26:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ כַּשֶּׁ֤לֶג ׀ בַּקַּ֗יִץ וְכַמָּטָ֥ר בַּקָּצִ֑יר כֵּ֤ן לֹֽא ־נָאוֶ֖ה לִכְסִ֣יל כָּבֽוֹד ׃
ὥσπερ δρόσος ἐν ἀμήτῳ καὶ ὥσπερ ὑετὸς ἐν θέρει οὕτως οὐκ ἔστιν ἄφρονι τιμή
Quomodo nix in aestate , et pluviae in messe , sic indecens est stulto gloria .
ለዓለቅት ፡ ሠላስ ፡ አዋልድ ፡ ላቲ ፡ ተፋቅሮ ፡ እለ ፡ ይትፋቀራ ፡ ወሠለስቲሆን ፡ እለ ፡ ኢይጸግባ ፡ ወራብዕቶንሰ ፡ ስእንት ፡ ብሂለ ፡ ኮንየ ።
Like snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.
26:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ כַּצִּפּ֣וֹר לָ֭נוּד כַּדְּר֣וֹר לָע֑וּף כֵּ֥ן קִֽלְלַ֥ת חִ֝נָּ֗ם (לא ) [ל֣וֹ ] תָבֹֽא ׃
ὥσπερ ὄρνεα πέταται καὶ στρουθοί οὕτως ἀρὰ ματαία οὐκ ἐπελεύσεται οὐδενί
Sicut avis ad alia transvolans , et passer quolibet vadens , sic maledictum frustra prolatum in quempiam superveniet .
ሲኦል ፡ ወፍቅረ ፡ ብእሲት ፡ ወገሃነም ፡ ምድር ፡ እንተ ፡ ኢተመልእ ፡ ማየ ፡ ወማይ ፡ ወእሳት ፡ ኢይብል ፡ ኮንየ ።
Like a fluttering sparrow, like a darting swallow, so the undeserved curse doesn’t come to rest.
26:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ שׁ֣וֹט לַ֭סּוּס מֶ֣תֶג לַחֲמ֑וֹר וְ֝שֵׁ֗בֶט לְגֵ֣ו כְּסִילִֽים ׃
ὥσπερ μάστιξ ἵππῳ καὶ κέντρον ὄνῳ οὕτως ῥάβδος ἔθνει παρανόμῳ
Flagellum equo , et camus asino , et virga in dorso imprudentium .
ዓይን ፡ ዘይስሕቅ ፡ አባሁወዘያስተአኪ ፡ ርስዓ ፡ እሙ ፡ ይመልሕዎ ፡ ቋዓት ፡ እምግቡ ፡ ወይበልዕዎን ፡ እጒለ ፡ አንስርት ፡ ለአዕይንቲሁ ።
A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools!
26:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ אַל ־תַּ֣עַן כְּ֭סִיל כְּאִוַּלְתּ֑וֹ פֶּֽן ־תִּשְׁוֶה ־לּ֥וֹ גַם ־אָֽתָּה ׃
μὴ ἀποκρίνου ἄφρονι πρὸς τὴν ἐκείνου ἀφροσύνην ἵνα μὴ ὅμοιος γένῃ αὐτῷ
Ne respondeas stulto juxta stultitiam suam , ne efficiaris ei similis .
ሠለስቱ ፡ እሙንቱ ፡ ዘኢይክል ፡ አእምሮሙ ፡ ወራብዖሙሰ ፡ ኢይጤየቅ ።
Don’t answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.
26:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ עֲנֵ֣ה כְ֭סִיל כְּאִוַּלְתּ֑וֹ פֶּן ־יִהְיֶ֖ה חָכָ֣ם בְּעֵינָֽיו ׃
ἀλλὰ ἀποκρίνου ἄφρονι κατὰ τὴν ἀφροσύνην αὐτοῦ ἵνα μὴ φαίνηται σοφὸς παρ’ ἑαυτῷ
Responde stulto juxta stultitiam suam , ne sibi sapiens esse videatur .
