Proverbs 26
Common English Bible
26 Like snow in the summer or rain at harvest,
so honor isn’t appropriate for a fool.
2 Like a darting sparrow, like a flying swallow,
so an undeserved curse never arrives.
3 A whip for a horse, a bridle for a donkey,
and a rod for the back of fools.
4 Don’t answer fools according to their folly,
or you will become like them yourself.
5 Answer fools according to their folly,
or they will deem themselves wise.
6 Sending messages with a fool
is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking down violence.
7 As legs dangle from a disabled person,
so does a proverb in the mouth of fools.
8 Like tying a stone in a sling,
so is giving respect to a fool.
9 Like a thorny bush in the hand of a drunk,
so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
10 Like an archer who wounds someone randomly,
so is one who hires a fool or a passerby.
11 Like a dog that returns to its vomit,
so a fool repeats foolish mistakes.
12 Do you see people who consider themselves wise?
There is more hope for a fool than for them.
13 A lazy person says, “There’s a lion in the path!
A lion in the plazas!”
14 As a door turns on its hinge,
so do lazy people in their beds.
15 Lazy people bury their hand into the bowl,
too tired to return it to their mouth.
16 Lazy people think they are wiser
than seven people who answer sensibly.
17 Like yanking the ears of a dog,
so is one who passes by and gets involved in another person’s fight.
18 Like a crazy person shooting deadly flaming arrows
19 are those who deceive their neighbor and say, “Hey, I was only joking!”
20 Without wood a fire goes out;
without gossips, conflict calms down.
21 Like adding charcoal to embers or wood to fire,
quarrelsome people kindle strife.
22 The words of gossips are like choice snacks;
they go down to the inmost parts.
23 Smooth[a] lips and an evil heart
are like silver coating on clay.
24 Hateful people mislead with their lips,
keeping their deception within.
25 Though they speak graciously, don’t believe them,
for seven horrible things are in their heart.
26 They may cover their hatred with trickery,
but their evil will be revealed in public.
27 Those who dig a pit will fall in it;
those who roll a stone will have it turn back on them.
28 A lying tongue hates those it crushes;
a flattering mouth causes destruction.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 26:23 LXX; Heb uncertain
箴言 26
Chinese Union Version Modern Punctuation (Simplified)
箴言杂记
26 夏天落雪，收割时下雨，都不相宜，愚昧人得尊荣，也是如此。 2 麻雀往来，燕子翻飞，这样，无故的咒诅也必不临到。 3 鞭子是为打马，辔头是为勒驴，刑杖是为打愚昧人的背。 4 不要照愚昧人的愚妄话回答他，恐怕你与他一样。 5 要照愚昧人的愚妄话回答他，免得他自以为有智慧。 6 借愚昧人手寄信的，是砍断自己的脚，自受[a]损害。 7 瘸子的脚空存无用，箴言在愚昧人的口中也是如此。 8 将尊荣给愚昧人的，好像人把石子包在机弦里。 9 箴言在愚昧人的口中，好像荆棘刺入醉汉的手。 10 雇愚昧人的与雇过路人的，就像射伤众人的弓箭手。 11 愚昧人行愚妄事，行了又行，就如狗转过来吃他所吐的。 12 你见自以为有智慧的人吗？愚昧人比他更有指望。 13 懒惰人说：“道上有猛狮！街上有壮狮！” 14 门在枢纽转动，懒惰人在床上也是如此。 15 懒惰人放手在盘子里，就是向口撤回，也以为劳乏。 16 懒惰人看自己比七个善于应对的人更有智慧。 17 过路被事激动，管理不干己的争竞，好像人揪住狗耳。 18 人欺凌邻舍，却说：“我岂不是戏耍吗？”他就像疯狂的人抛掷火把、利箭与杀人的兵器[b]。 20 火缺了柴就必熄灭，无人传舌，争竞便止息。 21 好争竞的人煽惑争端，就如余火加炭，火上加柴一样。 22 传舌人的言语如同美食，深入人的心腹。 23 火热的嘴奸恶的心，好像银渣包的瓦器。 24 怨恨人的用嘴粉饰，心里却藏着诡诈。 25 他用甜言蜜语，你不可信他，因为他心中有七样可憎恶的。 26 他虽用诡诈遮掩自己的怨恨，他的邪恶必在会中显露。 27 挖陷坑的，自己必掉在其中；滚石头的，石头必反滚在他身上。 28 虚谎的舌恨他所压伤的人，谄媚的口败坏人的事。
Proverbs 26
King James Version
26 As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.
2 As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.
4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
6 He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.
7 The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
8 As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
9 As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouths of fools.
10 The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.
11 As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.
12 Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
13 The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
14 As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
15 The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
16 The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
17 He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
18 As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
19 So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?
20 Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.
21 As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.
22 The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
23 Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.
24 He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;
25 When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.
26 Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation.
27 Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.
28 A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
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