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敬畏 神得真财富

22 名誉胜过多财,

恩宠胜过金银。

世上有财主,也有穷人,

两者都是耶和华所造的。

精明人看见灾祸,就躲藏起来;

愚蒙人却往前走,自取祸害。

谦卑和敬畏耶和华的赏赐,

就是财富、荣耀和生命。

奸诈人的道路,满布荆棘和网罗;

谨慎自己的,必远离这些。

教养孩童走他当行的路,

就是到老,他也不会偏离。

财主管辖穷人,

欠债的作债主的奴仆。

散播邪恶的,必收祸害;

他忿怒的杖终必毁掉。

心存良善看人的,必蒙赐福;

因为他把自己的食物分给穷人。

10 赶走好讥笑人的,纷争就除去;

争执和耻辱也必止息。

11 喜爱内心洁净,嘴上有恩言的,

君王要作他的朋友。

12 耶和华的眼目护卫知识,

却倾覆奸诈人的话。

13 懒惰人说:“外面有狮子,

我在街上必被杀害。”

14 淫妇的口是深坑,

耶和华所恼恨的必陷在其中。

15 愚妄束缚孩童的心,

管教的杖可以把愚妄远远驱除。

16 欺压穷人为要增加自己财富的,

送礼给财主的,必致穷乏。

待人处事需仁慈谨慎

17 你要留心听智慧人的言语,

专心领受我的知识。

18 如果你心里谨守,

嘴唇上常常诵念这一切,自会觉得甘美。

19 我今日特别指教你,

为要使你倚靠耶和华。

20 我不是曾经给你们写下(“我不是曾经给你们写下”或译:“我不是给你们写了三十条”)

有关谋略和知识的事吗?

21 要教你认识确实的真理,

使你把真理回复那差派你来的人。

22 你不可因为贫穷人穷乏,就抢夺他的东西,

也不可在城门口欺压穷苦人。

23 因为耶和华必为他们伸冤,

抢夺他们的,耶和华也必夺取那人的性命。

24 容易发怒的人,不要与他为友;

脾气暴躁的人,不要与他来往,

25 免得你效法他的行径,

自己就陷在网罗里。

26 不要替别人击掌担保,

也不可为欠债的作保证人。

27 如果你没有甚么可以偿还,

何必使人连你睡觉的床也夺去呢?

28 你的祖先立定古时的地界,

你不可迁移。

29 你见过办事能干的人吗?

他必侍立在君王面前,

必不会侍立在低微的人面前。

The Value of a Good Name

22 A (A)good name is to be chosen rather than great riches,
Loving favor rather than silver and gold.

The (B)rich and the poor have this in common,
The (C)Lord is the maker of them all.

A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself,
But the simple pass on and are (D)punished.

By humility and the fear of the Lord
Are riches and honor and life.

Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse;
He who guards his soul will be far from them.

(E)Train up a child in the way he should go,
[a]And when he is old he will not depart from it.

The (F)rich rules over the poor,
And the borrower is servant to the lender.

He who sows iniquity will reap (G)sorrow,[b]
And the rod of his anger will fail.

(H)He who has a [c]generous eye will be (I)blessed,
For he gives of his bread to the poor.

10 (J)Cast out the scoffer, and contention will leave;
Yes, strife and reproach will cease.

11 (K)He who loves purity of heart
And has grace on his lips,
The king will be his friend.

12 The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge,
But He overthrows the words of the faithless.

13 (L)The lazy man says, “There is a lion outside!
I shall be slain in the streets!”

14 (M)The mouth of an immoral woman is a deep pit;
(N)He who is abhorred by the Lord will fall there.

15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child;
(O)The rod of correction will drive it far from him.

16 He who oppresses the poor to increase his riches,
And he who gives to the rich, will surely come to poverty.

Sayings of the Wise

17 Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise,
And apply your heart to my knowledge;
18 For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you;
Let them all be fixed upon your lips,
19 So that your trust may be in the Lord;
I have instructed you today, even you.
20 Have I not written to you excellent things
Of counsels and knowledge,
21 (P)That I may make you know the certainty of the words of truth,
(Q)That you may answer words of truth
To those who [d]send to you?

22 Do not rob the (R)poor because he is poor,
Nor oppress the afflicted at the gate;
23 (S)For the Lord will plead their cause,
And plunder the soul of those who plunder them.

24 Make no friendship with an angry man,
And with a (T)furious man do not go,
25 Lest you learn his ways
And set a snare for your soul.

26 (U)Do not be one of those who [e]shakes hands in a pledge,
One of those who is [f]surety for debts;
27 If you have nothing with which to pay,
Why should he take away your bed from under you?

28 (V)Do not remove the ancient [g]landmark
Which your fathers have set.

29 Do you see a man who [h]excels in his work?
He will stand before kings;
He will not stand before [i]unknown men.

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 22:6 Even
  2. Proverbs 22:8 trouble
  3. Proverbs 22:9 Lit. good
  4. Proverbs 22:21 Or send you
  5. Proverbs 22:26 Lit. strikes
  6. Proverbs 22:26 guaranty
  7. Proverbs 22:28 boundary
  8. Proverbs 22:29 is prompt in his business
  9. Proverbs 22:29 obscure