Ecclesiastes 10
1 Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor; [so] doth a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor.
一個死蒼蠅能敗壞一碗製香膏者的香膏；一點愚昧也能敗壞智慧和尊榮。
2 A wise man’s heart is at his right hand; but a fool’s heart at his left.
智慧人的心傾向右，愚人的心偏向左。
3 Yea also, when the fool walketh by the way, his understanding faileth him, and he saith to every one [that] he is a fool.
愚人連在走路時，也是無知，並稱眾人皆糊塗。
4 If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for gentleness allayeth great offences.
若當權者向你生氣，你不可離棄崗位，因為心平氣和能避免大錯。
5 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as it were an error which proceedeth from the ruler:
我在太陽下見了一件不幸的事，似乎是出於掌權者的錯誤：
6 folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place.
愚人佔居高位，貴人屈居下位。
7 I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking like servants upon the earth.
我看見僕人騎馬，而王侯反像僕人一樣步行。
8 He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh through a wall, a serpent shall bite him.
挖掘陷阱的必自陷其中，拆毀牆壁的必被蛇咬傷；
9 Whoso heweth out stones shall be hurt therewith; [and] he that cleaveth wood is endangered thereby.
開鑿石頭的必為石壓傷，砍伐樹木的必遭遇危險。
10 If the iron be blunt, and one do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.
鐵器鈍了，如不將刃磨快，必費許多氣力；成功是智慧的效能。
11 If the serpent bite before it is charmed, then is there no advantage in the charmer.
行法術之前，就已被蛇咬傷，法術於行法術的人，就沒有好處。
12 The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
智者口中的語言，為人有益；愚人的口舌卻自招滅亡：
13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
他口中的語言，開始是愚昧，最後卻是殘忍的狂語。
14 A fool also multiplieth words: [yet] man knoweth not what shall be; and that which shall be after him, who can tell him?
愚人只知多言：「將來的事怎樣，人不知道，人身後的事，有誰來告訴他﹖」
15 The labor of fools wearieth every one of them; for he knoweth not how to go to the city.
愚人以勞碌為煩惱，因為連怎樣進城，他也不知道。
16 Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!
邦國，你的君王若是一個幼童，你的長官若清晨宴飲，你就有禍了!
17 Happy art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!
邦國，你的君王若出身顯貴，你的長官若宴飲有時，只求養身，不為快樂，那你就有福了。
18 By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.
屋頂坍塌，由於怠惰；房屋滴漏，由於手懶。
19 A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh glad the life; and money answereth all things.
設宴是為歡樂，酒可使生活愉快；錢能應付一切。
20 Revile not the king, no, not in thy thought; and revile not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the heavens shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.
在床塌上，不要詛咒君王；在臥室內，不要咒罵長官，因為空中的飛鳥能傳音，有翅翼的能傳話。
