箴言 20
1 酒能使人褻慢，濃酒使人喧嚷； 凡因酒錯誤的，就無智慧。
Wine is an intemperate thing, and strong drink full of violence: but every fool is entangled with them.
2 王的威嚇如同獅子吼叫； 惹動他怒的，是自害己命。
The threat of a king differs not from the rage of a lion; and he that provokes him sins against his own soul.
3 遠離紛爭是人的尊榮； 愚妄人都愛爭鬧。
[It is] a glory to a man to turn aside from railing; but every fool is entangled with such matters.
4 懶惰人因冬寒不肯耕種， 到收割的時候，他必討飯而無所得。
A sluggard when reproached is not ashamed: so also he who borrows corn in harvest.
5 人心懷藏謀略，好像深水， 惟明哲人才能汲引出來。
Counsel in a man's heart is deep water; but a prudent man will draw it out.
6 人多述說自己的仁慈， 但忠信人誰能遇着呢？
A man is valuable, and a merciful man precious: but [it is] hard to find a faithful man.
7 行為純正的義人， 他的子孫是有福的！
He that walks blameless in justice, shall leave his children blessed.
8 王坐在審判的位上， 以眼目驅散諸惡。
Whenever a righteous king sits on the throne, no evil thing can stand before his presence.
9 誰能說，我潔淨了我的心， 我脫淨了我的罪？
Who will boast that he has a pure heart? or who will boldly say that he is pure from sins?
10 兩樣的法碼，兩樣的升斗， 都為耶和華所憎惡。
A large and small weight, and various measures, are even both of them unclean before the Lord; and [so is] he that makes them.
11 孩童的動作是清潔，是正直， 都顯明他的本性。
A youth [when in company] with a godly man, will be restrained in his devices, and [then] his way will be straight.
12 能聽的耳，能看的眼， 都是耶和華所造的。
The ear hears, and the eye sees: even both of them are the Lord's work.
13 不要貪睡，免致貧窮； 眼要睜開，你就吃飽。
Love not to speak ill, lest you be cut off: open your eyes, and be filled with bread.
14 買物的說：不好，不好； 及至買去，他便自誇。
15 有金子和許多珍珠， 惟有知識的嘴乃為貴重的珍寶。
16 誰為生人作保，就拿誰的衣服； 誰為外人作保，誰就要承當。
17 以虛謊而得的食物，人覺甘甜； 但後來，他的口必充滿塵沙。
18 計謀都憑籌算立定； 打仗要憑智謀。
19 往來傳舌的，洩漏密事； 大張嘴的，不可與他結交。
20 咒罵父母的，他的燈必滅， 變為漆黑的黑暗。
The lamp of him that reviles father or mother shall be put out, and his eyeballs shall see darkness.
21 起初速得的產業， 終久卻不為福。
A portion hastily gotten at first shall not be blessed in the end.
22 你不要說，我要以惡報惡； 要等候耶和華，他必拯救你。
Say not, I will avenge myself on my enemy; but wait on the Lord, that he may help you.
23 兩樣的法碼為耶和華所憎惡； 詭詐的天平也為不善。
A double weight is an abomination to the Lord; and a deceitful balance is not good in his sight.
24 人的腳步為耶和華所定； 人豈能明白自己的路呢？
A man's goings are directed of the Lord: how then can a mortal understand his ways?
25 人冒失說，這是聖物， 許願之後才查問，就是自陷網羅。
It is a snare to a man hastily to consecrate some of his own property: for [in that case] repentance comes after vowing.
26 智慧的王簸散惡人， 用碌碡滾軋他們。
A wise king utterly crushes the ungodly, and will bring a wheel upon them.
27 人的靈是耶和華的燈， 鑒察人的心腹。
The spirit of man is a light of the Lord, who searches the inmost parts of the belly.
28 王因仁慈和誠實得以保全他的國位， 也因仁慈立穩。
Mercy and truth are a guard to a king, and will surround his throne with righteousness.
29 強壯乃少年人的榮耀； 白髮為老年人的尊榮。
Wisdom is an ornament to young men; and grey [hairs] are the glory of old men.
30 鞭傷除淨人的罪惡； 責打能入人的心腹。
Bruises and contusions befall bad men; and plagues [shall come] in the inward parts of [their] belly.
