箴言 27
1 不要为明日自夸， 因为一日要生何事，你尚且不能知道。
Do not boast thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
2 要别人夸奖你，不可用口自夸； 等外人称赞你，不可用嘴自称。
Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth, a stranger, and not thine own lips.
3 石头重，沙土沉， 愚妄人的恼怒比这两样更重。
Heavy is a stone, and weighty is sand, —but, the vexation of a fool, is heavier than both.
4 忿怒为残忍，怒气为狂澜， 惟有嫉妒，谁能敌得住呢？
The cruelty of rage, and the overflow of anger! But who can stand before, jealousy?
5 当面的责备强如背地的爱情。
Better is a rebuke that is open, than love carefully concealed.
6 朋友加的伤痕出于忠诚； 仇敌连连亲嘴却是多余。
Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but lavished are the kisses of an enemy.
7 人吃饱了，厌恶蜂房的蜜； 人饥饿了，一切苦物都觉甘甜。
The surfeited soul, trampleth upon droppings from the comb, but, to the hungry soul, every bitter thing, is sweet.
8 人离本处飘流， 好像雀鸟离窝游飞。
As a bird wandering from her nest, so, is a man wandering from his place.
9 膏油与香料使人心喜悦； 朋友诚实的劝教也是如此甘美。
Oil and perfume, rejoice the heart, the sweetness of one’s friend, more than fragrant wood.
10 你的朋友和父亲的朋友， 你都不可离弃。 你遭难的日子，不要上弟兄的家去； 相近的邻舍强如远方的弟兄。
Thine own friend and thy father’s friend, do not thou forsake; but, the house of thy brother, do not enter, in thy day of calamity, Better a neighbour near, than a brother far off.
11 我儿，你要作智慧人，好叫我的心欢喜， 使我可以回答那讥诮我的人。
Be wise, my son, and rejoice my heart, that I may answer him that reproacheth me in a matter.
12 通达人见祸藏躲； 愚蒙人前往受害。
A prudent man, seeth calamity—he hideth himself, the simple, pass on—they suffer.
13 谁为生人作保，就拿谁的衣服； 谁为外女作保，谁就承当。
Take a man’s garment when he hath become pledge for a stranger, then, for a female unknown, accept him as surety.
14 清晨起来，大声给朋友祝福的， 就算是咒诅他。
He that blesseth his friend, with a loud voice, in the morning early, a reproach, shall it be reckoned to him.
15 大雨之日连连滴漏， 和争吵的妇人一样；
A continuous dripping on a day of downpour, and a contentious wife, are alike:
16 想拦阻她的，便是拦阻风， 也是右手抓油。
He that hideth her, hideth the wind, and, perfume, his right hand may proclaim.
17 铁磨铁，磨出刃来； 朋友相感也是如此。
Let, iron, by iron, become sharp, and let, a man, sharpen the face of his friend.
18 看守无花果树的，必吃树上的果子； 敬奉主人的，必得尊荣。
He that guardeth the fig-tree, shall eat the fruit thereof, and, he that watcheth over his master, shall be honoured.
19 水中照脸，彼此相符； 人与人，心也相对。
As in water, face [answereth] to face, so, the heart of man to man.
Hades and destruction, are not satisfied, and, the eyes of a man, are not satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
21 鼎为炼银，炉为炼金， 人的称赞也试炼人。
Fining pot for silver, and crucible for gold, and, a man, [is to be tried] by what he praiseth.
22 你虽用杵将愚妄人与打碎的麦子一同捣在臼中， 他的愚妄还是离不了他。
Though thou pound a fool in a mortar, amidst grain, with a pestle, his folly, will not depart from him.
23 你要详细知道你羊群的景况， 留心料理你的牛群；
Note well, the appearance of thy flock, apply thy mind to thy herds;
24 因为资财不能永有， 冠冕岂能存到万代？
For, not age-abiding, are riches, nor is the diadem, from generation to generation: —
25 干草割去，嫩草发现， 山上的菜蔬也被收敛。
The grass, is taken away, and the young shoot, showeth itself, and the herbage of the mountains, is gathered;
26 羊羔之毛是为你作衣服； 山羊是为作田地的价值，
There are, lambs, for thy clothing, and, for the price of thy field, there are he-goats;
27 并有母山羊奶够你吃， 也够你的家眷吃， 且够养你的婢女。
With, enough goats-milk, for thy food—for the food of thy household, and, a maintenance, for thy maidens.
