箴言 14
1 智慧婦人建立家室； 愚妄婦人親手拆毀。
Wise women [PRS] hold their families together [by the wise things that they do], but foolish women ruin their families by the foolish things that they do.
2 行動正直的，敬畏耶和華； 行事乖僻的，卻藐視他。
By [continually] behaving/acting righteously, [people show that they] greatly revere Yahweh; those who (walk on crooked paths/always deceive others) [show that they] despise him.
3 愚妄人口中驕傲，如杖責打己身； 智慧人的嘴必保守自己。
Foolish people will be punished [MTY] for what they say, but wise [people] will be protected by what they say [MTY].
4 家裏無牛，槽頭乾淨； 土產加多乃憑牛力。
If [a man has] no oxen [to plow his field], he does not [need to put] grain [in their feedbox], but if [he has] oxen, they will enable [him to produce] an abundant crop.
5 誠實見證人不說謊話； 假見證人吐出謊言。
Witnesses who are reliable [always] say what (is true/really happened), but witnesses who are not reliable constantly tell lies [about what happened].
6 褻慢人尋智慧，卻尋不着； 聰明人易得知識。
Those who make fun [of being wise] will never become wise, but those who understand [what is right] learn things easily.
7 到愚昧人面前， 不見他嘴中有知識。
Stay away from foolish people, because they will not be able to teach you anything [useful].
8 通達人的智慧在乎明白己道； 愚昧人的愚妄乃是詭詐。
Those who have good sense are wise, so they know what they should do [and what they should not do]; foolish people do not know what is right to do, but because they think that they do, they are deceiving themselves.
9 愚妄人犯罪，以為戲耍； 正直人互相喜悅。
Foolish people make fun of their committing sins; but God is pleased with those who do what is right.
10 心中的苦楚，自己知道； 心裏的喜樂，外人無干。
If you are very sad or if you are joyful, only you know what you are experiencing; no one else [can] know what you are feeling.
11 奸惡人的房屋必傾倒； 正直人的帳棚必興盛。
Houses built by wicked [people] will be destroyed, but houses built by good/righteous [people] will last for a long time.
12 有一條路，人以為正， 至終成為死亡之路。
There are some kinds of behavior [MET] that [some] people [falsely] think are right, but (walking on those roads/continually doing those things) causes [those people] to die.
13 人在喜笑中，心也憂愁； 快樂至極就生愁苦。
[Sometimes] when people laugh, they are [really] sad, and when they stop laughing, they are still sad.
14 心中背道的，必滿得自己的結果； 善人必從自己的行為得以知足。
Those who stubbornly continue to do what is wrong will get what they deserve, and those who continually do what is good will [also] get what they deserve.
15 愚蒙人是話都信； 通達人步步謹慎。
Foolish people believe everything [that people tell them]; those who have good sense think carefully about what will be the result of their actions.
16 智慧人懼怕，就遠離惡事； 愚妄人卻狂傲自恃。
Wise people are careful and avoid [doing things that will give them] trouble; foolish people are careless and act (too quickly/without thinking).
17 輕易發怒的，行事愚妄； 設立詭計的，被人恨惡。
Those who quickly become angry [IDM] do foolish things; [people] hate those who plan to do wicked things (OR, those who have good sense remain calm/patient).
18 愚蒙人得愚昧為產業； 通達人得知識為冠冕。
Foolish people get what they deserve for doing foolish things; those with good sense are rewarded [MET] by being able to learn a lot.
19 壞人俯伏在善人面前； 惡人俯伏在義人門口。
[Some day] evil [people] will bow down in front of righteous [people to show that they respect them]; they [will humbly stand] at the gates of [the houses of] righteous [people and request their help].
20 貧窮人連鄰舍也恨他； 富足人朋友最多。
[No one likes] poor [people]; even their friends/neighbors do not like them; rich [people] have many friends, but [only while the rich people still have money].
21 藐視鄰舍的，這人有罪； 憐憫貧窮的，這人有福。
It is sinful to despise your [poor] neighbors; [God] is pleased with those who do kind things for the poor.
22 謀惡的，豈非走入迷途嗎？ 謀善的，必得慈愛和誠實。
Those who plan to do things that are evil/wrong are walking on the wrong road; people faithfully love, respect and are loyal to those who plan to do what is good.
23 諸般勤勞都有益處； 嘴上多言乃致窮乏。
If you work hard, you will (accomplish something good/get a good income), but if all you do is to talk [and not work], you will remain poor.
24 智慧人的財為自己的冠冕； 愚妄人的愚昧終是愚昧。
One of the rewards [MET] of being wise is to become rich; the reward of acting foolishly is to become more foolish.
25 作真見證的，救人性命； 吐出謊言的，施行詭詐。
By saying [in court] what is true, you [can] save the life [of the one who is being falsely accused]; if you tell lies, you are abandoning someone who needs your help [to defend him].
26 敬畏耶和華的，大有倚靠； 他的兒女也有避難所。
Those who revere Yahweh are confident [that he will protect them], and their family will [also] be protected.
27 敬畏耶和華就是生命的泉源， 可以使人離開死亡的網羅。
Having an awesome respect for Yahweh is [like] [MET] [having] a fountain that gives life; it will help you to escape when something dangerous is threatening to kill you [MET].
28 帝王榮耀在乎民多； 君王衰敗在乎民少。
If a king rules over many people, many people will [be able to] honor him; if he has only a few people in his kingdom, he will have very little [HYP] power.
29 不輕易發怒的，大有聰明； 性情暴躁的，大顯愚妄。
Those who do not quickly become angry are very wise; by quickly becoming angry, people show that they are foolish.
30 心中安靜是肉體的生命； 嫉妒是骨中的朽爛。
Having a mind that is peaceful results in having a healthy body; having a mind that is [often] in turmoil is [like] [MET] cancer in [a person’s] bones.
31 欺壓貧寒的，是辱沒造他的主； 憐憫窮乏的，乃是尊敬主。
Those who oppress poor people are insulting God, the one who made those poor people, but acting kindly toward them is respecting God.
32 惡人在所行的惡上必被推倒； 義人臨死，有所投靠。
Wicked [people] ruin themselves by the evil things that they do, but righteous/good [people] are kept safe/protected even when they die (OR, because of their continually doing what is right).
33 智慧存在聰明人心中； 愚昧人心裏所存的，顯而易見。
Those who have good sense always think what is wise; foolish people do not know anything about being wise.
34 公義使邦國高舉； 罪惡是人民的羞辱。
[When] the people of a nation [continually act] righteously, it causes that nation to be great; [continually doing what is] evil causes a nation to be disgraced.
35 智慧的臣子蒙王恩惠； 貽羞的僕人遭其震怒。
Kings are pleased with officials who do their work competently/skillfully, but they punish [MTY] those who [do their work in a manner that] causes the kings to be disgraced.
