Proverbs 27
1 Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
不要為明日自誇，因為你不知今天能發生什麼。
2 Let another man praise thee, and not thy own mouth; a stranger, and not thy own lips.
只應讓人讚美你，你不應開口自誇；讚你的該是他人，不該是你的唇舌。
3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than both.
石頭重，沙礫沉，愚人的忿怒，比二者都重。
4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
憤怒固然殘酷，暴怒更是猛烈；可是面對妒恨，有誰能夠抵受﹖
5 Open rebuke is better than secret love.
公開的責斥，勝於暗中的溺愛。
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
友人的抨擊是忠誠，仇人的擁吻是欺騙。
7 The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
人若吃飽了，蜂蜜也厭惡；若肚子饑餓，苦物也甘甜。
8 As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
離家飄泊的遊子，有如無巢可歸的雀鳥。
9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.
香油和香料，能暢快人心；朋友的勸勉，能撫慰人靈。
10 Thy own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.
你的知心朋友，你父親的至交，你切不可離棄；在你憂患的時日，不要進兄弟的家。靠近的鄰舍，勝於遠地的兄弟。
11 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
我兒，作個智慧人，使我心高興，好叫我回答笑罵我的人。
12 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
精明人遇見災禍，即行隱避；無知者反向前走，自招損害。
13 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for adulteress.
誰為外方人作保，拿出他的衣服；誰為異族人作保，以他本人作質。
14 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
清晨向人高聲祝福，就等於向他人咀咒。
15 A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
豪雨的時日，滴漏不已：好吵的女人，也是如此；
16 Whoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which betrayeth itself.
誰願意攔阻她，無異攔阻狂風，又好似右手抓油。
17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
朋友互相砥礪，有如以鐵銼鐵。
18 He that keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit of it: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
看守無花果樹的，必食其果；護守自己主人的，必受器重。
19 As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
人心不同，猶如其面。
陰府和冥域，總填不滿；世人的眼睛，從不滿足。 (Sheol h7585)
21 As the refining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
鍋煉銀，爐煉金，諂媚煉人心。
22 Though thou shouldest crush a fool in a mortar among grain with a pestle, yet his foolishness will not depart from him.
你盡可在臼中將愚人舂碎，但他的昏愚卻永不能剷除。
23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
對你羊群的情況，應加注意；對你的家畜，應常留心照料；
24 For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?
因為錢財並不能永存，寶藏也不能永留萬代。
25 The plant appeareth, and the tender grass showeth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
割去了乾草，青草又叢生；山間的野草，也收集起來；
26 The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.
那時羔羊供你衣料，山羊供你地價，
27 And thou shalt have goats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for maintenance for thy maidens.
羊奶足以養你，維持你的家庭，養活你的婢女。
