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Sirach 19
Ge'ez original · 26 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
ሠያጢ፡ ወሰካሪ፡ ኢይብዕል፡ ዘያሰትት፡ ኅዳጠ፡ ብዙኀ፡ የሀጕል።
A workman that is a drunkard will not become rich: He that despises small things will fall by little and little.
酗酒的工人必不致富，輕看小事的人必漸漸敗落。
19:2
ስታይ፡ ወአንስት፡ ያስሕቶ፡ ለጠቢብ፡ ወዘይተልዋ፡ ለዘማ፡ ጊጉይ፡ ውእቱ።
Wine and women will make men of understanding to fall away: And he that cleaves to harlots will be the more reckless.
酒與女人使有見識的人背道，貪戀娼妓的人必越發放肆。
19:3
ወለዝ፡ ደኃሪቱ፡ ዕፄ፡ ወሙስና፡ ነፍስ፡ ዝልፍት፡ ኢትዜውር።
Moths and worms will have him to heritage; And a reckless soul will be taken away.
腐爛與蛆蟲必承受他為業，放肆的心靈也必被剪除。
19:4
ዘፍጡነ፡ የአምን፡ ቀሊል፡ ልቡ፡ ወዘይግበር፡ ኀጢአተ፡ ላዕለ፡ ነፍሱ፡ ይኤብስ።
He that is hasty to trust is light-minded; And he that sins will offend against his own soul.
輕易信人的，心思輕浮；得罪自己心靈的，必陷於過犯。
19:5
ዘያስተፌግዕ፡ ልቦ፡ ይትነከር፡ ወዘይጸልእ፡ ብዙኀ፡ ነቢበ፡ ያሐጽጻ፡ ለኃጢአቱ።
He that makes merry in his heart will be condemned:
心中放縱作樂的人必被定罪。
19:7
ኢታውጽእ፡ ቃለ፡ ዘሰማዕከ፡ ወኢትድግም፡ ወለዝላፉ፡ ኢይብእሰከ።
Never repeat what is told you, And you will fare never the worse.
絕不要重述聽來的話，你必不致受虧損。
19:8
በኀበ፡ ዐርክ፡ ወጸላኢ፡ አልቦ፡ ዘትትናገር፡ ወኢታይድዕ፡ አበሳከ፡ ዘሰማዕከ።
Whether it be of friend or foe, tell it not; And unless it is a sin to you, reveal it not.
無論對朋友或仇敵，都不要傳述；除非說出來是有罪的，否則不要揭露。
19:9
እስመ፡ ለእመ፡ ከመ፡ ሰምዐ፡ ኢየኀብእ፡ ለከ፡ ወያጸንሐከ።
For he has heard you, and observed you, And when the time comes he will hate you.
因為他聽見了你的話，便會防備你，到時候就會恨你。
19:10
እስከ፡ አመ፡ ትመውት፡ ኢታውጽእ፡ ነገረ፡ ዘሰማዕከ፡ ወተአመን፡ እንከ፡ ከመ፡ ሕሡም፡ አልቦ፡ ዘይረክበከ።
Hast you heard a word? let it die with you: Be of good courage, it will not burst you.
你聽見了一句話嗎？就讓它與你一同消逝吧；放心，它不會使你脹裂。
19:11
የዐነብዝ፡ አብድ፡ እስከ፡ ይነግር፡ ቃለ፡ ዘሰምዐ፡ ወይትዌፃኅ፡ ከመ፡ ማሕምም፡ እንተ፡ ትወልድ፡ ሕፃነ።
A fool will travail in pain with a word, As a woman in labor with a child.
愚人聽見一句話，便如臨產的婦人因孩子陣痛一般難受。
19:12
ወከመ፡ ይጔጕእ፡ ዘተነድፈ፡ ይምላኅ፡ ሐጸ፡ እምላዕሌሁ፡ ከማሁ፡ ይጔጕእ፡ አብድ፡ ያውጽእ፡ ቃለ፡ ዘሰምዐ።
As an arrow that sticks in the flesh of the thigh, So is a word in a fool’s belly.
如同箭插在大腿的肉中，一句話卡在愚人的腹中也是如此。
19:13
ገሥጾ፡ ለዐርክከ፡ ዮጊ፡ ኢገብረ፡ ወእመኒ፡ ገብረ፡ ከመ፡ ኢይደግም።
Reprove a friend; it may be he did it not: And if he did something, that he may do it no more.
要責備朋友，或許他並未行過；他若行過了，免得他再犯。
19:14
ገሥጾ፡ ለዐርክክ፡ ዮጊ፡ ኢነበበ፡ ወእመኒ፡ ነበበ፡ ከመ፡ ኢይድግም።
Reprove your neighbor; it may be he said it not: And if he has said it, that he may not say it again.
要責備鄰舍，或許他並未說過；他若說過了，免得他再說。
19:15
ገሥፆ፡ ለዐርክክ፡ ዮጊ፡ በጽልእ፡ አስተዋደይዎ፡ ወኢትትአመን፡ ኵሎ፡ ቃለ፡ ዘነገሩከ።
Reprove a friend; for many times there is slander: And trust not every word.
