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20 酒能使人傲慢,烈酒使人喧嚷,
凡沉溺其中的,都无智慧。
王的威吓如狮子吼叫,
激怒他的是自害己命。
止息纷争是人的尊荣,
愚妄人争闹不休。
懒惰人因冬寒不去耕种,
到收割时,他去寻找,一无所得。
人心中的筹算如同深水,
惟聪明人才能汲引出来。
很多人声称自己忠信,
但诚信的人谁能遇着呢?
义人行为纯正,
他后代的子孙有福了!
王坐在审判的位上,
以眼目驱散一切邪恶。
谁能说:“我已经洁净了我的心,
脱净了我的罪?”
10 两样的法码和两样的伊法[a]
都为耶和华所憎恶。
11 孩童的行动或纯洁,或正直,
都以行为显明自己。
12 能听的耳,能看的眼,
二者都为耶和华所造。
13 不要贪睡,免致贫穷;
眼要睁开,就可吃饱。
14 买东西的说:“不好,不好!”
及至离去,他却自夸。
15 有金子和许多宝石,
惟知识的嘴唇是贵重的珍宝。
16 谁为陌生人担保,就拿谁的衣服;
谁为外邦人作保,谁就要承当。
17 靠谎言而得的食物,令人愉悦;
到后来,他的口必充满碎石。
18 计谋凭筹算立定,
打仗要凭智谋。
19 到处传话的,泄漏机密;
口无遮拦的,不可与他结交。
20 咒骂父母的,
他的灯必熄灭,在漆黑中。
21 起初很快得来的产业,
终久却不是福。
22 你不要说:“我要以恶报恶”;
要等候耶和华,他必拯救你。
23 两样的法码为耶和华所憎恶,
诡诈的天平也为不善。
24 人的脚步为耶和华所定,
人岂能明白自己的道路呢?
25 人冒失地声称:“这是神圣的!”
许愿之后才细想,就是自陷圈套。
26 智慧的王驱散恶人,
用轮子滚过他们。
27 人的灵是耶和华的灯,
鉴察人的内心深处。
28 慈爱和诚实庇护君王,
他的王位因慈爱而立稳。
29 强壮是青年的荣耀;
白发为老人的尊荣。
30 鞭伤除净邪恶,
责打可洁净人心深处。

Footnotes

  1. 20.10 “伊法”是量固体的量器或单位;参“度量衡表”。

20 Wine(A) is a mocker(B) and beer a brawler;
    whoever is led astray(C) by them is not wise.(D)

A king’s wrath strikes terror like the roar of a lion;(E)
    those who anger him forfeit their lives.(F)

It is to one’s honor to avoid strife,
    but every fool(G) is quick to quarrel.(H)

Sluggards(I) do not plow in season;
    so at harvest time they look but find nothing.(J)

The purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters,(K)
    but one who has insight draws them out.

Many claim to have unfailing love,
    but a faithful person who can find?(L)

The righteous lead blameless lives;(M)
    blessed are their children after them.(N)

When a king sits on his throne to judge,(O)
    he winnows out all evil with his eyes.(P)

Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure;(Q)
    I am clean and without sin”?(R)

10 Differing weights and differing measures—
    the Lord detests them both.(S)

11 Even small children are known by their actions,
    so is their conduct really pure(T) and upright?

12 Ears that hear and eyes that see—
    the Lord has made them both.(U)

13 Do not love sleep or you will grow poor;(V)
    stay awake and you will have food to spare.

14 “It’s no good, it’s no good!” says the buyer—
    then goes off and boasts about the purchase.

15 Gold there is, and rubies in abundance,
    but lips that speak knowledge are a rare jewel.

16 Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger;
    hold it in pledge(W) if it is done for an outsider.(X)

17 Food gained by fraud tastes sweet,(Y)
    but one ends up with a mouth full of gravel.(Z)

18 Plans are established by seeking advice;
    so if you wage war, obtain guidance.(AA)

19 A gossip betrays a confidence;(AB)
    so avoid anyone who talks too much.

20 If someone curses their father or mother,(AC)
    their lamp will be snuffed out in pitch darkness.(AD)

21 An inheritance claimed too soon
    will not be blessed at the end.

22 Do not say, “I’ll pay you back for this wrong!”(AE)
    Wait for the Lord, and he will avenge you.(AF)

23 The Lord detests differing weights,
    and dishonest scales do not please him.(AG)

24 A person’s steps are directed(AH) by the Lord.(AI)
    How then can anyone understand their own way?(AJ)

25 It is a trap to dedicate something rashly
    and only later to consider one’s vows.(AK)

26 A wise king winnows out the wicked;
    he drives the threshing wheel over them.(AL)

27 The human spirit is[a] the lamp of the Lord(AM)
    that sheds light on one’s inmost being.(AN)

28 Love and faithfulness keep a king safe;
    through love(AO) his throne is made secure.(AP)

29 The glory of young men is their strength,
    gray hair the splendor of the old.(AQ)

30 Blows and wounds scrub(AR) away evil,
    and beatings(AS) purge the inmost being.

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:27 Or A person’s words are

20 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.

The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.

It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.

The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.

Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.

Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?

The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.

A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?

10 Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the Lord.

11 Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.

12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made even both of them.

13 Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

14 It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

15 There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

16 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

17 Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

18 Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.

19 He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.

20 Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.

21 An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.

22 Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the Lord, and he shall save thee.

23 Divers weights are an abomination unto the Lord; and a false balance is not good.

24 Man's goings are of the Lord; how can a man then understand his own way?

25 It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry.

26 A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.

27 The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord, searching all the inward parts of the belly.

28 Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.

29 The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the grey head.

30 The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.