Proverbs 25
1 These are also proverbs of Solomon, that men of Hezekiah king of Judah transcribed:
以下也是撒羅滿的箴言，由猶大王希則克雅的人所蒐集：
2 The glory of God [is] to hide a thing, And the glory of kings [is] to search out a matter.
將事隱蔽，是天主的光榮；清察事實，是君王的光榮。
3 The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, And the heart of kings—[are] unsearchable.
天有多高，地有多厚，王有何心，不可測量。
4 Take away dross from silver, And a vessel goes forth for the refiner,
若將銀渣除去淨盡，銀匠必會造出銀器；
5 Take away the wicked before a king, And his throne is established in righteousness.
若將君王前的惡人除掉，王座即可因正義而穩立。
6 Do not honor yourself before a king, And do not stand in the place of the great.
你在君王前不可炫耀，不可佔有權貴的座位；
7 For better [that] he has said to you, “Come up here,” Than [that] he humbles you before a noble, Whom your eyes have seen.
因為人對你說「請上座! 」比在貴前受抑更好。
8 Do not go forth to strive, hurry, turn, What do you do in its latter end, When your neighbor causes you to blush?
你眼若有所見，不可冒然訴訟；人若使你難堪，你將何以善後﹖
9 Plead your cause with your neighbor, And do not reveal the secret counsel of another,
與你的近人，可自決爭端；他人的秘密，切不可洩漏；
10 Lest the hearer put you to shame, And your evil report not turn back.
免得人聽見了而譏笑你，使你的聲譽一敗塗地。
11 Apples of gold in imagery of silver, [Is] the word spoken at its fit times.
一句簡單話，若說得適當，有如銀盤中，放上金蘋果。
12 A ring of gold, and an ornament of pure gold, [Is] the wise reprover to an attentive ear.
明智的勸戒，對受教的人，無異於金環，或純金美飾。
13 As a vessel of snow in a day of harvest, [So is] a faithful ambassador to those sending him, And he refreshes the soul of his masters.
忠誠的使者，對遣他的人，有如秋收時，吹來的涼風，使他主人的心感到愉快。
14 Clouds and wind without rain, [Is] a man boasting himself in a false gift.
許諾而不實踐的人，只好似無雨的風雲。
15 A ruler is persuaded by long-suffering, And a soft tongue breaks a bone.
容忍可以折服公侯，柔語能以粉碎硬骨。
16 You have found honey—eat your sufficiency, Lest you are satiated [with] it, and have vomited it.
你找到蜂蜜，應按食量吃；怕吃的過多，反要吐出來。
17 Withdraw your foot from your neighbor’s house, Lest he is satiated [with] you, and has hated you.
鄰舍的住家，你應少踏入；怕他討厭你，反而憎恨你。
18 A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, [Is] the man testifying a false testimony against his neighbor.
作假見證陷害鄰舍的人，無異是鐵鎚、刀劍和利箭。
19 A bad tooth, and a tottering foot, [Is] the confidence of the treacherous in a day of adversity.
在患難之日，信賴無信用的人，有如信賴蛀壞的牙，脫節的腳。
20 Whoever is taking away a garment in a cold day, [Is as] vinegar on natron, And a singer of songs on a sad heart.
對憂傷的心靈詠唱詩歌，無異在傷口處倒上酸醋。
21 If he who is hating you hungers, cause him to eat bread, And if he thirsts, cause him to drink water.
若仇人餓了，你要給他吃；若是他渴了，應給他水喝：
22 For you are putting coals on his head, And YHWH gives repayment to you.
這是將火炭堆在他頭上，上主也必要因此還報你。
23 A north wind brings forth rain, And a secret tongue—indignant faces.
北風帶來時雨；讒言易惹怒容。
24 Better to sit on a corner of a roof, Than [with] a woman of contentions, and a house of company.
寧願住在屋頂的一角，不願與吵婦同居一室。
25 [As] cold waters for a weary soul, So [is] a good report from a far country.
來自遠方的喜信，無異口渴獲清泉。
26 A spring troubled, and a fountain corrupt, [Is] the righteous falling before the wicked.
義人如在惡人面前失足，無異弄混的水泉，弄濁的水井。
27 The eating of much honey is not good, Nor a searching out of one’s own honor—honor.
吃蜂蜜過多，有損無益；過於求光榮，反而受累。
28 A city broken down without walls, [Is] a man without restraint over his spirit!
人若不控制自己的脾氣，就如一座無牆無防的城市。
