箴言:Chapter 19

Proverbs:Chapter 19

箴言	Proverbs
¹窮而行為正直，勝於富而唇舌欺詐。	¹Better a poor man who walks in his integrity than he who is crooked in his ways and rich.
²熱誠無謀，誠不可取；步伐匆忙，難免失足。	²Without knowledge even zeal is not good; and he who acts hastily, blunders.
³人因愚蠢自毀前途；他的心反遷怒上主。	³A man's own folly upsets his way, but his heart is resentful against the LORD.
⁴財富招來許多朋友，窮人卻為親朋所棄。	⁴Wealth adds many friends, but the friend of the poor man deserts him.
⁵作假見證的人，難免受罰；撒播謊言的人，勢必難逃。	⁵The false witness will not go unpunished, and he who utters lies will not escape..
⁶大方的人，人人奉承；好施的人，人都諂媚。	⁶Many curry favor with a noble; all are friends of the man who has something to give.
⁷人窮兄弟恨，朋友更遠離；誰追求空言，是捕風捉影。	⁷All the poor man's brothers hate him; how much more do his friends shun him!
⁸獲得明哲的，必愛惜自己；珍惜明智的，必覓得幸福。	⁸He who gains intelligence is his own best friend; he who keeps understanding will be successful.
⁹作假見證的人，難免受罰；撒播謊言的人，自趨滅亡。	⁹The false witness will not go unpunished, and he who utters lies will perish.
¹⁰安逸的生活，不適於愚人；奴隸管君主，更是不相宜。	¹⁰Luxury is not befitting a fool; much less should a slave rule over princes.
¹¹明智的人，緩於發怒，寬恕愆尤，引以為榮。	¹¹It is good sense in a man to be slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
¹²君主的盛怒，有如獅子的怒吼；君王的恩惠，有如草上的朝露。	¹²The king's wrath is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor, like dew on the grass.
¹³愚昧的兒子，是父親的災禍；吵鬧的女人，有如屋頂漏水。	¹³The foolish son is ruin to his father, and the nagging of a wife is a persistent leak.
¹⁴房屋與錢財，是父母的遺產；賢明的妻子，是上主的恩賜。	¹⁴Home and possessions are an inheritance from parents, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
¹⁵懶慢怠惰，使人沉睡；閒蕩的人，必要挨餓。	¹⁵Laziness plunges a man into deep sleep, and the sluggard must go hungry.
¹⁶恪守上主誡命的，可保全生命；輕視上主道路的，必自趨喪亡。	¹⁶He who keeps the precept keeps his life, but the despiser of the word will die.
¹⁷向窮人施捨，是借貸於上主；對他的功德，上主必要報答。	¹⁷He who has compassion on the poor lends to the LORD, and he will repay him for his good deed.
¹⁸尚有希望時，應處罰兒子；但不可存心置他於死地。	¹⁸Chastise your son, for in this there is hope; but do not desire his death.
¹⁹易怒的人，應當受罰：你越寬容，使他越乖戾。	¹⁹The man of violent temper pays the penalty; even if you rescue him, you will have it to do again.
²⁰你應聽取勸告，接受教訓，使你今後成個明智的人。	²⁰Listen to counsel and receive instruction, that you may eventually become wise.
²¹人在心中儘可策劃多端，實現的卻是上主的計劃。	²¹Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the decision of the LORD that endures.
²²慷慨為人有利，窮漢勝過騙子。	²²From a man's greed comes his shame; rather be a poor man than a liar.
²³敬畏上主，使人得生命，滿懷敬畏，必無殃無禍。	²³The fear of the LORD is an aid to life; one eats and sleeps without being visited by misfortune.
²⁴懶惰人伸手到食盤，卻懶於送回到口邊。	²⁴The sluggard loses his hand in the dish; he will not even lift it to his mouth.
²⁵你若杖責輕狂人，幼稚者將變明智；你只譴責明智者，他即更明瞭義理。	²⁵If you beat an arrogant man, the simple learn a lesson; if you rebuke an intelligent man, he gains knowledge.
²⁶苛待父親，迫走母親的，實是卑賤可恥的兒子。	²⁶He who mistreats his father, or drives away his mother, is a worthless and disgraceful son.
²⁷我兒，你停止聽取教訓，就是遠離智慧的訓言。	²⁷If a son ceases to hear instruction, he wanders from words of knowledge.
²⁸邪曲的見證，戲笑公義；惡人們的嘴，吞食不義。	²⁸An unprincipled witness perverts justice, and the mouth of the wicked pours out iniquity.
²⁹體刑是為輕狂人而設，鞭笞是為愚人背而備。	²⁹Rods are prepared for the arrogant, and blows for the backs of fools.

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