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Proverbs 23

Ge'ez original · 35 verses · some words can be tapped for a gloss

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23:1

ለእመ፡ ነበርከ፡ ትደረር፡ ውስተ፡ ማእደ፡ መኳንንት፡ አእምሮ፡ አእምር፡ ዘአቅረቡ፡ ለከ።

When you sit to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before you;

你若與官長坐席，要留意在你面前的是誰。

23:2

ወተመጠው፡ በእዴከ፡ ወአእምር፡ ከመ፡ ዘከማሁ፡ ሀለወከ፡ ታስተዳሉ።

put a knife to your throat if you are a man given to appetite.

你若是貪食的，就當拿刀放在喉嚨上。

23:3

ወእመሰ፡ ነዳይ፡ አንተ፡ ኢትፍቱ፡ መባልዕቲሁ፡ ወዝ፡ ውእቱ፡ ኅብስተ፡ ሐሰት።

Don’t be desirous of his dainties, since they are deceitful food.

不可貪戀他的美食，因為是哄人的食物。

23:4

ወኢትትአከል፡ ምስለ፡ ባዕል፡ እንዘ፡ ነዳይ፡ አንተ፡ ወበሕሊናከ፡ ረኃቅ።

Don’t weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint.

不要勞碌求富，休仗自己的聰明。

23:5

ለእመ፡ አውተርከ፡ ዓይነከ፡ ኀቤሁ፡ ኢትረክቦ፡ ወእደ፡ ያስተርኢ፡ አልቦ፡ እስመ፡ ተደለወ፡ ሎቱ፡ ክንፈ፡ ንስር፡ ወያገብእ፡ ውስተ፡ ቤት፡ ዘይቀውም።

Why do you set your eyes on that which is not? For it certainly sprouts wings like an eagle and flies in the sky.

你豈要定睛在虛無的錢財上嗎？因錢財必長翅膀，如鷹向天飛去。

23:6

ኢትደረር፡ ምስለ፡ ብእሲ፡ መታሒ፡ ወኢትፍቱ፡ መባልዕቲሁ፡ ከመ፡ ዘይውኅጥ፡ ሣዕረ፡ ከማሁ፡ ይበልዕ፡ ወይሰቲ።

Don’t eat the food of him who has a stingy eye, and don’t crave his delicacies,

不要吃惡眼人的飯，也不要貪他的美味；

23:7

ወኀቤከኒ፡ ኢታብኦ፡ ወኢትብላዕ፡ ኅብስተ፡ ምስሌሁ፡ ብላዕ፡ ወስተይ፡ ይብለከ፡ ወልቡሰ፡ ኢሀሎ፡ ምስሌከ።

for as he thinks about the cost, so he is. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

因為他心怎樣思量，他為人就是怎樣。他雖對你說，請吃，請喝，他的心卻與你相背。

23:8

ይቀይዕ፡ ወያቅያዓይዕ፡ ወያማስን፡ ነገረከ፡ ሠናየ።

You will vomit up the morsel which you have eaten and waste your pleasant words.

你所吃的那點食物必吐出來；你所說的甘美言語也必落空。

23:9

ውስተ፡ ዕዝነ፡ ዐብድ፡ አልቦ፡ ዘትነግር፡ ከመ፡ ኢይመንን፡ ነገረከ፡ ሠናየ፡ ጠቢበ።

Don’t speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

你不要說話給愚昧人聽，因他必藐視你智慧的言語。