25:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐν τρισὶν ὡραΐσθην καὶ ἀνέστην ὡραία ἔναντι κυρίου καὶ ἀνθρώπων ὁμόνοια ἀδελφῶν καὶ φιλία τῶν πλησίον καὶ γυνὴ καὶ ἀνὴρ ἑαυτοῖς συμπεριφερόμενοι
In tribus placitum est spiritui meo , quæ sunt probata coram Deo et hominibus :
በእላ ፡ ሠለስቱ ፡ ሠነይኩ ፡ ወቆምኩ ፡ ሠናየ ፡ ቅድመ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ወቅድመ ፡ እጓለ ፡ እመሕያው ፡ አኀው ፡ እለ ፡ የኀብሩ ፡ ልበ ፡ ወታእኃሆሙ ፡ ለአዕርክት ፡ ወብእሲ ፡ ምስለ ፡ ብእሲቱ ፡ እለ ፡ የኀብሩ ፡ ግዕዘ ።
In three things I was beautified, And stood up beautiful before the Lord and men: The concord of kindred, and friendship of neighbors, And a woman and her husband that walk together in agreement.
25:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ τρία δὲ εἴδη ἐμίσησεν ἡ ψυχή μου καὶ προσώχθισα σφόδρα τῇ ζωῇ αὐτῶν πτωχὸν ὑπερήφανον καὶ πλούσιον ψεύστην γέροντα μοιχὸν ἐλαττούμενον συνέσει
concordia fratrum , et amor proximorum , et vir et mulier bene sibi consentientes .
ወሠለስቲሆሙ ፡ ከንቶ ፡ መነነት ፡ ነፍስየ ፡ ወጸልአቶሙ ፡ ወፈድፋደ ፡ አስተቈጥዐኒ ፡ ሕይወቶሙ ፡ ነዳየ ፡ ዕቡየ ፡ ወባዕለ ፡ ደንጻዌ ፡ ወአረጋዌ ፡ ዘማዌ ፡ ዘአልቦ ፡ ልበ ።
But three sorts of men my soul hates, And I am greatly offended at their life: A poor man that is haughty, and a rich man that is a liar, And an old man that is an adulterer lacking understanding.
25:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐν νεότητι οὐ συναγείοχας καὶ πῶς ἂν εὕροις ἐν τῷ γήρᾳ σου
Tres species odivit anima mea , et aggravor valde animæ illorum :
ዘእምንእስከ ፡ ኢተገሠጽከ ፡ እፎ ፡ ትጠብብ ፡ በርሥኣኒከ ።
In your youth you have not gathered, And how should you find in your old age?
25:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὡς ὡραῖον πολιαῖς κρίσις καὶ πρεσβυτέροις ἐπιγνῶναι βουλήν
pauperem superbum , divitem mendacem , senem fatuum et insensatum .
ይደልዎን ፡ ኰንኖ ፡ ለሢበት ፡ ወይደልዎሙ ፡ ምክረ ፡ ለሊቃውንት ።
How beautiful a thing is judgement for gray hairs, And for elders to know counsel!
25:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὡς ὡραία γερόντων σοφία καὶ δεδοξασμένοις διανόημα καὶ βουλή
Quæ in juventute tua non congregasti , quomodo in senectute tua invenies ?
ወይደልዎሙ ፡ ጥበብ ፡ ለአእሩግ ፡ ወትደልዎሙ ፡ ትምህርተ ፡ ጥበብ ፡ ለዐበይት ።
How beautiful is the wisdom of old men, And thought and counsel to men that are in honor!
25:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ στέφανος γερόντων πολυπειρία καὶ τὸ καύχημα αὐτῶν φόβος κυρίου
Quam speciosum canitiei judicium , et presbyteris cognoscere consilium !
አክሊሎሙ ፡ ለአእሩግ ፡ ብዝኀ ፡ ትምህርት ፡ ወምክሖሙ ፡ ፈሪሀ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ።
Much experience is the crown of old men; And their glorying is the fear of the Lord.
25:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐννέα ὑπονοήματα ἐμακάρισα ἐν καρδίᾳ καὶ τὸ δέκατον ἐρῶ ἐπὶ γλώσσης ἄνθρωπος εὐφραινόμενος ἐπὶ τέκνοις ζῶν καὶ βλέπων ἐπὶ πτώσει ἐχθρῶν
Quam speciosa veteranis sapientia , et gloriosus intellectus et consilium !
ተስዐቱ ፡ እሙንቱ ፡ እለ ፡ አስተብፃእክዎሙ ፡ በልብየ ፡ ወዓሥሮሙሰ ፡ እነግር ፡ በቃልየ ፡ ብእሲ ፡ ዘይትፌሣሕ ፡ በውሉድ ፡ ወእንዘ ፡ ሕያው ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ይሬኢ ፡ ድቀተ ፡ ጸላኢሁ ።
There be nine things that I have thought of, and in my heart counted happy; And the tenth I will utter with my tongue: A man that has joy of his children; A man that lives and looks upon the fall of his enemies:
25:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ μακάριος ὁ συνοικῶν γυναικὶ συνετῇ καὶ ὃς ἐν γλώσσῃ οὐκ ὠλίσθησεν καὶ ὃς οὐκ ἐδούλευσεν ἀναξίῳ ἑαυτοῦ
Corona senum multa peritia , et gloria illorum timor Dei .
ብፁዕ ፡ ዘአውሰበ ፡ ብእሲተ ፡ ጠባበ ፡ ወብፁዕ ፡ ዘኢስሕተ ፡ በቃሉ ፡ ወዘኢገብአ ፡ ታሕተ ፡ ዘየአክዮ ።
Happy is he that dwells with a wife of understanding; And he that has not slipped with his tongue; And he that has not served a man that is unworthy of him:
25:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ μακάριος ὃς εὗρεν φρόνησιν καὶ ὁ διηγούμενος εἰς ὦτα ἀκουόντων
Novem insuspicabilia cordis magnificavi : et decimum dicam in lingua hominibus :
ብፁዕ ፡ ዘረከባ ፡ ለጥበብ ፡ ወዘረከበ ፡ ዘይትኤዘዝ ፡ ሎቱ ።
Happy is he that has found prudence; And he that discourseth in the ears of those who listen.
25:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὡς μέγας ὁ εὑρὼν σοφίαν ἀλλ’ οὐκ ἔστιν ὑπὲρ τὸν φοβούμενον τὸν κύριον
homo qui jucundatur in filiis , vivens et videns subversionem inimicorum suorum .
ዐቢይ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ዘረከባ ፡ ለጥበብ ፡ ወየዐብዮ ፡ ፈራሄ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ።
How great is he that has found wisdom! Yet is there none above him that fears the Lord.
25:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ φόβος κυρίου ὑπὲρ πᾶν ὑπερέβαλεν ὁ κρατῶν αὐτοῦ τίνι ὁμοιωθήσεται
Beatus qui habitat cum muliere sensata , et qui lingua sua non est lapsus , et qui non servivit indignis se .
ፈሪሀ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ እኵሉ ፡ ትኄይስ ፡ ወዘኪያሃ ፡ ዐቀበ ፡ አልቦ ፡ ዘይመስሎ ።
The fear of the Lord passes all things: He that holds it, to whom shall he be likened?
25:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ — Beatus qui invenit amicum verum , et qui enarrat justitiam auri audienti .
— Blessed is he who finds a true friend, and who declares justice to an attentive ear.
25:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ πᾶσαν πληγὴν καὶ μὴ πληγὴν καρδίας καὶ πᾶσαν πονηρίαν καὶ μὴ πονηρίαν γυναικός
Quam magnus qui invenit sapientiam et scientiam ! sed non est super timentem Dominum .
እምኵሉ ፡ ቊስል ፡ የአኪ ፡ ቊስለ ፡ ልብ ፡ ወእምኵሉ ፡ እኪት ፡ ተአኪ ፡ እኪት ፡ ብእሲት ።
Give me any plague but the plague of the heart; And any wickedness but the wickedness of a woman;
25:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ πᾶσαν ἐπαγωγὴν καὶ μὴ ἐπαγωγὴν μισούντων καὶ πᾶσαν ἐκδίκησιν καὶ μὴ ἐκδίκησιν ἐχθρῶν
Timor Dei super omnia se superposuit .
