Proverbs 4
1 Give ear, my sons, to the teaching of a father; give attention so that you may have knowledge:
孩子，你們要聽父親的教訓，專心學習明智，
2 For I give you good teaching; do not give up the knowledge you are getting from me.
因為我把好教訓授給你們，你們不要拋棄我的規勸。
3 For I was a son to my father, a gentle and an only one to my mother.
我也曾在父親面前作過孝子，在我母親膝下是唯一的嬌兒。
4 And he gave me teaching, saying to me, Keep my words in your heart; keep my rules so that you may have life:
我父曾訓誨我說：你應留心牢記我的話，遵守我的命令，好使你生存；
5 Get wisdom, get true knowledge; keep it in memory, do not be turned away from the words of my mouth.
你應緊握智慧，握住明智，不要忘記，也不要離棄我口中的教訓：
6 Do not give her up, and she will keep you; give her your love, and she will make you safe.
你若不捨棄她，她必護佑你；你若喜愛她，她必看顧你。
7 The first sign of wisdom is to get wisdom; go, give all you have to get true knowledge.
首先應爭取的是智慧，因此你應尋求智慧，應犧牲一切去爭取明智。
8 Put her in a high place, and you will be lifted up by her; she will give you honour, when you give her your love.
你若顯揚智慧，智慧也必顯揚你；你若懷抱她，她也必光榮你：
9 She will put a crown of grace on your head, giving you a head-dress of glory.
將華冠加在你的頭上，將榮冕賜給你。
10 Give ear, O my son, and let your heart be open to my sayings; and long life will be yours.
我兒，你若聽取我的訓言，你必延年益壽。
11 I have given you teaching in the way of wisdom, guiding your steps in the straight way.
我要教給你智慧的道路，引你走上正直的途徑：
12 When you go, your way will not be narrow, and in running you will not have a fall.
這樣，你若行走，你的腳決不會受阻礙；即便你奔馳，也決不致顛仆。
13 Take learning in your hands, do not let her go: keep her, for she is your life.
你要堅持教訓，切勿把她拋棄；你應保存她，因為她是你的生命。
14 Do not go in the road of sinners, or be walking in the way of evil men.
惡人的道路，你不要進去；壞人的途徑，你不要踏入；
15 Keep far from it, do not go near; be turned from it, and go on your way.
反應躲避，不經其上；遠遠離去，繞道他往。
16 For they take no rest till they have done evil; their sleep is taken away if they have not been the cause of someone's fall.
因為他們不作惡，不能入睡；不使人跌倒，就要失眠。
17 The bread of evil-doing is their food, the wine of violent acts their drink.
他們吃的是邪惡的餅，飲的是暴虐的酒。
18 But the way of the upright is like the light of early morning, getting brighter and brighter till the full day.
但是，義人的途徑，像黎明的曙光，越來越明亮，直至成日中；
19 The way of sinners is dark; they see not the cause of their fall.
惡人的道路，卻宛如幽暗，他們不知道，要跌在何處。
20 My son, give attention to my words; let your ear be turned to my sayings.
我兒，你要注意我的訓言，側耳傾聽我的教導；
21 Let them not go from your eyes; keep them deep in your heart.
不要讓她離開你的視線，卻要牢記在心中。
22 For they are life to him who gets them, and strength to all his flesh.
因為，凡找著她的，必獲得生命；他整個身軀，必獲得健康。
23 And keep watch over your heart with all care; so you will have life.
在一切之上，你要謹守你的心，因為生命是由此而生。
24 Put away from you an evil tongue, and let false lips be far from you.
你應摒絕口舌的欺詐，遠避唇舌的乖謬。
25 Keep your eyes on what is in front of you, looking straight before you.
你的眼睛應向前直視，你的視線應向前集中。
26 Keep a watch on your behaviour; let all your ways be rightly ordered.
你要修平你腳下的行徑，要鞏固你一切的路途。
27 Let there be no turning to the right or to the left, keep your feet from evil.
你斷不可左傾右依，務使你的腳遠離邪惡。
