箴言 19
Chinese New Version (Simplified)
敬畏 神必得好处
19 行为完全的穷人，
胜过说话欺诈的愚昧人。
2 一个人没有知识是不好的，
脚步匆忙的，难免失足。
3 人的愚妄毁灭自己的道路；
他的心却恼怒耶和华。
4 财富使朋友增多，
但穷人连他的一个朋友也与他分离。
5 作假见证的必难免受惩罚；
吐出谎言的必不能逃脱。
6 尊贵的人，很多人求他的情面；
慷慨施赠的，人人都作他的朋友。
7 贫穷人的兄弟都恨他；
他的朋友更疏远他。
虽然他多多恳求他们，他们却不理会。
8 得着智慧的，爱惜自己的性命；
保持明达的，必得益处。
9 作假见证的必难免受惩罚；
吐出谎言的终必灭亡。
10 愚昧人生活奢侈是不相称的，
何况奴仆管辖领袖呢！
11 人的明慧使他不轻易动怒；
宽恕别人过失的，是自己的荣耀。
12 王的忿怒，好象狮子的吼叫，
他的恩宠，如同草上的朝露。
13 愚昧的儿子是父亲的祸患，
吵闹的妻子好象雨水不停地滴漏。
14 房屋与财富是祖宗遗留的产业；
唯有明慧的妻子是耶和华所赐的。
15 懒惰使人沉睡，
闲懒的人必受饥饿。
16 谨守诫命的，保全自己的性命；
轻忽自己道路的，必致死亡。
17 恩待穷人的，等于借钱给耶和华；
他所行的，耶和华必偿还。
18 趁着还有指望的时候，要管教你的儿子；
不可存心使他死亡。
19 常发烈怒的人，必须受罚，
如果你帮助他，就必须一而再帮助他。
20 你要听劝告，受管教，
好使你将来作个有智慧的人。
21 人心里的谋算很多，
唯有耶和华的计划能实现。
22 人所渴望的，就是忠诚；
作穷人比作撒谎的人还好。
23 敬畏耶和华的，得着生命；
他必安居知足，不会遭受祸患。
24 懒惰人把手放在盘子里，
连拿食物送回口边，也不愿意。
25 责打好讥笑人的，愚蒙人就会变得精明；
责备聪明人，他就会明白知识。
26 虐待父亲，赶走母亲的，
是贻羞可耻的儿子。
27 我儿，你若是停止听受管教，
就会偏离知识的言语。
28 无赖作见证，嘲笑公平，
恶人的口，吞吃罪孽。
29 刑罚是为好讥笑人的预备的，
鞭打是为愚昧人的背预备的。
Proverbs 19
The Message
If You Quit Listening
19 Better to be poor and honest
than a rich person no one can trust.
2 Ignorant zeal is worthless;
haste makes waste.
3 People ruin their lives by their own stupidity,
so why does God always get blamed?
4 Wealth attracts friends as honey draws flies,
but poor people are avoided like a plague.
5 Perjury won’t go unpunished.
Would you let a liar go free?
6 Lots of people flock around a generous person;
everyone’s a friend to the philanthropist.
7 When you’re down on your luck, even your family avoids you—
yes, even your best friends wish you’d get lost.
If they see you coming, they look the other way—
out of sight, out of mind.
8 Grow a wise heart—you’ll do yourself a favor;
keep a clear head—you’ll find a good life.
9 The person who tells lies gets caught;
the person who spreads rumors is ruined.
10 Blockheads shouldn’t live on easy street
any more than workers should give orders to their boss.
11 Smart people know how to hold their tongue;
their grandeur is to forgive and forget.
12 Mean-tempered leaders are like mad dogs;
the good-natured are like fresh morning dew.
13 A parent is worn to a frazzle by an irresponsible child;
a nagging spouse is a leaky faucet.
14 House and land are handed down from parents,
but a congenial spouse comes straight from God.
15 Life collapses on loafers;
lazybones go hungry.
16 Keep the rules and keep your life;
careless living kills.
17 Mercy to the needy is a loan to God,
and God pays back those loans in full.
18 Discipline your children while you still have the chance;
indulging them destroys them.
19 Let angry people endure the backlash of their own anger;
if you try to make it better, you’ll only make it worse.
20 Take good counsel and accept correction—
that’s the way to live wisely and well.
21 We humans keep brainstorming options and plans,
but God’s purpose prevails.
22 It’s only human to want to make a buck,
but it’s better to be poor than a liar.
23 Fear-of-God is life itself,
a full life, and serene—no nasty surprises.
24 Some people dig a fork into the pie
but are too lazy to raise it to their mouth.
25 Punish the insolent—make an example of them.
Who knows? Somebody might learn a good lesson.
26 Kids who lash out against their parents
are an embarrassment and disgrace.
27 If you quit listening, dear child, and strike off on your own,
you’ll soon be out of your depth.
28 An unprincipled witness desecrates justice;
the mouths of the wicked spew malice.
29 The irreverent have to learn reverence the hard way;
only a slap in the face brings fools to attention.
Chinese New Version (CNV). Copyright © 1976, 1992, 1999, 2001, 2005 by Worldwide Bible Society.
Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson