Proverbs 27
1 Do not boast thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
不要為明日自誇，因為你不知今天能發生什麼。
2 Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth, a stranger, and not thine own lips.
只應讓人讚美你，你不應開口自誇；讚你的該是他人，不該是你的唇舌。
3 Heavy is a stone, and weighty is sand, —but, the vexation of a fool, is heavier than both.
石頭重，沙礫沉，愚人的忿怒，比二者都重。
4 The cruelty of rage, and the overflow of anger! But who can stand before, jealousy?
憤怒固然殘酷，暴怒更是猛烈；可是面對妒恨，有誰能夠抵受﹖
5 Better is a rebuke that is open, than love carefully concealed.
公開的責斥，勝於暗中的溺愛。
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but lavished are the kisses of an enemy.
友人的抨擊是忠誠，仇人的擁吻是欺騙。
7 The surfeited soul, trampleth upon droppings from the comb, but, to the hungry soul, every bitter thing, is sweet.
人若吃飽了，蜂蜜也厭惡；若肚子饑餓，苦物也甘甜。
8 As a bird wandering from her nest, so, is a man wandering from his place.
離家飄泊的遊子，有如無巢可歸的雀鳥。
9 Oil and perfume, rejoice the heart, the sweetness of one’s friend, more than fragrant wood.
香油和香料，能暢快人心；朋友的勸勉，能撫慰人靈。
10 Thine own friend and thy father’s friend, do not thou forsake; but, the house of thy brother, do not enter, in thy day of calamity, Better a neighbour near, than a brother far off.
你的知心朋友，你父親的至交，你切不可離棄；在你憂患的時日，不要進兄弟的家。靠近的鄰舍，勝於遠地的兄弟。
11 Be wise, my son, and rejoice my heart, that I may answer him that reproacheth me in a matter.
我兒，作個智慧人，使我心高興，好叫我回答笑罵我的人。
12 A prudent man, seeth calamity—he hideth himself, the simple, pass on—they suffer.
精明人遇見災禍，即行隱避；無知者反向前走，自招損害。
13 Take a man’s garment when he hath become pledge for a stranger, then, for a female unknown, accept him as surety.
誰為外方人作保，拿出他的衣服；誰為異族人作保，以他本人作質。
14 He that blesseth his friend, with a loud voice, in the morning early, a reproach, shall it be reckoned to him.
清晨向人高聲祝福，就等於向他人咀咒。
15 A continuous dripping on a day of downpour, and a contentious wife, are alike:
豪雨的時日，滴漏不已：好吵的女人，也是如此；
16 He that hideth her, hideth the wind, and, perfume, his right hand may proclaim.
誰願意攔阻她，無異攔阻狂風，又好似右手抓油。
17 Let, iron, by iron, become sharp, and let, a man, sharpen the face of his friend.
朋友互相砥礪，有如以鐵銼鐵。
18 He that guardeth the fig-tree, shall eat the fruit thereof, and, he that watcheth over his master, shall be honoured.
看守無花果樹的，必食其果；護守自己主人的，必受器重。
19 As in water, face [answereth] to face, so, the heart of man to man.
人心不同，猶如其面。
20 Hades and destruction, are not satisfied, and, the eyes of a man, are not satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
陰府和冥域，總填不滿；世人的眼睛，從不滿足。 (Sheol h7585)
21 Fining pot for silver, and crucible for gold, and, a man, [is to be tried] by what he praiseth.
鍋煉銀，爐煉金，諂媚煉人心。
22 Though thou pound a fool in a mortar, amidst grain, with a pestle, his folly, will not depart from him.
你盡可在臼中將愚人舂碎，但他的昏愚卻永不能剷除。
23 Note well, the appearance of thy flock, apply thy mind to thy herds;
對你羊群的情況，應加注意；對你的家畜，應常留心照料；
24 For, not age-abiding, are riches, nor is the diadem, from generation to generation: —
因為錢財並不能永存，寶藏也不能永留萬代。
25 The grass, is taken away, and the young shoot, showeth itself, and the herbage of the mountains, is gathered;
割去了乾草，青草又叢生；山間的野草，也收集起來；
26 There are, lambs, for thy clothing, and, for the price of thy field, there are he-goats;
那時羔羊供你衣料，山羊供你地價，
27 With, enough goats-milk, for thy food—for the food of thy household, and, a maintenance, for thy maidens.
羊奶足以養你，維持你的家庭，養活你的婢女。
