Proverbs

智慧之子，聽父親的教訓；褻慢人，不聽責備。

A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

人因口所結的果子，必享美福；奸詐人必遭強暴。

A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.

謹守口的，得保生命；大張嘴的，必致敗亡。

He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

懶惰人羨慕，卻無所得；殷勤人必得豐裕。

The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

義人恨惡謊言；惡人行事可醜可臭（原文作：喜歡謊言）。

A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.

行事正直的，公義保護他；犯罪的，邪惡傾覆他。

Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

有人裝作富足，卻一無所有；有人裝作窮乏，卻廣有財物。

There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.

人的資財，是他生命的贖價；但窮乏人，聽不見威嚇的話（原文作：窮乏人不受威嚇）。

The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.

義人的光，明亮歡樂；惡人的燈，必熄滅。

The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

驕傲只啟爭競；聽勸言的，卻有智慧。

Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.

不勞而得之財必然消耗；勤勞積蓄的，卻必增多。

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.

所盼望的遲延未得，令人心憂；所願意的臨到，卻是生命樹。

Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.

藐視訓言的，自取滅亡；敬畏誡命的，必得善報。

Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.

智慧人的法則（或作：指教），是生命的泉源，可以使人離開死亡的網羅。

The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

美好的聰明，使人蒙恩；詭詐人的道路，崎嶇難行（原文作：剛硬不動）。

Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.

通達人凡事謹慎；愚昧人張揚愚昧。

Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly.

奸惡的使者，必陷在禍患裡；忠信的使臣，乃醫人的良藥。

A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health.

棄絕管教的，必致貧受辱；領受責備的，必得尊榮。

Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.

所成就的心願，於心甘甜；愚昧人卻惡人離惡。

The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.

與智慧人同行的，必得智慧；和愚昧人作伴的，必受虧損。

He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

禍患追趕罪人；義人必得善報。

Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.

善人給子孫遺留產業；罪人積蓄的財富，為義人存留。

A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.

窮人耕地，多得糧食，卻有人因不義而流失。

Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.

不忍用杖打兒子的，是恨惡他；疼愛兒子的，隨時管教。

He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

義人吃飯，可以吃飽；惡人的肚腹，卻受虧乏。

The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.