አሠረ ፡ ነስር ፡ ዘይሠርር ፡ ወፍኖተ ፡ አርዌ ፡ ምድር ፡ ዲበ ፡ ኰኵሕ ፡ ወአሠረ ፡ ሐመር ፡ ዲበ ፡ ሞገድ ፡ እንዘ ፡ ተሐውር ፡ ወፍናወ ፡ ብእሲ ፡ በውርዙቱ ።
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.
26:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ מְקַצֶּ֣ה רַ֭גְלַיִם חָמָ֣ס שֹׁתֶ֑ה שֹׁלֵ֖חַ דְּבָרִ֣ים בְּיַד ־כְּסִֽיל ׃
ἐκ τῶν ἑαυτοῦ ποδῶν ὄνειδος πίεται ὁ ἀποστείλας δῑ ἀγγέλου ἄφρονος λόγον
Claudus pedibus , et iniquitatem bibens , qui mittit verba per nuntium stultum .
ወከመዝ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ፍኖታ ፡ ለብእሲት ፡ እንተ ፡ መሐዝ ፡ እንተ ፡ ገቢራ ፡ ትትሐጸብ ፡ ወአልቦ ፡ እንከሰ ፡ ዘገብረት ፡ እኩየ ።
One who sends a message by the hand of a fool is cutting off feet and drinking violence.
26:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ דַּלְי֣וּ שֹׁ֭קַיִם מִפִּסֵּ֑חַ וּ֝מָשָׁ֗ל בְּפִ֣י כְסִילִֽים ׃
ἀφελοῦ πορείαν σκελῶν καὶ παροιμίαν ἐκ στόματος ἀφρόνων
Quomodo pulchras frustra habet claudus tibias , sic indecens est in ore stultorum parabola .
በእንተ ፡ ሠለስቱ ፡ ነገር ፡ ታድለቀልቅ ፡ ምድር ፡ ወራብዖሙሰ ፡ ኢትክል ፡ ፀዊረ ።
Like the legs of the lame that hang loose, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
26:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ כִּצְר֣וֹר אֶ֭בֶן בְּמַרְגֵּמָ֑ה כֵּן ־נוֹתֵ֖ן לִכְסִ֣יל כָּבֽוֹד ׃
ὃς ἀποδεσμεύει λίθον ἐν σφενδόνῃ ὅμοιός ἐστιν τῷ διδόντι ἄφρονι δόξαν
Sicut qui mittit lapidem in acervum Mercurii , ita qui tribuit insipienti honorem .
ገብር ፡ እመ ፡ ነግሠ ፡ ወዐብድ ፡ ለእመ ፡ ጸግበ ፡ እክለ ።
As one who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool.
26:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ ח֭וֹחַ עָלָ֣ה בְיַד ־שִׁכּ֑וֹר וּ֝מָשָׁ֗ל בְּפִ֣י כְסִילִֽים ׃
ἄκανθαι φύονται ἐν χειρὶ τοῦ μεθύσου δουλεία δὲ ἐν χειρὶ τῶν ἀφρόνων
Quomodo si spina nascatur in manu temulenti , sic parabola in ore stultorum .
ወአመት ፡ እመ ፡ አውፅአት ፡ እግዝእታ ፡ ወጽእልት ፡ ብእእሲት ፡ እመ ፡ አድምዐት ፡ ብእሴ ፡ ኄረ ።
Like a thorn bush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
26:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ רַ֥ב מְחוֹלֵֽל ־כֹּ֑ל וְשֹׂכֵ֥ר כְּ֝סִ֗יל וְשֹׂכֵ֥ר עֹבְרִֽים ׃
πολλὰ χειμάζεται πᾶσα σὰρξ ἀφρόνων συντρίβεται γὰρ ἡ ἔκστασις αὐτῶν
Judicium determinat causas , et qui imponit stulto silentium iras mitigat .
