21:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ τέκνον ἥμαρτες μὴ προσθῇς μηκέτι καὶ περὶ τῶν προτέρων σου δεήθητι
Fili , peccasti , non adjicias iterum : sed et de pristinis deprecare , ut tibi dimittantur .
ወልድየ ፡ ለእመቦ ፡ ዘአበስከ ፡(ወተስሕትከ ፡)፡ ኢትድግም ፡ ዑቅ ፡ እንከ ፡ ወተጋነይ ፡ እንበይነ ፡ ዘቅድም ፡ ጌጋይከ ።
My son, have you sinned? add no more thereto; And make supplication for your former sins.
21:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὡς ἀπὸ προσώπου ὄφεως φεῦγε ἀπὸ ἁμαρτίας ἐὰν γὰρ προσέλθῃς δήξεταί σε ὀδόντες λέοντος οἱ ὀδόντες αὐτῆς ἀναιροῦντες ψυχὰς ἀνθρώπων
Quasi a facie colubri fuge peccata : et si accesseris ad illa , suscipient te .
ወከመ ፡ ዘይጐይይ ፡ እምአርዌ ፡ እኩይ ፡ ከማሁ ፡ ጕየይ ፡ እምኀጢአት ፡ ወእመሰ ፡ አድምዐተከ ፡ ኢታወጽአከ ፡ ከመ ፡ ስነነ ፡ ዐንበሳ ፡ ስነኒሃ ፡ ወታኀልቅ ፡ ነፍሰ ፡ እጓለ ፡ እመሕያው ።
Flee from sin as from the face of a serpent; For if you draw near it will bite you: The teeth thereof are the teeth of a lion, Slaying the souls of men.
21:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὡς ῥομφαία δίστομος πᾶσα ἀνομία τῇ πληγῇ αὐτῆς οὐκ ἔστιν ἴασις
Dentes leonis dentes ejus , interficientes animas hominum .
ከመ ፡ መላጼ ፡ በሊኅ ፡ ዘክልኤ ፡ አፉሁ ፡ ከማሁ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ኀጢአት ፡ ወኀበኒ ፡ አቊሰለት ፡ አልባቲ ፡ ፈውስ ፡ ቊስላ ።
All iniquity is as a two-edged sword; Its stroke has no healing.
21:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ καταπληγμὸς καὶ ὕβρις ἐρημώσουσιν πλοῦτον οὕτως οἶκος ὑπερηφάνου ἐρημωθήσεται
Quasi rhomphæa bis acuta omnis iniquitas : plagæ illius non est sanitas .
ትዝኅርት ፡(ወምክሕ ፡)፡ ወትዕቢት ፡ ያማስኖ ፡ ለባዕል ፡ ከማሁ ፡ ይማስን ፡ ቤቶሙ ፡ ለዕቡያን ።
Terror and violence will lay waste riches; So the house of a haughty man will be laid waste.
21:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ δέησις πτωχοῦ ἐκ στόματος ἕως ὠτίων αὐτοῦ καὶ τὸ κρίμα αὐτοῦ κατὰ σπουδὴν ἔρχεται
Objurgatio et injuriæ annullabunt substantiam , et domus quæ nimis locuples est annullabitur superbia : sic substantia superbi eradicabitur .
ሶበ ፡ ይስእል ፡ ነዳይ ፡ ያበቁ ፡ እስከ ፡ እዘኒሁ ፡ ወገዓሩኒ ፡ ፍጡነ ፡ ይበጽሕ ።
Supplication from a poor man’s mouth reaches to the ears of God, And his judgement comes speedily.
21:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ μισῶν ἐλεγμὸν ἐν ἴχνει ἁμαρτωλοῦ καὶ ὁ φοβούμενος κύριον ἐπιστρέψει ἐν καρδίᾳ
Deprecatio pauperis ex ore usque ad aures ejus perveniet , et judicium festinato adveniet illi .
ዘይጸልእ ፡ ተግሣጸ ፡ ተለዎሙ ፡ ለኃጥኣን ፡ ወዘሰ ፡ ይፈርህ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ እምከመ ፡ ገሠጽዎ ፡ ይመይጥ ፡ ልቦ ።
One that hates reproof is in the path of the sinner; And he that fears the Lord will turn again in his heart.
21:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ γνωστὸς μακρόθεν ὁ δυνατὸς ἐν γλώσσῃ ὁ δὲ νοήμων οἶδεν ἐν τῷ ὀλισθάνειν αὐτόν
Qui odit correptionem vestigium est peccatoris , et qui timet Deum convertetur ad cor suum .
