Proverbs 12
1 Whoso loveth discipline loveth knowledge, but he that hateth reproof is brutish.
喜愛受教的人，必喜愛智慧；憎恨規勸的人，真是糊塗。
2 A good [man] obtaineth favour of Jehovah; but a man of mischievous devices will he condemn.
善心的人，必得上主喜悅；心術邪惡的人，必受降罰。
3 A man shall not be established by wickedness; but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
沒有人作惡而能穩立，唯有義人的根基永不動搖。
4 A woman of worth is a crown to her husband; but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
賢能的妻子，是她丈夫的冠冕；無恥的妻子，宛如丈夫骨中的腐蝕。
5 The thoughts of the righteous are right; the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
義人思念公正，惡人計劃詭譎。
6 The words of the wicked are a lying-in-wait for blood; but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
惡人的言談，是流血的陷阱；義人的口舌，設法搭救他人。
7 Overthrow the wicked, and they are no [more]; but the house of the righteous shall stand.
惡人一旦傾覆，便不復存在；義人的家室，卻得以久存。
8 A man is commended according to his wisdom; but he that is of a perverted heart shall be despised.
人憑自己的識見，獲得讚美；但心地邪僻的人，必受輕視。
9 Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.
一個自給自足的平民，比愛排場而缺食的人，更為可貴。
10 A righteous man is concerned for the life of his beast; but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
義人珍惜禽獸的生命，惡人的心腸殘忍刻薄。
11 He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread; but he that followeth the worthless is void of understanding.
自耕其地的人，必得飽食；追求虛幻的人，實屬愚昧。
12 The wicked desireth the net of evil [men]; but the root of the righteous yieldeth [fruit].
邪惡的想望，是惡人的羅網；義人的根基，卻永不動搖。
13 In the transgression of the lips is an evil snare; but a righteous [man] shall go forth out of trouble.
惡人失口，自尋苦惱；義人卻能幸免受累。
14 A man is satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth; and the recompense of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.
人必飽嘗自己口舌的果實，必按自己的行為獲得報應。
15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes; but he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel.
愚昧的人，常以為自己的道路正直；但明智的人，卻常聽從勸告。
16 The vexation of the fool is presently known; but a prudent [man] covereth shame.
愚昧的人，立時顯出自己的憤怒；機智的人，卻忍辱而不外露。
17 He that uttereth truth sheweth forth righteousness; but a false witness deceit.
吐露真情，是彰顯正義；作假見證，是自欺欺人。
18 There is that babbleth like the piercings of a sword; but the tongue of the wise is health.
出言不慎，有如利刃傷人；智者的口，卻常療愈他人。
19 The lip of truth shall be established for ever; but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
講實話的唇舌，永垂不朽；說謊話的舌頭，瞬息即逝。
20 Deceit is in the heart of them that devise evil; but to the counsellors of peace is joy.
圖謀惡事的，心懷欺詐；策劃和平的，必得喜樂。
21 There shall no evil happen to a righteous [man]; but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
義人常無往不利，惡人卻備受災殃。
22 Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah; but they that deal truly are his delight.
欺詐的唇舌，為上主所深惡；行事誠實的，纔為他所中悅。
23 A prudent man concealeth knowledge; but the heart of the foolish proclaimeth folly.
機智的人，使自己的才學深藏不露；心中愚昧的人，只會彰顯自己的愚蠢。
24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; but the slothful [hand] shall be under tribute.
勤勞的手，必要掌權；懶慢的手，只有服役。
25 Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop; but a good word maketh it glad.
憂鬱使人心消沉，良言使人心快活。
26 The righteous guideth his neighbour; but the way of the wicked misleadeth them.
義人給自己的友伴指示道路，惡人的行動卻引人誤入歧途。
27 The slothful roasteth not what he took in hunting; but man's precious substance is to the diligent.
懶惰的人，無米為炊；勤勞的人，腰纏萬貫。
28 In the path of righteousness is life, and in the pathway thereof there is no death.
正義的路，導向生命；邪惡的路，引人喪亡。
