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Proverbs 1 Better a dry crust with peace than a house full of feasting with strife. 干饼一张而平安共食，胜于满屋佳肴而互相争吵。 2 1 An intelligent servant will rule over a worthless son, and will share the inheritance with the brothers. 3 The crucible for silver, and the furnace for gold, but the tester of hearts is the LORD. 锅炼银，炉炼金，上主炼人心。 4 2 The evil man gives heed to wicked lips, and listens to falsehood from a mischievous tongue. 奸诈的人，爱听胡言乱语；说谎的人，轻信是非长短。 5 He who mocks the poor blasphemes his Maker; he who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished. 嘲笑穷人的是凌辱他的造主；幸灾乐祸的，必不能脱免惩罚。 6 Grandchildren are the crown of old men, and the glory of children is their parentage. 7 Fine words are out of place in a fool; how much more, lying words in a noble! 优雅的言词，不适宜于愚人；虚伪的狂语，更不宜于君王。 贿赂在馈赠者眼中，有如宝石；不论他要转向何方，无往不利。 9 He who covers up a misdeed fosters friendship, but he who gossips about it separates friends. 掩饰他人的过错，可获得友爱；屡念旧日的过恶，则离间友谊。 对明智人一句指责，胜过对愚昧人百次杖击。 11 On rebellion alone is the wicked man bent, but a merciless messenger will be sent against him. 暴徒只求叛乱，但有残酷使者，奉命前来对付。 12 Face a bear robbed of her cubs, but never a fool in his folly! 宁愿遇见失掉幼子的母熊，不愿逢着正在发狂的愚人。 13 If a man returns evil for good, from his house evil will not depart. 谁以怨报德，灾祸必不离开他的家。 14 The start of strife is like the opening of a dam; therefore, check a quarrel before it begins! 争论的开端，如水之破堤；在激辩之前，应极加制止。 15 He who condones the wicked, he who condemns the just, are both an abomination to the LORD. 宣判罪人无罪，判定义人有罪：二者同为上主所憎恶。 16 Of what use in the fool's hand are the means to buy wisdom, since he has no mind for it? 17 He who is a friend is always a friend, and a brother is born for the time of stress. 朋友平时常相爱，唯在患难中见兄弟。 18 Senseless is the man who gives his hand in pledge, who becomes surety for his neighbor. 19 3 He who loves strife loves guilt; he who builds his gate high courts disaster. 好争辩的人，实喜爱罪过；高举门户的，必自趋灭亡。 20 He who is perverse in heart finds no good, and a double-tongued man falls into trouble. 谁存心欺诈，不会得幸福；谁搬弄是非，必陷于灾祸。 21 To be a fool's parent is grief for a man; the father of a numskull has no joy. 生糊涂孩子的，只有悲哀；糊涂人的父亲，毫无乐趣。 愉快的心，是良好的治疗；神志忧郁，能使筋骨枯萎。 23 The wicked man accepts a concealed bribe to pervert the course of justice. 恶人在大衣下受贿赂，是为颠倒正义的判词。 24 The man of intelligence fixes his gaze on wisdom, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth. 精明的人，常面向智慧；愚者的眼，向地极呆望， 愚昧的儿子，是他父亲的痛苦，是他生母的忧伤。 26 It is wrong to fine an innocent man, but beyond reason to scourge princes. 科罚无辜，已属不当；杖责君子，更属不义。 27 He who spares his words is truly wise, and he who is chary of speech is a man of intelligence. 智者必沉默寡言，达人必心神镇定。 28 Even a fool, if he keeps silent, is considered wise; if he closes his lips, intelligent. 愚人不发言，亦可充作智者；若谨口慎言，亦可视为哲人。 Footnotes（注解） 1 [2] Intelligence and ability are esteemed more highly than nobility of blood. 2 [4] To justify his own evil ways, a wicked man judges evil of others. Cf Matthew 7:1-5. 3 [19] Builds . . . high: a symbol of arrogance. |
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