箴言 13
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13 智慧子聽父親的教訓，褻慢人不聽責備。 2 人因口所結的果子必享美福，奸詐人必遭強暴。 3 謹守口的得保生命，大張嘴的必致敗亡。 4 懶惰人羨慕卻無所得，殷勤人必得豐裕。 5 義人恨惡謊言，惡人有臭名，且致慚愧。 6 行為正直的有公義保守，犯罪的被邪惡傾覆。 7 假作富足的，卻一無所有；裝作窮乏的，卻廣有財物。 8 人的資財是他生命的贖價，窮乏人卻聽不見威嚇的話。 9 義人的光明亮[a]，惡人的燈要熄滅。 10 驕傲只啟爭競，聽勸言的卻有智慧。 11 不勞而得之財必然消耗，勤勞積蓄的必見加增。 12 所盼望的遲延未得，令人心憂；所願意的臨到，卻是生命樹。 13 藐視訓言的自取滅亡，敬畏誡命的必得善報。 14 智慧人的法則[b]是生命的泉源，可以使人離開死亡的網羅。 15 美好的聰明使人蒙恩，奸詐人的道路崎嶇難行。 16 凡通達人都憑知識行事，愚昧人張揚自己的愚昧。 17 奸惡的使者必陷在禍患裡，忠信的使臣乃醫人的良藥。 18 棄絕管教的必致貧受辱，領受責備的必得尊榮。 19 所欲的成就，心覺甘甜；遠離惡事，為愚昧人所憎惡。 20 與智慧人同行的必得智慧，和愚昧人做伴的必受虧損。 21 禍患追趕罪人，義人必得善報。 22 善人給子孫遺留產業，罪人為義人積存資財。 23 窮人耕種多得糧食，但因不義有消滅的。 24 不忍用杖打兒子的，是恨惡他；疼愛兒子的，隨時管教。 25 義人吃得飽足，惡人肚腹缺糧。
Proverbs 13
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13 A wise son listens to his father's teaching.
But if you tell a proud person that he is wrong, he will not listen.
2 If you say kind words, you will eat good things.
But wicked people only want to be cruel.
3 Someone who thinks before he speaks will keep his life safe.
But someone who talks too much will destroy himself.
4 A lazy person always wants to have more, but he will not get it.
If a person works hard, he will have more than he needs.
5 Honest people hate anything that is false.
But wicked people do things that bring them shame.
6 When honest people do what is right, it keeps them safe.
But when sinners do evil things, it destroys them.
7 Somebody who has nothing may still pretend to be rich.
Somebody else may pretend to be poor, but he is very rich.
8 A rich person may have to use his money to save his life.
But poor people do not have that problem.
9 Righteous people have joy that shines like a bright light.
But wicked people have a light that will quickly go out.
10 A person who boasts only causes trouble.
But if you accept good advice, it shows that you are wise.
11 If you try to get money quickly, you will not stay rich for long.
But if you are patient, you will become rich little by little.
12 When you do not receive the things that you hope for, it makes you sad.
But when you receive what you have always wanted, you are very happy.
13 If you do not accept good teaching, you will destroy yourself.
If you accept good advice, it will help you to do well.
14 The teaching of wise people is like a spring of water that gives life.
It will keep you away from death's dangerous traps.
15 People respect a person who has wise thoughts.
But the way that wicked people live destroys them.
16 Careful people need to understand what they are doing.
But a fool quickly shows how foolish he is.
17 If you send a message with a wicked person, he will cause trouble.
But if you send someone that you can trust, he will bring peace.
18 Anyone who turns away from good teaching will become poor and ashamed.
But if you accept advice when you do something wrong, people will respect you.
19 It is very nice to receive the things that you want.
But foolish people refuse to stop doing evil things.
20 If you have wise people as your friends, you will become wise yourself.
But if you have foolish friends, you will hurt yourself.
21 Trouble chases sinners and it catches them.
But righteous people will receive good things.
22 When a good person dies, he leaves good things for his grandchildren.
But a sinner's riches will belong to righteous people in the end.
23 Even a poor man's field may give him enough food.
But he loses it because wicked people rob him.
24 If you do not punish your child, you show that you hate him.
If you really love your child, you will punish him when he does something wrong.
25 Righteous people have plenty of food to eat.
But wicked people have an empty stomach.
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