20:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ לֵ֣ץ הַ֭יַּיִן הֹמֶ֣ה שֵׁכָ֑ר וְכׇל ־שֹׁ֥גֶה בּ֝֗וֹ לֹ֣א יֶחְכָּֽם ׃
ἀκόλαστον οἶνος καὶ ὑβριστικὸν μέθη πᾶς δὲ ὁ συμμειγνύμενος αὐτῇ οὐκ ἔσται σοφός
Luxuriosa res vinum , et tumultuosa ebrietas : quicumque his delectatur non erit sapiens .
እኩይ ፡ ወይን ፡ ለጸአሊ ፡ ወለሰካሪ ፡ ወኵሉ ፡ ዘያስተፋንዎ ፡ ለጽዋዕ ፡ ኢኮነ ፡ ጠቢበ ፡ ወኵሉ ፡ ዐብድ ፡ ዘከመዝ ፡ ይዴመር ።
Wine is a mocker and beer is a brawler. Whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
20:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ נַ֣הַם כַּ֭כְּפִיר אֵ֣ימַת מֶ֑לֶךְ מִ֝תְעַבְּר֗וֹ חוֹטֵ֥א נַפְשֽׁוֹ ׃
οὐ διαφέρει ἀπειλὴ βασιλέως θυμοῦ λέοντος ὁ δὲ παροξύνων αὐτὸν ἁμαρτάνει εἰς τὴν ἑαυτοῦ ψυχήν
Sicut rugitus leonis , ita et terror regis : qui provocat eum peccat in animam suam .
ኢየሐፅፅ ፡ መዓተ ፡ ንጉሥ ፡ እመዓተ ፡ አንበሳ ፡ ወዘየሀውኮሰ ፡ ይኤብስ ፡ ላዕለ ፡ ነፍሱ ።
The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion. He who provokes him to anger forfeits his own life.
20:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ כָּב֣וֹד לָ֭אִישׁ שֶׁ֣בֶת מֵרִ֑יב וְכׇל ־אֱ֝וִ֗יל יִתְגַּלָּֽע ׃
δόξα ἀνδρὶ ἀποστρέφεσθαι λοιδορίας πᾶς δὲ ἄφρων τοιούτοις συμπλέκεται
Honor est homini qui separat se a contentionibus ; omnes autem stulti miscentur contumeliis .
ክብሩ ፡ ለብእሲ ፡ ተከልኦ ፡ እምጽእለት ፡ ወኵሉ ፡ ዐብድ ፡ ዘከመዝ ፡ ይጸመር ።
It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling.
20:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ מֵ֭חֹרֶף עָצֵ֣ל לֹא ־יַחֲרֹ֑שׁ (ישאל ) [וְשָׁאַ֖ל ] בַּקָּצִ֣יר וָאָֽיִן ׃
ὀνειδιζόμενος ὀκνηρὸς οὐκ αἰσχύνεται ὡσαύτως καὶ ὁ δανιζόμενος σῖτον ἐν ἀμήτῳ
Propter frigus piger arare noluit ; mendicabit ergo aestate , et non dabitur illi .
እንዘ ፡ ይዘነጒግዎ ፡ ሀካይ ፡ ኢየኃፍር ፡ ይስእል ፡ በማእረር ፡ ወአልቦ ፡ ዘይሁቦ ፡ ከማሁ ፡ ዘይትሌቃሕ ፡ ሥርናየ ፡ እንዘ ፡ ቦውስተ ፡ ክምሩ ።
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
20:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ מַ֣יִם עֲ֭מֻקִּים עֵצָ֣ה בְלֶב ־אִ֑ישׁ וְאִ֖ישׁ תְּבוּנָ֣ה יִדְלֶֽנָּה ׃
ὕδωρ βαθὺ βουλὴ ἐν καρδίᾳ ἀνδρός ἀνὴρ δὲ φρόνιμος ἐξαντλήσει αὐτήν
Sicut aqua profunda , sic consilium in corde viri ; sed homo sapiens exhauriet illud .
ማይ ፡ ዕሙቅ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ልበ ፡ ብእሲ ፡ መምክር ፡ ወብእሲ ፡ ጠቢብ ፡ ይዘልሖ ።
Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.
20:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ רׇב ־אָדָ֗ם יִ֭קְרָא אִ֣ישׁ חַסְדּ֑וֹ וְאִ֥ישׁ אֱ֝מוּנִ֗ים מִ֣י יִמְצָֽא ׃
μέγα ἄνθρωπος καὶ τίμιον ἀνὴρ ἐλεήμων ἄνδρα δὲ πιστὸν ἔργον εὑρεῖν
Multi homines misericordes vocantur ; virum autem fidelem quis inveniet ?
ዓቢይ ፡ ወክቡር ፡ ብእሲ ፡ ወሐሪ ፡ ወለብእሲ ፡ ምእመን ፡ በሥራሕ ፡ ተረክቦቱ ።
Many men claim to be men of unfailing love, but who can find a faithful man?
20:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ מִתְהַלֵּ֣ךְ בְּתֻמּ֣וֹ צַדִּ֑יק אַשְׁרֵ֖י בָנָ֣יו אַחֲרָֽיו ׃
ὃς ἀναστρέφεται ἄμωμος ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ μακαρίους τοὺς παῖδας αὐτοῦ καταλείψει
Justus qui ambulat in simplicitate sua beatos post se filios derelinquet .
ዘየሐውር ፡ ንጹሐ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ሕገ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ብፁዓነ ፡ ይሬስዮሙ ፡ ለውሉዱ ።
A righteous man walks in integrity. Blessed are his children after him.
20:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ מֶ֗לֶךְ יוֹשֵׁ֥ב עַל ־כִּסֵּא ־דִ֑ין מְזָרֶ֖ה בְעֵינָ֣יו כׇּל ־רָֽע ׃
ὅταν βασιλεὺς δίκαιος καθίσῃ ἐπὶ θρόνου οὐκ ἐναντιοῦται ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς αὐτοῦ πᾶν πονηρόν
Rex qui sedet in solio judicii dissipat omne malum intuitu suo .
ወሶበ ፡ ጻድቅ ፡ ንጉሥ ፡ ይነብር ፡ ዲበ ፡ መንበሩ ፡ ቅድመ ፡ አዕይንቲሁ ፡ ኢይትቃወሞ ፡ ምንትኒ ፡ እኩይ ።
A king who sits on the throne of judgment scatters away all evil with his eyes.
20:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ מִֽי ־יֹ֭אמַר זִכִּ֣יתִי לִבִּ֑י טָ֝הַ֗רְתִּי מֵחַטָּאתִֽי ׃
τίς καυχήσεται ἁγνὴν ἔχειν τὴν καρδίαν ἢ τίς παρρησιάσεται καθαρὸς εἶναι ἀπὸ ἁμαρτιῶν κακολογοῦντος πατέρα ἢ μητέρα σβεσθήσεται λαμπτήρ αἱ δὲ κόραι τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν αὐτοῦ ὄψονται σκότος μερὶς ἐπισπουδαζομένη ἐν πρώτοις ἐν τοῖς τελευταίοις οὐκ εὐλογηθήσεται μὴ εἴπῃς τείσομαι τὸν ἐχθρόν ἀλλὰ ὑπόμεινον τὸν κύριον ἵνα σοι βοηθήσῃ
Quis potest dicere : Mundum est cor meum ; purus sum a peccato ?
መኑ ፡ ዘይትሜካሕ ፡ ልብ ፡ ንጹሕ ፡ ዘቦ ፡ ወመኑ ፡ ያስተርኢ ፡ ንጹሐ ፡ ከዊኖ ፡ እምኃጢአት ።
Who can say, “I have made my heart pure. I am clean and without sin”?
20:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ אֶ֣בֶן וָ֭אֶבֶן אֵיפָ֣ה וְאֵיפָ֑ה תּוֹעֲבַ֥ת יְ֝הֹוָ֗ה גַּם ־שְׁנֵיהֶֽם ׃
στάθμιον μέγα καὶ μικρὸν καὶ μέτρα δισσά ἀκάθαρτα ἐνώπιον κυρίου καὶ ἀμφότερα
Pondus et pondus , mensura et mensura : utrumque abominabile est apud Deum .
ዘየሐሚ ፡ አባሁ ፡ ወእሞ ፡ ይጠፍእ ፡ ብርሃኑ ፡ ወበእንተ ፡ አዕይንቲሁ ፡ ይኔጽር ፡ ጽልመተ ።
Differing weights and differing measures, both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.
20:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ גַּ֣ם בְּ֭מַעֲלָלָיו יִתְנַכֶּר ־נָ֑עַר אִם ־זַ֖ךְ וְאִם ־יָשָׁ֣ר פׇּעֳלֽוֹ ׃
καὶ ὁ ποιῶν αὐτὰ ἐν τοῖς ἐπιτηδεύμασιν αὐτοῦ συμποδισθήσεται νεανίσκος μετὰ ὁσίου καὶ εὐθεῖα ἡ ὁδὸς αὐτοῦ
Ex studiis suis intelligitur puer , si munda et recta sint opera ejus .
መክፈልተ ፡ ዘይጔጒእ ፡ አቅዲሞ ፡ በደኃሪቱ ፡ ኢይትባረክ ።
Even a child makes himself known by his doings, whether his work is pure, and whether it is right.
20:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ אֹ֣זֶן שֹׁ֭מַעַת וְעַ֣יִן רֹאָ֑ה יְ֝הֹוָ֗ה עָשָׂ֥ה גַם ־שְׁנֵיהֶֽם ׃
οὖς ἀκούει καὶ ὀφθαλμὸς ὁρᾷ κυρίου ἔργα καὶ ἀμφότερα
Aurem audientem , et oculum videntem : Dominus fecit utrumque .
ኢትበል ፡ እትቤቀሎሙ ፡ ለጸላእትየ ፡ አላ ፡ ተሰፈዎ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ ከመ ፡ ይርዳእከ ።
The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Yahweh has made even both of them.
20:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ אַל ־תֶּאֱהַ֣ב שֵׁ֭נָה פֶּן ־תִּוָּרֵ֑שׁ פְּקַ֖ח עֵינֶ֣יךָ שְֽׂבַֽע ־לָֽחֶם ׃
μὴ ἀγάπα καταλαλεῖν ἵνα μὴ ἐξαρθῇς διάνοιξον τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς σου καὶ ἐμπλήσθητι ἄρτων
Noli diligere somnum , ne te egestas opprimat : aperi oculos tuos , et saturare panibus .
መዳልው ፡ ዓቢይ ፡ ወንኡስ ፡ ወመሣፍርት ፡ ክልኤቱ ፡ ርኩሳን ፡ በኀበ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ኵሎሙ ፡ ወዘይገብሮሙ ፡ በምግባሪሁ ፡ ይትዓቀፍ ።
Don’t love sleep, lest you come to poverty. Open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread.
20:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ רַ֣ע רַ֭ע יֹאמַ֣ר הַקּוֹנֶ֑ה וְאֹזֵ֥ל ל֝֗וֹ אָ֣ז יִתְהַלָּֽל ׃
— Malum est , malum est , dicit omnis emptor ; et cum recesserit , tunc gloriabitur .
ለወሬዛ ፡ ጻድቅ ፡ ርቱዕ ፡ ፍኖቱ ።
“It’s no good, it’s no good,” says the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasts.
20:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ יֵ֣שׁ זָ֭הָב וְרׇב ־פְּנִינִ֑ים וּכְלִ֥י יְ֝קָ֗ר שִׂפְתֵי ־דָֽעַת ׃
— Est aurum et multitudo gemmarum , et vas pretiosum labia scientiae .
ዕዝን ፡ ዘይሰምዕ ፡ ወዓይን ፡ ዘይሬኢ ፡ ግብረ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ኵሎሙ ።
There is gold and abundance of rubies, but the lips of knowledge are a rare jewel.
20:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ לְֽקַח ־בִּ֭גְדוֹ כִּי ־עָ֣רַב זָ֑ר וּבְעַ֖ד (נכרים ) [נׇכְרִיָּ֣ה ] חַבְלֵֽהוּ ׃
— Tolle vestimentum ejus qui fidejussor extitit alieni , et pro extraneis aufer pignus ab eo .
ኢታፍቅር ፡ ሐምየ ፡ ከመ ፡ ኢትትአተት ፡ ወኢትኑም ፡ ከመ ፡ ኢትንዲ ፡ ክሥት ፡ አዕይንቲከ ፡ ወጽግብ ፡ ኅብስተ ።
Take the garment of one who puts up collateral for a stranger; and hold him in pledge for a wayward woman.
20:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ עָרֵ֣ב לָ֭אִישׁ לֶ֣חֶם שָׁ֑קֶר וְ֝אַחַ֗ר יִמָּֽלֵא ־פִ֥יהוּ חָצָֽץ ׃
— Suavis est homini panis mendacii , et postea implebitur os ejus calculo .
ምኑናን ፡ በኀበ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ክልኤቱ ፡ መዳልው ፡ መዳልው ፡ ሰራቂ ፡ አኮ ፡ ሠናይ ፡ በቅድሜሁ ።
Fraudulent food is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth is filled with gravel.
20:18 ⧉ ⤴︎ מַ֭חֲשָׁבוֹת בְּעֵצָ֣ה תִכּ֑וֹן וּ֝בְתַחְבֻּל֗וֹת עֲשֵׂ֣ה מִלְחָמָֽה ׃
— Cogitationes consiliis roborantur , et gubernaculis tractanda sunt bella .
እምኀበ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ይረትዕ ፡ አሠሩ ፡ ለብእሲ ፡ ወመዋቲሰ ፡ እፎ ፡ የአምር ፡ ፍናዊሁ ።
Plans are established by advice; by wise guidance you wage war!
20:19 ⧉ ⤴︎ גּֽוֹלֶה ־סּ֭וֹד הוֹלֵ֣ךְ רָכִ֑יל וּלְפֹתֶ֥ה שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו לֹ֣א תִתְעָרָֽב ׃
— Ei qui revelat mysteria , et ambulat fraudulenter , et dilatat labia sua , ne commiscearis .
መሥገርቱ ፡ ለብእሲ ፡ ጒጉዕ ፡ ዘእምዚአሁ ፡ ይቄድሶ ፡ እስመ ፡ እምድኅረ ፡ በፅዐ ፡ ንስሐ ፡ ይከውኖ ።
He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore don’t keep company with him who opens wide his lips.
20:20 ⧉ ⤴︎ מְ֭קַלֵּל אָבִ֣יו וְאִמּ֑וֹ יִֽדְעַ֥ךְ נֵ֝ר֗וֹ (באישון ) [בֶּאֱשׁ֥וּן ] חֹֽשֶׁךְ ׃
— Qui maledicit patri suo et matri , extinguetur lucerna ejus in mediis tenebris :
መሥኤሆሙ ፡ ለረሲዓን ፡ ንጉሥ ፡ ጠቢብ ፡ ወይወዲ ፡ ሎሙ ፡ መንኰራኵረ ።
Whoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.
20:21 ⧉ ⤴︎ נַ֭חֲלָה (מבחלת ) [מְבֹהֶ֣לֶת ] בָּרִאשׁוֹנָ֑ה וְ֝אַחֲרִיתָ֗הּ לֹ֣א תְבֹרָֽךְ ׃
— haereditas ad quam festinatur in principio , in novissimo benedictione carebit .
ብርሃነ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ እስትንፋሰ ፡ ብእሲ ።
An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning won’t be blessed in the end.
20:22 ⧉ ⤴︎ אַל ־תֹּאמַ֥ר אֲשַׁלְּמָה ־רָ֑ע קַוֵּ֥ה לַ֝יהֹוָ֗ה וְיֹ֣שַֽׁע לָֽךְ ׃
— Ne dicas : Reddam malum : exspecta Dominum , et liberabit te .
ዘከመ ፡ ማኅቶት ፡ ይፈትን ፡ መዛግብተ ፡ ከማሁ ፡ ጠቢብ ፡ ንጉሥ ፡ ይፈትን ፡ መዛግብተ ፡ ከርሥ ።
Don’t say, “I will pay back evil.” Wait for Yahweh, and he will save you.
20:23 ⧉ ⤴︎ תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת יְ֭הֹוָה אֶ֣בֶן וָאָ֑בֶן וּמֹאזְנֵ֖י מִרְמָ֣ה לֹא ־טֽוֹב ׃
βδέλυγμα κυρίῳ δισσὸν στάθμιον καὶ ζυγὸς δόλιος οὐ καλὸν ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ
Abominatio est apud Dominum pondus et pondus ; statera dolosa non est bona .
ምጽዋተ ፡ ወጽድቀ ፡ ይዕቀብ ፡ ንጉሥ ፡ ወይሜግቡ ፡ በጽድቅ ፡ መንበሮ ።
Yahweh detests differing weights, and dishonest scales are not pleasing.