ወአርባዕቱ ፡ ሕፁፃን ፡ ውስተ ፡ ምድር ፡ ወእሉ ፡ እሙንቱ ፡ ጠቢባነ ፡ ጠበብት ።
As an archer who wounds all, so is he who hires a fool or he who hires those who pass by.
26:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ כְּ֭כֶלֶב שָׁ֣ב עַל ־קֵא֑וֹ כְּ֝סִ֗יל שׁוֹנֶ֥ה בְאִוַּלְתּֽוֹ ׃
ὥσπερ κύων ὅταν ἐπέλθῃ ἐπὶ τὸν ἑαυτοῦ ἔμετον καὶ μισητὸς γένηται οὕτως ἄφρων τῇ ἑαυτοῦ κακίᾳ ἀναστρέψας ἐπὶ τὴν ἑαυτοῦ ἁμαρτίαν ἔστιν αἰσχύνη ἐπάγουσα ἁμαρτίαν καὶ ἔστιν αἰσχύνη δόξα καὶ χάρις
Sicut canis qui revertitur ad vomitum suum , sic imprudens qui iterat stultitiam suam .
ሰኳዕት ፡ እለ ፡ አልቦሙ ፡ ኃይል ፡ ወያስተዳልዉ ፡ በማእረር ፡ ሲሳዮሙ ።
As a dog that returns to his vomit, so is a fool who repeats his folly.
26:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ רָאִ֗יתָ אִ֭ישׁ חָכָ֣ם בְּעֵינָ֑יו תִּקְוָ֖ה לִכְסִ֣יל מִמֶּֽנּוּ ׃
εἶδον ἄνδρα δόξαντα παρ’ ἑαυτῷ σοφὸν εἶναι ἐλπίδα μέντοι ἔσχεν μᾶλλον ἄφρων αὐτοῦ
Vidisti hominem sapientem sibi videri ? magis illo spem habebit insipiens .
ወግሔያት ፡ ሕዝብ ፡ ዘኢኮኑ ፡ ፅኑዓነ ፡ እለ ፡ ረሰዩ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ግበበ ፡ ኰኵሕ ፡ አብያቲሆሙ ።
Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
26:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ אָמַ֣ר עָ֭צֵל שַׁ֣חַל בַּדָּ֑רֶךְ אֲ֝רִ֗י בֵּ֣ין הָרְחֹבֽוֹת ׃
λέγει ὀκνηρὸς ἀποστελλόμενος εἰς ὁδόν λέων ἐν ταῖς ὁδοῖς
Dicit piger : Leo est in via , et leaena in itineribus .
ወዘእንበለ ፡ መንግሥት ፡ ውእቱ ፡ አንበጣ ፡ ዘየሐውር ፡ በአሐዱ ፡ ትእዛዝ ፡ ኅቡረ ።
The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!”
26:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ הַ֭דֶּלֶת תִּסּ֣וֹב עַל ־צִירָ֑הּ וְ֝עָצֵ֗ל עַל ־מִטָּתֽוֹ ׃
ὥσπερ θύρα στρέφεται ἐπὶ τοῦ στρόφιγγος οὕτως ὀκνηρὸς ἐπὶ τῆς κλίνης αὐτοῦ
Sicut ostium vertitur in cardine suo , ita piger in lectulo suo .
ወላጽቂት ፡ ዘበእደዊሁ ፡ የሐውር ፡ እንዘ ፡ ጽቡስ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ የኀድር ፡ ውስተ ፡ አብያተ ፡ ነገሥት ።
As the door turns on its hinges, so does the sluggard on his bed.
26:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ טָ֘מַ֤ן עָצֵ֣ל יָ֭דוֹ בַּצַּלָּ֑חַת נִ֝לְאָ֗ה לַהֲשִׁיבָ֥הּ אֶל ־פִּֽיו ׃
κρύψας ὀκνηρὸς τὴν χεῖρα ἐν τῷ κόλπῳ αὐτοῦ οὐ δυνήσεται ἐπενεγκεῖν ἐπὶ τὸ στόμα
Abscondit piger manum sub ascella sua , et laborat si ad os suum eam converterit .
ሠለስቱ ፡ እሙንቱ ፡ ዘአዳመ ፡ የሐውሩ ፡ ወራብዕሰ ፡ ዘሠናይ ፡ ፍናዊሁ ።
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.
26:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ חָכָ֣ם עָצֵ֣ל בְּעֵינָ֑יו מִ֝שִּׁבְעָ֗ה מְשִׁ֣יבֵי טָֽעַם ׃
σοφώτερος ἑαυτῷ ὀκνηρὸς φαίνεται τοῦ ἐν πλησμονῇ ἀποκομίζοντος ἀγγελίαν
Sapientior sibi piger videtur septem viris loquentibus sententias .
እጓለ ፡ አንበሳ ፡ ዘይፀንዕ ፡ እምእንስሳ ፡ ኢይትመየጥ ፡ ወኢደነግፅ ፡ እምእንስሳ ።
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.
26:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ מַחֲזִ֥יק בְּאׇזְנֵי ־כָ֑לֶב עֹבֵ֥ר מִ֝תְעַבֵּ֗ר עַל ־רִ֥יב לֹּא ־לֽוֹ ׃
ὥσπερ ὁ κρατῶν κέρκου κυνός οὕτως ὁ προεστὼς ἀλλοτρίας κρίσεως
Sicut qui apprehendit auribus canem , sic qui transit impatiens et commiscetur rixae alterius .
ዶርሆ ፡ ተባዕት ፡ ዘየሐውር ፡ ኀበ ፡ አንስት ፡ እንዘ ፡ ያስተናፍስ ፡ ከነፊሁ ፡ ወበሐኵ ፡ እንዘ ፡ ይሜብል ፡ ላዕለ ፡ መርዔት ፡ ወንጉሥ ፡ እንዘ ፡ ይጌሥፅ ፡ ሕዝቦ ።
Like one who grabs a dog’s ears is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.
26:18 ⧉ ⤴︎ כְּֽ֭מִתְלַהְלֵהַּ הַיֹּרֶ֥ה זִקִּ֗ים חִצִּ֥ים וָמָֽוֶת ׃
ὥσπερ οἱ ἰώμενοι προβάλλουσιν λόγους εἰς ἀνθρώπους ὁ δὲ ἀπαντήσας τῷ λόγῳ πρῶτος ὑποσκελισθήσεται
Sicut noxius est qui mittit sagittas et lanceas in mortem ,
ለእመ ፡ መጠውከ ፡ ርእሰከ ፡ ለተፈርንሶ ፡ ወሰፋሕከ ፡ እዴከ ፡ ለጋእዝ ፡ ተኀሥር ።
Like a madman who shoots torches, arrows, and death,
26:19 ⧉ ⤴︎ כֵּֽן ־אִ֭ישׁ רִמָּ֣ה אֶת ־רֵעֵ֑הוּ וְ֝אָמַ֗ר הֲֽלֹא ־מְשַׂחֵ֥ק אָֽנִי ׃
οὕτως πάντες οἱ ἐνεδρεύοντες τοὺς ἑαυτῶν φίλους ὅταν δὲ φωραθῶσιν λέγουσιν ὅτι παίζων ἔπραξα
ita vir fraudulenter nocet amico suo , et cum fuerit deprehensus dicit : Ludens feci .
ሕልብ ፡ ሐሊበ ፡ ወይከውነከ ፡ ለስደ ፡ ወለእመ ፡ አጸርከ ፡ አንፈከ ፡ ይወጽእ ፡ ደም ፡ ወለእመ ፡ ሰሐብከ ፡ ነገረ ፡ ይመጽእ ፡ ጋእዝ ፡ ወኵነኔ ።
is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “Am I not joking?”
