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Proverbs 19 Ge'ez original · 29 verses · some words can be tapped for a gloss
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ዕበዱ ፡ ለብእሲ ፡ ያጠፍእ ፡ ፍናዊሁ ፡ ወለእግዚአብሔር ፡ ያስተጋፍዖ ፡ በልቡ ።
Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.
行為純正的貧窮人 勝過乖謬愚妄的富足人。
19:2▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ባዕል ፡ ይዌስክ ፡ አዕርክተ ፡ ብዙኀነ ፡ ወነዳይሰ ፡ ኪያሁኒ ፡ ዘቦ ፡ የኃጥእ ።
It isn’t good to have zeal without knowledge, nor to be hasty with one’s feet and miss the way.
心無知識的，乃為不善； 腳步急快的，難免犯罪。
19:3▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ሰማዕተ ፡ ሐሰት ፡ ርኩስ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ወዘየኃሥሥ ፡ በግፍዕ ፡ ኢያመስጥ ።
The foolishness of man subverts his way; his heart rages against Yahweh.
人的愚昧傾敗他的道； 他的心也抱怨耶和華。
19:4▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወብዙኃን ፡ ይትለአኩ ፡ በቅድመ ፡ ነገሥት ፡ ወባሕቱ ፡ ጽድቁ ፡ ወሀብቱ ፡ ለብእሲ ፡ እምኀበ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ።
Wealth adds many friends, but the poor is separated from his friend.
財物使朋友增多； 但窮人朋友遠離。
19:5▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወኵሉ ፡ እኩይ ፡ ይከውን ፡ ዝንጓጔ ፡ ብእሲ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ዘአኃወ ፡ ነዳያነ ፡ ይጸልእ ፡ እምታአኅኃሁ ፡ ርኁቅ ፡ ውእቱ ።
A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who pours out lies shall not go free.
作假見證的，必不免受罰； 吐出謊言的，終不能逃脫。
19:6▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ሕሊና ፡ ሠናይት ፡ ለእለ ፡ አጥረይዋ ፡ ትቀርብ ፡ ወብእሲ ፡ ጠቢብ ፡ ይረክባ ።
Many will entreat the favor of a ruler, and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.
好施散的，有多人求他的恩情； 愛送禮的，人都為他的朋友。
19:7▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ዘብዙኅ ፡ እከዩ ፡ ይፌጽም ፡ እከየ ፡ ወዘያስዖዝዝ ፡ ነገረ ፡ ኢይድኅን ።
All the relatives of the poor shun him; how much more do his friends avoid him! He pursues them with pleas, but they are gone.
貧窮人，弟兄都恨他； 何況他的朋友，更遠離他！ 他用言語追隨，他們卻走了。
19:8▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ዘአጥረያ ፡ ለጥበብ ፡ ያፈቅር ፡ ነፍሶ ፡ ወዘያፈቅር ፡ አእምሮ ፡ ይረክብ ፡ ኄረ ።
He who gets wisdom loves his own soul. He who keeps understanding shall find good.
得着智慧的，愛惜生命； 保守聰明的，必得好處。
19:9▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ሰማዕተ ፡ ኀሰት ፡ ኢይድኅን ፡ እምኵነኔ ፡ ወዘያስተውዕያ ፡ ለእከይ ፡ ይተኃጐል ፡ ባቲ ።
A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who utters lies shall perish.
作假見證的，不免受罰； 吐出謊言的，也必滅亡。
19:10▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ኢይደልዎ ፡ ለዐብድ ፡ ተድላ ፡ ወለእመ ፡ ገብረ ፡ ኵነኔ ፡ ዘምስለ ፡ ጽእለት ፡ ትኄየል ።
Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool, much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
愚昧人宴樂度日是不合宜的； 何況僕人管轄王子呢？
19:11▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወሐሪ ፡ ብእሲ ፡ ይትዔገሥ ፡ ወትምክሕተ ፡ ምሕረቱ ፡ ይትቃወሞሙ ፡ ለኃጥአን ።
The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense.
人有見識就不輕易發怒； 寬恕人的過失便是自己的榮耀。
19:12▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
መዓተ ፡ ንጉሥ ፡ ከመ ፡ ጣሕረ ፡ አንበሳ ፡ ወከመ ፡ ጠል ፡ ዘይወርድ ፡ ዲበ ፡ ሣዕር ፡ ከማሁ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ውኅዋኄሁ ።
The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
王的忿怒好像獅子吼叫； 他的恩典卻如草上的甘露。
19:13▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ኃፍረት ፡ ለአብ ፡ ዐብድ ፡ ወልድ ፡ ወኢኮነ ፡ ንጹሐ ፡ ጸሎት ፡ ምስለ ፡ ዐስበ ፡ ከልአት ።
A foolish son is the calamity of his father. A wife’s quarrels are a continual dripping.
愚昧的兒子是父親的禍患； 妻子的爭吵如雨連連滴漏。
19:14▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
አብያተ ፡ ወንዋየ ፡ ይከፍሉ ፡ አበው ፡ ለውሉዶሙ ፡ ወባሕቱ ፡ በኀበ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ትትዋደዶ ፡ ብእሲት ፡ ለብእሲሃ ።
House and riches are an inheritance from fathers, but a prudent wife is from Yahweh.
