Proverbs 10
1 Solomon's proverbs. A wise son makes his father happy, but a stupid son only brings his mother grief.
智慧的兒子使父親喜樂；愚昧的兒子，使母親憂愁。
2 Wealth gained through evil does you no good; but living right saves you from death.
不義之財，毫無益處；惟有正義，救人脫免死亡。
3 The Lord doesn't let good people go hungry, but he stops the wicked from getting what they want.
上主不忍義人受飢，卻使惡人大失所望。
4 Lazy hands make you poor, but hard-working hands make you rich.
游手好閒，使人貧窮；勤奮工作，使人富有。
5 A son who gathers crops during the summer is sensible, but the one who sleeps during harvest brings disgrace.
夏季貯蓄的，是明智的孩童；秋收酣睡的是無恥的兒子。
6 Those who are good are blessed, but what the wicked say hides their violent nature.
上主的祝福在義人頭上，災禍卻使惡人啞口無言。
7 The good are remembered as a blessing, but the reputation of the wicked will rot.
義人受人懷念祝福，惡人卻必身敗名裂。
8 Those who think wisely pay attention to instruction, but a stupid chatterbox ends up in disaster.
心靈智慧的人，必接受命令；饒舌的愚的人，必自招喪亡。
9 Honest people will live in safety, but those who behave deceitfully will be caught out.
走正路的，行路穩妥；走邪路的，終必敗露。
10 People who wink slyly cause trouble, but someone who gives a strong rebuke brings peace.
暗中擠眼的人，必引人煩惱；坦然規勸的人，必促進和平。
11 What good people say is a spring that gives life, but what the wicked say hides their violent nature.
義人的口，是生命的泉源；惡人的口，是殘暴的淵藪。
12 Hatred causes conflict, but love covers all wrongs.
仇恨引起爭端，愛情遮掩一切過失。
13 Wisdom comes from people with good judgment, but stupid people are punished 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 Wise people accumulate knowledge, but the chattering of stupid people is a prelude to disaster.
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 the rich provides them protection, while the poverty of the poor ruins them.
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 If you do right you're rewarded with life, but if you're wicked all you gain is sin.
義人的薪金，用以維持生活；惡人的收入，卻只用來犯罪。
17 If you accept instruction, you're on the path to life, but if you reject correction you'll go 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 Anyone who hides their hatred is lying, and anyone who spreads slander is stupid.
撒謊的唇舌，必暗藏仇恨；散播謠言的，必是愚昧人。
19 If you talk too much, you'll say something wrong. Be wise and take care what you say.
多言難免無過，明智的人必約束自己的唇舌。
20 What good people say is like the best silver, but the mind of the wicked isn't worth much.
義人的舌，貴若純金；惡人的心，賤似草芥。
21 Advice from good people helps feed many others, but stupid people die because they have no sense.
義人的唇舌教育群眾，愚人必因缺乏心智而死亡。
22 The Lord's blessing makes you rich, and he doesn't add any sadness to accompany it.
使人致富的，是上主的祝福；營營的辛勞，卻無補於事。
23 Stupid people think it's fun to do wrong, but someone who has wisdom understands what's right.
愚昧人樂於作惡，明哲人樂於求智。
24 What the wicked fear will happen to them, while what good people hope for will be granted.
惡人畏懼的，反向他侵襲；義人的希望，終獲得應允。
25 When the storm hits, the wicked are no more, but the good are safe and secure forever.
暴風雨一過，惡人不復存在；義人卻根深蒂固。
26 In the same way vinegar irritates the teeth and smoke irritates the eyes, lazy people irritate their employers.
懶漢之於派遣他的人，就如醋之於牙，煙之於目。
27 Honoring the Lord makes your life longer, but the years the wicked live will be cut short.
敬畏上主，將延年益壽；惡人的歲月，必要短縮。
28 Good people look forward to happiness, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.
義人的期待，終歸是喜樂；惡人的希望，終歸是失望。
29 The way of the Lord protects those who do right, but he destroys those who do evil.
上主的道路，是正人君子的保障；為作惡的人，卻是滅亡。
30 The good will never be removed from the land, but the wicked will not remain there.
義人永不會動搖，惡人決不會久留地上。
31 What good people say produces wisdom, but liars will have their tongues cut out.
義人的口，散播智慧；邪惡的舌，必被剷除。
32 Good people know the right thing to say, but the wicked always lie.
義人的唇，常吐雅言；惡人的口，只說邪惡。
