箴言:Chapter 16
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| 箴言 | Proverbs |
|---|---|
| 1內心策劃在於人，應允卻在於上主。 | 1Man may make plans in his heart, but what the tongue utters is from the LORD. |
| 2對自己的行為，人都自覺無瑕；但審察心靈的，卻是上主。 | 2All the ways of a man may be pure in his own eyes, but it is the LORD who proves the spirit. |
| 3將你的作為委託於上主，這樣你的計劃必會成功。 | 3Entrust your works to the LORD, and your plans will succeed. |
| 4上主所造的各有其用意，連惡人也有不幸的一日。 | 4The LORD has made everything for his own ends, even the wicked for the evil day. |
| 5居心傲慢的，上主必厭惡；這一類的人，逃不掉懲罰。 | 5Every proud man is an abomination to the LORD; I assure you that he will not go unpunished. |
| 6藉慈善忠誠，可補贖罪過；藉敬畏上主，可避免罪惡。 | 6By kindness and piety guilt is expiated, and by the fear of the LORD man avoids evil. |
| 7世人的行徑，若中悅上主，他必使仇敵，再與他和好。 | 7When the LORD is pleased with a man's ways, he makes even his enemies be at peace with him. |
| 8收入少而守正義，勝於進款多而行不義。 | 8Better a little with virtue, than a large income with injustice. |
| 9人心裏都策劃自己的行徑；但他的步伐卻由上主支配。 | 9In his mind a man plans his course, but the LORD directs his steps. |
| 10神明的斷語，出自君王口；他口下判斷，必不致差錯。 | 10The king's lips are an oracle; no judgment he pronounces is false. |
| 11天秤和稱盤，屬上主所有；囊中的法碼，全由他制定。 | 11Balance and scales belong to the LORD; all the weights used with them are his concern. |
| 12君王最厭惡的是作惡，因為王位賴正義而立。 | 12Kings have a horror of wrongdoing, for by righteousness the throne endures. |
| 13正義的唇舌，為君王所喜悅；說話正直者，為君王所愛戴。 | 13The king takes delight in honest lips, and the man who speaks what is right he loves. |
| 14君王的震怒，是死訊的使者；但是智慧人，能平息王怒。 | 14The king's wrath is like messengers of death, but a wise man can pacify it. |
| 15君王容光煥發，人即可活命；君王的恩澤，有如春雲時雨。 | 15In the light of the king's countenance is life, and his favor is like a rain cloud in spring. |
| 16獲得智慧，勝於獲得黃金；獲得智識，勝於獲得白銀。 | 16How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! To acquire understanding is more desirable than silver. |
| 17正直人的行徑遠離邪惡，謹守行為的人必確保生命。 | 17The path of the upright avoids misfortune; he who pays attention to his way safeguards his life. |
| 18驕橫是滅亡的先聲，傲慢是隕落的前導。 | 18Pride goes before disaster, and a haughty spirit before a fall. |
| 19謙下與貧民共處，勝於與驕傲人分贓。 | 19It is better to be humble with the meek than to share plunder with the proud. |
| 20細聽勸言的，必將受益；信賴上主的，真是有福。 | 20He who plans a thing will be successful; happy is he who trusts in the LORD! |
| 21有慧心的人，被稱為哲人；溫和的口吻，更具說服力。 | 21The wise man is esteemed for his discernment, yet pleasing speech increases his persuasiveness. |
| 22為有智識的人，智識是生命的泉源；然而糊塗愚昧，卻是愚昧人的懲罰。 | 22Good sense is a fountain of life to its possessor, but folly brings chastisement on fools. |
| 23智慧人的心，使自己的嘴靈巧，使自己的唇舌，更具說服力。 | 23The mind of the wise man makes him eloquent, and augments the persuasiveness of his lips. |
| 24親切的言語，有如蜂蜜，使心靈愉快，使筋骨舒暢。 | 24Pleasing words are a honeycomb, sweet to the taste and healthful to the body. |
| 25有些道路，看來正直；走到盡頭，卻是死路。 | 25Sometimes a way seems right to a man, but the end of it leads to death! |
| 26工人的胃口，催他勞作；一人的口腹，迫他工作。 | 26The laborer's appetite labors for him, for his mouth urges him on. |
| 27無賴之徒，圖謀邪惡；他的嘴上，似有火燒。 | 27A scoundrel is a furnace of evil, and on his lips there is a scorching fire. |
| 28乖戾的人，撒播爭端；告密的人，離間友情。 | 28An intriguer sows discord, and a talebearer separates bosom friends. |
| 29強橫的人，誘惑朋友；引他走入不正之途。 | 29A lawless man allures his neighbor, and leads him into a way that is not good. |
| 30誰緊閉眼睛，是在策劃陰謀；誰緊咬口唇，邪惡業已完成。 | 30He who winks his eye is plotting trickery; he who compresses his lips has mischief ready. |
| 31皓首白髮，是尊榮的冠冕；只在正義的道上，方可獲得。 | 31Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained by virtuous living. |
| 32有涵養的人，勝於勇士；克服自己的人，勝於克城的人。 | 32A patient man is better than a warrior, and he who rules his temper, than he who takes a city. |
| 33人儘可在懷中抽籤，但決斷卻在乎上主。 | 33When the lot is cast into the lap, its decision depends entirely on the LORD. |
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