Proverbs 26
1 AS snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.
有如夏日下雪，秋收降雨，不合時令；同樣愚昧的人獲得光榮，亦不適宜。
2 As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
有如麻雀逃走，燕子飛去：無端的咒罵，也一去無蹤。
3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back.
馬需要皮鞭，驢需要轡頭，愚昧人的脊背需要棍棒。
4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
回答愚昧人，別照樣愚昧，免得你也像他一樣；
5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
回答愚昧人，有時應愚昧，免得他自以為聰明。
6 He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.
派遣愚昧人，去作傳話者，是自斷己足，是自尋苦惱。
7 The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
猶如跛子的腳虛懸無力，箴言在愚人口中也是如此。
8 As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
將光榮體面授給愚昧人，無異將寶石投在石堆裏。
9 As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
箴言在愚人口中，猶如荊棘在醉漢手中。
10 The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.
雇用愚人或過路人的人，無異射傷眾人的弓箭手。
11 As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.
愚人一再重複他的愚行，猶如狗再來吃牠嘔吐之物。
12 Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
你是否見過自作聰明的人﹖寄望於愚人必寄望於他更好。
13 The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
懶惰人常說：「路上有猛獅，街市有壯獅。」
14 As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
懶人在床榻上輾轉，猶如門扇在樞紐上旋轉。
15 The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
懶人伸手在盤中取食，送到口邊也感到辛苦。
16 The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
懶惰人自認為聰明人，遠勝過七個善於應對的人。
17 He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
干涉與己無關的爭端，有如抓過路狗的尾巴。
18 As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
誰騙了人而後說：「我只開玩笑! 」
19 So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?
猶如狂人投擲火把、利箭和死亡。
20 Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.
沒有木柴，火即熄滅；沒有讒言，爭端即息。
21 As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.
誰惹事生非，挑撥爭端，是在火炭上加炭，火上加柴。
22 The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
進讒者的話，如可口美味，能深深透入肺腑的深處。
23 Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.
口蜜腹劍的人，有如塗上銀的陶器。
24 He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;
懷恨他人的，善措詞掩飾；但在他心底，卻藏有陰險。
25 When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.
誰聲調過柔，你不要相信；因在他心中，藏有七種惡。
26 Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation.
仇恨雖可以詭計來掩飾，但在集會中險惡必敗露。
27 Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.
挖掘陷阱的必自陷其中，滾轉石頭的必為石所壓。
28 A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
撒謊的唇舌，必痛恨真理；諂媚的嘴臉必製造喪亡。
