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Sirach 8

Ge'ez original · 19 verses · some words can be tapped for a gloss

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8:1

ወኢትትገአዝ፡ ምስለ፡ ዐበይተ፡ ሰብእ፡ ከመ፡ ኢትደቅ፡ ውስተ፡ እዴሆሙ።

Contend not with a mighty man, Lest haply you fall into his hands.

不要與權貴爭鬥，免得你落在他的手中。

8:2

ወኢትትቀሐው፡ ምስለ፡ ዘይብዕለከ፡ ከመ፡ በብዕሉ፡ ኢይማእከ፡ እስመ፡ ብዙኃን፡ ተሀጕሉ፡ እንበይነ፡ ወርቅ፡ ቀይሕ፡ ወገመጾሙ፡ ልቦሙ፡ ለነገሥት።

Strive not with a rich man, lest haply he overweigh you: For gold has destroyed many, And turned away the hearts of kings.

不要與富人相爭，免得他以財勢壓倒你；因為金子毀滅了許多人，也使君王的心偏離。

8:3

ወኢትትላኰይ፡ ምስለ፡ ብእሲ፡ ነባቢ፡ ወእመ፡ አኮሰ፡ ወጣሕከ፡ ዕፀወ፡ ዲበ፡ እሳተ።

Contend not with a man that is full of tongue, And heap not wood upon his fire.

不要與多言的人爭辯，也不要往他的火上添柴。

8:4

ኢትሥሐቅ፡ ወኢትሣለቅ፡ ምስለ፡ አብድ፡ ከመ፡ ኢታኅሥር፡ አዝማዲከ።

Jest not with a rude man, Lest your ancestors be dishonored.

不要與無學識的人戲謔，免得你的祖先受辱。

8:5

ወኢትትሀበቦ፡ ለዘይትጋነይ፡ በእንተ፡ ጌጋዩ፡ ተዘከር፡ ከመ፡ ኵልነ፡ ኃጥኣን፡ ንሕነ።

Reproach not a man when he turns from sin: Remember that we are all worthy of punishment.

當人從罪中回轉時，不要羞辱他；要記得我們都是該受刑罰的。

8:6

ወኢታስተአክዮ፡ ለሰብእ፡ በርሥዓቲሁ፡ እስመ፡ እምውስቴትነሂ፡ ቦ፡ ዘይረሥዕ።

Dishonour not a man in his old age; For some of us also are waxing old.

不要羞辱年老的人，因為我們中間也有人正在變老。

8:7

ኢትትፌሣሕ፡ ላዕለ፡ ዘሞተ፡ ተዘከር፡ ከመ፡ ኵልነ፡ ንመውት።

Rejoice not over one that is dead: Remember that we die all.

不要因人死了就幸災樂禍，要記得我們眾人都要死亡。

8:8

ኢታስትት፡ ነገረ፡ ጠቢባን፡ ወተመሀር፡ አምሳሊሆሙ፡ እስመ፡ በኀቤሆሙ፡ ትረክባ፡ ለጥበብ፡ ወተፀመድ፡ መኳንንተ።

Neglect not the discourse of the wise, And be conversant with their proverbs; For of them you will learn instruction, And how to minister to great men.

不要忽略智慧人的言論，要常思想他們的箴言；因為你從他們可學得教誨，並學會如何服事權貴。

8:9

ወዕቀብ፡ ተግሣጾሙ፡ ለአእሩግ፡ እስመ፡ እሙንቱሂ፡ በኀበ፡ አበዊሆሙ፡ ተምህሩ፡ ወአንተሂ፡ በኀቤሆሙ፡ ትመሀር፡ ወትረክብ፡ ዘትነብብ፡ በጊዜ፡ ትካዝከ፡ ወተአምር፡ ዘታወሥእ።

Miss not the discourse of the aged; For they also learned of their fathers: Because from them you will learn understanding, And to give answer in time of need.

不要錯過老人的話語，因為他們也是從他們的先祖學來的；你從他們可學得見識，並在需要時懂得如何回答。