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Proverbs 12 Ge'ez original · 31 verses · some words can be tapped for a gloss
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ዘያፈቅር ፡ ተግሣፀ ፡ ያፈቅር ፡ አእምሮ ፡ ወዘይጸልእሰ ፡ ተግሣፀ ፡ ዓብድ ፡ ውእቱ ።
Whoever loves correction loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.
喜愛管教的，就是喜愛知識； 恨惡責備的，卻是畜類。
12:2▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ይኄይስ ፡ ዘረከበ ፡ ሞገሰ ፡ በኀበ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ወብእሲስ ፡ ዓማፂ ፡ ይትኄየይ ።
A good man shall obtain favor from Yahweh, but he will condemn a man of wicked plans.
善人必蒙耶和華的恩惠； 設詭計的人，耶和華必定他的罪。
12:3▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ዘኢያረትዕ ፡ ሰብእ ፡ እምዓመፃ ፡ ይትኀጐል ፡ ወሥርወ ፡ ጻድቃንሰ ፡ ኢይትመሐው ።
A man shall not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
人靠惡行不能堅立； 義人的根必不動搖。
12:4▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ብእሲት ፡ አዛዝ ፡ አክሊል ፡ ለምታ ፡ ወከመ ፡ ዕፄ ፡ ለዕፅ ፡ ከማሁ ፡ ብእሲት ፡ እኪተ ፡ ምግባር ፡ ታኀጒል ፡ ልበ ፡ ብእሲ ።
A worthy woman is the crown of her husband, but a disgraceful wife is as rottenness in his bones.
才德的婦人是丈夫的冠冕； 貽羞的婦人如同朽爛在她丈夫的骨中。
12:5▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ሕሊናሆሙ ፡ ለጻድቃን ፡ ፍትሕ ፡ ወይሔድፉ ፡ ረሲዓን ፡ ሕብለ ።
The thoughts of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.
義人的思念是公平； 惡人的計謀是詭詐。
12:6▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ነገረ ፡ ረሲዓን ፡ ጒሕሉት ፡ ወአፈ ፡ ረሲዓንሰ ፡ ታድኅኖሙ ።
The words of the wicked are about lying in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.
惡人的言論是埋伏流人的血； 正直人的口必拯救人。
12:7▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ኀበ ፡ ተመይጠ ፡ ረሲዕ ፡ ይማስን ፡ አብያተ ፡ ጻድቃንሰ ፡ ይሄልዉ ።
The wicked are overthrown, and are no more, but the house of the righteous shall stand.
惡人傾覆，歸於無有； 義人的家必站得住。
12:8▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
አፈ ፡ ጠቢብ ፡ ይትዌደስ ፡ በኀበ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ሰብእ ፡ ወእዩየ ፡ ልብሰ ፡ ይትሜነን ።
A man shall be commended according to his wisdom, but he who has a warped mind shall be despised.
人必按自己的智慧被稱讚； 心中乖謬的，必被藐視。
12:9▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ይኄይስ ፡ ብእሲ ፡ ዘበኃሣሩ ፡ ይትቀነይ ፡ እምነ ፡ ዘያነብር ፡ ክብረ ፡ ሎቱ ፡ ወይትፈአም ፡ ኅብስተ ።
Better is he who is little known, and has a servant, than he who honors himself and lacks bread.
被人輕賤，卻有僕人， 強如自尊，缺少食物。
12:10▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ይምሕር ፡ ጻድቅ ፡ ነፍሰ ፡ እንስሳሁ ፡ ወምሕረቶሙሰ ፡ ለረሲዓን ፡ ኢ ፡ ምጽዋት ።
A righteous man respects the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
義人顧惜他牲畜的命； 惡人的憐憫也是殘忍。
12:11▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ዘይትጌበራ ፡ ለምድር ፡ ያበዝኅ ፡ ኅብስተ ፡ ወዘሰ ፡ ይዴግን ፡ ጽርዓተ ፡ ያስተጋብእ ፡ ንዴተ ፡ እስመ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ነዳየ ፡ አእምሮ ።
He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who chases fantasies is void of understanding.
