箴言:Chapter 17
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| 1乾餅一張而平安共食，勝於滿屋佳肴而互相爭吵。 | 1Better a dry crust with peace than a house full of feasting with strife. |
| 2聰明的僕人必能管治任性的兒子，且可與弟兄們共分產業。 | 2An intelligent servant will rule over a worthless son, and will share the inheritance with the brothers. |
| 3鍋煉銀，爐煉金，上主煉人心。 | 3The crucible for silver, and the furnace for gold, but the tester of hearts is the LORD. |
| 4奸詐的人，愛聽胡言亂語；說謊的人，輕信是非長短。 | 4The evil man gives heed to wicked lips, and listens to falsehood from a mischievous tongue. |
| 5嘲笑窮人的，是凌辱他的造主；幸災樂禍的，必不能脫免懲罰。 | 5He who mocks the poor blasphemes his Maker; he who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished. |
| 6孫兒是老人的冠冕，父親是兒女的光榮。 | 6Grandchildren are the crown of old men, and the glory of children is their parentage. |
| 7優雅的言詞，不適宜於愚人；虛偽的狂語，更不宜於君王。 | 7Fine words are out of place in a fool; how much more, lying words in a noble! |
| 8賄賂在饋贈者眼中，有如寶石；不論他要轉向何方，無往不利。 | 8A man who has a bribe to offer rates it a magic stone; at every turn it brings him success. |
| 9掩飾他人的過錯，可獲得友愛；屢念舊日的過惡，則離間友誼。 | 9He who covers up a misdeed fosters friendship, but he who gossips about it separates friends. |
| 10對明智人一句指責，勝過對愚昧人百次杖擊。 | 10A single reprimand does more for a man of intelligence than a hundred lashes for a fool. |
| 11暴徒只求叛亂，但有殘酷使者，奉命前來對付。 | 11On rebellion alone is the wicked man bent, but a merciless messenger will be sent against him. |
| 12寧願遇見失掉幼子的母熊，不願逢著正在發狂的愚人。 | 12Face a bear robbed of her cubs, but never a fool in his folly! |
| 13誰以怨報德，災禍必不離開他的家。 | 13If a man returns evil for good, from his house evil will not depart. |
| 14爭論的開端，如水之破堤；在激辯之前，應極加制止。 | 14The start of strife is like the opening of a dam; therefore, check a quarrel before it begins! |
| 15宣判罪人無罪，判定義人有罪：二者同為上主所憎惡。 | 15He who condones the wicked, he who condemns the just, are both an abomination to the LORD. |
| 16愚昧的人，既沒有頭腦，手執金錢買智慧，又何益之有？ | 16Of what use in the fool's hand are the means to buy wisdom, since he has no mind for it? |
| 17朋友平時常相愛，惟在難中見兄弟。 | 17He who is a friend is always a friend, and a brother is born for the time of stress. |
| 18常為人擊掌作保，實是個無知之徒。 | 18Senseless is the man who gives his hand in pledge, who becomes surety for his neighbor. |
| 19好爭辯的人，實喜愛罪過；高舉門戶的，必自趨滅亡。 | 19He who loves strife loves guilt; he who builds his gate high courts disaster. |
| 20誰存心欺詐，不會得幸福；誰搬弄是非，必陷於災禍。 | 20He who is perverse in heart finds no good, and a double-tongued man falls into trouble. |
| 21生糊塗孩子的，只有悲哀；糊塗人的父親，毫無樂趣。 | 21To be a fool's parent is grief for a man; the father of a numskull has no joy. |
| 22愉快的心，是良好的治療；神志憂鬱，能使筋骨枯萎。 | 22A joyful heart is the health of the body, but a depressed spirit dries up the bones. |
| 23惡人在大衣下受賄賂，是為顛倒正義的判詞。 | 23The wicked man accepts a concealed bribe to pervert the course of justice. |
| 24精明的人，常面向智慧；愚者的眼，向地極呆望， | 24The man of intelligence fixes his gaze on wisdom, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth. |
| 25愚昧的兒子，是他父親的痛苦，是他生母的憂傷。 | 25A foolish son is vexation to his father, and bitter sorrow to her who bore him. |
| 26科罰無辜，已屬不當；杖責君子，更屬不義。 | 26It is wrong to fine an innocent man, but beyond reason to scourge princes. |
| 27智者必沉默寡言，達人必心神鎮定。 | 27He who spares his words is truly wise, and he who is chary of speech is a man of intelligence. |
| 28愚人不發言，亦可充作智者；若謹口慎言，亦可視為哲人。 | 28Even a fool, if he keeps silent, is considered wise; if he closes his lips, intelligent. |
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