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Proverbs 17 Ge'ez original · 30 verses · some words can be tapped for a gloss
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ይኄይስ ፡ ፍት ፡ ጥዑም ፡ ምስለ ፡ ሰላም ፡ እምቤት ፡ ዘምሉእ ፡ ብዙኀ ፡ ሠናያተ ፡ ወእምዘ ፡ ዓመፃ ፡ ጥብሕ ፡ ምስለ ፡ ጋእዝ ።
Better is a dry morsel with quietness, than a house full of feasting with strife.
設筵滿屋，大家相爭， 不如有塊乾餅，大家相安。
17:2▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ገብር ፡ ጠቢብ ፡ ይሜብል ፡ አጋእዝተ ፡ ዐብዳነ ፡ ወምስለ ፡ እኃው ፡ ይትካፈል ፡ ርስተ ።
A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who causes shame, and shall have a part in the inheritance among the brothers.
僕人辦事聰明，必管轄貽羞之子， 又在眾子中同分產業。
17:3▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
በከመ ፡ ይትፈተን ፡ ወርቅ ፡ ወብሩር ፡ በከውር ፡ ከማሁ ፡ ኅሩያነ ፡ ልብ ፡ በኀበ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ።
The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but Yahweh tests the hearts.
鼎為煉銀，爐為煉金； 惟有耶和華熬煉人心。
17:4▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
እኩየ ፡ ያሠምዕ ፡ ልሳኖሙ ፡ ለእለ ፡ ዘእንበለ ፡ ሕግ ፡ ጻድቅሰ ፡ ኢይኔፅር ፡ ከናፍረ ፡ ሐሰት ።
An evildoer heeds wicked lips. A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
行惡的，留心聽奸詐之言； 說謊的，側耳聽邪惡之語。
17:5▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ለምእመን ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ዘበዓለም ፡ ንዋዩ ፡ ወለዘኢምእመንሰ ፡ ኢፀሪቅ ፡ ሎቱ ።
Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker. He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.
戲笑窮人的，是辱沒造他的主； 幸災樂禍的，必不免受罰。
17:6▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ዘይስሕቆ ፡ ለነዳይ ፡ ይዌህኮ ፡ ለፈጣሪሁ ፡ ወዘይትፌሣሕ ፡ ላዕለ ፡ ዘይትኀጐል ፡ ኢይድኅን ፡ ወዘይምሕርሰ ፡ ይትሜሐር ።
Children’s children are the crown of old men; the glory of children is their parents.
子孫為老人的冠冕； 父親是兒女的榮耀。
17:7▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
አክሊሎሙ ፡ ለአእሩግ ፡ ውሉደ ፡ ውሉድ ፡ ወምክሖሙ ፡ ለውሉድ ፡ አበዊሆሙ ።
Excellent speech isn’t fitting for a fool, much less do lying lips fit a prince.
愚頑人說美言本不相宜， 何況君王說謊話呢？
17:8▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ኢይትዋደዶ ፡ ለዐብድ ፡ ከናፍረ ፡ ወሃይምንት ፡ ወኢጻድቅ ፡ ከናፍረ ፡ ሐሰት ።
A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who gives it; wherever he turns, he prospers.
賄賂在餽送的人眼中看為寶玉， 隨處運動都得順利。
17:9▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ዓስበ ፡ ሞገስ ፡ ትምህርት ፡ ለእለ ፡ አጥረይዋ ፡ ኀበ ፡ ተመይጠ ፡ ታሤኒ ፡ ፍኖቶ ።
He who covers an offense promotes love; but he who repeats a matter separates best friends.
遮掩人過的，尋求人愛； 屢次挑錯的，離間密友。
17:10▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ዘየኀብእ ፡ አበሳሁ ፡ ይፈቅድ ፡ ዕርቀ ፡ ወዘይጸልእሰ ፡ ኀቢአ ፡ ይሌሊ ፡ አዕርክተ ፡ ወሰብአ ፡ ቤት ።
A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding than a hundred lashes into a fool.