耕種自己田地的，必得飽食； 追隨虛浮的，卻是無知。
12:12▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ዝ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ምዑዝ ፡ ለመትልወ ፡ ወይን ፡ ወበኀይለ ፡ ዚአሁ ፡ የኃድግ ፡ ኃሣረ ።
The wicked desires the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.
惡人想得壞人的網羅； 義人的根得以結實。
12:13▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ፍትወተ ፡ ረሲዓን ፡ እኪት ፡ ወሥርዎሙሰ ፡ ለኄራን ፡ ውስተ ፡ ጽንዕ ።
An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.
惡人嘴中的過錯是自己的網羅； 但義人必脫離患難。
12:14▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
በኃጢአተ ፡ ከናፍሪሁ ፡ ይወድቅ ፡ ኃጥእ ፡ ውስተ ፡ መሥገርት ፡ ወያመሥጥ ፡ እምኔሁ ፡ ጻድቅ ።
A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth. The work of a man’s hands shall be rewarded to him.
人因口所結的果子，必飽得美福； 人手所做的，必為自己的報應。
12:15▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ዘይኔጽር ፡ ሰፉሐ ፡ ይትሜሀር ፡ ወዘሰ ፡ ይዳደቅ ፡ በአናቅጽ ፡ ያመነድብ ፡ ነፍሳተ ።
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who is wise listens to counsel.
愚妄人所行的，在自己眼中看為正直； 惟智慧人肯聽人的勸教。
12:16▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
እምፍሬ ፡ አፉሁ ፡ ነፍሰ ፡ ብእሲ ፡ ይመልእ ፡ በረከተ ፡ ወዕሤተ ፡ ከናፍሪሁ ፡ ይትወሀብ ፡ ሎቱ ።
A fool shows his annoyance the same day, but one who overlooks an insult is prudent.
愚妄人的惱怒立時顯露； 通達人能忍辱藏羞。
12:17▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ፍኖተ ፡ ዓብዳን ፡ ርቱዕ ፡ በቅድሜሆሙ ፡ ወይሰምዕ ፡ ምክረ ፡ ዕዝነ ፡ ጠቢብ ።
He who is truthful testifies honestly, but a false witness lies.
說出真話的，顯明公義； 作假見證的，顯出詭詐。
12:18▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ዓብድ ፡ እንተ ፡ ጸብሐት ፡ ይነግር ፡ መዓቶ ፡ ማእምርሰ ፡ የኀብእ ፡ ኃሣሮ ።
There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword, but the tongue of the wise heals.
說話浮躁的，如刀刺人； 智慧人的舌頭卻為醫人的良藥。
12:19▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
እንተ ፡ ታስተርኢ ፡ ሃይማኖተ ፡ ይነግር ፡ ብእሲ ፡ ጻድቅ ፡ ወሰማዕተ ፡ እኩያንሰ ፡ ሕብል ።
Truth’s lips will be established forever, but a lying tongue is only momentary.
口吐真言，永遠堅立； 舌說謊話，只存片時。
12:20▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
እለሰ ፡ ይከውኑ ፡ ስምዐ ፡ በሐሰት ፡ ይቀትሉ ፡ በመጥባሕት ፡ እስመ ፡ ንቡር ፡ ውስተ ፡ አፉሆሙ ፡ መጥባሕት ፡ ወልሳነ ፡ ጠቢባንሰ ፡ ይፌውስ ፡ ዘቈስለ ።
Deceit is in the heart of those who plot evil, but joy comes to the promoters of peace.
