Proverbs 17
1 Better is a dry morsell, if peace be with it, then an house full of sacrifices with strife.
睦じうして一塊の乾けるパンあるは あらそひありて宰れる畜の盈たる家に愈る
2 A discrete seruant shall haue rule ouer a lewde sonne, and hee shall deuide the heritage among the brethren.
かしこき僕は恥をきたらする子ををさめ 且その子の兄弟の中にありて産業を分ち取る
3 As is the fining pot for siluer, and the fornace for golde, so the Lord trieth the heartes.
銀を試むる者は坩堝 金を試むる者は鑢 人の心を試むる者はヱホバなり
4 The wicked giueth heed to false lippes, and a lyer hearkeneth to the naughtie tongue.
惡を行ふものは虚偽のくちびるにきき 虚偽をいふ者はあしき舌に耳を傾ぶく
5 Hee that mocketh the poore, reprocheth him, that made him: and he that reioyceth at destruction, shall not be vnpunished.
貧人を嘲るものはその造主をあなどるなり 人の災禍を喜ぶものは罪をまぬかれず
6 Childres children are the crowne of the elders: and the glory of ye children are their fathers.
孫は老人の冠弁なり 父は子の榮なり
7 Hie talke becommeth not a foole, much lesse a lying talke a prince.
勝れたる事をいふは愚なる人に適はず 況て虚偽をいふ口唇は君たる者に適はんや
8 A rewarde is as a stone pleasant in the eyes of them that haue it: it prospereth, whithersoeuer it turneth.
贈物はこれを受る者の目には貴き珠のごとし その向ふところにて凡て幸福を買ふ
9 Hee that couereth a transgression, seeketh loue: but hee that repeateth a matter, separateth the prince.
愛を追求むる者は人の過失をおほふ 人の事を言ひふるる者は朋友をあひ離れしむ
10 A reproofe entereth more into him that hath vnderstanding, then an hundreth stripes into a foole.
一句の誡命の智人に徹るは百囘扑つことの愚なる人に徹るよりも深し
11 A sedicious person seeketh onely euill, and a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
叛きもとる者はただ惡きことのみをもとむ 比故に彼にむかひて残忍なる使者遣はさる
12 It is better for a man to meete a beare robbed of her whelpes, then a foole in his follie.
愚なる者の愚妄をなすにあはんよりは寧ろ子をとられたる牝熊にあへ
13 He that rewardeth euil for good, euil shall not depart from his house.
惡をもて善に報ゆる者は惡その家を離れじ
14 The beginning of strife is as one that openeth the waters: therefore or the contention be medled with, leaue off.
争端の起源は堤より水をもらすに似たり この故にあらそひの起らざる先にこれを止むべし
15 He that iustifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the iust, euen they both are abomination to the Lord.
惡者を義とし義者を惡しとするこの二の者はヱホバに憎まる
16 Wherefore is there a price in the hand of the foole to get wisdome, and he hath none heart?
愚なる者はすでに心なし何ぞ智慧をかはんとて手にその價の金をもつや
17 A friende loueth at all times: and a brother is borne for aduersitie.
朋友はいづれの時にも愛す 兄弟は危難の時のために生る
18 A man destitute of vnderstanding, toucheth the hande, and becommeth suretie for his neighbour.
智慧なき人は手を拍てその友の前にて保證をなす
19 He loueth transgression, that loueth strife: and he that exalteth his gate, seeketh destruction.
争端をこのむ者は罪を好み その門を高くする者は敗壊を求む
20 The froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a naughtie tongue, shall fall into euill.
邪曲なる心ある者はさいはひを得ず その舌をみだりにする者はわざはひに陥る
21 He that begetteth a foole, getteth himselfe sorow, and the father of a foole can haue no ioy.
愚なる者を産むものは自己の憂を生じ 愚なる者の父は喜樂を得ず
22 A ioyfull heart causeth good health: but a sorowfull minde dryeth the bones.
心のたのしみは良薬なり 霊魂のうれひは骨を枯す
23 A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosome to wrest the wayes of iudgement.
惡者は人の懐より賄賂をうけて審判の道をまぐ
24 Wisdome is in the face of him that hath vnderstanding: but the eyes of a foole are in the corners of the world.
智慧は哲者の面のまへにあり されど愚なる者は目を地の極にそそぐ
25 A foolish sonne is a griefe vnto his father, and a heauines to her that bare him.
愚なる子は其父の憂となり 亦これを生る母の煩労となる
26 Surely it is not good to condemne the iust, nor that ye princes should smite such for equitie.
義者を罰するは善らず 貴き者をその義ががために扑は善らず
27 Hee that hath knowledge, spareth his wordes, and a man of vnderstanding is of an excellent spirit.
言を寡くする者は知識あり 心の静なる者は哲人なり
28 Euen a foole (when he holdeth his peace) is counted wise, and hee that stoppeth his lips, prudent.
愚なる者も黙するときは智慧ある者と思はれ その口唇を閉るときは哲者とおもはるべし
