Proverbs 13
1 A wise son—the instruction of a father, And a scorner—he has not heard rebuke.
智慧子聽父親的教訓； 褻慢人不聽責備。
2 A man eats good from the fruit of the mouth, And the soul of the treacherous—violence.
人因口所結的果子，必享美福； 奸詐人必遭強暴。
3 Whoever is keeping his mouth, is keeping his soul, Whoever is opening wide his lips—ruin to him!
謹守口的，得保生命； 大張嘴的，必致敗亡。
4 The soul of the slothful is desiring, and does not have. And the soul of the diligent is made fat.
懶惰人羨慕，卻無所得； 殷勤人必得豐裕。
5 The righteous hates a false word, And the wicked causes abhorrence, and is confounded.
義人恨惡謊言； 惡人有臭名，且致慚愧。
6 Righteousness keeps him who is perfect in the way, And wickedness overthrows a sin offering.
行為正直的，有公義保守； 犯罪的，被邪惡傾覆。
7 There is [he] who is making himself rich, and has nothing, Who is making himself poor, and wealth [is] abundant.
假作富足的，卻一無所有； 裝作窮乏的，卻廣有財物。
8 The ransom of a man’s life [are] his riches, And the poor has not heard rebuke.
人的資財是他生命的贖價； 窮乏人卻聽不見威嚇的話。
9 The light of the righteous rejoices, And the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
義人的光明亮； 惡人的燈要熄滅。
10 A vain man causes debate through pride, And wisdom [is] with the counseled.
驕傲只啟爭競； 聽勸言的，卻有智慧。
11 Wealth from vanity becomes little, And whoever is gathering by the hand becomes great.
不勞而得之財必然消耗； 勤勞積蓄的，必見加增。
12 Hope prolonged is making the heart sick, And a tree of life [is] the coming desire.
所盼望的遲延未得，令人心憂； 所願意的臨到，卻是生命樹。
13 Whoever is despising the word is destroyed for it, And whoever is fearing the command is repaid.
藐視訓言的，自取滅亡； 敬畏誡命的，必得善報。
14 The law of the wise [is] a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death.
智慧人的法則是生命的泉源， 可以使人離開死亡的網羅。
15 Good understanding gives grace, And the way of the treacherous [is] hard.
美好的聰明使人蒙恩； 奸詐人的道路崎嶇難行。
16 Every prudent one deals with knowledge, And a fool spreads out folly.
凡通達人都憑知識行事； 愚昧人張揚自己的愚昧。
17 A wicked messenger falls into evil, And a faithful ambassador is healing.
奸惡的使者必陷在禍患裏； 忠信的使臣乃醫人的良藥。
18 Whoever is refusing instruction—poverty and shame, And whoever is observing reproof is honored.
棄絕管教的，必致貧受辱； 領受責備的，必得尊榮。
19 A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, And an abomination to fools [Is] to turn from evil.
所欲的成就，心覺甘甜； 遠離惡事，為愚昧人所憎惡。
20 Whoever is walking with wise men is wise, And a companion of fools suffers evil.
與智慧人同行的，必得智慧； 和愚昧人作伴的，必受虧損。
21 Evil pursues sinners, And good repays the righteous.
禍患追趕罪人； 義人必得善報。
22 A good man causes sons’ sons to inherit, And the sinner’s wealth [is] laid up for the righteous.
善人給子孫遺留產業； 罪人為義人積存資財。
23 Abundance of food—the tillage of the poor, And substance is consumed without judgment.
窮人耕種多得糧食， 但因不義，有消滅的。
24 Whoever is sparing his rod is hating his son, And whoever is loving him has hurried his discipline.
不忍用杖打兒子的，是恨惡他； 疼愛兒子的，隨時管教。
25 The righteous is eating to the satiety of his soul, And the belly of the wicked lacks!
義人吃得飽足； 惡人肚腹缺糧。
