14:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ μακάριος ἀνήρ ὃς οὐκ ὠλίσθησεν ἐν τῷ στόματι αὐτοῦ καὶ οὐ κατενύγη ἐν λύπῃ ἁμαρτιῶν
Beatus vir qui non est lapsus verbo ex ore suo , et non est stimulatus in tristitia delicti .
ብፁዕ ፡ ዘኢይድኅፅ ፡ በአፉሁ ፡ ወለኃጥእሰ ፡ ኢያደነግፆ ፡ ሐዘን ።
Blessed is the man that has not slipped with his mouth, And is not pricked with sorrow for sins.
14:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ μακάριος οὗ οὐ κατέγνω ἡ ψυχὴ αὐτοῦ καὶ ὃς οὐκ ἔπεσεν ἀπὸ τῆς ἐλπίδος αὐτοῦ
Felix qui non habuit animi sui tristitiam , et non excidit a spe sua .
ብፁዕ ፡ ዘኢየሐዝን ፡ ነፍሶ ፡ ወዘኢሀጕል ፡ ተስፋሁ ።
Blessed is he whose soul does not condemn him, And who is not fallen from his hope.
14:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἀνδρὶ μικρολόγῳ οὐ καλὸς ὁ πλοῦτος καὶ ἀνθρώπῳ βασκάνῳ ἵνα τί χρήματα
Viro cupido et tenaci sine ratione est substantia : et homini livido ad quid aurum ?
ለብእሲ ፡ ዘኢየአምር ፡ ቃለ ፡ ኢይደልዎ ፡ ብዕል ፡ ወለብእሲ ፡ ጠዋዒ ፡ ኢይደልዎ ፡ ንዋይ ።
Riches are not comely for a niggard; And what should an envious man do with money?
14:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὁ συνάγων ἀπὸ τῆς ψυχῆς αὐτοῦ συνάγει ἄλλοις καὶ ἐν τοῖς ἀγαθοῖς αὐτοῦ τρυφήσουσιν ἕτεροι
Qui acervat ex animo suo injuste , aliis congregat , et in bonis illius alius luxuriabitur .
ዘይቄቅያ ፡ ለነፍሱ ፡ ይዘግብ ፡ ለባዕድ ፡ ወካልእ ፡ ይፌግዕ ፡ በንዋዩ ።
He that gathers by taking from his own soul gathers for others; And others will revel in his goods.
14:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὁ πονηρὸς ἑαυτῷ τίνι ἀγαθὸς ἔσται καὶ οὐ μὴ εὐφρανθήσεται ἐν τοῖς χρήμασιν αὐτοῦ
Qui sibi nequam est , cui alii bonus erit ? et non jucundabitur in bonis suis .
ዘለነፍሱ ፡ ይጠውዕ ፡ ለመኑ ፡ ሀለዎ ፡ ይጸጉ ፡ ወዘኢይትፌሣሕ ፡ በንዋዩ ።
He that is evil to himself, to whom will he be good? And he will not rejoice in his possessions.
14:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ τοῦ βασκαίνοντος ἑαυτὸν οὐκ ἔστιν πονηρότερος καὶ τοῦτο ἀνταπόδομα τῆς κακίας αὐτοῦ
Qui sibi invidet , nihil est illo nequius : et hæc redditio est malitiæ illius .
ወአልቦ ፡ ዘየአክዮ ፡ እምዘይጠውያ ፡ ለነፍሱ ፡ ወውእቱ ፡ ይከውኖ ፡ ፍዳሃ ፡ ለእከይሁ ።
There is none more evil than he that envies himself; And this is a recompense of his wickedness.
14:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ κἂν εὖ ποιῇ ἐν λήθῃ ποιεῖ καὶ ἐπ’ ἐσχάτων ἐκφαίνει τὴν κακίαν αὐτοῦ
Et si bene fecerit , ignoranter et non volens facit : et in novissimo manifestat malitiam suam .
