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Proverbs 22 Ge'ez original · 28 verses · some words can be tapped for a gloss
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ይኄይስ ፡ ስም ፡ ሠናይ ፡ እምበዙኅ ፡ ብዕል ፡ ወእምብሩር ፡ ወወርቅ ፡ ሞገስ ፡ አዳም ።
A good name is more desirable than great riches, and loving favor is better than silver and gold.
美名勝過大財； 恩寵強如金銀。
22:2▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ባዕል ፡ ወነዳይ ፡ ይትራከቡ ፡ ኅቡረ ፡ ወክልኤሆሙ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ገብረ ።
The rich and the poor have this in common: Yahweh is the maker of them all.
富戶窮人在世相遇， 都為耶和華所造。
22:3▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ማእምር ፡ ርእዮ ፡ እንዘ ፡ ይትኴነን ፡ እኩይ ፡ ኅዩል ፡ ይትጌሠፅ ፡ ወዐብዳንሰ ፡ እንዘ ፡ የኀልፉ ፡ ኀሥሩ ።
A prudent man sees danger and hides himself; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
通達人見禍藏躲； 愚蒙人前往受害。
22:4▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ትወልዳ ፡ ለጥበብ ፡ ፈሪሀ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ለክብር ፡ ወለብዕል ፡ ወለሕይወት ።
The result of humility and the fear of Yahweh is wealth, honor, and life.
敬畏耶和華心存謙卑， 就得富有、尊榮、生命為賞賜。
22:5▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
አሜከላ ፡ ወመሣግር ፡ ውስተ ፡ ፍናው ፡ ጠዋያት ፡ ወዘየዐቅብሰ ፡ ነፍሶ ፡ ያድኅን ፡ ወያመስጦን ።
Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked; whoever guards his soul stays far from them.
乖僻人的路上有荊棘和網羅； 保守自己生命的，必要遠離。
22:6▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
አብዕልት ፡ ነዳያነ ፡ ይኴንኑ ፡ ወአግብርት ፡ ለአጋእዚቲሆሙ ፡ ይሌቅሑ ።
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
教養孩童，使他走當行的道， 就是到老他也不偏離。
22:7▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወዘይዘርእ ፡ ሕብለ ፡ የአርር ፡ እከየ ፡ ወመቅሠፍተ ፡ ምግባሪሁ ፡ ይፌጽም ።
The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.
富戶管轄窮人； 欠債的是債主的僕人。
22:8▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ብእሴ ፡ ፍሡሐ ፡ ወሀቤ ፡ ይፈቅር ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ወከንቶ ፡ ምግባሪሁ ፡ ይጸልእ ።
He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
撒罪孽的，必收災禍； 他逞怒的杖也必廢掉。
22:9▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ዘይምሕርሰ ፡ ነዳየ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ በልዐ ፡ እስመ ፡ ኅብስቶ ፡ ወሀበ ፡ ለምስኪናን ፡ ወአኮ ፡ ለባዕል ፡ ዘይፈዲ ፡ ለዘወሀቦ ።
He who has a generous eye will be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.
眼目慈善的，就必蒙福， 因他將食物分給窮人。
22:10▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
መዊዐ ፡ ወክብረ ፡ ይረክብ ፡ ዘወሀበ ፡ ሕልያነ ፡ ወባሕቱ ፡ ነፍሶ ፡ ያአትት ፡ ዘነሥአ ።
Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out; yes, quarrels and insults will stop.
趕出褻慢人，爭端就消除； 紛爭和羞辱也必止息。
22:11▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
አውጽእ ፡ እምእንግልጋ ፡ ቀታሌ ፡ ወይትልዎ ፡ ሞት ፡ እስመ ፡ ሶበ ፡ ይነብር ፡ ውስተ ፡ እንግልጋ ፡ ኵሎ ፡ ያኅሠርሥር ።
He who loves purity of heart and speaks gracefully is the king’s friend.
喜愛清心的人因他嘴上的恩言， 王必與他為友。
22:12▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ያፈቅር ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ የዋሃተ ፡ ልብ ፡ ወኅሩያን ፡ በኀቤሁ ፡ ኵሎሙ ፡ ንጹሐን ፡ ወበከናፍሪሁ ፡ ይሬኢ ፡ ንጉሥ ።
Yahweh’s eyes watch over knowledge, but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.
耶和華的眼目眷顧聰明人， 卻傾敗奸詐人的言語。
22:13▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
አዕይንተ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ የዓቅባ ፡ አእምሮ ፡ ወይሜንን ፡ ቃለ ፡ ጥበብ ፡ ኃጥእ ።
The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the streets!”
懶惰人說：外頭有獅子； 我在街上就必被殺。
22:14▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ያመከኒ ፡ ሀካይ ፡ ሶበ ፡ ይልእክዎ ፡ ወይብል ፡ ሀሎ ፡ አንበሳ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ፍኖት ፡ ወውስተ ፡ መራኅብት ፡ ቀትል ።
The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit. He who is under Yahweh’s wrath will fall into it.
淫婦的口為深坑； 耶和華所憎惡的，必陷在其中。
22:15▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ግብ ፡ ዕሙቅ ፡ አፈ ፡ ዐማፂ ፡ ወዘተጸልአ ፡ በኀበ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ይወድቅ ፡ ውስቴቱ ።
Folly is bound up in the heart of a child; the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
愚蒙迷住孩童的心， 用管教的杖可以遠遠趕除。
22:16▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
በፍናው ፡ እኩያት ፡ ቅድሜሁ ፡ ለብእሲ ፡ ወኢያፈቅር ፡ ይትገኀሥ ፡ እምኔሆን ፡ ወተግኅሦሰ ፡ መፍትው ፡ እምፍኖት ፡ ጸዋግ ፡ ወእኪት ።
Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich, both come to poverty.
