箴言 30-31
Chinese Union Version Modern Punctuation (Simplified)
亚古珥之箴言
30 雅基的儿子亚古珥的言语，就是真言。
2 这人对以铁和乌甲说：我比众人更蠢笨，也没有人的聪明。 3 我没有学好智慧，也不认识至圣者。 4 谁升天又降下来？谁聚风在掌握中？谁包水在衣服里？谁立定地的四极？他名叫什么？他儿子名叫什么？你知道吗？
5 神的言语句句都是炼净的，投靠他的，他便做他们的盾牌。 6 他的言语你不可加添，恐怕他责备你，你就显为说谎言的。
7 我求你两件事，在我未死之先不要不赐给我： 8 求你使虚假和谎言远离我；使我也不贫穷也不富足，赐给我需用的饮食。 9 恐怕我饱足不认你，说：“耶和华是谁呢？”又恐怕我贫穷就偷窃，以致亵渎我神的名。
10 你不要向主人谗谤仆人，恐怕他咒诅你，你便算为有罪。
11 有一宗[a]人，咒诅父亲，不给母亲祝福。 12 有一宗人，自以为清洁，却没有洗去自己的污秽。 13 有一宗人，眼目何其高傲，眼皮也是高举。 14 有一宗人，牙如剑，齿如刀，要吞灭地上的困苦人和世间的穷乏人。
15 蚂蟥有两个女儿，常说：“给呀！给呀！”有三样不知足的，连不说够的共有四样， 16 就是阴间和石胎，浸水不足的地，并火。
17 戏笑父亲，藐视而不听从母亲的，他的眼睛必为谷中的乌鸦啄出来，为鹰雏所吃。
18 我所测不透的奇妙有三样，连我所不知道的共有四样， 19 就是鹰在空中飞的道，蛇在磐石上爬的道，船在海中行的道，男与女交合的道。 20 淫妇的道也是这样，她吃了把嘴一擦，就说：“我没有行恶。”
21 使地震动的有三样，连地担不起的共有四样， 22 就是仆人做王，愚顽人吃饱， 23 丑恶的女子出嫁，婢女接续主母。
24 地上有四样小物，却甚聪明： 25 蚂蚁是无力之类，却在夏天预备粮食； 26 沙番是软弱之类，却在磐石中造房； 27 蝗虫没有君王，却分队而出； 28 守宫用爪抓墙，却住在王宫。
29 步行威武的有三样，连行走威武的共有四样， 30 就是狮子，乃百兽中最为猛烈、无所躲避的， 31 猎狗、公山羊和无人能敌的君王。
32 你若行事愚顽自高自傲，或是怀了恶念，就当用手捂口。 33 摇牛奶必成奶油，扭鼻子必出血，照样，激动怒气必起争端。
利慕伊勒母戒子之箴言
31 利慕伊勒王的言语，是他母亲教训他的真言。
2 我的儿啊，我腹中生的儿啊，我许愿得的儿啊，我当怎样教训你呢？ 3 不要将你的精力给妇女，也不要有败坏君王的行为。 4 利慕伊勒啊，君王喝酒，君王喝酒不相宜，王子说“浓酒在哪里”也不相宜。 5 恐怕喝了就忘记律例，颠倒一切困苦人的是非。 6 可以把浓酒给将亡的人喝，把清酒给苦心的人喝。 7 让他喝了，就忘记他的贫穷，不再记念他的苦楚。 8 你当为哑巴[b]开口，为一切孤独的申冤。 9 你当开口按公义判断，为困苦和穷乏的辨屈。
论贤妇
10 才德的妇人谁能得着呢？她的价值胜过珍珠。 11 她丈夫心里倚靠她，必不缺少利益。 12 她一生使丈夫有益无损。 13 她寻找羊绒和麻，甘心用手做工。 14 她好像商船，从远方运粮来。 15 未到黎明她就起来，把食物分给家中的人，将当做的工分派婢女。 16 她想得田地就买来，用手所得之利栽种葡萄园。 17 她以能力束腰，使膀臂有力。 18 她觉得所经营的有利，她的灯终夜不灭。 19 她手拿捻线竿，手把纺线车。 20 她张手周济困苦人，伸手帮补穷乏人。 21 她不因下雪为家里的人担心，因为全家都穿着朱红衣服。 22 她为自己制作绣花毯子，她的衣服是细麻和紫色布做的。 23 她丈夫在城门口与本地的长老同坐，为众人所认识。 24 她做细麻布衣裳出卖，又将腰带卖于商家。 25 能力和威仪是她的衣服，她想到日后的景况就喜笑。 26 她开口就发智慧，她舌上有仁慈的法则。 27 她观察家务，并不吃闲饭。 28 她的儿女起来称她有福，她的丈夫也称赞她， 29 说：“才德的女子很多，唯独你超过一切。” 30 艳丽是虚假的，美容是虚浮的，唯敬畏耶和华的妇女必得称赞。 31 愿她享受操作所得的，愿她的工作在城门口荣耀她。
箴言 30-31
