< Proverbs 10 >
1 Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son causeth a father to rejoice, And a foolish son [is] an affliction to his mother.
所羅門的箴言: 智慧之子使父親歡樂; 愚昧之子叫母親擔憂。
2 Treasures of wickedness profit not, And righteousness delivereth from death.
不義之財毫無益處; 惟有公義能救人脫離死亡。
3 Jehovah causeth not the soul of the righteous to hunger, And the desire of the wicked He thrusteth away.
耶和華不使義人受飢餓; 惡人所欲的,他必推開。
4 Poor [is] he who is working — a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
手懶的,要受貧窮; 手勤的,卻要富足。
5 Whoso is gathering in summer [is] a wise son, Whoso is sleeping in harvest [is] a son causing shame.
夏天聚斂的,是智慧之子; 收割時沉睡的,是貽羞之子。
6 Blessings [are] for the head of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked cover doth violence.
福祉臨到義人的頭; 強暴蒙蔽惡人的口。
7 The remembrance of the righteous [is] for a blessing, And the name of the wicked doth rot.
義人的紀念被稱讚; 惡人的名字必朽爛。
8 The wise in heart accepteth commands, And a talkative fool kicketh.
心中智慧的,必受命令; 口裏愚妄的,必致傾倒。
9 Whoso is walking in integrity walketh confidently, And whoso is perverting his ways is known.
行正直路的,步步安穩; 走彎曲道的,必致敗露。
10 Whoso is winking the eye giveth grief, And a talkative fool kicketh.
以眼傳神的,使人憂患; 口裏愚妄的,必致傾倒。
11 A fountain of life [is] the mouth of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked cover doth violence.
義人的口是生命的泉源; 強暴蒙蔽惡人的口。
12 Hatred awaketh contentions, And over all transgressions love covereth.
恨能挑啟爭端; 愛能遮掩一切過錯。
13 In the lips of the intelligent is wisdom found, And a rod [is] for the back of him who is lacking understanding.
明哲人嘴裏有智慧; 無知人背上受刑杖。
14 The wise lay up knowledge, and the mouth of a fool [is] near ruin.
智慧人積存知識; 愚妄人的口速致敗壞。
15 The wealth of the rich [is] his strong city, The ruin of the poor [is] their poverty.
富戶的財物是他的堅城; 窮人的貧乏是他的敗壞。
16 The wage of the righteous [is] for life, The increase of the wicked for sin.
義人的勤勞致生; 惡人的進項致死。
17 A traveller to life [is] he who is keeping instruction, And whoso is forsaking rebuke is erring.
謹守訓誨的,乃在生命的道上; 違棄責備的,便失迷了路。
18 Whoso is covering hatred with lying lips, And whoso is bringing out an evil report is a fool.
隱藏怨恨的,有說謊的嘴; 口出讒謗的,是愚妄的人。
19 In the abundance of words transgression ceaseth not, And whoso is restraining his lips [is] wise.
多言多語難免有過; 禁止嘴唇是有智慧。
20 The tongue of the righteous [is] chosen silver, The heart of the wicked — as a little thing.
義人的舌乃似高銀; 惡人的心所值無幾。
21 The lips of the righteous delight many, And fools for lack of heart die.
義人的口教養多人; 愚昧人因無知而死亡。
22 The blessing of Jehovah — it maketh rich, And He addeth no grief with it.
耶和華所賜的福使人富足, 並不加上憂慮。
23 To execute inventions [is] as play to a fool, And wisdom to a man of understanding.
愚妄人以行惡為戲耍; 明哲人卻以智慧為樂。
24 The feared thing of the wicked it meeteth him, And the desire of the righteous is given.
惡人所怕的,必臨到他; 義人所願的,必蒙應允。
25 As the passing by of a hurricane, So the wicked is not, And the righteous is a foundation age-during.
暴風一過,惡人歸於無有; 義人的根基卻是永久。
26 As vinegar to the teeth, And as smoke to the eyes, So [is] the slothful to those sending him.
懶惰人叫差他的人 如醋倒牙,如煙薰目。
27 The fear of Jehovah addeth days, And the years of the wicked are shortened.
敬畏耶和華使人日子加多; 但惡人的年歲必被減少。
28 The hope of the righteous [is] joyful, And the expectation of the wicked perisheth.
義人的盼望必得喜樂; 惡人的指望必致滅沒。
29 The way of Jehovah [is] strength to the perfect, And ruin to workers of iniquity.
耶和華的道是正直人的保障, 卻成了作孽人的敗壞。
30 The righteous to the age is not moved, And the wicked inhabit not the earth.
義人永不挪移; 惡人不得住在地上。
31 The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And the tongue of frowardness is cut out.
義人的口滋生智慧; 乖謬的舌必被割斷。
32 The lips of the righteous know a pleasing thing, And the mouth of the wicked perverseness!
義人的嘴能令人喜悅; 惡人的口說乖謬的話。