ዐርክ ፡ ይከውነከ ፡ ጸላዔ ፡ ወይዘረክየከ ፡ ወይከሥት ፡ ለከ ፡ ኅቡዓቲከ ።
And there is a friend that turns to enmity; And he will discover strife to your reproach.
6:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ ἔστιν φίλος κοινωνὸς τραπεζῶν καὶ οὐ μὴ παραμείνῃ ἐν ἡμέρᾳ θλίψεώς σου
Est autem amicus socius mensæ , et non permanebit in die necessitatis .
ወቦ ፡ ዐርክ ፡ እንበይነ ፡ ማዕድከ ፡ ይትዐረከከ ፡ ወውእቱኒ ፡ ኢይደሉ ፡ ምስሌከ ፡ ወእም ፡ ከመ ፡ ተጸነስከ ፡ የኀድገከ ።
And there is a friend that is a companion at the table; And he will not continue in the day of your affliction.
6:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ ἐν τοῖς ἀγαθοῖς σου ἔσται ὡς σὺ καὶ ἐπὶ τοὺς οἰκέτας σου παρρησιάσεται
Amicus si permanserit fixus , erit tibi quasi coæqualis , et in domesticis tuis fiducialiter aget .
ወአመ ፡ ትዴሎ ፡ ይከውን ፡ ከማከ ፡ ወይኴንን ፡ ነባሬከ ።
And in your prosperity he will be as yourself, And will be bold over your servants:
6:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐὰν ταπεινωθῇς ἔσται κατὰ σοῦ καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ προσώπου σου κρυβήσεται
Si humiliaverit se contra te , et a facie tua absconderit se , unanimem habebis amicitiam bonam .
ወአመሰ ፡ ተጸነስከ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ይከውነከ ፡ ዕድውከ ፡ ወከመ ፡ ኢትርአዮ ፡ ይትኀብዐከ ።
If you shall be brought low, he will be against you, And will hide himself from your face.
6:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἀπὸ τῶν ἐχθρῶν σου διαχωρίσθητι καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν φίλων σου πρόσεχε
Ab inimicis tuis separare , et ab amicis tuis attende .
ተገሐሥከ ፡ እምጸላዕትከ ፡ ወተዐቀቦሙ ፡ ለአዕርክቲከ ።
Separate yourself from your enemies; And beware of your friends.
6:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ φίλος πιστὸς σκέπη κραταιά ὁ δὲ εὑρὼν αὐτὸν εὗρεν θησαυρόν
Amicus fidelis protectio fortis : qui autem invenit illum , invenit thesaurum .
ዐርክ ፡ ምእመን ፡ ከመ ፡ ወልታ ፡ ጽኑዕ ፡ ወዘረከበ ፡ ረከበ ፡ መዝገበ ።
A faithful friend is a strong defence; And he that has found him has found a treasure.
6:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ φίλου πιστοῦ οὐκ ἔστιν ἀντάλλαγμα καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν σταθμὸς τῆς καλλονῆς αὐτοῦ
Amico fideli nulla est comparatio , et non est digna ponderatio auri et argenti contra bonitatem fidei illius .
ለዐርክ ፡ ምእመን ፡ አልቦቱ ፡ ተውላጥ ፡ ወለልሳኑሂ ፡ አልቦቱ ፡ መድሎት ።
There is nothing that can be taken in exchange for a faithful friend; And his excellency is beyond price.
6:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ φίλος πιστὸς φάρμακον ζωῆς καὶ οἱ φοβούμενοι κύριον εὑρήσουσιν αὐτόν
Amicus fidelis medicamentum vitæ et immortalitatis : et qui metuunt Dominum , invenient illum .
ዐርክ ፡ ምእመን ፡ ሥራየ ፡ ሕይወት ፡ ወእለ ፡ ይፈርህዎ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ ይረክብዎ ።
A faithful friend is a medicine of life; And those who fear the Lord will find him.
6:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὁ φοβούμενος κύριον εὐθυνεῖ φιλίαν αὐτοῦ ὅτι κατ’ αὐτὸν οὕτως καὶ ὁ πλησίον αὐτοῦ
Qui timet Deum æque habebit amicitiam bonam , quoniam secundum illum erit amicus illius .
