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Proverbs 11
Ge'ez original · 32 verses · some words can be tapped for a gloss
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11:1
መዳልወ፡ ዓመፃ፡ ርኩስ፡ በኀበ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ መዳልወ፡ ጻድቅሰ፡ ኅሩይ፡ ውእቱ።
A false balance is an abomination to Yahweh, but accurate weights are his delight.
詭詐的天平為耶和華所憎惡； 公平的法碼為他所喜悅。
11:2
ኀበ፡ ሀሎ፡ ጽእለት፡ ህየ፡ ሀሎ፡ ኃሣር፡ አፈ፡ የዋሃንሰ፡ ይትሜሀር፡ ጥበበ።
When pride comes, then comes shame, but with humility comes wisdom.
驕傲來，羞恥也來； 謙遜人卻有智慧。
11:3
ተፈጻሜቶሙ፡ ለጻድቃን፡ ትመርሖሙ፡ ወዕቅዐቶሙሰ፡ ለረሲዓን፡ ትፄውዎሙ።
The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.
正直人的純正必引導自己； 奸詐人的乖僻必毀滅自己。
11:4
ኢይበቊዕ፡ ናዋይ፡ በዕለተ፡ መዓት፡ ወጽድቅሰ፡ ታድኅን፡ እሞት፡ መዊቶ፡ ጻድቅ፡ ኀደገ፡ ንስሐ፡ ጉቡአን፡ በእድ፡ ይከውን፡ ወሰሐቀ፡ ሞቱ፡ ለረሲዕ።
Riches don’t profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
發怒的日子資財無益； 惟有公義能救人脫離死亡。
11:5
ወጽድቁ፡ ለንጹሕ፡ ያረትዕ፡ ፍኖቶ፡ ወኃጢአትሰ፡ ትወርድ፡ ዲበ፡ ረሲዓን።
The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way, but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
完全人的義必指引他的路； 但惡人必因自己的惡跌倒。
11:6
ጽድቆሙ፡ ለራትዓን፡ ሰብእ፡ ትባልሖሙ፡ ወበኢያእምሮቶሙ፡ ይትአኀዙ፡ ኃጥአን።
The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but the unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires.
正直人的義必拯救自己； 奸詐人必陷在自己的罪孽中。
11:7
መዊቶ፡ ብእሲ፡ ጻድቅ፡ ኢየኀጒል፡ ተስፋሁ፡ ትምክሕቶሙሰ፡ ለረሲዓን፡ ትጠፍእ።
When a wicked man dies, hope perishes, and expectation of power comes to nothing.
惡人一死，他的指望必滅絕； 罪人的盼望也必滅沒。
11:8
ጻድቅሰ፡ እማዕገት፡ ያመሥጥ፡ ወቤዛ፡ ዚአሁ፡ ይትወሀብ፡ ረሲዕ።
A righteous person is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked takes his place.
義人得脫離患難， 有惡人來代替他。
11:9
ውስተ፡ አፈ፡ ረሲዓን፡ መሥገርት፡ ለሀገር፡ ወተዓውቆ፡ ጽድቅሰ፡ ፍኖት፡ ሠናይት።
With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor, but the righteous will be delivered through knowledge.
不虔敬的人用口敗壞鄰舍； 義人卻因知識得救。
11:10
በኂሩተ፡ ጻድቃን፡ ትረትዕ፡ ሀገር፡ ወበኃጒሎሙ፡ ለረሲዓን፡ ትትፌሣሕ።
When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices. When the wicked perish, there is shouting.
義人享福，合城喜樂； 惡人滅亡，人都歡呼。
11:11
በበረከቶሙ፡ ለራትዓን፡ ትትሌዓል፡ ሀገር፡ ወበአፉሆሙ፡ ለረሲዓን፡ ትትገፈታዕ።
By the blessing of the upright, the city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
城因正直人祝福便高舉， 卻因邪惡人的口就傾覆。
11:12
ይሜንኑ፡ ሰብአ፡ ሀገር፡ ነዳየ፡ ጠቢበ፡ ወብእሲሰ፡ ጠቢብ፡ ጽማዌ፡ ያመጽእ።
One who despises his neighbor is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding holds his peace.
藐視鄰舍的，毫無智慧； 明哲人卻靜默不言。
11:13
ብእሲ፡ ዘክልኤ፡ ልሳኑ፡ ይከሥት፡ ምክረ፡ ማኅበር፡ ወምእመነ፡ እስትንፋስሰ፡ የኀብእ፡ ምክረ።
One who brings gossip betrays a confidence, but one who is of a trustworthy spirit is one who keeps a secret.
往來傳舌的，洩漏密事； 心中誠實的，遮隱事情。
11:14
እለ፡ አልቦሙ፡ ኃዳፍ፡ ይትነገፉ፡ ከመ፡ ቈጽል፡ መድኃኒት፡ በብዙኅ፡ ምክር፡ ይሄሉ።
Where there is no wise guidance, the nation falls, but in the multitude of counselors there is victory.
無智謀，民就敗落； 謀士多，人便安居。
11:15
እኩይ፡ የአኪ፡ ሶበ፡ ይዴመር፡ ምስለ፡ ጻድቅ፡ ወይጸልእ፡ ድምፀ፡ ዑቃቤ።
He who is collateral for a stranger will suffer for it, but he who refuses pledges of collateral is secure.
為外人作保的，必受虧損； 恨惡擊掌的，卻得安穩。
11:16
ብእሲት፡ ኄርት፡ ታነሥእ፡ ክብረ፡ ለምታ፡ ብእሲትሰ፡ እንተ፡ ትጸልእ፡ ጽድቀ፡ መንበረ፡ ኃሣር፡ ይእቲ።
A gracious woman obtains honor, but violent men obtain riches.
