中文圣经

Proverbs 23

Proverbs collects short sayings on wisdom, speech, work, money and character. Its compact, self-contained lines make it one of the easiest books to read a little at a time.

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你若与官长坐席, 要留意在你面前的是谁。

nǐ ruò yǔ guān zhǎng zuò xí , yào liú yì zài nǐ miàn qián de shì shuí 。

When you sit to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before you;

你若是贪食的, 就当拿刀放在喉咙上。

nǐ ruò shì tān shí de , jiù dāng ná dāo fàng zài hóu lóng shàng 。

put a knife to your throat if you are a man given to appetite.

不可贪恋他的美食, 因为是哄人的食物。

bù kě tān liàn tā de měi shí , yīn wèi shì hǒng rén de shí wù 。

Don’t be desirous of his dainties, since they are deceitful food.

不要劳碌求富, 休仗自己的聪明。

bú yào láo lù qiú fù , xiū zhàng zì jǐ de cōng ming 。

Don’t weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint.

你岂要定睛在虚无的钱财上吗? 因钱财必长翅膀,如鹰向天飞去。

nǐ qǐ yào dìng jīng zài xū wú de qián cái shàng ma ? yīn qián cái bì zhǎng chì bǎng , rú yīng xiàng tiān fēi qù 。

Why do you set your eyes on that which is not? For it certainly sprouts wings like an eagle and flies in the sky.

不要吃恶眼人的饭, 也不要贪他的美味;

bú yào chī è yǎn rén de fàn , yě bú yào tān tā de měi wèi ;

Don’t eat the food of him who has a stingy eye, and don’t crave his delicacies,

因为他心怎样思量, 他为人就是怎样。 他虽对你说,请吃,请喝, 他的心却与你相背。

yīn wèi tā xīn zěn yàng sī liang , tā wèi rén jiù shì zěn yàng 。 tā suī duì nǐ shuō , qǐng chī , qǐng hē , tā de xīn què yǔ nǐ xiāng bèi 。

for as he thinks about the cost, so he is. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

你所吃的那点食物必吐出来; 你所说的甘美言语也必落空。

nǐ suǒ chī de nà diǎn shí wù bì tǔ chū lái ; nǐ suǒ shuō de gān měi yán yǔ yě bì luò kōng 。

You will vomit up the morsel which you have eaten and waste your pleasant words.

你不要说话给愚昧人听, 因他必藐视你智慧的言语。

nǐ bú yào shuō huà gěi yú mèi rén tīng , yīn tā bì miǎo shì nǐ zhì huì de yán yǔ 。

Don’t speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

不可挪移古时的地界, 也不可侵入孤儿的田地;

bù kě nuó yí gǔ shí de dì jiè , yě bù kě qīn rù gū ér de tián dì ;

Don’t move the ancient boundary stone. Don’t encroach on the fields of the fatherless,

因他们的救赎主大有能力, 他必向你为他们辨屈。

yīn tā men de jiù shú zhǔ dà yǒu néng lì , tā bì xiàng nǐ wèi tā men biàn qū 。

for their Defender is strong. He will plead their case against you.

你要留心领受训诲, 侧耳听从知识的言语。

nǐ yào liú xīn lǐng shòu xùn huì , cè ěr tīng cóng zhī shi de yán yǔ 。

Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to the words of knowledge.

不可不管教孩童; 你用杖打他,他必不至于死。

bù kě bù guǎn jiào hái tóng ; nǐ yòng zhàng dǎ tā , tā bì bú zhì yú sǐ 。

Don’t withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die.

你要用杖打他, 就可以救他的灵魂免下阴间。

nǐ yào yòng zhàng dǎ tā , jiù kě yǐ jiù tā de líng hún miǎn xià yīn jiān 。

Punish him with the rod, and save his soul from Sheol.

我儿,你心若存智慧, 我的心也甚欢喜。

wǒ ér , nǐ xīn ruò cún zhì huì , wǒ de xīn yě shèn huān xǐ 。

My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad, even mine.

你的嘴若说正直话, 我的心肠也必快乐。

nǐ de zuǐ ruò shuō zhèng zhí huà , wǒ de xīn cháng yě bì kuài lè 。

Yes, my heart will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.

你心中不要嫉妒罪人, 只要终日敬畏耶和华;

nǐ xīn zhōng bú yào jí dù zuì rén , zhǐ yào zhōng rì jìng wèi yē hé huá ;

Don’t let your heart envy sinners, but rather fear the LORD all day long.

因为至终必有善报, 你的指望也不致断绝。

yīn wèi zhì zhōng bì yǒu shàn bào , nǐ de zhǐ wàng yě bú zhì duàn jué 。

Indeed surely there is a future hope, and your hope will not be cut off.

