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。