26:20 ⧉ ⤴︎ בְּאֶ֣פֶס עֵ֭צִים תִּכְבֶּה ־אֵ֑שׁ וּבְאֵ֥ין נִ֝רְגָּ֗ן יִשְׁתֹּ֥ק מָדֽוֹן ׃
ἐν πολλοῖς ξύλοις θάλλει πῦρ ὅπου δὲ οὐκ ἔστιν δίθυμος ἡσυχάζει μάχη
Cum defecerint ligna extinguetur ignis , et susurrone subtracto , jurgia conquiescent .
ቃለ ፡ ዚአየ ፡ ተየድአ ፡ በኀበ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ንጉሥ ፡ ፌማ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ዘመሀረቶ ፡ እሙ ።
For lack of wood a fire goes out. Without gossip, a quarrel dies down.
26:21 ⧉ ⤴︎ פֶּחָ֣ם לְ֭גֶחָלִים וְעֵצִ֣ים לְאֵ֑שׁ וְאִ֥ישׁ (מדונים ) [מִ֝דְיָנִ֗ים ] לְחַרְחַר ־רִֽיב ׃ {פ}
ἐσχάρα ἄνθραξιν καὶ ξύλα πυρί ἀνὴρ δὲ λοίδορος εἰς ταραχὴν μάχης
Sicut carbones ad prunas , et ligna ad ignem , sic homo iracundus suscitat rixas .
ኦ ፡ ወልድየ ፡ ተዐቀብ ፡ ምንት ፡ ቃለ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ።
As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to kindling strife.
26:22 ⧉ ⤴︎ דִּבְרֵ֣י נִ֭רְגָּן כְּמִֽתְלַהֲמִ֑ים וְ֝הֵ֗ם יָרְד֥וּ חַדְרֵי ־בָֽטֶן ׃
λόγοι κερκώπων μαλακοί οὗτοι δὲ τύπτουσιν εἰς ταμίεια σπλάγχνων
Verba susurronis quasi simplicia , et ipsa perveniunt ad intima ventris .
ወኵርየ ፡ ለከ ፡ እብለከ ፡ ወልድየ ፡ ሚወልደ ፡ ከርሥየ ፡ ወሚ ፡ ወልደ ፡ ጸሎተ ፡ ዚአየ ።
The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, they go down into the innermost parts.
26:23 ⧉ ⤴︎ כֶּ֣סֶף סִ֭יגִים מְצֻפֶּ֣ה עַל ־חָ֑רֶשׂ שְׂפָתַ֖יִם דֹּלְקִ֣ים וְלֶב ־רָֽע ׃
ἀργύριον διδόμενον μετὰ δόλου ὥσπερ ὄστρακον ἡγητέον χείλη λεῖα καρδίαν καλύπτει λυπηράν
Quomodo si argento sordido ornare velis vas fictile , sic labia tumentia cum pessimo corde sociata .
ኢተሃባ ፡ ለብእሲት ፡ ብዕለ ፡ ዚአከ ፡ ወልበከ ፡ ከመ ፡ ኢትነስሕ ፡ ድኅረ ፡ ወኢትግበር ፡ ዘኢይደሉ ፡ ለንጉሥ ፡ ወለእግዚአብሔር ።
Like silver dross on an earthen vessel are the lips of a fervent one with an evil heart.
26:24 ⧉ ⤴︎ בִּ֭שְׂפָתָו יִנָּכֵ֣ר שׂוֹנֵ֑א וּ֝בְקִרְבּ֗וֹ יָשִׁ֥ית מִרְמָֽה ׃
χείλεσιν πάντα ἐπινεύει ἀποκλαιόμενος ἐχθρός ἐν δὲ τῇ καρδίᾳ τεκταίνεται δόλους
Labiis suis intelligitur inimicus , cum in corde tractaverit dolos .
