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17:1
ይፄዕረኒ፡ ዘያወዕኣ፡ ለነፍስየ፡ እትሜነዮሂ፡ ለመቃብር፡ ወኢያደምዖ።
“My spirit is consumed. My days are extinct and the grave is ready for me.
我的心靈消耗，我的日子滅盡； 墳墓為我預備好了。
17:2
እንዘ፡ እልሕሰ፡ ሠራሕኩ፡ ወምንተ፡ እሬሲ፡ ይዕርቁኒ፡ ነኪራን፡ ንዋይየ።
Surely there are mockers with me. My eye dwells on their provocation.
真有戲笑我的在我這裏， 我眼常見他們惹動我。
17:3
ወመኑ፡ ውእቱ፡ ዘይመይጣ፡ ለእዴየ።
“Now give a pledge. Be collateral for me with yourself. Who is there who will strike hands with me?
願主拿憑據給我，自己為我作保。 在你以外誰肯與我擊掌呢？
17:4
እስመ፡ ኀብእዎ፡ ሰልቦሙ፡ እምሠናይ፡ ወበእንተዝ፡ ኢያሌዕሎሙ።
For you have hidden their heart from understanding, therefore you will not exalt them.
因你使他們心不明理， 所以你必不高舉他們。
17:5
ወይምህርዎ፡ እከየ፡ ለልቦሙ፡ ወተመስዋ፡ አዕይንትየ፡ በእንተ፡ ደቂቅየ።
He who denounces his friends for plunder, even the eyes of his children will fail.
控告他的朋友、以朋友為可搶奪的， 連他兒女的眼睛也要失明。
17:6
ወረሰይከኒ፡ ነገረ፡ ለአሕዛብ፡ ወኮንክዎሙ፡ ሰሐቀ፡ ወሥላቀ።
“But he has made me a byword of the people. They spit in my face.
上帝使我作了民中的笑談； 他們也吐唾沫在我臉上。
17:7
ወዖራኒ፡ አዕይንትየ፡ እምአንብዕ፡ ወፈድፋደ፡ አስቈረሩኒ፡ ኵሎሙ።
My eye also is dim by reason of sorrow. All my members are as a shadow.
我的眼睛因憂愁昏花； 我的百體好像影兒。
17:8
ወተአመንክዋ፡ ለዛቲ፡ ወቀብጽተኒ፡ ወርቱዕሰ፡ ትግባእ፡ ላዕለ፡ ኃጥአን።
Upright men will be astonished at this. The innocent will stir himself up against the godless.