Proverbs

1诡诈的天平为耶和华所憎恶； 公平的法码为他所喜悦。

2骄傲来，羞耻也来； 谦逊人却有智慧。

3正直人的纯正必引导自己； 奸诈人的乖僻必毁灭自己。

4发怒的日子资财无益； 惟有公义能救人脱离死亡。

5完全人的义必指引他的路； 但恶人必因自己的恶跌倒。

6正直人的义必拯救自己； 奸诈人必陷在自己的罪孽中。

7恶人一死，他的指望必灭绝； 罪人的盼望也必灭没。

8义人得脱离患难， 有恶人来代替他。

9不虔敬的人用口败坏邻舍； 义人却因知识得救。

10义人享福，合城喜乐； 恶人灭亡，人都欢呼。

11城因正直人祝福便高举， 却因邪恶人的口就倾覆。

12藐视邻舍的，毫无智慧； 明哲人却静默不言。

13往来传舌的，泄漏密事； 心中诚实的，遮隐事情。

14无智谋，民就败落； 谋士多，人便安居。

15为外人作保的，必受亏损； 恨恶击掌的，却得安稳。

16恩德的妇女得尊荣； 强暴的男子得资财。

17仁慈的人善待自己； 残忍的人扰害己身。

18恶人经营，得虚浮的工价； 撒义种的，得实在的果效。

19恒心为义的，必得生命； 追求邪恶的，必致死亡。

20心中乖僻的，为耶和华所憎恶； 行事完全的，为他所喜悦。

21恶人虽然连手，必不免受罚； 义人的后裔必得拯救。

22妇女美貌而无见识， 如同金环带在猪鼻上。

23义人的心愿尽得好处； 恶人的指望致干忿怒。

24有施散的，却更增添； 有吝惜过度的，反致穷乏。

25好施舍的，必得丰裕； 滋润人的，必得滋润。

26屯粮不卖的，民必咒诅他； 情愿出卖的，人必为他祝福。

27恳切求善的，就求得恩惠； 惟独求恶的，恶必临到他身。

28倚仗自己财物的，必跌倒； 义人必发旺，如青叶。

29扰害己家的，必承受清风； 愚昧人必作慧心人的仆人。

30义人所结的果子就是生命树； 有智慧的，必能得人。

31看哪，义人在世尚且受报， 何况恶人和罪人呢？

1Balances of deceit [are] an abomination to Jehovah, And a perfect weight [is] His delight.

2Pride hath come, and shame cometh, And with the lowly [is] wisdom.

3The integrity of the upright leadeth them, And the perverseness of the treacherous destroyeth them.

4Wealth profiteth not in a day of wrath, And righteousness delivereth from death.

5The righteousness of the perfect maketh right his way, And by his wickedness doth the wicked fall.

6The righteousness of the upright delivereth them, And in mischief the treacherous are captured.

7In the death of a wicked man, hope perisheth, And the expectation of the iniquitous hath been lost.

8The righteous from distress is drawn out, And the wicked goeth in instead of him.

9With the mouth a hypocrite corrupteth his friend, And by knowledge the righteous are drawn out.

10In the good of the righteous a city exulteth, And in the destruction of the wicked [is] singing.

11By the blessing of the upright is a city exalted, And by the mouth of the wicked thrown down.

12Whoso is despising his neighbour lacketh heart, And a man of understanding keepeth silence.

13A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter.

14Without counsels do a people fall, And deliverance [is] in a multitude of counsellors.

15Evil [one] suffereth when he hath been surety [for] a stranger, And whoso is hating suretyship is confident.

16A gracious woman retaineth honour, And terrible [men] retain riches.

17A kind man is rewarding his own soul, And the fierce is troubling his own flesh.

18The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoso is sowing righteousness — a true reward.

19Rightly [is] righteousness for life, And whoso is pursuing evil — for his own death.

20An abomination to Jehovah [are] the perverse of heart, And the perfect of the way [are] His delight.

21Hand to hand, the wicked is not acquitted, And the seed of the righteous hath escaped.

22A ring of gold in the nose of a sow — A fair woman and stubborn of behaviour.

23The desire of the righteous [is] only good, The hope of the wicked [is] transgression.

24There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.

25A liberal soul is made fat, And whoso is watering, he also is watered.

26Whoso is withholding corn, the people execrate him, And a blessing [is] for the head of him who is selling.

27Whoso is earnestly seeking good Seeketh a pleasing thing, And whoso is seeking evil — it meeteth him.

28Whoso is confident in his wealth he falleth, And as a leaf, the righteous flourish.

29Whoso is troubling his own house inheriteth wind, And a servant [is] the fool to the wise of heart.

30The fruit of the righteous [is] a tree of life, And whoso is taking souls [is] wise.

31Lo, the righteous in the earth is recompensed, Surely also the wicked and the sinner!