26:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ γυναικὸς ἀγαθῆς μακάριος ὁ ἀνήρ καὶ ἀριθμὸς τῶν ἡμερῶν αὐτοῦ διπλάσιος
Mulieris bonæ beatus vir : numerus enim annorum illius duplex .
ለብእሲት ፡ ኄርት ፡ ያበጽዕ ፡ ምታ ፡ ወይትመክዐብ ፡ መዋዕለ ፡ ሕይወቱ ።
Happy is the husband of a good wife; And the number of his days will be twofold.
26:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ γυνὴ ἀνδρεία εὐφραίνει τὸν ἄνδρα αὐτῆς καὶ τὰ ἔτη αὐτοῦ πληρώσει ἐν εἰρήνῃ
Mulier fortis oblectat virum suum , et annos vitæ illius in pace implebit .
ብእሲት ፡ ዕብራዊት ፡ ታስተፌሥሖ ፡ ለምታ ፡ ወይፌጽም ፡ መዋዕሊሁ ፡ በሰላም ።
A brave woman rejoices her husband; And he will fulfil his years in peace.
26:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ γυνὴ ἀγαθὴ μερὶς ἀγαθή ἐν μερίδι φοβουμένων κύριον δοθήσεται
Pars bona mulier bona , in parte timentium Deum dabitur viro pro factis bonis :
ብእሱት ፡ ኄርት ፡ ሠናይ ፡ መክፈል [ት ]፡ ወ [ት ]በጽሖ ፡ ለፈራሄ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ውስተ ፡ መክፈልቱ ።
A good wife is a good portion: She will be given in the portion of such as fear the Lord.
26:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ πλουσίου δὲ καὶ πτωχοῦ καρδία ἀγαθή ἐν παντὶ καιρῷ πρόσωπον ἱλαρόν
divitis autem et pauperis cor bonum , in omni tempore vultus illorum hilaris .
ለባዕልኒ ፡ ወለነዳይኒ ፡ ልቡ ፡ ይሠኒ ፡ ወለዝሉፉ ፡ ብሩሀ ፡ ይኩን ፡ ገጽከ ።
Whether a man be rich or poor, A good heart makes at all times a cheerful countenance.
26:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἀπὸ τριῶν εὐλαβήθη ἡ καρδία μου καὶ ἐπὶ τῷ τετάρτῳ προσώπῳ ἐδεήθην διαβολὴν πόλεως καὶ ἐκκλησίαν ὄχλου καὶ καταψευσμόν ὑπὲρ θάνατον πάντα μοχθηρά
A tribus timuit cor meum , et in quarto facies mea metuit :
እምእሉ ፡ ሠለስቱ ፡ ደንገጸኒ ፡ ልብየ ፡ ወራብዕሰ ፡ አፍርሀኒ ፡ ገጽየ ፡ ማዕሌተ ፡ ሀገር ፡ ወእንግልጋ ፡ አሕዛብ ፡ ወስምዐ ፡ ሐሰት ፡ ላዕለ ፡ ነፍስ ፡ ዘያበጽሕ ፡ ለሞት ።
Of three things my heart was afraid; And concerning the fourth kind I made supplication: The slander of a city, and the assembly of a multitude, and a false accusation: All these are more grievous than death.
26:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἄλγος καρδίας καὶ πένθος γυνὴ ἀντίζηλος ἐπὶ γυναικὶ καὶ μάστιξ γλώσσης πᾶσιν ἐπικοινωνοῦσα
delaturam civitatis , et collectionem populi :
ቊስል ፡ ይእቲ ፡ ለልብ ፡ ወላሕ ፡ ይእቲ ፡ ለነፍስ ፡ ብእሲት ፡ እንተ ፡ ታስተቃንእ ፡ ከመ ፡ መቅሠፍተ ፡ ልሳን ፡ ትዔሪ ፡ በኵሉ ፡ እኩይ ።
A grief of heart and sorrow is a woman that is jealous of another woman, And the scourge of a tongue communicating to all.
26:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ βοοζύγιον σαλευόμενον γυνὴ πονηρά ὁ κρατῶν αὐτῆς ὡς ὁ δρασσόμενος σκορπίου
calumniam mendacem super mortem omnia gravia :
ከመ ፡ አርዑተ ፡ ብዕራ ፡ ዘያንቀለቅል ፡ ከማሁ ፡ ብእሲት ፡ እኪት ፡ ወዘይነብር ፡ ምስሌሃ ፡ ከመ ፡ ዘይፀብጥ ፡ ዐቅረበ ።
A wicked woman is as a yoke of oxen shaken to and fro: He that takes hold of her is as one that graspeth a scorpion.
26:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὀργὴ μεγάλη γυνὴ μέθυσος καὶ ἀσχημοσύνην αὐτῆς οὐ συγκαλύψει
dolor cordis et luctus , mulier zelotypa .
ዐቢይ ፡ መንሱት ፡ ይእቲ ፡ ብእሲት ፡ ሰካሪት ፡ እንተ ፡ ኢትክል ፡ ኀፍረታ ፡ ከዲነ ።
A drunken woman causes great wrath; And she will not cover her own shame.
26:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ πορνεία γυναικὸς ἐν μετεωρισμοῖς ὀφθαλμῶν καὶ ἐν τοῖς βλεφάροις αὐτῆς γνωσθήσεται
In muliere zelotypa flagellum linguæ , omnibus communicans .
ዝሙታ ፡ ለብእሲት ፡ ይትዐወቅ ፡ እምአዕይንቲሃ ፡ ወይትአመር ፡ በቀራንብቲሃ ።
The whoredom of a woman is in the lifting up of her eyes; And it will be known by her eyelids.
26:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐπὶ θυγατρὶ ἀδιατρέπτῳ στερέωσον φυλακήν ἵνα μὴ εὑροῦσα ἄνεσιν ἑαυτῇ χρήσηται
Sicut boum jugum quod movetur , ita et mulier nequam : qui tenet illam quasi qui apprehendit scorpionem .
ወለወለትከኒ ፡ አጽንዓ ፡ ዐቂቦታ ፡ ለእመ ፡ ሥኅተት ፡ ከመ ፡ ኢታማስን ፡ ርእሳ ።
Keep strict watch on a headstrong daughter, Lest she find liberty for herself, and use it.
26:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὀπίσω ἀναιδοῦς ὀφθαλμοῦ φύλαξαι καὶ μὴ θαυμάσῃς ἐὰν εἰς σὲ πλημμελήσῃ
Mulier ebriosa ira magna , et contumelia : et turpitudo illius non tegetur .
ወተዐቀብ ፡ እምነ ፡ ዐይነ ፡[መ ]ታሂ ፤ከመ ፡ ኢትግባእ ፡ ትነስሕ ፡ ለእመቦ ፡ ዘብእሰከ ።
Look well after an impudent eye; And marvel not if it trespass against you.
26:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὡς διψῶν ὁδοιπόρος τὸ στόμα ἀνοίξει καὶ ἀπὸ παντὸς ὕδατος τοῦ σύνεγγυς πίεται κατέναντι παντὸς πασσάλου καθήσεται καὶ ἔναντι βέλους ἀνοίξει φαρέτραν
Fornicatio mulieris in extollentia oculorum , et in palpebris illius agnoscetur .
ከመ ፡ ይልሕስ ፡ ጽሙእ ፡ ወይሰቲ ፡ እምኵሉ ፡ ማይ ፡ ዘቀርበ ፡ ወያጸልል ፡ ታሕተ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ዕፀው ፡ ወከመ ፡ ዘያወጽእ ፡ አሕጻሁ ፡ እምጕንጳሁ ።
She will open her mouth, as a thirsty traveller, And drink of every water that is near: At every post will she sit down, And open her quiver against any arrow.
26:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ χάρις γυναικὸς τέρψει τὸν ἄνδρα αὐτῆς καὶ τὰ ὀστᾶ αὐτοῦ πιανεῖ ἡ ἐπιστήμη αὐτῆς
In filia non avertente se , firma custodiam , ne inventa occasione utatur se .
ሞገሳ ፡ ለብእሲት ፡ ያስተፌሥሖ ፡ ለምታ ፡ ወጥበቢሃ ፡ ያጠልሎ ፡ ለአዕፅምቲሁ ።
The grace of a wife will delight her husband; And her knowledge will fatten his bones.
26:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ δόσις κυρίου γυνὴ σιγηρά καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ἀντάλλαγμα πεπαιδευμένης ψυχῆς
Ab omni irreverentia oculorum ejus cave , et ne mireris si te neglexerit .
ፍቱ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ ብእሲት ፡ የዋህ ፡ ወአልባቲ ፡ መድሎተ ፡ ነፍስ ፡ ጠባብ ።
A silent woman is a gift of the Lord; And there is nothing so much worth as a well-instructed soul.
26:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ χάρις ἐπὶ χάριτι γυνὴ αἰσχυντηρά καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν σταθμὸς πᾶς ἄξιος ἐγκρατοῦς ψυχῆς
Sicut viator sitiens ad fontem os aperiet , et ab omni aqua proxima bibet , et contra omnem palum sedebit , et contra omnem sagittam aperiet pharetram donec deficiat .
