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箴言 30-31
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
箴言 30-31
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
亞古珥的箴言
30 以下是雅基的兒子亞古珥的箴言。
這人說：上帝啊，我很疲倦；
上帝啊，我很疲倦，精疲力盡。[a]
2 我比眾人都愚蠢，
不具備人的悟性。
3 我從未學到智慧，
也不認識至聖者。
4 誰升上高天又降下來？
誰將風聚在掌中？
誰將眾水裹在衣服裡？
誰定了地的邊界？
祂叫什麼名字？
祂兒子叫什麼名字？
你知道嗎？
5 上帝的話句句千真萬確，
祂作投靠祂之人的盾牌。
6 你不可對祂的話有所添加，
免得祂責備你，
揭穿你的虛謊。
7 上帝啊，我向你求兩件事，
求你在我未死以前賜給我。
8 求你使虛偽和謊言遠離我，
求你讓我不貧窮也不富足，
賜給我需用的飲食，
9 免得我因為飽足就不認你，
說：「耶和華是誰呢？」
又恐怕我因窮困而偷竊，
以致辱沒我上帝的名。
10 別向主人譭謗他的僕人，
免得你受咒詛、擔當罪責。
11 有一種[b]人咒詛父親，
不為母親祝福。
12 有一種人自以為純潔，
卻沒有洗掉自己的污穢。
13 有一種人趾高氣揚，
目空一切。
14 有一種人牙如劍，
齒如刀，
要吞吃世間的困苦人和貧窮人。
15 水蛭有兩個女兒，
她們不停地叫：「給我！給我！」
三樣東西從不知足，
永不言「夠」的共有四樣：
16 陰間、不孕的婦人、
乾旱的土地和火焰。
17 嘲笑父親、藐視母親教誨的，
眼睛必被谷中的烏鴉啄出，
被禿鷹吃掉。
18 我測不透的妙事有三樣，
我不明白的事共有四樣：
19 鷹在空中飛翔之道，
蛇在石上爬行之道，
船在海中航行之道，
男女相愛之道。
20 淫婦的道是這樣：
她吃完就擦擦嘴，
說，「我沒有做壞事。」
21 使大地震動的事有三樣，
大地無法承受的事共有四樣：
22 奴僕做王，
愚人吃飽，
23 醜惡女子出嫁，
婢女取代主母。
24 地上有四種動物，
身體雖小卻極其聰明：
25 螞蟻力量雖小，
卻在夏天儲備糧食；
26 石獾雖不強壯，
卻在岩石中築巢穴；
27 蝗蟲雖無君王，
卻整齊地列隊前進；
28 壁虎雖易捕捉，
卻居住在王宮大內。
29 步履威武的有三樣，
走路雄壯的共有四樣：
30 威震百獸、從不畏縮的獅子，
31 昂首闊步的雄雞，
公山羊和率領軍隊的君王。
32 你若行事愚昧、
妄自尊大或圖謀不軌，
就當用手掩口。
33 激起憤怒會引起爭端，
正如攪牛奶會攪出奶油，
擰鼻子會擰出血。
利慕伊勒王的箴言
31 以下是利慕伊勒王的箴言，
是他母親給他的教誨：
2 我兒，我親生的骨肉，
我許願得來的孩子啊，
我該怎樣教導你呢？
3 不要在女人身上耗費精力，
不要迷戀那些能毀滅王的人。
4 利慕伊勒啊，
君王不可喝酒，
不可喝酒，
首領不宜喝烈酒，
5 免得喝酒後忘記律例，
不為困苦人伸張正義。
6 把烈酒給滅亡的人，
把淡酒給憂傷的人，
7 讓他們喝了忘掉貧窮，
不再記得自己的痛苦。
8 要為不能自辯者說話，
為一切不幸的人伸冤。
9 你要發言，秉公審判，
為貧窮困苦者主持公道。
賢德的妻子
10 誰能找到賢德之妻？
她的價值遠勝過珠寶。
11 她丈夫信賴她，
什麼也不缺乏。
12 她一生對丈夫有益無損。
13 她尋找羊毛和細麻，
愉快地親手做衣。
14 她好像商船，
從遠方運來糧食。
15 天未亮她就起床，
為全家預備食物，
分派女僕做家事。
16 她選中田地便買下來，
親手賺錢栽種葡萄園。
17 她精力充沛，
雙臂有力。
18 她深諳經營之道，
她的燈徹夜不熄。
19 她手拿捲線杆，
手握紡線錘。
20 她樂於賙濟窮人，
伸手幫助困苦者。
21 她不因下雪而為家人擔心，
因為全家都穿著朱紅暖衣。
22 她為自己縫製繡花毯，
用細麻和紫布做衣服。
23 她丈夫在城門口與當地長老同坐，
受人尊重。
24 她縫製細麻衣裳出售，
又製作腰帶賣給商人。
25 她充滿力量和尊榮，
她以笑顏迎接未來。
26 她說的話帶著智慧，
她的訓言充滿慈愛。
27 她料理一切家務，
從不偷懶吃閒飯。
28 她的兒女肅立，
為她祝福，
她的丈夫也稱讚她，
29 說：「世上賢德的女子很多，
唯有你無與倫比。」
30 豔麗是虛假的，
美貌是短暫的，
唯有敬畏耶和華的女子配得稱讚。
31 願她享受自己的勞動成果，
願她的事蹟使她在城門口受稱讚。
Proverbs 30-31
New International Version
Proverbs 30-31
New International Version
Sayings of Agur
30 The sayings(A) of Agur son of Jakeh—an inspired utterance.
This man’s utterance to Ithiel:
“I am weary, God,
but I can prevail.[a]
2 Surely I am only a brute, not a man;
I do not have human understanding.
3 I have not learned wisdom,
nor have I attained to the knowledge of the Holy One.(B)
4 Who has gone up(C) to heaven and come down?
Whose hands(D) have gathered up the wind?
Who has wrapped up the waters(E) in a cloak?(F)