ዘይፈርሆ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ ያረትዕ ፡ ተአኃሁ ፡ እስመ ፡ ከማሁ ፡ ይከውኖ ፡ ቢጹሂ ።
He that fears the Lord directs his friendship aright; For as he is, so is his neighbor also.
6:18 ⧉ ⤴︎ τέκνον ἐκ νεότητός σου ἐπίλεξαι παιδείαν καὶ ἕως πολιῶν εὑρήσεις σοφίαν
Fili , a juventute tua excipe doctrinam , et usque ad canos invenies sapientiam .
ወልድየ ፡ እምንእስከ ፡ ኅረያ ፡ ለጥበብ ፡ ወእስከ ፡ ትረሥዕ ፡ ትረክባ ።
My son, gather instruction from your youth up: And even to hoar hairs you will find wisdom.
6:19 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὡς ὁ ἀροτριῶν καὶ ὁ σπείρων πρόσελθε αὐτῇ καὶ ἀνάμενε τοὺς ἀγαθοὺς καρποὺς αὐτῆς ἐν γὰρ τῇ ἐργασίᾳ αὐτῆς ὀλίγον κοπιάσεις καὶ ταχὺ φάγεσαι τῶν γενημάτων αὐτῆς
Quasi is qui arat et seminat accede ad eam , et sustine bonos fructus illius .
ወፈር ፡ ኀቤሃ ፡ ከመ ፡ ዘየሐርስ ፡ ወከመ ፡ ዘይዘርዕ ፡ ወጽናሕ ፡ ፍሬሃ ፡ ቡሩክ ፡ እስመ ፡ ኅዳጠ ፡ ትፃሙ ፡ በቅኔሃ ፡ ወፍጡነ ፡ ትበልዕ ፡ ቅምሐ ።
Come to her as one that plows and sows, And wait for her good fruits; For your toil will be little in the tillage of her, And you will eat of her fruits right soon.
6:20 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὡς τραχεῖά ἐστιν σφόδρα τοῖς ἀπαιδεύτοις καὶ οὐκ ἐμμενεῖ ἐν αὐτῇ ἀκάρδιος
In opere enim ipsius exiguum laborabis , et cito edes de generationibus illius .
ፈድፋደ ፡ መብዕስ ፡ ይእቲ ፡ በኀበ ፡ አብዳን ፡ ወበኀበ ፡ ዘአልቦ ፡ ልብ ፡ ኢትጐንዲ ።
How exceeding harsh is she to the unlearned! And he that is without understanding will not abide in her.
6:21 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὡς λίθος δοκιμασίας ἰσχυρὸς ἔσται ἐπ’ αὐτῷ καὶ οὐ χρονιεῖ ἀπορρῖψαι αὐτήν
Quam aspera est nimium sapientia indoctis hominibus ! et non permanebit in illa excors .
ከመ ፡ ዕብነ ፡ መከራ ፡ ሶበ ፡ ያነሥእዎ ፡ ከማሁ ፡ ትከብድ ፡ ወፍጡነ ፡ ይገድፋ ።
As a mighty stone of trial will she rest upon him; And he will not delay to cast her from him.
6:22 ⧉ ⤴︎ σοφία γὰρ κατὰ τὸ ὄνομα αὐτῆς ἐστιν καὶ οὐ πολλοῖς ἐστιν φανερά
Quasi lapidis virtus probatio erit in illis : et non demorabuntur projicere illam .
ጥበብሰ ፡ በከመ ፡ ስማ ፡ ይእቲ ፡ ወአኮ ፡ ብዙኃን ፡ እለ ፡ የአምርዋ ።
For wisdom is according to her name; and she is not manifest to many.
6:23 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἄκουσον τέκνον καὶ ἔκδεξαι γνώμην μου καὶ μὴ ἀπαναίνου τὴν συμβουλίαν μου
Sapientia enim doctrinæ secundum nomen est ejus , et non est multis manifestata : quibus autem cognita est , permanet usque ad conspectum Dei .
ስምዐኒ ፡ ወልድየ ፡ ወተዐገሥ ፡ በምክርየ ፡ ወኢታስትት ፡ ተግሣጽየ ።
Give ear, my son, and accept my judgement, And refuse not my counsel,
6:24 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ εἰσένεγκον τοὺς πόδας σου εἰς τὰς πέδας αὐτῆς καὶ εἰς τὸν κλοιὸν αὐτῆς τὸν τράχηλόν σου
Audi , fili , et accipe consilium intellectus , et ne abjicias consilium meum .
