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便西拉智訓 第 20 章
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並排對照（七十士譯本、武加大譯本、次經）
20:1
ሀለወ፡ ዘይጌሥጽ፡ እንዘ፡ ኢኮነ፡ ለሠናይ፡ ወሀለወ፡ ዘያረምም፡ እንዘ፡ ጠቢብ፡ ውእቱ።
有一種責備不合時宜；也有人保持緘默，反顯為智慧。
There is a reproof that is not comely; And there is a man that keeps silence, and he is wise.
20:2
ይኄይስ፡ ትገሥጽ፡ እምትሒስ፡ ወቦ፡ ዘይትጋነይ፡ እስመ፡ በኀጢኡ፡ ተስእኖ።
責備總比動怒好。
How good is it to reprove, rather than to be angry; And he that makes confession will be kept back from hurt.
20:4
ከመ፡ ይፈቱ፡ ኅጽው፡ ወለተ፡ ድንግለ፡ ከማሁ፡ ዘይፈቱ፡ የዐምፅ፡ ፍትሐ።
太監想要玷污處女，那以強暴施行審判的人也是如此。
As is the lust of an eunuch to deflower a virgin; So is he that executes judgements with violence.
20:5
ወቦ፡ እንዘ፡ ያአምር፡ ዘያረምም፡ ወቦ፡ ዘያጸልእ፡ ርእሶ፡ በብዝኀ፡ ነቢቡ።
有人緘默，反顯為智慧；也有人因多言而被人厭惡。
There is one that keeps silence, and is found wise; And there is one that is hated for his much talk.
20:6
ወቦ፡ ዘያረምም፡ እስመ፡ ኢያአምር፡ ዘያወሥእ፡ ወቦ፡ ዘያረምም፡ እስከ፡ ይረክብ፡ ጊዜሁ።
有人緘默，是因無話可答；也有人緘默，是因知道時機。
There is one that keeps silence, for he has no answer to make; And there is that keeps silence, as knowing his time.
20:7
ወብእሲ፡ ጠቢብ፡ ያረምም፡ እስከ፡ ይረክብ፡ ጊዜሁ፡ ወአብድሰ፡ ወዝሉፍ፡ በከመ፡ ረከበ፡ ይነብብ።
智慧人靜默等候時機，誇口的愚人卻錯過時機。
A wise man will be silent till his time come; But the braggart and fool will overpass his time.
20:8
ለዘያበዝኅ፡ ነቢበ፡ ይትቋጥዕዎ፡ ወለዘኒ፡ ያዐቢ፡ ርእሶ፡ ይጸልእዎ።
多言的人必被人厭惡，擅自攬權的人必被人憎恨。
He that uses many words will be abhorred; And he that takes to himself authority therein will be hated.
20:9
ቦ፡ ሰብእ፡ ዘምንዳቤሁ፡ ያ[ሤ]ኅቶ፡ ወቦ፡ ዘእንዘ፡ ይረክብ፡ ኢይነብሮ።
有人在禍患中反得亨通；也有人所得的反成虧損。
There is a prosperity that a man finds in misfortunes; And there is a gain that turns to loss.
20:10
ቦ፡ ዘይሁበከ፡ ወካዕበቶ፡ ይትፈደየከ።
有一種餽贈對你無益；也有一種餽贈，其回報是加倍的。
There is a gift that will not profit you; And there is a gift whose recompense is double.
20:11
ወቦ፡ ዘእንዘ፡ ይጼነስ፡ ያዐቢ፡ ርእሶ፡ ወቦ፡ ዘይከብር፡ በአትሕቶ፡ ርእሱ።
有人因榮耀反致卑微；也有人從卑微中抬起頭來。
There is an abasement because of glory; And there is that has lifted up his head from a low estate.
20:12
ወቦ፡ ዘይሠይጥ፡ ብዙኀ፡ በኅዳጥ፡ ወየኀሥሥ፡ ይረስዮ፡ ምስብዔቶ።
有人以少價買得許多，卻要為此償付七倍的代價。
There is that buys much for a little, And pays for it again sevenfold.
