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Proverbs 19
Ge'ez original · 29 verses · some words can be tapped for a gloss
← ch. 18ch. 20 → 📖 This chapter exists in 3 other originals —
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19:1
ዕበዱ፡ ለብእሲ፡ ያጠፍእ፡ ፍናዊሁ፡ ወለእግዚአብሔር፡ ያስተጋፍዖ፡ በልቡ።
Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.
行為純正的貧窮人 勝過乖謬愚妄的富足人。
19:2
ባዕል፡ ይዌስክ፡ አዕርክተ፡ ብዙኀነ፡ ወነዳይሰ፡ ኪያሁኒ፡ ዘቦ፡ የኃጥእ።
It isn’t good to have zeal without knowledge, nor to be hasty with one’s feet and miss the way.
心無知識的，乃為不善； 腳步急快的，難免犯罪。
19:3
ሰማዕተ፡ ሐሰት፡ ርኩስ፡ ውእቱ፡ ወዘየኃሥሥ፡ በግፍዕ፡ ኢያመስጥ።
The foolishness of man subverts his way; his heart rages against Yahweh.
人的愚昧傾敗他的道； 他的心也抱怨耶和華。
19:4
ወብዙኃን፡ ይትለአኩ፡ በቅድመ፡ ነገሥት፡ ወባሕቱ፡ ጽድቁ፡ ወሀብቱ፡ ለብእሲ፡ እምኀበ፡ እግዚአብሔር።
Wealth adds many friends, but the poor is separated from his friend.
財物使朋友增多； 但窮人朋友遠離。
19:5
ወኵሉ፡ እኩይ፡ ይከውን፡ ዝንጓጔ፡ ብእሲ፡ ኵሉ፡ ዘአኃወ፡ ነዳያነ፡ ይጸልእ፡ እምታአኅኃሁ፡ ርኁቅ፡ ውእቱ።
A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who pours out lies shall not go free.
作假見證的，必不免受罰； 吐出謊言的，終不能逃脫。
19:6
ሕሊና፡ ሠናይት፡ ለእለ፡ አጥረይዋ፡ ትቀርብ፡ ወብእሲ፡ ጠቢብ፡ ይረክባ።
Many will entreat the favor of a ruler, and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.
好施散的，有多人求他的恩情； 愛送禮的，人都為他的朋友。
19:7
ዘብዙኅ፡ እከዩ፡ ይፌጽም፡ እከየ፡ ወዘያስዖዝዝ፡ ነገረ፡ ኢይድኅን።
All the relatives of the poor shun him; how much more do his friends avoid him! He pursues them with pleas, but they are gone.
貧窮人，弟兄都恨他； 何況他的朋友，更遠離他！ 他用言語追隨，他們卻走了。
19:8
ዘአጥረያ፡ ለጥበብ፡ ያፈቅር፡ ነፍሶ፡ ወዘያፈቅር፡ አእምሮ፡ ይረክብ፡ ኄረ።
He who gets wisdom loves his own soul. He who keeps understanding shall find good.
得着智慧的，愛惜生命； 保守聰明的，必得好處。
19:9
ሰማዕተ፡ ኀሰት፡ ኢይድኅን፡ እምኵነኔ፡ ወዘያስተውዕያ፡ ለእከይ፡ ይተኃጐል፡ ባቲ።
A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who utters lies shall perish.
作假見證的，不免受罰； 吐出謊言的，也必滅亡。
19:10
ኢይደልዎ፡ ለዐብድ፡ ተድላ፡ ወለእመ፡ ገብረ፡ ኵነኔ፡ ዘምስለ፡ ጽእለት፡ ትኄየል።
Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool, much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
愚昧人宴樂度日是不合宜的； 何況僕人管轄王子呢？
19:11
ወሐሪ፡ ብእሲ፡ ይትዔገሥ፡ ወትምክሕተ፡ ምሕረቱ፡ ይትቃወሞሙ፡ ለኃጥአን።
The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense.
人有見識就不輕易發怒； 寬恕人的過失便是自己的榮耀。
19:12
መዓተ፡ ንጉሥ፡ ከመ፡ ጣሕረ፡ አንበሳ፡ ወከመ፡ ጠል፡ ዘይወርድ፡ ዲበ፡ ሣዕር፡ ከማሁ፡ ውእቱ፡ ውኅዋኄሁ።
The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
王的忿怒好像獅子吼叫； 他的恩典卻如草上的甘露。
19:13
ኃፍረት፡ ለአብ፡ ዐብድ፡ ወልድ፡ ወኢኮነ፡ ንጹሐ፡ ጸሎት፡ ምስለ፡ ዐስበ፡ ከልአት።
A foolish son is the calamity of his father. A wife’s quarrels are a continual dripping.
愚昧的兒子是父親的禍患； 妻子的爭吵如雨連連滴漏。
19:14
አብያተ፡ ወንዋየ፡ ይከፍሉ፡ አበው፡ ለውሉዶሙ፡ ወባሕቱ፡ በኀበ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ትትዋደዶ፡ ብእሲት፡ ለብእሲሃ።
House and riches are an inheritance from fathers, but a prudent wife is from Yahweh.
