Proverbs 16
1 People plan what they want to do, but Yahweh is the one who decides [MTY] what really will happen.
心中的谋算在乎人； 舌头的应对由于耶和华。
2 People may think that their actions are right, but Yahweh really knows why people do what they do.
人一切所行的，在自己眼中看为清洁； 惟有耶和华衡量人心。
3 (Request/Rely on) Yahweh to direct what you plan to do; [if you do that], you will succeed in what you plan.
你所做的，要交托耶和华， 你所谋的，就必成立。
4 Yahweh knows why he does everything that he does; he has even prepared the wicked for the time that he will punish them.
耶和华所造的，各适其用； 就是恶人也为祸患的日子所造。
5 Yahweh hates/detests everyone who is proud [IDM]; you can be certain [IDM] that they will be punished [LIT].
凡心里骄傲的，为耶和华所憎恶； 虽然连手，他必不免受罚。
6 Be loyal to Yahweh and faithfully [obey] him; if you do that, he will forgive you for having sinned. If we revere him, nothing evil will happen to us (OR, he will prevent evil things from happening to us).
因怜悯诚实，罪孽得赎； 敬畏耶和华的，远离恶事。
7 When our behavior pleases Yahweh, he even causes our enemies to act peacefully toward us.
人所行的，若蒙耶和华喜悦， 耶和华也使他的仇敌与他和好。
8 It is better to have a small amount of money that is earned honestly than to have a lot of money that is acquired dishonestly.
多有财利，行事不义， 不如少有财利，行事公义。
9 People plan what they want to do, but Yahweh directs/determines what they will [really] be able to do.
人心筹算自己的道路； 惟耶和华指引他的脚步。
10 [If] God directs what a king says, what he decides is [always] right/fair.
王的嘴中有神语， 审判之时，他的口必不差错。
11 Yahweh wants us to use scales that are correct; the weights in his bag are correct, [because] he made them.
公道的天平和秤都属耶和华； 囊中一切法码都为他所定。
12 Kings detest those who do evil, because [it is people doing what] is fair/right that causes their governments to be [MTY] strong.
作恶，为王所憎恶， 因国位是靠公义坚立。
13 Kings are delighted to hear people say [MTY] what is true; they love those who say what is right/honest.
公义的嘴为王所喜悦； 说正直话的，为王所喜爱。
14 If a king becomes angry, he [may] command that someone be executed, [so] wise people will [try to] cause him to be calm.
王的震怒如杀人的使者； 但智慧人能止息王怒。
15 If a king has a smile [MTY] on his face, he will enable people to have a [long] life (OR, he will not order people to be executed); his being pleased [with people] is [as delightful] as rain in the springtime [when seeds are planted].
王的脸光使人有生命； 王的恩典好像春云时雨。
16 Becoming wise is better than aquiring gold; getting good understanding/insight is better than acquiring silver.
得智慧胜似得金子； 选聪明强如选银子。
17 Those whose behavior [MET] is good/right turn away from doing evil; those who guard their conduct [MTY] protect their lives.
正直人的道是远离恶事； 谨守己路的，是保全性命。
18 Being proud will (lead to your having/cause you to have) disasters; despising others will result in your being ruined.
骄傲在败坏以先； 狂心在跌倒之前。
19 It is better to be humble and poor than [to associate with] proud [people] and [to become rich by] dividing with them (plunder/goods captured in a battle).
心里谦卑与穷乏人来往， 强如将掳物与骄傲人同分。
20 Those who heed good teaching/instruction will prosper; happy are those who trust in Yahweh.
谨守训言的，必得好处； 倚靠耶和华的，便为有福。
21 People say that those who are wise learn what is right/good behavior, and those who talk pleasantly [are able to] influence others [to do what is right].
心中有智慧，必称为通达人； 嘴中的甜言，加增人的学问。
22 Being wise is [like having] a fountain that gives life [MET], but foolish people are punished as a result of their acting foolishly.
人有智慧就有生命的泉源； 愚昧人必被愚昧惩治。
23 Those who are wise think carefully before they talk, and as a result they are able to influence/persuade others [to do what is right].
智慧人的心教训他的口， 又使他的嘴增长学问。
24 Kind words are like honey [SIM]: We enjoy them both, and both cause our bodies to be healthy/strong.
良言如同蜂房， 使心觉甘甜，使骨得医治。
25 There are some kinds of behavior [MET] that people think are right, but (walking on those roads [MET]/continually doing those things) causes those people to die.
有一条路，人以为正， 至终成为死亡之路。
26 If a worker (has an appetite/is hungry), that urges him to work hard because he [SYN] wants to [earn money to buy things to] eat.
劳力人的胃口使他劳力， 因为他的口腹催逼他。
27 Worthless people plan [ways to cause] trouble [for others], and [even] what they say [injures people] like a hot fire does [SIM].
匪徒图谋奸恶， 嘴上仿佛有烧焦的火。
28 Deceitful people cause strife/quarreling among other people; those who say false things about other people cause people who are friends to become enemies.
乖僻人播散纷争； 传舌的，离间密友。
29 Those who act violently entice/encourage others [to also act violently] and lead them along a road that will end in disaster.
强暴人诱惑邻舍， 领他走不善之道。
30 People [sometimes] show with [one of] their eyes [to signal to their friends that they are] planning to do something to harm [others]; they smirk when they are about to do something evil.
眼目紧合的，图谋乖僻； 嘴唇紧闭的，成就邪恶。
31 Gray hair is [like] a glorious crown [MET] that is given to people who have always behaved righteously.
白发是荣耀的冠冕， 在公义的道上必能得着。
32 Those who do not become angry quickly are better than those who are powerful; it is better to (control your temper/keep yourself from becoming very angry) than to conquer a city.
不轻易发怒的，胜过勇士； 治服己心的，强如取城。
33 People (cast lots/throw marked stones) [to decide what should be done], but God is the one who truly decides what will happen.
签放在怀里， 定事由耶和华。
