8:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ διατείνει δὲ ἀπὸ πέρατος ἐπὶ πέρας εὐρώστως καὶ διοικεῖ τὰ πάντα χρηστῶς
Attingit ergo a fine usque ad finem fortiter , et disponit omnia suaviter .
ትሰፍሕ ፡ እምጽንፍ ፡ እስከ ፡ ጽንፍ ፡ ጥዕይታ ፡ ወትሠርዕ ፡ ኵሎ ፡ በኂሩታ ፡ ለዛቲ ፡ አፍቀርክዋ ፡ ወኃሠሥክዋ ፡ እምውርዙትየ ።
But she reaches from one end of the world to the other with full strength, And ordereth all things graciously.
8:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ ταύτην ἐφίλησα καὶ ἐξεζήτησα ἐκ νεότητός μου καὶ ἐζήτησα νύμφην ἀγαγέσθαι ἐμαυτῷ καὶ ἐραστὴς ἐγενόμην τοῦ κάλλους αὐτῆς
Hanc amavi , et exquisivi a juventute mea , et quæsivi sponsam mihi eam assumere , et amator factus sum formæ illius .
ወፈቀድኩ ፡ እንሥኣ ፡ ሊተ ፡ መርዓተ ፡ ወመፍቀሬ ፡ ኮንኩ ፡ ለሥና ፡ እስመ ፡ ኂሩታ ፡ ትዝምደ ፡ ያቀርብ ፡ ኀበ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ።
Her I loved and sought out from my youth, And I sought to take her for my bride, And I became enamoured of her beauty.
8:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ εὐγένειαν δοξάζει συμβίωσιν θεοῦ ἔχουσα καὶ ὁ πάντων δεσπότης ἠγάπησεν αὐτήν
Generositatem illius glorificat , contubernium habens Dei ; sed et omnium Dominus dilexit illam .
ወመኰንነ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ አፍቀራ ፡ እስመ ፡ መንክርት ፡ ይእቲ ፡ ለአእምሮ ፡ ምሥጢራተ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ወትትሌዓል ፡ ዕበየ ፡ እምኵሉ ፡ ግብሩ ።
She glorifieth her noble birth in that it is given her to live with God, And the Sovereign Lord of all loved her.
8:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ μύστις γάρ ἐστιν τῆς τοῦ θεοῦ ἐπιστήμης καὶ αἱρετὶς τῶν ἔργων αὐτοῦ
Doctrix enim est disciplinæ Dei , et electrix operum illius .
ወኀበ ፡ ሀለወት ፡ ብዕል ፡ ይእቲ ፡ እምኵሉ ፡ ትትበደር ፡ ለእለ ፡ አጥረይዋ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ዓልም ።
For she is initiated into the knowledge of God, And she chooseth out for him his works.
8:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ εἰ δὲ πλοῦτός ἐστιν ἐπιθυμητὸν κτῆμα ἐν βίῳ τί σοφίας πλουσιώτερον τῆς τὰ πάντα ἐργαζομένης
Et si divitiæ appetuntur in vita , quid sapientia locupletius quæ operatur omnia ?
ምንትኑ ፡ ይብላዕ ፡ ለጥበብ ፡ ገባሪተ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ወእመኒ ፡ ባቲ ፡ አእምሮ ፡ ተገብረ ።
But if riches are a desired possession in life, What is richer than wisdom, which works all things?
8:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ εἰ δὲ φρόνησις ἐργάζεται τίς αὐτῆς τῶν ὄντων μᾶλλόν ἐστιν τεχνῖτις
Si autem sensus operatur , quis horum quæ sunt magis quam illa est artifex ?
መኑ ፡ እምእለ ፡ ሀለዉ ፡ ዘይፈደፍድ ፡ እምኔሃ ፡ ኬንያ ፡ ወእመኒቦ ፡ ዘአፍቀረ ፡ ጽድቀ ።
And if understanding works, Who more than wisdom is an architect of the things that are?
8:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ εἰ δικαιοσύνην ἀγαπᾷ τις οἱ πόνοι ταύτης εἰσὶν ἀρεταί σωφροσύνην γὰρ καὶ φρόνησιν ἐκδιδάσκει δικαιοσύνην καὶ ἀνδρείαν ὧν χρησιμώτερον οὐδέν ἐστιν ἐν βίῳ ἀνθρώποις
Et si justitiam quis diligit , labores hujus magnas habent virtutes : sobrietatem enim et prudentiam docet , et justitiam , et virtutem , quibus utilius nihil est in vita hominibus .
እስመ ፡ ፃማሃ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ሠናይ ፡ ትሜህር ፡ ንጽሐ ፡ ወጥበበ ፡ ወጽድቀ ፡ ወጽንዐ ፡ ወትሩፋተ ፡ ወሠናያተ ።
And if a man loves righteousness, The fruits of wisdom’s labor are virtues, For she teaches soberness and understanding, righteousness and courage; And there is nothing in life for men more profitable than these.
8:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ εἰ δὲ καὶ πολυπειρίαν ποθεῖ τις οἶδεν τὰ ἀρχαῖα καὶ τὰ μέλλοντα εἰκάζει ἐπίσταται στροφὰς λόγων καὶ λύσεις αἰνιγμάτων σημεῖα καὶ τέρατα προγινώσκει καὶ ἐκβάσεις καιρῶν καὶ χρόνων
Et si multitudinem scientiæ desiderat quis , scit præterita , et de futuris æstimat ; scit versutias sermonum , et dissolutiones argumentorum ; signa et monstra scit antequam fiant , et eventus temporum et sæculorum .
ወአልቦ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ዓለም ፡ ዘይበቊዕ ፡ ወዘይሤኒ ፡ እምኔሃ ፡ ወኢምንትኒ ፡ ሕይወቱ ፡ ለብእሲ ።
And if a man longeth even for much experience, She knows the things of old, and divineth the things to come: She understands subtleties of speeches and interpretations of dark sayings: She foresees signs and wonders, and the issues of seasons and times.
8:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἔκρινα τοίνυν ταύτην ἀγαγέσθαι πρὸς συμβίωσιν εἰδὼς ὅτι ἔσται μοι σύμβουλος ἀγαθῶν καὶ παραίνεσις φροντίδων καὶ λύπης
Proposui ergo hanc adducere mihi ad convivendum , sciens quoniam mecum communicabit de bonis , et erit allocutio cogitationis et tædii mei .
ወእመኒቦ ፡ ዘአፍቀረ ፡ ብዙኀ ፡ አእምሮ ፡ ወሠናያተ ፡ ወለእመ ፡ አእመረ ፡ ዘቀዲሙ ፡ ወዘይመጽእሂ ።
I determined therefore to take her to me to live with me, Knowing that she is one who would give me good thoughts for counsel, And encourage me in cares and grief.
8:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἕξω δῑ αὐτὴν δόξαν ἐν ὄχλοις καὶ τιμὴν παρὰ πρεσβυτέροις ὁ νέος
Habebo propter hanc claritatem ad turbas , et honorem apud seniores juvenis ;
ወዘየአምር ፡ አውሥኦተ ፡ ነገር ፡ ወፈክሮ ፡ ቅጽበተ ፡ ወያቀድም ፡ አእምሮ ፡ ተአምራት ፡ ወመንክራት ፡ ወኅልፈተ ፡ ጊዜያት ፡ ወዓመታት ።
Because of her I will have glory among multitudes, And honor in the sight of elders, though I be young.
8:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὀξὺς εὑρεθήσομαι ἐν κρίσει καὶ ἐν ὄψει δυναστῶν θαυμασθήσομαι
et acutus inveniar in judicio , et in conspectu potentium admirabilis ero , et facies principum mirabuntur me :
ወአነሂ ፡ ፈቀድኩ ፡ ከመ ፡ እንሥኣ ፡ ተሀሉ ፡ ምስሌየ ፡ አእሚርየ ፡ ከመ ፡ ይእቲ ፡ ትከውነኒ ፡ መምክርተ ፡ ለሠናይ ፡ ወመገሥዕተ ፡ ዘታኀድግ ፡ ኀዘነ ፡ ወትካዘ ።
I will be found of a quick conceit when I give judgement, And in the presence of princes I will be admired.
8:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ σιγῶντά με περιμενοῦσιν καὶ φθεγγομένῳ προσέξουσιν καὶ λαλοῦντος ἐπὶ πλεῖον χεῖρα ἐπιθήσουσιν ἐπὶ στόμα αὐτῶν
tacentem me sustinebunt , et loquentem me respicient , et sermocinante me plura , manus ori suo imponent .
በእንቲኣሃ ፡ ረከብኩ ፡ አነ ፡ ወሬዛ ፡ አኰቴተ ፡ በኀበ ፡ ብዙኃን ፡ ወክብረ ፡ በኀበ ፡ ሊቃውንት ።
When I am silent, they will wait for me; And when I open my lips, they will give heed to me; And if I continue speaking, they will lay their hand upon their mouth.
8:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἕξω δῑ αὐτὴν ἀθανασίαν καὶ μνήμην αἰώνιον τοῖς μετ’ ἐμὲ ἀπολείψω
Præterea habebo per hanc immortalitatem , et memoriam æternam his qui post me futuri sunt relinquam .
ወኮንኩ ፡ በሊኀ ፡ ልሳን ፡ ወሕሊና ፡ ለኰንኖ ፡ ወተነከርኩ ፡ በአዕይንተ ፡ ገጸ ፡ ኃያላን ።
Because of her I will have immortality, And leave behind an eternal memory to those who come after me.
8:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ διοικήσω λαούς καὶ ἔθνη ὑποταγήσεταί μοι
Disponam populos , et nationes mihi erunt subditæ :
እንዘ ፡ አረምም ፡ ይጸንሑኒ ፡ ወይትዔገሡኒ ፡ ወእንዘ ፡ እነብብ ፡ ያጸምኡኒ ፡ ወእመኒ ፡ አብዛኅኩ ፡ ተናግሮ ፡ እዴሆሙ ፡ ያነብሩ ፡ ዲበ ፡ አፉሆሙ ።
I will govern peoples, And nations will be subjected to me.
8:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ φοβηθήσονταί με ἀκούσαντες τύραννοι φρικτοί ἐν πλήθει φανοῦμαι ἀγαθὸς καὶ ἐν πολέμῳ ἀνδρεῖος
timebunt me audientes reges horrendi . In multitudine videbor bonus , et in bello fortis .
በእንቲኣሃ ፡ ረከብኩ ፡ ኢመዋቲ ፡ ወዝክረ ፡ ዘለዓለም ፡ ኀደጉ ፡ ለእለ ፡ እምድኅሬየ ።
Dread princes will fear me when they hear of me: Among my people I will show myself a good ruler, and in war courageous.
8:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ εἰσελθὼν εἰς τὸν οἶκόν μου προσαναπαύσομαι αὐτῇ οὐ γὰρ ἔχει πικρίαν ἡ συναναστροφὴ αὐτῆς οὐδὲ ὀδύνην ἡ συμβίωσις αὐτῆς ἀλλὰ εὐφροσύνην καὶ χαράν
Intrans in domum meam , conquiescam cum illa : non enim habet amaritudinem conversatio illius , nec tædium convictus illius , sed lætitiam et gaudium .
ወእሠርዕ ፡ ሕዝበ ፡ ወይትኴነኑ ፡ ሊተ ፡ አሕዛብ ።
When I am come into my house, I will find rest with her; For converse with her has no bitterness, And to live with her has no pain, but gladness and joy.
8:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ ταῦτα λογισάμενος ἐν ἐμαυτῷ καὶ φροντίσας ἐν καρδίᾳ μου ὅτι ἀθανασία ἐστὶν ἐν συγγενείᾳ σοφίας
Hæc cogitans apud me et commemorans in corde meo , quoniam immortalitas est in cognatione sapientiæ ,
ወይፈርሁኒ ፡ ሰሚዖሙ ፡ መኳንንተ ፡ ምድር ፡ መደንግፃን ፡ በማኅበር ፡ አስተርኢ ፡ ኄረ ፡ ወበፀብዕ ፡ ፅኑዐ ።
When I considered these things in myself, And took thought in my heart how that in kinship to wisdom is immortality,
8:18 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ ἐν φιλίᾳ αὐτῆς τέρψις ἀγαθὴ καὶ ἐν πόνοις χειρῶν αὐτῆς πλοῦτος ἀνεκλιπὴς καὶ ἐν συγγυμνασίᾳ ὁμιλίας αὐτῆς φρόνησις καὶ εὔκλεια ἐν κοινωνίᾳ λόγων αὐτῆς περιῄειν ζητῶν ὅπως λάβω αὐτὴν εἰς ἐμαυτόν
et in amicitia illius delectatio bona , et in operibus manuum illius honestas sine defectione , et in certamine loquelæ illius sapientia , et præclaritas in communicatione sermonum ipsius : circuibam quærens , ut mihi illam assumerem .
ወሶበ ፡ ቦእኩ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ቤትየ ፡ አዐርፍ ፡ ባቲ ፡ እስመ ፡ ሀልዎ ፡ ምስሌሃ ፡ አልቦ ፡ ውስቴታ ፡ ምረት ፡ ወኢፃማ ፡ ወኃዘን ፡ ኢይቀርብ ፡ ኀቤሃ ፡ ዘእንበለ ፡ ፍሥሓ ፡ ወኃሤት ።
And in her friendship is good delight, And in the labors of her hands is wealth that fails not, And in assiduous communing with her is understanding, And great renown in having fellowship with her words, I went about seeking how to take her to myself.
8:19 ⧉ ⤴︎ παῖς δὲ ἤμην εὐφυὴς ψυχῆς τε ἔλαχον ἀγαθῆς
Puer autem eram ingeniosus , et sortitus sum animam bonam .
ዘንተ ፡ እንዘ ፡ እሔሊ ፡ በርእስየ ፡ ነበርኩ ፡ ወእጽሕቅ ፡ ባቲ ፡ በልብየ ፡ ወአእሚርየ ፡ ከመ ፡ ኢክል ፡ ነጺሐ ፡ እስመ ፡ ከመ ፡ ኢመዊት ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ትዝምዳ ፡ ለጥበብ ።
Now I was a child of parts, and a good soul fell to my lot;
8:20 ⧉ ⤴︎ μᾶλλον δὲ ἀγαθὸς ὢν ἦλθον εἰς σῶμα ἀμίαντον
Et cum essem magis bonus , veni ad corpus incoinquinatum .
ወውስተ ፡ ፍቅራ ፡ ፍሥሓ ፡ ወኃሤት ፡ ሠናይ ፡ ወውስተ ፡ ግብረ ፡ አደዊሃ ፡ ብዕል ፡ ዘኢየኀልቅ ፡ ወውስተ ፡ ነገራ ፡ ትምህርተ ፡ አእምሮ ፡ ወውስተ ፡ ተሳትፎታ ፡ ንባበ ፡ ምክር ።
Nay rather, being good, I came into a body undefiled.
8:21 ⧉ ⤴︎ γνοὺς δὲ ὅτι οὐκ ἄλλως ἔσομαι ἐγκρατής ἐὰν μὴ ὁ θεὸς δῷ καὶ τοῦτο δ’ ἦν φρονήσεως τὸ εἰδέναι τίνος ἡ χάρις ἐνέτυχον τῷ κυρίῳ καὶ ἐδεήθην αὐτοῦ καὶ εἶπον ἐξ ὅλης τῆς καρδίας μου
Et ut scivi quoniam aliter non possem esse continens , nisi Deus det ; et hoc ipsum erat sapientiæ , scire cujus esset hoc donum : adii Dominum , et deprecatus sum illum , et dixi ex totis præcordiis meis :
ዖድኩ ፡ ኵላ ፡ ምድረ ፡ እንዘ ፡ አኃሥሣ ፡ ከመ ፡ እንሥኣ ፡ ሊተ ፡ በርእስየ ፡ ትኩነኒ ፡ ሊተ ፡ መርዓተ ።
But perceiving that I could not otherwise possess wisdom except God gave her me (Yes and to know by whom the grace is given, this too came of understanding), I pleaded with the Lord and implored him, and with my whole heart I said,