Proverbs 10

1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

所羅門的箴言： 智慧之子使父親歡樂； 愚昧之子叫母親擔憂。

2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; But righteousness delivereth from death.

不義之財毫無益處； 惟有公義能救人脫離死亡。

3 Jehovah will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish; But he thrusteth away the desire of the wicked.

耶和華不使義人受飢餓； 惡人所欲的，他必推開。

4 He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

手懶的，要受貧窮； 手勤的，卻要富足。

5 He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; [But] he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

夏天聚斂的，是智慧之子； 收割時沉睡的，是貽羞之子。

6 Blessings are upon the head of the righteous; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

福祉臨到義人的頭； 強暴蒙蔽惡人的口。

7 The memory of the righteous is blessed; But the name of the wicked shall rot.

義人的紀念被稱讚； 惡人的名字必朽爛。

8 The wise in heart will receive commandments; But a prating fool shall fall.

心中智慧的，必受命令； 口裏愚妄的，必致傾倒。

9 He that walketh uprightly walketh surely; But he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

行正直路的，步步安穩； 走彎曲道的，必致敗露。

10 He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow; But a prating fool shall fall.

以眼傳神的，使人憂患； 口裏愚妄的，必致傾倒。

11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

義人的口是生命的泉源； 強暴蒙蔽惡人的口。

12 Hatred stirreth up strifes; But love covereth all transgressions.

恨能挑啟爭端； 愛能遮掩一切過錯。

13 In the lips of him that hath discernment wisdom is found; But a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.

明哲人嘴裏有智慧； 無知人背上受刑杖。

14 Wise men lay up knowledge; But the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.

智慧人積存知識； 愚妄人的口速致敗壞。

15 The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

富戶的財物是他的堅城； 窮人的貧乏是他的敗壞。

16 The labor of the righteous [tendeth] to life; The increase of the wicked, to sin.

義人的勤勞致生； 惡人的進項致死。

17 He is in the way of life that heedeth correction; But he that forsaketh reproof erreth.

謹守訓誨的，乃在生命的道上； 違棄責備的，便失迷了路。

18 He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; And he that uttereth a slander is a fool.

隱藏怨恨的，有說謊的嘴； 口出讒謗的，是愚妄的人。

19 In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression; But he that refraineth his lips doeth wisely.

多言多語難免有過； 禁止嘴唇是有智慧。

20 The tongue of the righteous is [as] choice silver: The heart of the wicked is little worth.

義人的舌乃似高銀； 惡人的心所值無幾。

21 The lips of the righteous feed many; But the foolish die for lack of understanding.

義人的口教養多人； 愚昧人因無知而死亡。

22 The blessing of Jehovah, it maketh rich; And he addeth no sorrow therewith.

耶和華所賜的福使人富足， 並不加上憂慮。

23 It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness; And [so is] wisdom to a man of understanding.

愚妄人以行惡為戲耍； 明哲人卻以智慧為樂。

24 The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him; And the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

惡人所怕的，必臨到他； 義人所願的，必蒙應允。

25 When the whirlwind passeth, the wicked is no more; But the righteous is an everlasting foundation.

暴風一過，惡人歸於無有； 義人的根基卻是永久。

26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, So is the sluggard to them that send him.

懶惰人叫差他的人 如醋倒牙，如煙薰目。

27 The fear of Jehovah prolongeth days; But the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

敬畏耶和華使人日子加多； 但惡人的年歲必被減少。

28 The hope of the righteous [shall be] gladness; But the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

義人的盼望必得喜樂； 惡人的指望必致滅沒。

29 The way of Jehovah is a stronghold to the upright; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

耶和華的道是正直人的保障， 卻成了作孽人的敗壞。

30 The righteous shall never be removed; But the wicked shall not dwell in the land.

義人永不挪移； 惡人不得住在地上。

31 The mouth of the righteous bringeth forth wisdom; But the perverse tongue shall be cut off.

義人的口滋生智慧； 乖謬的舌必被割斷。

32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable; But the mouth of the wicked [speaketh] perverseness.

義人的嘴能令人喜悅； 惡人的口說乖謬的話。