房屋錢財是祖宗所遺留的； 惟有賢慧的妻是耶和華所賜的。
19:15
ምምዓ፡ ይእኅዞ፡ ለብእሲ፡ ፅኑስ፡ ወነፍስ፡ ዘኢይትቀነይ፡ ይርኅብ።
Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep. The idle soul shall suffer hunger.
懶惰使人沉睡； 懈怠的人必受飢餓。
19:16
ዘየዓቅብ፡ ተግሣፀ፡ ወትእዛዘ፡ ይትመኀፀን፡ ነፍሶ፡ ወዘያሰትትሰ፡ ፍናዊሁ፡ ይትኃጐል።
He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, but he who is contemptuous in his ways shall die.
謹守誡命的，保全生命； 輕忽己路的，必致死亡。
19:17
ይሌቅሖ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ ዘይምሕር፡ ነዳየ፡ ወበከመ፡ ሀብቱ፡ ይፈድዮ።
He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh; he will reward him.
憐憫貧窮的，就是借給耶和華； 他的善行，耶和華必償還。
19:18
ዝብጥ፡ ወልደከ፡ ከመ፡ ይኩንከ፡ ለተስፋ፡ ወለተጽእሎሰ፡ ኢታልዕል፡ እዴከ።
Discipline your son, for there is hope; don’t be a willing party to his death.
趁有指望，管教你的兒子； 你的心不可任他死亡。
19:19
ብእሲ፡ እኩይ፡ ብዙኀ፡ ያኃጒል፡ ወእመሰ፡ ዓቢይ፡ ሕቡል፡ ነፍሶሂ፡ ይዌስክ።
A hot-tempered man must pay the penalty, for if you rescue him, you must do it again.
暴怒的人必受刑罰； 你若救他，必須再救。
19:20
ስማዕ፡ ወልድየ፡ ተግሣፀ፡ አቡከ፡ ከመ፡ ትኩን፡ ጠቢበ፡ በደኃሪትከ።
Listen to counsel and receive instruction, that you may be wise in your latter end.
你要聽勸教，受訓誨， 使你終久有智慧。
19:21
ብዙኅ፡ ሕሊና፡ ውስተ፡ ልበ፡ ብእሲ፡ መምክር፡ ወምክሩሰ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ ይሄሉ፡ ለዓለም።
There are many plans in a man’s heart, but Yahweh’s counsel will prevail.
人心多有計謀； 惟有耶和華的籌算才能立定。
19:22
ፍሬሁ፡ ለብእሲ፡ ምጽዋት፡ ይኄይስ፡ ነዳይ፡ ጻድቅ፡ እምባዕል፡ ሐሳዊ።
That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness. A poor man is better than a liar.
施行仁慈的，令人愛慕； 窮人強如說謊言的。
19:23
ፈሪሀ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ሕይወተ፡ ብእሲ፡ ዘኢይፈርህሰ፡ የኃድር፡ ውስተ፡ መካን፡ ኀበ፡ ኢያስተርኢ፡ አእምሮ።
The fear of Yahweh leads to life, then contentment; he rests and will not be touched by trouble.
敬畏耶和華的，得着生命； 他必恆久知足，不遭禍患。
19:24
የኀብእ፡ ሀካይ፡ እዴሁ፡ ውስተ፡ ኅፅኑ፡ ወኀበ፡ አፉሁ፡ ኢያቀርብ።
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
懶惰人放手在盤子裏， 就是向口撤回，他也不肯。
19:25
ሕቡል፡ እንዘ፡ ይትቀሠፍ፡ ዐብድ፡ ጠቢበ፡ ይከውን፡ ወእመሰ፡ ዘለፍኮ፡ ለብእሲ፡ ጠቢብ፡ ይሔሊ፡ አእምሮ።
Flog a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; rebuke one who has understanding, and he will gain knowledge.
鞭打褻慢人，愚蒙人必長見識； 責備明哲人，他就明白知識。
19:26
ዘያኀሥር፡ አባሁ፡ ወእሞ፡ ይትከላእ፡ ወይትኀፈር፡ ወምኑነ፡ ይከውን።
He who robs his father and drives away his mother is a son who causes shame and brings reproach.
虐待父親、攆出母親的， 是貽羞致辱之子。
19:27
ወልድ፡ ዘይትከላእ፡ እምዓቂበ፡ ትምህርተ፡ አብ፡ ይትሜሀር፡ ቃለ፡ እኩየ።
If you stop listening to instruction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge.
我兒，不可聽了教訓 而又偏離知識的言語。
19:28
ዘይትሄበይ፡ ዐብደ፡ ወልደ፡ ያጼእል፡ ፍትሐ፡ ወለአፈረሲዐን፡ ይውኅጦ፡ እኩይ፡ ኵነኔ።
A corrupt witness mocks justice, and the mouth of the wicked gulps down iniquity.
匪徒作見證戲笑公平； 惡人的口吞下罪孽。
19:29
ወይጸንሕ፡ ሎሙ፡ መቅሠፍት፡ ለእኩያን፡ ወኵነኔ፡ ከማሁ፡ ለዐብዳን።
Penalties are prepared for scoffers, and beatings for the backs of fools.
刑罰是為褻慢人預備的； 鞭打是為愚昧人的背預備的。
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