箴言 13
1 智慧子聽父親的教訓； 褻慢人不聽責備。
Children who are wise (pay attention/heed it) when their parents discipline/correct them; but foolish children do not pay attention when someone rebukes them [for their bad behavior].
2 人因口所結的果子，必享美福； 奸詐人必遭強暴。
Good people are rewarded [IDM] for the good things [MET] that they say, but those who desire to deceive others are [very] eager to act violently.
3 謹守口的，得保生命； 大張嘴的，必致敗亡。
Those who are [very] careful about what they say [MTY] will live a long life; those who talk (without thinking/too much) will ruin themselves.
4 懶惰人羨慕，卻無所得； 殷勤人必得豐裕。
People who are lazy want things very much, but they will not get anything [HYP]. People who work hard will get all that they want.
5 義人恨惡謊言； 惡人有臭名，且致慚愧。
Righteous/Honest people hate/detest lies, but what wicked people do (is very disgraceful/stinks) [DOU].
6 行為正直的，有公義保守； 犯罪的，被邪惡傾覆。
The behavior [PRS] of those who always do what is right will protect them, but sinful [behavior will] ruin wicked people.
7 假作富足的，卻一無所有； 裝作窮乏的，卻廣有財物。
Some people who have nothing pretend to be rich, but other people who are very rich pretend to be poor.
8 人的資財是他生命的贖價； 窮乏人卻聽不見威嚇的話。
Rich people are able to pay people who want to kill them, [with the result that they will be protected, not killed], but poor people [do not have to worry about that because] no one threatens to kill them.
9 義人的光明亮； 惡人的燈要熄滅。
Righteous [people] are like a lamp [MET] that shines brightly, but wicked [people] are like [MET] a lamp that will [soon] be extinguished.
10 驕傲只啟爭競； 聽勸言的，卻有智慧。
[People] who are arrogant/proud [always] cause strife; those who are wise ask [other people] for good advice.
11 不勞而得之財必然消耗； 勤勞積蓄的，必見加增。
Those who acquire a lot of money quickly [by doing what is wrong, probably] will lose it [quickly], but if people earn money slowly, the amount of money they have will increase.
12 所盼望的遲延未得，令人心憂； 所願意的臨到，卻是生命樹。
When people do not receive the things that they are expecting to receive, (it causes them to despair/they become very sad); but if you receive what you are desiring to get, that [will be like a tree] [MET] [whose fruit gives you] life (OR, that will cause you to be joyful).
13 藐視訓言的，自取滅亡； 敬畏誡命的，必得善報。
Those who despise [the good] advice [that others give them] are bringing ruin on themselves; those who pay attention to that advice will (be secure/succeed).
14 智慧人的法則是生命的泉源， 可以使人離開死亡的網羅。
What wise [people] teach is [like] a fountain whose [water] gives life [MET]; what they teach you will help you to escape when something dangerous is threatening to kill you [MET].
15 美好的聰明使人蒙恩； 奸詐人的道路崎嶇難行。
[People] respect those who have good sense, but those who cannot be trusted are on the road to being ruined/destroyed (OR, will have a lot of difficulties/troubles).
16 凡通達人都憑知識行事； 愚昧人張揚自己的愚昧。
Those who have good sense always think carefully/wisely before they do something; foolish people show [by what they say and do] that they are foolish.
17 奸惡的使者必陷在禍患裏； 忠信的使臣乃醫人的良藥。
Messengers who are not reliable cause trouble, but those who faithfully [deliver their messages] cause people to act peacefully.
18 棄絕管教的，必致貧受辱； 領受責備的，必得尊榮。
Those who refuse to pay attention when others discipline/correct them will become poor and disgraced; [people] respect those who accept it when they are rebuked [for their bad behavior].
19 所欲的成就，心覺甘甜； 遠離惡事，為愚昧人所憎惡。
It is delightful to receive what we desire; foolish people hate/refuse to turn away from doing evil.
20 與智慧人同行的，必得智慧； 和愚昧人作伴的，必受虧損。
Those who habitually associate with wise people become wise; those who (are close friends of/associate with) foolish people will (regret it/be ruined).
21 禍患追趕罪人； 義人必得善報。
Sinners have trouble [PRS] wherever they go, but things will go well for righteous [people].
22 善人給子孫遺留產業； 罪人為義人積存資財。
When good people [die], their grandchildren inherit their money; but when sinners [die], the money that they had will end up in the hands of righteous [people].
23 窮人耕種多得糧食， 但因不義，有消滅的。
[Sometimes] poor [people’s] fields produce plenty of food, but unjust people take away all that food.
24 不忍用杖打兒子的，是恨惡他； 疼愛兒子的，隨時管教。
Those who do not punish their children [for bad behavior] do not [really] love them; those who love their children start to discipline them when the children are still young.
25 義人吃得飽足； 惡人肚腹缺糧。
Righteous [people] have enough food to eat and be satisfied, but the stomachs of wicked [people] [SYN] are [always] empty.
