Proverbs 11
1 Yahweh detests [people who use] scales that do not weigh correctly; he is delighted with [those who use] correct weights on the scales.
上主深惡假秤，卻喜愛法碼準確。
2 [People who are] proud will [eventually] be disgraced; it is wise to be humble.
傲慢來到，恥辱隨後而至；智慧只與謙遜人相處。
3 [People who are] good are guided by [doing what is] honest; those who are not honest will be ruined because of the wrong things that they do.
正直的人，以正義為領導；背義的人，必為邪惡所毀滅。
4 [Your] money will not help [you] on the day that [God] judges [and punishes people]; but if you live righteously, you will live a long time.
在上主盛怒之日，財富毫無用途；只有正義，能救人免於死亡。
5 When people are honest and good, that will (direct their paths/show them what is right for them to do); but wicked [people will] experience disasters because of the evil things that they do.
完人的正義，為他修平道路；惡人必因自己的邪惡而顛仆。
6 [God] rescues/protects righteous [people] because they (are honest/do what is right), but those who (are treacherous/cannot be trusted) will be trapped because of their being greedy.
正直的人，將因自己的正義而獲救；奸詐的人，反為自己的惡計所連累。
7 When wicked [people] die, they cannot confidently expect to receive anything [that is good]; they expect that [their money] will help/save them, but it will not.
惡人一死，他的希望盡成泡影；同樣，奸匪的期待也全然消失。
8 [Yahweh] rescues righteous [people] from their troubles/difficulties; instead, it is the wicked who will have troubles.
義人得免患難，惡人反來頂替。
9 Godless people can ruin others by what they say [MTY], but righteous [people will] be saved by [their (own] good sense/being wise).
假善人以口舌，傷害自己的近人；義人因有知識，卻得以保全。
10 When things go well for righteous [people], [the people in] [MTY] their city are happy, and they shout joyfully when wicked [people] die.
幾時義人幸運，全城歡騰；幾時惡人滅亡，歡聲四起。
11 When righteous [people request God to] bless a city, that city will become great, but cities are ruined by what wicked [people] say [MTY].
義人的祝福，使城市興隆；惡人的口舌，使城市傾覆。
12 It is foolish to despise others; those who (have good sense/are wise) do not say anything [to criticize others].
嘲弄自己朋友的人，毫無識趣；有見識的人，必沉默寡言。
13 Those who (spread gossip/tell bad things about others) will tell your secrets [to others], but if there is someone whom you can trust, you can trust him to not tell your secrets [to others].
往來傳話的人，必洩露秘密；心地誠樸的人，方能不露實情。
14 A nation will be destroyed/ruined if it does not have [leaders] who guide it [wisely]; but if there are many [good] advisors, the nation remains secure.
人民缺乏領導，勢必衰弱；人民的得救，正在於謀士眾多。
15 If you promise a stranger that you will pay his debt [if he cannot pay it himself], you will regret it. You will be safe if you refuse to guarantee that you will pay someone else’s debts.
為外人作保的，必自討苦吃；厭惡作保的，必自享安全。
16 [People] honor/respect women who are kind/gracious; ruthless/violent people may get a lot of money, [but that is all that they will get].
淑德的婦女，必為丈夫取得光榮；惱恨正義的婦女，正是一恥辱的寶座；懶散的人失落自己的財物，勤謹的人反取得財富。
17 Those who are kind benefit themselves [because others will be kind to them], but those who are cruel will hurt themselves [because others will be cruel to them].
為人慈善，是造福己身；殘酷的人，反自傷己命。
18 If wicked people earn a lot of money, that will deceive them [because they will not keep it for very long], but those who do what is right will surely be rewarded [by God forever].
惡人所賺得的工資，是空虛的；播種正義者的報酬，纔是真實的。
19 Those who always do what is right will live [a long/happy life], but those who insist on doing what is wrong will not live [very long].
恒行正義，必走向生命；追求邪惡，必自趨喪亡。
20 Yahweh hates those who are always thinking about doing evil things, but he is delighted with those who always do what is right.
上主憎惡心邪的人，喜悅舉止無瑕的人。
21 It is certain that [Yahweh] will punish evil people and that righteous people will escape [from being punished].
惡人始終不能逃避懲罰，義人的後裔必獲得拯救。
22 [It is] ([unsuitable/not proper/disgusting]) for a beautiful woman not to know what is right to do, like [SIM] [it is unsuitable/disgusting] for a pig to have a gold ring in its snout/nose.
女人美麗而不精明，猶如套在豬鼻上的金環。
23 When the things that righteous people want happen, it brings good [to them and to others], but when the wicked get what they want, it causes everyone else to become angry.
義人的心願必獲善報；惡人的希望終歸破滅。
24 Some people give [their money] generously [to poor people], but they become richer [in spite of that], and some people hold tightly to their money, but they still become poor [in spite of that].
有人慷慨好施，反更富有；有人過於吝嗇，反更貧窮。
25 Those who give generously [to others] will prosper; if you help others, [they/someone] will help you, too.
慈善為懷的人，必得富裕；施惠於人的人，必蒙施惠。
26 People curse/despise someone who hoards his grain [and does not sell it], waiting to get a higher/bigger price for it, but they praise someone who sells it [when people need it, even when the price is not high].
屯積糧食的人，必受人民咀咒；祝福卻降在賣糧食者的頭上。
27 If you sincerely want to [do what is] right, [people] will respect you, but if you are wanting to cause trouble, trouble is what you will get.
慕求美善的，必求得恩寵；追求邪惡的，邪惡必臨其身。
28 Those who trust in their money will [disappear like the] withered [leaves that fall from the trees], but righteous [people] will keep going strong, like green leaves [in the summer].
信賴自己財富的人，必至衰落；義人卻茂盛有如綠葉。
29 Those who bring troubles to their families will inherit nothing [MET] [from them], and those who do foolish things [like that] will [some day] become the servants of wise [people].
危害自己家庭的，必承受虛幻；愚昧的人，必作心智者的奴隸。
30 Those who live righteously will live [for a long time], but [those who act] violently will destroy [their own] lives (OR, those who are wise will have many people come and live with them).
義人的果實是生命樹，智慧的人能奪取人心。
31 [Sometimes] righteous [people] are rewarded [here] on the earth, but it is much more certain that very wicked people [DOU] [will be rewarded by being punished].
看義人在地上還遭受報復，惡人和罪人更將如何﹖
