Proverbs 29
1 A reprover is better than a stiff-necked man: for when the latter is suddenly set on fire, there shall be no remedy.
人若屢受譴責，仍然頑固，他必突然喪亡，無法挽救。
2 When the righteous are praised, the people will rejoice: but when the ungodly rule, men mourn.
義人執政，人民喜慶；惡人專權，人民嘆息。
3 When a man loves wisdom, his father rejoices: but he that keeps harlots will waste wealth.
喜愛智慧的，使父親喜悅；尋花問柳的，必傾家蕩產。
4 A righteous king establishes a country: but a transgressor destroys [it].
君王秉公行義，必將興邦；但若暴斂橫徵，必將喪邦。
5 He that prepares a net in the way of his own friend, entangles his own feet in it.
對自己的友伴阿諛的人，是在他腳下張設羅網。
6 A great snare [is spread] for a sinner: but the righteous shall be in joy and gladness.
作惡的人，滿路絆索；正義的人，載欣載奔。
7 A righteous man knows how to judge for the poor: but the ungodly understands not knowledge; and the poor man has not an understanding mind.
義人關注窮人的案情，但是惡人卻毫不知情。
8 Lawless men burn down a city: but wise men turn away wrath.
輕狂的人，煽動城市作亂；明智的人，設法挽回狂瀾。
9 A wise man shall judge nations: but a worthless man being angry laughs and fears not.
智愚爭辯，或怒或笑，終無結果。
10 Bloody men hate a holy [person], but the upright will seek his soul.
嗜殺的人，常憎恨正人君子；正直的人，卻關懷他的性命。
11 A fool utters all is mind: but the wise reserves his in part.
愚人忿怒，必盡情發洩；明智的人，必自知抑制。
12 When a king hearkens to unjust language, all his subjects are transgressors.
作首長的，如聽信讒言，他的臣僕，必盡屬小人。
13 When the creditor and debtor meet together, the Lord oversees them both.
窮人與壓迫者彼此相遇，二者皆由主獲得光明。
14 When a king judges the poor in truth, his throne shall be established for a testimony.
君王如秉公審判窮人，他的寶座必永久穩立。
15 Stripes and reproofs give wisdom: but an erring child disgraces his parents.
杖責與懲戒，賜予人智慧；嬌縱的孩子，使母親受辱。
16 When the ungodly abound, sins abound: but when they fall, the righteous are warned.
惡人掌權，罪惡隨之增多；正義的人，必親見其崩潰。
17 Chasten your son, and he shall give you rest; and he shall give honour to your soul.
懲戒你的兒子，他必使你安心，令你心曠神怡。
18 There shall be no interpreter to a sinful nation: but he that observes the law is blessed.
神視缺乏時，人民必放縱；遵守法律的，纔蒙受祝福。
19 A stubborn servant will not be reproved by words: for even if he understands, still he will not obey.
要糾正奴才，不宜用言語；即使他明白，他仍不服從。
20 If you see a man hasty in [his] words, know that the fool has hope rather than he.
你是否見過信口開河的人﹖寄望於愚人勝於寄望於他。
21 He that lives wantonly from a child, shall be a servant, and in the end shall grieve over himself.
對奴才自幼加以嬌養，他日後終必反僕為主。
22 A furious man stirs up strife, and a passionate man digs up sin.
易怒的人，極易引起紛爭；性急的人，必犯很多過錯。
23 Pride brings a man low, but the Lord upholds the humble-minded with honour.
驕傲自大，使人屈辱；虛心謙下，使人受榮。
24 He that shares with a thief, hates his own soul: and if any having heard an oath uttered tell not of it,
誰與盜賊合夥，實是痛恨自己；他雖聽見咀咒，卻不敢發一言。
25 [they] fearing and reverencing men [unreasonably] have been overthrown, but he that trusts in the Lord shall rejoice. Ungodliness causes a man to stumble: but he that trusts in his master shall be safe.
對人畏懼，必陷入羈絆；信賴上主，必獲得安全。
26 Many wait on the favour of rulers; but justice comes to a man from the Lord.
許多人尋求王侯的慈惠，但每人的判決出自上主。
27 A righteous man is an abomination to an unrighteous man, and the direct way is an abomination to the sinner.
為非作歹的人，為義人所憎惡；行為正直的人，為惡人所憎惡。
