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4:1
ወልድየ፡ ኢትክልዖ፡ ለነዳይ፡ ሕይወቶ፡ ወኢትሚጥ፡ አዕይንቲከ፡ እምዘይስእለከ።
My son, deprive not the poor of his living, And make not the needy eyes to wait long.
我兒,不可奪去窮人的生計,也不可讓困苦人的眼目久候。
4:2
ወኢታሕምም፡ ነፍሰ፡ ርኅብተ፡ ወኢታምዕዕ፡ ብእሴ፡ ሕዙነ።
Make not a hungry soul sorrowful; Neither provoke a man in his distress.
不可使飢餓的人愁苦,不可激怒處於窮乏中的人。
4:3
ወኢታደንግፅ፡ ልበ፡ ትኩዘ፡ ወኢትትኀለፎ፡ ለዘይስእለከ።
To a heart that is provoked add not more trouble; And defer not to give to him that is in need.
對於已被激怒的心,不可再添煩擾;對於窮乏求告的人,不可遲延施與。
4:4
ወኢትትቈጣዕ፡ ነባሪከ፡ ዘይትቀነይ፡ ለከ፡ ወኢትሚጥ፡ ገጸከ፡ እምነ፡ ነዳይ።
Reject not a suppliant in his affliction; And turn not away your face from a poor man.
不可拒絕受苦的懇求者,也不可向窮人轉臉不顧。
4:5
ወእምነ፡ ዘይስእለከ፡ ኢትሚጥ፡ ዐይነከ፡ ወኢተሀቦ፡ ምክንያተ፡ በዘይረግመከ።
Turn not away your eye from one that asks of you, And give none occasion to a man to curse you:
不可向求告你的人轉眼不看,免得給人留下咒詛你的把柄。
4:6
እስመ፡ ለእመ፡ ረገመከ፡ በምረተ፡ ነፍሱ፡ ይሰምዖ፡ ፈጣሪሁ፡ ጸሎቶ።
For if he curse you in the bitterness of his soul, He that made him will hear his supplication.
因為他若在心靈愁苦中咒詛你,那造他的必垂聽他的祈求。
4:7
ተፋቀር፡ በኀበ፡ ብዙኃን፡ ወተፀመድ፡ በኀበ፡ መኳንንት፡ ወኢተዕቢ፡ ርእሰከ።
Get yourself the love of the congregation; And to a great man bow your head.
當使會眾喜愛你,在尊大的人面前要俯首謙卑。
4:8
ወለነዳይ፡ አጽምዖ፡ በእዝንከ፡ ወአውሥኦ፡ ሠናየ፡ ቃለ፡ በየውሃት።
Incline your ear to a poor man, And answer him with peaceful words in meekness.
當側耳聽窮人的訴說,以溫柔的言語平和地回答他。
4:9
ወአድኅኖ፡ ለግፉዕ፡ እምእደ፡ ገፋዒሁ፡ ወኢትትሀከይ፡ ኰንኖቶ።
Deliver him that is wronged from the hand of him that wrongeth him; And be not faint-hearted in giving judgement.
Be as a father to the fatherless, And instead of a husband to their mother: So will you be as a son of the Most High, And he will love you more than your mother does.
要作孤兒的父親,作他們母親的丈夫;如此,你就必如至高者的兒子,祂愛你必勝過你的母親。
4:11
ጥበብሰ፡ አዕበየቶሙ፡ ለደቂቃ፡ ወትትዌከፎሙ፡ ለእለ፡ የኀሥሥዋ።
Wisdom exalts her sons, And takes hold of those who seek her.
智慧高舉她的眾子,扶持尋求她的人。
4:12
ዘኪያሃ፡ አፍቀረ፡ አፍቀረ፡ ሕይወቶ፡ ወዘይገይስ፡ ኀቤሃ፡ ይጸግብ፡ ትፍሥሕተ።
He that loves her loves life; And those who seek to her early will be filled with gladness.
愛智慧的,就是愛生命;清早殷勤尋求她的,必滿得歡欣。
4:13
ወዘያጸንዓ፡ ይወርስ፡ ክብረ፡ ወኀበ፡ ቦአት፡ ይእቲ፡ ይባርክ፡ እግዚአብሔር።
He that holds her fast will inherit glory; And where he enters, the Lord will bless.
For at the first she will walk with him in crooked ways, And will bring fear and dread upon him, And torment him with her discipline, Until she may trust his soul, and try him by her judgements: