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Proverbs 13

Ge'ez original · 28 verses · some words can be tapped for a gloss

← ch. 12ch. 14 →
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13:1
ወልድ፡ ማእምር፡ ሰማዔ፡ አብ፡ ይከውን፡ ወወልድሰ፡ ዘኢይሰምዕ፡ ይከውን፡ ለኀጒል።
A wise son listens to his father’s instruction, but a scoffer doesn’t listen to rebuke.
智慧子聽父親的教訓； 褻慢人不聽責備。
13:2
ወእምፍሬ፡ ጽድቁ፡ ይበልዕ፡ ኄር፡ ወነፍሰ፡ ዓማፅያንሰ፡ ይትኀጐል፡ ቆዖሙ።
By the fruit of his lips, a man enjoys good things, but the unfaithful crave violence.
人因口所結的果子，必享美福； 奸詐人必遭強暴。
13:3
ዘየዓቅብ፡ አፉሁ፡ ይትመኀፀና፡ ለነፍሱ፡ ወጒጒእሰ፡ በከናፍሪሁ፡ ያወድቅ፡ ርእሶ።
He who guards his mouth guards his soul. One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
謹守口的，得保生命； 大張嘴的，必致敗亡。
13:4
ኵሉ፡ ዘኢይትቀነይ፡ ውስተ፡ ፍትወት፡ ሀሎ፡ ወእዴሆሙ፡ ለኄራን፡ ያስተሐምም።
The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.
懶惰人羨慕，卻無所得； 殷勤人必得豐裕。
13:5
ቃለ፡ ዓማፂ፡ ይጸልእ፡ ጽድቀ፡ ወረሲዕሰ፡ የኀፍር፡ ወኢይመጽእ፡ ገሃደ።
A righteous man hates lies, but a wicked man brings shame and disgrace.
義人恨惡謊言； 惡人有臭名，且致慚愧。
13:6
ጽድቅ፡ ተዓቅቦሙ፡ ለየዋሃን፡ በፍኖት፡ ለረሲዓንሰ፡ እቡሰ፡ ይሬስዮሙ፡ ኃጢአት።
Righteousness guards the way of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.
行為正直的，有公義保守； 犯罪的，被邪惡傾覆。
13:7
ቦ፡ እለ፡ ያሌዕሉ፡ ርእሶሙ፡ እንዘ፡ ምንትኒ፡ አልቦሙ፡ ወቦ፡ እለ፡ ያቴሕቱ፡ ርእሶሙ፡ እንዘ፡ ብዙኅ፡ ብዕሎሙ።
There are some who pretend to be rich, yet have nothing. There are some who pretend to be poor, yet have great wealth.
假作富足的，卻一無所有； 裝作窮乏的，卻廣有財物。
13:8
ቤዛ፡ ነፍሱ፡ ለብእሲ፡ ጥሪተ፡ ብዕሉ፡ ወነዳይሰ፡ ኢይትቃወም፡ መዓተ።
The ransom of a man’s life is his riches, but the poor hear no threats.
人的資財是他生命的贖價； 窮乏人卻聽不見威嚇的話。
13:9
ብርሃን፡ ለጻድቃን፡ በኵሉ፡ ጊዜ፡ ወብርሃነ፡ ረሲዓንሰ፡ ትጠፍእ።
The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.
義人的光明亮 ； 惡人的燈要熄滅。
13:10
ነፍሳተ፡ ሕቡላን፡ ይስሕታ፡ በኃጢአት፡ ወጻድቃንሰ፡ ይምሕሩ፡ ወይመጸውቱ።
Pride only breeds quarrels, but wisdom is with people who take advice.
驕傲只啟爭競； 聽勸言的，卻有智慧。
13:11
እኩይ፡ ዘምስለ፡ ጽእለቱ፡ ይገብር፡ እኩየ፡ ወእለሰ፡ የአምሩ፡ ርእሶሙ፡ ጠቢባን፡ እሙንቱ።
Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but he who gathers by hand makes it grow.
不勞而得之財必然消耗； 勤勞積蓄的，必見加增。
13:12
አጥርዮ፡ ዘይጐጒእ፡ በኃጢአት፡ ውኁደ፡ ይከውን፡ በደኃሪቱ፡ ወዘሰ፡ ያሥተጋብእ፡ ለርእሱ፡ በጽድቅ፡ ይፈደፍድ፡ ሎቱ፡ ጻድቅኒ፡ ይምሕር፡ ወይሌቅሕ።
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when longing is fulfilled, it is a tree of life.
所盼望的遲延未得，令人心憂； 所願意的臨到，卻是生命樹。
13:13
ይኄይስ፡ ዘይዌጥን፡ ይርዳእ፡ ነፍሶ፡ እምነ፡ ዘይብዕል፡ ወያጸንዕ፡ ለተስፋ።
Whoever despises instruction will pay for it, but he who respects a command will be rewarded.
藐視訓言的，自取滅亡； 敬畏誡命的，必得善報。
13:14
ዕፅ፡ ሕይወት፡ ይእቲ፡ ፍኖት፡ ሠናይት።
The teaching of the wise is a spring of life, to turn from the snares of death.
