Proverbs 13
1 A WISE son [heareth] his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not 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 shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the treacherous [shall eat] 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 He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life: [but] he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
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 sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
懶人雖常盼望，卻一無所得；勤勞的人，卻常如願以償。
5 A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.
義人憎惡謊言，惡人令人可憎可惡。
6 Righteousness guardeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
正義保衛行為正直的人，邪惡卻使罪人滅亡。
7 There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great wealth.
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 is his riches: but the poor heareth no threatening.
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 rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
義人的光明，必要高升；惡人的燈火，勢必熄滅。
10 By pride cometh only contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.
傲慢只有引起爭端，虛心受教的人纔有智慧。
11 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall have increase.
儻來之物，容易消逝；經久積存，日漸增多。
12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
希望遲不兌現，令人心神煩惱；願望獲得滿足，像株生命樹。
13 Whoso despiseth the word bringeth destruction on himself: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
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 depart from the 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 giveth favour: but the way of the treacherous is rugged.
明哲的規勸，使人蒙恩，殘暴人的舉止，粗魯蠻橫。
16 Every prudent man worketh with knowledge: but a fool spreadeth 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 falleth into evil: but a faithful ambassador is health.
奸妄的使者，使人陷於災禍；忠誠的使者，給人帶來安和。
18 Poverty and shame [shall be to] him that refuseth correction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
拒絕規勸的，必遭貧苦羞辱；接受懲戒的，反要受人尊敬。
19 The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is an abomination to fools to depart 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 Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise: but the companion of fools shall smart for it.
與智慧人往來，可成智慧人；與愚昧人作伴，必受其連累。
21 Evil pursueth sinners: but the righteous shall be recompensed with good.
惡運追蹤罪人，義人卻得善報。
22 A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children; and the wealth of the sinner 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 Much food [is in] the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed by reason of injustice.
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 He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
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 eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.
義人必得飽食，惡人無以果腹。
