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公平诚实使国坚定

29 人屡次受责备,仍然硬着颈项,

他必突然毁灭,无法挽救。

义人增多的时候,人民就喜乐;

恶人掌权的时候,人民就叹息。

喜爱智慧的,使父亲喜乐;

亲近妓女的,耗尽家财。

君王以公正使国坚立;

收受贿赂的,使国覆亡。

谄媚邻舍的人,

是在他的脚下张设网罗。

恶人因为过犯,陷于网罗;

义人却欢呼喜乐。

义人关注穷人的冤情;

恶人却不分辨实情。

好讥笑人的煽动全城骚乱,

智慧人却止息众怒。

智慧人与愚妄人争讼,

愚妄人只会咆哮或嘲笑,总不能安静。

10 好流人血的恨恶完全人,

并寻索正直人的性命。

11 愚昧人把怒气尽情发泄,

智慧人却抑制怒气。

12 如果掌权者听信谎言,

他所有的臣仆必都是坏人。

13 世上有穷人,也有欺压人的,

两者的眼睛都蒙耶和华光照。

14 如果君王诚实地审判穷人;

他的国位必永远坚立。

15 杖责和管教能使人有智慧,

放纵的孩子使母亲蒙羞。

16 恶人增多的时候,过犯也必增多;

义人必看见他们倾覆。

17 管教你的儿子,他必使你得安息;

也必使你的心得喜乐。

18 没有启示,人民就没有法纪;

遵守律法的,就为有福。

19 只用言语,不能使奴仆受管教;

他虽然明白,却没有反应。

20 你见过言语急躁的人吗?

愚昧人比他更有指望。

21 如果人从小娇纵仆人,

结果必带来忧愁。

22 容易发怒的人,引起纷争;

脾气暴烈的人,多有过犯。

23 人的骄傲必使他卑微;

心里谦卑的,必得尊荣。

24 与盗贼分赃的,是恨恶自己的性命;

他虽然听见要他起誓作证的声音,

却不说话。

25 惧怕人的,必陷入网罗;

倚靠耶和华的,必得安全。

26 很多人求掌权者的情面,

但各人的判决是出于耶和华。

27 不义的人是义人所厌恶的;

行为正直的人是恶人所厌恶的。

29 屢教不改、頑固不化者,
    必突然滅亡,無可挽救。
義人增多,萬眾歡騰;
    惡人得勢,萬民歎息。
愛慕智慧的使父親歡欣,
    結交妓女的必耗盡錢財。
君王秉公行義,國家安定;
    他若收受賄賂,國必傾倒。
奉承鄰舍,等於設網羅絆他。
惡人被自己的罪纏住,
    義人卻常常歡喜歌唱。
義人關心窮人的冤屈,
    惡人對此漠不關心。
狂徒煽動全城,
    智者平息眾怒。
智者跟愚人對簿公堂,
    愚人會怒罵嬉笑不止。
10 嗜殺之徒憎惡純全無過的人,
    但正直的人保護他們[a]
11 愚人盡發其怒,
    智者忍氣含怒。
12 君王若聽讒言,
    臣僕必成奸徒。
13 貧窮人和欺壓者有共同點:
    他們的眼睛都是耶和華所賜。
14 君王若秉公審判窮人,
    他的王位必永遠堅立。
15 管教之杖使孩子得智慧,
    放縱的子女讓母親蒙羞。
16 惡人當道,罪惡氾濫;
    義人必得見他們敗亡。
17 好好管教兒子,
    他會帶給你平安和喜樂。
18 百姓無神諭便任意妄為,
    但遵守律法的人必蒙福。
19 管教僕人不能單靠言語,
    因為他雖明白卻不服從。
20 言語急躁的人,
    還不如愚人有希望。
21 主人若從小就嬌慣僕人,
    他終必成為主人的麻煩。
22 憤怒的人挑起紛爭,
    暴躁的人多有過犯。
23 驕傲的人必遭貶抑,
    謙卑的人必得尊榮。
24 與盜賊為伍是憎惡自己,
    他即使發誓也不敢作證。
25 懼怕人的必自陷網羅,
    信靠耶和華的必安穩。
26 許多人討君王的歡心,
    但正義伸張靠耶和華。
27 為非作歹,義人厭惡;
    行為正直,惡人憎恨。

Footnotes

  1. 29·10 但正直的人保護他們」或譯「索取正直人的性命」。

29 (A)He who is often reproved, yet stiffens his neck,
    will suddenly be (B)broken (C)beyond healing.
When (D)the righteous increase, the people rejoice,
    but when (E)the wicked rule, the people groan.
He who (F)loves wisdom makes his father glad,
    but (G)a companion of prostitutes (H)squanders his wealth.
By justice a king (I)builds up the land,
    but he who exacts gifts[a] tears it down.
(J)A man who flatters his neighbor
    spreads (K)a net for his feet.
An evil man is (L)ensnared in his transgression,
    but a righteous man (M)sings and rejoices.
A righteous man (N)knows the rights of the poor;
    a wicked man does not (O)understand such knowledge.
(P)Scoffers set a city aflame,
    but the wise turn away wrath.
If a wise man has an argument with a fool,
    the fool only rages and laughs, and there is (Q)no quiet.
10 Bloodthirsty men (R)hate one who is blameless
    and seek the life of the upright.[b]
11 A fool gives full vent to his spirit,
    but a wise man quietly holds it back.
12 If a ruler listens to falsehood,
    all his officials will be wicked.
13 The poor man and the oppressor (S)meet together;
    the Lord (T)gives light to the eyes of both.
14 If a king (U)faithfully judges the poor,
    his throne will (V)be established forever.
15 (W)The rod and reproof give wisdom,
    but a child left to himself (X)brings shame to his mother.
16 When the wicked increase, transgression increases,
    but (Y)the righteous will look upon their downfall.
17 (Z)Discipline your son, and he will give you rest;
    he will give delight to your heart.
18 Where (AA)there is no prophetic vision the people (AB)cast off restraint,[c]
    but blessed is he who (AC)keeps the law.
19 By mere words a servant is not disciplined,
    for though he understands, he will not respond.
20 Do you see a man who is hasty in his words?
    (AD)There is more hope for a fool than for him.
21 Whoever pampers his servant from childhood
    will in the end find him his heir.[d]
22 (AE)A man of wrath stirs up strife,
    and one given to anger causes much transgression.
23 (AF)One's pride will bring him low,
    (AG)but he who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor.
24 The partner of a thief (AH)hates his own life;
    (AI)he hears the curse, but discloses nothing.
25 (AJ)The fear of man lays a snare,
    but whoever trusts in the Lord is safe.
26 Many (AK)seek the face of a ruler,
    but it is from the Lord that a man (AL)gets justice.
27 (AM)An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous,
    but one whose way is straight is an abomination to the wicked.

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 29:4 Or who taxes heavily
  2. Proverbs 29:10 Or but the upright seek his soul
  3. Proverbs 29:18 Or the people are discouraged
  4. Proverbs 29:21 The meaning of the Hebrew word rendered his heir is uncertain