箴言 18
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
愚昧人的口自取滅亡
18 離群獨處的，只顧自己的心願；
他抗拒一切大智慧。
2 愚昧人不喜歡明白事理，
只喜歡顯露自己的心意。
3 惡人來，也帶來藐視；
羞恥的事也引致羞辱。
4 人口中的言語如同深水，
智慧的泉源好像湧流的河水。
5 在審判時，偏袒惡人、
屈枉義人，是不對的。
6 愚昧人的嘴引起紛爭，
他的口招來責打。
7 愚昧人的口自取滅亡，
他的嘴唇是自己性命的網羅。
8 搬弄是非的人的言語，如同美食，
深入人的臟腑。
9 工作懶惰的，
是滅亡者的兄弟。
10 耶和華的名是堅固的高臺，
義人投奔，就得安全。
11 富翁的財物是他們的堅城；
在他們的想像中，有如高牆。
12 滅亡以先，人心高傲；
尊榮以先，必有謙卑。
13 不先聆聽就回答的，
這就是他的愚妄和羞辱。
14 人的心靈能忍受疾病，
心靈憂鬱，誰能承受呢？
15 聰明人的心獲得知識；
智慧人的耳朵尋求知識。
16 人的禮物能為他開路，
引他到大人物面前。
17 首先陳述情由的，似乎有理，
等他的鄰舍來到，才可以查明實情。
18 抽籤能止息紛爭，
排解二強之間的糾紛。
19 觸怒兄弟，要勸他和解，比取堅城還難；
這樣的紛爭，如同堡壘的門閂。
20 人口中所結的果子，必使自己的肚腹飽足；
他嘴裡所出的，必使他飽足。
21 生與死都在舌頭的權下；
愛把弄這權柄的，必自食其果。
22 覓得賢妻的，就是覓得幸福，
也是蒙了耶和華的恩寵。
23 窮人乞恩哀求，
財主卻聲色俱厲地回答。
24 朋友眾多的人，終必彼此破裂，
但有一位朋友，比兄弟更親密。
Proverbs 18
Good News Translation
18 People who do not get along with others are interested only in themselves; they will disagree with what everyone else knows is right.
2 A fool does not care whether he understands a thing or not; all he wants to do is show how smart he is.
3 Sin and shame go together. Lose your honor, and you will get scorn in its place.
4 A person's words can be a source of wisdom, deep as the ocean, fresh as a flowing stream.
5 It is not right to favor the guilty and keep the innocent from receiving justice.
6 When some fool starts an argument, he is asking for a beating.
7 When a fool speaks, he is ruining himself; he gets caught in the trap of his own words.
8 Gossip is so tasty—how we love to swallow it!
9 A lazy person is as bad as someone who is destructive.
10 The Lord is like a strong tower, where the righteous can go and be safe. 11 Rich people, however, imagine that their wealth protects them like high, strong walls around a city.
12 No one is respected unless he is humble; arrogant people are on the way to ruin.
13 (A)Listen before you answer. If you don't, you are being stupid and insulting.
14 Your will to live can sustain you when you are sick, but if you lose it, your last hope is gone.
15 Intelligent people are always eager and ready to learn.
16 Do you want to meet an important person? Take a gift and it will be easy.
17 The first person to speak in court always seems right until his opponent begins to question him.
18 If two powerful people are opposing each other in court, casting lots can settle the issue.
19 Help your relatives and they will protect you like a strong city wall,[a] but if you quarrel with them, they will close their doors to you.
20 You will have to live with the consequences of everything you say. 21 What you say can preserve life or destroy it; so you must accept the consequences of your words.
22 (B)Find a wife and you find a good thing; it shows that the Lord is good to you.
23 When the poor speak, they have to be polite, but when the rich answer, they are rude.
24 Some friendships do[b] not last, but some friends are more loyal than brothers.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:19 Some ancient translations Help … wall; Hebrew unclear.
- Proverbs 18:24 Some ancient translations Some friendships do; Hebrew Someone with friends does.
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