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 turns you into a mocker, alcohol makes you aggressive; you're stupid to be deceived by drink.
2 王的威嚇如同獅子吼叫； 惹動他怒的，是自害己命。
When a king gets terribly angry, he sounds like a roaring lion; anyone who makes him furious is liable to be killed.
3 遠離紛爭是人的尊榮； 愚妄人都愛爭鬧。
Avoiding conflict is the proper thing to do, but stupid people are quick to argue.
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。
Slackers don't sow when they should, so when harvest comes they don't have anything.
5 人心懷藏謀略，好像深水， 惟明哲人才能汲引出來。
Discovering what someone is planning in their mind is like looking at deep water, but a person who has understanding will find out.
6 人多述說自己的仁慈， 但忠信人誰能遇着呢？
Many people tell you they're loyal, but can you find someone really trustworthy?
7 行為純正的義人， 他的子孫是有福的！
Good people live honestly; how happy are their children if they follow them.
8 王坐在審判的位上， 以眼目驅散諸惡。
When a king sits in judgment he recognizes all that isn't right.
9 誰能說，我潔淨了我的心， 我脫淨了我的罪？
Who can claim, “I've made sure my conscience is clean; I've purified myself from sin”?
10 兩樣的法碼，兩樣的升斗， 都為耶和華所憎惡。
The Lord hates both dishonest weights and dishonest measures.
11 孩童的動作是清潔，是正直， 都顯明他的本性。
Even children reveal what they're like by what they do, whether their actions are good and right.
12 能聽的耳，能看的眼， 都是耶和華所造的。
The Lord made our ears to hear and our eyes to see.
13 不要貪睡，免致貧窮； 眼要睜開，你就吃飽。
If you love sleeping you'll become poor. Wake up and get busy, and you'll have plenty to eat.
14 買物的說：不好，不好； 及至買去，他便自誇。
“It's really rubbish,” says the one buying, but afterwards goes and boasts to others about making a good deal.
15 有金子和許多珍珠， 惟有知識的嘴乃為貴重的珍寶。
There's gold and plenty of expensive gemstones, but talking sense is a more valuable jewel.
16 誰為生人作保，就拿誰的衣服； 誰為外人作保，誰就要承當。
If someone guarantees a stranger's debt with their cloak, be sure to take it! Make sure you have whatever is pledged to foreigners!
17 以虛謊而得的食物，人覺甘甜； 但後來，他的口必充滿塵沙。
Food you get by cheating may taste sweet, but afterwards it will be like a mouthful of gravel.
18 計謀都憑籌算立定； 打仗要憑智謀。
With sound advice, plans are successful; if you're going to war, make sure you have good guidance.
19 往來傳舌的，洩漏密事； 大張嘴的，不可與他結交。
A gossip goes around revealing secrets; stay away from people who talk a lot.
20 咒罵父母的，他的燈必滅， 變為漆黑的黑暗。
Anyone who curses their father or mother will have their light put out and end in utter darkness.
21 起初速得的產業， 終久卻不為福。
Wealth gained too soon won't do you any good 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。
Don't say, “I'll get you back for doing me wrong.” Leave it to the Lord, and he'll help you.
23 兩樣的法碼為耶和華所憎惡； 詭詐的天平也為不善。
The Lord hates incorrect weights; using dishonest scales is wrong.
24 人的腳步為耶和華所定； 人豈能明白自己的路呢？
The Lord shows us the way to go, so how would we decide for ourselves?
25 人冒失說，這是聖物， 許願之後才查問，就是自陷網羅。
It's a mistake to make a promise to God and then have second thoughts about it later.
26 智慧的王簸散惡人， 用碌碡滾軋他們。
A wise king separates out the wicked by winnowing and punishes them by threshing.
27 人的靈是耶和華的燈， 鑒察人的心腹。
The Lord's light shines on the conscience, revealing our deepest thoughts.
28 王因仁慈和誠實得以保全他的國位， 也因仁慈立穩。
Trustworthy love and faithfulness keep a king safe; trustworthy love supports his rule.
29 強壯乃少年人的榮耀； 白髮為老年人的尊榮。
Young men value their strength, but the old value even more the wisdom that comes with gray hair.
30 鞭傷除淨人的罪惡； 責打能入人的心腹。
Wounds and blows clean away what's evil; beatings clean what's deep down inside.
