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Proverbs 20
Ge'ez original · 25 verses · some words can be tapped for a gloss
← ch. 19ch. 21 → 📖 This chapter exists in 3 other originals —
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20:1
እኩይ፡ ወይን፡ ለጸአሊ፡ ወለሰካሪ፡ ወኵሉ፡ ዘያስተፋንዎ፡ ለጽዋዕ፡ ኢኮነ፡ ጠቢበ፡ ወኵሉ፡ ዐብድ፡ ዘከመዝ፡ ይዴመር።
Wine is a mocker and beer is a brawler. Whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
酒能使人褻慢，濃酒使人喧嚷； 凡因酒錯誤的，就無智慧。
20:2
ኢየሐፅፅ፡ መዓተ፡ ንጉሥ፡ እመዓተ፡ አንበሳ፡ ወዘየሀውኮሰ፡ ይኤብስ፡ ላዕለ፡ ነፍሱ።
The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion. He who provokes him to anger forfeits his own life.
王的威嚇如同獅子吼叫； 惹動他怒的，是自害己命。
20:3
ክብሩ፡ ለብእሲ፡ ተከልኦ፡ እምጽእለት፡ ወኵሉ፡ ዐብድ፡ ዘከመዝ፡ ይጸመር።
It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling.
遠離紛爭是人的尊榮； 愚妄人都愛爭鬧。
20:4
እንዘ፡ ይዘነጒግዎ፡ ሀካይ፡ ኢየኃፍር፡ ይስእል፡ በማእረር፡ ወአልቦ፡ ዘይሁቦ፡ ከማሁ፡ ዘይትሌቃሕ፡ ሥርናየ፡ እንዘ፡ ቦውስተ፡ ክምሩ።
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
懶惰人因冬寒不肯耕種， 到收割的時候，他必討飯而無所得。
20:5
ማይ፡ ዕሙቅ፡ ውስተ፡ ልበ፡ ብእሲ፡ መምክር፡ ወብእሲ፡ ጠቢብ፡ ይዘልሖ።
Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.
人心懷藏謀略，好像深水， 惟明哲人才能汲引出來。
20:6
ዓቢይ፡ ወክቡር፡ ብእሲ፡ ወሐሪ፡ ወለብእሲ፡ ምእመን፡ በሥራሕ፡ ተረክቦቱ።
Many men claim to be men of unfailing love, but who can find a faithful man?
人多述說自己的仁慈， 但忠信人誰能遇着呢？
20:7
ዘየሐውር፡ ንጹሐ፡ ውስተ፡ ሕገ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ብፁዓነ፡ ይሬስዮሙ፡ ለውሉዱ።
A righteous man walks in integrity. Blessed are his children after him.
行為純正的義人， 他的子孫是有福的！
20:8
ወሶበ፡ ጻድቅ፡ ንጉሥ፡ ይነብር፡ ዲበ፡ መንበሩ፡ ቅድመ፡ አዕይንቲሁ፡ ኢይትቃወሞ፡ ምንትኒ፡ እኩይ።
A king who sits on the throne of judgment scatters away all evil with his eyes.
王坐在審判的位上， 以眼目驅散諸惡。
20:9
መኑ፡ ዘይትሜካሕ፡ ልብ፡ ንጹሕ፡ ዘቦ፡ ወመኑ፡ ያስተርኢ፡ ንጹሐ፡ ከዊኖ፡ እምኃጢአት።
Who can say, “I have made my heart pure. I am clean and without sin”?
誰能說，我潔淨了我的心， 我脫淨了我的罪？
20:10
ዘየሐሚ፡ አባሁ፡ ወእሞ፡ ይጠፍእ፡ ብርሃኑ፡ ወበእንተ፡ አዕይንቲሁ፡ ይኔጽር፡ ጽልመተ።
Differing weights and differing measures, both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.
兩樣的法碼，兩樣的升斗， 都為耶和華所憎惡。
20:11
መክፈልተ፡ ዘይጔጒእ፡ አቅዲሞ፡ በደኃሪቱ፡ ኢይትባረክ።
Even a child makes himself known by his doings, whether his work is pure, and whether it is right.
孩童的動作是清潔，是正直， 都顯明他的本性。
20:12
ኢትበል፡ እትቤቀሎሙ፡ ለጸላእትየ፡ አላ፡ ተሰፈዎ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ ከመ፡ ይርዳእከ።
The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Yahweh has made even both of them.
