箴言 18
1 與眾寡合的，只求私意；對任何指教，都表忿恨。
Desire he seeks [one who] separates himself on all sound wisdom he bursts out.
2 愚昧的人不喜愛受教，只愛顯露自己的心意。
Not he delights a fool in understanding that except in revealing itself heart his.
3 邪惡一來，輕視隨到；侮辱也隨無恥而至。
When comes a wicked [person] it comes also contempt and with shame reproach.
4 哲人口中的言語有如深水，又如洶湧的溪流，生命的泉源。
[are] waters Deep [the] words of [the] mouth of a person a wadi flowing a fountain of wisdom.
5 在判案時，徇惡人之私，加害於義人，實屬不公。
To lift up [the] face of a wicked [person] not [is] good to turn aside a righteous [person] in judgment.
6 愚人的唇舌，常引起爭端；愚人的口舌，常自招責打。
[the] lips of A fool they go in strife and mouth his for blows it calls.
7 愚人的舌，使自己喪亡；他的嘴唇，是害己的陷阱。
[the] mouth of A fool [is] ruin of him and lips his [are] [the] snare of life his.
8 進讒者的話，如可口美味，能深深透入肺腑的深處。
[the] words of A slanderer [are] like delicacies and they they go down [the] chambers of [the] belly.
9 懶於操勞的人，是敗子的弟兄。
Also [one who] shows himself idle in work his [is] a brother he of a master of destruction.
10 上主的名號，是堅固保壘；義人投入內，必得享安全。
[is] a tower of Strength [the] name of Yahweh in it he runs a righteous [person] and he is set on high.
11 富人的財產，是他的堅城；在他意想中，像座高牆垣。
[the] wealth of A rich [person] [is] [the] town of strength his and like a wall high in own imagination his.
12 心傲是滅亡的前導，心謙是光榮的前驅。
Before destruction it is haughty [the] heart of a person and [is] before honor humility.
13 未聽而先答，實愚昧可恥。
[one who] brings back A word before he listens [is] folly it of him and ignominy.
14 剛毅的精神，能忍受病苦；精神萎靡，有誰能支持﹖
[the] spirit of A person it will endure sickness his and a spirit stricken who? will he bear it.
15 明智人的心，必獲得學問；智慧人的耳，必探求知識。
A heart discerning it acquires knowledge and [the] ear of wise [people] it seeks knowledge.
16 禮物能給人大開門路，引人晉謁權貴。
[the] gift of A person it makes space for him and before great [people] it leads him.
17 先訴理者似有理，對手來時再審斷。
[is] righteous The first in case his (and he will come *Q(K)*) neighbor his and he will examine him.
18 抽籤可以使爭端平息，也能調解權貴的糾紛。
Contentions it puts an end to the lot and between mighty [people] it separates.
19 兄弟若不和，比堅城還難攻克；他們的爭辯，有如碉堡的門閂。
A brother transgressed [is] more than a town of strength (and contentions *Q(K)*) [are] like [the] bar of a fortress.
20 人必以口中果實充滿肚腹，必飽嘗自己唇舌的出產。
From [the] fruit of [the] mouth of a person it is satisfied belly his [the] produce of lips his he is satisfied.
21 死亡和生命，全在乎唇舌；放縱唇舌的，必自食其果。
Death and life [are] in [the] hand of [the] tongue and [those who] love it he will eat fruit its.
22 誰覓得了賢妻，便覓得了幸福，得了上主恩眷。
He finds a wife he finds a good thing and he obtained pleasure from Yahweh.
23 貧窮的人哀懇乞憐；富貴的人厲聲以對。
Supplications he speaks a poor [person] and a rich [person] he answers strong [words].
24 交朋友過多，必會有損害；但有些朋友，遠勝親兄弟。
A person of companions [is] to be broken and there [is one who] loves cleaving more than a brother.