አብእ ፡ እገሪከ ፡ ውስተ ፡ አርዑታ ፡ ወዕንቅ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ክሣድከ ፡ ጋጋሃ ።
And bring your feet into her fetters, And your neck into her chain.
6:25 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὑπόθες τὸν ὦμόν σου καὶ βάσταξον αὐτὴν καὶ μὴ προσοχθίσῃς τοῖς δεσμοῖς αὐτῆς
Injice pedem tuum in compedes illius , et in torques illius collum tuum .
አትሕት ፡ መታክፍቲከ ፡ ወተሰከማ ፡ ወኢትትቈጣዕ ፡ በመዋቅሕቲሃ ።
Put your shoulder under her, and bear her, And be not grieved with her bonds.
6:26 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐν πάσῃ ψυχῇ σου πρόσελθε αὐτῇ καὶ ἐν ὅλῃ δυνάμει σου συντήρησον τὰς ὁδοὺς αὐτῆς
Subjice humerum tuum , et porta illam , et ne acedieris vinculis ejus .
ወበኵሉ ፡ ነፍስከ ፡ ፈር ፡ ኀቤሃ ፡ ወበኵሉ ፡ ኀይልከ ፡ ዕቀብ ፡ ፍናዊሃ ።
Come to her with all your soul, And keep her ways with your whole power.
6:27 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐξίχνευσον καὶ ζήτησον καὶ γνωσθήσεταί σοι καὶ ἐγκρατὴς γενόμενος μὴ ἀφῇς αὐτήν
In omni animo tuo accede ad illam , et in omni virtute tua conserva vias ejus .
ትሉ ፡ ዓሠራ ፡ ወኅሥሣ ፡ ወትረክባ ፡ አኀዛ ፡ ወኢትኅድጋ ።
Search, and seek, and she will be made known to you; And when you have got hold of her, let her not go.
6:28 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐπ’ ἐσχάτων γὰρ εὑρήσεις τὴν ἀνάπαυσιν αὐτῆς καὶ στραφήσεταί σοι εἰς εὐφροσύνην
Investiga illam , et manifestabitur tibi : et continens factus , ne derelinquas eam :
ወበደኃሪትከ ፡ ትረክብ ፡ ዕረፍተ ፡ ወትፍሥሕተ ፡ ይከውነከ ።
For at the last you will find her rest; And she will be turned for you into gladness.
6:29 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ ἔσονταί σοι αἱ πέδαι εἰς σκέπην ἰσχύος καὶ οἱ κλοιοὶ αὐτῆς εἰς στολὴν δόξης
in novissimis enim invenies requiem in ea , et convertetur tibi in oblectationem .
ወመዋቅሕቲሃኒ ፡ ከመ ፡ ወልታ ፡ ጽኑዕ ፡ ይከውነከ ፡ ወጋጋሃኒ ፡ አልባሰ ፡ ክብር ፡ ይገብአከ ።
And her fetters will be to you for a covering of strength, And her chains for a robe of glory.
6:30 ⧉ ⤴︎ κόσμος γὰρ χρύσεός ἐστιν ἐπ’ αὐτῆς καὶ οἱ δεσμοὶ αὐτῆς κλῶσμα ὑακίνθινον
Et erunt tibi compedes ejus in protectionem fortitudinis et bases virtutis , et torques illius in stolam gloriæ :
እስመ ፡ ዘለዓለመ ፡ ወርቅ ፡ ኀቤሃ ፡ ሀሎ ፡ ወመዓሥርቲሃኒ ፡ ሠርጐ ፡ ያክንት ፡ ይከውነከ ።
For there is a golden ornament upon her, And her bands are a riband of blue.
6:31 ⧉ ⤴︎ στολὴν δόξης ἐνδύσῃ αὐτὴν καὶ στέφανον ἀγαλλιάματος περιθήσεις σεαυτῷ
decor enim vitæ est in illa , et vincula illius alligatura salutaris .
ወከመ ፡ ልብሰ ፡ ክብር ፡ ትለብሳ ፡ ወአክሊለ ፡ ትፍሥሕት ፡ ታስተቈጽለከ ።
You shall put her on as a robe of glory, And shall array you with her as a crown of rejoicing.
