箴言

第18章

1 自是者縱己意、棄實學。

2 愚者不志於道、時形其拙。

3 作惡者流、人皆藐之、多行不義、祇取辱也。

4 至言如淵泉、智慧若澄泓。

5 聽訟毋袒惡、毋枉直。

6 愚者動則起釁、出言以招禍。

7 啟口而貽患。

8 陰訐人非、人所樂聽、如食甘旨、飫其口腹。

9 怠惰者與奢蕩者、無以異也。

10 耶和華若鞏固之臺、善人登之、蒙其護衛。

11 富人視財若鞏固之邑、高峻之垣。

12 驕泰者敗亡繼之、謙遜者尊榮被之。

13 言未聽而妄應、拙不藏而貽羞。

14 身疾心猶安、心憂則難堪。

15 智者心增明慧、耳聽至道。

16 餽禮物、可以啟捷徑、可以見大人。

17 先赴訴者、其理似直、有後至者、爾當詳察之。

18 掣籤以息事、強者以之止鬬。

19 弟犯兄長、欲復修和、較勝鞏固之城、折宮門之楗、猶爲難也。

20 所言必結果、出乎口者反乎身。

21 生死之機、在於出口、言必獲報。

22 結婚姻納福祉、耶和華必錫純嘏。

23 貧者求人、富者驕人。

24 泛交衆人、必致損害、得一知己、愈於兄弟。

Proverbs

Chapter 18

1 WHEN a man is inactive he imagines lust and mocks at good instruction.

2 A fool has no delight in wisdom, because his mind devises folly.

3 When the wicked reaches the depths of evil, then folly comes upon him, iniquity, disgrace, and shame.

4 The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters; and the fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.

5 It is not good to respect the person of the wicked, nor to pervert justice against the righteous.

6 A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth brings him to death,

7 A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.

8 The words of a slothful man bring evil to him, and they cause him to go down into the inner chambers of Sheol.

9 He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him who is a destroyer.

10 The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous and the mighty run into it.

11 The rich man's wealth is his strong city; and his dwelling place is fenced by a strong wall.

12 Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty; and before honor is humility.

13 He who gives answer before he hears is a fool and a reviler.

14 The spirit of a man will endure his suffering; but a distressing spirit, who can bear?

15 The heart of the prudent acquires wisdom; and the ear of the wise listens to knowledge.

16 A man's gifts make room for him and bring him before great men.

17 A man is deemed innocent in his lawsuit; but when his neighbor comes he examines him.

18 Casting lots causes contentions to cease and decides between mighty men.

19 A brother helped by a brother is like a city helped by its fortifications; and his helpers are like the bars of a castle.

20 A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruits of his mouth; and with the fruits of his lips shall he be filled.

21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and those who love it shall eat the fruits thereof.

22 He who finds a good wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor from the LORD. And he who puts out a good wife, puts out good from his house.

23 The poor speak humbly; but the rich talk of great things.

24 There are friends who are merely friends; and there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

箴言

第18章

Proverbs

Chapter 18

1 自是者縱己意、棄實學。

1 WHEN a man is inactive he imagines lust and mocks at good instruction.

2 愚者不志於道、時形其拙。

2 A fool has no delight in wisdom, because his mind devises folly.

3 作惡者流、人皆藐之、多行不義、祇取辱也。

3 When the wicked reaches the depths of evil, then folly comes upon him, iniquity, disgrace, and shame.

4 至言如淵泉、智慧若澄泓。

4 The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters; and the fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.

5 聽訟毋袒惡、毋枉直。

5 It is not good to respect the person of the wicked, nor to pervert justice against the righteous.

6 愚者動則起釁、出言以招禍。

6 A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth brings him to death,

7 啟口而貽患。

7 A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.

8 陰訐人非、人所樂聽、如食甘旨、飫其口腹。

8 The words of a slothful man bring evil to him, and they cause him to go down into the inner chambers of Sheol.

9 怠惰者與奢蕩者、無以異也。

9 He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him who is a destroyer.

10 耶和華若鞏固之臺、善人登之、蒙其護衛。

10 The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous and the mighty run into it.

11 富人視財若鞏固之邑、高峻之垣。

11 The rich man's wealth is his strong city; and his dwelling place is fenced by a strong wall.

12 驕泰者敗亡繼之、謙遜者尊榮被之。

12 Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty; and before honor is humility.

13 言未聽而妄應、拙不藏而貽羞。

13 He who gives answer before he hears is a fool and a reviler.

14 身疾心猶安、心憂則難堪。

14 The spirit of a man will endure his suffering; but a distressing spirit, who can bear?

15 智者心增明慧、耳聽至道。

15 The heart of the prudent acquires wisdom; and the ear of the wise listens to knowledge.

16 餽禮物、可以啟捷徑、可以見大人。

16 A man's gifts make room for him and bring him before great men.

17 先赴訴者、其理似直、有後至者、爾當詳察之。

17 A man is deemed innocent in his lawsuit; but when his neighbor comes he examines him.

18 掣籤以息事、強者以之止鬬。

18 Casting lots causes contentions to cease and decides between mighty men.

19 弟犯兄長、欲復修和、較勝鞏固之城、折宮門之楗、猶爲難也。

19 A brother helped by a brother is like a city helped by its fortifications; and his helpers are like the bars of a castle.

20 所言必結果、出乎口者反乎身。

20 A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruits of his mouth; and with the fruits of his lips shall he be filled.

21 生死之機、在於出口、言必獲報。

21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and those who love it shall eat the fruits thereof.

22 結婚姻納福祉、耶和華必錫純嘏。

22 He who finds a good wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor from the LORD. And he who puts out a good wife, puts out good from his house.

23 貧者求人、富者驕人。

23 The poor speak humbly; but the rich talk of great things.

24 泛交衆人、必致損害、得一知己、愈於兄弟。

24 There are friends who are merely friends; and there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.