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箴言 27
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
箴言 27
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
當親近忠誠的朋友
27 不要為明日自誇，
因為今天要發生甚麼事，你尚且不知道。
2 讓外人誇獎你，不可自己誇獎自己；
讓別人稱讚你，不可自己稱讚自己。
3 石頭重，沙土也重，
愚妄人的怒氣比這兩樣更重。
4 烈怒雖然兇殘，暴怒又好像狂瀾，
人還可以忍受；
但面對嫉妒，誰能站立得住呢？
5 坦白的責備，
勝過暗中的愛。
6 愛你的人加的創傷是出於忠誠；
恨你的人卻與你連連親吻。
7 吃飽的人連蜂房的蜜也厭惡；
飢餓的人連一切苦的東西都覺得甘甜。
8 離家的人到處飄泊，
好像離巢的雀鳥到處遊飛一樣。
9 膏油和香料使人心暢快，
朋友真誠的勸勉也使人覺得甘甜。
10 你的朋友和你父親的朋友，你都不可離棄；
在你遭遇患難的日子，不可進你兄弟的家。
在附近的鄰舍勝過在遠方的兄弟。
11 我兒，你要作智慧人，使我的心快樂，
我也可以回答那羞辱我的。
12 精明人看見災禍，就躲藏起來；
愚蒙人反往前走，自取禍害。
13 誰為陌生人作保證人，就拿去誰的衣服；
誰替妓女作保證人，誰就要作擔保。
14 清晨起來大聲為鄰舍祝福的，
就等於是咒詛他。
15 下大雨的時候不斷滴漏；
就像吵鬧的婦人一樣；
16 誰要攔阻她，就像攔阻風，
也像右手抓油。
17 鐵磨鐵，磨得鋒利；
朋友互相切磋，才智（“才智”原文作“面”）也變得敏銳。
18 照料無花果樹的，必吃樹上的果子；
事奉主人的，必得尊榮。
19 水怎樣映照人面，
人的心思也怎樣反映其人。
20 陰間和滅亡不會滿足，
人的眼目也是一樣。
21 用鍋煉銀，用爐煉金；
人的稱讚也試煉人。
22 你雖然用杵把愚妄人與碎穀一同搗在臼中，
他的愚妄還是離不了他。
23 你要清楚知道你羊群的景況，
專心照料你的牛群。
24 因為財富不是永恆的，
冠冕也不能存到萬代。
25 乾草割去，嫩草又出現，
山上的野草也都收集起來。
26 羊羔的毛可以給你作衣服，
山羊可以作買田地的價銀。
27 山羊奶足夠作你的食物，
也足夠作你一家的食物，
並且足夠維持你眾婢女的生活。
箴言 27
Chinese New Version (Simplified)
箴言 27
Chinese New Version (Simplified)
当亲近忠诚的朋友
27 不要为明日自夸，
因为今天要发生甚么事，你尚且不知道。
2 让外人夸奖你，不可自己夸奖自己；
让别人称赞你，不可自己称赞自己。
3 石头重，沙土也重，
愚妄人的怒气比这两样更重。
4 烈怒虽然凶残，暴怒又好象狂澜，
人还可以忍受；
但面对嫉妒，谁能站立得住呢？
5 坦白的责备，
胜过暗中的爱。
6 爱你的人加的创伤是出于忠诚；
恨你的人却与你连连亲吻。
7 吃饱的人连蜂房的蜜也厌恶；
饥饿的人连一切苦的东西都觉得甘甜。
8 离家的人到处飘泊，
好象离巢的雀鸟到处游飞一样。
9 膏油和香料使人心畅快，
朋友真诚的劝勉也使人觉得甘甜。
10 你的朋友和你父亲的朋友，你都不可离弃；
在你遭遇患难的日子，不可进你兄弟的家。
在附近的邻舍胜过在远方的兄弟。
11 我儿，你要作智慧人，使我的心快乐，
我也可以回答那羞辱我的。
12 精明人看见灾祸，就躲藏起来；
愚蒙人反往前走，自取祸害。
13 谁为陌生人作保证人，就拿去谁的衣服；
谁替妓女作保证人，谁就要作担保。
14 清晨起来大声为邻舍祝福的，
就等于是咒诅他。
15 下大雨的时候不断滴漏；
就像吵闹的妇人一样；
16 谁要拦阻她，就像拦阻风，
也像右手抓油。
17 铁磨铁，磨得锋利；
朋友互相切磋，才智（“才智”原文作“面”）也变得敏锐。
18 照料无花果树的，必吃树上的果子；
事奉主人的，必得尊荣。
19 水怎样映照人面，
人的心思也怎样反映其人。
20 阴间和灭亡不会满足，
人的眼目也是一样。
21 用锅炼银，用炉炼金；
人的称赞也试炼人。
22 你虽然用杵把愚妄人与碎谷一同捣在臼中，
他的愚妄还是离不了他。
23 你要清楚知道你羊群的景况，
专心照料你的牛群。
24 因为财富不是永恒的，
冠冕也不能存到万代。
25 干草割去，嫩草又出现，
山上的野草也都收集起来。
26 羊羔的毛可以给你作衣服，
山羊可以作买田地的价银。
27 山羊奶足够作你的食物，
也足够作你一家的食物，
并且足够维持你众婢女的生活。
Proverbs 27
New Catholic Bible
Proverbs 27
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 27
Dictums about Every Circumstance[a]
1 Do not boast about tomorrow,
for you can never be certain what today may bring.[b]
2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth;