ወሶበኒ ፡ ያሤኒ ፡ አመ ፡ ረስዐ ፡ ዳእሙ ፡ ያሤኒ ፡ ወድኅረ ፡ ያዔውቅ ፡ እከይሁ ።
Even if he does good, he does it in forgetfulness; And at the last he shows forth his wickedness.
14:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ πονηρὸς ὁ βασκαίνων ὀφθαλμῷ ἀποστρέφων πρόσωπον καὶ ὑπερορῶν ψυχάς
Nequam est oculus lividi : et avertens faciem suam , et despiciens animam suam .
እኩይ ፡ ዐይነ ፡ ጠዋዒ ፡ ዘይመይጥ ፡ ገጾ ፡ ይትዔወር ፡ ነፍሶ ።
Evil is he that envies with his eye, Turning away the face, and despising the souls of men.
14:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ πλεονέκτου ὀφθαλμὸς οὐκ ἐμπίπλαται μερίδι καὶ ἀδικία πονηρὰ ἀναξηραίνει ψυχήν
Insatiabilis oculus cupidi in parte iniquitatis : non satiabitur donec consumat arefaciens animam suam .
ኢያጸግቦ ፡ ክፍሉ ፡ ለዐይነ ፡ ሥሡዕ ፡ ወእከየ ፡ ልቡ ፡ ያቋቊዖ ፡ ለአዕፅምቲሁ ።
A covetous man’s eye is not satisfied with his portion; And wicked injustice dries up his soul.
14:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὀφθαλμὸς πονηρὸς φθονερὸς ἐπ’ ἄρτῳ καὶ ἐλλιπὴς ἐπὶ τῆς τραπέζης αὐτοῦ
Oculus malus ad mala , et non saturabitur pane , sed indigens et in tristitia erit super mensam suam .
ዐይኑ ፡ ለሐማሚ ፡ ይጠውዕ ፡ እክለ ፡ ወይደነግፁ ፡ በውስተ ፡ ማእድ ።
An evil eye is grudging of bread, And he is miserly at his table
14:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ τέκνον καθὼς ἐὰν ἔχῃς εὖ ποίει σεαυτὸν καὶ προσφορὰς κυρίῳ ἀξίως πρόσαγε
Fili , si habes , benefac tecum , et Deo dignas oblationes offer .
ወልድየ ፡ በአምጣነ ፡ ትክል ፡ አስተደልዋ ፡ ለነፍስከ ፡ ወአብእ ፡ መባአ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ በዘይደልወከ ።
My son, according as you have, do well to yourself, And bring offerings to the Lord worthily.
14:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ μνήσθητι ὅτι θάνατος οὐ χρονιεῖ καὶ διαθήκη ᾅδου οὐχ ὑπεδείχθη σοι
Memor esto quoniam mors non tardat , et testamentum inferorum , quia demonstratum est tibi : testamentum enim hujus mundi morte morietur .
ወተዘከር ፡ ከመ ፡ ኢይጐነዲ ፡ ሞት ፡ ወኢታስተሐዘብከ ፡ ዕለተ ፡ ሞት ።
Remember that death will not wait, And that the covenant of the grave is not showed to you.
14:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ πρίν σε τελευτῆσαι εὖ ποίει φίλῳ καὶ κατὰ τὴν ἰσχύν σου ἔκτεινον καὶ δὸς αὐτῷ
Ante mortem benefac amico tuo , et secundum vires tuas exporrigens da pauperi .
ዘእንበለ ፡ ትሙት ፡ አሠኒ ፡ ለቢጽከ ፡ ወበአምጣነ ፡ ትክል ፡ ስፋሕ ፡ እዴከ ፡ ወሀብ ።
Do well to your friend before you die; And according to your ability stretch out your hand and give to him.
14:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ μὴ ἀφυστερήσῃς ἀπὸ ἀγαθῆς ἡμέρας καὶ μερὶς ἐπιθυμίας ἀγαθῆς μή σε παρελθάτω
Non defrauderis a die bono , et particula boni doni non te prætereat .
