箴言 24
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
24 不要羡慕惡人，
不要嚮往與他們為友；
2 因為他們心裡圖謀暴行，
口中談論惡事。
3 家靠智慧而建立，
靠悟性而穩固，
4 藉知識而充滿各種珍寶。
5 智者充滿能力，
哲士力上加力。
6 出征打仗，要憑智謀；
謀士眾多，勝券在握。
7 智慧對愚人高不可及，
他在城門口沉默不語。
8 圖謀作惡的必被稱為陰謀家。
9 愚人的計謀是罪惡，
人人都厭惡嘲諷者。
10 逆境中喪膽的是弱者。
11 被拉去屠殺的，你要搶救；
踉蹌受死的，你要攔阻。
12 不要推說自己毫不知情，
鑒察人心的主洞悉一切，
保守你生命的上帝知情，
祂必按你的行為報應你。
13 孩子啊，你要吃美好的蜂蜜，
蜂房滴下的蜜甘甜可口。
14 智慧同樣使你的心靈甘甜；
你若找到智慧，前途必光明，
盼望也不會幻滅。
15 不要像惡人一樣暗算義人，
破壞他的家。
16 因為義人跌倒七次也必起來，
惡人卻被災禍擊垮。
17 仇敵跌倒，不要幸災樂禍；
仇敵敗落，不要心裡歡喜。
18 否則，耶和華看見會不悅，
不再向仇敵發烈怒。
19 不要因惡人而憤憤不平，
也不要羡慕歹徒；
20 因為惡人毫無前途，
惡人的燈終必熄滅。
21 孩子啊，要敬畏耶和華和君王，
不要跟反復無常之徒為伍。
22 因為災禍必驟然臨到他們，
誰知道耶和華和君王如何毀滅他們？
其他智言
23 以下也是智者的箴言：
判案時偏袒實為不善。
24 判惡人無罪的，
必遭萬人咒詛，
為列國痛恨。
25 責備惡人的必有歡樂，
美好的福氣必臨到他。
26 誠實的回答如同友好的親吻。
27 要安排好外面的事，
把田間的工作準備妥當，
然後建造房屋。
28 別無故作證害鄰舍，
也不可撒謊欺騙人。
29 不可說：「別人怎樣待我，
我就怎樣待他；
我要照他所做的報復他。」
30 我走過懶惰人的田地和無知者的葡萄園，
31 那裡荊棘遍地，
刺草叢生，
石牆倒塌。
32 我仔細思想所見之事，
領悟到一個教訓：
33 再睡一會兒，
打個盹兒，
抱著手躺一會兒，
34 貧窮必像強盜一樣臨到你，
缺乏必像武士一樣撲向你。
Proverbs 24
Expanded Bible
24 Don’t envy evil people
or ·try to be friends [L long to be] with them.
2 Their ·minds [L hearts] are ·always planning [focused/fixated on] violence,
and ·they always [L their lips] talk about making trouble [Ps. 37; 73].
3 ·It takes wisdom to have a good family [L By wisdom a house is built],
and ·it takes understanding to make it strong [L by understanding it is established].
4 ·It takes knowledge to fill a home [L By knowledge rooms are filled]
with rare and beautiful treasures [31:10–31].
5 Wise people ·have great power [or are mightier than strong people],
and those with knowledge ·have [or than those with] great strength.
6 So you need ·advice [guidance] when you go to war.
If you have lots of ·good advice [counselors], you will win.
7 Foolish people cannot understand wisdom.
They ·have nothing to say [L do not open their mouth] in ·a discussion [L the gate; C where the elders make decisions].
8 Whoever makes evil plans
will be ·known as [called] a ·troublemaker [master schemer].
9 ·Making foolish plans [Scheming] is sinful,
and ·making fun of wisdom is hateful [or people despise mockers].
10 If you ·give up [show yourself weak] ·when trouble comes [L on the day of distress/trouble],
it shows that ·you are weak [L your strength is small].
