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勸世箴言

24 你不要嫉妒惡人,也不要起意與他們相處。 因為他們的心圖謀強暴,他們的口談論奸惡。 房屋因智慧建造,又因聰明立穩, 其中因知識充滿各樣美好寶貴的財物。 智慧人大有能力,有知識的人力上加力。 你去打仗,要憑智謀,謀士眾多,人便得勝。 智慧極高,非愚昧人所能及,所以在城門內不敢開口。 設計作惡的,必稱為奸人。 愚妄人的思念乃是罪惡,褻慢者為人所憎惡。 10 你在患難之日若膽怯,你的力量就微小。 11 人被拉到死地,你要解救;人將被殺,你須攔阻。 12 你若說「這事我未曾知道」,那衡量人心的豈不明白嗎?保守你命的豈不知道嗎?他豈不按各人所行的報應各人嗎? 13 我兒,你要吃蜜,因為是好的。吃蜂房下滴的蜜,便覺甘甜。 14 你心得了智慧,也必覺得如此。你若找著,至終必有善報,你的指望也不致斷絕。 15 你這惡人,不要埋伏攻擊義人的家,不要毀壞他安居之所。 16 因為義人雖七次跌倒,仍必興起,惡人卻被禍患傾倒。 17 你仇敵跌倒,你不要歡喜;他傾倒,你心不要快樂。 18 恐怕耶和華看見就不喜悅,將怒氣從仇敵身上轉過來。 19 不要為作惡的心懷不平,也不要嫉妒惡人。 20 因為惡人終不得善報,惡人的燈也必熄滅。 21 我兒,你要敬畏耶和華與君王,不要與反覆無常的人結交。 22 因為他們的災難必忽然而起,耶和華與君王所施行的毀滅,誰能知道呢?

23 以下也是智慧人的箴言。

審判時看人情面是不好的。 24 對惡人說「你是義人」的,這人萬民必咒詛,列邦必憎惡。 25 責備惡人的必得喜悅,美好的福也必臨到他。 26 應對正直的,猶如與人親嘴。 27 你要在外頭預備工料,在田間辦理整齊,然後建造房屋。 28 不可無故作見證陷害鄰舍,也不可用嘴欺騙人。 29 不可說:「人怎樣待我,我也怎樣待他,我必照他所行的報復他。」 30 我經過懶惰人的田地,無知人的葡萄園, 31 荊棘長滿了地皮,刺草遮蓋了田面,石牆也坍塌了。 32 我看見就留心思想,我看著就領了訓誨。 33 再睡片時,打盹片時,抱著手躺臥片時, 34 你的貧窮就必如強盜速來,你的缺乏彷彿拿兵器的人來到。

24 不要羡慕恶人,
    不要向往与他们为友;
因为他们心里图谋暴行,
    口中谈论恶事。
家靠智慧而建立,
    靠悟性而稳固,
借知识而充满各种珍宝。
智者充满能力,
    哲士力上加力。
出征打仗,要凭智谋;
    谋士众多,胜券在握。
智慧对愚人高不可及,
    他在城门口沉默不语。
图谋作恶的必被称为阴谋家。
愚人的计谋是罪恶,
    人人都厌恶嘲讽者。
10 逆境中丧胆的是弱者。
11 被拉去屠杀的,你要抢救;
    踉跄受死的,你要拦阻。
12 不要推说自己毫不知情,
    鉴察人心的主洞悉一切,
    保守你生命的上帝知情,
    祂必按你的行为报应你。
13 孩子啊,你要吃美好的蜂蜜,
    蜂房滴下的蜜甘甜可口。
14 智慧同样使你的心灵甘甜;
    你若找到智慧,前途必光明,
    盼望也不会幻灭。
15 不要像恶人一样暗算义人,
    破坏他的家。
16 因为义人跌倒七次也必起来,
    恶人却被灾祸击垮。
17 仇敌跌倒,不要幸灾乐祸;
    仇敌败落,不要心里欢喜。
18 否则,耶和华看见会不悦,
    不再向仇敌发烈怒。
19 不要因恶人而愤愤不平,
    也不要羡慕歹徒;
20 因为恶人毫无前途,
    恶人的灯终必熄灭。
21 孩子啊,要敬畏耶和华和君王,
    不要跟反复无常之徒为伍。
22 因为灾祸必骤然临到他们,
    谁知道耶和华和君王如何毁灭他们?

