Proverbs 10
1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes his father rejoice but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
智慧的兒子使父親喜樂；愚昧的兒子，使母親憂愁。
2 Treasures accumulated by wickedness have no value, but doing what is right keeps you from death.
不義之財，毫無益處；惟有正義，救人脫免死亡。
3 Yahweh does not let the soul of the righteous person go hungry, but he frustrates the cravings of the wicked.
上主不忍義人受飢，卻使惡人大失所望。
4 A lazy hand causes a person to be poor, but the hand of the diligent person gains riches.
游手好閒，使人貧窮；勤奮工作，使人富有。
5 A wise son gathers a crop in the summer, but it is disgraceful for him to sleep during harvest.
夏季貯蓄的，是明智的孩童；秋收酣睡的是無恥的兒子。
6 Gifts from God are upon the head of the righteous person, but the mouth of the wicked covers up violence.
上主的祝福在義人頭上，災禍卻使惡人啞口無言。
7 The righteous person makes those who remember him happy, but the name of the wicked will rot away.
義人受人懷念祝福，惡人卻必身敗名裂。
8 Those who are sensible accept commands, but a talkative fool will come to ruin.
心靈智慧的人，必接受命令；饒舌的愚的人，必自招喪亡。
9 He who walks in integrity walks in safety, but the one who makes his ways crooked, he will be found out.
走正路的，行路穩妥；走邪路的，終必敗露。
10 He who winks the eye causes grief, but a talkative fool will be thrown down.
暗中擠眼的人，必引人煩惱；坦然規勸的人，必促進和平。
11 The mouth of the righteous person is a water spring of life, but the mouth of the wicked covers up violence.
義人的口，是生命的泉源；惡人的口，是殘暴的淵藪。
12 Hatred stirs up conflicts, but love covers over all offenses.
仇恨引起爭端，愛情遮掩一切過失。
13 Wisdom is found on the lips of a discerning person, but a rod is for the back of the one who has no sense.
有見識的口唇上，可找著智慧；棍杖只是為打缺乏智慧者的脊背。
14 Wise men store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings destruction near.
智慧的人，隱諱自己的學問；愚昧人的口，招致逼近的喪亡。
15 The wealth of a rich man is his fortified city; the poverty of the poor is their destruction.
富人的財富，是他自己的堅城；窮人的零落，卻是他們的貧乏。
16 The wage of the righteous person leads to life; the profit of the wicked leads them to sin.
義人的薪金，用以維持生活；惡人的收入，卻只用來犯罪。
17 There is a path to life for the one who follows discipline, but the one who rejects correction is led astray.
誰遵守勸告，必走向生命之路；誰輕視規勸，必自誤入迷途。
18 Whoever conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.
撒謊的唇舌，必暗藏仇恨；散播謠言的，必是愚昧人。
19 When there are many words, transgression is not lacking, but he who is careful in what he says is wise.
多言難免無過，明智的人必約束自己的唇舌。
20 The tongue of the righteous person is pure silver; there is little value in the heart of the wicked.
義人的舌，貴若純金；惡人的心，賤似草芥。
21 The lips of the righteous person nourish many, but fools die because of their lack of sense.
義人的唇舌教育群眾，愚人必因缺乏心智而死亡。
22 The good gifts of Yahweh bring wealth and he adds no pain to it.
使人致富的，是上主的祝福；營營的辛勞，卻無補於事。
23 Wickedness is a game a fool plays, but wisdom is a pleasure to a man of understanding.
愚昧人樂於作惡，明哲人樂於求智。
24 The fear of the wicked person will overtake him, but the desire of righteous people will be granted.
惡人畏懼的，反向他侵襲；義人的希望，終獲得應允。
25 The wicked are like the storm that passes by, and they are no more, but the righteous person is a foundation that lasts forever.
暴風雨一過，惡人不復存在；義人卻根深蒂固。
26 Like vinegar on the teeth and smoke in the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.
懶漢之於派遣他的人，就如醋之於牙，煙之於目。
27 The fear of Yahweh prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be short.
敬畏上主，將延年益壽；惡人的歲月，必要短縮。
28 The hope of righteous people is their joy, but the years of wicked people will be short.
義人的期待，終歸是喜樂；惡人的希望，終歸是失望。
29 The way of Yahweh protects those who have integrity, but it is destruction for the wicked.
上主的道路，是正人君子的保障；為作惡的人，卻是滅亡。
30 The righteous person will never be overthrown, but the wicked will not remain in the land.
義人永不會動搖，惡人決不會久留地上。
31 Out of the mouth of the righteous person comes the fruit of wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut out.
義人的口，散播智慧；邪惡的舌，必被剷除。
32 The lips of the righteous person know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked, they know what is perverse.
義人的唇，常吐雅言；惡人的口，只說邪惡。
