箴言:Chapter 20
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| 1清酒令人輕狂，醇酒使人發瘋；凡沉溺於酒的，必不是明智人。 | 1Wine is arrogant, strong drink is riotous; none who goes astray for it is wise. |
| 2君王震怒，有如獅子的咆哮；觸怒他的，危害自己的性命。 | 2The dread of the king is as when a lion roars; he who incurs his anger forfeits his life. |
| 3平息爭端，是人的光榮；凡是愚人，都喜愛爭論。 | 3It is honorable for a man to shun strife, while every fool starts a quarrel. |
| 4懶惰人一寒泠，便不耕作；收穫之時，他必一無所獲。 | 4In seedtime the sluggard plows not; when he looks for the harvest, it is not there. |
| 5人心的謀略，有如深水，惟有聰明人，纔能汲取。 | 5The intention in the human heart is like water far below the surface, but the man of intelligence draws it forth. |
| 6自命為仁者，比比皆是；但有誰找到忠貞的人？ | 6Many are declared to be men of virtue: but who can find one worthy of trust? |
| 7正義的人，必然為人正直；他的後代子孫，必然有福。 | 7When a man walks in integrity and justice, happy are his children after him! |
| 8君王高坐在判座上，所有邪惡一目了然。 | 8A king seated on the throne of judgment dispels all evil with his glance. |
| 9有誰能說：「我保持了心靈的潔淨，我是純潔無罪的？」 | 9Who can say, "I have made my heart clean, I am cleansed of my sin"? |
| 10不同的衡量，不同的升斗：二者皆為上主同樣厭惡。 | 10Varying weights, varying measures, are both an abomination to the LORD. |
| 11孩童的行為，潔淨正直與否，由他的舉動便可認出。 | 11Even by his manners the child betrays whether his conduct is innocent and right. |
| 12能聽的耳朵，能看的眼睛：二者皆為上主所造。 | 12The ear that hears, and the eye that sees - the LORD has made them both. |
| 13不要貪睡眠，免得你受窮；兩眼睜開，纔能得飽食。 | 13Love not sleep, lest you be reduced to poverty; eyes wide open mean abundant food. |
| 14顧客常說：「不好，不好！」但一離去，讚不絕口。 | 14"Bad, bad!" says the buyer; but once he has gone his way, he boasts. |
| 15雖有大批黃金寶石，但最寶貴的，還是明智的唇舌。 | 15Like gold or a wealth of corals, wise lips are a precious ornament. |
| 16誰為外方人作保，拿去他的衣服；誰為異邦人作保，以他本人作質。 | 16Take his garment who becomes surety for another, and for strangers yield it up! |
| 17騙來的食物頗覺香甜，事後口中卻滿是砂礫。 | 17The bread of deceit is sweet to a man, but afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel. |
| 18運籌帷幄，必先要商討；進行戰事，必該憑智謀。 | 18Plans made after advice succeed; so with wise guidance wage your war. |
| 19遊蕩閒談的，必洩漏秘密；張口饒舌的，別與他交結。 | 19A newsmonger reveals secrets; so have nothing to do with a babbler! |
| 20凡是辱罵自己父母的人，他的燈必在幽暗中熄滅。 | 20If one curses his father or mother, his lamp will go out at the coming of darkness. |
| 21起初容易得來的財物，最後也不會得到祝福。 | 21Possessions gained hastily at the outset will in the end not be blessed. |
| 22你切不可說：「我以惡報惡；」應信賴上主，他必拯救你。 | 22Say not, "I will repay evil!" Trust in the LORD and he will help you. |
| 23不同的衡量，為上主所惡；不同的天秤，實屬不道德。 | 23Varying weights are an abomination to the LORD, and false scales are not good. |
| 24世人的腳步，由上主支配；人那能了解自己的道路？ | 24Man's steps are from the LORD; how, then, can a man understand his way? |
| 25人若冒然說：「聖」，許願後纔反省，這是自投羅網。 | 25Rashly to pledge a sacred gift is a trap for a man, or to regret a vow once made. |
| 26智慧的君王簸揚惡人，且用車輪來壓軋他們。 | 26A wise king winnows the wicked, and threshes them under the cartwheel. |
| 27人的靈魂是天主的燈，探照肺腑的一切隱密。 | 27A lamp from the LORD is the breath of man; it searches through all his inmost being. |
| 28仁愛和忠誠，是君王的保障；他的寶座，是賴慈愛而支撐。 | 28Kindness and piety safeguard the king, and he upholds his throne by justice. |
| 29少年人的光榮，在於他們的魄力；老年人的榮耀，在於他們的白髮。 | 29The glory of young men is their strength, and the dignity of old men is gray hair. |
| 30見傷的鞭打能清除邪惡，杖擊能觸及肺腑的深處。 | 30Evil is cleansed away by bloody lashes, and a scourging to the inmost being. |
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