Proverbs 2
1 My son, if you receive my words and treasure up my commandments with you,
我儿，你若领受我的言语， 存记我的命令，
2 make your ears pay attention to wisdom and incline your heart to understanding.
侧耳听智慧， 专心求聪明，
3 If you cry out for understanding and raise your voice for it,
呼求明哲， 扬声求聪明，
4 if you seek it like you would seek silver and search for understanding as you would seek hidden treasures,
寻找它，如寻找银子， 搜求它，如搜求隐藏的珍宝，
5 then you will understand the fear of Yahweh and you will find the knowledge of God.
你就明白敬畏耶和华， 得以认识 神。
6 For Yahweh gives wisdom, from his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.
因为，耶和华赐人智慧； 知识和聪明都由他口而出。
7 He stores up sound wisdom for those who please him, he is a shield for those who walk in integrity,
他给正直人存留真智慧， 给行为纯正的人作盾牌，
8 he guards the paths of justice and he will preserve the way of those who are faithful to him.
为要保守公平人的路， 护庇虔敬人的道。
9 Then you will understand righteousness, justice, and equity, and every good path.
你也必明白仁义、公平、 正直、一切的善道。
10 For wisdom will come into your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.
智慧必入你心； 你的灵要以知识为美。
11 Discretion will watch over you, understanding will guard you.
谋略必护卫你； 聪明必保守你，
12 They will rescue you from the way of evil, from those who speak perverse things,
要救你脱离恶道， 脱离说乖谬话的人。
13 who abandon the right paths and walk in the ways of darkness.
那等人舍弃正直的路， 行走黑暗的道，
14 They rejoice when they do evil and delight in the perversities of evil.
欢喜作恶， 喜爱恶人的乖僻，
15 They follow crooked paths, and using deception they hide their tracks.
在他们的道中弯曲， 在他们的路上偏僻。
16 Wisdom and discretion will save you from an adulterous woman, from an immoral woman and her flattering words.
智慧要救你脱离淫妇， 就是那油嘴滑舌的外女。
17 She forsakes the companion of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God.
她离弃幼年的配偶， 忘了 神的盟约。
18 For her house leads down to death and her tracks will lead you to those in the grave.
她的家陷入死地； 她的路偏向阴间。 (questioned)
19 All who go in to her will not return again and they will not find the paths of life.
凡到她那里去的，不得转回， 也得不着生命的路。
20 So you will walk in the way of good people and follow the paths of righteous people.
智慧必使你行善人的道， 守义人的路。
21 For those doing right will make a home in the land, and those with integrity will remain in it.
正直人必在世上居住； 完全人必在地上存留。
22 But the wicked will be cut off from the land, and the faithless will be cut off from it.
惟有恶人必然剪除； 奸诈的，必然拔出。