要責備朋友，因為毀謗常有；不可輕信每句話。
19:16
እስመቦ፡ ዘይስሕት፡ እንዘ፡ ኢይፈቅድ፡ እምልቡ፡ ወመኑ፡ ውእቱ፡ ዘኢይስሕት፡ በአፉሁ።
There is one that slips, and not from the heart: And who is he that has not sinned with his tongue?
有人失足，並非出於本心；誰沒有用舌頭犯過罪呢？
19:17
ገሥጾ፡ ለዐርክከ፡ እንበለ፡ ይትነዋኅ፡ መዐት፡ አኅልፋ፡ ለመዐት፡ እኪት፡ እንበይነ፡ ሕገ፡ እግዚአብሔር።
Reprove your neighbor before you threaten him; And give place to the law of the Most High.
威嚇鄰舍之前，要先責備他；並要遵從至高者的律法。
19:20
እስመ፡ ኵሉ፡ ጥበብ፡ ፈሪሀ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ይእቲ፡ ኵሉ፡ ጥበብ፡ ትገብሮ፡ ለሕጉ።
All wisdom is the fear of the Lord; And in all wisdom is the doing of the law.
一切智慧就是敬畏主，凡智慧之中都有律法的遵行。
19:22
ወአልቦ፡ ጥበብ፡ ዘእኩየ፡ ይሜህር፡ ወአልቦ፡ ጥበብ፡ ምክረ፡(ረሲአን፡ወ)ኃጥኣን።
And the knowledge of wickedness is not wisdom; And the prudence of sinners is not counsel.
通曉邪惡的知識並非智慧，罪人的精明也非真謀略。
19:23
ቦ፡ እከይ፡ እንተ፡ እምኵሉ፡ ትረኵስ፡ ወሀለወ፡ አብድ፡ ሕጹጽ፡ ልብ።
There is a wickedness, and the same is abomination; And there is a fool lacking in wisdom.
有一種狡詐，乃是可憎的；也有一種愚人，是缺乏智慧的。
19:24
ወይኄይስ፡ ባሕቱ፡ አብድ፡ እንዘ፡ ይፈርሆ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ እምትጥበብ፡ ወትክሐድ፡ ሕጎ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር።
Better is one that has small understanding, and fears, Than one that has much prudence, and transgresses the law.
見識不多卻心存敬畏的人，勝過精明過人卻違背律法的人。
19:25
ሀለወ፡ ዘይጠበብ፡ ወይጠናቀቅ፡ እንዘ፡ ይዔምፅ፡ ወሀለወ፡ ዘይመይጣ፡ ለምክር፡ ወያስተርኢ፡ ከመ፡ ያድሉ፡ ለቢጹ፡ ወከመ፡ ያስተራትዕ፡ ፍትሕ፡ ለማኅፈሩ።
There is an exquisite subtlety, and the same is unjust; And there is one that perverteth favor to gain a judgement.
有一種精巧的狡詐，乃是不義的；也有人扭曲恩惠，為要得著有利的判決。
19:26
ወቦ፡ ዘያደሉ፡ ለእኩይ፡ እንዘ፡ ኢይንእድ፡ ወልቡሰ፡ ምሉእ፡ ጕሕሉት።
There is one that does wickedly, that hangs down his head with mourning; But inwardly he is full of deceit,
有人行惡卻愁眉苦臉、屈身佯裝哀傷，內裡卻充滿詭詐。
19:27
ወቦ፡ ዘያደሉ፡ ለገጽ፡ እንዘ፡ ካልእ፡ ውስተ፡ ልቡ፡ ወእንተ፡ ኀበ፡ ኢያሐዘብካ፡ ይመጽአከ።
Bowing down his face, and making as if he were deaf of one ear: Where he is not known, he will be beforehand with you.
他低垂著臉，假裝充耳不聞；在無人認識他的地方，他必先下手害你。
19:28
ወእመኒ፡ ደክመ፡ ኀይሉ፡ ወስእነ፡ አሕሥሞ፡ ላዕሌከ፡ እንተ፡ አመሰ፡ ያስሕተከ፡ ግብር፡ ያሐመምከ።
And if for lack of power he be hindered from sinning, If he find opportunity, he will do mischief.
他若因力量不足而被攔阻不能犯罪，一旦得了機會，必行惡事。
19:29
እስመ፡ እምራእዩ፡ ይትዐወቅ፡ ሰብእ፡ ወእምገጹ፡ ይትዐወቅ፡ ጠቢብ።
A man will be known by his look, And one that has understanding will be known by his face, when you meet him.
人可從外貌被認出，有見識的人也可從相遇時的臉色被認出。
19:30
ወእምልበሰቱ፡ ለሰብእ፡ ወእምሑረቱ፡ ወእምሠሐቁ፡ ይትዐወቅ፡ ግዕዙ።
A man’s attire, and grinning laughter, And gait, show what he is.
人的衣著、開懷的笑、行走的步態，都顯露他是怎樣的人。
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