Proverbs:Chapter 19

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Proverbs:Chapter 19

箴言	Proverbs
¹窮而行為正直，勝於富而唇舌欺詐。	¹Better the poor man who lives honestly than the fool who lies.
²熱誠無謀，誠不可取；步伐匆忙，難免失足。	²It is bad for men not to reflect, and acting too quickly can lead one astray.
³人因愚蠢自毀前途；他的心反遷怒上主。	³A man spoils his chances through his own stupidity but it is against Yahweh that his heart rages.
⁴財富招來許多朋友，窮人卻為親朋所棄。	⁴Wealth multiplies friends, but the poor man is deprived of his only friend.
⁵作假見證的人，難免受罰；撒播謊言的人，勢必難逃。	⁵The false witness will not go unpunished, the liar will not escape.
⁶大方的人，人人奉承；好施的人，人都諂媚。	⁶Many are the flatterers of the noble man, the whole world is a friend to the rich man.
⁷人窮兄弟恨，朋友更遠離；誰追求空言，是捕風捉影。	⁷A poor man is hated by all his brothers, and even more so do his friends desert him. He searches for someone to talk to but finds no one.
⁸獲得明哲的，必愛惜自己；珍惜明智的，必覓得幸福。	⁸He who acquires wisdom loves himself, he who respects knowledge will be happy.
⁹作假見證的人，難免受罰；撒播謊言的人，自趨滅亡。	⁹The false witness will not go unpunished, the liar will perish.
¹⁰安逸的生活，不適於愚人；奴隸管君主，更是不相宜。	¹⁰It is not good that a fool live luxuriously, still less that a slave command princes.
¹¹明智的人，緩於發怒，寬恕愆尤，引以為榮。	¹¹A clever man is slow to anger; his glory lies in forgetting offenses.
¹²君主的盛怒，有如獅子的怒吼；君王的恩惠，有如草上的朝露。	¹²The angry king is like a roaring lion but his favor is like the dew on the grass.
¹³愚昧的兒子，是父親的災禍；吵鬧的女人，有如屋頂漏水。	¹³The foolish son is the ruination of his father; the nagging wife is like a dripping gutter.
¹⁴房屋與錢財，是父母的遺產；賢明的妻子，是上主的恩賜。	¹⁴House and wealth are inherited from a father but a sensible wife is a gift from Yahweh.
¹⁵懶慢怠惰，使人沉睡；閒蕩的人，必要挨餓。	¹⁵Laziness makes a man fall asleep, the idler will go hungry.
¹⁶恪守上主誡命的，可保全生命；輕視上主道路的，必自趨喪亡。	¹⁶He who keeps the commandment keeps his life; he who despises it dies.
¹⁷向窮人施捨，是借貸於上主；對他的功德，上主必要報答。	¹⁷He who shows compassion to the poor lends to Yahweh, who will repay his good deed.
¹⁸尚有希望時，應處罰兒子；但不可存心置他於死地。	¹⁸Correct your son as long as there is hope, lest you be responsible for his death.
¹⁹易怒的人，應當受罰：你越寬容，使他越乖戾。	¹⁹The violent man leaves himself open to a fine; if you spare him he will continue.
²⁰你應聽取勸告，接受教訓，使你今後成個明智的人。	²⁰Listen to counsel and accept correction, and you will be wise in the end.
²¹人在心中儘可策劃多端，實現的卻是上主的計劃。	²¹Plans abound in the human heart but only Yahweh's purpose will be realized.
²²慷慨為人有利，窮漢勝過騙子。	²²Goodness is attractive in a person; better a poor man than a liar.
²³敬畏上主，使人得生命，滿懷敬畏，必無殃無禍。	²³Love of Yahweh leads you to life; you will have your fill and live without fear.
²⁴懶惰人伸手到食盤，卻懶於送回到口邊。	²⁴The lazy man dips his hand in the dish but he cannot even lift it to his mouth.
²⁵你若杖責輕狂人，幼稚者將變明智；你只譴責明智者，他即更明瞭義理。	²⁵Punish the mocker and the ignorant will be more careful; rebuke a discerning man and he will listen to reason.
²⁶苛待父親，迫走母親的，實是卑賤可恥的兒子。	²⁶He who dispossesses his father and evicts his mother is a shameful and degenerate son.
²⁷我兒，你停止聽取教訓，就是遠離智慧的訓言。	²⁷My son, listen to instruction and stop straying from the words of wisdom.
²⁸邪曲的見證，戲笑公義；惡人們的嘴，吞食不義。	²⁸An unworthy witness makes a mockery of justice; the mouth of the wicked feeds on evil.
²⁹體刑是為輕狂人而設，鞭笞是為愚人背而備。	²⁹Punishments were made for mockers and blows, for the backs of fools.

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