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Sirach 9

Ge'ez original · 18 verses · some words can be tapped for a gloss

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9:1

ኢታቅንኣ፡ ለብእሲተ፡ ሕፅንከ፡ ከመ፡ ኢትትመሀር፡ ላዕሌከ፡ ትምህርተ፡ እኩየ።

Be not jealous over the wife of your bosom, And teach her not an evil lesson against yourself.

不要嫉妒你懷中的妻子，免得你教給她惡毒的伎倆來害自己。

9:2

ኢትመጥዋ፡ ለብእሲት፡ ነፍሰከ፡ ከመ፡ ኢትትከየድ፡ ላዕለ፡ ኀይልከ።

Give not your soul to a woman, That she should set her foot upon your strength.

不要把心交給女人，讓她踐踏你的力量。

9:3

ኢትሰሐጥ፡ ብእሲተ፡ ባዕድ፡ ከመ፡ ኢትደቅ፡ ውስተ፡ መሥገርታ።

Go not to meet a woman that playeth the harlot, Lest haply you fall into her snares.

不要去迎接行淫的女子，免得你落入她的網羅。

9:4

ወኢትዛዋዕ፡ ምስለ፡ መሰንቃዊት፡ ከመ፡ ኢታሥግርከ፡ በማሕሌታ።

Use not the company of a woman that is a singer, Lest haply you be caught by her attempts.

不要常與歌女為伴，免得你被她的伎倆所擒。

9:5

ኢትሰሐጣ፡ ለድንግል፡ ከመ፡ ኢያስሕትከ፡ ፈቃዳ።

Gaze not on a maid, lest haply you be trapped in her penalties.

不要注視處女，免得你因她而受罰絆倒。

9:6

ኢትመጥዋ፡ ለዘማ፡ ነፍሰከ፡ ከመ፡ ኢትህጐል፡ ርስተከ።

Give not your soul to harlots, That you lose not your inheritance.

不要把心交給娼妓，免得你喪失你的產業。

9:7

ወኢትኅሥሥ፡ ውስተ፡ ፍናዊሃ፡ ለሀገር፡ ከመ፡ ኢያስሕትከ፡ ጽጐጕሃ።

Look not round about you in the streets of the city, Neither wander you in the solitary places thereof.

不要在城中街道四處張望，也不要在偏僻之處遊蕩。

9:8

ሚጥ፡ ዐይነከ፡ እምነ፡ ብእሲት፡ ሠናይት፡ ወኢያፍቱከ፡ ሥና፡ ለብእሲት፡ ባዕድ፡ ብዙኃን፡ እለ፡ ስሕቱ፡ በሥነ፡ ብእሲት፡ ወእንበይነ፡ ዝንቱ፡ ይነድድ፡ ፍቅር፡ ከመ፡ እሳት።

Turn away your eye from a comely woman, And gaze not on another’s beauty: By the beauty of a woman many have been led astray; And herewith love is kindled as a fire.

要轉眼不看美貌的女子，不要凝視別人的美色；許多人因女子的美貌而迷失，這樣的情慾如火般被點燃。

9:9

ኢትንበር፡ ምስለ፡ ብእሲተ፡ ብእሲ፡ ወኢትሠገር፡ ምስሌሃ፡ በስታይ፡ ከመ፡ ኢትግምድ፡ ነፍስከ፡ መንገሌሃ፡ ወኢታድኅፅ፡ መንፈስከ፡ ውስተ፡ ሞት።

Sit not at all with a woman that has a husband; And revel not with her at the wine; Lest haply your soul turn away to her, And with your spirit you slide into destruction.

絕不要與有夫之婦同坐，也不要與她飲酒作樂，免得你的心偏向她，使你的靈墮入滅亡。