箴言 12
1 喜愛受教的人，必喜愛智慧；憎恨規勸的人，真是糊塗。
He that loueth instruction, loueth knowledge: but he that hateth correction, is a foole.
2 善心的人，必得上主喜悅；心術邪惡的人，必受降罰。
A good man getteth fauour of the Lord: but the man of wicked immaginations will hee condemne.
3 沒有人作惡而能穩立，唯有義人的根基永不動搖。
A man cannot be established by wickednesse: but the roote of the righteous shall not be mooued.
4 賢能的妻子，是她丈夫的冠冕；無恥的妻子，宛如丈夫骨中的腐蝕。
A vertuous woman is the crowne of her husband: but she that maketh him ashamed, is as corruption in his bones.
5 義人思念公正，惡人計劃詭譎。
The thoughtes of the iust are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceitfull.
6 惡人的言談，是流血的陷阱；義人的口舌，設法搭救他人。
The talking of the wicked is to lye in waite for blood: but the mouth of the righteous will deliuer them.
7 惡人一旦傾覆，便不復存在；義人的家室，卻得以久存。
God ouerthroweth the wicked, and they are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.
8 人憑自己的識見，獲得讚美；但心地邪僻的人，必受輕視。
A man shall be commended for his wisedome: but the froward of heart shalbe despised.
9 一個自給自足的平民，比愛排場而缺食的人，更為可貴。
He that is despised, and is his owne seruant, is better then he that boasteth himselfe and lacketh bread.
10 義人珍惜禽獸的生命，惡人的心腸殘忍刻薄。
A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the mercies of the wicked are cruell.
11 自耕其地的人，必得飽食；追求虛幻的人，實屬愚昧。
He that tilleth his lande, shalbe satisfied with bread: but he that followeth the idle, is destitute of vnderstanding.
12 邪惡的想望，是惡人的羅網；義人的根基，卻永不動搖。
The wicked desireth the net of euils: but the roote of the righteous giueth fruite.
13 惡人失口，自尋苦惱；義人卻能幸免受累。
The euill man is snared by the wickednesse of his lips, but the iust shall come out of aduersitie.
14 人必飽嘗自己口舌的果實，必按自己的行為獲得報應。
A man shalbe satiate with good things by the fruite of his mouth, and the recompence of a mans hands shall God giue vnto him.
15 愚昧的人，常以為自己的道路正直；但明智的人，卻常聽從勸告。
The way of a foole is right in his owne eyes: but he that heareth counsell, is wise.
16 愚昧的人，立時顯出自己的憤怒；機智的人，卻忍辱而不外露。
A foole in a day shall be knowen by his anger: but he that couereth shame, is wise.
17 吐露真情，是彰顯正義；作假見證，是自欺欺人。
He that speaketh trueth, will shewe righteousnes: but a false witnes vseth deceite.
18 出言不慎，有如利刃傷人；智者的口，卻常療愈他人。
There is that speaketh wordes like the prickings of a sworde: but the tongue of wise men is health.
19 講實話的唇舌，永垂不朽；說謊話的舌頭，瞬息即逝。
The lip of trueth shall be stable for euer: but a lying tongue varieth incontinently.
20 圖謀惡事的，心懷欺詐；策劃和平的，必得喜樂。
Deceite is in the heart of them that imagine euill: but to the counsellers of peace shall be ioye.
21 義人常無往不利，惡人卻備受災殃。
There shall none iniquitie come to the iust: but the wicked are full of euill.
22 欺詐的唇舌，為上主所深惡；行事誠實的，纔為他所中悅。
The lying lips are an abomination to the Lord: but they that deale truely are his delite.
23 機智的人，使自己的才學深藏不露；心中愚昧的人，只會彰顯自己的愚蠢。
A wise man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of the fooles publisheth foolishnes.
24 勤勞的手，必要掌權；懶慢的手，只有服役。
The hand of the diligent shall beare rule: but the idle shalbe vnder tribute.
25 憂鬱使人心消沉，良言使人心快活。
Heauines in the heart of man doeth bring it downe: but a good worde reioyceth it.
26 義人給自己的友伴指示道路，惡人的行動卻引人誤入歧途。
The righteous is more excellent then his neighbour: but the way of the wicked will deceiue them.
27 懶惰的人，無米為炊；勤勞的人，腰纏萬貫。
The deceitfull man rosteth not, that hee tooke in hunting: but the riches of the diligent man are precious.
28 正義的路，導向生命；邪惡的路，引人喪亡。
Life is in the way of righteousnesse, and in that path way there is no death.