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
亚古珥的箴言
30 以下是雅基的儿子亚古珥的箴言。
这人说：上帝啊，我很疲倦；
上帝啊，我很疲倦，精疲力尽。[a]
2 我比众人都愚蠢，
不具备人的悟性。
3 我从未学到智慧，
也不认识至圣者。
4 谁升上高天又降下来？
谁将风聚在掌中？
谁将众水裹在衣服里？
谁定了地的边界？
祂叫什么名字？
祂儿子叫什么名字？
你知道吗？
5 上帝的话句句千真万确，
祂作投靠祂之人的盾牌。
6 你不可对祂的话有所添加，
免得祂责备你，
揭穿你的虚谎。
7 上帝啊，我向你求两件事，
求你在我未死以前赐给我。
8 求你使虚伪和谎言远离我，
求你让我不贫穷也不富足，
赐给我需用的饮食，
9 免得我因为饱足就不认你，
说：“耶和华是谁呢？”
又恐怕我因穷困而偷窃，
以致辱没我上帝的名。
10 别向主人毁谤他的仆人，
免得你受咒诅、担当罪责。
11 有一种[b]人咒诅父亲，
不为母亲祝福。
12 有一种人自以为纯洁，
却没有洗掉自己的污秽。
13 有一种人趾高气扬，
目空一切。
14 有一种人牙如剑，
齿如刀，
要吞吃世间的困苦人和贫穷人。
15 水蛭有两个女儿，
她们不停地叫：“给我！给我！”
三样东西从不知足，
永不言“够”的共有四样：
16 阴间、不孕的妇人、
干旱的土地和火焰。
17 嘲笑父亲、藐视母亲教诲的，
眼睛必被谷中的乌鸦啄出，
被秃鹰吃掉。
18 我测不透的妙事有三样，
我不明白的事共有四样：
19 鹰在空中飞翔之道，
蛇在石上爬行之道，
船在海中航行之道，
男女相爱之道。
20 淫妇的道是这样：
她吃完就擦擦嘴，
说，“我没有做坏事。”
21 使大地震动的事有三样，
大地无法承受的事共有四样：
22 奴仆做王，
愚人吃饱，
23 丑恶女子出嫁，
婢女取代主母。
24 地上有四种动物，
身体虽小却极其聪明：
25 蚂蚁力量虽小，
却在夏天储备粮食；
26 石獾虽不强壮，
却在岩石中筑巢穴；
27 蝗虫虽无君王，
却整齐地列队前进；
28 壁虎虽易捕捉，
却居住在王宫大内。
29 步履威武的有三样，
走路雄壮的共有四样：
30 威震百兽、从不畏缩的狮子，
31 昂首阔步的雄鸡，
公山羊和率领军队的君王。
32 你若行事愚昧、
妄自尊大或图谋不轨，
就当用手掩口。
33 激起愤怒会引起争端，
正如搅牛奶会搅出奶油，
拧鼻子会拧出血。
利慕伊勒王的箴言
31 以下是利慕伊勒王的箴言，
是他母亲给他的教诲：
2 我儿，我亲生的骨肉，
我许愿得来的孩子啊，
我该怎样教导你呢？
3 不要在女人身上耗废精力，
不要迷恋那些能毁灭王的人。
4 利慕伊勒啊，
君王不可喝酒，
不可喝酒，
首领不宜喝烈酒，
5 免得喝酒后忘记律例，
不为困苦人伸张正义。
6 把烈酒给灭亡的人，
把淡酒给忧伤的人，
7 让他们喝了忘掉贫穷，
不再记得自己的痛苦。
8 要为不能自辩者说话，
为一切不幸的人申冤。
9 你要发言，秉公审判，
为贫穷困苦者主持公道。
贤德的妻子
10 谁能找到贤德之妻？
她的价值远胜过珠宝。
11 她丈夫信赖她，
什么也不缺乏。
12 她一生对丈夫有益无损。
13 她寻找羊毛和细麻，
愉快地亲手做衣。
14 她好像商船，
从远方运来粮食。
15 天未亮她就起床，
为全家预备食物，
分派女仆做家事。
16 她选中田地便买下来，
亲手赚钱栽种葡萄园。
17 她精力充沛，
双臂有力。
18 她深谙经营之道，
她的灯彻夜不熄。
19 她手拿卷线杆，
手握纺线锤。
20 她乐于周济穷人，
伸手帮助困苦者。
21 她不因下雪而为家人担心，
因为全家都穿着朱红暖衣。
22 她为自己缝制绣花毯，
用细麻和紫布做衣服。
23 她丈夫在城门口与当地长老同坐，
受人尊重。
24 她缝制细麻衣裳出售，
又制作腰带卖给商人。
25 她充满力量和尊荣，
她以笑颜迎接未来。
26 她说的话带着智慧，
她的训言充满慈爱。
27 她料理一切家务，
从不偷懒吃闲饭。
28 她的儿女肃立，
为她祝福，
她的丈夫也称赞她，
29 说：“世上贤德的女子很多，
唯有你无与伦比。”