6:32 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐὰν θέλῃς τέκνον παιδευθήσῃ καὶ ἐὰν ἐπιδῷς τὴν ψυχήν σου πανοῦργος ἔσῃ
Stolam gloriæ indues eam , et coronam gratulationis superpones tibi .
ለእመ ፡ ትፈቅድ ፡ ወልድየ ፡ ትጠበብ ፡ ወለእመ ፡ አጥባዕከ ፡ እምነፍስከ ፡ ከመ ፡ ትትመሀር ።
My son, if you will, you shall be instructed; And if you will yield your soul, you will be prudent.
6:33 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐὰν ἀγαπήσῃς ἀκούειν ἐκδέξῃ καὶ ἐὰν κλίνῃς τὸ οὖς σου σοφὸς ἔσῃ
Fili , si attenderis mihi , disces : et si accommodaveris animum tuum , sapiens eris .
ወለእመ ፡ ትፈቱ ፡ ትስማዕ ፡ ተዐገሥ ፡ ወለእመ ፡ አጽማዕከ ፡ እዘኒከ ፡ ትስማዕ ፡ ጥበበ ።
If you love to hear, you will receive; And if you incline your ear, you will be wise.
6:34 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐν πλήθει πρεσβυτέρων στῆθι καὶ τίς σοφός αὐτῷ προσκολλήθητι
Si inclinaveris aurem tuam , excipies doctrinam : et si dilexeris audire , sapiens eris .
ኀበ ፡ ብዙኃን ፡ አዕሩግ ፡ ቁም ፡ ወዘርኢከ ፡ እምውስቴቶሙ ፡ ጠቢበ ፡ ትልዎ ።
Stand you in the multitude of the elders; And whoso is wise, cleave you to him.
6:35 ⧉ ⤴︎ πᾶσαν διήγησιν θείαν θέλε ἀκροᾶσθαι καὶ παροιμίαι συνέσεως μὴ ἐκφευγέτωσάν σε
In multitudine presbyterorum prudentium sta , et sapientiæ illorum ex corde conjungere , ut omnem narrationem Dei possis audire , et proverbia laudis non effugiant a te .
ወኵሎ ፡ ነገረ ፡ መጽሐፍ ፡ አፍጥን ፡ ለሰሚዕ ፡ ወምሳሌ ፡ ጥበብኒ ፡ ኢይትረሣዕከ ።
Be willing to listen to every godly discourse; And don’t let the proverbs of understanding escape you.
6:36 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐὰν ἴδῃς συνετόν ὄρθριζε πρὸς αὐτόν καὶ βαθμοὺς θυρῶν αὐτοῦ ἐκτριβέτω ὁ πούς σου
Et si videris sensatum , evigila ad eum , et gradus ostiorum illius exterat pes tuus .
ወለእመኒ ፡ ርኢከ ፡ ጠቢበ ፡ ጊሥ ፡ ኀቤሁ ፡ ወመድረከ ፡ ኆኅቱ ፡ ያንዛሕልል ፡ ሰኰናሁ ።
If you see a man of understanding, get you betimes to him, And let your foot wear out the steps of his doors.
6:37 ⧉ ⤴︎ διανοοῦ ἐν τοῖς προστάγμασιν κυρίου καὶ ἐν ταῖς ἐντολαῖς αὐτοῦ μελέτα διὰ παντός αὐτὸς στηριεῖ τὴν καρδίαν σου καὶ ἡ ἐπιθυμία τῆς σοφίας δοθήσεταί σοι
Cogitatum tuum habe in præceptis Dei , et in mandatis illius maxime assiduus esto : et ipse dabit tibi cor , et concupiscentia sapientiæ dabitur tibi .
ሐሊ ፡ ትእዛዞ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ ወአንብብ ፡ መጻሕፍቲሁ ፡ በኵሉ ፡ ጊዜ ፡ ወውእቱ ፡ ያጸንዐከ ፡ ልበከ ፡ ወይሁበከ ፡ ታፍቅራ ፡ ለጥበብ ።
Let your mind dwell upon the ordinances of the Lord, And meditate continually in his commandments: He will establish your heart, And your desire of wisdom will be given to you.