Proverbs 27
1 Boast not thyself of to-morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
不要為明日自誇，因為你不知今天能發生什麼。
2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
只應讓人讚美你，你不應開口自誇；讚你的該是他人，不該是你的唇舌。
3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's vexation is heavier than they both.
石頭重，沙礫沉，愚人的忿怒，比二者都重。
4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand before jealousy?
憤怒固然殘酷，暴怒更是猛烈；可是面對妒恨，有誰能夠抵受﹖
5 Better is open rebuke than love that is hidden.
公開的責斥，勝於暗中的溺愛。
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are importunate.
友人的抨擊是忠誠，仇人的擁吻是欺騙。
7 The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
人若吃飽了，蜂蜜也厭惡；若肚子饑餓，苦物也甘甜。
8 As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
離家飄泊的遊子，有如無巢可歸的雀鳥。
9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart; so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
香油和香料，能暢快人心；朋友的勸勉，能撫慰人靈。
10 Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity; better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.
你的知心朋友，你父親的至交，你切不可離棄；在你憂患的時日，不要進兄弟的家。靠近的鄰舍，勝於遠地的兄弟。
11 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that taunteth me.
我兒，作個智慧人，使我心高興，好叫我回答笑罵我的人。
12 A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the thoughtless pass on, and are punished.
精明人遇見災禍，即行隱避；無知者反向前走，自招損害。
13 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; and hold him in pledge that is surety for an alien woman.
誰為外方人作保，拿出他的衣服；誰為異族人作保，以他本人作質。
14 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
清晨向人高聲祝福，就等於向他人咀咒。
15 A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike;
豪雨的時日，滴漏不已：好吵的女人，也是如此；
16 He that would hide her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand betrayeth itself.
誰願意攔阻她，無異攔阻狂風，又好似右手抓油。
17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
朋友互相砥礪，有如以鐵銼鐵。
18 Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; and he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
看守無花果樹的，必食其果；護守自己主人的，必受器重。
19 As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
人心不同，猶如其面。
20 The nether-world and Destruction are never satiated; so the eyes of man are never satiated. (Sheol h7585)
陰府和冥域，總填不滿；世人的眼睛，從不滿足。 (Sheol h7585)
21 The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, and a man is tried by his praise.
鍋煉銀，爐煉金，諂媚煉人心。
22 Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle among groats, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
你盡可在臼中將愚人舂碎，但他的昏愚卻永不能剷除。
23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds;
對你羊群的情況，應加注意；對你的家畜，應常留心照料；
24 For riches are not for ever; and doth the crown endure unto all generations?
因為錢財並不能永存，寶藏也不能永留萬代。
25 When the hay is mown, and the tender grass showeth itself, and the herbs of the mountains are gathered in;
割去了乾草，青草又叢生；山間的野草，也收集起來；
26 The lambs will be for thy clothing, and the goats the price for a field.
那時羔羊供你衣料，山羊供你地價，
27 And there will be goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household; and maintenance for thy maidens.
羊奶足以養你，維持你的家庭，養活你的婢女。