ሠናይት ፡ በዲበ ፡ በረከት ፡ ብእሲት ፡ ኀፋሪት ፡ ወአልባቲ ፡ ተውላጠ ፡ ነፍስ ፡ መስተዓግሥት ።
A shamefast woman is grace upon grace; And there is no price worthy of a continent soul.
26:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἥλιος ἀνατέλλων ἐν ὑψίστοις κυρίου καὶ κάλλος ἀγαθῆς γυναικὸς ἐν κόσμῳ οἰκίας αὐτῆς
Gratia mulieris sedulæ delectabit virum suum , et ossa illius impinguabit .
ከመ ፡ ፀሓይ ፡ በውስተ ፡ ሰማዩ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ ከማሁ ፡ ላሕየ ፡ ሥና ፡ ለብእሲት ፡ ኄርት ፡ በውስተ ፡ ትርሲተ ፡ ቤታ ።
As the sun when it arises in the highest places of the Lord, So is the beauty of a good wife in the ordering of a man’s house.
26:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ λύχνος ἐκλάμπων ἐπὶ λυχνίας ἁγίας καὶ κάλλος προσώπου ἐπὶ ἡλικίᾳ στασίμῃ
Disciplina illius datum Dei est .
ከመ ፡ ማኅቶተ ፡ ቅድሳት ፡ እንተ ፡ ታበርህ ፡ በዲበ ፡ ተቅዋማ ፡ ከማሁ ፡ ላሕየ ፡ ገጹ ፡ ለጠቢብ ፡ በሥነ ፡ ግዕዙ ።
As the lamp that shineth upon the holy candlestick, So is the beauty of the face in ripe age.
26:18 ⧉ ⤴︎ στῦλοι χρύσεοι ἐπὶ βάσεως ἀργυρᾶς καὶ πόδες ὡραῖοι ἐπὶ στέρνοις εὐσταθοῦς
Mulier sensata et tacita , non est immutatio eruditæ animæ .
ከመ ፡ አዕማደ ፡ ወርቅ ፡ እለ ፡ ይቀውሙ ፡ ዲበ ፡ ምክያደ ፡ ብሩር ፡ ከማሁ ፡ በአተ ፡ እገሪሁ ፡ ለኄር ፡ ዘይቀውም ፡ በሠናይ ።
As the golden pillars are upon a base of silver, So are beautiful feet with the breasts of one that is stedfast.
26:19 ⧉ ⤴︎ — Gratia super gratiam mulier sancta et pudorata .
— Grace upon grace is a holy and modest woman.
26:28 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐπὶ δυσὶ λελύπηται ἡ καρδία μου καὶ ἐπὶ τῷ τρίτῳ θυμός μοι ἐπῆλθεν ἀνὴρ πολεμιστὴς ὑστερῶν δῑ ἔνδειαν καὶ ἄνδρες συνετοὶ ἐὰν σκυβαλισθῶσιν ἐπανάγων ἀπὸ δικαιοσύνης ἐπὶ ἁμαρτίαν ὁ κύριος ἑτοιμάσει εἰς ῥομφαίαν αὐτόν
Duæ species difficiles et periculosæ mihi apparuerunt : difficile exuitur negotians a negligentia , et non justificabitur caupo a peccatis labiorum .
በእሉ ፡ ሠለስቱ ፡ ተከዘኒ ፡ ልብየ ፡ ወራብዖሙሰ ፡ መዐተ ፡ አምጽአ ፡ ላዕሌየ ፡ ብእሲ ፡ መስተቃትል ፡(ወተባዕ ፡)ሶበ ፡ የኀጥእ ፡ ወይጼነስ ፡ ዕደው ፡ ጠቢባን ፡ ለእመ ፡ ስሕቱ ፡ ወዘየኀድጋ ፡ ለጽድቅ ፡ ወይገብእ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ኀጢአት ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ያወድቆ ፡ በኵናት ።
For two things my heart is grieved; And for the third anger comes upon me: A man of war that suffers for poverty; And men of understanding that are counted as refuse: One that turns back from righteousness to sin; The Lord will prepare him for the sword.
26:29 ⧉ ⤴︎ μόλις ἐξελεῖται ἔμπορος ἀπὸ πλημμελείας καὶ οὐ δικαιωθήσεται κάπηλος ἀπὸ ἁμαρτίας
— እምዕጹብ ፡ ይድኅን ፡ ሠያጢ ፡ እምኀጢአት ፡ ወኢይጸድቅ ፡ መያሲ ፡ እምዐምፆት ።
A merchant shall hardly keep himself from wrong doing; And a huckster will not be acquitted of sin.