箴言 17
1 设筵满屋，大家相争， 不如有块干饼，大家相安。
Better [is] a dry morsel, and rest with it, Than a house full of the sacrifices of strife.
2 仆人办事聪明，必管辖贻羞之子， 又在众子中同分产业。
A wise servant rules over a son causing shame, And he apportions an inheritance in the midst of brothers.
3 鼎为炼银，炉为炼金； 惟有耶和华熬炼人心。
A refining pot [is] for silver, and a furnace for gold, And the trier of hearts [is] YHWH.
4 行恶的，留心听奸诈之言； 说谎的，侧耳听邪恶之语。
An evildoer is attentive to lips of vanity, Falsehood is giving ear to a mischievous tongue.
5 戏笑穷人的，是辱没造他的主； 幸灾乐祸的，必不免受罚。
Whoever is mocking at the poor Has reproached his Maker, Whoever is rejoicing at calamity is not acquitted.
6 子孙为老人的冠冕； 父亲是儿女的荣耀。
Sons’ sons [are] the crown of old men, And the glory of sons [are] their fathers.
7 愚顽人说美言本不相宜， 何况君王说谎话呢？
A lip of excellence is not fitting for a fool, much less a lip of falsehood for a noble.
8 贿赂在馈送的人眼中看为宝玉， 随处运动都得顺利。
A stone of grace [is] the bribe in the eyes of its possessors, Wherever it turns, it prospers.
9 遮掩人过的，寻求人爱； 屡次挑错的，离间密友。
Whoever is covering transgression is seeking love, And whoever is repeating a matter Is separating a familiar friend.
10 一句责备话深入聪明人的心， 强如责打愚昧人一百下。
Rebuke comes down on the intelligent More than one hundred stripes on a fool.
11 恶人只寻背叛， 所以必有严厉的使者奉差攻击他。
An evil man seeks only rebellion, And a fierce messenger is sent against him.
12 宁可遇见丢崽子的母熊， 不可遇见正行愚妄的愚昧人。
The meeting of a bereaved bear by a man, And—not a fool in his folly.
13 以恶报善的， 祸患必不离他的家。
Whoever is returning evil for good, Evil does not move from his house.
14 纷争的起头如水放开， 所以，在争闹之先必当止息争竞。
The beginning of contention [is] a letting out of waters, And leave the strife before it is meddled with.
15 定恶人为义的，定义人为恶的， 这都为耶和华所憎恶。
Whoever is justifying the wicked, And condemning the righteous, Even both of these [are] an abomination to YHWH.
16 愚昧人既无聪明， 为何手拿价银买智慧呢？
Why [is] this—a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, And a heart—there is none?
17 朋友乃时常亲爱， 弟兄为患难而生。
The friend is loving at all times, And a brother is born for adversity.
18 在邻舍面前击掌作保 乃是无知的人。
A man lacking heart is striking hands, He becomes a guarantor before his friend.
19 喜爱争竞的，是喜爱过犯； 高立家门的，乃自取败坏。
Whoever is loving transgression is loving debate, Whoever is making his entrance high is seeking destruction.
20 心存邪僻的，寻不着好处； 舌弄是非的，陷在祸患中。
The perverse of heart does not find good, And the [one] turned in his tongue falls into evil.
21 生愚昧子的，必自愁苦； 愚顽人的父毫无喜乐。
Whoever is begetting a fool has affliction for it, Indeed, the father of a fool does not rejoice.
22 喜乐的心乃是良药； 忧伤的灵使骨枯干。
A rejoicing heart does good to the body, And a struck spirit dries the bone.
23 恶人暗中受贿赂， 为要颠倒判断。
The wicked takes a bribe from the bosom, To turn aside the paths of judgment.
24 明哲人眼前有智慧； 愚昧人眼望地极。
The face of the intelligent [is] to wisdom, And the eyes of a fool—at the end of the earth.
25 愚昧子使父亲愁烦， 使母亲忧苦。
A foolish son [is] a provocation to his father, And bitterness to her bearing him.
26 刑罚义人为不善； 责打君子为不义。
Also, [it] is not good to fine the righteous, To strike nobles for uprightness.
27 寡少言语的，有知识； 性情温良的，有聪明。
One acquainted with knowledge is sparing his words, And the cool of temper [is] a man of understanding.
28 愚昧人若静默不言也可算为智慧； 闭口不说也可算为聪明。
Even a fool keeping silence is reckoned wise, He who is shutting his lips [seems] intelligent!