let it come from the lips of someone else and not your own.
3 Stone is heavy and sand is a dead weight,
but heavier than both is a fool’s provocation.
4 Wrath is cruel and anger is overwhelming,
but who can withstand jealousy?
5 Better is an open rebuke
than concealed love.[c]
6 The blows given by a friend[d] are well meant,
but the kisses of an enemy are filled with deceit.
7 One whose appetite is sated refuses honey,
but to the man who is hungry even bitter food tastes sweet.
8 Like a bird that strays from its nest
is anyone who is far away from home.
9 Perfume and incense gladden the heart,
and friendship’s sweetness comforts the soul.[e]
10 Do not forsake your friend or the friend of your father,
and do not run to your brother’s house when troubles befall you;
far better is a friend nearby
than a brother who is far away.
11 Acquire wisdom, my son, and gladden my heart,
so that I may rebut anyone who insults me.
12 The prudent man perceives danger and seeks shelter,
while the simple[f] continue forward and pay the penalty.
13 Take the garment of anyone who becomes surety for a stranger;
demand a pledge for persons unknown[g] to you.
14 If someone blesses his neighbor at dawn with a loud voice,
it will be reckoned to him as a curse.[h]
15 A constant dripping on a rainy day
is much like a nagging wife;[i]
16 one might as well try to restrain the wind as to control her,
or to pick up oil with one’s fingers.
17 As iron sharpens iron,
so a man sharpens the wits of his neighbor.
18 Whoever tends a fig tree eats its fruit,
and whoever looks after his master will be honored.
19 Just as water reflects one’s face,
so does one human heart reflect another.[j]
20 The netherworld and the abyss[k] are never satisfied;
the same is true of human eyes.
21 As silver is tested by a crucible and gold by a furnace,
so too is a man tested by the praise he is given.
22 You may use a pestle to pound a fool into a mortar,
but his folly will never be driven out of him.
Take Good Care of Your Herds[l]
23 Be aware at all times of the condition of your flocks
and take good care of your herds.
24 For riches do not last forever,
nor will a crown endure from age to age.
