Who is he? and we will call him blessed: For wonderful things has he done among his people.
31:10
ወዘሰ፡ ኢትጐድአ፡ አልቦ፡ ዘየአምር።
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?
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?
31:11
ዘብዙኀ፡ ተመንደበ፡ ብዙኀ፡ ይትሜ[የን]።
他的家業必得堅立,會眾必傳述他的施捨。
His goods shall be made sure, And the congregation shall declare his alms.
31:12
ብዙኀ፡ ርኢኩ፡ አመ፡ ተመንደብኩ፡ ወበዝኀ፡ ቃልየ፡ እምነ፡ ኅሊናየ።
你若坐在盛大的筵席前,不要在席上張口貪食,也不要說:『席上的東西真多啊。』
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.
31:21
ርኵስ፡ መሥዋዕቱ፡ ለመባአ፡ ዐመፃ፡ ወግሙን፡ ቊርባኖሙ፡ ለኃጥኣን።
你若被迫多喫了,就起身去吐出,便可得安舒。
And if you have been forced to eat, Rise up in the midst thereof, and you shall have rest.
Him that is a niggard of his meat the city shall murmur at; And the testimony of his niggardness shall be sure.
31:25
ሕይወቱ፡ ለነዳይ፡ ስኢለ፡ ምጽዋት፡ ወዘሰ፡ አበዮ፡ ቀታሌ፡ ነፍስ፡ ውእቱ።
不要在酒上逞強好勝,因為酒已使許多人滅亡。
Show not yourself valiant in wine; For wine has destroyed many.
31:26
ከመ፡ ዘቀተለ፡ ቢጾ፡ ዘፈለጠ፡ ብእሴ፡ እምብእሲቱ።
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。
The furnace proves the temper of steel by dipping; So does wine prove hearts in the quarreling of the proud.
31:27
ወዘሄደ፡ ዐስቦ፡ ለዐሳቡ፡ ከዐወ፡ ደሞ።
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。
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.
31:28
ሶበ፡ ፩ዱ፡ የሐንጽ፡ ወካልኡ፡ ይነሥት፡ ምንተ፡ በቊዐ፡ ጻማሆሙ፡ ለክልኤሆሙ።
在適當的時候、適量地飲酒,乃是心中的喜樂、靈魂的歡暢。
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.