Proverbs 13
1 A wise son—the instruction of a father, And a scorner—he has not heard rebuke.
智慧之子，聽從父親的教訓；輕狂的人，不聽任何人規勸。
2 A man eats good from the fruit of the mouth, And the soul of the treacherous—violence.
義人必飽嘗自己口舌的果實，惡人的慾望只有飽食強暴。
3 Whoever is keeping his mouth, is keeping his soul, Whoever is opening wide his lips—ruin to him!
謹口慎言，方能自保性命；信口開河，終必自取滅亡。
4 The soul of the slothful is desiring, and does not have. And the soul of the diligent is made fat.
懶人雖常盼望，卻一無所得；勤勞的人，卻常如願以償。
5 The righteous hates a false word, And the wicked causes abhorrence, and is confounded.
義人憎惡謊言，惡人令人可憎可惡。
6 Righteousness keeps him who is perfect in the way, And wickedness overthrows a sin offering.
正義保衛行為正直的人，邪惡卻使罪人滅亡。
7 There is [he] who is making himself rich, and has nothing, Who is making himself poor, and wealth [is] abundant.
有人自充富人，其實一貧如洗；有人佯作窮人，其實腰纏萬貫。
8 The ransom of a man’s life [are] his riches, And the poor has not heard rebuke.
富人的錢財只是性命的贖價，窮人卻沒有這樣的威脅。
9 The light of the righteous rejoices, And the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
義人的光明，必要高升；惡人的燈火，勢必熄滅。
10 A vain man causes debate through pride, And wisdom [is] with the counseled.
傲慢只有引起爭端，虛心受教的人纔有智慧。
11 Wealth from vanity becomes little, And whoever is gathering by the hand becomes great.
儻來之物，容易消逝；經久積存，日漸增多。
12 Hope prolonged is making the heart sick, And a tree of life [is] the coming desire.
希望遲不兌現，令人心神煩惱；願望獲得滿足，像株生命樹。
13 Whoever is despising the word is destroyed for it, And whoever is fearing the command is repaid.
誰輕視法令，必遭滅亡；誰敬畏誡命，必得安全。
14 The law of the wise [is] a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death.
智慧人的教訓是生命的泉源，人可賴以脫免死亡的羅網。
15 Good understanding gives grace, And the way of the treacherous [is] hard.
明哲的規勸，使人蒙恩，殘暴人的舉止，粗魯蠻橫。
16 Every prudent one deals with knowledge, And a fool spreads out folly.
精明的人，常按理智行事；愚昧的人，只自誇其糊塗。
17 A wicked messenger falls into evil, And a faithful ambassador is healing.
奸妄的使者，使人陷於災禍；忠誠的使者，給人帶來安和。
18 Whoever is refusing instruction—poverty and shame, And whoever is observing reproof is honored.
拒絕規勸的，必遭貧苦羞辱；接受懲戒的，反要受人尊敬。
19 A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, And an abomination to fools [Is] to turn from evil.
願望獲得滿足，能使心靈愉快；遠離邪惡，卻為愚昧人所深惡。
20 Whoever is walking with wise men is wise, And a companion of fools suffers evil.
與智慧人往來，可成智慧人；與愚昧人作伴，必受其連累。
21 Evil pursues sinners, And good repays the righteous.
惡運追蹤罪人，義人卻得善報。
22 A good man causes sons’ sons to inherit, And the sinner’s wealth [is] laid up for the righteous.
善人為子子孫孫留下產業，罪人的財富是為義人積蓄。
23 Abundance of food—the tillage of the poor, And substance is consumed without judgment.
窮人開墾的田地，生產大量食物；誰若缺乏正義，定不免於滅亡。
24 Whoever is sparing his rod is hating his son, And whoever is loving him has hurried his discipline.
不肯使用棍杖的人，實是恨自己的兒子；真愛兒子的人，必時加以懲罰。
25 The righteous is eating to the satiety of his soul, And the belly of the wicked lacks!
義人必得飽食，惡人無以果腹。
