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In three things I was beautified, And stood up beautiful before the Lord and men: The concord of kindred, and friendship of neighbors, And a woman and her husband that walk together in agreement.
But three sorts of men my soul hates, And I am greatly offended at their life: A poor man that is haughty, and a rich man that is a liar, And an old man that is an adulterer lacking understanding.
有三種人是我心所憎惡的,我極厭惡他們的生活:驕傲的窮人、說謊的富人,以及缺乏見識而行姦淫的老人。
25:3
ዘእምንእስከ፡ ኢተገሠጽከ፡ እፎ፡ ትጠብብ፡ በርሥኣኒከ።
In your youth you have not gathered, And how should you find in your old age?
你年幼時若沒有積蓄,年老時又怎能尋得呢?
25:4
ይደልዎን፡ ኰንኖ፡ ለሢበት፡ ወይደልዎሙ፡ ምክረ፡ ለሊቃውንት።
How beautiful a thing is judgement for gray hairs, And for elders to know counsel!
判斷的能力對白髮之人是何等的佳美,謀略對長者是何等的相宜!
25:5
ወይደልዎሙ፡ ጥበብ፡ ለአእሩግ፡ ወትደልዎሙ፡ ትምህርተ፡ ጥበብ፡ ለዐበይት።
How beautiful is the wisdom of old men, And thought and counsel to men that are in honor!
老人的智慧何等佳美,思慮與謀略對尊貴之人何等可貴!
25:6
አክሊሎሙ፡ ለአእሩግ፡ ብዝኀ፡ ትምህርት፡ ወምክሖሙ፡ ፈሪሀ፡ እግዚአብሔር።
Much experience is the crown of old men; And their glorying is the fear of the Lord.
There be nine things that I have thought of, and in my heart counted happy; And the tenth I will utter with my tongue: A man that has joy of his children; A man that lives and looks upon the fall of his enemies:
Happy is he that dwells with a wife of understanding; And he that has not slipped with his tongue; And he that has not served a man that is unworthy of him:
與有見識的妻子同住、不曾因舌頭失足、不曾服事不配之人的,是有福的。
25:9
ብፁዕ፡ ዘረከባ፡ ለጥበብ፡ ወዘረከበ፡ ዘይትኤዘዝ፡ ሎቱ።
Happy is he that has found prudence; And he that discourseth in the ears of those who listen.
尋得明智的、向側耳而聽之人講論的,是有福的。
25:10
ዐቢይ፡ ውእቱ፡ ዘረከባ፡ ለጥበብ፡ ወየዐብዮ፡ ፈራሄ፡ እግዚአብሔር።
How great is he that has found wisdom! Yet is there none above him that fears the Lord.
尋得智慧的人何等偉大!然而沒有人能超越敬畏主的人。
25:11
ፈሪሀ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ እኵሉ፡ ትኄይስ፡ ወዘኪያሃ፡ ዐቀበ፡ አልቦ፡ ዘይመስሎ።
The fear of the Lord passes all things: He that holds it, to whom shall he be likened?
A wicked woman is abasement of heart, And sadness of countenance, and a wounded heart: A woman that will not make her husband happy Is as hands that hang down, and palsied knees.