箴言

第22章

1 美名勝過大財;恩寵過於[rather than]金銀。

2 富戶窮人在世相遇,都為耶和華所造。

3 通達人見禍藏躲;[but]愚蒙人前往受害。

4 敬畏耶和華心存謙卑,就得富有、尊榮、生命為賞賜。

5 乖僻人的路上有荊棘和網羅;保守自己生命的,必要遠離。

6 教養孩童,使他走當行的道,就是到老他也不偏離。

7 富戶管轄窮人;欠債的是債主的僕人。

8 撒罪孽的,必收虛空[vanity];他逞怒的杖也必廢掉。

9 眼目慈善的,就必蒙福,因他將食物分給窮人。

10 趕出褻慢人,爭端就消除;紛爭和羞辱也必止息。

11 喜愛心中純淨[pureness of heart]的人因他嘴上的恩言,王必與他為友。

12 耶和華的眼目眷顧聰明人,卻傾敗犯法的人[transgressor]的言語。

13 懶惰人說:外頭有獅子;我在街上就必被殺。

14 外女[strange women]的口為深坑;耶和華所憎惡的,必陷在其中。

15 愚蒙迷住孩童的心;[but]用管教的杖可以遠遠趕除。

16 欺壓貧窮為要利己的,並送禮與富戶的,都必缺乏。

17 你須側耳聽受智慧人的言語,留心領會我的知識。

18 你若心中存記,嘴上咬定,這便為美。

19 我今日以此特特指教你,為要使你倚靠耶和華。

20 謀略和知識的美事,我豈沒有寫給你,

21 要使你知道真言的實理,你好將真言回覆那打發你來的人嗎?

22 貧窮人,你不可因他貧窮就搶奪他的物,也不可在城門口欺壓困苦人;

23 因耶和華必為他辨屈;搶奪他的,耶和華必奪取那人的命。

24 好生氣的人,不可與他結交;暴怒的人,[thou]不可與他來往;

25 恐怕你效法他的行為,自己就陷在網羅裏。

26 不要與人擊掌,不要為欠債的作保。

27 你若沒有甚麼償還,何必使人奪去你睡臥的床呢?

28 你先祖所立的地界,你不可挪移。

29 你看見辦事殷勤的人嗎?他必站在君王面前,必不站在下賤人面前。

Proverbs

Chapter 22

1 GOOD name is better than great riches, and loving favor than silver and gold.

2 The rich and the poor meet together; the LORD is the maker of them both.

3 A prudent man sees an evil man scourged and is greatly instructed by it; but fools pass by and suffer loss.

4 The result of humility is reverence for the LORD, and riches and honor and life.

5 Snares and traps are found on a crooked way; he who keeps his soul shall be far from them.

6 Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old he will not depart from it.

7 The rich shall be ruled by the poor, and the servant shall loan to his former lender.

8 He who sows iniquity shall reap deceit; and the staff of his anger shall be broken.

9 He who has a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he gives of his bread to the poor.

10 Destroy evil, cast out strife, do away with contention and reproach, lest they sit in the assembly and reproach all who are present.

11 The LORD loves him who is pure in heart and is gracious to the lips of the king's friends.

12 The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge and destroy the words of deceit.

13 When he is sent on an errand, the sluggard says, There is a lion on the road! and, Behold, there is murder in the streets!

14 The mouth of a strange woman is a deep pit; he with whom the LORD is angry shall fall into it.

15 Foolishness moves the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

16 He who oppresses the poor adds to his evil; and he who gives to the rich, shall suffer a loss.

17 Incline your ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my knowledge.

18 For both of them are pleasant, keep them within you; let them together be made ready on your lips.

19 That your trust may be in the LORD, I have made these things known to you this day, even to you.

20 Behold, this is the third time that I have written them to you,

21 That I might make you know counsel and knowledge and peace and the words of truth; so that you could answer words of truth to him who might send to you.

22 Do not oppress the poor because he is poor; neither afflict the needy in the gate.

23 For the LORD will plead their cause and avenge the injustice which is done to them.

24 Make no friendship with wrathful man; and with a man given to anger you shall not go,

25 Lest you learn his ways and find a stumbling block to your soul.

26 Do not become a surety for a debt simply because you are ashamed to turn down those who ask you,

27 For if you have nothing to pay, they will take your bed from under you.

28 Remove not the ancient landmark which your fathers have set.

29 When you see that a man is diligent in his work, he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before obscure men.