恩德的婦女得尊榮； 強暴的男子得資財。
11:17
ሀካይያን፡ እምብዕል፡ ይነድዩ፡ ወፅኑዓንሰ፡ ይዴግኑ፡ ብዕለ።
The merciful man does good to his own soul, but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.
仁慈的人善待自己； 殘忍的人擾害己身。
11:18
ለነፍሱ፡ ይገብር፡ ሠናየ፡ ብእሲ፡ መሐሪ፡ ወያማስን፡ ሥጋሁ፡ ዘኢይምሕር።
Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
惡人經營，得虛浮的工價； 撒義種的，得實在的果效。
11:19
ረሲዕ፡ ይገብር፡ ምግባረ፡ ዓመፃ፡ ወለዘርአ፡ ጻድቃንሰ፡ ዐስብ፡ ህልው።
He who is truly righteous gets life. He who pursues evil gets death.
恆心為義的，必得生命； 追求邪惡的，必致死亡。
11:20
ወልደ፡ ጻድቅ፡ ይትወለድ፡ ለሕይወት፡ ወልደተ፡ ረሲዓንሰ፡ ለሞት።
Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to Yahweh, but those whose ways are blameless are his delight.
心中乖僻的，為耶和華所憎惡； 行事完全的，為他所喜悅。
11:21
ርኩሳት፡ በኀበ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ፍናው፡ ጠዋያት፡ ወኅሩያን፡ በቅድሜሁ፡ ኵሎሙ፡ እለ፡ ንጹሐን፡ በፍኖቶሙ።
Most certainly, the evil man will not be unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will be delivered.
惡人雖然連手，必不免受罰； 義人的後裔必得拯救。
11:22
እደ፡ በእድ፡ ዘይእኅዝ፡ በግፍዕ፡ ኢይድኅን፡ እምኃጢአት፡ ወዘይዘርእሰ፡ ጽድቀ፡ ዐስበ፡ መሀይምናን፡ ይነሥእ።
Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout, is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.
婦女美貌而無見識， 如同金環帶在豬鼻上。
11:23
ከመ፡ ውዕቦ፡ ወርቅ፡ ውስተ፡ ጽንፈ፡ አንፈ፡ ሐራውያ፡ ኅሡም፡ ከማሁ፡ ላህያ፡ ለብእሲት፡ እኪት።
The desire of the righteous is only good. The expectation of the wicked is wrath.
義人的心願盡得好處； 惡人的指望致干忿怒。
11:24
ፍኖተ፡ ጽድቅ፡ ኵሉ፡ ሠናይ፡ ተስፋሆሙሰ፡ ለረሲዓን፡ ይትኀጐል።
There is one who scatters, and increases yet more. There is one who withholds more than is appropriate, but gains poverty.
有施散的，卻更增添； 有吝惜過度的，反致窮乏。
11:25
ቦ፡ እላ፡ ዘዚአሆሙ፡ ይዘርኡ፡ ወያፈደፍዱ፡ ወቦ፡ እለ፡ እንዘ፡ ያስተጋብኡ፡ የሐፅፁ።
The liberal soul shall be made fat. He who waters shall be watered also himself.
好施捨的，必得豐裕； 滋潤人的，必得滋潤。
11:26
ወኵላ፡ ነፍስ፡ እንተ፡ ትትባረክ፡ ስፍሕት፡ ወብእሲሰ፡ መዓትም፡ ሕ
People curse someone who withholds grain, but blessing will be on the head of him who sells it.
屯糧不賣的，民必咒詛他； 情願出賣的，人必為他祝福。
11:27
ዘያበዝኅ፡ ሥርናዮ፡ የኃድጎ፡ ለአሕዛብ፡ ወይረግምዎ፡ ነዳያን፡ ወበረከት፡ ውስተ፡ ርእሱ፡ ለዘይምሕር፡ ወይሁብ።
He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but he who searches after evil, it shall come to him.
懇切求善的，就求得恩惠； 惟獨求惡的，惡必臨到他身。
11:28
ዘይሔሊ፡ ሠናየ፡ ይፈቅድ፡ ክብረ፡ ሠናየ፡ ወዘሰ፡ የኃሥሣ፡ ለእኪት፡ ትረክቦ።
He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.
倚仗自己財物的，必跌倒； 義人必發旺，如青葉。
11:29
ዘይትወከል፡ በብዕሉ፡ ውእቱ፡ ይወድቅ፡ ወዘይትዌከፎሙሰ፡ ለጻድቃን፡ ይሠርዕ።
He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind. The foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.
擾害己家的，必承受清風； 愚昧人必作慧心人的僕人。
11:30
ዘኢየዓውቅ፡ ቤቶ፡ ይወርሶ፡ ነፋስ፡ ወይትቀነይ፡ ዓብድ፡ ለጠቢብ።
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life. He who is wise wins souls.
義人所結的果子就是生命樹； 有智慧的，必能得人。
11:31
እምፍሬ፡ ጽድቅ፡ ይወጽእ፡ ዕፀ፡ ሕይወት፡ ወይሴስላ፡ ግብተ፡ ነፍሳተ፡ ዓማፅያን።
Behold, the righteous shall be repaid on the earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner!
看哪，義人在世尚且受報， 何況惡人和罪人呢？
11:32
ወሶበ፡ ጻድቅ፡ እምዕፁብ፡ ይድኅን፡ ረሲዕ፡ ወኃጥእ፡ ወዓማፂ፡ በአይቴ፡ ያስተርኢ።
Behold, the righteous shall be repaid on the earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner!
看哪，義人在世尚且受報， 何況惡人和罪人呢？
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