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Proverbs 4
Ge'ez original · 24 verses · some words can be tapped for a gloss
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4:1
ስምዑ፡ ውሉድየ፡ ተግሣፀ፡ አብ፡ ይኩን፡ ብዙኀ፡ መዋዕለ፡ ሕይወትክሙ።
Listen, sons, to a father’s instruction. Pay attention and know understanding;
眾子啊，要聽父親的教訓， 留心得知聰明。
4:2
ወአምጽኡ፡ በአእምሮ፡ ሕሊና፡ እስመ፡ ሠናየ፡ ጸጋ፡ እጼግወክሙ፡ ወሕገገ፡ ዚአየ፡ ኢትኅድጉ።
for I give you sound learning. Don’t forsake my law.
因我所給你們的是好教訓； 不可離棄我的法則 。
4:3
እስመ፡ ኮንኩ፡ አነሂ፡ ወልደ፡ ሰማዔ፡ አብ፡ ወእትፈቀር፡ በገጸ፡ እምየ።
For I was a son to my father, tender and an only child in the sight of my mother.
我在父親面前為孝子， 在母親眼中為獨一的嬌兒。
4:4
እንዘ፡ ይሜህሩኒ፡ ወይብሉኒ፡ ይባእ፡ ቃለ፡ ዚአነ፡ ውስተ፡ ልብከ፡ ዕቀብ፡ ትእዛዛቲነ።
He taught me, and said to me: “Let your heart retain my words. Keep my commandments, and live.
父親教訓我說：你心要存記我的言語， 遵守我的命令，便得存活。
4:5
ወኢትርሳዕ፡ ወኢትትሀየይ፡ ንባበ፡ አፉነ፡ ወኢትኅድጋ።
Get wisdom. Get understanding. Don’t forget, and don’t deviate from the words of my mouth.
要得智慧，要得聰明，不可忘記， 也不可偏離我口中的言語。
4:6
ወአጥሪ፡ አእምሮ፡ ወትትዌከፈከ፡ አፍቅራ።
Don’t forsake her, and she will preserve you. Love her, and she will keep you.
不可離棄智慧，智慧就護衛你； 要愛她，她就保守你。
4:7
ወተዓቅበከ፡ ዑዳ፡ ወታሌዕለከ።
Wisdom is supreme. Get wisdom. Yes, though it costs all your possessions, get understanding.
智慧為首； 所以，要得智慧。 在你一切所得之內必得聰明 。
4:8
ስማዕ፡ ወልድየ፡ ወተወከፍ፡ ንባበ፡ ዚአየ፡ ከመ፡ ይብዝኀ፡ ዓመታተ፡ ሕይወትከ፡ ወከመ፡ ይኩን፡ ፍናወ፡ ሕይወትከ፡ ብዙኀ።
Esteem her, and she will exalt you. She will bring you to honor when you embrace her.
高舉智慧，她就使你高升； 懷抱智慧，她就使你尊榮。
4:9
እስመ፡ ፍኖተ፡ ጥበብ፡ አሜህረከ፡ ወአፀንዓከ፡ ዲበ፡ መንኰራኵ፡ ርቱዕ።
She will give to your head a garland of grace. She will deliver a crown of splendor to you.”
她必將華冠加在你頭上， 把榮冕交給你。
4:10
እመሂ፡ ተሐውር፡ ኢይትዐፀው፡ አሠርከ፡ ወእመሂ፡ ሮፅከ፡ ኢትደክም፡ ወተወክፎ፡ ቃለ፡ ዚአየ፡ ኢትኅድግ።
Listen, my son, and receive my sayings. The years of your life will be many.
我兒，你要聽受我的言語， 就必延年益壽。
4:11
ዕቀባ፡ ለርእስከ፡ ወኢትኀድጋ፡ ለሕይወትከ።
I have taught you in the way of wisdom. I have led you in straight paths.
我已指教你走智慧的道， 引導你行正直的路。
4:12
ፍኖተ፡ ረሲዓን፡ ኢትኪድ፡ ወኢትቅናእ፡ በፍናወ፡ ኃጥአን፡ ወመካነ፡ እንተ፡ ኀበ፡ ግእዙ፡ ኢትሑር፡ ህየ፡ ተገኀሥ፡ እምኔሆሙ፡ ወተመየጥ።
When you go, your steps will not be hampered. When you run, you will not stumble.
