箴言 9
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
愚蒙人當轉向智慧
9 智慧建造自己的房屋,
鑿成七根柱子。
2 它宰殺牲口,調配美酒,
擺設筵席。
3 它差派幾個使女出去,
自己又在城裡的高處呼喊:
4 “誰是愚蒙人,
可以到這裡來!”
又對無知的人說:
5 “你們都來,吃我的餅,
喝我調配的酒。
6 愚蒙人哪!你們要丟棄愚蒙,就可以存活,
並且要走在智慧的道路上。”
7 糾正好譏笑人的,必自招恥辱;
責備惡人的,必遭受羞辱。
8 你不要責備好譏笑人的,
免得他恨你;
要責備智慧人,他必愛你。
9 教導智慧人,他就越有智慧;
指教義人,他就增加學問。
10 敬畏耶和華是智慧的開端,
認識至聖者就是聰明。
11 因為藉著我,你的日子就必增多,
你一生的年歲也必加添。
12 如果你有智慧,你的智慧必使你得益;
如果你譏笑人,你就必獨自擔當一切後果。
13 愚昧的婦人喧嘩不停,
她是愚蒙,一無所知。
14 她坐在自己的家門口,
坐在城中高處的座位上,
15 向過路的人呼叫,
就是向往前直行的人呼叫:
16 “誰是愚蒙人,可以到這裡來!”
又對無知的人說:
17 “偷來的水是甜的,
在暗中吃的餅是美味的。”
18 人卻不知道她那裡有陰魂,
她的客人是在陰間的深處。
Proverbs 9
EasyEnglish Bible
Two women[a]
9 The woman who is called ‘Wisdom’ has built her house with seven pillars to make it strong.
2 She has killed an animal for a big meal. She has mixed her wine. She has also prepared her table. 3 She has sent her servants to shout a message from the highest places in the town.
4 She says to foolish people, ‘Come here to me.’
She says to people who do not understand what is right, 5 ‘Come here and eat my food. Drink the wine that I have mixed. 6 Leave foolish ways so that you may live. Learn to understand what is right, so that you can do it.’
7 If you warn a person who is proud, he will insult you. If you tell a wicked person that he is wrong, he will hurt you. 8 So do not warn proud people. They will only hate you.
But if you warn a wise person, he will love you. 9 If you teach a wise person, he will become even more wise. If you teach a righteous person, he will learn whatever you tell him.
10 If you want to be wise in the way that you live, first you must respect the Lord with fear. If you know God, the Holy One, you will understand what is right.
11 Wisdom will add more days and years to your life.
12 If you are wise, it will help you in many ways. But if you think that you do not need wisdom, you will bring trouble on yourself.
13 The woman who is called ‘Fool’ speaks in a loud voice. She is silly and she does not know anything. 14 She sits at the door of her house. She also has a seat at the highest part of the city. 15 She shouts her message to people as they pass along the road to do their work.
16 She says to people who do not understand what is right, ‘Anyone who is foolish should come in here. 17 If you drink water that belongs to someone else, it tastes very sweet! If you eat food secretly, it tastes better than anything! So come and enjoy my meal!’
18 But those foolish people do not realize that her home is a place for dead people. Her visitors are already in their graves.
Footnotes
- 9:1 This is the final part of Solomon's teaching to his son. He wants his son to choose the right things in life. He tells about two women. One of them is ‘Wisdom’. The other woman is ‘Fool’. Both women would like us to go with them, but we have to choose.
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