Proverbs

箴言的价值

1以色列王大卫儿子所罗门的箴言：

2要使人晓得智慧和训诲， 分辨通达的言语，

3使人处事领受智慧、 仁义、公平、正直的训诲，

4使愚人灵明， 使少年人有知识和谋略，

5使智慧人听见，增长学问， 使聪明人得着智谋，

6使人明白箴言和譬喻， 懂得智慧人的言词和谜语。

给年青人的忠告

7敬畏耶和华是知识的开端； 愚妄人藐视智慧和训诲。

8我儿，要听你父亲的训诲， 不可离弃你母亲的法则；

9因为这要作你头上的华冠， 你项上的金链。

10我儿，恶人若引诱你， 你不可随从。

11他们若说：你与我们同去， 我们要埋伏流人之血， 要蹲伏害无罪之人；

12我们好像阴间，把他们活活吞下； 他们如同下坑的人， 被我们囫囵吞了；

13我们必得各样宝物， 将所掳来的，装满房屋；

14你与我们大家同分， 我们共用一个囊袋；

15我儿，不要与他们同行一道， 禁止你脚走他们的路。

16因为，他们的脚奔跑行恶； 他们急速流人的血，

17好像飞鸟， 网罗设在眼前仍不躲避。

18这些人埋伏，是为自流己血； 蹲伏，是为自害己命。

19凡贪恋财利的，所行之路都是如此； 这贪恋之心乃夺去得财者之命。

智慧呼唤人

20智慧在街市上呼喊， 在宽阔处发声，

21在热闹街头喊叫， 在城门口，在城中发出言语，

22说：你们愚昧人喜爱愚昧， 亵慢人喜欢亵慢， 愚顽人恨恶知识，要到几时呢？

23你们当因我的责备回转； 我要将我的灵浇灌你们， 将我的话指示你们。

24我呼唤，你们不肯听从； 我伸手，无人理会；

25反轻弃我一切的劝戒， 不肯受我的责备。

26你们遭灾难，我就发笑； 惊恐临到你们，我必嗤笑。

27惊恐临到你们，好像狂风； 灾难来到，如同暴风； 急难痛苦临到你们身上。

28那时，你们必呼求我，我却不答应， 恳切地寻找我，却寻不见。

29因为，你们恨恶知识， 不喜爱敬畏耶和华，

30不听我的劝戒， 藐视我一切的责备，

31所以必吃自结的果子， 充满自设的计谋。

32愚昧人背道，必杀己身； 愚顽人安逸，必害己命。

33惟有听从我的，必安然居住， 得享安静，不怕灾祸。

1The proverbs of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel:

2to know wisdom and instruction;to discern the words of understanding;

3to receive instruction in wise dealing,in righteousness, justice, and equity;

4to give prudence to the simple,knowledge and discretion to the young man—

5that the wise man may hear, and increase in learning;that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel;

6to understand a proverb and parables,the words and riddles of the wise.

7The fear of the LORDis the beginning of knowledge,but the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.

8My son, listen to your father’s instruction,and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching;

9for they will be a garland to grace your head,and chains around your neck.

10My son, if sinners entice you,don’t consent.

11If they say, “Come with us.Let’s lie in wait for blood. Let’s lurk secretly for the innocent without cause.

12Let’s swallow them up alive like Sheol,and whole, like those who go down into the pit.

13We’ll find all valuable wealth.We’ll fill our houses with plunder.

14You shall cast your lot among us.We’ll all have one purse”—

15my son, don’t walk on the path with them.Keep your foot from their path,

16for their feet run to evil.They hurry to shed blood.

17For the net is spread in vain in the sight of any bird;

18but these lay in wait for their own blood.They lurk secretly for their own lives.

19So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain.It takes away the life of its owners.

20Wisdom calls aloud in the street.She utters her voice in the public squares.

21She calls at the head of noisy places.At the entrance of the city gates, she utters her words:

22“How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity?How long will mockers delight themselves in mockery, and fools hate knowledge?

23Turn at my reproof.Behold,I will pour out my spirit on you. I will make known my words to you.

24Because I have called, and you have refused;I have stretched out my hand, and no one has paid attention;

25but you have ignored all my counsel,and wanted none of my reproof;

26I also will laugh at your disaster.I will mock when calamity overtakes you,

27when calamity overtakes you like a storm,when your disaster comes on like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come on you.

28Then they will call on me, but I will not answer.They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me,

29because they hated knowledge,and didn’t choose the fear of the LORD.

30They wanted none of my counsel.They despised all my reproof.

31Therefore they will eat of the fruit of their own way,and be filled with their own schemes.

32For the backsliding of the simple will kill them.The careless ease of fools will destroy them.

33But whoever listens to me will dwell securely,and will be at ease, without fear of harm.”