Proverbs:Chapter 17
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| 1乾餅一張而平安共食，勝於滿屋佳肴而互相爭吵。 | 1Better a crust of dry bread in peace than the discord of a house full of feasting. |
| 2聰明的僕人必能管治任性的兒子，且可與弟兄們共分產業。 | 2A shrewd servant will replace the foolish son of the master and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers. |
| 3鍋煉銀，爐煉金，上主煉人心。 | 3A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold but Yahweh is the tester of hearts. |
| 4奸詐的人，愛聽胡言亂語；說謊的人，輕信是非長短。 | 4The evil plotter listens to the lips of liars; and the liar gives an ear to the corrupt tongue. |
| 5嘲笑窮人的，是凌辱他的造主；幸災樂禍的，必不能脫免懲罰。 | 5He who mocks the poor insults their Creator, he who laughs at the deprived will not go unpunished. |
| 6孫兒是老人的冠冕，父親是兒女的光榮。 | 6The crown of the aged is their children's children, the children's glory is their father. |
| 7優雅的言詞，不適宜於愚人；虛偽的狂語，更不宜於君王。 | 7Noble language does not suit the fool and even less do lies suit a prince. |
| 8賄賂在饋贈者眼中，有如寶石；不論他要轉向何方，無往不利。 | 8The giver of gifts possesses a treasure, wherever he goes he will succeed. |
| 9掩飾他人的過錯，可獲得友愛；屢念舊日的過惡，則離間友誼。 | 9Whoever covers over a fault promotes friendships, but he who reveals a word divides friends. |
| 10對明智人一句指責，勝過對愚昧人百次杖擊。 | 10A discerning man is more impressed by a reprimand than a fool is by a hundred lashes. |
| 11暴徒只求叛亂，但有殘酷使者，奉命前來對付。 | 11The wicked man seeks nothing but rebellion; a cruel messenger will be sent against him. |
| 12寧願遇見失掉幼子的母熊，不願逢着正在發狂的愚人。 | 12It is better to meet with a bear deprived of her cubs than with a fool in his foolishness. |
| 13誰以怨報德，災禍必不離開他的家。 | 13He who repays good with evil will not rid his house of evil. |
| 14爭論的開端，如水之破堤；在激辯之前，應極加制止。 | 14To begin legal proceedings is like opening a dam; withdraw before the dispute erupts. |
| 15宣判罪人無罪，判定義人有罪：二者同為上主所憎惡。 | 15To excuse the guilty and condemn the just: both are detestable to Yahweh. |
| 16愚昧的人，既沒有頭腦，手執金錢買智慧，又何益之有？ | 16What good is money in a fool's hand? How can he buy wisdom? He has no sense. |
| 17朋友平時常相愛，惟在難中見兄弟。 | 17A friend will love you at all times, a brother has been born to you for times of adversity. |
| 18常為人擊掌作保，實是個無知之徒。 | 18He who is full of promises and goes bail for his neighbor has no sense. |
| 19好爭辯的人，實喜愛罪過；高舉門戶的，必自趨滅亡。 | 19The sinner loves disputes, the man of arrogant words hastens his own ruin. |
| 20誰存心欺詐，不會得幸福；誰搬弄是非，必陷於災禍。 | 20The man of double-dealing does not find happiness, the sly tongue falls into disgrace. |
| 21生糊塗孩子的，只有悲哀；糊塗人的父親，毫無樂趣。 | 21He who fathers a fool has acquired misery, there is no joy for a fool's father. |
| 22愉快的心，是良好的治療；神志憂鬱，能使筋骨枯萎。 | 22A joyful heart gives health to the body, while a sad spirit dries up the bones.. |
| 23惡人在大衣下受賄賂，是為顛倒正義的判詞。 | 23The corrupt man takes bribes to pervert the course of justice. |
| 24精明的人，常面向智慧；愚者的眼，向地極呆望， | 24The discerning man keeps wisdom before his eyes; the fool's eyes are on every corner of the world. |
| 25愚昧的兒子，是他父親的痛苦，是他生母的憂傷。 | 25The foolish son is a worry to his father and distress to her who gave him birth. |
| 26科罰無辜，已屬不當；杖責君子，更屬不義。 | 26It is not right to fine the upright; the noble ought not to be beaten. |
| 27智者必沉默寡言，達人必心神鎮定。 | 27The prudent of speech are wise; he who keeps his temper is an educated man. |
| 28愚人不發言，亦可充作智者；若謹口慎言，亦可視為哲人。 | 28Then the fool, if silent, can pass as wise; the clever man keeps his lips sealed. |
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