Proverbs

1kẻ nào vướng vào đó, đâu còn là người khôn.

2kẻ làm vua nổi giận là làm hại chính mình.

3mọi kẻ ngu đều hay sinh sự.

4đến mùa gặt, nó tìm kiếm cũng uổng công.

5người hiểu biết mới kín múc được.

6nhưng người thành tín, nào ai kiếm cho ra ?

7phúc cho đàn con nối dõi tông đường !

8đưa mắt sàng lọc mọi xấu xa.

9và tôi đã sạch tội rồi !”

10ĐỨC CHÚA ghê tởm cả hai.

11tính hạnh đứa trẻ có trong sáng thẳng ngay.

12ĐỨC CHÚA làm nên cả hai.

13chong mắt thức, bạn sẽ được cơm bánh no nê.

14lúc đi khỏi, lại tự khen mua được giá hời !

15miệng lưỡi thông thái : thật hiếm hoi !

16phải đòi người đó vật thế chân.

17nhưng sau đó, miệng nó đầy đá sỏi.

18lúc giao tranh, hãy nghe lời cố vấn.

19vậy đừng giao du với kẻ lắm lời.

20ngay giữa đêm khuya, đèn nó bị tắt ngúm.

21thì về sau sẽ không được chúc phúc.

22Hãy cậy trông ĐỨC CHÚA, Người sẽ cứu bạn.

23bàn cân gian dối, nào tốt đẹp chi !

24nẻo đời mình, phàm nhân sao hiểu hết.

25rồi sau đó lại tiếc nuối nghĩ suy.

26cho bánh xe cán lên bọn chúng.

27dò xét mọi ngõ ngách tâm can.

28nhờ nhân ái, ngai vàng người bền vững.

29mái đầu bạc là vinh dự của hàng bô lão.

30và roi vọt thấu đến tận cõi lòng.

1Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.

2The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.

3It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.

4The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.

5Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.

6Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?

7The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.

8A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

9Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?

10Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the LORD.

11Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.

12The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them.

13Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

14It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

15There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

16Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

17Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

18Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.

19He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.

20Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.

21An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.

22Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.

23Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not good.

24Man’s goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?

25It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry.

26A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.

27The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.

28Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.

29The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head.

30The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.