Do good to one that is lowly, And give not to an ungodly man: Keep back his bread, and give it not to him, Lest he overmaster you thereby: For you will receive twice as much evil For all the good you will have done to him.
12:6
እስመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ይጸልኦሙ፡ ለኃጥኣን፡ ወይትቤቀሎሙ፡ ለእኩያን።
因為至高者也憎惡罪人,必向不敬虔的人施行報應。
For the Most High also hates sinners, And will repay vengeance to the ungodly.
Though he humble himself, and go crouching, Yet take good heed, and beware of him, And you will be to him as one that has wiped a mirror, And you will know that he has not utterly rusted it.
Set him not by you, Lest he overthrow you and stand in your place; Let him not sit on your right hand, Lest he seek to take your seat, And at the last you acknowledge my words, And be pricked with my sayings.
12:13
መኑ፡ ያስተምህሮ፡ ለአርዌ፡ ምድር፡ ወለኵሉ፡ አርዌ፡ እኩይ።
被蛇咬的弄蛇人,誰會憐憫他呢?凡親近野獸的人,又有誰憐憫呢?
Who will pity a charmer that is bitten with a serpent, Or any that come near wild beasts?
12:14
ከማሁ፡ ዘየሐውርኒ፡ ምስለ፡ ብእሲ፡ ኃጥእ፡ ወይዴመር፡ ምስለ፡ ኀጢአቱ።
親近罪人、與他在罪中同流合污的人,也是如此。
Even so who will pity him that goes to a sinner, And is mingled with him in his sins?
And the enemy will speak sweetly with his lips, And in his heart take counsel how to overthrow you into a pit: The enemy will weep with his eyes, And if he find opportunity, he will not be satiated with blood.