Proverbs 10
1 Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son causes a father to rejoice, And a foolish son [is] an affliction to his mother.
智慧的兒子使父親喜樂；愚昧的兒子，使母親憂愁。
2 Treasures of wickedness do not profit, And righteousness delivers from death.
不義之財，毫無益處；惟有正義，救人脫免死亡。
3 YHWH does not cause the soul of the righteous to hunger, And He thrusts away the desire of the wicked.
上主不忍義人受飢，卻使惡人大失所望。
4 Poor [is] he who is working [with] a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent makes rich.
游手好閒，使人貧窮；勤奮工作，使人富有。
5 Whoever is gathering in summer [is] a wise son, Whoever is sleeping in harvest [is] a son causing shame.
夏季貯蓄的，是明智的孩童；秋收酣睡的是無恥的兒子。
6 Blessings [are] for the head of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked covers violence.
上主的祝福在義人頭上，災禍卻使惡人啞口無言。
7 The remembrance of the righteous [is] for a blessing, And the name of the wicked rots.
義人受人懷念祝福，惡人卻必身敗名裂。
8 The wise in heart accepts commands, And a talkative fool kicks.
心靈智慧的人，必接受命令；饒舌的愚的人，必自招喪亡。
9 Whoever is walking in integrity walks confidently, And whoever is perverting his ways is known.
走正路的，行路穩妥；走邪路的，終必敗露。
10 Whoever is winking the eye gives grief, And a talkative fool kicks.
暗中擠眼的人，必引人煩惱；坦然規勸的人，必促進和平。
11 A fountain of life [is] the mouth of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked covers violence.
義人的口，是生命的泉源；惡人的口，是殘暴的淵藪。
12 Hatred awakens contentions, And love covers over all transgressions.
仇恨引起爭端，愛情遮掩一切過失。
13 Wisdom is found in the lips of the intelligent, And a rod [is] for the back of him who is lacking understanding.
有見識的口唇上，可找著智慧；棍杖只是為打缺乏智慧者的脊背。
14 The wise lay up knowledge, and the mouth of a fool [is] near ruin.
智慧的人，隱諱自己的學問；愚昧人的口，招致逼近的喪亡。
15 The wealth of the rich [is] his strong city, The ruin of the poor [is] their poverty.
富人的財富，是他自己的堅城；窮人的零落，卻是他們的貧乏。
16 The wage of the righteous [is] for life, The increase of the wicked for sin.
義人的薪金，用以維持生活；惡人的收入，卻只用來犯罪。
17 A traveler to life [is] he who is keeping instruction, And whoever is forsaking rebuke is erring.
誰遵守勸告，必走向生命之路；誰輕視規勸，必自誤入迷途。
18 Whoever is covering hatred with lying lips, And whoever is bringing out an evil report is a fool.
撒謊的唇舌，必暗藏仇恨；散播謠言的，必是愚昧人。
19 In the abundance of words transgression does not cease, And whoever is restraining his lips [is] wise.
多言難免無過，明智的人必約束自己的唇舌。
20 The tongue of the righteous [is] chosen silver, The heart of the wicked—as a little thing.
義人的舌，貴若純金；惡人的心，賤似草芥。
21 The lips of the righteous delight many, And fools die for lack of heart.
義人的唇舌教育群眾，愚人必因缺乏心智而死亡。
22 The blessing of YHWH—it makes rich, And He adds no grief with it.
使人致富的，是上主的祝福；營營的辛勞，卻無補於事。
23 To execute inventions [is] as play to a fool, And wisdom to a man of understanding.
愚昧人樂於作惡，明哲人樂於求智。
24 The feared thing of the wicked meets him, And the desire of the righteous is given.
惡人畏懼的，反向他侵襲；義人的希望，終獲得應允。
25 As the passing by of a windstorm, So the wicked is not, And the righteous is a perpetual foundation.
暴風雨一過，惡人不復存在；義人卻根深蒂固。
26 As vinegar to the teeth, And as smoke to the eyes, So [is] the slothful to those sending him.
懶漢之於派遣他的人，就如醋之於牙，煙之於目。
27 The fear of YHWH adds days, And the years of the wicked are shortened.
敬畏上主，將延年益壽；惡人的歲月，必要短縮。
28 The hope of the righteous [is] joyful, And the expectation of the wicked perishes.
義人的期待，終歸是喜樂；惡人的希望，終歸是失望。
29 The way of YHWH [is] strength to the perfect, And ruin to workers of iniquity.
上主的道路，是正人君子的保障；為作惡的人，卻是滅亡。
30 The righteous is not moved for all time, And the wicked do not inhabit the earth.
義人永不會動搖，惡人決不會久留地上。
31 The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, And the tongue of contrariness is cut out.
義人的口，散播智慧；邪惡的舌，必被剷除。
32 The lips of the righteous know a pleasing thing, And the mouth of the wicked perverseness!
義人的唇，常吐雅言；惡人的口，只說邪惡。