我儿,你当听,当存智慧, 好在正道上引导你的心。

wǒ ér , nǐ dāng tīng , dāng cún zhì huì , hǎo zài zhèng dào shàng yǐn dǎo nǐ de xīn 。

Listen, my son, and be wise, and keep your heart on the right path!

好饮酒的,好吃肉的, 不要与他们来往;

hǎo yǐn jiǔ de , hǎo chī ròu de , bú yào yǔ tā men lái wǎng ;

Don’t be among ones drinking too much wine, or those who gorge themselves on meat;

因为好酒贪食的,必致贫穷; 好睡觉的,必穿破烂衣服。

yīn wèi hǎo jiǔ tān shí de , bì zhì pín qióng ; hǎo shuì jiào de , bì chuān pò làn yī fu 。

for the drunkard and the glutton shall become poor; and drowsiness clothes them in rags.

你要听从生你的父亲; 你母亲老了,也不可藐视她。

nǐ yào tīng cóng shēng nǐ de fù qīn ; nǐ mǔ qīn lǎo le , yě bù kě miǎo shì tā 。

Listen to your father who gave you life, and don’t despise your mother when she is old.

你当买真理; 就是智慧、训诲,和聪明也都不可卖。

nǐ dāng mǎi zhēn lǐ ; jiù shì zhì huì 、 xùn huì , hé cōng ming yě dōu bù kě mài 。

Buy the truth, and don’t sell it. Get wisdom, discipline, and understanding.

义人的父亲必大得快乐; 人生智慧的儿子,必因他欢喜。

yì rén de fù qīn bì dà dé kuài lè ; rén shēng zhì huì de ér zi , bì yīn tā huān xǐ 。

The father of the righteous has great joy. Whoever fathers a wise child delights in him.

你要使父母欢喜, 使生你的快乐。

nǐ yào shǐ fù mǔ huān xǐ , shǐ shēng nǐ de kuài lè 。

Let your father and your mother be glad! Let her who bore you rejoice!

我儿,要将你的心归我; 你的眼目也要喜悦我的道路。

wǒ ér , yào jiāng nǐ de xīn guī wǒ ; nǐ de yǎn mù yě yào xǐ yuè wǒ de dào lù 。

My son, give me your heart; and let your eyes keep in my ways.

妓女是深坑; 外女是窄阱。

jì nǚ shì shēn kēng ; wài nǚ shì zhǎi jǐng 。

For a prostitute is a deep pit; and a wayward wife is a narrow well.

她埋伏好像强盗; 她使人中多有奸诈的。

tā mái fú hǎo xiàng qiáng dào ; tā shǐ rén zhōng duō yǒu jiān zhà de 。

Yes, she lies in wait like a robber, and increases the unfaithful among men.

谁有祸患?谁有忧愁? 谁有争斗?谁有哀叹 ? 谁无故受伤?谁眼目红赤?

shuí yǒu huò huàn ? shuí yǒu yōu chóu ? shuí yǒu zhēng dòu ? shuí yǒu āi tàn ? shuí wú gù shòu shāng ? shuí yǎn mù hóng chì ?

Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?

就是那流连饮酒、 常去寻找调和酒的人。

jiù shì nà liú lián yǐn jiǔ 、 cháng qù xún zhǎo tiáo hé jiǔ de rén 。

Those who stay long at the wine; those who go to seek out mixed wine.

酒发红,在杯中闪烁, 你不可观看, 虽然下咽舒畅, 终久是咬你如蛇,刺你如毒蛇。

jiǔ fā hóng , zài bēi zhōng shǎn shuò , nǐ bù kě guān kàn , suī rán xià yàn shū chàng , zhōng jiǔ shì yǎo nǐ rú shé , cì nǐ rú dú shé 。

Don’t look at the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly.

In the end, it bites like a snake, and poisons like a viper.

你眼必看见异怪的事 ; 你心必发出乖谬的话。

nǐ yǎn bì kàn jiàn yì guài de shì ; nǐ xīn bì fā chū guāi miù de huà 。

Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will imagine confusing things.

你必像躺在海中, 或像卧在桅杆上。

nǐ bì xiàng tǎng zài hǎi zhōng , huò xiàng wò zài wéi gān shàng 。

Yes, you will be as he who lies down in the middle of the sea, or as he who lies on top of the rigging:

你必说:人打我,我却未受伤; 人鞭打我,我竟不觉得。 我几时清醒,我仍去寻酒。

nǐ bì shuō : rén dǎ wǒ , wǒ què wèi shòu shāng ; rén biān dǎ wǒ , wǒ jìng bù jué de 。 wǒ jǐ shí qīng xǐng , wǒ réng qù xún jiǔ 。

“They hit me, and I was not hurt! They beat me, and I don’t feel it! When will I wake up? I can do it again. I will look for more.”

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