Proverbs:Chapter 20
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| 1清酒令人輕狂，醇酒使人發瘋；凡沉溺於酒的，必不是明智人。 | 1Wine leads to vulgarity and strong drink, to bravado; he who strays in it will never be wise. |
| 2君王震怒，有如獅子的咆哮；觸怒他的，危害自己的性命。 | 2The angry king is like a roaring lion; whoever provokes him risks his life. |
| 3平息爭端，是人的光榮；凡是愚人，都喜愛爭論。 | 3It is good for man to avoid quarrels; it is the fool who does not master himself. |
| 4懶惰人一寒泠，便不耕作；收穫之時，他必一無所獲。 | 4Autumn is over, yet the fool does no work; come the harvest, he searches and finds nothing. |
| 5人心的謀略，有如深水，惟有聰明人，纔能汲取。 | 5Counsel is like deep water in the heart, the discerning man has only to draw it out. |
| 6自命為仁者，比比皆是；但有誰找到忠貞的人？ | 6Many are called good but where can the trustworthy man be found? |
| 7正義的人，必然為人正直；他的後代子孫，必然有福。 | 7The upright man who works honestly will make his sons happy after him. |
| 8君王高坐在判座上，所有邪惡一目了然。 | 8The king who sits in judgment discovers evil at a single glance. |
| 9有誰能說：「我保持了心靈的潔淨，我是純潔無罪的？」 | 9Who can say, "I have purified my heart, I am cleansed from sin?" |
| 10不同的衡量，不同的升斗：二者皆為上主同樣厭惡。 | 10The crooked measure and scales - these are the things that Yahweh detests. |
| 11孩童的行為，潔淨正直與否，由他的舉動便可認出。 | 11The child reveals himself in his deeds: whether his actions are honest and upright. |
| 12能聽的耳朵，能看的眼睛：二者皆為上主所造。 | 12The ear that hears, the eye that sees, Yahweh has made them both. |
| 13不要貪睡眠，免得你受窮；兩眼睜開，纔能得飽食。 | 13Do not love sleep lest you become poor; keep your eyes open and you will have your fill of bread. |
| 14顧客常說：「不好，不好！」但一離去，讚不絕口。 | 14"No good, no good," says the buyer but off he goes congratulating himself. |
| 15雖有大批黃金寶石，但最寶貴的，還是明智的唇舌。 | 15Although you have gold and abundance of pearls, the most valuable adornment is lips which speak wisely. |
| 16誰為外方人作保，拿去他的衣服；誰為異邦人作保，以他本人作質。 | 16Get rid of his clothes because he has stood bail for a stranger; arrest him for the profit of those unknown! |
| 17騙來的食物頗覺香甜，事後口中卻滿是砂礫。 | 17Stolen bread tastes good but later on your mouth is full of sand. |
| 18運籌帷幄，必先要商討；進行戰事，必該憑智謀。 | 18Plans take shape, thanks to advice; do battle, then, with wise strategies. |
| 19遊蕩閒談的，必洩漏秘密；張口饒舌的，別與他交結。 | 19The gossiper reveals secrets; have nothing to do with chatterers. |
| 20凡是辱罵自己父母的人，他的燈必在幽暗中熄滅。 | 20Whoever curses his father and mother will see his lamp extinguished in the midst of darkness. |
| 21起初容易得來的財物，最後也不會得到祝福。 | 21Advantage hastily gained in the beginning will not be blessed in the long run. |
| 22你切不可說：「我以惡報惡；」應信賴上主，他必拯救你。 | 22Never say, "I will take revenge." Trust in Yahweh; he will save you. |
| 23不同的衡量，為上主所惡；不同的天秤，實屬不道德。 | 23Yahweh detests false weights; it does no good to have false scales. |
| 24世人的腳步，由上主支配；人那能了解自己的道路？ | 24Yahweh directs a man's steps, who can know where his way leads? |
| 25人若冒然說：「聖」，許願後纔反省，這是自投羅網。 | 25It is dangerous to make hasty promises to Yahweh and only then reflect on them. |
| 26智慧的君王簸揚惡人，且用車輪來壓軋他們。 | 26A king throws evildoers to the wind and runs the thresher over them. |
| 27人的靈魂是天主的燈，探照肺腑的一切隱密。 | 27Man's spirit is Yahweh's lamp which searches the hidden places of the heart. |
| 28仁愛和忠誠，是君王的保障；他的寶座，是賴慈愛而支撐。 | 28Goodness and loyalty keep guard over the king; his throne stands due to goodness. |
| 29少年人的光榮，在於他們的魄力；老年人的榮耀，在於他們的白髮。 | 29Energy is the adornment of youth, white hair the dignity of age. |
| 30見傷的鞭打能清除邪惡，杖擊能觸及肺腑的深處。 | 30Bleeding wounds purify evil, blows bring healing to the inner self. |
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