箴言 26
Chinese Union Version Modern Punctuation (Simplified)
箴言杂记
26 夏天落雪，收割时下雨，都不相宜，愚昧人得尊荣，也是如此。 2 麻雀往来，燕子翻飞，这样，无故的咒诅也必不临到。 3 鞭子是为打马，辔头是为勒驴，刑杖是为打愚昧人的背。 4 不要照愚昧人的愚妄话回答他，恐怕你与他一样。 5 要照愚昧人的愚妄话回答他，免得他自以为有智慧。 6 借愚昧人手寄信的，是砍断自己的脚，自受[a]损害。 7 瘸子的脚空存无用，箴言在愚昧人的口中也是如此。 8 将尊荣给愚昧人的，好像人把石子包在机弦里。 9 箴言在愚昧人的口中，好像荆棘刺入醉汉的手。 10 雇愚昧人的与雇过路人的，就像射伤众人的弓箭手。 11 愚昧人行愚妄事，行了又行，就如狗转过来吃他所吐的。 12 你见自以为有智慧的人吗？愚昧人比他更有指望。 13 懒惰人说：“道上有猛狮！街上有壮狮！” 14 门在枢纽转动，懒惰人在床上也是如此。 15 懒惰人放手在盘子里，就是向口撤回，也以为劳乏。 16 懒惰人看自己比七个善于应对的人更有智慧。 17 过路被事激动，管理不干己的争竞，好像人揪住狗耳。 18 人欺凌邻舍，却说：“我岂不是戏耍吗？”他就像疯狂的人抛掷火把、利箭与杀人的兵器[b]。 20 火缺了柴就必熄灭，无人传舌，争竞便止息。 21 好争竞的人煽惑争端，就如余火加炭，火上加柴一样。 22 传舌人的言语如同美食，深入人的心腹。 23 火热的嘴奸恶的心，好像银渣包的瓦器。 24 怨恨人的用嘴粉饰，心里却藏着诡诈。 25 他用甜言蜜语，你不可信他，因为他心中有七样可憎恶的。 26 他虽用诡诈遮掩自己的怨恨，他的邪恶必在会中显露。 27 挖陷坑的，自己必掉在其中；滚石头的，石头必反滚在他身上。 28 虚谎的舌恨他所压伤的人，谄媚的口败坏人的事。
箴言 26
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
26 愚人得尊荣本不合宜，
如夏天降雪、收割时下雨。
2 麻雀翻飞，燕子翱翔，
咒诅不会无端降临。
3 鞭子打马，缰绳勒驴，
棍棒责打愚人的背。
4 别照愚人的愚昧回答他，
免得你像他一样。
5 要照愚人的愚昧回答他，
免得他自以为有智慧。
6 靠愚人传信，
如同砍断自己的脚，
自讨苦吃。
7 愚人口中说箴言，
如同跛子空有腿。
8 把尊荣给愚人，
就像把石子绑在甩石器上。
9 愚人口中说箴言，
如同醉汉握荆棘。
10 雇用愚人或路人，
如同弓箭手乱箭伤人。
11 愚人一再重复愚昧事，
就像狗回头吃所吐的。
12 自以为有智慧的人，
还不如愚人有希望。
13 懒惰人说：“路上有狮子，
街上有猛狮。”
14 懒惰人赖在床上滚来滚去，
就像门在门轴上转来转去。
15 懒惰人手放在餐盘，
却懒得送食物进嘴。
16 懒惰人自以为比七个善于应对的人更有智慧。
17 插手他人的纠纷，
犹如揪狗的耳朵。
18-19 欺骗邻舍还说是开玩笑，
如同疯子乱抛火把、乱射箭。
20 没有木柴，火自然熄灭；
没有闲话，争端便平息。
21 好斗之人煽动争端，
如同余火加炭、火上加柴。
22 闲言闲语如可口的美食，
轻易进入人的五脏六腑。
23 火热的嘴，邪恶的心，
犹如瓦器镀了层银。
24 怨恨人的用美言掩饰自己，
心中却藏着诡诈。
25 纵然他甜言蜜语，你也不可信他，
因为他心中充满各种可憎之事。
26 虽然他用诡计掩饰怨恨，
他的邪恶必被会众揭穿。
27 挖陷阱的，必自陷其中；
滚石头的，必自伤己身。
28 撒谎的舌恨它所害的人，
谄媚的嘴带来毁灭。
箴言 26
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
26 愚人得尊榮本不合宜，
如夏天降雪、收割時下雨。
2 麻雀翻飛，燕子翱翔，
咒詛不會無端降臨。
3 鞭子打馬，韁繩勒驢，
棍棒責打愚人的背。
4 別照愚人的愚昧回答他，
免得你像他一樣。
5 要照愚人的愚昧回答他，
免得他自以為有智慧。
6 靠愚人傳信，
如同砍斷自己的腳，
自討苦吃。
7 愚人口中說箴言，
如同跛子空有腿。
8 把尊榮給愚人，
就像把石子綁在甩石器上。
9 愚人口中說箴言，
如同醉漢握荊棘。
10 雇用愚人或路人，
如同弓箭手亂箭傷人。
11 愚人一再重複愚昧事，
就像狗回頭吃所吐的。
12 自以為有智慧的人，
還不如愚人有希望。
13 懶惰人說：「路上有獅子，
街上有猛獅。」
14 懶惰人賴在床上滾來滾去，
就像門在門軸上轉來轉去。
15 懶惰人手放在餐盤，
卻懶得送食物進嘴。
16 懶惰人自以為比七個善於應對的人更有智慧。
17 插手他人的糾紛，
猶如揪狗的耳朵。
18-19 欺騙鄰舍還說是開玩笑，
如同瘋子亂拋火把、亂射箭。
20 沒有木柴，火自然熄滅；
沒有閒話，爭端便平息。
21 好鬥之人煽動爭端，
如同餘火加炭、火上加柴。
22 閒言閒語如可口的美食，
輕易進入人的五臟六腑。
23 火熱的嘴，邪惡的心，
猶如瓦器鍍了層銀。
24 怨恨人的用美言掩飾自己，
心中卻藏著詭詐。
25 縱然他甜言蜜語，你也不可信他，
因為他心中充滿各種可憎之事。
26 雖然他用詭計掩飾怨恨，
他的邪惡必被會眾揭穿。
27 挖陷阱的，必自陷其中；
滾石頭的，必自傷己身。
28 撒謊的舌恨它所害的人，
諂媚的嘴帶來毀滅。
Proverbs 26
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Chapter 26[a]
1 Like snow in summer, like rain in harvest,
honor for a fool is out of place.[b]
2 Like the sparrow in its flitting, like the swallow in its flight,
a curse uncalled-for never lands.[c]
3 The whip for the horse, the bridle for the ass,
and the rod for the back of fools.(A)
4 [d]Do not answer fools according to their folly,
lest you too become like them.
