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