Sirach:Chapter 20

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Sirach:Chapter 20

德訓篇	Sirach
¹譴責勝於發怒；凡承認過錯的，必能保全自己不受損害。	¹There are rebukes which are inopportune; there is the silence of a sensible man.
²閹人想姦污處女，	²Better to rebuke than nurse a grudge. He who recognizes his fault diminishes its consequences.
³就如用暴力施行不公平的審判。	³Like a eunuch desiring to violate a girl, such is he who uses force in pretending to be just.
⁴受責而表示悔改，是多麼美好！若能如此，你便可以躲避故意的罪。	⁴One keeps silent and is thought to be wise, the other makes himself hated because of his gossiping.
⁵有的人緘口不言，而被認為是智慧人；有的人因為多言，而為人所憎惡。	⁵One remains silent because he does not know how to reply; the other keeps quiet, waiting for the right moment.
⁶有的人不出聲，是因為他不知所答；有的人不出聲，是因為他知道何時該說話。	⁶The wise man keeps silent until the right moment; the chatterer and fool speak out of turn.
⁷明智人緘口不言，直等相宜的時候；自誇和愚昧的人，卻不看時機。	⁷He who speaks too much makes himself hated; he who wishes to impose himself stirs up ill will.
⁸多言的人，必招人厭惡；專權的人，必被人惱恨。	⁸Man can turn his troubles to his advantage; a lucky chance can turn to loss.
⁹有的人在患難中，得到成功；有的人在順境中，反而失敗。	⁹There is a type of generosity which will not reward you and another which will repay you double.
¹⁰有的餽贈，為你沒有益處；有的餽贈，卻獲得雙倍的酬報。	¹⁰One is humiliated for having had honors; another is humiliated, and then lifts up his head.
¹¹有的屈辱來自尊榮，但也有人從卑微中抬起了頭。	¹¹One buys much with little money; another pays seven times its value.
¹²有的人用低價大批收買，然而卻因此賠了七倍。	¹²The wise man makes himself lovable through his words alone, while the favors of the fool are lost.
¹³明智人說話，叫人喜愛；愚昧的人溫和，卻是白費。	¹³The fool's gift is not to your advantage; he gives with greedy eyes.
¹⁴愚昧人的禮物，為你沒有益處，因為他不是睜着一隻眼，而是睜着七隻眼。	¹⁴He gives little but puts on a great outward appearance and exclaims for all to hear; he lends today and recovers the loan tomorrow; he is a despicable man.
¹⁵他給的少，而責難的卻多；他張開口，就如一個傳令員。	¹⁵The fool says, "I have no friends, no one welcomes my favors.
¹⁶今日借錢，明日就要還。像這樣的人，實在可恨。	¹⁶Those who eat my bread have evil tongues." How often they will mock him, and by how many!
¹⁷愚人說：「我沒有朋友；我做好事，也得不到感謝。」	¹⁷Better to stumble on the ground than to make a slip with the tongue; this is how easily the wicked fall.
¹⁸吃他飯的人，口舌欺人。多少次，多少人要譏笑他呢？	¹⁸The rough-mannered man is like an indiscreet story that ill-mannered people tell out of time.
¹⁹愚昧人對自己擁有的東西，還不正經使用，對不是他所有的東西，就更漠不關心了。	¹⁹The proverb told by a fool will fail, since he does not speak it at an appropriate time.
²⁰跌倒地下，比失言更好；惡人的崩潰，常是忽然而來的。	²⁰One keeps himself from sin because he does not have the means to act; when he gets the chance, he will have no remorse.
²¹無禮的人，好像無知的人口中，不斷重述的一個乏味的故事。	²¹One loses his soul out of false shame; he loses himself for fear of what a foolish man thinks.
²²出自愚人口中的比喻，不受歡迎，因為他說的不合時機。	²²Out of false shame he wants to win a friend; he gets an enemy, in fact, for nothing.
²³有人因貧乏不能犯罪，所以在安靜中，不感到良心的剌激。	²³Lying is a shameful defect in a man; fools are used to it.
²⁴有人因害羞而損害自己，因愚昧的顧慮而犧牲自己，因顧及情面而使自己喪亡。	²⁴Better to be a thief than a liar, yet both are heading for disaster.
²⁵有人因害羞而對朋友應許過甚，無故使他成了仇人。	²⁵Habitual lying is detestable; disgrace never leaves the liar.
²⁶謊言為人是一種可惡的污點，然而常在無知人的口裏。	²⁶The wise man's words advance his cause; the shrewd man will gain favor with the powerful.
²⁷盜賊也比一個常說謊的人好，但是這兩等人將承受的，都是滅亡。	²⁷He who tills the earth increases his produce; he who pleases the great is forgiven his wickedness.
²⁸說謊人的品行，是不光彩的，恥辱常在他們身上。	²⁸Presents and gifts blind a wise man's eyes; like a muzzle they silence the conscientious.
²⁹智慧人在言談上，必增高自己的身價；明智人，會使偉人喜悅。	²⁹Concealed wisdom and hidden treasure: what good are these?
³⁰耕種田地的，必使自己的收穫堆積如山；行正義的，必被舉揚；使偉人喜悅的，過錯必蒙寬恕。	³⁰The man who conceals his stupidity is better than one who conceals his wisdom.
³¹贈品與禮物昏迷明智人的眼目，就如口罩阻止責斥。	³¹
³²隱藏的智慧和埋藏的寶貝，二者究竟有什麼用？	³²
³³隱瞞自己糊塗的人，比隱瞞自己智慧的人還好。	³³

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