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Proverbs 15
Ge'ez original · 34 verses · some words can be tapped for a gloss
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15:1
በነገር፡ ዘይትጋነይ፡ ይመይጥ፡ መዓተ፡ ባሕቱ፡ ቃል፡ ማኅዘኒ፡ ያነሥዕ፡ ጋእዘ።
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
回答柔和，使怒消退； 言語暴戾，觸動怒氣。
15:2
ልበ፡ ጠቢባን፡ ሠናየ፡ ተአምር፡ ወአፈ፡ ዐብዳንሰ፡ ይዜኑ፡ እኩየ።
The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouths of fools gush out folly.
智慧人的舌善發知識； 愚昧人的口吐出愚昧。
15:3
ውስተ፡ ኵሉ፡ መካን፡ አዕይንቲሁ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ ወያስተሐይፅ፡ እኩያነ፡ ወኄራነ።
Yahweh’s eyes are everywhere, keeping watch on the evil and the good.
耶和華的眼目無處不在； 惡人善人，他都鑒察。
15:4
መፈውሰ፡ ልሳን፡ ዕፀ፡ ሕይወት፡ ውእቱ፡ ወዘሰ፡ የዓቅብ፡ ይመልእ፡ መንፈሰ።
A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but deceit in it crushes the spirit.
溫良的舌是生命樹； 乖謬的嘴使人心碎。
15:5
ወልድ፡ ዓብድ፡ ያስተአኪ፡ ተግሣፀ፡ አብ፡ ወዘሰ፡ የዓቅብ፡ ተግሣፀ፡ ጠቢብ፡ ውእቱ።
A fool despises his father’s correction, but he who heeds reproof shows prudence.
愚妄人藐視父親的管教； 領受責備的，得着見識。
15:6
ወእደ፡ ትበዝኅ፡ ጽድቅ፡ ኃይል፡ ብዙኅ፡ ወረሲዓንሰ፡ እምሥርዎሙ፡ እምድር፡ ይሤረዉ።
In the house of the righteous is much treasure, but the income of the wicked brings trouble.
義人家中多有財寶； 惡人得利反受擾害。
15:7
ከናፍረ፡ ጠበብት፡ እሡር፡ በአእምሮ፡ ወልበ፡ ዐብዳንሰ፡ አኮ፡ ጽኑዕ።
The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so with the heart of fools.
智慧人的嘴播揚知識； 愚昧人的心並不如此。
15:8
መሥዋዕተ፡ ረሲዓንሰ፡ ርኩስ፡ በኀበ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ወጸሎተ፡ ኄራንሰ፡ ሥሙር፡ በኀቤሁ።
The sacrifice made by the wicked is an abomination to Yahweh, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
惡人獻祭，為耶和華所憎惡； 正直人祈禱，為他所喜悅。
15:9
ርኩስ፡ በኀበ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ፍኖተ፡ ረሲዓን፡ ወለእለሰ፡ ይዴግንዋ፡ ለጽድቅ፡ ያፈቅሮሙ፡ እግዚአብሔር።
The way of the wicked is an abomination to Yahweh, but he loves him who follows after righteousness.
惡人的道路，為耶和華所憎惡； 追求公義的，為他所喜愛。
15:10
ትእምርተ፡ የዋሃን፡ ትትዓወቅ፡ በኀበ፡ እለ፡ የኀልፉ፡ ወእለሰ፡ ይጸልኡ፡ ዝልፈተ፡ ይመውቱ፡ በእኩይ።
There is stern discipline for one who forsakes the way. Whoever hates reproof shall die.
捨棄正路的，必受嚴刑； 恨惡責備的，必致死亡。
15:11
ገሃነም፡ ወሞት፡ ክሡታን፡ በኀበ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ እፎ፡ እንከ፡ ልበ፡ ሰብእኒ።
Sheol and Abaddon are before Yahweh— how much more then the hearts of the children of men!
陰間和滅亡尚在耶和華眼前， 何況世人的心呢？
15:12
ኢያፈቅር፡ ዓብድ፡ እለ፡ ይጌሥፅዎ፡ ወምስለ፡ ጠቢባን፡ ኢይትናገር።
A scoffer doesn’t love to be reproved; he will not go to the wise.
