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Proverbs 18 Ge'ez original · 24 verses · some words can be tapped for a gloss
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ምክንያተ ፡ የኃሥሥ ፡ ብእሲ ፡ ዘይፈቅድ ፡ ይትፈለጥ ፡ እምአዕርክቲሁ ፡ ወበኵሉ ፡ ጊዜ ፡ ዝንጓጔ ፡ ይከውን ።
A man who isolates himself pursues selfishness, and defies all sound judgment.
與眾寡合的，獨自尋求心願， 並惱恨一切真智慧。
18:2▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ኢይፈቅድ ፡ ጥበበ ፡ ነዳየ ፡ አእምሮ ፡ ወባሕቱ ፡ ይመልኮ ፡ ዕበድ ።
A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion.
愚昧人不喜愛明哲， 只喜愛顯露心意。
18:3▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ሶበ ፡ መጽአ ፡ ረሲዕ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ዕመቀ ፡ እከያት ፡ ይትኄየይ ፡ ወያመጽእ ፡ ኃሣረ ፡ ወዝንጓጔ ።
When wickedness comes, contempt also comes, and with shame comes disgrace.
惡人來，藐視隨來； 羞恥到，辱罵同到。
18:4▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ማይ ፡ ዕሙቅ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ልበ ፡ ብእሲ ፡ ጠቢብ ፡ ወፈለግ ፡ ዘይፈለፍል ፡ ነቅዐ ፡ ሕይወት ።
The words of a man’s mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.
人口中的言語如同深水； 智慧的泉源好像湧流的河水。
18:5▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
አንክሮ ፡ ገጸ ፡ ረሲዓን ፡ አኮ ፡ ሠናይ ፡ ወአኮ ፡ አዳም ፡ አግኅሦ ፡ ጽድቅ ፡ በፍትሕ ።
To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, nor to deprive the innocent of justice.
瞻徇惡人的情面， 偏斷義人的案件，都為不善。
18:6▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ከናፍሪሁ ፡ ለዐብድ ፡ ያበጽሖ ፡ ውስተ ፡ እከይ ፡ ወአፉሁ ፡ ለጒጒዕ ፡ ይጼውዕ ፡ ሞተ ፡ ለርእሱ ።
A fool’s lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.
愚昧人張嘴啟爭端， 開口招鞭打。
18:7▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
አፉሁ ፡ ለዐብድ ፡ ቅጥቃጤሁ ፡ ወከናፍሪሁ ፡ መሥገርተ ፡ ነፍሱ ።
A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
愚昧人的口自取敗壞； 他的嘴是他生命的網羅。
18:8▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ሀካይያን ፡ ያበዝኁ ፡ ፍርሃተ ፡ ወመንፈሰ ፡ ሰብእሰ ፡ ፅኑሳን ፡ ይርኅብ ።
The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person’s innermost parts.
傳舌人的言語如同美食， 深入人的心腹。
18:9▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ዘኢይፌውስ ፡ ርእሶ ፡ በምግባሪሁ ፡ እኁሁ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ለዘርእሶ ፡ ይበልዕ ።
One who is slack in his work is brother to him who is a master of destruction.
做工懈怠的， 與浪費人為弟兄。
18:10▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ዓቢይ ፡ ኃይል ፡ ስመ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ወኪያሁ ፡ በዴግኖ ፡ ጻድቃን ፡ ይትሌዓሉ ።
Yahweh’s name is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe.
耶和華的名是堅固臺； 義人奔入便得安穩。
18:11▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ጥሪቱ ፡ ለብእሲ ፡ ባዕል ፡ ሀገር ፡ ጽንዕት ፡ ወበክብራ ፡ ዓቢየ ፡ ትጼልል ።
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.
富足人的財物是他的堅城， 在他心想，猶如高牆。
18:12▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ዘእንበለ ፡ ቅጥቃጤ ፡ ይትዔበይ ፡ ልበ ፡ ብእሲ ፡ ወዘእንበለ ፡ ክብር ፡ ይቴሐት ።
Before destruction the heart of man is proud, but before honor is humility.