智慧人的法則 是生命的泉源， 可以使人離開死亡的網羅。
13:15
ዘያሰትት፡ ግብረ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ውእቱኒ፡ ያሰትቶ፡ ወዘሰ፡ ይፈርህ፡ ትእዛዞ፡ የሐዩ፡ ቦቱ።
Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the unfaithful is hard.
美好的聰明使人蒙恩； 奸詐人的道路崎嶇難行。
13:16
ለወልድ፡ ሕቡል፡ አልቦቱ፡ ምንትኒ፡ ሠናይ፡ ለገብርሰ፡ ጠቢብ፡ ሠናየ፡ ይከውን፡ ምግባሩ፡ ወይረትዕ፡ ፍኖቱ።
Every prudent man acts from knowledge, but a fool exposes folly.
凡通達人都憑知識行事； 愚昧人張揚自己的愚昧。
13:17
ሕገ፡ ጠቢብ፡ ነቅዐ፡ ሕይወት፡ ወዘእንበለ፡ ልብሰ፡ በአበሳ፡ ይመውት።
A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a trustworthy envoy gains healing.
奸惡的使者必陷在禍患裏； 忠信的使臣乃醫人的良藥。
13:18
አእምሮ፡ ሠናይ፡ ይሁብ፡ ጥበበ፡ ወሞገሰ፡ ወፍናዊሆሙሰ፡ ለኀዩያን፡ ውስተ፡ ኀጒል።
Poverty and shame come to him who refuses discipline, but he who heeds correction shall be honored.
棄絕管教的，必致貧受辱； 領受責備的，必得尊榮。
13:19
ኵሉ፡ ማእምር፡ ይገብር፡ በምክር፡ ወዐብድሰ፡ አሥረረ፡ እከየ፡ ዚአሁ።
Longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but fools detest turning from evil.
所欲的成就，心覺甘甜； 遠離惡事，為愚昧人所憎惡。
13:20
ላእክ፡ ዐብድ፡ ይወድቅ፡ ውስተ፡ እኪት፡ ወሐዋርያሰ፡ ጠቢብ፡ ያድኅን፡ ርእሶ።
One who walks with wise men grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.
與智慧人同行的，必得智慧； 和愚昧人作伴的，必受虧損。
13:21
ንዴተ፡ ወኃሣረ፡ ያሴስል፡ ትምህርት፡ ወዘየዓቅብሰ፡ ተግሣፀ፡ ይከብር።
Misfortune pursues sinners, but prosperity rewards the righteous.
禍患追趕罪人； 義人必得善報。
13:22
ፍትወተ፡ ኄራን፡ ያጥዒ፡ ነፍሰ፡ ወምግባረ፡ ረሲዓንሰ፡ ርኁቅ፡ እምአእምሮ።
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the wealth of the sinner is stored for the righteous.
善人給子孫遺留產業； 罪人為義人積存資財。
13:23
ዘይደመር፡ ምስለ፡ ጠቢብ፡ ጠቢበ፡ ይከውን፡ ወዘሰ፡ ያንዘሃልል፡ ምስለ፡ ዓብዳን፡ ዐብደ፡ ይከውን።
An abundance of food is in poor people’s fields, but injustice sweeps it away.
窮人耕種多得糧食， 但因不義，有消滅的。
13:24
ለእለ፡ ይኤብሱ፡ ይዴግኖሙ፡ እኩይ፡ ወለጻድቃንሰ፡ ይረክቦሙ፡ ሠናይ።
One who spares the rod hates his son, but one who loves him is careful to discipline him.
不忍用杖打兒子的，是恨惡他； 疼愛兒子的，隨時管教。
13:25
ኄር፡ ብእሲ፡ ይሬኢ፡ ውሉደ፡ ውሉድ፡ ወይዘገብ፡ ለጻድቃን፡ ብዕለ፡ ረሲዓን።
The righteous one eats to the satisfying of his soul, but the belly of the wicked goes hungry.
義人吃得飽足； 惡人肚腹缺糧。
13:26
ጻድቃን፡ ይሄልዉ፡ በብዕል፡ ዓመታተ፡ ብዙኀ፡ ወዓማፅያንሰ፡ ይትኀጐሉ፡ ፍጡነ።
The righteous one eats to the satisfying of his soul, but the belly of the wicked goes hungry.
義人吃得飽足； 惡人肚腹缺糧。
13:27
ዘይምሀከ፡ በትሮ፡ ጸልአ፡ ወልዶ፡ ወዘያፈቅርሰ፡ ወልዶ፡ ወትረ፡ ይጌሥፅ።
The righteous one eats to the satisfying of his soul, but the belly of the wicked goes hungry.
義人吃得飽足； 惡人肚腹缺糧。
13:28
ጻድቅሰ፡ እንዘ፡ ይበልዕ፡ ይመልእ፡ ነፍሶ፡ ነፍሰ፡ ረሲዓንሰ፡ ፅኑስ።
The righteous one eats to the satisfying of his soul, but the belly of the wicked goes hungry.
義人吃得飽足； 惡人肚腹缺糧。
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