Sirach:Chapter 20
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| 1譴責勝於發怒；凡承認過錯的，必能保全自己不受損害。 | 1How much better is it to reprove, than to be angry, and not to hinder him that confesseth in prayer. |
| 2閹人想姦污處女， | 2The lust of an eunuch shall devour a young maiden: |
| 3就如用暴力施行不公平的審判。 | 3So is he that by violence executeth unjust judgment. |
| 4受責而表示悔改，是多麼美好！若能如此，你便可以躲避故意的罪。 | 4How good is it, when thou art reproved, to shew repentance! for so thou shalt escape wilful sin. |
| 5有的人緘口不言，而被認為是智慧人；有的人因為多言，而為人所憎惡。 | 5There is one that holdeth his peace, that is found wise: and there is another that is hateful, that is bold in speech. |
| 6有的人不出聲，是因為他不知所答；有的人不出聲，是因為他知道何時該說話。 | 6There is one that holdeth his peace, because he knoweth not what to say: and there is another that holdeth his peace, knowing the proper time. |
| 7明智人緘口不言，直等相宜的時候；自誇和愚昧的人，卻不看時機。 | 7A wise man will hold his peace till he see opportunity: but a babbler, and a fool, will regard no time. |
| 8多言的人，必招人厭惡；專權的人，必被人惱恨。 | 8He that useth many words shall hurt his own soul: and he that taketh authority to himself unjustly shall be hated. |
| 9有的人在患難中，得到成功；有的人在順境中，反而失敗。 | 9There is success in evil things to a man without discipline, and there is a finding that turneth to loss. |
| 10有的餽贈，為你沒有益處；有的餽贈，卻獲得雙倍的酬報。 | 10There is a gift that is not profitable: and there is a gift, the recompense of which is double. |
| 11有的屈辱來自尊榮，但也有人從卑微中抬起了頭。 | 11There is an abasement because of glory: and there is one that shall lift up his head from a low estate. |
| 12有的人用低價大批收買，然而卻因此賠了七倍。 | 12There is that buyeth much for a small price, and restoreth the same sevenfold. |
| 13明智人說話，叫人喜愛；愚昧的人溫和，卻是白費。 | 13A man wise in words shall make himself beloved: but the graces of fools shall be poured out. |
| 14愚昧人的禮物，為你沒有益處，因為他不是睜着一隻眼，而是睜着七隻眼。 | 14The gift of the fool shall do thee no good: for his eyes are sevenfold. |
| 15他給的少，而責難的卻多；他張開口，就如一個傳令員。 | 15He will give a few things, and upbraid much: and the opening of his mouth is the kindling of a fire. |
| 16今日借錢，明日就要還。像這樣的人，實在可恨。 | 16Today a man lendeth, and tomorrow he asketh it again: such a man as this is hateful. |
| 17愚人說：「我沒有朋友；我做好事，也得不到感謝。」 | 17A fool shall have no friend, and there shall be no thanks for his good deeds. |
| 18吃他飯的人，口舌欺人。多少次，多少人要譏笑他呢？ | 18For they that eat his bread, are of a false tongue. How often, and how many will laugh him to scorn! |
| 19愚昧人對自己擁有的東西，還不正經使用，對不是他所有的東西，就更漠不關心了。 | 19For he doth not distribute with right understanding that which was to be had: in like manner also that which was not to be had. |
| 20跌倒地下，比失言更好；惡人的崩潰，常是忽然而來的。 | 20The slipping of a false tongue is as one that falleth on the pavement: so the fall of the wicked shall come speedily. |
| 21無禮的人，好像無知的人口中，不斷重述的一個乏味的故事。 | 21A man without grace is as a vain fable, it shall be continually in the mouth of the unwise. |
| 22出自愚人口中的比喻，不受歡迎，因為他說的不合時機。 | 22A parable coming out, of a fool's mouth shall be rejected: for he doth not speak it in due season. |
| 23有人因貧乏不能犯罪，所以在安靜中，不感到良心的剌激。 | 23There is that is hindered from sinning through want, and in his rest he shall be pricked. |
| 24有人因害羞而損害自己，因愚昧的顧慮而犧牲自己，因顧及情面而使自己喪亡。 | 24There is that will destroy his own soul through shamefacedness, and by occasion of an unwise person he will destroy it: and by respect of person he will destroy himself. |
| 25有人因害羞而對朋友應許過甚，無故使他成了仇人。 | 25There is that for bashfulness promiseth to his friend, and maketh him his enemy for nothing. |
| 26謊言為人是一種可惡的污點，然而常在無知人的口裏。 | 26A lie is a foul blot in a man, and yet it will be continually in the mouth of men without discipline. |
| 27盜賊也比一個常說謊的人好，但是這兩等人將承受的，都是滅亡。 | 27A thief is better than a man that is always lying: but both of them shall inherit destruction. |
| 28說謊人的品行，是不光彩的，恥辱常在他們身上。 | 28The manners of lying men are without honour: and their confusion is with them without ceasing. |
| 29智慧人在言談上，必增高自己的身價；明智人，會使偉人喜悅。 | 29A wise man shall advance himself with his words, and a prudent man shall please the great ones. |
| 30耕種田地的，必使自己的收穫堆積如山；行正義的，必被舉揚；使偉人喜悅的，過錯必蒙寬恕。 | 30He that tilleth his land shall make a high heap of corn: and he that worketh justice shall be exalted: and he that pleaseth great men shall escape iniquity. |
| 31贈品與禮物昏迷明智人的眼目，就如口罩阻止責斥。 | 31Presents and gifts blind the eyes of judges, and make them dumb in the mouth, so that they cannot correct. |
| 32隱藏的智慧和埋藏的寶貝，二者究竟有什麼用？ | 32Wisdom that is hid, and treasure that is not seen: what profit is there in them both? |
| 33隱瞞自己糊塗的人，比隱瞞自己智慧的人還好。 | 33Better is he that hideth his folly, than the man that hideth his wisdom. |
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