能聽的耳，能看的眼， 都是耶和華所造的。
20:13
መዳልው፡ ዓቢይ፡ ወንኡስ፡ ወመሣፍርት፡ ክልኤቱ፡ ርኩሳን፡ በኀበ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ኵሎሙ፡ ወዘይገብሮሙ፡ በምግባሪሁ፡ ይትዓቀፍ።
Don’t love sleep, lest you come to poverty. Open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread.
不要貪睡，免致貧窮； 眼要睜開，你就吃飽。
20:14
ለወሬዛ፡ ጻድቅ፡ ርቱዕ፡ ፍኖቱ።
“It’s no good, it’s no good,” says the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasts.
買物的說：不好，不好； 及至買去，他便自誇。
20:15
ዕዝን፡ ዘይሰምዕ፡ ወዓይን፡ ዘይሬኢ፡ ግብረ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ኵሎሙ።
There is gold and abundance of rubies, but the lips of knowledge are a rare jewel.
有金子和許多珍珠 ， 惟有知識的嘴乃為貴重的珍寶。
20:16
ኢታፍቅር፡ ሐምየ፡ ከመ፡ ኢትትአተት፡ ወኢትኑም፡ ከመ፡ ኢትንዲ፡ ክሥት፡ አዕይንቲከ፡ ወጽግብ፡ ኅብስተ።
Take the garment of one who puts up collateral for a stranger; and hold him in pledge for a wayward woman.
誰為生人作保，就拿誰的衣服； 誰為外人作保，誰就要承當。
20:17
ምኑናን፡ በኀበ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ክልኤቱ፡ መዳልው፡ መዳልው፡ ሰራቂ፡ አኮ፡ ሠናይ፡ በቅድሜሁ።
Fraudulent food is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth is filled with gravel.
以虛謊而得的食物，人覺甘甜； 但後來，他的口必充滿塵沙。
20:18
እምኀበ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ይረትዕ፡ አሠሩ፡ ለብእሲ፡ ወመዋቲሰ፡ እፎ፡ የአምር፡ ፍናዊሁ።
Plans are established by advice; by wise guidance you wage war!
計謀都憑籌算立定； 打仗要憑智謀。
20:19
መሥገርቱ፡ ለብእሲ፡ ጒጉዕ፡ ዘእምዚአሁ፡ ይቄድሶ፡ እስመ፡ እምድኅረ፡ በፅዐ፡ ንስሐ፡ ይከውኖ።
He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore don’t keep company with him who opens wide his lips.
往來傳舌的，洩漏密事； 大張嘴的，不可與他結交。
20:20
መሥኤሆሙ፡ ለረሲዓን፡ ንጉሥ፡ ጠቢብ፡ ወይወዲ፡ ሎሙ፡ መንኰራኵረ።
Whoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.
咒罵父母的，他的燈必滅， 變為漆黑的黑暗。
20:21
ብርሃነ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ እስትንፋሰ፡ ብእሲ።
An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning won’t be blessed in the end.
起初速得的產業， 終久卻不為福。
20:22
ዘከመ፡ ማኅቶት፡ ይፈትን፡ መዛግብተ፡ ከማሁ፡ ጠቢብ፡ ንጉሥ፡ ይፈትን፡ መዛግብተ፡ ከርሥ።
Don’t say, “I will pay back evil.” Wait for Yahweh, and he will save you.
你不要說，我要以惡報惡； 要等候耶和華，他必拯救你。
20:23
ምጽዋተ፡ ወጽድቀ፡ ይዕቀብ፡ ንጉሥ፡ ወይሜግቡ፡ በጽድቅ፡ መንበሮ።
Yahweh detests differing weights, and dishonest scales are not pleasing.
兩樣的法碼為耶和華所憎惡； 詭詐的天平也為不善。
20:24
ሠርጐሆሙ፡ ለወራዙት፡ ጥበብ፡ ወክብሮሙ፡ ለልሂቃን፡ ሲበት።
A man’s steps are from Yahweh; how then can man understand his way?
人的腳步為耶和華所定； 人豈能明白自己的路呢？
20:25
ምማቴ፡ ወግኅሠት፡ ይዳደቆሙ፡ ለእኩያን፡ ወዝብጠት፡ ውስተ፡ መዛግብተ፡ ከርሥ።
It is a snare to a man to make a rash dedication, then later to consider his vows.
人冒失說，這是聖物， 許願之後才查問，就是自陷網羅。
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