< 箴言 10 >
1 智慧的兒子使父親喜樂;愚昧的兒子,使母親憂愁。
A wise son makes [his] father glad: but a foolish son is a grief to his mother.
Treasures shall not profit the lawless: but righteousness shall deliver from death.
The Lord will not famish a righteous soul: but he will overthrow the life of the ungodly.
Poverty brings a man low: but the hands of the vigorous make rich. A son who is instructed shall be wise, and shall use the fool for a servant.
5 夏季貯蓄的,是明智的孩童;秋收酣睡的是無恥的兒子。
A wise son is saved from heat: but a lawless son is blighted of the winds in harvest.
The blessing of the Lord is upon the head of the just: but untimely grief shall cover the mouth of the ungodly.
The memory of the just is praised; but the name of the ungodly [man] is extinguished.
8 心靈智慧的人,必接受命令;饒舌的愚的人,必自招喪亡。
A wise man in heart will receive commandments; but he that is unguarded in his lips shall be overthrown in his perverseness.
He that walks simply, walks confidently; but he that perverts his ways shall be known.
10 暗中擠眼的人,必引人煩惱;坦然規勸的人,必促進和平。
He that winks with his eyes deceitfully, procures griefs for men; but he that reproves boldly is a peacemaker.
11 義人的口,是生命的泉源;惡人的口,是殘暴的淵藪。
[There is] a fountain of life in the hand of a righteous man; but destruction shall cover the mouth of the ungodly.
Hatred stirs up strife; but affection covers all that do not love strife.
13 有見識的口唇上,可找著智慧;棍杖只是為打缺乏智慧者的脊背。
He that brings forth wisdom from his lips smites the fool with a rod.
14 智慧的人,隱諱自己的學問;愚昧人的口,招致逼近的喪亡。
The wise will hide discretion; but the mouth of the hasty draws near to ruin.
15 富人的財富,是他自己的堅城;窮人的零落,卻是他們的貧乏。
The wealth of rich men is a strong city; but poverty is the ruin of the ungodly.
16 義人的薪金,用以維持生活;惡人的收入,卻只用來犯罪。
The works of the righteous produce life; but the fruits of the ungodly [produce] sins.
17 誰遵守勸告,必走向生命之路;誰輕視規勸,必自誤入迷途。
Instruction keeps the right ways of life; but instruction unchastened goes astray.
18 撒謊的唇舌,必暗藏仇恨;散播謠言的,必是愚昧人。
Righteous lips cover enmity; but they that utter railings are most foolish.
By a multitude of words you shall not escape sin; but if you refrain your lips you will be prudent.
The tongue of the just is tried silver; but the heart of the ungodly shall fail.
21 義人的唇舌教育群眾,愚人必因缺乏心智而死亡。
The lips of the righteous know sublime [truths]: but the foolish die in lack.
22 使人致富的,是上主的祝福;營營的辛勞,卻無補於事。
The blessing of the Lord is upon the head of the righteous; it enriches [him], and grief of heart shall not be added to [it].
A fool does mischief in sport; but wisdom brings forth prudence for a man.
24 惡人畏懼的,反向他侵襲;義人的希望,終獲得應允。
The ungodly is engulfed in destruction; but the desire of the righteous is acceptable.
When the storm passes by, the ungodly vanishes away; but the righteous turns aside and escapes for ever.
26 懶漢之於派遣他的人,就如醋之於牙,煙之於目。
As a sour grape is hurtful to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes, so iniquity hurts those that practise it.
27 敬畏上主,將延年益壽;惡人的歲月,必要短縮。
The fear of the Lord adds [length] of days: but the years of the ungodly shall be shortened.
28 義人的期待,終歸是喜樂;惡人的希望,終歸是失望。
Joy rests long with the righteous: but the hope of the ungodly shall perish.
29 上主的道路,是正人君子的保障;為作惡的人,卻是滅亡。
The fear of the Lord is a strong hold of the saints: but ruin [comes] to them that work wickedness.
The righteous shall never fail: but the ungodly shall not dwell in the earth.
The mouth of the righteous drops wisdom: but the tongue of the unjust shall perish.
The lips of just men drop grace: but the mouth of the ungodly is perverse.