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Proverbs 11 Ge'ez original · 32 verses · some words can be tapped for a gloss
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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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