14:1 Որ ոչ գայթագղեսցի բերանով:
| 14:1 Blessed is the man that hath not slipped with his mouth, and is not pricked with the multitude of sins:
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14:2 երանի նմա. եւ որ անձամբ զանձն ո՛չ վրիպեաց ՛ի յուսոյ Տեառն իւրոյ:
| 14:2 Blessed is he whose conscience hath not condemned him, and who is not fallen from his hope in the Lord:
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14:3 Մեծութիւն առն կարճամտի ո՛չ վայելէ, եւ նախանձոտ մարդոյ ընդէ՞ր է մեծութիւն:
| 14:3 Riches are not comely for a niggard: and what should an envious man do with money? KJV [4] He that gathereth by defrauding his own soul gathereth for others, that shall spend his goods riotously:
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14:5 Որ անձին չար է` այլոց բարի ո՛չ լինի:
| 14:5 He that is evil to himself, to whom will he be good? he shall not take pleasure in his goods:
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14:6 Զի՞նչ չար քան զայն որ նախանձի ընդ անձն իւր:
| 14:6 There is none worse than he that envieth himself; and this is a recompence of his wickedness:
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14:7 եւ ՛ի վախճանի յայտնեսցի չարութիւն նորա:
| 14:7 And if he doeth good, he doeth it unwillingly; and at the last he will declare his wickedness. KJV [8] The envious man hath a wicked eye; he turneth away his face, and despiseth men:
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14:9 Ակն ագահի մասամբ ո՛չ յագի:
| 14:9 A covetous man' s eye is not satisfied with his portion; and the iniquity of the wicked drieth up his soul:
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14:10 զի ակն չարութեամբ զայրացեալ ՛ի վերայ սեղանոյ ցամաքեցուցանէ զանձն[54]:
| 14:10 A wicked eye envieth [his] bread, and he is a niggard at his table:
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14:11 Որդեակ` մինչդեռ ձեռնհաս ես` բարի գնա՛ ընդ անձին քում:
| 14:11 My son, according to thy ability do good to thyself, and give the Lord his due offering:
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14:12 յիշեա՛ զի մահ ո՛չ յամեսցէ:
| 14:12 Remember that death will not be long in coming, and that the covenant of the grave is not shewed unto thee:
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14:13 Ընդ բարեկամս քո բարի գնա՛, եւ ըստ կարի ձեռնտու լե՛ր նմա` մինչչեւ մեռեալ իցես:
| 14:13 Do good unto thy friend before thou die, and according to thy ability stretch out thy hand and give to him:
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14:14 Յաւուրց բարեաց մի՛ նուազիր, եւ մասն իմաստութեան մի՛ անցցէ զքեւ:
| 14:14 Defraud not thyself of the good day, and let not the part of a good desire overpass thee:
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14:16 Յառաջ քան զմահ զարդարութիւն գործեա՛:
| 14:16 Shalt thou not leave thy travails unto another? and thy labours to be divided by lot:
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14:17 եւ յառ եւ ՛ի տուր անարատ եւ սուրբ պահեա՛ զանձն քո:
| 14:17 Give, and take, and sanctify thy soul; for there is no seeking of dainties in the grave:
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14:18 Իբրեւ զձորձս մաշի ամենայն մարմին, եւ ՛ի դժոխս չիք դիւրութիւն, զի ուխտ մահու իսկզբանէ է:
| 14:18 All flesh waxeth old as a garment: for the covenant from the beginning is, Thou shalt die the death:
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14:19 Որպէս զտերեւ ՛ի վերայ վարսաւոր ծառոց, է՛ որ թօթափի` եւ՛ է՛ որ բուսանի. նոյնպէս եւ մարդիկ` է՛ որ ծնանի, եւ է՛ որ մեռանի[55]:
| 14:19 As of the green leaves on a thick tree, some fall, and some grow; so is the generation of flesh and blood, one cometh to an end, and another is born:
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14:20 Ամենայն գործ անցանէ, եւ որ գործէ զնա` ընդ նմին գնասցէ:
| 14:20 Every work rotteth and consumeth away, and the worker thereof shall go withal:
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14:21 Երանեալ է այր` որ իմաստութեամբ խորհի, եւ ՛ի խորհուրդս հանճարոյ իւրոյ խօսի[56]:
| 14:21 Blessed is the man that doth meditate good things in wisdom, and that reasoneth of holy things by his understanding. KJV [21] He that considereth her ways in his heart shall also have understanding in her secrets. KJV [22] Go after her as one that traceth, and lie in wait in her ways. KJV [23] He that prieth in at her windows shall also hearken at her doors. KJV [24] He that doth lodge near her house shall also fasten a pin in her walls. KJV [25] He shall pitch his tent nigh unto her, and shall lodge in a lodging where good things are. KJV [26] He shall set his children under her shelter, and shall lodge under her branches. KJV [27] By her he shall be covered from heat, and in her glory shall he dwell:
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