Proverbs 20
1 Wine is an intemperate thing, and strong drink full of violence: but every fool is entangled with them.
清酒令人輕狂，醇酒使人發瘋；凡沉溺於酒的，必不是明智人。
2 The threat of a king differs not from the rage of a lion; and he that provokes him sins against his own soul.
君王震怒，有如獅子的咆哮；觸怒他的，危害自己的性命。
3 [It is] a glory to a man to turn aside from railing; but every fool is entangled with such matters.
平息爭端，是人的光榮；凡是愚人，都喜愛爭論。
4 A sluggard when reproached is not ashamed: so also he who borrows corn in harvest.
懶惰人一寒冷，便不耕作；收獲之時，他必一無所獲。
5 Counsel in a man's heart is deep water; but a prudent man will draw it out.
人心的謀略，有如深水，唯有聰明人，纔能汲取。
6 A man is valuable, and a merciful man precious: but [it is] hard to find a faithful man.
自命為仁者，比比皆是；但有誰找到忠貞的人﹖
7 He that walks blameless in justice, shall leave his children blessed.
正義的人，必然為人正直；他的後代子孫，必然有福。
8 Whenever a righteous king sits on the throne, no evil thing can stand before his presence.
君王高坐在判座上，所有邪惡一目了然。
9 Who will boast that he has a pure heart? or who will boldly say that he is pure from sins?
有誰能說：「我保持了心靈的潔淨，我是純潔無罪的﹖」
10 A large and small weight, and various measures, are even both of them unclean before the Lord; and [so is] he that makes them.
不同的衡量，不同的升斗：二者皆為上主同樣厭惡。
11 A youth [when in company] with a godly man, will be restrained in his devices, and [then] his way will be straight.
孩童的行為，潔淨正執直與否，由他的舉動便可認出。
12 The ear hears, and the eye sees: even both of them are the Lord's work.
能聽的耳朵，能看的眼睛：二者皆為上主所造。
13 Love not to speak ill, lest you be cut off: open your eyes, and be filled with bread.
不要貪睡眠，免得你受窮；兩眼睜開，纔能得飽食。
顧客常說：「不好，不好! 」但一離去，讚不絕口。
雖有大批黃金寶石，但最寶貴的，還是明智的唇舌。
誰為外方人作保，拿去他的衣服；誰為異邦人作保，以他本人作質。
騙來的食物頗覺香甜，事後口中卻滿是砂礫。
運籌帷幄，必先要商討；進行戰事，必該憑智謀。
遊蕩閒談的，必洩露秘密；張口饒舌的，別與他交結。
20 The lamp of him that reviles father or mother shall be put out, and his eyeballs shall see darkness.
凡是辱罵自己父母的人，他的燈必在幽暗中熄滅。
21 A portion hastily gotten at first shall not be blessed in the end.
起初容易得來的財物，最後也不會得到祝福。
22 Say not, I will avenge myself on my enemy; but wait on the Lord, that he may help you.
你切不可說：「我以惡報惡；」應信賴上主，他必拯救你。
23 A double weight is an abomination to the Lord; and a deceitful balance is not good in his sight.
不同的衡量，為上主所惡；不同的天秤，實屬不道德。
24 A man's goings are directed of the Lord: how then can a mortal understand his ways?
世人的腳步，由上主支配；人那能了解自己的道路﹖
25 It is a snare to a man hastily to consecrate some of his own property: for [in that case] repentance comes after vowing.
人若冒然說「聖，」許願後纔反省，這是自投羅網。
26 A wise king utterly crushes the ungodly, and will bring a wheel upon them.
智慧的君王簸揚惡人，且用車輪來壓軋他們。
27 The spirit of man is a light of the Lord, who searches the inmost parts of the belly.
人的靈魂是天主的燈，探照肺腑的一切隱密。
28 Mercy and truth are a guard to a king, and will surround his throne with righteousness.
仁愛和忠誠，是君王的保障；他的寶座，是賴慈愛而支撐。
29 Wisdom is an ornament to young men; and grey [hairs] are the glory of old men.
少年人的光榮，在於他們的魄力；老年人的榮耀，在於他們的白髮。
30 Bruises and contusions befall bad men; and plagues [shall come] in the inward parts of [their] belly.
見傷的鞭打能清除邪惡，杖擊能觸及肺腑的深處。