箴言

第22章

Proverbs

Chapter 22

1 美名勝過大財;恩寵過於[rather than]金銀。

1 GOOD name is better than great riches, and loving favor than silver and gold.

2 富戶窮人在世相遇,都為耶和華所造。

2 The rich and the poor meet together; the LORD is the maker of them both.

3 通達人見禍藏躲;[but]愚蒙人前往受害。

3 A prudent man sees an evil man scourged and is greatly instructed by it; but fools pass by and suffer loss.

4 敬畏耶和華心存謙卑,就得富有、尊榮、生命為賞賜。

4 The result of humility is reverence for the LORD, and riches and honor and life.

5 乖僻人的路上有荊棘和網羅;保守自己生命的,必要遠離。

5 Snares and traps are found on a crooked way; he who keeps his soul shall be far from them.

6 教養孩童,使他走當行的道,就是到老他也不偏離。

6 Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old he will not depart from it.

7 富戶管轄窮人;欠債的是債主的僕人。

7 The rich shall be ruled by the poor, and the servant shall loan to his former lender.

8 撒罪孽的,必收虛空[vanity];他逞怒的杖也必廢掉。

8 He who sows iniquity shall reap deceit; and the staff of his anger shall be broken.

9 眼目慈善的,就必蒙福,因他將食物分給窮人。

9 He who has a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he gives of his bread to the poor.

10 趕出褻慢人,爭端就消除;紛爭和羞辱也必止息。

10 Destroy evil, cast out strife, do away with contention and reproach, lest they sit in the assembly and reproach all who are present.

11 喜愛心中純淨[pureness of heart]的人因他嘴上的恩言,王必與他為友。

11 The LORD loves him who is pure in heart and is gracious to the lips of the king's friends.

12 耶和華的眼目眷顧聰明人,卻傾敗犯法的人[transgressor]的言語。

12 The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge and destroy the words of deceit.

13 懶惰人說:外頭有獅子;我在街上就必被殺。

13 When he is sent on an errand, the sluggard says, There is a lion on the road! and, Behold, there is murder in the streets!

14 外女[strange women]的口為深坑;耶和華所憎惡的,必陷在其中。

14 The mouth of a strange woman is a deep pit; he with whom the LORD is angry shall fall into it.

15 愚蒙迷住孩童的心;[but]用管教的杖可以遠遠趕除。

15 Foolishness moves the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

16 欺壓貧窮為要利己的,並送禮與富戶的,都必缺乏。

16 He who oppresses the poor adds to his evil; and he who gives to the rich, shall suffer a loss.

17 你須側耳聽受智慧人的言語,留心領會我的知識。

17 Incline your ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my knowledge.

18 你若心中存記,嘴上咬定,這便為美。

18 For both of them are pleasant, keep them within you; let them together be made ready on your lips.

19 我今日以此特特指教你,為要使你倚靠耶和華。

19 That your trust may be in the LORD, I have made these things known to you this day, even to you.

20 謀略和知識的美事,我豈沒有寫給你,

20 Behold, this is the third time that I have written them to you,

21 要使你知道真言的實理,你好將真言回覆那打發你來的人嗎?

21 That I might make you know counsel and knowledge and peace and the words of truth; so that you could answer words of truth to him who might send to you.

22 貧窮人,你不可因他貧窮就搶奪他的物,也不可在城門口欺壓困苦人;

22 Do not oppress the poor because he is poor; neither afflict the needy in the gate.

23 因耶和華必為他辨屈;搶奪他的,耶和華必奪取那人的命。

23 For the LORD will plead their cause and avenge the injustice which is done to them.

24 好生氣的人,不可與他結交;暴怒的人,[thou]不可與他來往;

24 Make no friendship with wrathful man; and with a man given to anger you shall not go,

25 恐怕你效法他的行為,自己就陷在網羅裏。

25 Lest you learn his ways and find a stumbling block to your soul.

26 不要與人擊掌,不要為欠債的作保。

26 Do not become a surety for a debt simply because you are ashamed to turn down those who ask you,

27 你若沒有甚麼償還,何必使人奪去你睡臥的床呢?

27 For if you have nothing to pay, they will take your bed from under you.

28 你先祖所立的地界,你不可挪移。

28 Remove not the ancient landmark which your fathers have set.

29 你看見辦事殷勤的人嗎?他必站在君王面前,必不站在下賤人面前。

29 When you see that a man is diligent in his work, he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before obscure men.