ይትዐወቅ ፡ እምርሑቅ ፡ ዘይክል ፡ ነቢበ ፡ ወለጠቢብሰ ፡ ይትዐወቆ ፡ ዘተስሕቶ ።
He that is mighty in tongue is known afar off: But the man of understanding knows when he slips.
21:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὁ οἰκοδομῶν τὴν οἰκίαν αὐτοῦ ἐν χρήμασιν ἀλλοτρίοις ὡς συνάγων αὐτοῦ τοὺς λίθους εἰς χειμῶνα
Notus a longe potens lingua audaci , et sensatus scit labi se ab ipso .
ዘየሐንጽ ፡ ቤቶ ፡ በንዋየ ፡ ልቃሕ ፡ ከመ ፡ ንድቀ ፡ ክረምት ፡ ሕንጻሁ ።
He that builds his house with other men’s money Is like one that gathers himself stones against winter.
21:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ στιππύον συνηγμένον συναγωγὴ ἀνόμων καὶ ἡ συντέλεια αὐτῶν φλὸξ πυρός
Qui ædificat domum suam impendiis alienis , quasi qui colligit lapides suos in hieme .
ከመ ፡ ከምረ ፡ ሐሠር ፡ ከማሁ ፡ ማኅበሮሙ ፡ ለኃጥኣን ፡ ወደኃሪቶሙ ፡ ለነደ ፡ እሳት ፡ ይከውኑ ።
The congregation of wicked men is as tow wrapped together; And the end of them is a flame of fire.
21:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὁδὸς ἁμαρτωλῶν ὡμαλισμένη ἐκ λίθων καὶ ἐπ’ ἐσχάτων αὐτῆς βόθρος ᾅδου
Stupa collecta synagoga peccantium , et consummatio illorum flamma ignis .
መብእስ ፡ እበኒሃ ፡ ለፍኖተ ፡ ኃጥኣን ፡ ወጸድፍ ፡ ሙፃእታ ።
The way of sinners is made smooth with stones; And at the last end thereof is the pit of Hades.
21:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὁ φυλάσσων νόμον κατακρατεῖ τοῦ ἐννοήματος αὐτοῦ καὶ συντέλεια τοῦ φόβου κυρίου σοφία
Via peccatorum complanata lapidibus : et in fine illorum inferi , et tenebræ , et pœnæ .
ዘአጽንዐ ፡ ልቦ ፡ የዐቅብ ፡ ሕገ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ወደኃሪሃ ፡ ለፍርሀተ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ጥበበ ።
He that keeps the law becomes master of the intent thereof; And the end of the fear of the Lord is wisdom.
21:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ οὐ παιδευθήσεται ὃς οὐκ ἔστιν πανοῦργος ἔστιν δὲ πανουργία πληθύνουσα πικρίαν
Qui custodit justitiam , continebit sensum ejus .
ወኢይጠብብ ፡ ዘኢተመ [የነ ]፤ሀለወ ፡ ዘይትሜ [የን ]፤ወይትዌሰኮ ፡ ኀሳሩ ።
He that is not clever will not be instructed; And there is a cleverness which makes bitterness to abound.
21:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ γνῶσις σοφοῦ ὡς κατακλυσμὸς πληθυνθήσεται καὶ ἡ βουλὴ αὐτοῦ ὡς πηγὴ ζωῆς
Consummatio timoris Dei , sapientia et sensus .
ኅሊናሁ ፡ ለጠቢብ ፡ ብዙኅ ፡ ከመ ፡ ማየ ፡ አይኅ ፡ ወምክሩኒ ፡ ይነቅዕ ፡ ከመ ፡ ማየ ፡ ሕይወት ።
The knowledge of a wise man will be made to abound as a flood; And his counsel as a fountain of life.
21:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἔγκατα μωροῦ ὡς ἀγγεῖον συντετριμμένον καὶ πᾶσαν γνῶσιν οὐ κρατήσει
Non erudietur qui non est sapiens in bono .
ልቡ ፡ ለአብድ ፡ ከመ ፡ ጻሕብ ፡ ስቁር ፡ ወኢይክል ፡ ዐቂበ ፡ ኵሎ ፡ ነገረ ፡ ዘሰምዐ ።
The inward parts of a fool are like a broken vessel; And he will hold no knowledge.
21:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ λόγον σοφὸν ἐὰν ἀκούσῃ ἐπιστήμων αἰνέσει αὐτὸν καὶ ἐπ’ αὐτὸν προσθήσει ἤκουσεν ὁ σπαταλῶν καὶ ἀπήρεσεν αὐτῷ καὶ ἀπέστρεψεν αὐτὸν ὀπίσω τοῦ νώτου αὐτοῦ
Est autem sapientia quæ abundat in malo , et non est sensus ubi est amaritudo .
ነገረ ፡ ጠቢብ ፡ እምከመ ፡ ሰምዐ ፡ ለባዊ ፡ ይንእዶ ፡ ወይዌስክ ፡ ዓዲ ፡ በዲቤሁ ፡ ወእኩይሰ ፡ ልብ ፡ እምከመ ፡ ሰምዖ ፡ ይቀይእ ፡ ወያገብኦ ፡ ድኅረ ፡ ዘባኑ ።
If a man of knowledge hear a wise word, He will commend it, and add to it: The dissolute man hears it, and it displeases him, And he puts it away behind his back.
21:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐξήγησις μωροῦ ὡς ἐν ὁδῷ φορτίον ἐπὶ δὲ χείλους συνετοῦ εὑρεθήσεται χάρις
Scientia sapientis tamquam inundatio abundabit , et consilium illius sicut fons vitæ permanet .
ነገሩ ፡ ለአብድ ፡ ከመ ፡ ጾር ፡(ክቡድ ፡)፡ በውስተ ፡ ፍኖት ፡(ርሑቅ )፤ወሠናይ ፡ ሞገሶን ፡ ለከናፍረ ፡ ጠቢብ ።
The discourse of a fool is like a burden in the way; But grace will be found on the lips of the wise.
21:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ στόμα φρονίμου ζητηθήσεται ἐν ἐκκλησίᾳ καὶ τοὺς λόγους αὐτοῦ διανοηθήσονται ἐν καρδίᾳ
Cor fatui quasi vas confractum , et omnem sapientiam non tenebit .
ቃለ ፡ ጠቢብ ፡ ይሰማዕ ፡ በውስተ ፡ እንግልጋ ፡ ወነገሩሂ ፡ ይበውእ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ልብ ።
The mouth of the prudent man will be sought for in the congregation; And they will ponder his words in their heart.
21:18 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὡς οἶκος ἠφανισμένος οὕτως μωρῷ σοφία καὶ γνῶσις ἀσυνέτου ἀδιεξέταστοι λόγοι
Verbum sapiens quodcumque audierit scius , laudabit , et ad se adjiciet : audivit luxuriosus , et displicebit illi , et projiciet illud post dorsum suum .
ከመ ፡ ቤተ ፡ መዝብር ፡ ከማሁ ፡ ጥበብ ፡ በኀበ ፡ አብዳን ፡ ወምክሩሰ ፡ ለአብድ ፡ ዘኢይትፈቀድ ፡ ነገረ ።
As a house that is destroyed, so is wisdom to a fool; And the knowledge of an unwise man is as talk without sense.
21:19 ⧉ ⤴︎ πέδαι ἐν ποσὶν ἀνοήτου παιδεία καὶ ὡς χειροπέδαι ἐπὶ χειρὸς δεξιᾶς
Narratio fatui quasi sarcina in via : nam in labiis sensati invenietur gratia .
ከመ ፡ እግር ፡ ሙቁሕ ፡ ከማሁ ፡ ት [ም ]ህርቶሙ ፡ ለአብዳን ፡ ወከመ ፡ ዘእሱር ፡ እዴሁ ፡ ዘየማን ፡(ከማሁ ፡ ፅቡስ ፡ ልቡ ፡ ለአብድ ። )
Instruction is as fetters on the feet of an unwise man, And as manacles on the right hand.
21:20 ⧉ ⤴︎ μωρὸς ἐν γέλωτι ἀνυψοῖ φωνὴν αὐτοῦ ἀνὴρ δὲ πανοῦργος μόλις ἡσυχῇ μειδιάσει
Os prudentis quæritur in ecclesia , et verba illius cogitabunt in cordibus suis .
ሶበ ፡ ይሥሕቅ ፡ አብድ ፡ ያዐቢ ፡ ቃሎ ፡ ወጠቢብሰ ፡ እምዕጹብ ፡ ያክሞስስ ፡ ከናፍሪሁ ።
A fool lifts up his voice with laughter; But a clever man will scarce smile quietly.
21:21 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὡς κόσμος χρυσοῦς φρονίμῳ παιδεία καὶ ὡς χλιδὼν ἐπὶ βραχίονι δεξιῷ
Tamquam domus exterminata , sic fatuo sapientia : et scientia insensati inenarrabilia verba .