Who has established all the ends of the earth?
What is his name,(G) and what is the name of his son?
Surely you know!
5 “Every word of God is flawless;(H)
he is a shield(I) to those who take refuge in him.
6 Do not add(J) to his words,
or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar.
7 “Two things I ask of you, Lord;
do not refuse me before I die:
8 Keep falsehood and lies far from me;
give me neither poverty nor riches,
but give me only my daily bread.(K)
9 Otherwise, I may have too much and disown(L) you
and say, ‘Who is the Lord?’(M)
Or I may become poor and steal,
and so dishonor the name of my God.(N)
10 “Do not slander a servant to their master,
or they will curse you, and you will pay for it.
11 “There are those who curse their fathers
and do not bless their mothers;(O)
12 those who are pure in their own eyes(P)
and yet are not cleansed of their filth;(Q)
13 those whose eyes are ever so haughty,(R)
whose glances are so disdainful;
14 those whose teeth(S) are swords
and whose jaws are set with knives(T)
to devour(U) the poor(V) from the earth
and the needy from among mankind.(W)
15 “The leech has two daughters.
‘Give! Give!’ they cry.
“There are three things that are never satisfied,(X)
four that never say, ‘Enough!’:
16 the grave,(Y) the barren womb,
land, which is never satisfied with water,
and fire, which never says, ‘Enough!’
17 “The eye that mocks(Z) a father,
that scorns an aged mother,
will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley,
will be eaten by the vultures.(AA)
18 “There are three things that are too amazing for me,
four that I do not understand:
19 the way of an eagle in the sky,
the way of a snake on a rock,
the way of a ship on the high seas,
and the way of a man with a young woman.
20 “This is the way of an adulterous woman:
She eats and wipes her mouth
and says, ‘I’ve done nothing wrong.’(AB)
21 “Under three things the earth trembles,
under four it cannot bear up:
22 a servant who becomes king,(AC)
a godless fool who gets plenty to eat,
23 a contemptible woman who gets married,
and a servant who displaces her mistress.
24 “Four things on earth are small,
yet they are extremely wise:
25 Ants are creatures of little strength,
yet they store up their food in the summer;(AD)
26 hyraxes(AE) are creatures of little power,
yet they make their home in the crags;
27 locusts(AF) have no king,
yet they advance together in ranks;
28 a lizard can be caught with the hand,
yet it is found in kings’ palaces.