ወለእመ ፡ በኵሉ ፡ ወደቀ ፡ ኢትደቅ ፡ ውስተ ፡ እደ ፡ ጸላኢከ ፡ ወለእመ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ተበቀለከ ፡ ጸላኢከ ፡ ኢይትበቀልከ ።
Any calamity, but a calamity from those who hate me; And any vengeance, but the vengeance of enemies.
25:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ οὐκ ἔστιν κεφαλὴ ὑπὲρ κεφαλὴν ὄφεως καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν θυμὸς ὑπὲρ θυμὸν ἐχθροῦ
Beatus homo cui donatum est habere timorem Dei : qui tenet illum , cui assimilabitur ?
አልቦ ፡ ርእስ ፡ ዘየአኪ ፡ እምርእሰ ፡ አርዌ ፡ ምድር ፡ ወአልቦ ፡ ቂም ፡ ዘየአኪ ፡ እምቂመ ፡ ጸላኢ ።
There is no head above the head of a serpent; And there is no wrath above the wrath of an enemy.
25:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ συνοικῆσαι λέοντι καὶ δράκοντι εὐδοκήσω ἢ συνοικῆσαι μετὰ γυναικὸς πονηρᾶς
Timor Dei initium dilectionis ejus : fidei autem initium agglutinandum est ei .
ይኄይስ ፡ ትንበር ፡ ምስለ ፡ ዐናብስት ፡ ወምስለ ፡ አራዊተ ፡ ምድር ፡ እምትንበር ፡ ምስለ ፡ እኪት ፡ ብእሲት ።
I will rather dwell with a lion and a dragon, Than keep house with a wicked woman.
25:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ πονηρία γυναικὸς ἀλλοιοῖ τὴν ὅρασιν αὐτῆς καὶ σκοτοῖ τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτῆς ὡς ἄρκος
Omnis plaga tristitia cordis est , et omnis malitia nequitia mulieris .
እከይሃ ፡ ያዐልዎ ፡ ለራእያ ፡ ወያጸልሞ ፡ ከመ ፡ ርእየተ ፡ ድብ ፡ ለገጻ ።
The wickedness of a woman changes her look, And darkens her countenance as a bear does.
25:18 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἀνὰ μέσον τῶν πλησίον αὐτοῦ ἀναπεσεῖται ὁ ἀνὴρ αὐτῆς καὶ ἀκουσίως ἀνεστέναξεν πικρά
Et omnem plagam , et non plagam videbit cordis :
ወበማእከለ ፡ ቢጹ ፡ ይትሀበብዎ ፡ ለምታ ፡ ወመሪረ ፡ ሐዘነ ፡ ያቴክዝዎ ፡ ወያመነዝዝዎ ።
Her husband will sit at meat among his neighbors, And when he hears it he sighs bitterly.
25:19 ⧉ ⤴︎ μικρὰ πᾶσα κακία πρὸς κακίαν γυναικός κλῆρος ἁμαρτωλοῦ ἐπιπέσοι αὐτῇ
et omnem nequitiam , et non nequitiam mulieris :
ኵሉ ፡ እኪት ፡ ትንእስ ፡ እምእኪት ፡ ብእሲት ፡ ውስተ ፡ መክፈልተ ፡ ኀጢአት ፡ ታበጽእ ፡ ይእቲ ።
All malice is but little to the malice of a woman: Let the portion of a sinner fall on her.
25:20 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἀνάβασις ἀμμώδης ἐν ποσὶν πρεσβυτέρου οὕτως γυνὴ γλωσσώδης ἀνδρὶ ἡσύχῳ
et omnem obductum , et non obductum odientium :
ከመ ፡ ያደክሞሙ ፡ ዐቀበ ፡ ኆጻ ፡ እገሪሆሙ ፡ ለአእሩግ ፡ ከማሁ ፡ ታደክሞ ፡ ብእሲት ፡ ነባቢት ፡ ለብእሲ ፡ የዋህ ።
As the going up a sandy way is to the feet of the aged, So is a wife full of words to a quiet man.
