Proverbs 22
1 A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.
美名勝過大財； 恩寵強如金銀。
2 The rich and the poor meet together — the LORD is the maker of them all.
富戶窮人在世相遇， 都為耶和華所造。
3 A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the thoughtless pass on, and are punished.
通達人見禍藏躲； 愚蒙人前往受害。
4 The reward of humility is the fear of the LORD, even riches, and honour, and life.
敬畏耶和華心存謙卑， 就得富有、尊榮、生命為賞賜。
5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward; he that keepeth his soul holdeth himself far from them.
乖僻人的路上有荊棘和網羅； 保守自己生命的，必要遠離。
6 Train up a child in the way he should go, and even when he is old, he will not depart from it.
教養孩童，使他走當行的道， 就是到老他也不偏離。
7 The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
富戶管轄窮人； 欠債的是債主的僕人。
8 He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity; and the rod of his wrath shall fail.
撒罪孽的，必收災禍； 他逞怒的杖也必廢掉。
9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
眼目慈善的，就必蒙福， 因他將食物分給窮人。
10 Cast out the scorner, and contention will go out; yea, strife and shame will cease.
趕出褻慢人，爭端就消除； 紛爭和羞辱也必止息。
11 He that loveth pureness of heart, that hath grace in his lips, the king shall be his friend.
喜愛清心的人因他嘴上的恩言， 王必與他為友。
12 The eyes of the LORD preserve him that hath knowledge, but He overthroweth the words of the faithless man.
耶和華的眼目眷顧聰明人， 卻傾敗奸詐人的言語。
13 The sluggard saith: 'There is a lion without; I shall be slain in the streets.'
懶惰人說：外頭有獅子； 我在街上就必被殺。
14 The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.
淫婦的口為深坑； 耶和華所憎惡的，必陷在其中。
15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
愚蒙迷住孩童的心， 用管教的杖可以遠遠趕除。
16 One may oppress the poor, yet will their gain increase; one may give to the rich, yet will want come.
欺壓貧窮為要利己的， 並送禮與富戶的，都必缺乏。
17 Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart unto my knowledge.
你須側耳聽受智慧人的言語， 留心領會我的知識。
18 For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; let them be established altogether upon thy lips.
你若心中存記， 嘴上咬定，這便為美。
19 That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made them known to thee this day, even to thee.
我今日以此特特指教你， 為要使你倚靠耶和華。
20 Have not I written unto thee excellent things of counsels and knowledge;
謀略和知識的美事， 我豈沒有寫給你嗎？
21 That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth, that thou mightest bring back words of truth to them that send thee?
要使你知道真言的實理， 你好將真言回覆那打發你來的人。
22 Rob not the weak, because he is weak, neither crush the poor in the gate;
貧窮人，你不可因他貧窮就搶奪他的物， 也不可在城門口欺壓困苦人；
23 For the LORD will plead their cause, and despoil of life those that despoil them.
因耶和華必為他辨屈； 搶奪他的，耶和華必奪取那人的命。
24 Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; and with a wrathful man thou shalt not go;
好生氣的人，不可與他結交； 暴怒的人，不可與他來往；
25 Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
恐怕你效法他的行為， 自己就陷在網羅裏。
26 Be thou not of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts;
不要與人擊掌， 不要為欠債的作保。
27 If thou hast not wherewith to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
你若沒有甚麼償還， 何必使人奪去你睡臥的床呢？
28 Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.
你先祖所立的地界， 你不可挪移。
29 Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
你看見辦事殷勤的人嗎？ 他必站在君王面前， 必不站在下賤人面前。
