Proverbs 29
1 A person who has received many rebukes but who stiffens his neck will be broken in a moment beyond healing.
人若屢受譴責，仍然頑固，他必突然喪亡，無法挽救。
2 When righteous people increase, the people rejoice, but when a wicked person is the ruler, the people sigh.
義人執政，人民喜慶；惡人專權，人民嘆息。
3 Whoever loves wisdom makes his father rejoice, but he who keeps company with prostitutes destroys his wealth.
喜愛智慧的，使父親喜悅；尋花問柳的，必傾家蕩產。
4 The king establishes the land by justice, but the one who demands bribes tears it down.
君王秉公行義，必將興邦；但若暴斂橫徵，必將喪邦。
5 A man who flatters his neighbor is spreading a net for his feet.
對自己的友伴阿諛的人，是在他腳下張設羅網。
6 In the sin of an evil person is a trap, but the righteous person sings and rejoices.
作惡的人，滿路絆索；正義的人，載欣載奔。
7 The righteous person knows the rights of the poor; the wicked person does not understand such knowledge.
義人關注窮人的案情，但是惡人卻毫不知情。
8 Mockers set a city on fire, but those who are wise turn away wrath.
輕狂的人，煽動城市作亂；明智的人，設法挽回狂瀾。
9 When a wise person has an argument with a fool, he rages and laughs, and there will be no rest.
智愚爭辯，或怒或笑，終無結果。
10 The bloodthirsty hate the one who is blameless and seek the life of the upright.
嗜殺的人，常憎恨正人君子；正直的人，卻關懷他的性命。
11 A fool reveals all his anger, but a wise man holds it back and calms himself down.
愚人忿怒，必盡情發洩；明智的人，必自知抑制。
12 If a ruler pays attention to lies, all his officials will be wicked.
作首長的，如聽信讒言，他的臣僕，必盡屬小人。
13 The poor person and the oppressor are similar, for Yahweh gives light to the eyes of them both.
窮人與壓迫者彼此相遇，二者皆由主獲得光明。
14 If a king judges the poor by the truth, his throne will be established forever.
君王如秉公審判窮人，他的寶座必永久穩立。
15 The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child freed from discipline puts his mother to shame.
杖責與懲戒，賜予人智慧；嬌縱的孩子，使母親受辱。
16 When wicked people are in power, transgression increases, but righteous people will see the downfall of those wicked people.
惡人掌權，罪惡隨之增多；正義的人，必親見其崩潰。
17 Discipline your son and he will give you rest; he will bring delights into your life.
懲戒你的兒子，他必使你安心，令你心曠神怡。
18 Where there is no prophetic vision the people run wild, but the one who keeps the law is blessed.
神視缺乏時，人民必放縱；遵守法律的，纔蒙受祝福。
19 A slave will not be corrected by words, for though he understands, there will be no response.
要糾正奴才，不宜用言語；即使他明白，他仍不服從。
20 See a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
你是否見過信口開河的人﹖寄望於愚人勝於寄望於他。
21 One who pampers his slave from youth, at the end of it there will be trouble.
對奴才自幼加以嬌養，他日後終必反僕為主。
22 An angry person stirs up strife and a master of rage commits many sins.
易怒的人，極易引起紛爭；性急的人，必犯很多過錯。
23 A person's pride brings him low, but one who has a humble spirit will be given honor.
驕傲自大，使人屈辱；虛心謙下，使人受榮。
24 One who shares with a thief hates his own life; he hears the curse and says nothing.
誰與盜賊合夥，實是痛恨自己；他雖聽見咀咒，卻不敢發一言。
25 The fear of man makes a snare, but the one who trusts in Yahweh will be protected.
對人畏懼，必陷入羈絆；信賴上主，必獲得安全。
26 Many are those who seek the face of the ruler, but from Yahweh is justice for a person.
許多人尋求王侯的慈惠，但每人的判決出自上主。
27 An unjust man is an abomination to righteous people, but the one whose way is upright is detestable to the wicked person.
為非作歹的人，為義人所憎惡；行為正直的人，為惡人所憎惡。