20:24 ⧉ ⤴︎ מֵיְהֹוָ֥ה מִצְעֲדֵי ־גָ֑בֶר וְ֝אָדָ֗ם מַה ־יָּבִ֥ין דַּרְכּֽוֹ ׃
παρὰ κυρίου εὐθύνεται τὰ διαβήματα ἀνδρί θνητὸς δὲ πῶς ἂν νοήσαι τὰς ὁδοὺς αὐτοῦ
A Domino diriguntur gressus viri : quis autem hominum intelligere potest viam suam ?
ሠርጐሆሙ ፡ ለወራዙት ፡ ጥበብ ፡ ወክብሮሙ ፡ ለልሂቃን ፡ ሲበት ።
A man’s steps are from Yahweh; how then can man understand his way?
20:25 ⧉ ⤴︎ מוֹקֵ֣שׁ אָ֭דָם יָ֣לַע קֹ֑דֶשׁ וְאַחַ֖ר נְדָרִ֣ים לְבַקֵּֽר ׃
παγὶς ἀνδρὶ ταχύ τι τῶν ἰδίων ἁγιάσαι μετὰ γὰρ τὸ εὔξασθαι μετανοεῖν γίνεται
Ruina est homini devorare sanctos , et post vota retractare .
ምማቴ ፡ ወግኅሠት ፡ ይዳደቆሙ ፡ ለእኩያን ፡ ወዝብጠት ፡ ውስተ ፡ መዛግብተ ፡ ከርሥ ።
It is a snare to a man to make a rash dedication, then later to consider his vows.
20:26 ⧉ ⤴︎ מְזָרֶ֣ה רְ֭שָׁעִים מֶ֣לֶךְ חָכָ֑ם וַיָּ֖שֶׁב עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם אוֹפָֽן ׃
λικμήτωρ ἀσεβῶν βασιλεὺς σοφὸς καὶ ἐπιβαλεῖ αὐτοῖς τροχόν
Dissipat impios rex sapiens , et incurvat super eos fornicem .
— A wise king winnows out the wicked, and drives the threshing wheel over them.
20:27 ⧉ ⤴︎ נֵ֣ר יְ֭הֹוָה נִשְׁמַ֣ת אָדָ֑ם חֹ֝פֵ֗שׂ כׇּל ־חַדְרֵי ־בָֽטֶן ׃
φῶς κυρίου πνοὴ ἀνθρώπων ὃς ἐρευνᾷ ταμίεια κοιλίας
Lucerna Domini spiraculum hominis , quae investigat omnia secreta ventris .
— The spirit of man is Yahweh’s lamp, searching all his innermost parts.
20:28 ⧉ ⤴︎ חֶ֣סֶד וֶ֭אֱמֶת יִצְּרוּ ־מֶ֑לֶךְ וְסָעַ֖ד בַּחֶ֣סֶד כִּסְאֽוֹ ׃
ἐλεημοσύνη καὶ ἀλήθεια φυλακὴ βασιλεῖ καὶ περικυκλώσουσιν ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ τὸν θρόνον αὐτοῦ
Misericordia et veritas custodiunt regem , et roboratur clementia thronus ejus .
— Love and faithfulness keep the king safe. His throne is sustained by love.
20:29 ⧉ ⤴︎ תִּפְאֶ֣רֶת בַּחוּרִ֣ים כֹּחָ֑ם וַהֲדַ֖ר זְקֵנִ֣ים שֵׂיבָֽה ׃
κόσμος νεανίαις σοφία δόξα δὲ πρεσβυτέρων πολιαί
Exsultatio juvenum fortitudo eorum , et dignitas senum canities .
— The glory of young men is their strength. The splendor of old men is their gray hair.
20:30 ⧉ ⤴︎ חַבֻּר֣וֹת פֶּ֭צַע (תמריק ) [תַּמְר֣וּק ] בְּרָ֑ע וּ֝מַכּ֗וֹת חַדְרֵי ־בָֽטֶן ׃
ὑπώπια καὶ συντρίμματα συναντᾷ κακοῖς πληγαὶ δὲ εἰς ταμίεια κοιλίας
Livor vulneris absterget mala , et plagae in secretioribus ventris .
— Wounding blows cleanse away evil, and beatings purge the innermost parts.