箴言 13
1 智慧之子，聽從父親的教訓；輕狂的人，不聽任何人規勸。
A wise sonne will obey the instruction of his father: but a scorner will heare no rebuke.
2 義人必飽嘗自己口舌的果實，惡人的慾望只有飽食強暴。
A man shall eate good things by the fruite of his mouth: but the soule of the trespassers shall suffer violence.
3 謹口慎言，方能自保性命；信口開河，終必自取滅亡。
Hee that keepeth his mouth, keepeth his life: but he that openeth his lips, destruction shall be to him.
4 懶人雖常盼望，卻一無所得；勤勞的人，卻常如願以償。
The sluggard lusteth, but his soule hath nought: but the soule of the diligent shall haue plentie.
5 義人憎惡謊言，惡人令人可憎可惡。
A righteous man hateth lying wordes: but the wicked causeth slander and shame.
6 正義保衛行為正直的人，邪惡卻使罪人滅亡。
Righteousnesse preserueth the vpright of life: but wickednes ouerthroweth the sinner.
7 有人自充富人，其實一貧如洗；有人佯作窮人，其實腰纏萬貫。
There is that maketh himselfe riche, and hath nothing, and that maketh himselfe poore, hauing great riches.
8 富人的錢財只是性命的贖價，窮人卻沒有這樣的威脅。
A man will giue his riches for the ransome of his life: but the poore cannot heare ye reproch.
9 義人的光明，必要高升；惡人的燈火，勢必熄滅。
The light of the righteous reioyceth: but the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
10 傲慢只有引起爭端，虛心受教的人纔有智慧。
Onely by pride doeth man make contention: but with the well aduised is wisdome.
11 儻來之物，容易消逝；經久積存，日漸增多。
The riches of vanitie shall diminish: but he that gathereth with the hand, shall increase them.
12 希望遲不兌現，令人心神煩惱；願望獲得滿足，像株生命樹。
The hope that is deferred, is the fainting of the heart: but when the desire commeth, it is as a tree of life.
13 誰輕視法令，必遭滅亡；誰敬畏誡命，必得安全。
He that despiseth the worde, hee shall be destroyed: but hee that feareth the commandement he shalbe rewarded.
14 智慧人的教訓是生命的泉源，人可賴以脫免死亡的羅網。
The instruction of a wise man is as the welspring of life, to turne away from the snares of death.
15 明哲的規勸，使人蒙恩，殘暴人的舉止，粗魯蠻橫。
Good vnderstanding maketh acceptable: but the way of the disobedient is hated.
16 精明的人，常按理智行事；愚昧的人，只自誇其糊塗。
Euery wise man will worke by knowledge: but a foole will spread abroade folly.
17 奸妄的使者，使人陷於災禍；忠誠的使者，給人帶來安和。
A wicked messenger falleth into euill: but a faithfull ambassadour is preseruation.
18 拒絕規勸的，必遭貧苦羞辱；接受懲戒的，反要受人尊敬。
Pouertie and shame is to him that refuseth instruction: but hee that regardeth correction, shalbe honoured.
19 願望獲得滿足，能使心靈愉快；遠離邪惡，卻為愚昧人所深惡。
A desire accomplished deliteth ye soule: but it is an abomination to fooles to depart from euil.
20 與智慧人往來，可成智慧人；與愚昧人作伴，必受其連累。
He that walketh with the wise, shalbe wise: but a companion of fooles shalbe afflicted.
21 惡運追蹤罪人，義人卻得善報。
Affliction followeth sinners: but vnto the righteous God will recompense good.
22 善人為子子孫孫留下產業，罪人的財富是為義人積蓄。
The good man shall giue inheritance vnto his childrens children: and the riches of the sinner is layde vp for the iust.
23 窮人開墾的田地，生產大量食物；誰若缺乏正義，定不免於滅亡。
Much foode is in the fielde of the poore: but the fielde is destroyed without discretion.
24 不肯使用棍杖的人，實是恨自己的兒子；真愛兒子的人，必時加以懲罰。
He that spareth his rodde, hateth his sonne: but he that loueth him, chasteneth him betime.
25 義人必得飽食，惡人無以果腹。
The righteous eateth to the contentation of his minde: but the belly of the wicked shall want.