30 艳丽是虚假的，
美貌是短暂的，
唯有敬畏耶和华的女子配得称赞。
31 愿她享受自己的劳动成果，
愿她的事迹使她在城门口受称赞。
Proverbs 30-31
New American Standard Bible
The Words of Agur
30 The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, the pronouncement.
The man declares to Ithiel, to Ithiel and Ucal:
2 I am certainly more (A)stupid than any man,
And I do not have the understanding of a man;
3 Nor have I learned wisdom,
Nor do I have the (B)knowledge of the Holy One.
4 Who has (C)ascended into heaven and descended?
Who has gathered the (D)wind in His fists?
Who has (E)wrapped the waters in [a]His garment?
Who has (F)established all the ends of the earth?
What is His (G)name or His [b]Son’s name?
Surely you know!
5 Every (H)word of God is [c]pure;
He is a (I)shield to those who take refuge in Him.
6 (J)Do not add to His words
Or He will rebuke you, and you will be proved a liar.
7 Two things I have asked of You;
Do not refuse me before I die:
8 Keep deception and [d]lies far from me,
Give me neither poverty nor riches;
Feed me with the (K)food that is my portion,
9 So that I will not be (L)full and deny (M)You and say, “Who is the Lord?”
And that I will not become (N)impoverished and steal,
And (O)profane the name of my God.
10 Do not slander a slave to his master,
Or he will (P)curse you and you will be found guilty.
11 There is a [e]kind of person who (Q)curses his father
And does not bless his mother.
12 There is a [f]kind who is (R)pure in his own eyes,
Yet is not washed from his filthiness.
13 There is a [g]kind—oh how (S)lofty are his eyes!
And his eyelids are raised in arrogance.
14 There is a [h]kind of person whose (T)teeth are like swords
And his (U)jaw teeth like knives,
To (V)devour the poor from the earth
And the needy from among mankind.
15 The leech has two daughters:
“Give” and “Give.”
There are three things that will not be satisfied,
Four that will not say, “Enough”:
16 [i](W)Sheol, the (X)infertile womb,
Earth that is never satisfied with water,
And fire that never says, “Enough.”
17 The eye that (Y)mocks a father
And [j](Z)scorns a mother,
The (AA)ravens of the valley will pick it out,
And the young (AB)eagles will eat it.
18 There are three things which are too wonderful for me,
Four which I do not understand:
19 The way of the (AC)eagle in the sky,
The way of a snake on a rock,
The way of a ship in the middle of the sea,
And the way of a man with a [k]virgin.
20 This is the way of an (AD)adulterous woman:
She eats and wipes her mouth,
And says, “I have done no wrong.”
21 Under three things the earth quakes,
And under four, it cannot endure:
22 Under a (AE)slave when he becomes king,
And a fool when he is satisfied with food,
23 Under an unloved woman when she gets a husband,
And a female servant when she dispossesses her mistress.
24 Four things are small on the earth,
But they are exceedingly wise:
25 The (AF)ants are not a strong people,
But they prepare their food in the summer;
26 The (AG)rock hyraxes are not a mighty people,
Yet they make their houses in the rocks;
27 The locusts have no king,
Yet all of them go out in (AH)ranks;
28 The lizard you may grasp with the hands,
Yet it is in kings’ palaces.
29 There are three things which are stately in their march,
Even four which are stately when they walk:
30 The lion, which is (AI)mighty among animals
And does not [l](AJ)retreat from anything,
31 The [m]strutting rooster or the male goat,
And a king when his army is with him.
