Proverbs 14
1 Wise women [PRS] hold their families together [by the wise things that they do], but foolish women ruin their families by the foolish things that they do.
智慧的婦女，足以興家；愚昧的婦女，親手將家拆毀。
2 By [continually] behaving/acting righteously, [people show that they] greatly revere Yahweh; those who (walk on crooked paths/always deceive others) [show that they] despise him.
履行正路的人，敬畏上主；愛走曲徑的人，輕視上主。
3 Foolish people will be punished [MTY] for what they say, but wise [people] will be protected by what they say [MTY].
愚昧人口中，有傲慢的根苗；智慧人的唇舌，是自己的保障。
4 If [a man has] no oxen [to plow his field], he does not [need to put] grain [in their feedbox], but if [he has] oxen, they will enable [him to produce] an abundant crop.
沒有耕牛，沒有五穀；耕牛愈雄壯，收穫愈豐富。
5 Witnesses who are reliable [always] say what (is true/really happened), but witnesses who are not reliable constantly tell lies [about what happened].
忠實的證人，決不說謊；虛偽的證人，謊言連篇。
6 Those who make fun [of being wise] will never become wise, but those who understand [what is right] learn things easily.
輕狂人求智，只屬徒然；明智人求知，卻很容易。
7 Stay away from foolish people, because they will not be able to teach you anything [useful].
你應遠離愚昧的人，由他口中決得不到明哲。
8 Those who have good sense are wise, so they know what they should do [and what they should not do]; foolish people do not know what is right to do, but because they think that they do, they are deceiving themselves.
明智人的智慧，在於審察自己的行徑；愚昧人的昏愚，在於自欺欺人。
9 Foolish people make fun of their committing sins; but God is pleased with those who do what is right.
罪孽住在愚昧人中，恩愛與正直人為伍。
10 If you are very sad or if you are joyful, only you know what you are experiencing; no one else [can] know what you are feeling.
心頭的愁苦，唯有自己知；心中的喜樂，他人無分享。
11 Houses built by wicked [people] will be destroyed, but houses built by good/righteous [people] will last for a long time.
邪僻人的家庭，必遭破壞；正直人的帳幕，卻要興隆。
12 There are some kinds of behavior [MET] that [some] people [falsely] think are right, but (walking on those roads/continually doing those things) causes [those people] to die.
有些道路，看來正直；走到盡頭，卻是死路。
13 [Sometimes] when people laugh, they are [really] sad, and when they stop laughing, they are still sad.
連在歡笑中，心亦有感傷；歡笑的結局，往往是痛苦。
14 Those who stubbornly continue to do what is wrong will get what they deserve, and those who continually do what is good will [also] get what they deserve.
變心的人，必自嘗其果；良善的人，必得其善報。
15 Foolish people believe everything [that people tell them]; those who have good sense think carefully about what will be the result of their actions.
幼稚的人，有話必信；明智的人，步步謹慎。
16 Wise people are careful and avoid [doing things that will give them] trouble; foolish people are careless and act (too quickly/without thinking).
智慧人戒避邪惡，愚昧人驕矜自負。
17 Those who quickly become angry [IDM] do foolish things; [people] hate those who plan to do wicked things (OR, those who have good sense remain calm/patient).
易怒的人，做事昏愚；慎思的人，事事含忍。
18 Foolish people get what they deserve for doing foolish things; those with good sense are rewarded [MET] by being able to learn a lot.
愚昧的人，以愚昧為基業；明智的人，以知識為冠冕。
19 [Some day] evil [people] will bow down in front of righteous [people to show that they respect them]; they [will humbly stand] at the gates of [the houses of] righteous [people and request their help].
歹徒將伏在善人面前，惡人將跪在義人門前。
20 [No one likes] poor [people]; even their friends/neighbors do not like them; rich [people] have many friends, but [only while the rich people still have money].
貧窮的人，為親朋所厭；富貴的人，則高朋滿座。
21 It is sinful to despise your [poor] neighbors; [God] is pleased with those who do kind things for the poor.
藐視近人，便是犯罪；憐憫苦人，纔是有福。
22 Those who plan to do things that are evil/wrong are walking on the wrong road; people faithfully love, respect and are loyal to those who plan to do what is good.
陰謀邪惡的人，豈非走入歧途﹖策劃行善的人，必獲慈惠忠誠。
23 If you work hard, you will (accomplish something good/get a good income), but if all you do is to talk [and not work], you will remain poor.
一切勞苦皆有利益；只有閒談，引人貧窮。
24 One of the rewards [MET] of being wise is to become rich; the reward of acting foolishly is to become more foolish.
智慧人的冠冕，是他們的機智；愚昧人的冠冕，是他們的糊塗。
25 By saying [in court] what is true, you [can] save the life [of the one who is being falsely accused]; if you tell lies, you are abandoning someone who needs your help [to defend him].
忠實的見證，救人性命；作假證的人，危害他人。
26 Those who revere Yahweh are confident [that he will protect them], and their family will [also] be protected.
敬畏上主，是穩固的靠山；為他的子孫，也是個避難所。
27 Having an awesome respect for Yahweh is [like] [MET] [having] a fountain that gives life; it will help you to escape when something dangerous is threatening to kill you [MET].
敬畏上主，是生命的泉源，使人脫免死亡的羅網。
28 If a king rules over many people, many people will [be able to] honor him; if he has only a few people in his kingdom, he will have very little [HYP] power.
人民眾多，是君王的光榮；庶民缺少，是王侯的沒落。
29 Those who do not quickly become angry are very wise; by quickly becoming angry, people show that they are foolish.
緩於發怒的人，必甚有見識；脾氣暴躁的人，必大顯愚昧。
30 Having a mind that is peaceful results in having a healthy body; having a mind that is [often] in turmoil is [like] [MET] cancer in [a person’s] bones.
心平氣和，使身體康健；心懷嫉忌，使骨骸腐蝕。
31 Those who oppress poor people are insulting God, the one who made those poor people, but acting kindly toward them is respecting God.
欺壓窮人的，就是凌辱他的造主；憐恤苦人的，就是尊敬他的造主。
32 Wicked [people] ruin themselves by the evil things that they do, but righteous/good [people] are kept safe/protected even when they die (OR, because of their continually doing what is right).
惡人因自己的邪惡，必被毀滅；義人因自己的正義，有所憑藉。
33 Those who have good sense always think what is wise; foolish people do not know anything about being wise.
智慧居於哲人的心中，愚人的懷中一無所見。
34 [When] the people of a nation [continually act] righteously, it causes that nation to be great; [continually doing what is] evil causes a nation to be disgraced.
正義能以興邦立國，罪惡卻使人民衰落。
35 Kings are pleased with officials who do their work competently/skillfully, but they punish [MTY] those who [do their work in a manner that] causes the kings to be disgraced.
明哲的臣僕，蒙受君王的寵幸；無用的臣僕，必遭君王的盛怒。