29 “There are three things that are stately in their stride,
four that move with stately bearing:
30 a lion, mighty among beasts,
who retreats before nothing;
31 a strutting rooster, a he-goat,
and a king secure against revolt.[b]
32 “If you play the fool and exalt yourself,
or if you plan evil,
clap your hand over your mouth!(AG)
33 For as churning cream produces butter,
and as twisting the nose produces blood,
so stirring up anger produces strife.”
Sayings of King Lemuel
31 The sayings(AH) of King Lemuel—an inspired utterance his mother taught him.
2 Listen, my son! Listen, son of my womb!
Listen, my son, the answer to my prayers!(AI)
3 Do not spend your strength[c] on women,
your vigor on those who ruin kings.(AJ)
4 It is not for kings, Lemuel—
it is not for kings to drink wine,(AK)
not for rulers to crave beer,
5 lest they drink(AL) and forget what has been decreed,(AM)
and deprive all the oppressed of their rights.
6 Let beer be for those who are perishing,
wine(AN) for those who are in anguish!
7 Let them drink(AO) and forget their poverty
and remember their misery no more.
8 Speak(AP) up for those who cannot speak for themselves,
for the rights of all who are destitute.
9 Speak up and judge fairly;
defend the rights of the poor and needy.(AQ)
Epilogue: The Wife of Noble Character
10 [d]A wife of noble character(AR) who can find?(AS)
She is worth far more than rubies.
11 Her husband(AT) has full confidence in her
and lacks nothing of value.(AU)
12 She brings him good, not harm,
all the days of her life.
13 She selects wool and flax
and works with eager hands.(AV)
14 She is like the merchant ships,
bringing her food from afar.
15 She gets up while it is still night;
she provides food for her family
and portions for her female servants.
16 She considers a field and buys it;
out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.
17 She sets about her work vigorously;
her arms are strong for her tasks.
18 She sees that her trading is profitable,
and her lamp does not go out at night.
19 In her hand she holds the distaff
and grasps the spindle with her fingers.
20 She opens her arms to the poor
and extends her hands to the needy.(AW)
21 When it snows, she has no fear for her household;
for all of them are clothed in scarlet.
22 She makes coverings for her bed;
she is clothed in fine linen and purple.
23 Her husband is respected at the city gate,
where he takes his seat among the elders(AX) of the land.
24 She makes linen garments and sells them,
and supplies the merchants with sashes.
25 She is clothed with strength and dignity;
she can laugh at the days to come.
26 She speaks with wisdom,
and faithful instruction is on her tongue.(AY)
27 She watches over the affairs of her household
and does not eat the bread of idleness.
28 Her children arise and call her blessed;
her husband also, and he praises her:
29 “Many women do noble things,
but you surpass them all.”
30 Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;
but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
31 Honor her for all that her hands have done,
and let her works bring her praise(AZ) at the city gate.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 30:1 With a different word division of the Hebrew; Masoretic Text utterance to Ithiel, / to Ithiel and Ukal:
- Proverbs 30:31 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
- Proverbs 31:3 Or wealth
- Proverbs 31:10 Verses 10-31 are an acrostic poem, the verses of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
Proverbs 30-31
King James Version
Proverbs 30-31
King James Version
30 The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal,
2 Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man.
3 I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.
4 Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell?
5 Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
6 Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
7 Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die:
8 Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
9 Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.
10 Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.
11 There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.
12 There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.
13 There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.
14 There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
15 The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough:
16 The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.
17 The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
18 There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:
19 The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.
20 Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.
21 For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear:
22 For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;
23 For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.
24 There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:
25 The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;
26 The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;
27 The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;
28 The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces.
29 There be three things which go well, yea, four are comely in going:
30 A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;
31 A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up.
32 If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.
33 Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.
31 The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.
2 What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?
3 Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.
4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
5 Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
6 Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
7 Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
8 Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.
9 Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
10 Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.
11 The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.
12 She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.
13 She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.
14 She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar.
15 She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.
16 She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
17 She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.
18 She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night.
19 She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.
20 She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.
21 She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet.
22 She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.
23 Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.
24 She maketh fine linen, and selleth it; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant.
25 Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.
26 She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.
27 She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.
28 Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.
29 Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.
30 Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.
31 Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.
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