Who is he? and we will call him blessed: For wonderful things has he done among his people.
這人是誰呢?我們要稱他為有福的;因為他在百姓中行了奇妙的事。
31:10
ወዘሰ፡ ኢትጐድአ፡ አልቦ፡ ዘየአምር።
Who has been tried thereby, and found perfect? Then let him glory. Who has had the power to transgress, and has not transgressed? And to do evil, and has not done it?
誰受此試驗而被尋為完全?這就成為他的誇耀。誰有能力越軌卻不越軌?有機會行惡卻不行惡?
31:11
ዘብዙኀ፡ ተመንደበ፡ ብዙኀ፡ ይትሜ[የን]።
His goods shall be made sure, And the congregation shall declare his alms.
他的家業必得堅立,會眾必傳述他的施捨。
31:12
ብዙኀ፡ ርኢኩ፡ አመ፡ ተመንደብኩ፡ ወበዝኀ፡ ቃልየ፡ እምነ፡ ኅሊናየ።
Sittest you at a great table? be not greedy upon it, And say not, Many are the things upon it.
Healthy sleep comes of moderate eating; He rises early, and his wits are with him: The pain of wakefulness, and colic, And griping, are with an insatiable man.
飲食有節必得安眠,清早起來精神爽利;貪食無度的人卻有失眠之苦、腹痛與絞痛。
31:21
ርኵስ፡ መሥዋዕቱ፡ ለመባአ፡ ዐመፃ፡ ወግሙን፡ ቊርባኖሙ፡ ለኃጥኣን።
And if you have been forced to eat, Rise up in the midst thereof, and you shall have rest.
你若被迫多喫了,就起身去吐出,便可得安舒。
31:22
ወኢይትወከፎሙ፡ መባኦሙ፡ ለረሲዓን።
Hear me, my son, and despise me not, And at the last you shall find my words true: In all your works be quick, And no disease shall come to you.
Him that is a niggard of his meat the city shall murmur at; And the testimony of his niggardness shall be sure.
對食物吝嗇的人,全城必發怨言議論他;他吝嗇的見證,確鑿無疑。
31:25
ሕይወቱ፡ ለነዳይ፡ ስኢለ፡ ምጽዋት፡ ወዘሰ፡ አበዮ፡ ቀታሌ፡ ነፍስ፡ ውእቱ።
Show not yourself valiant in wine; For wine has destroyed many.
不要在酒上逞強好勝,因為酒已使許多人滅亡。
31:26
ከመ፡ ዘቀተለ፡ ቢጾ፡ ዘፈለጠ፡ ብእሴ፡ እምብእሲቱ።
The furnace proves the temper of steel by dipping; So does wine prove hearts in the quarreling of the proud.
熔爐藉淬煉試驗鋼的韌性;照樣,酒在驕傲人的爭吵中試驗人心。
31:27
ወዘሄደ፡ ዐስቦ፡ ለዐሳቡ፡ ከዐወ፡ ደሞ።
Wine is as good as life to men, If you drink it in its measure: What life is there to a man that is without wine? And it has been created to make men glad.
對人而言,酒若按量飲用,便如生命一般美好。缺了酒的人生算甚麼?酒原是為使人歡樂而造的。
31:28
ሶበ፡ ፩ዱ፡ የሐንጽ፡ ወካልኡ፡ ይነሥት፡ ምንተ፡ በቊዐ፡ ጻማሆሙ፡ ለክልኤሆሙ።
Wine drunk in season and to satisfy Is joy of heart, and gladness of soul:
Rebuke not your neighbor at a banquet of wine, Neither set him at nothing in his mirth: Speak not to him a word of reproach, And press not upon him by asking back a debt.