敗壞之先，人心驕傲； 尊榮以前，必有謙卑。
18:13▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ዘይነብብ ፡ ቃለ ፡ ዘእንበለ ፡ ይስማዕ ፡ ዐብድ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ወሎቱ ፡ ይደሉ ፡ ምናኔ ።
He who answers before he hears, that is folly and shame to him.
未曾聽完先回答的， 便是他的愚昧和羞辱。
18:14▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
መዓተ ፡ ንጉሥ ፡ ያኃሥዕ ፡ ገብር ፡ ጠቢብ ፡ ለሕፁፀ ፡ ነፍስሰ ፡ ብእሲ ፡ መኑ ፡ ይክሎ ።
A man’s spirit will sustain him in sickness, but a crushed spirit, who can bear?
人有疾病，心能忍耐； 心靈憂傷，誰能承當呢？
18:15▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ልበ ፡ ብእሲ ፡ ጠቢብ ፡ ያጠሪ ፡ አእምሮ ፡ ወዕዝነ ፡ ጠቢባን ፡ የኃሥሥ ፡ ቃለ ፡ ተግሣፅ ።
The heart of the discerning gets knowledge. The ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
聰明人的心得知識； 智慧人的耳求知識。
18:16▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ሀብት ፡ ብእሴ ፡ ያሌዕል ፡ ወምስለ ፡ መኳንንት ፡ ያነብሮ ።
A man’s gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.
人的禮物為他開路， 引他到高位的人面前。
18:17▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ጻድቅ ፡ መስተዋድየ ፡ ርእሱ ፡ እምቅድመ ፡ ነገር ፡ ወበዘአምጽአ ፡ እድው ፡ ይዘልፍ ።
He who pleads his cause first seems right— until another comes and questions him.
先訴情由的，似乎有理； 但鄰舍來到，就察出實情。
18:18▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ጋእዝ ፡ ያኅድግ ፡ ዕፃ ፡ ወማእከለ ፡ ፅኑዓን ፡ ይፈልጥ ።
The lot settles disputes, and keeps strong ones apart.
掣籤能止息爭競， 也能解散強勝的人。
18:19▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወካሕደ ፡ ያኀድግ ፡ አርማሚ ፡ ወበኀበ ፡ መኳንንት ፡ ይሠርዕ ።
A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city. Disputes are like the bars of a fortress.
弟兄結怨，勸他和好，比取堅固城還難； 這樣的爭競如同堅寨的門閂。
18:20▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
እኁ ፡ ምስለ ፡ እኁ ፡ ዘይትራዳእ ፡ ከመ ፡ ሀገር ፡ ጽንዕት ፡ ወልዕልት ፡ ወጽኑዕ ፡ ከመ ፡ መሠረት ፡ ሡርርት ።
A man’s stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.
人口中所結的果子，必充滿肚腹； 他嘴所出的，必使他飽足。
18:21▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
እምፍሬ ፡ አፉሁ ፡ ይመልእ ፡ ብእሲ ፡ ከረሦ ፡ ወእምፍሬ ፡ ከናፍሪሁ ፡ ይጸግብ ።
Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.
生死在舌頭的權下， 喜愛它的，必吃它所結的果子。
18:22▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ሞት ፡ ወሕይወት ፡ ውስተ ፡ እደ ፡ ልሳን ፡ ወእለሰ ፡ ያጸንዕዋ ፡ ይበልዑ ፡ ፍሬሃ ።
Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of Yahweh.
得着賢妻的，是得着好處， 也是蒙了耶和華的恩惠。
18:23▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ዘረከበ ፡ ብእሲተ ፡ ኄርተ ፡ ረከበ ፡ ሞገሰ ፡ ወነሥአ ፡ እምኀበ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ውኅዋኄ ።
The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.
貧窮人說哀求的話； 富足人用威嚇的話回答。
18:24▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ዘያወፅአ ፡ ብእሲተ ፡ ኄርተ ፡ አውፅአ ፡ ሠናያተ ፡ ወዘያነብርሰ ፡ ብእሲተ ፡ ዘማዊተ ፡ ዐብድ ፡ ወረሲዕ ፡ ውእቱ ።
A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
濫交朋友的，自取敗壞； 但有一朋友比弟兄更親密。
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