Proverbs 28
1 The wicked have fled and there is no pursuer, And the righteous is confident as a young lion.
惡人雖無人追趕也逃跑； 義人卻膽壯像獅子。
2 By the transgression of a land its heads are many, And by an understanding man, Who knows right—it is prolonged.
邦國因有罪過，君王就多更換； 因有聰明知識的人，國必長存。
3 A man—poor and oppressing the weak, [Is] a sweeping rain, and there is no bread.
窮人欺壓貧民， 好像暴雨沖沒糧食。
4 Those forsaking the Law praise the wicked, Those keeping the Law plead against them.
違棄律法的，誇獎惡人； 遵守律法的，卻與惡人相爭。
5 Evil men do not understand judgment, And those seeking YHWH understand all.
壞人不明白公義； 惟有尋求耶和華的，無不明白。
6 Better [is] the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse of ways who is rich.
行為純正的窮乏人 勝過行事乖僻的富足人。
7 Whoever is keeping the Law is an intelligent son, And a friend of gluttons Causes his father to blush.
謹守律法的，是智慧之子； 與貪食人作伴的，卻羞辱其父。
8 Whoever is multiplying his wealth by biting and usury, Gathers it for one favoring the poor.
人以厚利加增財物， 是給那憐憫窮人者積蓄的。
9 Whoever is turning his ear from hearing the Law, Even his prayer [is] an abomination.
轉耳不聽律法的， 他的祈禱也為可憎。
10 Whoever is causing the upright to err in an evil way, He falls into his own pit, And the perfect inherits good.
誘惑正直人行惡道的，必掉在自己的坑裏； 惟有完全人必承受福分。
11 A rich man is wise in his own eyes, And the intelligent poor searches him.
富足人自以為有智慧， 但聰明的貧窮人能將他查透。
12 In the exulting of the righteous the glory [is] abundant, And in the rising of the wicked man is apprehensive.
義人得志，有大榮耀； 惡人興起，人就躲藏。
13 Whoever is covering his transgressions does not prosper, And he who is confessing and forsaking has mercy.
遮掩自己罪過的，必不亨通； 承認離棄罪過的，必蒙憐恤。
14 O the blessedness of a man fearing continually, And whoever is hardening his heart falls into evil.
常存敬畏的，便為有福； 心存剛硬的，必陷在禍患裏。
15 A growling lion, and a ranging bear, [Is] the wicked ruler over a poor people.
暴虐的君王轄制貧民， 好像吼叫的獅子、覓食的熊。
16 A leader lacking understanding multiplies oppressions, Whoever is hating dishonest gain prolongs days.
無知的君多行暴虐； 以貪財為可恨的，必年長日久。
17 A man oppressed with the blood of a soul, Flees to the pit, [and] none takes hold on him [to help].
背負流人血之罪的，必往坑裏奔跑， 誰也不可攔阻他。
18 Whoever is walking uprightly is saved, And the perverted of ways falls at once.
行動正直的，必蒙拯救； 行事彎曲的，立時跌倒。
19 Whoever is tilling his ground is satisfied [with] bread, And whoever is pursuing vanity, Is filled [with] poverty.
耕種自己田地的，必得飽食； 追隨虛浮的，足受窮乏。
20 A steadfast man has multiplied blessings, And whoever is hastening to be rich is not acquitted.
誠實人必多得福； 想要急速發財的，不免受罰。
21 [It] is not good to discern faces, And a man transgresses for a piece of bread.
看人的情面乃為不好； 人因一塊餅枉法也為不好。
22 The man [with] an evil eye [is] troubled for wealth, And he does not know that want meets him.
人有惡眼想要急速發財， 卻不知窮乏必臨到他身。
23 Whoever is reproving a man finds grace afterward, More than a flatterer with the tongue.
責備人的，後來蒙人喜悅， 多於那用舌頭諂媚人的。
24 Whoever is robbing his father or his mother, And is saying, “It is not transgression,” He is a companion to a destroyer.
偷竊父母的，說：這不是罪， 此人就是與強盜同類。
25 Whoever is proud in soul stirs up contention, And whoever is trusting on YHWH is made fat.
心中貪婪的，挑起爭端； 倚靠耶和華的，必得豐裕。
26 Whoever is trusting in his heart is a fool, And whoever is walking in wisdom is delivered.
心中自是的，便是愚昧人； 憑智慧行事的，必蒙拯救。
27 Whoever is giving to the poor has no lack, And whoever is hiding his eyes multiplied curses.
賙濟貧窮的，不致缺乏； 佯為不見的，必多受咒詛。
28 A man is hidden in the rising of the wicked, And the righteous multiply in their destruction!
惡人興起，人就躲藏； 惡人敗亡，義人增多。
