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箴言-Proverbs 第 22 章

22:1美名比大财更可取,恩宠比金银更好。
A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, And favor is better than silver and gold.
22:2富户穷人在一件事上都一样,就是他们都为耶和华所造。
The rich and the poor have this in common: Jehovah is the maker of them all.
22:3灵巧人见祸藏躲,愚蒙人却前往受罚。
A prudent man sees evil and hides himself, But the simple pass on and suffer punishment for it.
22:4心存谦卑,敬畏耶和华,就得富有、尊荣、生命为赏赐。
The reward of humility and the fear of Jehovah Are riches and honor and life.
22:5乖僻人的路上有荆棘和网罗;保守自己性命的,必要远离这些。
Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; He who guards his soul will keep far from them.
22:6教养孩童走当走的道路,就是到老他也不偏离。
Train up a child according to the way he should go; Even when he is old, he will not depart from it.
22:7富户管辖穷人,欠债的是债主的仆人。
The rich man rules over the poor, And the borrower is servant to the lender.
22:8撒播不义的必收灾祸,他逞怒的杖也必废掉。
He who sows injustice will reap iniquity, And the rod of his wrath will fail.
22:9眼目慈善的,就必蒙福,因他将食物分给穷人。
He who is generous will be blessed, For he gives some of his bread to the poor.
22:10赶出亵慢人,纷争就出去;争竞和羞辱也必止息。
Cast out the scorner, and contention will go out; Indeed, strife and dishonor will cease.
22:11喜爱心里纯洁、口中有恩言的人,王必与他为友。
He who loves pureness of heart And whose speech is gracious will have the king as his friend.
22:12耶和华的眼目保守知识,但祂倾覆奸诈人的言语。
The eyes of Jehovah preserve knowledge, But He overthrows the words of the treacherous man.
22:13懒惰人说,外头有狮子,我在街上必被杀害!
The sluggard says, There is a lion outside! I will be slain in the streets!
22:14淫妇的口为深坑;耶和华所恼怒的,必陷在其中。
The mouth of strange women is a deep pit; He with whom Jehovah is indignant will fall in there.
22:15愚妄缠住孩童的心,用管教的杖可以将愚妄远远赶除。
Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; But the rod of correction will drive it far from him.
22:16欺压贫穷为要多增财利的,并送礼给富户的,都必缺乏。
He who oppresses the poor to multiply his gain, And he who gives to the rich will only come to want.
22:17你当侧耳听智慧人的言语,留心我的知识;
Incline your ear, and hear the words of the wise, And apply your heart to my knowledge;
22:18你若心中存记,嘴上准备,这便为美。
For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you; Let them be ready on your lips.
22:19我今日以此特特指教你,为要使你信靠耶和华。
So that your trust may be in Jehovah, I have made them known to you today, even to you.
22:20谋略和知识的美事,我岂没有写给你么?
Have not I written to you excellent things Of counsels and knowledge,
22:21要使你知道真理之言的确实,你好将真理之言回覆那些打发你的人。
To make you know the certainty of the words of truth, That you may answer back words of truth to those who send you?
22:22你不可因穷人贫穷就抢夺他的物,也不可在城门口欺压困苦人;
Do not rob the poor, because he is poor; Nor oppress the afflicted in the gate;
22:23因耶和华必为他们辨屈;抢夺他们的,耶和华必夺取那些人的命。
For Jehovah will plead their cause, And rob the life of those who rob them.
22:24好生气的人,不可与他结交;暴怒的人,不可与他来往;
Make no friendship with a man who is given to anger, And with a wrathful man do not go;
22:25恐怕你学他的行径,使自己陷在网罗里。
Lest you learn his ways And get a snare for your soul.
22:26不要与人击掌作保,也不要为欠债的担保。
Do not be one of those who give their hand as a pledge Or one of those who are a surety for debts.
22:27你若没有什么偿还,何必使人夺去你睡卧的床呢?
If you have nothing with which to pay, Why should your bed be taken away from under you?
22:28你先祖所立古时的地界,你不可挪移。
Do not remove the ancient boundary marker, Which your fathers have set up.
22:29你看见办事敏捷的人么?他必站在君王面前,必不站在微贱人面前。
Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will stand before kings; He will not stand before obscure men.
 
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