Proverbs 11
1 False balances are an abomination before the Lord: but a just weight is acceptable to him.
上主深惡假秤，卻喜愛法碼準確。
2 Wherever pride enters, there will be also disgrace: but the mouth of the lowly meditates wisdom.
傲慢來到，恥辱隨後而至；智慧只與謙遜人相處。
3 When a just man dies he leaves regret: but the destruction of the ungodly is speedy, and causes joy.
正直的人，以正義為領導；背義的人，必為邪惡所毀滅。
4 [Possessions will not profit in a day of wrath, but righteousness will deliver from death. ]
在上主盛怒之日，財富毫無用途；只有正義，能救人免於死亡。
5 Righteousness traces out blameless paths: but ungodliness encounters unjust dealing.
完人的正義，為他修平道路；惡人必因自己的邪惡而顛仆。
6 The righteousness of upright men delivers them: but transgressors are caught in their own destruction.
正直的人，將因自己的正義而獲救；奸詐的人，反為自己的惡計所連累。
7 At the death of a just man his hope does not perish: but the boast of the ungodly perishes.
惡人一死，他的希望盡成泡影；同樣，奸匪的期待也全然消失。
8 A righteous man escapes from a snare, and the ungodly man is delivered up in his place.
義人得免患難，惡人反來頂替。
9 In the mouth of ungodly men is a snare to citizens: but the understanding of righteous men is prosperous.
假善人以口舌，傷害自己的近人；義人因有知識，卻得以保全。
10 In the prosperity of righteous men a city prospers: but by the mouth of ungodly men it is overthrown.
幾時義人幸運，全城歡騰；幾時惡人滅亡，歡聲四起。
11 [At the blessing of the upright a city shall be exalted. ]
義人的祝福，使城市興隆；惡人的口舌，使城市傾覆。
12 A man void of understanding sneers at [his fellow] citizens: but a sensible man is quiet.
嘲弄自己朋友的人，毫無識趣；有見識的人，必沉默寡言。
13 A double-tongued man discloses the [secret] counsels of an assembly: but he that is faithful in spirit conceals matters.
往來傳話的人，必洩露秘密；心地誠樸的人，方能不露實情。
14 They that have no guidance fall like leaves: but in much counsel there is safety.
人民缺乏領導，勢必衰弱；人民的得救，正在於謀士眾多。
15 A bad man does harm wherever he meets a just man: and he hates the sound of safety.
為外人作保的，必自討苦吃；厭惡作保的，必自享安全。
16 A gracious wife brings glory to her husband: but a woman hating righteousness is a theme of dishonour. The slothful come to lack: but the diligent support themselves with wealth.
淑德的婦女，必為丈夫取得光榮；惱恨正義的婦女，正是一恥辱的寶座；懶散的人失落自己的財物，勤謹的人反取得財富。
17 A merciful man does good to his own soul: but the merciless destroys his own body.
為人慈善，是造福己身；殘酷的人，反自傷己命。
18 An ungodly man performs unrighteous works: but the seed of the righteous is a reward of truth.
惡人所賺得的工資，是空虛的；播種正義者的報酬，纔是真實的。
19 A righteous son is born for life: but the persecution of the ungodly [ends] in death.
恒行正義，必走向生命；追求邪惡，必自趨喪亡。
20 Perverse ways are an abomination to the Lord: but all they that are blameless in their ways are acceptable to him.
上主憎惡心邪的人，喜悅舉止無瑕的人。
21 He that unjustly strikes hands shall not be unpunished: but he that sows righteousness he shall receive a faithful reward.
惡人始終不能逃避懲罰，義人的後裔必獲得拯救。
22 As an ornament in a swine's snout, so is beauty to an ill-minded women.
女人美麗而不精明，猶如套在豬鼻上的金環。
23 All the desire of the righteous is good: but the hope of the ungodly shall perish.
義人的心願必獲善報；惡人的希望終歸破滅。
24 There are [some] who scatter their own, and make it more: and there are [some] also who gather, [yet] have less.
有人慷慨好施，反更富有；有人過於吝嗇，反更貧窮。
25 Every sincere soul is blessed: but a passionate man is not graceful.
慈善為懷的人，必得富裕；施惠於人的人，必蒙施惠。
26 May he that hoards corn leave it to the nation: but blessing be on the head of him that gives [it].
屯積糧食的人，必受人民咀咒；祝福卻降在賣糧食者的頭上。
27 He that devises good [counsels] seeks good favour: but [as for] him that seeks after evil, [evil] shall overtake him.
慕求美善的，必求得恩寵；追求邪惡的，邪惡必臨其身。
28 He that trusts in wealth shall fall; but he that helps righteous men shall rise.
信賴自己財富的人，必至衰落；義人卻茂盛有如綠葉。
29 He that deals not graciously with his own house shall inherit the wind; and the fool shall be servant to the wise man.
危害自己家庭的，必承受虛幻；愚昧的人，必作心智者的奴隸。
30 Out of the fruit of righteousness grows a tree of life; but the souls of transgressors are cut off before their time.
義人的果實是生命樹，智慧的人能奪取人心。
31 If the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?
看義人在地上還遭受報復，惡人和罪人更將如何﹖