欺壓貧窮為要利己的， 並送禮與富戶的，都必缺乏。
22:17▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ኢያእምሮ ፡ አልዓለቶ ፡ ለልበ ፡ ወሬዛ ፡ እስር ፡ በትር ፡ ወመቅሠፍት ፡ ርኅቀ ፡ እምኔሁ ።
Turn your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Apply your heart to my teaching.
你須側耳聽受智慧人的言語， 留心領會我的知識。
22:18▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ዘይትዔገሎ ፡ ለነዳይ ፡ ብዙኀ ፡ ይሬሲ ፡ ጥሪቶ ፡ ወይሁብ ፡ ለባዕል ፡ በተጽናሱ ፡ ወአኮ ፡ ለነዳይ ።
For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips.
你若心中存記， 嘴上咬定，這便為美。
22:19▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ኀበ ፡ ቃለ ፡ ጠቢባን ፡ አቅርብ ፡ ዕዝነከ ፡ ለአፅምኦ ፡ ወስማዕ ፡ ቃለ ፡ ዚአየ ፡ ወልበከ ፡ አቅርብ ፡ ከመ ፡ ሠናየ ፡ ታእምር ።
I teach you today, even you, so that your trust may be in Yahweh.
我今日以此特特指教你， 為要使你倚靠耶和華。
22:20▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወእመ ፡ ወደይኮሙ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ልብከ ፡ ያስተፌሥሑከ ፡ ኅቡረ ፡ በከናፍሪከ ፡ ከመ ፡ ይኩን ፡ በኀበ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ተስፋከ ፡ ፈድፋደ ፡ ወያኤምረከ ፡ ፍኖቶ ።
Haven’t I written to you thirty excellent things of counsel and knowledge,
謀略和知識的美事， 我豈沒有寫給你嗎？
22:21▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ናሁ ፡ ጸሐፍኩ ፡ ለከ ፡ ትሥልስተ ፡ ለምክር ፡ ወለአእምሮ ፡ ወአንተ ፡ ጸሐፎን ፡ ለርእስከ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ራኅበ ፡ ልብከ ።
To teach you truth, reliable words, to give sound answers to the ones who sent you?
要使你知道真言的實理， 你好將真言回覆那打發你來的人。
22:22▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
እሜህረከ ፡ ህልወ ፡ ቃለ ፡ አእምሮ ፡ ኄረ ፡ ከመ ፡ ትስማዕ ፡ ወከመ ፡ ታውሥእ ፡ ቃለ ፡ ጽድቅ ፡ ለእለ ፡ ይሴአሉከ ።
Don’t exploit the poor because he is poor; and don’t crush the needy in court;
貧窮人，你不可因他貧窮就搶奪他的物， 也不可在城門口欺壓困苦人；
22:23▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ኢትትዓገሎ ፡ ለነዳይ ፡ እስመ ፡ ምስኪን ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ወኢትመንን ፡ ድውየ ፡ በአናቅጽ ።
for Yahweh will plead their case, and plunder the life of those who plunder them.
因耶和華必為他辨屈； 搶奪他的，耶和華必奪取那人的命。
22:24▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
እስመ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ይፈትሕ ፡ ኵነኔሁ ፡ ወይባልሖ ፡ እም ፡ እንቲአከ ፡ ነፍስ ፡ እንተ ፡ ኢትሰረቅ ፡ ወይትቤቀል ፡ ሎቱ ።
Don’t befriend a hot-tempered man. Don’t associate with one who harbors anger,
好生氣的人，不可與他結交； 暴怒的人，不可與他來往；
22:25▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ኢትኩን ፡ መጽመሮ ፡ ለብእሲ ፡ መዓትም ፡ ወምስለ ፡ ዐርክ ፡ መግዝእ ፡ ኢትኀድር ፡ ከመ ፡ ኢትትመሀር ፡ ፍኖቶ ።
lest you learn his ways and ensnare your soul.
恐怕你效法他的行為， 自己就陷在網羅裏。
22:26▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወትነሥኣ ፡ መሥገርተ ፡ ለነፍስከ ፡ ወኢተሀብ ፡ እዴከ ፡ ለህቢት ፡ በኀፊረ ፡ ገጽ ፡ እመ ፡ አልብከ ፡ ዘትፈዲ ፡ ወይነሥአከ ፡ ክዳነከ ፡ ዘታሕተ ፡ ገቦከ ።
Don’t you be one of those who strike hands, of those who are collateral for debts.
不要與人擊掌， 不要為欠債的作保。
22:27▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወኢትንሥት ፡ ሥርዐተ ፡ ዘለዓለም ፡ ዘአንበሩ ፡ አበዊከ ።
If you don’t have means to pay, why should he take away your bed from under you?
你若沒有甚麼償還， 何必使人奪去你睡臥的床呢？
22:28▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ጥዩቅ ፡ ብእሲ ፡ ወበሊኅ ፡ በምግባሩ ፡ ለነገሥት ፡ ሀለዎ ፡ ይቅርብ ፡ ወኢይቀውም ፡ ለሰብእ ፡ ፅኑሳን ።
Don’t move the ancient boundary stone which your fathers have set up.
你先祖所立的地界， 你不可挪移。
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