20:13
ዘጠቢብ፡ በቃሉ፡ ያስተቄርብ፡ ርእሶ፡ ጸጋሆሙ፡ ለአብዳን፡ አልባቲ፡ ሞገስ።
言語有智慧的人必使自己得人喜愛，愚人的恩惠卻徒然虛擲。
He that is wise in words will make himself beloved; But the pleasantries of fools will be wasted.
20:14
ይሁብ፡ አብድ፡ ዘአልቦቱ፡ በቊዐ፡ ለእመኒ፡ ኅዳጠ፡ ወሀብ፡ ብዙኀ፡ ይመስሎ፡ ለልቡ፡ ዘጸገወከ።
愚人的餽贈對你無益，因為他的眼目所求的是加倍償還。
The gift of a fool will not profit you; For his eyes are many instead of one.
20:15
ወእመኒ፡ ኅዳጠ፡ ወሀብከ፡ ከመ፡ ዘብዙኀ፡ ወሀበከ፡ ይዘረክየከ፡ ወያዐቢ፡ አፉሁ፡ ላዕሌከ፡ ወየዐውድ፡ ይንግር፡ ለከ፡ ዘወሀብከ። ዮም፡ ለእመ፡ ወሀብከ፡ ጌሠመ፡ ይትፈደየከ፡ መጽልእ፡ ዘከመዝ፡ ሰብእ።
他施與得少，責罵卻多，並像傳令官一樣張口喧嚷；今日借出，明日就索回。這樣的人實在可憎。
He will give little, and upbraid much; And he will open his mouth like a crier: Today he will lend, and tomorrow he will ask it again: Such an one is a hateful man.
20:16
አብድሰ፡ ይብል፡ ኢይፈቅድ፡ ዐርከ፡ ምንተ፡ ይበቊዐኒ፡ እስመ፡ ኢይረክብ፡ ዕሴተ፡ እንተ፡ ገበርኩ፡ ሠናይተ፡ እለኒ፡ ይሴሰዩ፡ እክልየ፡ ያሐሥሙ፡ አፉሆሙ፡ ላዕሌከ።
愚人說：『我沒有朋友，我的善行也得不到感謝。』
The fool will say, I have no friend, And I have no thanks for my good deeds; They that eat my bread are of evil tongue.
20:17
ወዘልፈ፡ ኵሎሙ፡ የሐምዩኒ፡ ወይሥሕቁ፡ ዲቤየ።
喫他飯食的人，口出惡言；這樣的人，多少次、多少人要譏笑他呢！
How often, and of how many, will he be laughed to scorn!
20:18
ይኄይስ፡ ትድኀፅ፡ ወትደቅ፡ ዲበ፡ ምድር፡ እምትድኀፅ፡ (በአፉከ፡)ወትደቅ፡ በልሳንከ፡ ከማሁ፡ ድቀ[ተ፡እኩይ፡]፡ ፍጡነ፡ ትመጽእ።
在地上失足勝過在舌頭上失言；照樣，惡人的傾覆也必迅速臨到。
A slip on a pavement is better than a slip with the tongue; So the fall of the wicked will come speedily.
20:19
ወዘሰ፡ ይነብብ፡ በከመ፡ ረከበ፡ ያለስሕ፡ ርእሶ፡ ወአልቦ፡ ሞገሰ፡ ቃሉ፡ ውስተ፡ አፉሆሙ፡ ለአብዳን፡ ልሱሕ፡ ነገር።
無恩的人如同不合時宜的故事，常在無學識之人的口中流傳。
A man without grace is as a tale out of season: It will be continually in the mouth of the ignorant.
20:20
ወውስተ፡ አፉሁ፡ ለአብድ፡ ይለስሕ፡ አምሳል፡ እስመ፡ ኢይነግራ፡ በጊዜሃ።
出自愚人之口的箴言必被棄絕，因為他不會在合宜的時候說出來。
A wise sentence from a fool’s mouth will be rejected; For he will not speak it in its season.
