Proverbs

1夏天落雪，收割时下雨，都不相宜； 愚昧人得尊荣也是如此。

2麻雀往来，燕子翻飞； 这样，无故的咒诅也必不临到。

3鞭子是为打马，辔头是为勒驴； 刑杖是为打愚昧人的背。

4不要照愚昧人的愚妄话回答他， 恐怕你与他一样。

5要照愚昧人的愚妄话回答他， 免得他自以为有智慧。

6借愚昧人手寄信的， 是砍断自己的脚，自受损害。

7瘸子的脚空存无用； 箴言在愚昧人的口中也是如此。

8将尊荣给愚昧人的， 好像人把石子包在机弦里。

9箴言在愚昧人的口中， 好像荆棘刺入醉汉的手。

10雇愚昧人的，与雇过路人的， 就像射伤众人的弓箭手。

11愚昧人行愚妄事，行了又行， 就如狗转过来吃它所吐的。

12你见自以为有智慧的人吗？ 愚昧人比他更有指望。

13懒惰人说：道上有猛狮， 街上有壮狮。

14门在枢纽转动， 懒惰人在床上也是如此。

15懒惰人放手在盘子里， 就是向口撤回也以为劳乏。

16懒惰人看自己比七个善于应对的人更有智慧。

17过路被事激动，管理不干己的争竞， 好像人揪住狗耳。

18人欺凌邻舍，却说： 我岂不是戏耍吗？ 他就像疯狂的人抛掷火把、利箭， 与杀人的兵器。

19Diese Übersetzung enthält diese Passage nicht.

20火缺了柴就必熄灭； 无人传舌，争竞便止息。

21好争竞的人煽惑争端， 就如余火加炭，火上加柴一样。

22传舌人的言语，如同美食， 深入人的心腹。

23火热的嘴，奸恶的心， 好像银渣包的瓦器。

24怨恨人的，用嘴粉饰， 心里却藏着诡诈；

25他用甜言蜜语，你不可信他， 因为他心中有七样可憎恶的。

26他虽用诡诈遮掩自己的怨恨， 他的邪恶必在会中显露。

27挖陷坑的，自己必掉在其中； 滚石头的，石头必反滚在他身上。

28虚谎的舌恨他所压伤的人； 谄媚的口败坏人的事。

1As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honour [is] not comely for a fool.

2As a bird by wandering, as a swallow by flying, So reviling without cause doth not come.

3A whip is for a horse, a bridle for an ass, And a rod for the back of fools.

4Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou be like to him — even thou.

5Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own eyes.

6He is cutting off feet, he is drinking injury, Who is sending things by the hand of a fool.

7Weak have been the two legs of the lame, And a parable in the mouth of fools.

8As one who is binding a stone in a sling, So [is] he who is giving honour to a fool.

9A thorn hath gone up into the hand of a drunkard, And a parable in the mouth of fools.

10Great [is] the Former of all, And He is rewarding a fool, And is rewarding transgressors.

11As a dog hath returned to its vomit, A fool is repeating his folly.

12Thou hast seen a man wise in his own eyes, More hope of a fool than of him!

13The slothful hath said, 'A lion [is] in the way, A lion [is] in the broad places.'

14The door turneth round on its hinge, And the slothful on his bed.

15The slothful hath hid his hand in a dish, He is weary of bringing it back to his mouth.

16Wiser [is] the slothful in his own eyes, Than seven [men] returning a reason.

17Laying hold on the ears of a dog, [Is] a passer-by making himself wrath for strife not his own.

18As [one] pretending to be feeble, Who is casting sparks, arrows, and death,

19So hath a man deceived his neighbour, And hath said, 'Am not I playing?'

20Without wood is fire going out, And without a tale-bearer, contention ceaseth,

21Coal to burning coals, and wood to fire, And a man of contentions to kindle strife.

22The words of a tale-bearer [are] as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down [to] the inner parts of the heart.

23Silver of dross spread over potsherd, [Are] burning lips and an evil heart.

24By his lips doth a hater dissemble, And in his heart he placeth deceit,

25When his voice is gracious trust not in him, For seven abominations [are] in his heart.

26Hatred is covered by deceit, Revealed is its wickedness in an assembly.

27Whoso is digging a pit falleth into it, And the roller of a stone, to him it turneth.

28A lying tongue hateth its bruised ones, And a flattering mouth worketh an overthrow!