箴言 17
1 乾餅一張而平安共食，勝於滿屋佳餚而互相爭吵。
Better is a morsel with pleasure in peace, than a house [full] of many good things and unjust sacrifices, with strife.
2 聰明的僕人必能管治任性的兒子，且可與弟兄們共分產業。
A wise servant shall have rule over foolish masters, and shall divide portions among brethren.
3 鍋煉銀，爐煉金，上主煉人心。
As silver and gold are tried in a furnace, so are choice hearts with the Lord.
4 奸詐的人，愛聽胡言亂語；說謊的人，輕信是非長短。
A bad man hearkens to the tongue of transgressors: but a righteous man attends not to false lips.
5 嘲笑窮人的是凌辱他的造主；幸災樂禍的，必不能脫免懲罰。
He that laughs at the poor provokes him that made him; and he that rejoices at the destruction of another shall not be held guiltless: but he that has compassion shall find mercy.
6 孫兒是老人的冠冕，父親是兒女的光榮。
Children's children are the crown of old men; and their fathers are the glory of children. The faithful has the whole world full of wealth; but the faithless not even a farthing.
7 優雅的言詞，不適宜於愚人；虛偽的狂語，更不宜於君王。
Faithful lips will not suit a fool; nor lying lips a just man.
8 賄賂在饋贈者眼中，有如寶石；不論他要轉向何方，無往不利。
Instruction is to them that use it a gracious reward; and wherever it may turn, it shall prosper.
9 掩飾他人的過錯，可獲得友愛；屢念舊日的過惡，則離間友誼。
He that conceals injuries seeks love; but he that hates to hide [them] separates friends and kindred.
10 對明智人一句指責，勝過對愚昧人百次杖擊。
A threat breaks down the heart of a wise man; but a fool, though scourged, understands not.
11 暴徒只求叛亂，但有殘酷使者，奉命前來對付。
Every bad man stirs up strifes: but the Lord will send out against him an unmerciful messenger.
12 寧願遇見失掉幼子的母熊，不願逢著正在發狂的愚人。
Care may befall a man of understanding; but fools will meditate evils.
13 誰以怨報德，災禍必不離開他的家。
Whoso rewards evil for good, evil shall not be removed from his house.
14 爭論的開端，如水之破堤；在激辯之前，應極加制止。
Rightful rule gives power to words; but sedition and strife precede poverty.
15 宣判罪人無罪，判定義人有罪：二者同為上主所憎惡。
He that pronounces the unjust just, and the just unjust, is unclean and abominable with God.
16 愚昧的人，既沒有頭腦，手執金錢買智慧，又何益之有﹖
Why has the fool wealth? for a senseless man will not be able to purchase wisdom. He that exalts his own house seeks ruin; and he that turns aside from instruction shall fall into mischief.
17 朋友平時常相愛，唯在難中見兄弟。
Have you a friend for every time, and let brethren be useful in distress; for on this account are they born.
18 常為人擊掌作保，實是個無知之徒。
A foolish man applauds and rejoices over himself, [as he] also that becomes surety would make himself responsible for his own friends.
19 好爭辯的人，實喜愛罪過；高舉門戶的，必自趨滅亡。
A lover of sin rejoices in strifes;
20 誰存心欺詐，不會得幸福；誰搬弄是非，必陷於災禍。
and the hard-hearted man comes not in for good. A man of a changeful tongue will fall into mischiefs;
21 生糊塗孩子的，只有悲哀；糊塗人的父親，毫無樂趣。
and the heart of a fool is grief to its possessor. A father rejoices not over an uninstructed son; but a wise son gladdens his mother.
22 愉快的心，是良好的治療；神志憂鬱，能使筋骨枯萎。
A glad heart promotes health; but the bones of a sorrowful man dry up.
23 惡人在大衣下受賄賂，是為顛倒正義的判詞。
The ways of a man who unjustly receives gifts in [his] bosom do not prosper; and an ungodly man perverts the ways of righteousness.
24 精明的人，常面向智慧；愚者的眼，向地極呆望，
The countenance of a wise man is sensible; but the eyes of a fool [go] to the ends of the earth.
25 愚昧的兒子，是他父親的痛苦，是他生母的憂傷。
A foolish son [is a cause of] anger to his father, and grief to her that bore him.
26 科罰無辜，已屬不當；杖責君子，更屬不義。
[It is] not right to punish a righteous man, nor [is it] holy to plot against righteous princes.
27 智者必沉默寡言，達人必心神鎮定。
He that forbears to utter a hard word is discreet, and a patient man is wise.
28 愚人不發言，亦可充作智者；若謹口慎言，亦可視為哲人。
Wisdom shall be imputed to a fool who asks after wisdom: and he who holds his peace shall seem to be sensible.