ከመ ፡ ሰርጎ ፡ ወርቅ ፡ ከማሁ ፡ ጥበብ ፡ በኀበ ፡ ለባዊ ፡ ወከመ ፡ ድጕልማ ፡ ውስተ ፡ እደ ፡ የማን ።
Instruction is to a prudent man as an ornament of gold, And as a bracelet upon his right arm.
21:22 ⧉ ⤴︎ ποὺς μωροῦ ταχὺς εἰς οἰκίαν ἄνθρωπος δὲ πολύπειρος αἰσχυνθήσεται ἀπὸ προσώπου
Compedes in pedibus , stulto doctrina : et quasi vincula manuum super manum dextram .
እግሩ ፡ ለአብድ ፡ ፍጡነ ፡ ትገብእ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ቤት ፡ ወብእሲሰ ፡ ዘበኵሉ ፡ ተጐድአ ፡ የኀፍር ፡ ገጾ ።
The foot of a fool is soon in another man’s house; But a man of experience will be ashamed of entering.
21:23 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἄφρων ἀπὸ θύρας παρακύπτει εἰς οἰκίαν ἀνὴρ δὲ πεπαιδευμένος ἔξω στήσεται
Fatuus in risu exaltat vocem suam : vir autem sapiens vix tacite ridebit .
ወአብድሰ ፡ እምኆኅት ፡ ይሔውጽ ፡ ቤተ ፡ ባዕድ ፡ ወብእሲሰ ፡ ጠቢብ ፡ አፍአ ፡ ይቀውም ።
A foolish man peepeth in from the door of another man’s house; But a man that is instructed will stand without.
21:24 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἀπαιδευσία ἀνθρώπου ἀκροᾶσθαι παρὰ θύραν ὁ δὲ φρόνιμος βαρυνθήσεται ἀτιμίᾳ
Ornamentum aureum prudenti doctrina , et quasi brachiale in brachio dextro .
እበዲሁ ፡ ለሰብእ ፡ እምአፍአ ፡ ትስማዕ ፡ ወበኀበ ፡ ጠቢብሰ ፡ ዕጹብ ፡ አስተሐቅሮ ።
It is a lack of instruction in a man to listen at the door; But the prudent man will be grieved with the disgrace.
21:25 ⧉ ⤴︎ χείλη ἀλλοτρίων ἐν τούτοις διηγήσονται λόγοι δὲ φρονίμων ἐν ζυγῷ σταθήσονται
Pes fatui facilis in domum proximi : et homo peritus confundetur a persona potentis .
ወበኀበ ፡ ነኪር ፡ ዕጹብ ፡ ዝነገር ፡ ቃሎሙ ፡ ለጠቢባን ፡ ድሉት ፡ በመዳልው ።
The lips of strangers will be grieved at these things; But the words of prudent men will be weighed in the balance.
21:26 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐν στόματι μωρῶν ἡ καρδία αὐτῶν καρδία δὲ σοφῶν στόμα αὐτῶν
Stultus a fenestra respiciet in domum : vir autem eruditus foris stabit .
ወለአብዳንሰ ፡ ውስተ ፡ አፉሆሙ ፡ ልቦሙ ፡ ወምክሮሙ ፡ ለጠቢባን ፡ ቃለ ፡ አፉሆሙ ።
The heart of fools is in their mouth; But the mouth of wise men is their heart.
21:27 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐν τῷ καταρᾶσθαι ἀσεβῆ τὸν σατανᾶν αὐτὸς καταρᾶται τὴν ἑαυτοῦ ψυχήν
Stultitia hominis auscultare per ostium : et prudens gravabitur contumelia .
ሶበ ፡ ይረግሞ ፡ ኃጥእ ፡ ለጋኔን ፡ ለሊሁ ፡ ነፍሰ ፡ እንቲአሁ ፡ ይረግም ።
When the ungodly curses Satan, He curses his own soul.
21:28 ⧉ ⤴︎ μολύνει τὴν ἑαυτοῦ ψυχὴν ὁ ψιθυρίζων καὶ ἐν παροικήσει μισηθήσεται
Labia imprudentium stulta narrabunt ; verba autem prudentium statera ponderabuntur .
ወዘየሐሚ ፡ ለሊሁ ፡ ነፍሶ ፡ ይጌምን ፡ ወያጸልእ ፡ ርእሶ ፡ በኀበ ፡ ኀደረ ።
A whisperer defiles his own soul, And will be hated wherever he sojourneth.