ወኢትትኀጣእ ፡[እም ]ዕለተ ፡ ትፍሥሕት (ከ )፤ ወመክፈልተ ፡ ሠናይ ፡ ኢያምሥጥከ ።
Defraud not yourself of a good day; And don’t let the portion of a good desire pass you by.
14:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ οὐχὶ ἑτέρῳ καταλείψεις τοὺς πόνους σου καὶ τοὺς κόπους σου εἰς διαίρεσιν κλήρου
Nonne aliis relinques dolores et labores tuos in divisione sortis ?
አኮኑ ፡ ለባዕድ ፡ ተኀድጎ ፡ ለጻማከ ፡ ወኵሎ ፡ ተግባረከ ፡ ይትካፈሉ ፡ መዋርስቲከ ።
Shall you not leave your labors to another? And your toils to be divided by lot?
14:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ δὸς καὶ λαβὲ καὶ ἀπάτησον τὴν ψυχήν σου ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν ᾅδου ζητῆσαι τρυφήν
Da et accipe , et justifica animam tuam .
ንሣእ ፡ ወሀብ ፡ ወአስተፍሥሓ ፡ ለነፍስከ ፡ እስመ ፡ አልቦ ፡ ዘትረክብ ፡ ትፍሥሕተ ፡ በውስተ ፡ መቃብር ።
Give, and take, and decieve your soul; For there is no seeking of luxury in the grave.
14:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ πᾶσα σὰρξ ὡς ἱμάτιον παλαιοῦται ἡ γὰρ διαθήκη ἀπ’ αἰῶνος θανάτῳ ἀποθανῇ
Ante obitum tuum operare justitiam , quoniam non est apud inferos invenire cibum .
ኵሉ ፡ ዘነፍስ ፡ ይበሊ ፡ ከመ ፡ ልብስ ፡ እስመ ፡ ትእዛዘ ፡ ሕግ ፡ ተፈጥረ ፡ ሞተ ፡ ትሙት ።
All flesh waxes old as a garment; For the covenant from the beginning is, You shall die the death.
14:18 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὡς φύλλον θάλλον ἐπὶ δένδρου δασέος τὰ μὲν καταβάλλει ἄλλα δὲ φύει οὕτως γενεὰ σαρκὸς καὶ αἵματος ἡ μὲν τελευτᾷ ἑτέρα δὲ γεννᾶται
Omnis caro sicut fœnum veterascet , et sicut folium fructificans in arbore viridi .
ከመ ፡ ቈጽለ ፡ ዕፅ ፡ ዘጽፉቅ ፡ ቈጽሉ ፡ ዘቀዳሚ ፡ ይትነገፍ ፡ ወደኃሪ ፡ ይሠርጽ ፡ ከማሁ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ትውልድ ፡ ዘሥጋ ፡ ወደም ፡ ዘዝክቱ ፡ ይትወለድ ፡ ወዝክቱ ፡ ይመውት ።
As of the leaves flourishing on a thick tree, Some it sheds, and some it makes to grow; So also of the generations of flesh and blood, One comes to an end, and another is born.
14:19 ⧉ ⤴︎ πᾶν ἔργον σηπόμενον ἐκλείπει καὶ ὁ ἐργαζόμενος αὐτὸ μετ’ αὐτοῦ ἀπελεύσεται
Alia generantur , et alia dejiciuntur : sic generatio carnis et sanguinis , alia finitur , et alia nascitur .
ኵሉ ፡ ግብር ፡ ይበሊ ፡ ወየኀልቅ ፡ ምስሌሁ ።
Every work rots and falls away, And the worker thereof shall depart with it.
14:20 ⧉ ⤴︎ μακάριος ἀνήρ ὃς ἐν σοφίᾳ μελετήσει καὶ ὃς ἐν συνέσει αὐτοῦ διαλεχθήσεται
Omne opus corruptibile in fine deficiet , et qui illud operatur ibit cum illo .
ወባሕቱ ፡ ብፁዕ ፡ ብእሲ ፡ እንዘ ፡ ጠቢብ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ዘሞተ ፡ ወዘተምህረ ፡ ወዐቀበ ፡ ጥበቢሁ ።
Blessed is the man that shall meditate in wisdom, And that shall discourse by his understanding.