一句責備話深入聰明人的心， 強如責打愚昧人一百下。
17:11▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
የኃዝን ፡ ትምክሕት ፡ ልበ ፡ ጠቢብ ፡ ወዐብድሰ ፡ ተቀሢፎ ፡ ኢይትዓወቆ ፡ ቅሥፈቱ ።
An evil man seeks only rebellion; therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
惡人只尋背叛， 所以必有嚴厲的使者奉差攻擊他。
17:12▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ቅስተ ፡ ያነሥእ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ እኩይ ፡ ወእግዚአብሔር ፡ ይፌኑ ፡ መልአኮ ፡ ዘእንበለ ፡ ምሕረት ፡ ቦቱ ።
Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
寧可遇見丟崽子的母熊， 不可遇見正行愚妄的愚昧人。
17:13▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ይወድቅ ፡ ብእሲ ፡ ማእምር ፡ ውስተ ፡ ትካዝ ፡ ወዐብዳንሰ ፡ ይሔልዩ ፡ እኩየ ።
Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
以惡報善的， 禍患必不離他的家。
17:14▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ዘየዓሢ ፡ እኩየ ፡ ህየንተ ፡ ሠናይ ፡ ኢያንቀለቅል ፡ እኩይ ፡ እምነ ፡ ቤቱ ።
The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.
紛爭的起頭如水放開， 所以，在爭鬧之先必當止息爭競。
17:15▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ዐፂወ ፡ ማይ ፡ ቀዳሜ ፡ ጽልእ ፡ ወመኰንና ፡ ለንዴት ፡ ጋእዝ ፡ ወባእስ ፡ ሥልጣነ ፡ ነገር ፡ ይሁብ ፡ ቀዳሜ ፡ ጽድቅ ።
He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the righteous, both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.
定惡人為義的，定義人為惡的， 這都為耶和華所憎惡。
17:16▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ዘከመ ፡ ጻድቅ ፡ ይኰንኖ ፡ ለኃጥእ ፡ ወዘከመ ፡ ኃጥእ ፡ ለጻድቅ ፡ ርኩስ ፡ ምኑን ፡ በኀበ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ።
Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, since he has no understanding?
愚昧人既無聰明， 為何手拿價銀買智慧呢？
17:17▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ለምንት ፡ ጥሪት ፡ ለዐብድ ፡ አጥርዮታ ፡ ለጥበብ ፡ ዘእንበለ ፡ ልብ ፡ ኢይትከሀል ።
A friend loves at all times; and a brother is born for adversity.
朋友乃時常親愛， 弟兄為患難而生。
17:18▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ዘያነውኅ ፡ ቤቶ ፡ የኃሥሥ ፡ ቅጥቃጤ ፡ ለርእሱ ፡ ወዘያስተዓፅብ ፡ ለተምህሮ ፡ ይወድቅ ፡ ውስተ ፡ አኪት ።
A man void of understanding strikes hands, and becomes collateral in the presence of his neighbor.
在鄰舍面前擊掌作保 乃是無知的人。
17:19▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
በኵሉ ፡ ጊዜ ፡ አጥሪ ፡ ዓርከ ፡ ወአኃወ ፡ በምንዳቤ ፡ በቋፅያነ ፡ ይከውኑ ፡ እስመ ፡ በእንተዝ ፡ ይትወለዱ ።
He who loves disobedience loves strife. One who builds a high gate seeks destruction.
喜愛爭競的，是喜愛過犯； 高立家門的，乃自取敗壞。
17:20▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ብእሲ ፡ ዓብድ ፡ ይጠፍሕ ፡ እዴሁ ፡ ወይትኀሠይ ፡ በርእሱ ፡ ከመ ፡ ዘይትሀበይ ፡ ህቢተ ፡ ለዐርኩ ።
One who has a perverse heart doesn’t find prosperity, and one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.