5 Answer fools according to their folly,
lest they become wise in their own eyes.
6 Those who send messages by a fool
cut off their feet; they drink down violence.
7 [e]A proverb in the mouth of a fool
hangs limp, like crippled legs.
8 Giving honor to a fool
is like entangling a stone in the sling.
9 A thorn stuck in the hand of a drunkard
is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
10 An archer wounding all who pass by
is anyone who hires a drunken fool.
11 As dogs return to their vomit,
so fools repeat their folly.(B)
12 You see those who are wise in their own eyes?
There is more hope for fools than for them.
13 [f]The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the street,
a lion in the middle of the square!”(C)
14 The door turns on its hinges
and sluggards, on their beds.
15 The sluggard buries a hand in the dish,
too weary to lift it to the mouth.(D)
16 In their own eyes sluggards are wiser
than seven who answer with good judgment.
17 Whoever meddles in the quarrel of another
is one who grabs a passing dog by the ears.
18 Like a crazed archer
scattering firebrands and deadly arrows,
19 Such are those who deceive their neighbor,
and then say, “I was only joking.”
20 [g]Without wood the fire dies out;
without a talebearer strife subsides.
21 Charcoal for coals, wood for fire—
such are the quarrelsome, enkindling strife.(E)
22 The words of a talebearer are like dainty morsels:
they sink into one’s inmost being.[h](F)
23 Like a glazed finish on earthenware
are smooth lips and a wicked heart.[i]
24 With their lips enemies pretend,
but inwardly they maintain deceit;
25 When they speak graciously, do not trust them,(G)
for seven abominations[j] are in their hearts.
26 Hatred can be concealed by pretense,
but malice will be revealed in the assembly.[k]
27 Whoever digs a pit falls into it;
and a stone comes back upon the one who rolls it.(H)
28 The lying tongue is its owner’s enemy,
and the flattering mouth works ruin.
Footnotes
- 26:1–28 Concrete images describe the vices of fools (vv. 1–12), of sluggards (vv. 13–16), of meddlers (vv. 17–19), of talebearers (vv. 20–22), and of flatterers (vv. 23–28).
- 26:1 There is no fit (“out of place”) between weather and agricultural season.
- 26:2 The point is the similarity of actions: a hovering bird that never lands, a groundless curse that never “lands.” It hangs in the air posing no threat to anyone.
- 26:4–5 There is no contradiction between these two proverbs. In their answers, the wise must protect their own interests against fools. Or perhaps the juxtaposition of the two proverbs suggests that no single proverb can resolve every problem in life.
- 26:7–9 Fools either abuse or are unable to use whatever knowledge they have. A thorn: a proverb is “words spoken at the proper time” (25:11). Fools have no sense of the right time; their statements are like thorns that fasten on clothing randomly.
- 26:13–16 Each verse mentions the sluggard, whom Proverbs regards with derision. The criticism is not against low energy but failure to act and take responsibility. Proverbs’ ideal is the active person who uses heart, lips, hands, feet to keep to the good path. The verses are examples of the sardonic humor of the book.
- 26:20–22 The three proverbs have a common theme—the destructive power of slanderous words. Certain words are repeated: wood and fire, talebearer.
- 26:22 Malicious gossip is compared to delicious food that is swallowed and lodges in the deepest recesses of one’s body. Negative comments are seldom forgotten. Prv 18:8 is a duplicate.
- 26:23 Heart = what is within, and lips (words) = what is expressed, are compared to an earthenware jar covered with glaze.
- 26:25 Seven abominations: many evil intentions.
- 26:26 Hate may be concealed for a time, but it will eventually issue in a deed and become known in the public assembly. There is a play on words: the consonants of the word “hatred” (ś’n) are literally concealed in the word “pretense” (mś’n).
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