11 ·Save [Rescue; T Deliver] those who are being led to their death;
·rescue [L don’t restrain yourself from] those who ·are about [L tottering off] to be killed.
12 If you say, “We don’t know anything about this,”
God, who ·knows what’s in your mind [evaluates motives; L weighs hearts], ·will notice [L doesn’t he know?].
He ·is watching you [protects/guards your life], and he will know.
He will reward each person for what he has done.
13 My ·child [L son], eat honey because it is good.
Honey from the honeycomb ·tastes sweet [L is sweet on your palate].
14 In the same way, wisdom is pleasing to ·you [your soul].
If you find it, you have ·hope for the [L a] future,
and your ·wishes [hope] will ·come true [L not be cut off].
15 Don’t be wicked and ·attack [ambush; lie in wait at] a ·good [righteous] family’s house;
don’t ·rob [or destroy] the place where they live.
16 Even though ·good [righteous] people may ·be bothered by trouble [L fall] seven times, they ·are never defeated [L get back up],
but the wicked ·are overwhelmed by [stumble into] trouble.
17 Don’t ·be happy [rejoice] when your enemy ·is defeated [L falls];
don’t let your heart be glad when he ·is overwhelmed [L stumbles].
18 The Lord will notice and ·be displeased [L it will be bad in his eyes].
He may ·not be angry with them anymore [L turn his anger from them; Job 31:29; Ps. 35:15–16; Rom. 12:17–21].
19 Don’t ·envy [get mad at] evil people,
and don’t be jealous of the wicked.
20 An evil person has ·nothing to hope for [L no future];
the lamp of the wicked will be ·put out [extinguished].
21 My ·child [L son], ·respect [fear] the Lord and the king.
Don’t join those people who ·refuse to obey them [rebel].
22 ·The Lord and the king [L They] will quickly destroy such people.
·Those two can cause great disaster! [L Who knows the disaster that both can bring?]
More Words of Wisdom
23 These are also ·sayings of [L according to] the wise [22:17]:
It is not good to ·take sides when you are the judge [show partiality/favoritism in judgment].
24 ·Don’t tell [L Those who say to] the wicked ·that they [L “You…”] are ·innocent [righteous];
people will curse you, and nations will ·hate [despise] you.
25 But things will go well if you ·punish [correct; rebuke] the guilty,
and you will receive rich blessings.
26 An honest answer is as pleasing
as a kiss on the lips.
27 First, ·finish your outside work [execute/establish your affairs in public]
and prepare your fields.
After that, you can build your house.
28 Don’t ·testify [witness] against your neighbor for no good reason.
Don’t ·say things that are false [L deceive with your lips].
29 Don’t say, “·I’ll get even [L As they did to me so I will do to them];
I’ll ·do to him what he did to me [repay them according to their actions].”
30 I ·passed by [happened upon] a lazy person’s field
and by the vineyard of someone ·with no sense [L who lacks heart/sense].
31 Thorns had grown up everywhere.
The ground was covered with weeds,
and the stone walls had fallen down.
32 I ·thought about [took to heart] what I had seen;
I learned this lesson from what I saw.
33 ·You sleep a little; you take a nap [“A little sleep, a little slumber”].
·You fold your hands and [L “A little folding of the arms to…”] lie down to rest [6:10].
34 So ·you will be as poor as if you had been robbed [L poverty will come on you like a robber];
·you will have as little as if you had been held up [L deprivation (will come on you) like a shielded warrior].
箴言 24
Chinese Union Version Modern Punctuation (Traditional)
勸世箴言
24 你不要嫉妒惡人，也不要起意與他們相處。 2 因為他們的心圖謀強暴，他們的口談論奸惡。 3 房屋因智慧建造，又因聰明立穩， 4 其中因知識充滿各樣美好寶貴的財物。 5 智慧人大有能力，有知識的人力上加力。 6 你去打仗，要憑智謀，謀士眾多，人便得勝。 7 智慧極高，非愚昧人所能及，所以在城門內不敢開口。 8 設計作惡的，必稱為奸人。 9 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。
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