Proverbs 25
1 Here are more wise sayings/words that Solomon [wrote]. Some men who worked for Hezekiah, the king of Judah, copied them [from a scroll that Solomon had written].
以下也是撒羅滿的箴言，由猶大王希則克雅的人所蒐集：
2 [We consider] God to be great because he (acts in mysterious ways/does things that we cannot understand); [we consider] kings to be great because they explain things.
將事隱蔽，是天主的光榮；清察事實，是君王的光榮。
3 [It is not possible for anyone to measure] how high the sky is or how deep the earth/ocean is; likewise [SIM], it is not possible for us to know [all] that kings are thinking.
天有多高，地有多厚，王有何心，不可測量。
4 [If workers] burn out the impure bits that are in silver, a man who makes things from silver can make something beautiful from the silver.
若將銀渣除去淨盡，銀匠必會造出銀器；
5 [Similarly, if] wicked [advisors] are taken away from a king, his government will remain secure, because [the king will be able to] act justly.
若將君王前的惡人除掉，王座即可因正義而穩立。
6 When you stand in front of a king, do not try to (impress him/honor yourself) and do not (act like you are important/ask to sit where important people sit; )
你在君王前不可炫耀，不可佔有權貴的座位；
7 it is better if someone tells you to sit closer [to the king] than for [someone to tell you], while the king is listening, to sit further away in order that someone who is more important [may sit closer to the king].
因為人對你說「請上座! 」比在貴前受抑更好。
8 Do not quickly go to a court [to tell the judge about] something that you have seen, because another witness may later [say something that proves that you are wrong, and as a result] you will be disgraced/ashamed. If that happens, (what will you do?/you will not know what to do.) [RHQ]
你眼若有所見，不可冒然訴訟；人若使你難堪，你將何以善後﹖
9 If you and someone else think differently about some matter, settle it between yourselves, and do not tell others any secret [that he has told you].
與你的近人，可自決爭端；他人的秘密，切不可洩漏；
10 If others find out that you have told secrets, you will be ashamed, and from that time on, (you will have a bad reputation/people will think badly about you).
免得人聽見了而譏笑你，使你的聲譽一敗塗地。
11 Something that is said that is [very] appropriate is [as delightful as seeing] [SIM] gold apples/ornaments in a silver bowl.
一句簡單話，若說得適當，有如銀盤中，放上金蘋果。
12 When a wise person rebukes/warns someone [SYN] who is willing to listen, that is [as valuable as] [SIM] a gold ring or a gold chain.
明智的勸戒，對受教的人，無異於金環，或純金美飾。
13 A messenger who (is reliable/tells someone else exactly what he was told to say) refreshes [the spirits of] his bosses who sent him like [SIM] (snow/cold water) refreshes [the ground] at the time that [people] harvest crops.
忠誠的使者，對遣他的人，有如秋收時，吹來的涼風，使他主人的心感到愉快。
14 When someone promises to give a gift to us but never gives it, [that disappoints us] as much as [SIM] clouds and wind that come but do not bring any rain.
許諾而不實踐的人，只好似無雨的風雲。
15 If someone keeps requesting a ruler long enough to do something, he will [often] agree to do it; similarly, by speaking [MTY] gently we can [often] convince [others that what we say is right] [IDM].
容忍可以折服公侯，柔語能以粉碎硬骨。
16 If you find some honey, do not eat a lot of it, because doing that may cause you to vomit.
你找到蜂蜜，應按食量吃；怕吃的過多，反要吐出來。
17 Do not go to your neighbor’s house very often [to talk with him]; if you go [very] often, he will get tired of listening to you and start to hate you.
鄰舍的住家，你應少踏入；怕他討厭你，反而憎恨你。
18 To falsely accuse others [in court] is like [SIM] [attacking them with] a war-club or a sword or a sharp arrow.
作假見證陷害鄰舍的人，無異是鐵鎚、刀劍和利箭。
19 Depending on unreliable people when you have troubles is [as bad] as [trying to eat when] you have a bad/hurting tooth or [trying to walk when] your foot is crippled.
在患難之日，信賴無信用的人，有如信賴蛀壞的牙，脫節的腳。
20 Singing to someone who is depressed [just causes him to feel worse]; it is like [SIM] taking off clothes on a very cold day or like putting vinegar on a wound.
對憂傷的心靈詠唱詩歌，無異在傷口處倒上酸醋。
21 If your enemies are hungry, give them something to eat; if they are thirsty, give them something to drink;
若仇人餓了，你要給他吃；若是他渴了，應給他水喝：
22 doing that will cause them to feel ashamed [IDM], and Yahweh will reward you for doing that.
這是將火炭堆在他頭上，上主也必要因此還報你。
23 When wind blows from the right direction, it will rain; [similarly] [SIM], if we gossip about others, that causes them to look at us very angrily.
北風帶來時雨；讒言易惹怒容。
24 It is better to live ([alone/by yourself]) in the corner of an attic/housetop than to live inside the house with a wife who is [always] nagging.
寧願住在屋頂的一角，不願與吵婦同居一室。
25 Receiving good news from a country far away refreshes our spirits like [SIM] cold water refreshes us when we are very thirsty.
來自遠方的喜信，無異口渴獲清泉。
26 When a righteous/good person (gives in/yields) to wicked [people], that is [as bad] as [SIM] a spring that becomes muddied or a fountain that becomes polluted.
義人如在惡人面前失足，無異弄混的水泉，弄濁的水井。
27 It is not good to eat too much honey, and trying to get people to praise you is also not good.
吃蜂蜜過多，有損無益；過於求光榮，反而受累。
28 People who (cannot control their tempers/quickly become very angry) [are unable to defend their behavior]; that is like [having] a city without a wall around it, [with the result that no one can defend it].
人若不控制自己的脾氣，就如一座無牆無防的城市。
