Proverbs:Chapter 14

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Proverbs:Chapter 14

箴言	Proverbs
¹智慧的婦女，足以興家；愚昧的婦女，親手將家拆毀。	¹Wisdom builds her house, foolishness destroys it with her own hands.
²履行正路的人，敬畏上主；愛走曲徑的人，輕視上主。	²Upright living is fear of Yahweh, but he who is devious in his ways scorns him.
³愚昧人口中，有傲慢的根苗；智慧人的唇舌，是自己的保障。	³From the fool's mouth comes the rod of his pride, the wise man's lips protect him.
⁴沒有耕牛，沒有五穀；耕牛愈雄壯，收穫愈豐富。	⁴Where there's no oxen, there's no wheat, in the oxen's strength there's abundant harvest.
⁵忠實的證人，決不說謊；虛偽的證人，謊言連篇。	⁵The truthful witness does not lie; the false witness breathes deceit.
⁶輕狂人求智，只屬徒然；明智人求知，卻很容易。	⁶The mocker searches for wisdom in vain; knowledge comes easily to the discreet man.
⁷你應遠離愚昧的人，由他口中決得不到明哲。	⁷Keep away from the fool for you will find no wisdom in his words.
⁸明智人的智慧，在於審察自己的行徑；愚昧人的昏愚，在於自欺欺人。	⁸The wisdom of the discreet man lies in guarding his conduct, but the foolishness of fools is full of deceit.
⁹罪孽住在愚昧人中，恩愛與正直人為伍。	⁹Fools never make amends, while goodwill dwells among the upright.
¹⁰心頭的愁苦，惟有自己知；心中的喜樂，他人無分享。	¹⁰The heart understands its own grief; no stranger can share in its joy.
¹¹邪僻人的家庭，必遭破壞；正直人的帳幕，卻要興隆。	¹¹The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will stand firm.
¹²有些道路，看來正直；走到盡頭，卻是死路。	¹²To one, his way appears correct, but in the end it leads to death.
¹³連在歡笑中，心亦有感傷；歡笑的結局，往往是痛苦。	¹³The heart feels pain in the midst of laughter, and joy ends in sorrow.
¹⁴變心的人，必自嘗其果；良善的人，必得其善報。	¹⁴The reckless man reaps the fruit of his ways; the good man will earn reward.
¹⁵幼稚的人，有話必信；明智的人，步步謹慎。	¹⁵The simpleton believes all he's told, the prudent man watches his step.
¹⁶智慧人戒避邪惡，愚昧人驕矜自負。	¹⁶The wise man fears and avoids evil, the fool goes near and feels safe.
¹⁷易怒的人，做事昏愚；慎思的人，事事含忍。	¹⁷The angry man does foolish things, the crafty man makes himself hated.
¹⁸愚昧的人，以愚昧為基業；明智的人，以知識為冠冕。	¹⁸Foolishness is the inheritance of fools, the prudent choose wisdom as their crown.
¹⁹歹徒將伏在善人面前，惡人將跪在義人門前。	¹⁹The wicked shall kneel before the good, and the godless, before the gates of the virtuous.
²⁰貧窮的人，為親朋所厭；富貴的人，則高朋滿座。	²⁰The poor man is detestable even to his neighbor while the rich man has many friends.
²¹藐視近人，便是犯罪；憐憫苦人，纔是有福。	²¹A sinner is he who looks down on his neighbor, happy is he who shows pity to the poor.
²²陰謀邪惡的人，豈非走入歧途？策劃行善的人，必獲慈惠忠誠。	²²Does evil plotting not lead to ruin? Do goodness and sincerity not belong to those devoted to good?
²³一切勞苦，皆有利益；只有閒談，引人貧窮。	²³Hard work yields a profit but the idler brings misfortune.
²⁴智慧人的冠冕，是他們的機智；愚昧人的冠冕，是他們的糊塗。	²⁴Wealth is the wise man's crown, foolishness the diadem of fools.
²⁵忠實的見證，救人性命；作假證的人，危害他人。	²⁵A truthful witness saves lives; he who lies will be lost.
²⁶敬畏上主，是穩固的靠山；為他的子孫，也是個避難所。	²⁶There is great security in the fear of Yahweh, his sons find refuge in him.
²⁷敬畏上主，是生命的泉源，使人脫免死亡的羅網。	²⁷The fear of Yahweh is a life-giving fountain for escaping the snares of death.
²⁸人民眾多，是君王的光榮；庶民缺少，是王侯的沒落。	²⁸Numerous people are a king's glory; lack of subjects ruins a prince.
²⁹緩於發怒的人，必甚有見識；脾氣暴躁的人，必大顯愚昧。	²⁹The discerning man is slow to anger, the impatient one displays stupidity.
³⁰心平氣和，使身體康健；心懷嫉忌，使骨骸腐蝕。	³⁰A peaceful heart is the body's life but the passions are a cancer in the bones.
³¹欺壓窮人的，就是淩辱他的造主；憐恤苦人的，就是尊敬他的造主。	³¹Oppression of the weak insults their creator, he is honored by those who have compassion on the needy.
³²惡人因自己的邪惡，必被毀滅；義人因自己的正義，有所憑藉。	³²The evildoer is overthrown by his own evil, the upright man feels safe up to death.
³³智慧居於哲人的心中，愚人的懷中一無所見。	³³Wisdom resides in the heart of the discerning; who ever sees her among fools?
³⁴正義能以興邦立國，罪惡卻使人民衰落。	³⁴Virtue makes a nation great; the sinner disgraces a people.
³⁵明哲的臣僕，蒙受君王的寵幸；無用的臣僕，必遭君王的盛怒。	³⁵The clever servant enjoys the king's favor but the fool has to suffer his anger.

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