Proverbs 20
1 Drinking a lot of wine or [other] strong drinks causes people to start fighting; it is foolish to become drunk/intoxicated.
清酒令人輕狂，醇酒使人發瘋；凡沉溺於酒的，必不是明智人。
2 Being afraid of a king when he is angry is like [SIM] being afraid of a lion when it growls/roars; if you cause the king to become angry, he may execute you.
君王震怒，有如獅子的咆哮；觸怒他的，危害自己的性命。
3 [People] respect those who stay away from disputes/arguments; foolish people [love to] quarrel.
平息爭端，是人的光榮；凡是愚人，都喜愛爭論。
4 [If] a lazy man does not plow [his fields at the right/proper time], he will look for [crops] at harvest [time], but there will be nothing there.
懶惰人一寒冷，便不耕作；收獲之時，他必一無所獲。
5 [Just] as it is difficult to bring up water from a deep well, it is difficult to know what people are thinking, but someone who has good sense/insight will be able to find out what people are thinking.
人心的謀略，有如深水，唯有聰明人，纔能汲取。
6 Many people proclaim that they can be trusted [to do what they say that they will do], but it is very difficult to find [RHQ] someone who can really be trusted.
自命為仁者，比比皆是；但有誰找到忠貞的人﹖
7 If parents conduct their lives as they should, [God] blesses their children (OR, their children are very happy/fortunate).
正義的人，必然為人正直；他的後代子孫，必然有福。
8 A king who sits on his throne to judge people can [easily] [MTY] find out what things that people have done are good and what things are evil.
君王高坐在判座上，所有邪惡一目了然。
9 There is no one [RHQ] who can truthfully say, “I do not know of any wrong things that I have done; I have (gotten rid of all my sinful behavior/quit doing what is sinful).”
有誰能說：「我保持了心靈的潔淨，我是純潔無罪的﹖」
10 Yahweh detests people who use weights that are not right and measures that are not correct.
不同的衡量，不同的升斗：二者皆為上主同樣厭惡。
11 Even children show by what they do whether they are good or not; they show whether (what they do/their behavior) is honest and right [or not].
孩童的行為，潔淨正執直與否，由他的舉動便可認出。
12 Two of the things that Yahweh has created [for us] are ears to hear things and eyes to see things.
能聽的耳朵，能看的眼睛：二者皆為上主所造。
13 If you want to sleep [all the time], you will become poor; if you stay awake [and work], you will have plenty of food.
不要貪睡眠，免得你受窮；兩眼睜開，纔能得飽食。
14 People [look at things that they are about] to buy, [and in order to get it for a lower price sometimes they] say, “(It is no good/It is poor quality),” but [after they buy it], they go and boast [about having bought it for a cheap price].
顧客常說：「不好，不好! 」但一離去，讚不絕口。
15 Gold and precious stones are [valuable], but wise words [MTY] are more valuable.
雖有大批黃金寶石，但最寶貴的，還是明智的唇舌。
16 If you foolishly promise to a stranger that you will pay what he owes if he is unable to pay it [DOU], [you deserve to] have someone take your coat from you.
誰為外方人作保，拿去他的衣服；誰為異邦人作保，以他本人作質。
17 People [may] think that food that they acquire by doing what is dishonest will taste very good, but later [they will not enjoy what they have done any more than they would enjoy] eating gravel/sand.
騙來的食物頗覺香甜，事後口中卻滿是砂礫。
18 When people give you good advice, [if you do what they suggest], your plans will succeed; so be sure to get good advice from wise people before you start fighting a war.
運籌帷幄，必先要商討；進行戰事，必該憑智謀。
19 Those who go around telling gossip are [always] telling secrets to [others]; so stay away from people who foolishly talk [too much].
遊蕩閒談的，必洩露秘密；張口饒舌的，別與他交結。
20 If someone curses his father or his mother, his life will be ended, [just] like a lamp is extinguished.
凡是辱罵自己父母的人，他的燈必在幽暗中熄滅。
21 If you very quickly take the property that your parents promise will be yours after they die, you will not receive any good/blessing from it.
起初容易得來的財物，最後也不會得到祝福。
22 Do not say, “I will do evil to those who do evil to me;” wait for Yahweh [to do something about it], and he will (help you/[do what is right]).
你切不可說：「我以惡報惡；」應信賴上主，他必拯救你。
23 Yahweh detests [those who use] dishonest scales and weights that are not accurate/correct.
不同的衡量，為上主所惡；不同的天秤，實屬不道德。
24 Yahweh is the one who has decided what will happen to us, so (how can we (understand/know) what will happen before it happens?/we humans certainly cannot (understand/know) what will happen before it happens.) [RHQ]
世人的腳步，由上主支配；人那能了解自己的道路﹖
25 You should think carefully before you solemnly promise to dedicate something to God, because later you might be sorry you have promised to do it.
人若冒然說「聖，」許願後纔反省，這是自投羅網。
26 Wise kings find out [MET] which people have done what is wrong, and they punish them very severely [IDM].
智慧的君王簸揚惡人，且用車輪來壓軋他們。
27 Our consciences are [like] lamps that Yahweh [has given to us to enable us to know what we are thinking] [MET]; they reveal what is hidden deep in our (minds/inner beings).
人的靈魂是天主的燈，探照肺腑的一切隱密。
28 Kings will continue to rule as long as they faithfully love their people and are loyal to them and as long as they rule righteously/fairly.
仁愛和忠誠，是君王的保障；他的寶座，是賴慈愛而支撐。
29 We honor/admire young people because they are strong, but we respect [MTY] old people more because they are wise.
少年人的光榮，在於他們的魄力；老年人的榮耀，在於他們的白髮。
30 When we are beaten or whipped, it [can] cause us to quit doing what is evil in our lives; when someone wounds us [by punishing us], it [can] cause our behavior to become good.
見傷的鞭打能清除邪惡，杖擊能觸及肺腑的深處。