圖謀惡事的，心存詭詐； 勸人和睦的，便得喜樂。
12:21▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ከናፍረ ፡ ጻድቃን ፡ ያረትዓ ፡ ስምዐ ፡ ወሰማዕት ፡ ጒጒዕ ፡ በልሳን ፡ እኩይ ።
No mischief shall happen to the righteous, but the wicked shall be filled with evil.
義人不遭災害；惡人滿受禍患。
12:22▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ሕብል ፡ ውስተ ፡ ልቡ ፡ ለዘይሔሊ ፡ እኩየ ፡ ወእለሰ ፡ ይፈቅዱ ፡ ሰላመ ፡ ይትፌሥሑ ።
Lying lips are an abomination to Yahweh, but those who do the truth are his delight.
說謊言的嘴為耶和華所憎惡； 行事誠實的，為他所喜悅。
12:23▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ኢያሠምሮ ፡ ለጻድቃን ፡ ምንትኒ ፡ እኩይ ፡ ወረሲዓንሰ ፡ ያበዝኁ ፡ እከየ ።
A prudent man keeps his knowledge, but the hearts of fools proclaim foolishness.
通達人隱藏知識； 愚昧人的心彰顯愚昧。
12:24▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ምኑናት ፡ በኀበ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ከናፍረ ፡ ሐሰት ፡ ወዘይገብርሰ ፡ ሃይማኖተ ፡ ሥሙር ፡ በኀቤሁ ።
The hands of the diligent ones shall rule, but laziness ends in slave labor.
殷勤人的手必掌權； 懶惰的人必服苦。
12:25▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ብእሲ ፡ ማእምር ፡ መንበረ ፡ ጥበብ ፡ ወልበ ፡ ዓብዳንሰ ፡ ይዳደቅ ፡ መርገመ ።
Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down, but a kind word makes it glad.
人心憂慮，屈而不伸； 一句良言，使心歡樂。
12:26▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
እደ ፡ ኅሩያን ፡ ይእኅዝ ፡ ፍጡነ ፡ ወሕቡላንሰ ፡ ይከውኑ ፡ ለፂዋዌ ።
A righteous person is cautious in friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
義人引導他的鄰舍； 惡人的道叫人失迷。
12:27▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
መደንግፅ ፡ ቃል ፡ የሀውከ ፡ ልበ ፡ ብእሲ ፡ ጻድቅ ፡ ወዜና ፡ ሠናይሰ ፡ ያስተፌሥሕ ፡ ልበ ፡ ብእሲ ፡ ጠቢብ ።
The slothful man doesn’t roast his game, but the possessions of diligent men are prized.
懶惰的人不烤打獵所得的； 殷勤的人卻得寶貴的財物。
12:28▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ማእምረ ፡ ርእሱ ፡ ጻድቅ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ለርእሱ ፡ ወግዕዞሙሰ ፡ ለረሲዓን ፡ አኮ ፡ አዳም ።
In the way of righteousness is life; in its path there is no death.
在公義的道上有生命； 其路之中並無死亡。
12:29▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ለአላ ፡ ይኤብሱ ፡ ይዴግኖሙ ፡ እኩይ ፡ ወፍኖቶሙሰ ፡ ለረሲዓን ፡ ታስሕቶሙ ።
In the way of righteousness is life; in its path there is no death.
在公義的道上有生命； 其路之中並無死亡。
12:30▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ይዳደቅ ፡ ሕብል ፡ ለአስግሮ ፡ ጥሪት ፡ ወክቡር ፡ ብእሲ ፡ ንጹሕ ።
In the way of righteousness is life; in its path there is no death.
在公義的道上有生命； 其路之中並無死亡。
12:31▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ውስተ ፡ ፍናወ ፡ ጽድቅ ፡ ሕይወት ፡ ወእለሰ ፡ ይዜከሩ ፡ እኩየ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ሞት ፡ ይሄልዉ ።
In the way of righteousness is life; in its path there is no death.
在公義的道上有生命； 其路之中並無死亡。
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