褻慢人不愛受責備； 他也不就近智慧人。
15:13
ልብ፡ እምከመ፡ ትትፌሣሕ፡ ትበርህ፡ ገጽ፡ ወእመሰ፡ ተኀዝን፡ ትዴምን።
A glad heart makes a cheerful face, but an aching heart breaks the spirit.
心中喜樂，面帶笑容； 心裏憂愁，靈被損傷。
15:14
ልብ፡ ርትዕት፡ ተኃሥሥ፡ አእምሮ፡ አፈ፡ ዓብዳንሰ፡ የኃሥሥ፡ እከየ፡ ኵሎ፡ መዋዕለ።
The heart of one who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouths of fools feed on folly.
聰明人心求知識； 愚昧人口吃愚昧。
15:15
አዕንተ፡ እኩያን፡ ይሴፈዋ፡ እኩየ፡ ወኄራንሰ፡ ያረምሙ፡ በኵሉ፡ ጊዜ።
All the days of the afflicted are wretched, but one who has a cheerful heart enjoys a continual feast.
困苦人的日子都是愁苦； 心中歡暢的，常享豐筵。
15:16
ትኄይስ፡ ንስቲት፡ መክፈልት፡ ዘበፍርሃተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ እመዛግብት፡ ዓበይት፡ ዘበኢፈሪህ።
Better is little, with the fear of Yahweh, than great treasure with trouble.
少有財寶，敬畏耶和華， 強如多有財寶，煩亂不安。
15:17
ይኄይስ፡ ፍተ፡ ሐምል፡ ፍቅር፡ ዘቦቱ፡ እምላሕም፡ መግዝዕ፡ ዘቦቱ፡ ጽልእ።
Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, than a fattened calf with hatred.
吃素菜，彼此相愛， 強如吃肥牛，彼此相恨。
15:18
ብእሲ፡ መዓትም፡ ያስተዴሉ፡ ጋእዘ፡ ወመስተዓግሥሂ፡ ብእሲ፡ እንተ፡ ኮነትኒ፡ ያጠፍእ፡ ወረሲዕሰ፡ ያነሥእ፡ ጥቀ፡ ጽልእ።
A wrathful man stirs up contention, but one who is slow to anger appeases strife.
暴怒的人挑啟爭端； 忍怒的人止息紛爭。
15:19
ፍናወ፡ ሃካይያን፡ ንጹፍ፡ አሥዋክ፡ ወዘጽኑዓንሰ፡ መጽያሕት።
The way of the sluggard is like a thorn patch, but the path of the upright is a highway.
懶惰人的道像荊棘的籬笆； 正直人的路是平坦的大道。
15:20
ወልድ፡ ጠቢብ፡ ያስተፌሥሕ፡ አባሁ፡ ወወልድ፡ ዓብድ፡ ያጼእል፡ እሞ።
A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish man despises his mother.
智慧子使父親喜樂； 愚昧人藐視母親。
15:21
ፍናወ፡ ዓብድ፡ ነዳየ፡ አእምሮ፡ ጠዋያት፡ ወብእሲሰ፡ ጠቢብ፡ አርቲዖ፡ የሐውር።
Folly is joy to one who is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding keeps his way straight.
無知的人以愚妄為樂； 聰明的人按正直而行。
15:22
ያጠርዩ፡ ሕሊና፡ እለ፡ ያከብሩ፡ ማኅበረ፡ ወውስተ፡ ልበ፡ መካርያን፡ ትነብር፡ ምክር።
Where there is no counsel, plans fail; but in a multitude of counselors they are established.
不先商議，所謀無效； 謀士眾多，所謀乃成。
15:23
ወኢይሰምዓ፡ ላቲ፡ እኩይ፡ ወአልቦ፡ ዘይብል፡ ጥዑም፡ ወሠናይ፡ ለማኅበር።
Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth. How good is a word at the right time!
