Proverbs 10
1 A wise son makes [his] father glad: but a foolish son is a grief to his mother.
智慧的兒子使父親喜樂；愚昧的兒子，使母親憂愁。
2 Treasures shall not profit the lawless: but righteousness shall deliver from death.
不義之財，毫無益處；惟有正義，救人脫免死亡。
3 The Lord will not famish a righteous soul: but he will overthrow the life of the ungodly.
上主不忍義人受飢，卻使惡人大失所望。
4 Poverty brings a man low: but the hands of the vigourous make rich. A son who is instructed shall be wise, and shall use the fool for a servant.
游手好閒，使人貧窮；勤奮工作，使人富有。
5 A wise son is saved from heat: but a lawless son is blighted of the winds in harvest.
夏季貯蓄的，是明智的孩童；秋收酣睡的是無恥的兒子。
6 The blessing of the Lord is upon the head of the just: but untimely grief shall cover the mouth of the ungodly.
上主的祝福在義人頭上，災禍卻使惡人啞口無言。
7 The memory of the just is praised; but the name of the ungodly [man] is extinguished.
義人受人懷念祝福，惡人卻必身敗名裂。
8 A wise man in heart will receive commandments; but he that is unguarded in his lips shall be overthrown in his perverseness.
心靈智慧的人，必接受命令；饒舌的愚的人，必自招喪亡。
9 He that walks simply, walks confidently; but he that perverts his ways shall be known.
走正路的，行路穩妥；走邪路的，終必敗露。
10 He that winks with his eyes deceitfully, procures griefs for men; but he that reproves boldly is a peacemaker.
暗中擠眼的人，必引人煩惱；坦然規勸的人，必促進和平。
11 [There is] a fountain of life in the hand of a righteous man; but destruction shall cover the mouth of the ungodly.
義人的口，是生命的泉源；惡人的口，是殘暴的淵藪。
12 Hatred stirs up strife; but affection covers all that do not love strife.
仇恨引起爭端，愛情遮掩一切過失。
13 He that brings forth wisdom from his lips smites the fool with a rod.
有見識的口唇上，可找著智慧；棍杖只是為打缺乏智慧者的脊背。
14 The wise will hide discretion; but the mouth of the hasty draws near to ruin.
智慧的人，隱諱自己的學問；愚昧人的口，招致逼近的喪亡。
15 The wealth of rich men is a strong city; but poverty is the ruin of the ungodly.
富人的財富，是他自己的堅城；窮人的零落，卻是他們的貧乏。
16 The works of the righteous produce life; but the fruits of the ungodly [produce] sins.
義人的薪金，用以維持生活；惡人的收入，卻只用來犯罪。
17 Instruction keeps the right ways of life; but instruction unchastened goes astray.
誰遵守勸告，必走向生命之路；誰輕視規勸，必自誤入迷途。
18 Righteous lips cover enmity; but they that utter railings are most foolish.
撒謊的唇舌，必暗藏仇恨；散播謠言的，必是愚昧人。
19 By a multitude of words you shall not escape sin; but if you refrain your lips you will be prudent.
多言難免無過，明智的人必約束自己的唇舌。
20 The tongue of the just is tried silver; but the heart of the ungodly shall fail.
義人的舌，貴若純金；惡人的心，賤似草芥。
21 The lips of the righteous know sublime [truths]: but the foolish die in lack.
義人的唇舌教育群眾，愚人必因缺乏心智而死亡。
22 The blessing of the Lord is upon the head of the righteous; it enriches [him], and grief of heart shall not be added to [it].
使人致富的，是上主的祝福；營營的辛勞，卻無補於事。
23 A fool does mischief in sport; but wisdom brings forth prudence for a man.
愚昧人樂於作惡，明哲人樂於求智。
24 The ungodly is engulfed in destruction; but the desire of the righteous is acceptable.
惡人畏懼的，反向他侵襲；義人的希望，終獲得應允。
25 When the storm passes by, the ungodly vanishes away; but the righteous turns aside and escapes for ever.
暴風雨一過，惡人不復存在；義人卻根深蒂固。
26 As a sour grape is hurtful to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes, so iniquity hurts those that practise it.
懶漢之於派遣他的人，就如醋之於牙，煙之於目。
27 The fear of the Lord adds [length] of days: but the years of the ungodly shall be shortened.
敬畏上主，將延年益壽；惡人的歲月，必要短縮。
28 Joy rests long with the righteous: but the hope of the ungodly shall perish.
義人的期待，終歸是喜樂；惡人的希望，終歸是失望。
29 The fear of the Lord is a strong hold of the saints: but ruin [comes] to them that work wickedness.
上主的道路，是正人君子的保障；為作惡的人，卻是滅亡。
30 The righteous shall never fail: but the ungodly shall not dwell in the earth.
義人永不會動搖，惡人決不會久留地上。
31 The mouth of the righteous drops wisdom: but the tongue of the unjust shall perish.
義人的口，散播智慧；邪惡的舌，必被剷除。
32 The lips of just men drop grace: but the mouth of the ungodly is perverse.
義人的唇，常吐雅言；惡人的口，只說邪惡。