你行走，腳步必不致狹窄； 你奔跑，也不致跌倒。
4:13
እስመ፡ ኢይነውሙ፡ እመ፡ ኢገብሩ፡ አኩየ፡ ተመሥጠ፡ ንዋም፡ እምአዕይንቲሆሙ።
Take firm hold of instruction. Don’t let her go. Keep her, for she is your life.
要持定訓誨，不可放鬆； 必當謹守，因為它是你的生命。
4:14
ወኢይነውሙ፡ እመ፡ ኢደወዩ፡ እለ፡ ይበልዑ፡ ወብልዐ፡ ኃጢአት፡ ወበወይነ፡ ዓመፃ፡ ይሰክሩ።
Don’t enter into the path of the wicked. Don’t walk in the way of evil men.
不可行惡人的路； 不要走壞人的道。
4:15
ወፍኖተ፡ ጻድቃንሰ፡ ከመ፡ ብርሃን፡ ይበርህ፡ የሐውሩ፡ ወያበርሁ፡ እስከ፡ ሶበ፡ ታረትዕ፡ ዕለት።
Avoid it, and don’t pass by it. Turn from it, and pass on.
要躲避，不可經過； 要轉身而去。
4:16
ወፍኖተ፡ ኃጥንሰ፡ ጽልመት፡ ወኢየአምሩ፡ ከመ፡ ይትዓቀፉ።
For they don’t sleep unless they do evil. Their sleep is taken away, unless they make someone fall.
這等人若不行惡，不得睡覺； 不使人跌倒，睡臥不安；
4:17
ወልድየ፡ ንባበ፡ ዚአየ፡ ነፅር፡ ወቃለ፡ ዚአየ፡ ያጽምእ፡ ዕዝንከ፡ ከመ፡ ኢይንጽፋ፡ ዓዘቃቲከ።
For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.
因為他們以奸惡吃餅， 以強暴喝酒。
4:18
ዕቀቦን፡ ውስተ፡ ልበከ፡ እስመ፡ ሕይወት፡ ውእቶን፡ ለእለ፡ ይረክብዎን፡ ወለኵሉ፡ ዘሥጋ።
But the path of the righteous is like the dawning light that shines more and more until the perfect day.
但義人的路好像黎明的光， 越照越明，直到日午。
4:19
ወበኵሉ፡ ተዓቅቦ፡ ዕቀብ፡ ልበከ፡ እምዝንቱ፡ ፍኖት፡ እስመ፡ ውእቱ፡ ነቅዐ፡ ሕይወት።
The way of the wicked is like darkness. They don’t know what they stumble over.
惡人的道好像幽暗， 自己不知因甚麼跌倒。
4:20
ወእርኅቅ፡ እምኔከ፡ አፈ፡ እኩየ፡ ወከናፍረ፡ ዓመፃ፡ አንኅአርኅቆ፡ እምኔከ።
My son, attend to my words. Turn your ear to my sayings.
我兒，要留心聽我的言詞， 側耳聽我的話語，
4:21
ወዕይንቲከኒ፡ ርቱዐ፡ ይርአያ፡ ወቀራንብቲከ፡ ይቅጽባ፡ ጽድቀ።
Let them not depart from your eyes. Keep them in the center of your heart.
都不可離你的眼目， 要存記在你心中。
4:22
ርቱዐ፡ መንኰራኵረ፡ ግበር፡ ለእገሪከ፡ ወፍናዊከ፡ አርትዕ።
For they are life to those who find them, and health to their whole body.
因為得着它的，就得了生命， 又得了醫全體的良藥。
4:23
ወኢትትገኀሥ፡ ኢ፡ ለየማን፡ ወኢ፡ ለጸጋም፡ አግኅሥ፡ እገሪከ፡ እምፎኖት፡ እኪት፡ እስመ፡ ፍናወ፡ ዘየማን፡ ያፈቅር፡ እግዚአብሔር።
Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.
你要保守你心，勝過保守一切 ， 因為一生的果效是由心發出。
4:24
ጣዋያት፡ እማንቱ፡ እለ፡ በጸጋም፡ ወውእቱ፡ ርቱዐ፡ መንኰራኵረ፡ ይገብር፡ ለእገሪከ፡ ወሑረትከኒ፡ በሰላም፡ ያሤኒ።
Put away from yourself a perverse mouth. Put corrupt lips far from you.
你要除掉邪僻的口， 棄絕乖謬的嘴。
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