其他智言

23 以下也是智者的箴言:
    判案时偏袒实为不善。
24 判恶人无罪的,
    必遭万人咒诅,
    为列国痛恨。
25 责备恶人的必有欢乐,
    美好的福气必临到他。
26 诚实的回答如同友好的亲吻。
27 要安排好外面的事,
    把田间的工作准备妥当,
    然后建造房屋。
28 别无故作证害邻舍,
    也不可撒谎欺骗人。
29 不可说:“别人怎样待我,
    我就怎样待他;
    我要照他所做的报复他。”
30 我走过懒惰人的田地和无知者的葡萄园,
31 那里荆棘遍地,
    刺草丛生,
    石墙倒塌。
32 我仔细思想所见之事,
    领悟到一个教训:
33 再睡一会儿,
    打个盹儿,
    抱着手躺一会儿,
34 贫穷必像强盗一样临到你,
    缺乏必像武士一样扑向你。

Saying 20

24 Do not envy(A) the wicked,
    do not desire their company;
for their hearts plot violence,(B)
    and their lips talk about making trouble.(C)

Saying 21

By wisdom a house is built,(D)
    and through understanding it is established;
through knowledge its rooms are filled
    with rare and beautiful treasures.(E)

Saying 22

The wise prevail through great power,
    and those who have knowledge muster their strength.
Surely you need guidance to wage war,
    and victory is won through many advisers.(F)

Saying 23

Wisdom is too high for fools;
    in the assembly at the gate they must not open their mouths.

Saying 24

Whoever plots evil
    will be known as a schemer.
The schemes of folly are sin,
    and people detest a mocker.

Saying 25

10 If you falter in a time of trouble,
    how small is your strength!(G)
11 Rescue those being led away to death;
    hold back those staggering toward slaughter.(H)
12 If you say, “But we knew nothing about this,”
    does not he who weighs(I) the heart perceive it?
Does not he who guards your life know it?
    Will he not repay(J) everyone according to what they have done?(K)

Saying 26

13 Eat honey, my son, for it is good;
    honey from the comb is sweet to your taste.
14 Know also that wisdom is like honey for you:
    If you find it, there is a future hope for you,
    and your hope will not be cut off.(L)

Saying 27

15 Do not lurk like a thief near the house of the righteous,
    do not plunder their dwelling place;
16 for though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again,
    but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes.(M)

Saying 28

17 Do not gloat(N) when your enemy falls;
    when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice,(O)
18 or the Lord will see and disapprove
    and turn his wrath away from them.(P)

Saying 29

19 Do not fret(Q) because of evildoers
    or be envious of the wicked,
20 for the evildoer has no future hope,
    and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.(R)

Saying 30

21 Fear the Lord and the king,(S) my son,
    and do not join with rebellious officials,
22 for those two will send sudden destruction(T) on them,
    and who knows what calamities they can bring?

Further Sayings of the Wise

23 These also are sayings of the wise:(U)

To show partiality(V) in judging is not good:(W)
24 Whoever says to the guilty, “You are innocent,”(X)
    will be cursed by peoples and denounced by nations.
25 But it will go well with those who convict the guilty,
    and rich blessing will come on them.

26 An honest answer
    is like a kiss on the lips.

27 Put your outdoor work in order
    and get your fields ready;
    after that, build your house.

28 Do not testify against your neighbor without cause(Y)
    would you use your lips to mislead?
29 Do not say, “I’ll do to them as they have done to me;
    I’ll pay them back for what they did.”(Z)

30 I went past the field of a sluggard,(AA)
    past the vineyard of someone who has no sense;
31 thorns had come up everywhere,
    the ground was covered with weeds,
    and the stone wall was in ruins.
32 I applied my heart to what I observed
    and learned a lesson from what I saw:
33 A little sleep, a little slumber,
    a little folding of the hands to rest(AB)
34 and poverty will come on you like a thief
    and scarcity like an armed man.(AC)