25 When the grass is gone and the aftergrowth appears
and the green growth of the mountains is gathered,
26 the lambs will provide for your clothing,
and the goats will give you the price of a field;
27 there will be enough goats’ milk[m]
to feed you and your household
and to provide sustenance for your servant girls.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:1 Among these simple but striking proverbs, several evoke the cost of friendship (vv. 6-10), one in verse 13 places people on guard against surety for foreigners (see Prov 6:1-5; 20:16), and one in verse 15 brings together the pessimistic proposal about a nagging wife (see Prov 19:13).
- Proverbs 27:1 See Prov 16:9; Mt 6:34; Jas 4:13-16; see also Isa 56:12 and the words of the rich fool in Lk 12:19-20.
- Proverbs 27:5 A true friend brings out not only his friend’s virtues but also his vices, thus rendering a great service to his friend.
- Proverbs 27:6 The blows given by a friend: these are termed a “kindness” in Ps 141:5. Kisses of an enemy: see Mt 26:49.
- Proverbs 27:9 Friendship’s sweetness comforts the soul: see Prov 16:21, 24.
- Proverbs 27:12 The simple: see note on Prov 1:4.
- Proverbs 27:13 See Prov 20:16 and note. Persons unknown: Vulgate reading; the Hebrew has: “a foreign woman.”
- Proverbs 27:14 Premature praise can become an affliction (see Ps 12:3).
- Proverbs 27:15 See note on Prov 19:13.
- Proverbs 27:19 The Greek has: “As no two faces are ever alike, / unlike also are the hearts of men.”
- Proverbs 27:20 The netherworld and the abyss: see note on Job 26:6; see also Prov 15:11. Are never satisfied: see Isa 5:14. The same is true of human eyes: see Eccl 4:8.
- Proverbs 27:23 For the wisdom of the countryside, it is an art and a duty, both of prudence and humanity, to make one’s goods bear fruit.
- Proverbs 27:27 Goats’ milk: the milk of both goats and cows was drunk (see Deut 32:13-14; Isa 7:21-22).
Proverbs 27
New International Version
Proverbs 27
New International Version
2 Let someone else praise you, and not your own mouth;
an outsider, and not your own lips.(C)
3 Stone is heavy and sand(D) a burden,
but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
4 Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming,
but who can stand before jealousy?(E)
5 Better is open rebuke
than hidden love.
6 Wounds from a friend can be trusted,
but an enemy multiplies kisses.(F)
7 One who is full loathes honey from the comb,
but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet.
8 Like a bird that flees its nest(G)
is anyone who flees from home.
9 Perfume(H) and incense bring joy to the heart,
and the pleasantness of a friend
springs from their heartfelt advice.
10 Do not forsake your friend or a friend of your family,
and do not go to your relative’s house when disaster(I) strikes you—
better a neighbor nearby than a relative far away.
11 Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart;(J)
then I can answer anyone who treats me with contempt.(K)
12 The prudent see danger and take refuge,
but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.(L)
13 Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger;
hold it in pledge if it is done for an outsider.(M)
14 If anyone loudly blesses their neighbor early in the morning,
it will be taken as a curse.
15 A quarrelsome wife is like the dripping(N)
of a leaky roof in a rainstorm;
16 restraining her is like restraining the wind
or grasping oil with the hand.
17 As iron sharpens iron,
so one person sharpens another.
18 The one who guards a fig tree will eat its fruit,(O)
and whoever protects their master will be honored.(P)
19 As water reflects the face,
so one’s life reflects the heart.[a]
21 The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold,(S)
but people are tested by their praise.
22 Though you grind a fool in a mortar,
grinding them like grain with a pestle,
you will not remove their folly from them.
23 Be sure you know the condition of your flocks,(T)
give careful attention to your herds;
24 for riches do not endure forever,(U)
and a crown is not secure for all generations.
25 When the hay is removed and new growth appears
and the grass from the hills is gathered in,
26 the lambs will provide you with clothing,
and the goats with the price of a field.
27 You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed your family
and to nourish your female servants.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:19 Or so others reflect your heart back to you
- Proverbs 27:20 Hebrew Abaddon
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