14:21 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὁ διανοούμενος τὰς ὁδοὺς αὐτῆς ἐν καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐν τοῖς ἀποκρύφοις αὐτῆς ἐννοηθήσεται
Et omne opus electum justificabitur , et qui operatur illud honorabitur in illo .
ወዘይኄሊ ፡ ፍናዊሃ ፡ ለጥበብ ፡ በልቡ ፡ ወይትሜሃር ፡ ኅቡአቲሃ ።
He that considers her ways in his heart Shall also have knowledge in her secrets.
14:22 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἔξελθε ὀπίσω αὐτῆς ὡς ἰχνευτὴς καὶ ἐν ταῖς ὁδοῖς αὐτῆς ἐνέδρευε
Beatus vir qui in sapientia morabitur , et qui in justitia sua meditabitur , et in sensu cogitabit circumspectionem Dei :
ትልዋ ፡ ድኅሬሃ ፡ ወኅሥሣ ፡ አሠራ ፡ ወዕቀብ ፡ ፍናዊሃ ።
Go forth after her as one that tracketh, And lie in wait in her ways.
14:23 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὁ παρακύπτων διὰ τῶν θυρίδων αὐτῆς καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν θυρωμάτων αὐτῆς ἀκροάσεται
qui excogitat vias illius in corde suo , et in absconditis suis intelligens , vadens post illam quasi investigator , et in viis illius consistens :
ዘይሔውጽ ፡ እንተ ፡ መሳክዊሃ ፡ ወያፀምእ ፡ በውስተ ፡ አናቅጺሃ ።
He that pries in at her windows Shall also hearken at her doors.
14:24 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὁ καταλύων σύνεγγυς τοῦ οἴκου αὐτῆς καὶ πήξει πάσσαλον ἐν τοῖς τοίχοις αὐτῆς
qui respicit per fenestras illius , et in januis illius audiens :
ወዘየኀድር ፡ ቅሩበ ፡ ቤታ ፡ ወይተክል ፡ መታክሊሁ ፡ ውስተ ፡ አረፋቲሃ ።
He that lodges close to her house Shall also fasten a nail in her walls.
14:25 ⧉ ⤴︎ στήσει τὴν σκηνὴν αὐτοῦ κατὰ χεῖρας αὐτῆς καὶ καταλύσει ἐν καταλύματι ἀγαθῶν
qui requiescit juxta domum illius , et in parietibus illius figens palum , statuet casulam suam ad manus illius , et requiescent in casula illius bona per ævum .
ወያቀውም ፡ ደብተራሁ ፡ ውስተ ፡ እደዊሃ ፡ ወየኀችር ፡ ውስተ ፡ መኃድሪሃ ፡ ሠናይ ።
He shall pitch his tent near at hand to her, And will lodge in a lodging where good things are.
14:26 ⧉ ⤴︎ θήσει τὰ τέκνα αὐτοῦ ἐν τῇ σκέπῃ αὐτῆς καὶ ὑπὸ τοὺς κλάδους αὐτῆς αὐλισθήσεται
Statuet filios suos sub tegmine illius , et sub ramis ejus morabitur .
ወያነብር ፡ ውሉዶ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ጽላሎታ ፡ ወይበይት ፡ ታሕተ ፡ አዕጹቂሃ ።
He will set his children under her shelter, And will rest under her branches.
14:27 ⧉ ⤴︎ σκεπασθήσεται ὑπ’ αὐτῆς ἀπὸ καύματος καὶ ἐν τῇ δόξῃ αὐτῆς καταλύσει
Protegetur sub tegmine illius a fervore , et in gloria ejus requiescet .
ወያጸልል ፡ እምነ ፡ መርቄ ፡ ታሕቴሃ ፡ ወያዐርፍ ፡ በውስተ ፡ ክብራ ።
By her he will be covered from heat, And will lodge in her glory.