箴言 24
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
24 不要羡慕恶人，
不要向往与他们为友；
2 因为他们心里图谋暴行，
口中谈论恶事。
3 家靠智慧而建立，
靠悟性而稳固，
4 借知识而充满各种珍宝。
5 智者充满能力，
哲士力上加力。
6 出征打仗，要凭智谋；
谋士众多，胜券在握。
7 智慧对愚人高不可及，
他在城门口沉默不语。
8 图谋作恶的必被称为阴谋家。
9 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。
Proverbs 24
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
24 Do not envy the wicked,
nor desire to be with them;
2 for their minds devise violence,
and their lips talk of mischief.
3 By wisdom a house is built,
and by understanding it is established;
4 by knowledge the rooms are filled
with all precious and pleasant riches.
5 Wise warriors are mightier than strong ones,[a]
and those who have knowledge than those who have strength;
6 for by wise guidance you can wage your war,
and in abundance of counsellors there is victory.
7 Wisdom is too high for fools;
in the gate they do not open their mouths.
8 Whoever plans to do evil
will be called a mischief-maker.
9 The devising of folly is sin,
and the scoffer is an abomination to all.
10 If you faint in the day of adversity,
your strength being small;
11 if you hold back from rescuing those taken away to death,
those who go staggering to the slaughter;
12 if you say, ‘Look, we did not know this’—
does not he who weighs the heart perceive it?
Does not he who keeps watch over your soul know it?
And will he not repay all according to their deeds?
13 My child, eat honey, for it is good,
and the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste.
14 Know that wisdom is such to your soul;
if you find it, you will find a future,
and your hope will not be cut off.
15 Do not lie in wait like an outlaw against the home of the righteous;
do no violence to the place where the righteous live;
16 for though they fall seven times, they will rise again;
but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.
17 Do not rejoice when your enemies fall,
and do not let your heart be glad when they stumble,
18 or else the Lord will see it and be displeased,
and turn away his anger from them.
19 Do not fret because of evildoers.
Do not envy the wicked;
20 for the evil have no future;
the lamp of the wicked will go out.
21 My child, fear the Lord and the king,
and do not disobey either of them;[b]
22 for disaster comes from them suddenly,
and who knows the ruin that both can bring?
Further Sayings of the Wise
23 These also are sayings of the wise:
Partiality in judging is not good.
24 Whoever says to the wicked, ‘You are innocent’,
will be cursed by peoples, abhorred by nations;
25 but those who rebuke the wicked will have delight,
and a good blessing will come upon them.
26 One who gives an honest answer
gives a kiss on the lips.
27 Prepare your work outside,
get everything ready for you in the field;
and after that build your house.
28 Do not be a witness against your neighbour without cause,
and do not deceive with your lips.
29 Do not say, ‘I will do to others as they have done to me;
I will pay them back for what they have done.’
30 I passed by the field of one who was lazy,
by the vineyard of a stupid person;
31 and see, it was all overgrown with thorns;
the ground was covered with nettles,
and its stone wall was broken down.
32 Then I saw and considered it;
I looked and received instruction.
33 A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest,
34 and poverty will come upon you like a robber,
and want, like an armed warrior.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:5 Gk Compare Syr Tg: Heb A wise man is strength
- Proverbs 24:21 Gk: Heb do not associate with those who change
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