Proverbs 22
1 A good name is more desirable than great riches, and loving favor is better than silver and gold.
嘉名は大なる富にまさり恩寵は銀また金よりも佳し
2 The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD is the maker of them all.
富者と貧者と偕に世にをる 凡て之を造りし者はヱホバなり
3 A prudent man sees danger and hides himself; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
賢者は災禍を見てみづから避け 拙者はすすみて罰をうく
4 The result of humility and the fear of the LORD is wealth, honor, and life.
謙遜とヱホバを畏るる事との報は富と尊貴と生命となり
5 Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked; whoever guards his soul stays far from them.
悖れる者の途には荊棘と罟とあり 霊魂を守る者は遠くこれを離れん
6 Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
子をその道に從ひて敎へよ 然ばその老たる時も之を離れじ
7 The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.
富者は貧者を治め借者は貸人の僕となる
8 He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
惡を播くものは禍害を穡り その怒の杖は廢るべし
9 He who has a generous eye will be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.
人を見て惠む者はまた惠まる 此はその糧を貧者に與ふればなり
10 Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out; yes, quarrels and insults will stop.
嘲笑者を逐へば爭論も亦さり 且闘諍も恥辱もやむ
11 He who loves purity of heart and speaks gracefully is the king’s friend.
心の潔きを愛する者はその口唇に憐憫をもてり 王その友とならん
12 The LORD’s eyes watch over knowledge, but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.
ヱホバの目は知識ある者を守る 彼は悖れる者の言を敗りたまふ
13 The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the streets!”
惰者はいふ獅そとにあり われ衢にて殺されんと
14 The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit. He who is under the LORD’s wrath will fall into it.
妓婦の口は深き坑なり ヱホバに憎まるる者これに陷らん
15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child; the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
痴なること子の心の中に繋がる 懲治の鞭これを逐いだす
16 Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich, both come to poverty.
貧者を虐げて自らを富さんとする者と富者に與ふる者とは遂にかならず貧しくなる
17 Turn your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Apply your heart to my teaching.
汝の耳を傾ぶけて智慧ある者の言をきき且なんぢの心をわが知識に用ゐよ
18 For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips.
之を汝の腹にたもちて 盡くなんぢの口唇にそなはらしめば樂しかるべし
19 I teach you today, even you, so that your trust may be in the LORD.
汝をしてヱホバに倚賴ましめんが爲にわれ今日これを汝に敎ふ
20 Haven’t I written to you thirty excellent things of counsel and knowledge,
われ勸言と知識とをふくみたる勝れし言を汝の爲に録ししにあらずや
21 To teach you truth, reliable words, to give sound answers to the ones who sent you?
これ汝をして眞の言の確實なることを暁らしめ 且なんぢを遣しし者に眞の言を持歸らしめん爲なり
22 Don’t exploit the poor because he is poor; and don’t crush the needy in court;
弱き者を弱きがために掠むることなかれ 艱難者を門にて壓つくること勿れ
23 for the LORD will plead their case, and plunder the life of those who plunder them.
そはヱホバその訴を糺し且かれらを害ふものの生命をそこなはん
24 Don’t befriend a hot-tempered man. Don’t associate with one who harbors anger,
怒る者と交ること勿れ 憤ほる人とともに往ことなかれ
25 lest you learn his ways and ensnare your soul.
恐くは汝その道に效ひてみづから罟に陷らん
26 Don’t you be one of those who strike hands, of those who are collateral for debts.
なんぢ人と手をうつ者となることなかれ 人の負債の保證をなすこと勿れ
27 If you don’t have means to pay, why should he take away your bed from under you?
汝もし償ふべきものあらずば人なんぢの下なる臥牀までも奪ひ取ん 是豈よからんや
28 Don’t move the ancient boundary stone which your fathers have set up.
なんぢの先祖がたてし古き地界を移すこと勿れ
29 Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won’t serve obscure men.
汝その業に巧なる人を見るか 斯る人は王の前に立ん かならず賤者の前にたたじ
