Proverbs:Chapter 25
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| 1以下也是撒羅滿的箴言，由猶大王希則克雅的人所蒐集： | 1These are also Proverbs of Solomon, recorded in the time of Heze- kiah, king of Judah. |
| 2將事隱蔽，是天主的光榮；清察事實，是君王的光榮。 | 2The glory of God is in hiding secrets and the glory of the king, in revealing them. |
| 3天有多高，地有多厚，王有何心，不可測量。 | 3As high as the skies, as deep as the earth, such is the heart of kings. |
| 4若將銀渣除去淨盡，銀匠必會造出銀器； | 4Remove the impurity from silver and it will become a vessel in the hands of the silversmith. |
| 5若將君王前的惡人除掉，王座即可因正義而穩立。 | 5Remove the wicked from the king's presence and he will affirm his power through justice. |
| 6你在君王前不可炫耀，不可佔有權貴的座位； | 6Do not boast before the king or put yourself among the great. |
| 7因為人對你說「請上座！」比在貴人前受抑更好。 | 7It would be better to be invited, "Come up here," than to be humiliated after having seen the prince. |
| 8你眼若有所見，不可冒然訴訟；人若使你難堪，你將何以善後？ | 8Do not be too hasty in accusing your neighbor for what would happen to you should he confound you? |
| 9與你的近人，可自決爭端；他人的秘密，切不可洩漏； | 9Defend your case against your neighbor but do not reveal the secret of another, |
| 10免得人聽見了而譏笑你，使你的聲譽一敗塗地。 | 10lest he overhear it and despise you and your reputation be lost. |
| 11一句簡單話，若說得適當，有如銀盤中，放上金蘋果。 | 11An opportune word is like golden apples encased in silver. |
| 12明智的勸戒，對受教的人，無異於金環，或純金美飾。 | 12A gold ring or an ornament of fine gold, such is the wise man's rebuke to a responsive person. |
| 13忠誠的使者，對遣他的人，有如秋收時，吹來的涼風，使他主人的心感到愉快。 | 13The trustworthy messenger is like the coolness of snow at harvest time, to him who sends him: he revives the soul of his master. |
| 14許諾而不實踐的人，只好似無雨的風雲。 | 14Clouds and wind but no rain, such is the one who promises but does not fulfill. |
| 15容忍可以折服公侯，柔語能以粉碎硬骨。 | 15With a little patience you will persuade the judge; a soft tongue can break bones. |
| 16你能找到蜂蜜，應按食量吃；怕吃的過多，反要吐出來。 | 16If you find honey, eat enough but not too much, lest you bring it up again. |
| 17鄰舍的住家，你應少踏入；怕他討厭你，反而憎恨你。 | 17Go rarely to your neighbor's house lest he tire of you and grow to hate you. |
| 18作假見證陷害鄰舍的人，無異是鐵鎚、刀劍和利箭。 | 18A mace, a sword, a keen arrow: such is the one who lies about his neighbor. |
| 19在患難之日，信賴無信用的人，有如信賴蛀壞的牙，脫節的腳。 | 19A decaying tooth, a lame foot, such is the trust put in the ungodly on the day of trouble. |
| 20對憂傷的心靈詠唱詩歌，無異在傷口處倒上酸醋。 | 20Singing songs to a grieving person is like taking off your cloak in frosty weather or pouring vinegar into a wound. |
| 21若仇人餓了，你要給他吃；若是他渴了，應給他水喝： | 21If your enemy is hungry give him something to eat, if thirsty, something to drink; |
| 22這是將火炭堆在他頭上，上主也必要因此還報你。 | 22thus you pile up red-hot coals on his head and Yahweh will reward you. |
| 23北風帶來時雨；讒言易惹怒容。 | 23As the north wind brings the rain, so the gossiping tongue leaves angry faces. |
| 24寧願住在屋頂的一角，不願與吵婦同居一室。 | 24Better the corner of a barn to live in than a house shared with a whimsical woman. |
| 25來自遠方的喜信，無異口渴獲清泉。 | 25Good news from a distant country is like cool water to a dry throat. |
| 26義人如在惡人面前失足，無異弄混的水泉，弄濁的水井。 | 26A churning river or a polluted spring is like the virtuous man who trembles before the evildoer. |
| 27吃蜂蜜過多，有損無益；過於求光榮，反而受累。 | 27It is not good to eat too much honey and even less good to be greedy for honors. |
| 28人若不控制自己的脾氣，就如一座無牆無防的城市。 | 28The man who cannot contain his anger is like an open city, without defenses. |
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