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愚蒙人当转向智慧

智慧建造自己的房屋,

凿成七根柱子。

它宰杀牲口,调配美酒,

摆设筵席。

它差派几个使女出去,

自己又在城里的高处呼喊:

“谁是愚蒙人,

可以到这里来!”

又对无知的人说:

“你们都来,吃我的饼,

喝我调配的酒。

愚蒙人哪!你们要丢弃愚蒙,就可以存活,

并且要走在智慧的道路上。”

纠正好讥笑人的,必自招耻辱;

责备恶人的,必遭受羞辱。

你不要责备好讥笑人的,

免得他恨你;

要责备智慧人,他必爱你。

教导智慧人,他就越有智慧;

指教义人,他就增加学问。

10 敬畏耶和华是智慧的开端,

认识至圣者就是聪明。

11 因为借着我,你的日子就必增多,

你一生的年岁也必加添。

12 如果你有智慧,你的智慧必使你得益;

如果你讥笑人,你就必独自担当一切后果。

13 愚昧的妇人喧哗不停,

她是愚蒙,一无所知。

14 她坐在自己的家门口,

坐在城中高处的座位上,

15 向过路的人呼叫,

就是向往前直行的人呼叫:

16 “谁是愚蒙人,可以到这里来!”

又对无知的人说:

17 “偷来的水是甜的,

在暗中吃的饼是美味的。”

18 人却不知道她那里有阴魂,

她的客人是在阴间的深处。

智慧和愚昧

智慧建造她的房屋,
    鑿出七根柱子。
她宰了牲口,
    調了美酒,
    設了宴席,
派婢女出去邀請賓客,
    自己在城中高處呼喊:
「愚昧人啊,到這裡來吧!」
    她又對無知者說:
「來吃我做的飯,
    嚐嚐我調的酒吧!
你們要拋棄愚昧,就能存活,
    要轉向悟性之道。」

糾正嘲諷者,必自招羞辱;
    責備惡人,必自招傷害。
不要責備嘲諷者,免得他恨你;
    要責備智者,他必愛你。
教導智者,他就更有智慧;
    指教義人,他就更有見識。
10 智慧始於敬畏耶和華,
    認識至聖者便是明智。
11 智慧可增添你的年日,
    加添你的壽數。
12 人有智慧,自得益處;
    人好嘲諷,自食惡果。

13 愚昧的女人喧嚷,蒙昧,無知。
14 她坐在自己的家門口,
    坐在城中高處的座位上,
15 招呼著行色匆匆的過客:
16 「愚昧人啊,到這裡來吧!」
    她又對無知者說:
17 「偷喝的水甜,偷吃的餅香。」
18 他們卻不知她那裡鬼影幢幢,
    她的客人已落在陰間的深處。

Invitations of Wisdom and Folly

Wisdom has built(A) her house;
    she has set up[a] its seven pillars.
She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine;(B)
    she has also set her table.(C)
She has sent out her servants, and she calls(D)
    from the highest point of the city,(E)
    “Let all who are simple(F) come to my house!”
To those who have no sense(G) she says,
    “Come,(H) eat my food
    and drink the wine I have mixed.(I)
Leave your simple ways and you will live;(J)
    walk in the way of insight.”(K)

Whoever corrects a mocker invites insults;
    whoever rebukes the wicked incurs abuse.(L)
Do not rebuke mockers(M) or they will hate you;
    rebuke the wise and they will love you.(N)
Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still;
    teach the righteous and they will add to their learning.(O)

10 The fear of the Lord(P) is the beginning of wisdom,
    and knowledge of the Holy One(Q) is understanding.(R)
11 For through wisdom[b] your days will be many,
    and years will be added to your life.(S)
12 If you are wise, your wisdom will reward you;
    if you are a mocker, you alone will suffer.

13 Folly is an unruly woman;(T)
    she is simple and knows nothing.(U)
14 She sits at the door of her house,
    on a seat at the highest point of the city,(V)
15 calling out(W) to those who pass by,
    who go straight on their way,
16     “Let all who are simple come to my house!”
To those who have no sense(X) she says,
17     “Stolen water is sweet;
    food eaten in secret is delicious!(Y)
18 But little do they know that the dead are there,
    that her guests are deep in the realm of the dead.(Z)

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 9:1 Septuagint, Syriac and Targum; Hebrew has hewn out
  2. Proverbs 9:11 Septuagint, Syriac and Targum; Hebrew me