口善應對，自覺喜樂； 話合其時，何等美好。
15:24
ፍናወ፡ ሕይወት፡ ሕሊናሁ፡ ለጠቢብ፡ ከመ፡ ተግኂሦ፡ እም፡ ሲኦል፡ ይድኅን።
The path of life leads upward for the wise, to keep him from going downward to Sheol.
智慧人從生命的道上升， 使他遠離在下的陰間。
15:25
አብያተ፡ ጸአልያን፡ ያንኅል፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ወያጸንዕ፡ ወሰነ፡ መበለት።
Yahweh will uproot the house of the proud, but he will keep the widow’s borders intact.
耶和華必拆毀驕傲人的家， 卻要立定寡婦的地界。
15:26
ምኑን፡ በኀበ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ሐልዮ፡ ዓመፃ፡ ወለንጹሐንሰ፡ ነገሮሙ፡ አዳም።
Yahweh detests the thoughts of the wicked, but the thoughts of the pure are pleasing.
惡謀為耶和華所憎惡； 良言乃為純淨。
15:27
ያኃጒል፡ ርእሶ፡ ዘሕልያነ፡ ይነሥእ፡ ወዘይጸልእሰ፡ ነሢአ፡ ሕልያን፡ ይድኅን።
He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes will live.
貪戀財利的，擾害己家； 恨惡賄賂的，必得存活。
15:28
በምጽዋት፡ በሃይማኖት፡ ይሠረይ፡ ኃጢአት፡ ወበፈሪሃ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ይትገኃሥ፡ ኵሉ፡ እኩይ።
The heart of the righteous weighs answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes out evil.
義人的心，思量如何回答； 惡人的口吐出惡言。
15:29
ልበ፡ ጻድቃን፡ ይትሜሀር፡ ሃይማኖተ፡ ወአፈ፡ ረሲዓንሰ፡ ያወሥእ፡ እኩያተ።
Yahweh is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.
耶和華遠離惡人， 卻聽義人的禱告。
15:30
ሥሙራት፡ በኀበ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ፍናወ፡ ሰብእ፡ ጻድቃን፡ ወበእንቲአሆሙ፡ ጸላእትኒ፡ አዕርክተ፡ ይከውኑ።
The light of the eyes rejoices the heart. Good news gives health to the bones.
眼有光，使心喜樂； 好信息，使骨滋潤。
15:31
ነዋኀ፡ ይርኅቅ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ እምረሲዓን፡ ወጸሎተ፡ ጻድቃንሰ፡ ይሰምዕ፡ ይኄይስ፡ ኅዳጥ፡ ኅብስት፡ ምስለ፡ ጽድቅ፡ እምብዙኅ፡ ፍሬ፡ ዘምስለ፡ ዓመፃ።
The ear that listens to reproof lives, and will be at home among the wise.
聽從生命責備的， 必常在智慧人中。
15:32
ልበ፡ ብእሲ፡ ኄር፡ ይሔሊ፡ ጽድቀ፡ ከመ፡ እምኀበ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ይረትዕ፡ ኣሠሩ፡ ዓይን፡ ዘይኔጽር፡ ሠናየ፡ ያስተፌሥሕ፡ ልበ፡ ወዜና፡ ኂሩት፡ ያጠልል፡ አዕፅምትየ።
He who refuses correction despises his own soul, but he who listens to reproof gets understanding.
棄絕管教的，輕看自己的生命； 聽從責備的，卻得智慧。
15:33
ዘይሰምዕ፡ ዘለፋ፡ ጠቢብ፡ ምስለ፡ ጠቢባን፡ ይዴመር።
The fear of Yahweh teaches wisdom. Before honor is humility.
敬畏耶和華是智慧的訓誨； 尊榮以前，必有謙卑。
15:34
ወዘይትከላእ፡ እምተግሣፅ፡ ይጸልእ፡ ርእሶ፡ ዘያፈቅርሰ፡ ተግሣፀ፡ ያፈቅር፡ ርእሶ።
The fear of Yahweh teaches wisdom. Before honor is humility.
敬畏耶和華是智慧的訓誨； 尊榮以前，必有謙卑。
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