25:21 ⧉ ⤴︎ μὴ προσπέσῃς ἐπὶ κάλλος γυναικὸς καὶ γυναῖκα μὴ ἐπιποθήσῃς
et omnem vindictam , et non vindictam inimicorum .
ኢያስሕትከ ፡ ላሕያ ፡ ለብእሲት ፤>ወኢያፍቱከ ፡ ላሕያ ፡ ለብእሲት ፤
Throw not yourself upon the beauty of a woman; And desire not a woman for her beauty.
25:22 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὀργὴ καὶ ἀναίδεια καὶ αἰσχύνη μεγάλη γυνὴ ἐὰν ἐπιχορηγῇ τῷ ἀνδρὶ αὐτῆς
Non est caput nequius super caput colubri ,
እስመ ፡(መቅሰፍት ፡ወ )መንሱት ፡ ወዐቢይ ፡ ኀሳር ፡ ይእቲ ፡ ወኀፍረትሂ ፡ ለእመ ፡ ሴሰየቶ ፡ ለምታ ፡ ብእሲት ።
There is anger, and impudence, and great reproach, If a woman maintain her husband.
25:23 ⧉ ⤴︎ καρδία ταπεινὴ καὶ πρόσωπον σκυθρωπὸν καὶ πληγὴ καρδίας γυνὴ πονηρά χεῖρες παρειμέναι καὶ γόνατα παραλελυμένα ἥτις οὐ μακαριεῖ τὸν ἄνδρα αὐτῆς
et non est ira super iram mulieris . Commorari leoni et draconi placebit , quam habitare cum muliere nequam .
ቊስል ፡(ይእቲ ፡)ለልብ ፡ ወጽልመት ፡(ይእቲ ፡)፡ ለገጽ ፡ ወሐዘን ፡(ይእቲ ፡)ለነፍስ ፡ ብእሲት ፡ እኪት ። ከመ ፡ ዕድ ፡ ፅቡስ ፡ ወከመ ፡ እግር ፡ ፅውስ ፡ ከማሁ ፡ ብእሲት ፡ እንተ ፡ ኢታአኵቶ ፡ ለምታ ።
A wicked woman is abasement of heart, And sadness of countenance, and a wounded heart: A woman that will not make her husband happy Is as hands that hang down, and palsied knees.
25:24 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἀπὸ γυναικὸς ἀρχὴ ἁμαρτίας καὶ δῑ αὐτὴν ἀποθνῄσκομεν πάντες
Nequitia mulieris immutat faciem ejus : et obcæcat vultum suum tamquam ursus , et quasi saccum ostendit . In medio proximorum ejus
ቀዳሚሁኒ ፡ እምላዕለ ፡ ብእሲት ፡ ወጽአት ፡ ኀጢአት ፡ ወበእንቲአሃ ፡ ኵልነ ፡ ንመውት ።
From a woman was the beginning of sin; And because of her we all die.
25:25 ⧉ ⤴︎ μὴ δῷς ὕδατι διέξοδον μηδὲ γυναικὶ πονηρᾷ παρρησίαν
ingemuit vir ejus , et audiens suspiravit modicum .
ኢትግበር ፡ ሎቱ ፡ ሙሐዘ ፡ ለማይ ፡ ወኢታርእያ ፡ ዘውስተ ፡ ልብከ ፡ ለብእሲት ።
Give not water an outlet; Neither to a wicked woman freedom of speech.
25:26 ⧉ ⤴︎ εἰ μὴ πορεύεται κατὰ χεῖράς σου ἀπὸ τῶν σαρκῶν σου ἀπότεμε αὐτήν
Brevis omnis malitia super malitiam mulieris : sors peccatorum cadat super illam .
ለእመ ፡ ኢኮነት ፡ ኮነ ፡ ግዕዝከ ፡ ምትራ ፡ እምኔከ ፡ ወአውጽኣ ፡ እምሥጋከ ።
If she go not as you would have her, Cut her off from your flesh.