箴言 29
1 人若屢受譴責，仍然頑固，他必突然喪亡，無法挽救。
A reprover is better than a stiff-necked man: for when the latter is suddenly set on fire, there shall be no remedy.
2 義人執政，人民喜慶；惡人專權，人民嘆息。
When the righteous are praised, the people will rejoice: but when the ungodly rule, men mourn.
3 喜愛智慧的，使父親喜悅；尋花問柳的，必傾家蕩產。
When a man loves wisdom, his father rejoices: but he that keeps harlots will waste wealth.
4 君王秉公行義，必將興邦；但若暴斂橫徵，必將喪邦。
A righteous king establishes a country: but a transgressor destroys [it].
5 對自己的友伴阿諛的人，是在他腳下張設羅網。
He that prepares a net in the way of his own friend, entangles his own feet in it.
6 作惡的人，滿路絆索；正義的人，載欣載奔。
A great snare [is spread] for a sinner: but the righteous shall be in joy and gladness.
7 義人關注窮人的案情，但是惡人卻毫不知情。
A righteous man knows how to judge for the poor: but the ungodly understands not knowledge; and the poor man has not an understanding mind.
8 輕狂的人，煽動城市作亂；明智的人，設法挽回狂瀾。
Lawless men burn down a city: but wise men turn away wrath.
9 智愚爭辯，或怒或笑，終無結果。
A wise man shall judge nations: but a worthless man being angry laughs and fears not.
10 嗜殺的人，常憎恨正人君子；正直的人，卻關懷他的性命。
Bloody men hate a holy [person], but the upright will seek his soul.
11 愚人忿怒，必盡情發洩；明智的人，必自知抑制。
A fool utters all is mind: but the wise reserves his in part.
12 作首長的，如聽信讒言，他的臣僕，必盡屬小人。
When a king hearkens to unjust language, all his subjects are transgressors.
13 窮人與壓迫者彼此相遇，二者皆由主獲得光明。
When the creditor and debtor meet together, the Lord oversees them both.
14 君王如秉公審判窮人，他的寶座必永久穩立。
When a king judges the poor in truth, his throne shall be established for a testimony.
15 杖責與懲戒，賜予人智慧；嬌縱的孩子，使母親受辱。
Stripes and reproofs give wisdom: but an erring child disgraces his parents.
16 惡人掌權，罪惡隨之增多；正義的人，必親見其崩潰。
When the ungodly abound, sins abound: but when they fall, the righteous are warned.
17 懲戒你的兒子，他必使你安心，令你心曠神怡。
Chasten your son, and he shall give you rest; and he shall give honour to your soul.
18 神視缺乏時，人民必放縱；遵守法律的，纔蒙受祝福。
There shall be no interpreter to a sinful nation: but he that observes the law is blessed.
19 要糾正奴才，不宜用言語；即使他明白，他仍不服從。
A stubborn servant will not be reproved by words: for even if he understands, still he will not obey.
20 你是否見過信口開河的人﹖寄望於愚人勝於寄望於他。
If you see a man hasty in [his] words, know that the fool has hope rather than he.
21 對奴才自幼加以嬌養，他日後終必反僕為主。
He that lives wantonly from a child, shall be a servant, and in the end shall grieve over himself.
22 易怒的人，極易引起紛爭；性急的人，必犯很多過錯。
A furious man stirs up strife, and a passionate man digs up sin.
23 驕傲自大，使人屈辱；虛心謙下，使人受榮。
Pride brings a man low, but the Lord upholds the humble-minded with honour.
24 誰與盜賊合夥，實是痛恨自己；他雖聽見咀咒，卻不敢發一言。
He that shares with a thief, hates his own soul: and if any having heard an oath uttered tell not of it,
25 對人畏懼，必陷入羈絆；信賴上主，必獲得安全。
[they] fearing and reverencing men [unreasonably] have been overthrown, but he that trusts in the Lord shall rejoice. Ungodliness causes a man to stumble: but he that trusts in his master shall be safe.
26 許多人尋求王侯的慈惠，但每人的判決出自上主。
Many wait on the favour of rulers; but justice comes to a man from the Lord.
27 為非作歹的人，為義人所憎惡；行為正直的人，為惡人所憎惡。
A righteous man is an abomination to an unrighteous man, and the direct way is an abomination to the sinner.