20:21
ወቦ፡ ለእመ፡ ከመ፡ ተጸነሰ፡ ዘይትመየጥ፡ ውስተ፡ ፍርሀተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ወሎቱ፡ በሠናይ፡ ታዐርፍ፡ ነፍሱ።
有人因貧乏而被攔阻不能犯罪，他在安歇時便不致良心不安。
There is that is hindered from sinning through lack; And when he takes rest, he will not be troubled.
20:22
ወቦ፡ ዘበኀፍረት፡ ያሀጕል፡ ነፍሶ፡ ወበእበዲሁ፡ ይገድፍ፡ ነፍሶ።
有人因羞怯而毀了自己的心靈，因愚昧的臉面而失喪了它。
There is that destroys his soul through bashfulness; And by a foolish countenance he will destroy it.
20:23
ወቦ፡ ዘበኀፍረት፡ ያስተሴፈዎ፡ ለማኅፈሩ፡(እንዘ፡ ኢይሁብ)፤ወእንበይነዝ፡ ጸላኤ፡ ይከውኖ፡ በከንቱ።
有人因羞怯向朋友許下諾言，無故使他成為自己的仇敵。
There is that for bashfulness promises to his friend; And he makes him his enemy for nothing.
20:24
እኪት፡ ኀሳሩ፡ ለብእሲ፡ ሐሳዊ፡ ልሱሕ፡ ነገሮሙ፡ ለአብዳን።
謊言在人身上是醜惡的污點，常在無學識之人的口中流傳。
A lie is a foul blot in a man: It will be continually in the mouth of the ignorant.
20:25
ይኄይስ፡ ሰራቂ፡ እምሐስዎ፡ ወባሕቱ፡ ለክልኤሆሙ፡ ሞት፡ ደኃሪቶሙ፡ ወኀሳር።
竊賊勝過慣常說謊的人，但這二者都要承受滅亡。
A thief is better than a man that is continually lying: But they both will inherit destruction.
20:26
እስመ፡ ሐሳዊ፡ ሰብእ፡ የኀስር፡ ወይትኀፈር፡ ለዝሉፉ።
說謊者的品行是羞辱，他的羞愧常與他同在。
The disposition of a liar is dishonor; And his shame is with him continually.
20:27
ዘጠቢብ፡ ውእቱ፡ በቃሉ፡ ይሰማዕ፡ ነገሩ፡ ወብእሲ፡ ጠቢብ፡ ያሰልጥ፡ ለመኳንንቲሁ።
言語有智慧的人必使自己長進，明智的人必得權貴的喜悅。
He that is wise in words will advance himself; And one that is prudent will please great men.
20:28
ዘይትጌበራ፡ ለምድር፡ ያዐብያ፡ ለክምረ፡ እክሉ፡ ወዘይፀመድ፡ መኳንንቲሁ፡ ይበቊዕ፡ ለርእሱ።
耕種田地的人必堆高他的穀堆，討權貴喜悅的人必得不義之事的赦免。
He that tils his land will raise his heap high; And he that pleases great men will get pardon for iniquity.
20:29
አምኃ፡ ወሕልያን፡ ያዐውሮሙ፡ አዕይንቲሆሙ፡ ለጠቢባን፡ ወይፈፅም፡ አፉሆሙ፡ ወይመይጦሙ፡ ቃሎሙ።
餽贈與禮物矇蔽智慧人的眼目，又如口上的籠套，止住責備。
Presents and gifts blind the eyes of the wise, And as a muzzle on the mouth, turn away reproofs.
20:30
ጥበብ፡ ዘኅቡእ፡ ከመ፡ መድፍን፡ ክቡት፡ ምንት፡ እንከ፡ ረባሖሙ፡ ለክልኤሆሙ።
隱藏的智慧、看不見的寶藏，這二者有什麼益處呢？
Wisdom that is hid, and treasure that is out of sight, What profit is in them both?
20:31
ይኄይስ፡ አብድ፡ ዘየኀብእ፡ እበዲሁ፡ እምጠቢብ፡ ዘይከብት፡ ጥበቢሁ።
隱藏自己愚昧的人，勝過隱藏自己智慧的人。
Better is a man that hides his folly Than a man that hides his wisdom.