Proverbs 28
1 The wicked have fled and there is no pursuer, And the righteous is confident as a young lion.
惡人無人追蹤，仍然竄逃；義人安然自得，有如雄獅。
2 By the transgression of a land its heads are many, And by an understanding man, Who knows right—it is prolonged.
由於國家的罪，領袖時有更迭；惟賴明哲之士，邦國方能久存。
3 A man—poor and oppressing the weak, [Is] a sweeping rain, and there is no bread.
欺壓弱小的惡霸，有如沖沒穀糧的暴雨。
4 Those forsaking the Law praise the wicked, Those keeping the Law plead against them.
違法的人，稱揚敗類；守法的人，與之為敵。
5 Evil men do not understand judgment, And those seeking YHWH understand all.
作惡的人，不明瞭正義；尋求上主的，卻全洞識。
6 Better [is] the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse of ways who is rich.
為人正直的窮人，勝於行為邪僻的富人。
7 Whoever is keeping the Law is an intelligent son, And a friend of gluttons Causes his father to blush.
遵守法律的，是智慧之子；交結蕩子的，是取辱己父。
8 Whoever is multiplying his wealth by biting and usury, Gathers it for one favoring the poor.
誰放貸取利增加己產，是為憐恤貧乏者積蓄。
9 Whoever is turning his ear from hearing the Law, Even his prayer [is] an abomination.
對於法律，人若充耳不聞，他的祈禱，也為上主所惡。
10 Whoever is causing the upright to err in an evil way, He falls into his own pit, And the perfect inherits good.
勾引正直的人走上邪路的，必落在自己所掘的坑內；但正直的人仍能繼承幸福。
11 A rich man is wise in his own eyes, And the intelligent poor searches him.
富貴的人，自認為有智慧，聰明的窮人一眼即看穿。
12 In the exulting of the righteous the glory [is] abundant, And in the rising of the wicked man is apprehensive.
義人獲勝，群情歡騰；惡霸當道，人人走避。
13 Whoever is covering his transgressions does not prosper, And he who is confessing and forsaking has mercy.
文過飾非的，必不會順利；認錯悔改的，將蒙受憐憫。
14 O the blessedness of a man fearing continually, And whoever is hardening his heart falls into evil.
常戒慎的人，必蒙祝福；心硬如鐵者，必遭災禍。
15 A growling lion, and a ranging bear, [Is] the wicked ruler over a poor people.
暴君欺凌貧窮弱小，有如咆哮怒獅，飢餓野熊。
16 A leader lacking understanding multiplies oppressions, Whoever is hating dishonest gain prolongs days.
無知的昏君，必橫行霸道；憎恨貪婪的，將延年益壽。
17 A man oppressed with the blood of a soul, Flees to the pit, [and] none takes hold on him [to help].
身負血債者，雖逃至死地，也無人搭救。
18 Whoever is walking uprightly is saved, And the perverted of ways falls at once.
行走正路的，必安然無恙；愛走曲徑的，必墮入陷阱。
19 Whoever is tilling his ground is satisfied [with] bread, And whoever is pursuing vanity, Is filled [with] poverty.
自耕其地的，必常得飽食；追求虛幻的，必飽嘗貧苦。
20 A steadfast man has multiplied blessings, And whoever is hastening to be rich is not acquitted.
忠誠篤實的人，將滿渥福祉；急於致富的人，將難免無過。
21 [It] is not good to discern faces, And a man transgresses for a piece of bread.
顧及人的情面，原非一件好事；但為一片麵包，人卻陷身不義。
22 The man [with] an evil eye [is] troubled for wealth, And he does not know that want meets him.
眼睛貪婪的人，匆匆急於致富；豈知貧乏窮困，即將臨他身上!
23 Whoever is reproving a man finds grace afterward, More than a flatterer with the tongue.
責斥他人的，終比奉承的，更得人愛戴。
24 Whoever is robbing his father or his mother, And is saying, “It is not transgression,” He is a companion to a destroyer.
向自己父母行竊，卻說「這並不是罪，」與強盜是同路人。
25 Whoever is proud in soul stirs up contention, And whoever is trusting on YHWH is made fat.
貪得無厭的人，必引起爭端；信賴上主的人，必心安理得。
26 Whoever is trusting in his heart is a fool, And whoever is walking in wisdom is delivered.
自恃聰明的，實是糊塗人；行事智慧的，必安全無恙。
27 Whoever is giving to the poor has no lack, And whoever is hiding his eyes multiplied curses.
樂施濟貧的，決不會匱乏；視若無睹的，必飽受咒罵。
28 A man is hidden in the rising of the wicked, And the righteous multiply in their destruction!
惡霸當道，人人走避；惡霸滅亡，義人興旺。
