德训篇:Chapter 20

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德训篇:Chapter 20

德训篇	Sirach
¹谴责胜于发怒；凡承认过错的，必能保全自己不受损害。	¹There are rebukes which are inopportune; there is the silence of a sensible man.
²阉人想奸污处女，	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审判。	³Like a eunuch desiring to violate a girl, such is he who uses force in pretending to be just.
⁴受责而表示悔改，是多么美好！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有的人缄口不言，而被认为是智慧人；有的人因为多言，而为人所憎恶。	⁵One remains silent because he does not know how to reply; the other keeps quiet, waiting for the right moment.
⁶有的人不出声，是因为他不知所答；有的人不出声，是因为他知道何时该说话。	⁶The wise man keeps silent until the right moment; the chatterer and fool speak out of turn.
⁷明智人缄口不言，直等相宜的时候；自夸和愚昧的人，却不看时机。	⁷He who speaks too much makes himself hated; he who wishes to impose himself stirs up ill will.
⁸多言的人，必招人厌恶；专权的人，必被人恼恨。	⁸Man can turn his troubles to his advantage; a lucky chance can turn to loss.
⁹有的人在患难中，得到成功；有的人在顺境中，反而失败。	⁹There is a type of generosity which will not reward you and another which will repay you double.
¹⁰有的餽赠，为你没有益处；有的餽赠，却获得双倍的酬报。	¹⁰One is humiliated for having had honors; another is humiliated, and then lifts up his head.
¹¹有的屈辱来自尊荣，但也有人从卑微中抬起了头。	¹¹One buys much with little money; another pays seven times its value.
¹²有的人用低价大批收买，然而却因此赔了七倍。	¹²The wise man makes himself lovable through his words alone, while the favors of the fool are lost.
¹³明智人说话，叫人喜爱；愚昧的人温和，却是白费。	¹³The fool's gift is not to your advantage; he gives with greedy eyes.
¹⁴愚昧人的礼物，为你没有益处，因为他不是睁着一只眼，而是睁着七只眼。	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他给的少，而责难的却多；他张开口，就如一个传令员。	¹⁵The fool says, "I have no friends, no one welcomes my favors.
¹⁶今日借钱，明日就要还。像这样的人，实在可恨。	¹⁶Those who eat my bread have evil tongues." How often they will mock him, and by how many!
¹⁷愚人说：「我没有朋友；我做好事，也得不到感谢。」	¹⁷Better to stumble on the ground than to make a slip with the tongue; this is how easily the wicked fall.
¹⁸吃他饭的人，口舌欺人。多少次，多少人要讥笑他呢？	¹⁸The rough-mannered man is like an indiscreet story that ill-mannered people tell out of time.
¹⁹愚昧人对自己拥有的东西，还不正经使用，对不是他所有的东西，就更漠不关心了。	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；恶人的崩溃，常是忽然而来的。	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无礼的人，好像无知的人口中，不断重述的一个乏味的故事。	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，不受欢迎，因为他说的不合时机。	²²Out of false shame he wants to win a friend; he gets an enemy, in fact, for nothing.
²³有人因贫乏不能犯罪，所以在安静中，不感到良心的剌激。	²³Lying is a shameful defect in a man; fools are used to it.
²⁴有人因害羞而损害自己，因愚昧的顾虑而牺牲自己，因顾及情面而使自己丧亡。	²⁴Better to be a thief than a liar, yet both are heading for disaster.
²⁵有人因害羞而对朋友应许过甚，无故使他成了仇人。	²⁵Habitual lying is detestable; disgrace never leaves the liar.
²⁶谎言为人是一种可恶的污点，然而常在无知人的口里。	²⁶The wise man's words advance his cause; the shrewd man will gain favor with the powerful.
²⁷盗贼也比一个常说谎的人好，但是这两等人将承受的，都是灭亡。	²⁷He who tills the earth increases his produce; he who pleases the great is forgiven his wickedness.
²⁸说谎人的品行，是不光彩的，耻辱常在他们身上。	²⁸Presents and gifts blind a wise man's eyes; like a muzzle they silence the conscientious.
²⁹智慧人在言谈上，必增高自己的身价；明智人，会使伟人喜悦。	²⁹Concealed wisdom and hidden treasure: what good are these?
³⁰耕种田地的，必使自己的收获堆积如山；行正义的，必被举扬；使伟人喜悦的，过错必蒙宽恕。	³⁰The man who conceals his stupidity is better than one who conceals his wisdom.
³¹赠品与礼物昏迷明智人的眼目，就如口罩阻止责斥。	³¹
³²隐藏的智慧和埋藏的宝贝，二者究竟有什么用？	³²
³³隐瞒自己糊涂的人，比隐瞒自己智慧的人还好。	³³

德训篇:Chapter 20

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