Proverbs 14
1 Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
智慧的婦女，足以興家；愚昧的婦女，親手將家拆毀。
2 He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.
履行正路的人，敬畏上主；愛走曲徑的人，輕視上主。
3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
愚昧人口中，有傲慢的根苗；智慧人的唇舌，是自己的保障。
4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
沒有耕牛，沒有五穀；耕牛愈雄壯，收穫愈豐富。
5 A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
忠實的證人，決不說謊；虛偽的證人，謊言連篇。
6 A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy to him that understandeth.
輕狂人求智，只屬徒然；明智人求知，卻很容易。
7 Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.
你應遠離愚昧的人，由他口中決得不到明哲。
8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
明智人的智慧，在於審察自己的行徑；愚昧人的昏愚，在於自欺欺人。
9 Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.
罪孽住在愚昧人中，恩愛與正直人為伍。
10 The heart knoweth its own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy.
心頭的愁苦，唯有自己知；心中的喜樂，他人無分享。
11 The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.
邪僻人的家庭，必遭破壞；正直人的帳幕，卻要興隆。
12 There is a way which seemeth right to a man, but the end of it are the ways of death.
有些道路，看來正直；走到盡頭，卻是死路。
13 Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.
連在歡笑中，心亦有感傷；歡笑的結局，往往是痛苦。
14 The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.
變心的人，必自嘗其果；良善的人，必得其善報。
15 The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.
幼稚的人，有話必信；明智的人，步步謹慎。
16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
智慧人戒避邪惡，愚昧人驕矜自負。
17 He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.
易怒的人，做事昏愚；慎思的人，事事含忍。
18 The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
愚昧的人，以愚昧為基業；明智的人，以知識為冠冕。
19 The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
歹徒將伏在善人面前，惡人將跪在義人門前。
20 The poor is hated even by his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends.
貧窮的人，為親朋所厭；富貴的人，則高朋滿座。
21 He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.
藐視近人，便是犯罪；憐憫苦人，纔是有福。
22 Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.
陰謀邪惡的人，豈非走入歧途﹖策劃行善的人，必獲慈惠忠誠。
23 In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to poverty.
一切勞苦皆有利益；只有閒談，引人貧窮。
24 The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.
智慧人的冠冕，是他們的機智；愚昧人的冠冕，是他們的糊塗。
25 A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.
忠實的見證，救人性命；作假證的人，危害他人。
26 In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.
敬畏上主，是穩固的靠山；為他的子孫，也是個避難所。
27 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
敬畏上主，是生命的泉源，使人脫免死亡的羅網。
28 In the multitude of people is the king’s honour: but in the lack of people is the destruction of the prince.
人民眾多，是君王的光榮；庶民缺少，是王侯的沒落。
29 He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
緩於發怒的人，必甚有見識；脾氣暴躁的人，必大顯愚昧。
30 A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.
心平氣和，使身體康健；心懷嫉忌，使骨骸腐蝕。
31 He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
欺壓窮人的，就是凌辱他的造主；憐恤苦人的，就是尊敬他的造主。
32 The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.
惡人因自己的邪惡，必被毀滅；義人因自己的正義，有所憑藉。
33 Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.
智慧居於哲人的心中，愚人的懷中一無所見。
34 Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.
正義能以興邦立國，罪惡卻使人民衰落。
35 The king’s favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame.
明哲的臣僕，蒙受君王的寵幸；無用的臣僕，必遭君王的盛怒。