32 If you have been foolish in exalting yourself,
Or if you have plotted evil, (AK)put your hand on your mouth.
33 For the [n]churning of milk produces butter,
And pressing the nose produces blood;
So the [o]churning of (AL)anger produces strife.
The Words of Lemuel
31 The words of King Lemuel, the pronouncement which his mother taught him:
2 What, my son?
And what, (AM)son of my womb?
And what, son of my (AN)vows?
3 (AO)Do not give your strength to women,
Or your ways to that which (AP)destroys kings.
4 It is not for (AQ)kings, Lemuel,
It is not for kings to (AR)drink wine,
Or for rulers to desire intoxicating drink,
5 Otherwise they will drink and forget what is decreed,
And (AS)pervert the [p]rights of all the [q]needy.
6 Give intoxicating drink to one who is (AT)perishing,
And wine to one [r](AU)whose life is bitter.
7 Let him drink and forget his poverty,
And remember his trouble no more.
8 (AV)Open your mouth for the people who cannot speak,
For the [s]rights of all the [t]unfortunate.
9 Open your mouth, (AW)judge righteously,
And [u]defend the (AX)rights of the poor and needy.
Description of a Worthy Woman
10 An (AY)excellent wife, who can find her?
For her worth is far (AZ)above jewels.
11 The heart of her husband trusts in her,
And he will have no lack of gain.
12 She does him good and not evil
All the days of her life.
13 She looks for wool and linen,
And works with her [v]hands [w]in delight.
14 She is like (BA)merchant ships;
She brings her food from afar.
15 And she (BB)rises while it is still night
And (BC)gives food to her household,
And [x]portions to her attendants.
16 She considers a field and buys it;
From [y]her earnings she plants a vineyard.
17 She (BD)surrounds her waist with strength
And makes her arms strong.
18 She senses that her profit is good;
Her lamp does not go out at night.
19 She stretches out her hands to the [z]distaff,
And her [aa]hands grasp the spindle.
20 She [ab](BE)extends her hand to the poor,
And she stretches out her hands to the needy.
21 She is not afraid of the snow for her household,
For all her household are (BF)clothed with scarlet.
22 She makes (BG)coverings for herself;
Her clothing is (BH)fine linen and (BI)purple.
23 Her husband is known (BJ)in the gates,
When he sits among the elders of the land.
24 She makes (BK)linen garments and sells them,
And [ac]supplies belts to the [ad]tradesmen.
25 Strength and (BL)dignity are her clothing,
And she smiles at the [ae]future.
26 She (BM)opens her mouth in wisdom,
And the [af]teaching of kindness is on her tongue.
27 She watches over the activities of her household,
And does not eat the (BN)bread of idleness.
28 Her children rise up and bless her;
Her husband also, and he praises her, saying:
29 “Many daughters have done nobly,
But you excel them all.”
30 Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain,
But a woman who [ag](BO)fears the Lord, she shall be praised.
31 Give her the [ah]product of her hands,
And let her works praise her in the gates.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 30:4 Lit the
- Proverbs 30:4 Or son’s
- Proverbs 30:5 Lit refined
- Proverbs 30:8 Lit words of falsehood
- Proverbs 30:11 Or generation
- Proverbs 30:12 Or generation
- Proverbs 30:13 Or generation
- Proverbs 30:14 Or generation
- Proverbs 30:16 I.e., The netherworld
- Proverbs 30:17 Lit despises to obey
- Proverbs 30:19 Lit young unmarried woman
- Proverbs 30:30 Lit turn back
- Proverbs 30:31 Lit girt in the loins
- Proverbs 30:33 Lit pressing
- Proverbs 30:33 Lit pressing
- Proverbs 31:5 Lit judgment
- Proverbs 31:5 Lit sons of affliction
- Proverbs 31:6 Lit bitter of soul
- Proverbs 31:8 Lit judgment
- Proverbs 31:8 Lit sons of passing away
- Proverbs 31:9 Lit judge the afflicted
- Proverbs 31:13 Lit palms
- Proverbs 31:13 Or willingly
- Proverbs 31:15 Or prescribed tasks
- Proverbs 31:16 Lit the fruit of her palms
- Proverbs 31:19 I.e., the staff that holds the textile fibers for spinning
- Proverbs 31:19 Lit palms
- Proverbs 31:20 Lit spreads out her palm
- Proverbs 31:24 Lit gives
- Proverbs 31:24 Lit Canaanite
- Proverbs 31:25 Lit latter days
- Proverbs 31:26 Or law
- Proverbs 31:30 Or reveres
- Proverbs 31:31 Lit fruit
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