Proverbs 13
1 A wise son is a lover of teaching, but the ears of the haters of authority are shut to sharp words.
智慧之子，聽從父親的教訓；輕狂的人，不聽任何人規勸。
2 A man will get good from the fruit of his lips, but the desire of the false is for violent acts.
義人必飽嘗自己口舌的果實，惡人的慾望只有飽食強暴。
3 He who keeps a watch on his mouth keeps his life; but he whose lips are open wide will have destruction.
謹口慎言，方能自保性命；信口開河，終必自取滅亡。
4 The hater of work does not get his desires, but the soul of the hard workers will be made fat.
懶人雖常盼望，卻一無所得；勤勞的人，卻常如願以償。
5 The upright man is a hater of false words: the evil-doer gets a bad name and is put to shame.
義人憎惡謊言，惡人令人可憎可惡。
6 Righteousness keeps safe him whose way is without error, but evil-doers are overturned by sin.
正義保衛行為正直的人，邪惡卻使罪人滅亡。
7 A man may be acting as if he had wealth, but have nothing; another may seem poor, but have great wealth.
有人自充富人，其實一貧如洗；有人佯作窮人，其實腰纏萬貫。
8 A man will give his wealth in exchange for his life; but the poor will not give ear to sharp words.
富人的錢財只是性命的贖價，窮人卻沒有這樣的威脅。
9 There is a glad dawn for the upright man, but the light of the sinner will be put out.
義人的光明，必要高升；惡人的燈火，勢必熄滅。
10 The only effect of pride is fighting; but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit.
傲慢只有引起爭端，虛心受教的人纔有智慧。
11 Wealth quickly got will become less; but he who gets a store by the work of his hands will have it increased.
儻來之物，容易消逝；經久積存，日漸增多。
12 Hope put off is a weariness to the heart; but when what is desired comes, it is a tree of life.
希望遲不兌現，令人心神煩惱；願望獲得滿足，像株生命樹。
13 He who makes sport of the word will come to destruction, but the respecter of the law will be rewarded.
誰輕視法令，必遭滅亡；誰敬畏誡命，必得安全。
14 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning men away from the nets of death.
智慧人的教訓是生命的泉源，人可賴以脫免死亡的羅網。
15 Wise behaviour gets approval, but the way of the false is their destruction.
明哲的規勸，使人蒙恩，殘暴人的舉止，粗魯蠻橫。
16 A sharp man does everything with knowledge, but a foolish man makes clear his foolish thoughts.
精明的人，常按理智行事；愚昧的人，只自誇其糊塗。
17 A man taking false news is a cause of trouble, but he who gives news rightly makes things well.
奸妄的使者，使人陷於災禍；忠誠的使者，給人帶來安和。
18 Need and shame will be the fate of him who is uncontrolled by training; but he who takes note of teaching will be honoured.
拒絕規勸的，必遭貧苦羞辱；接受懲戒的，反要受人尊敬。
19 To get one's desire is sweet to the soul, but to give up evil is disgusting to the foolish.
願望獲得滿足，能使心靈愉快；遠離邪惡，卻為愚昧人所深惡。
20 Go with wise men and be wise: but he who keeps company with the foolish will be broken.
與智慧人往來，可成智慧人；與愚昧人作伴，必受其連累。
21 Evil will overtake sinners, but the upright will be rewarded with good.
惡運追蹤罪人，義人卻得善報。
22 The heritage of the good man is handed down to his children's children; and the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the upright man.
善人為子子孫孫留下產業，罪人的財富是為義人積蓄。
23 There is much food in the ploughed land of the poor; but it is taken away by wrongdoing.
窮人開墾的田地，生產大量食物；誰若缺乏正義，定不免於滅亡。
24 He who keeps back his rod is unkind to his son: the loving father gives punishment with care.
不肯使用棍杖的人，實是恨自己的兒子；真愛兒子的人，必時加以懲罰。
25 The upright man has food to the full measure of his desire, but there will be no food for the stomach of evil-doers.
義人必得飽食，惡人無以果腹。