房屋錢財是祖宗所遺留的； 惟有賢慧的妻是耶和華所賜的。
19:15▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ምምዓ ፡ ይእኅዞ ፡ ለብእሲ ፡ ፅኑስ ፡ ወነፍስ ፡ ዘኢይትቀነይ ፡ ይርኅብ ።
Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep. The idle soul shall suffer hunger.
懶惰使人沉睡； 懈怠的人必受飢餓。
19:16▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ዘየዓቅብ ፡ ተግሣፀ ፡ ወትእዛዘ ፡ ይትመኀፀን ፡ ነፍሶ ፡ ወዘያሰትትሰ ፡ ፍናዊሁ ፡ ይትኃጐል ።
He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, but he who is contemptuous in his ways shall die.
謹守誡命的，保全生命； 輕忽己路的，必致死亡。
19:17▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ይሌቅሖ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ ዘይምሕር ፡ ነዳየ ፡ ወበከመ ፡ ሀብቱ ፡ ይፈድዮ ።
He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh; he will reward him.
憐憫貧窮的，就是借給耶和華； 他的善行，耶和華必償還。
19:18▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ዝብጥ ፡ ወልደከ ፡ ከመ ፡ ይኩንከ ፡ ለተስፋ ፡ ወለተጽእሎሰ ፡ ኢታልዕል ፡ እዴከ ።
Discipline your son, for there is hope; don’t be a willing party to his death.
趁有指望，管教你的兒子； 你的心不可任他死亡。
19:19▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ብእሲ ፡ እኩይ ፡ ብዙኀ ፡ ያኃጒል ፡ ወእመሰ ፡ ዓቢይ ፡ ሕቡል ፡ ነፍሶሂ ፡ ይዌስክ ።
A hot-tempered man must pay the penalty, for if you rescue him, you must do it again.
暴怒的人必受刑罰； 你若救他，必須再救。
19:20▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ስማዕ ፡ ወልድየ ፡ ተግሣፀ ፡ አቡከ ፡ ከመ ፡ ትኩን ፡ ጠቢበ ፡ በደኃሪትከ ።
Listen to counsel and receive instruction, that you may be wise in your latter end.
你要聽勸教，受訓誨， 使你終久有智慧。
19:21▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ብዙኅ ፡ ሕሊና ፡ ውስተ ፡ ልበ ፡ ብእሲ ፡ መምክር ፡ ወምክሩሰ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ ይሄሉ ፡ ለዓለም ።
There are many plans in a man’s heart, but Yahweh’s counsel will prevail.
人心多有計謀； 惟有耶和華的籌算才能立定。
19:22▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ፍሬሁ ፡ ለብእሲ ፡ ምጽዋት ፡ ይኄይስ ፡ ነዳይ ፡ ጻድቅ ፡ እምባዕል ፡ ሐሳዊ ።
That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness. A poor man is better than a liar.
施行仁慈的，令人愛慕； 窮人強如說謊言的。
19:23▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ፈሪሀ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ሕይወተ ፡ ብእሲ ፡ ዘኢይፈርህሰ ፡ የኃድር ፡ ውስተ ፡ መካን ፡ ኀበ ፡ ኢያስተርኢ ፡ አእምሮ ።
The fear of Yahweh leads to life, then contentment; he rests and will not be touched by trouble.
敬畏耶和華的，得着生命； 他必恆久知足，不遭禍患。
19:24▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
የኀብእ ፡ ሀካይ ፡ እዴሁ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ኅፅኑ ፡ ወኀበ ፡ አፉሁ ፡ ኢያቀርብ ።
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
懶惰人放手在盤子裏， 就是向口撤回，他也不肯。
19:25▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ሕቡል ፡ እንዘ ፡ ይትቀሠፍ ፡ ዐብድ ፡ ጠቢበ ፡ ይከውን ፡ ወእመሰ ፡ ዘለፍኮ ፡ ለብእሲ ፡ ጠቢብ ፡ ይሔሊ ፡ አእምሮ ።
Flog a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; rebuke one who has understanding, and he will gain knowledge.
鞭打褻慢人，愚蒙人必長見識； 責備明哲人，他就明白知識。
19:26▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ዘያኀሥር ፡ አባሁ ፡ ወእሞ ፡ ይትከላእ ፡ ወይትኀፈር ፡ ወምኑነ ፡ ይከውን ።
He who robs his father and drives away his mother is a son who causes shame and brings reproach.
虐待父親、攆出母親的， 是貽羞致辱之子。
19:27▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወልድ ፡ ዘይትከላእ ፡ እምዓቂበ ፡ ትምህርተ ፡ አብ ፡ ይትሜሀር ፡ ቃለ ፡ እኩየ ።
If you stop listening to instruction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge.
我兒，不可聽了教訓 而又偏離知識的言語。
19:28▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ዘይትሄበይ ፡ ዐብደ ፡ ወልደ ፡ ያጼእል ፡ ፍትሐ ፡ ወለአፈረሲዐን ፡ ይውኅጦ ፡ እኩይ ፡ ኵነኔ ።
A corrupt witness mocks justice, and the mouth of the wicked gulps down iniquity.
匪徒作見證戲笑公平； 惡人的口吞下罪孽。
19:29▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወይጸንሕ ፡ ሎሙ ፡ መቅሠፍት ፡ ለእኩያን ፡ ወኵነኔ ፡ ከማሁ ፡ ለዐብዳን ።
Penalties are prepared for scoffers, and beatings for the backs of fools.
刑罰是為褻慢人預備的； 鞭打是為愚昧人的背預備的。
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