心存邪僻的，尋不着好處； 舌弄是非的，陷在禍患中。
17:21▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
መፍቀሬ ፡ ጋእዝ ፡ ይትፌሣሕ ፡ በባእስ ፡ ወጽኑዐ ፡ ልብሰ ፡ ኢይዳደቅ ፡ ሠናየ ።
He who becomes the father of a fool grieves. The father of a fool has no joy.
生愚昧子的，必自愁苦； 愚頑人的父毫無喜樂。
17:22▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ብእሲ ፡ መያጤ ፡ ልሳን ፡ ይወድቅ ፡ ውስተ ፡ እኪት ፡ ወልበ ፡ ዐብድሰ ፡ ኃዘን ፡ ለዘአጥረያ ።
A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
喜樂的心乃是良藥； 憂傷的靈使骨枯乾。
17:23▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ኢይትፌሣሕ ፡ አብ ፡ በወልድ ፡ ዘእንበለ ፡ ትምህርት ፡ ወልድ ፡ ጠቢብ ፡ ያስተፌሥሕ ፡ እሞ ።
A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, to pervert the ways of justice.
惡人暗中受賄賂， 為要顛倒判斷。
17:24▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ልብ ፡ ፍሥሕት ፡ ሠናየ ፡ ትገብር ፡ ብእሲ ፡ ኃዛኒ ፡ ያየብስ ፡ አዕፅምቲሁ ።
Wisdom is before the face of one who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.
明哲人眼前有智慧； 愚昧人眼望地極。
17:25▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ዘይነሥእ ፡ ሕልያነ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ኅፅኑ ፡ በዓመፃ ፡ ኢያረትዕ ፡ ፍትሐ ፡ ወረሲዕሰ ፡ ይትገኀሥ ፡ እምፍናወ ፡ ጻድቃን ።
A foolish son brings grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.
愚昧子使父親愁煩， 使母親憂苦。
17:26▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ገጹ ፡ ማእምር ፡ ለብእሲ ፡ ጠቢብ ፡ ወአዕይንቲሁ ፡ ለዓብድ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ከተማ ፡ ምድር ፡ አዕይንቲሁሰ ፡ ለጠቢብ ፡ ዲበ ፡ ርእሱ ።
Also to punish the righteous is not good, nor to flog officials for their integrity.
刑罰義人為不善； 責打君子為不義。
17:27▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
መዓት ፡ ለአብ ፡ ዐብድ ፡ ውሉድ ፡ ወኃዘን ፡ ለእንተ ፡ ወለደቶ ።
He who spares his words has knowledge. He who is even tempered is a man of understanding.
寡少言語的，有知識； 性情溫良的，有聰明。
17:28▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
አኅሥሮቱ ፡ ለጻድቅ ፡ ብእሲ ፡ አኮ ፡ ሠናይ ፡ ወአኮ ፡ ሠናይ ፡ ለመኳንንተ ፡ ጽድቅ ፡ ሐቢል ።
Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is counted wise. When he shuts his lips, he is thought to be discerning.
愚昧人若靜默不言也可算為智慧； 閉口不說也可算為聰明。
17:29▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ዘይምህክ ፡ አውፅኦ ፡ ቃለ ፡ ንቁጸ ፡ ማእምር ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ወመስተዓግሥ ፡ ብእሲ ፡ ጠቢብ ።
Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is counted wise. When he shuts his lips, he is thought to be discerning.
愚昧人若靜默不言也可算為智慧； 閉口不說也可算為聰明。
17:30▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ዓብድ ፡ ለእመ ፡ ተሰአለ ፡ ጥበበ ፡ ይከውኖ ፡ በአርምሞሰ ፡ ወበተሐክሞ ፡ ይመስል ፡ ጠቢበ ።
Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is counted wise. When he shuts his lips, he is thought to be discerning.
愚昧人若靜默不言也可算為智慧； 閉口不說也可算為聰明。
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