ወኰንን ፡ ኵሎ ፡ ሰብአ ፡ በጽድቅ ፡ ወምስለ ፡ ምክር ፡ ኵሎ ፡ ግበር ፡ ወምስለ ፡ ምክር ፡ ወይነ ፡ ስተይ ።
A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, but he harbors evil in his heart.
26:25 ⧉ ⤴︎ כִּֽי ־יְחַנֵּ֣ן ק֭וֹלוֹ אַל ־תַּאֲמֶן ־בּ֑וֹ כִּ֤י שֶׁ֖בַע תּוֹעֵב֣וֹת בְּלִבּֽוֹ ׃
ἐάν σου δέηται ὁ ἐχθρὸς μεγάλῃ τῇ φωνῇ μὴ πεισθῇς ἑπτὰ γάρ εἰσιν πονηρίαι ἐν τῇ ψυχῇ αὐτοῦ
Quando submiserit vocem suam , ne credideris ei , quoniam septem nequitiae sunt in corde illius .
ወባሕቱ ፡ መኳንንት ፡ መዓትማን ፡ ወይነ ፡ ኢይሰተዩ ፡ ከመ ፡ በስታይ ፡ ኢይርስፅዋ ፡ ለጥበብ ፡ ወኢይክሉ ፡ አርትዖ ፡ ፍትሕ ፡ ለድኩማን ።
When his speech is charming, don’t believe him, for there are seven abominations in his heart.
26:26 ⧉ ⤴︎ תִּכַּסֶּ֣ה שִׂ֭נְאָה בְּמַשָּׁא֑וֹן תִּגָּלֶ֖ה רָעָת֣וֹ בְקָהָֽל ׃
ὁ κρύπτων ἔχθραν συνίστησιν δόλον ἐκκαλύπτει δὲ τὰς ἑαυτοῦ ἁμαρτίας εὔγνωστος ἐν συνεδρίοις
Qui operit odium fraudulenter , revelabitur malitia ejus in consilio .
ሀብዎሙ ፡ ወይነ ፡ ለኅዙናን ፡ ወይስተዩ ፡ ወይነ ፡ ትኩዛን ፡ ከመ ፡ ይርስዕዋ ፡ ለኀዘን ፡ ወሕማመኒ ፡ ኢይዝክሩ ፡ እንከ ።
His malice may be concealed by deception, but his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
26:27 ⧉ ⤴︎ כֹּֽרֶה ־שַּׁ֭חַת בָּ֣הּ יִפּ֑וֹל וְג֥וֹלֵֽל אֶ֝֗בֶן אֵלָ֥יו תָּשֽׁוּב ׃
ὁ ὀρύσσων βόθρον τῷ πλησίον ἐμπεσεῖται εἰς αὐτόν ὁ δὲ κυλίων λίθον ἐφ’ ἑαυτὸν κυλίει
Qui fodit foveam incidet in eam , et qui volvit lapidem revertetur ad eum .
ክሥት ፡ አፉከ ፡ በቃለ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ወኰንን ፡ ኵሎ ፡ ሕያዋነ ።
Whoever digs a pit shall fall into it. Whoever rolls a stone, it will come back on him.
26:28 ⧉ ⤴︎ לְֽשׁוֹן ־שֶׁ֭קֶר יִשְׂנָ֣א דַכָּ֑יו וּפֶ֥ה חָ֝לָ֗ק יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה מִדְחֶֽה ׃
γλῶσσα ψευδὴς μισεῖ ἀλήθειαν στόμα δὲ ἄστεγον ποιεῖ ἀκαταστασίας
Lingua fallax non amat veritatem , et os lubricum operatur ruinas .
ክሥት ፡ አፉከ ፡ ወኰንን ፡ በጽድቅ ፡ ፍታሕ ፡ ለነዳይ ፡ ወለሕሙም ።
A lying tongue hates those it hurts; and a flattering mouth works ruin.