Who will set scourges over my thought, And a discipline of wisdom over my heart? That they spare me not for my ignorances, And my heart pass not by their sins:
A man of many oaths will be filled with iniquity; And the scourge will not depart from his house: If he shall offend, his sin will be upon him; And if he disregard it, he has sinned doubly; And if he has sworn in vain, he will not be justified; For his house will be filled with calamities.
There is a manner of speech that is clothed about with death: Let it not be found in the heritage of Jacob; For all these things will be far from the godly, And they will not wallow in sins.
23:13
ነገረ፡ ስላቅ፡ ኢይፃእ፡ እምአፉከ፡ እስመቦ፡ ውስቴቱኒ፡ ብዙኅ፡ ኀጢአት።
不要使你的口慣於粗鄙無禮的言語,因為其中藏有犯罪的話。
Accustom not your mouth to gross rudeness, For therein is the word of sin.
Remember your father and your mother, For you sit in the midst of great men; That you be not forgetful before them, And become a fool by your custom; So will you wish that you had not been born, And curse the day of your nativity.
23:15
ብእሲ፡ ዘልሙድ፡ ስላቀ፡ ኢይጠብብ፡ አምጣነ፡ ሕያው፡ ውእቱ።
慣於說辱罵之言的人,一生之久都不會被糾正。
A man that is accustomed to words of reproach Will not be corrected all the days of his life.
Two sorts of men multiply sins, And the third will bring wrath: A hot mind, as a burning fire, will not be quenched till it be consumed: A fornicator in the body of his flesh will never cease till he has burned out the fire.
A man that goes astray from his own bed, Saying in his heart, Who sees me? Darkness is round about me, and the walls hide me, And no man sees me; of whom am I afraid? The Most High will not remember my sins;
—And the eyes of men are his terror, And he knows not that the eyes of the Lord are ten thousand times brighter than the sun, Beholding all the ways of men, And looking into secret places.
23:21
ወበማእከለ፡ ሀገር፡ ይትቤቀሎ፡ ወእንተ፡ ኀበ፡ ኢተሐዘበ፡ ያሠግሮ።
這樣的人必在城中街道上受刑罰,在他意想不到之處被擒。
This man will be punished in the streets of the city; And where he suspected not he will be taken.
23:22
ወከማሁ፡ ብእሲትኒ፡ እንተ፡ ተኀድግ፡ ምታ፡ ወትውልድ፡ ወራሴ፡ በዲበ፡ መሐዛ።
照樣,離棄丈夫、為外人立後嗣的妻子也是如此。
So also a wife that leaves her husband, And brings in an heir by a stranger.
For first, she was disobedient in the law of the Most High; And secondly, she trespassed against her own husband; And thirdly, she played the adulteress in whoredom, And brought in children by a stranger.
23:24
ለእንተ፡ ከመዝ፡ የኀስርዋ፡ ወትትቀሠፍ፡ በውሉዳ።
她必被帶到會眾面前,她的兒女也必受察究。
She shall be brought out into the congregation; And upon her children will there be visitation.
23:25
ወይሤረው፡ ዘርኣ፡ ወፍሬሃ፡ ወኢይፈርዩ፡ አዕጹቂሃ።
她的兒女必不能紮根伸展,她的枝條也必不結果子。
Her children will not spread into roots, And her branches will bear no fruit.
And those who are left behind will know that there is nothing better than the fear of the Lord, And nothing sweeter than to take heed to the commandments of the Lord.