箴言 27
Chinese Union Version, punctuated (Traditional)
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1不要為明日自誇， 因為一日要生何事，你尚且不能知道。
1Boast not for tomorrow, for thou knowest not what the day to come may bring forth.
2要別人誇獎你，不可用口自誇； 等外人稱讚你，不可用嘴自稱。
2Let another praise thee, and not thy own mouth: a stranger, and not thy own lips.
3石頭重，沙土沉， 愚妄人的惱怒比這兩樣更重。
3A stone is heavy, and sand weighty: but the anger of a fool is heavier than them both.
4忿怒為殘忍，怒氣為狂瀾， 惟有嫉妒，誰能敵得住呢？
4Anger hath no mercy, nor fury when it breaketh forth: and who can bear the violence of one provoked?
5當面的責備強如背地的愛情。
5Open rebuke is better than hidden love.
6朋友加的傷痕出於忠誠； 仇敵連連親嘴卻是多餘。
6Better are the wounds of a friend, than the deceitful kisses of an enemy.
7人吃飽了，厭惡蜂房的蜜； 人飢餓了，一切苦物都覺甘甜。
7A soul that is full shall tread upon the honeycomb: and a soul that is hungry shall take even bitter for sweet.
8人離本處飄流， 好像雀鳥離窩遊飛。
8As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that leaveth his place.
9膏油與香料使人心喜悅； 朋友誠實的勸教也是如此甘美。
9Ointment and perfumes rejoice the heart: and the good counsels of a friend are sweet to the soul.
10你的朋友和父親的朋友， 你都不可離棄。 你遭難的日子，不要上弟兄的家去； 相近的鄰舍強如遠方的弟兄。
10Thy own friend, and thy father’s friend forsake not: and go not into thy brother’s house in the day of thy affliction. Better is a neighbour that is near, than a brother afar off.
11我兒，你要作智慧人，好叫我的心歡喜， 使我可以回答那譏誚我的人。
11Study wisdom, my son, and make my heart joyful, that thou mayst give an answer to him that reproacheth.
12通達人見禍藏躲； 愚蒙人前往受害。
12The prudent man seeing evil hideth himself: little ones passing on have suffered losses.
13誰為生人作保，就拿誰的衣服； 誰為外女 作保 ，誰就承當。
13Take away his garment that hath been surety for a stranger: and take from him a pledge for strangers.
14清晨起來，大聲給朋友祝福的， 就算是咒詛他。
14He that blesseth his neighbour with a loud voice, rising in the night, shall be like to him that curseth.
15大雨之日連連滴漏， 和爭吵的婦人一樣；
15Roofs dropping through in a cold day, and a contentious woman are alike.
16想攔阻她的，便是攔阻風， 也是右手抓油。
16He that retaineth her, is as he that would hold the wind, and shall call in the oil of his right hand.
17鐵磨鐵，磨出刃來； 朋友相感也是如此。
17Iron sharpeneth iron, so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
18看守無花果樹的，必吃樹上的果子； 敬奉主人的，必得尊榮。
18He that keepeth the fig tree, shall eat the fruit thereof: and he that is the keeper of his master, shall be glorified.
19水中照臉，彼此 相符 ； 人與人，心也 相對 。
19As the faces of them that look therein, shine in the water, so-the hearts of men are laid open to the wise.
20陰間和滅亡永不滿足； 人的眼目也是如此。
20Hell and destruction are never filled: so the eyes of men are never satisfied.
21鼎為煉銀，爐為煉金， 人的稱讚也 試煉 人。
21As silver is tried in the fining-pot and gold in the furnace: so a man is tried by the mouth of him that praiseth. The heart of the wicked seeketh after evils, but the righteous heart seeketh after knowledge.
22你雖用杵將愚妄人與打碎的麥子一同搗在臼中， 他的愚妄還是離不了他。
22Though thou shouldst bray a fool in the mortar, as when a pestle striketh upon sodden barley, his folly would not be taken from him.
23你要詳細知道你羊群的景況， 留心料理你的牛群；
23Be diligent to know the countenance of thy cattle, and consider thy own flocks:
24因為資財不能永有， 冠冕豈能存到萬代？
24For thou shalt not always have power: but a crown shall be given to generation and generation.
25乾草割去，嫩草發現， 山上的菜蔬也被收斂。
25The meadows are open, and the green herbs have appeared, and the hay is gathered out of the mountains.
26羊羔 之毛 是為你作衣服； 山羊是為作田地的價值，
26Lambs are for thy clothing: and kids for the price of the field.
27並有母山羊奶夠你吃， 也夠你的家眷吃， 且夠養你的婢女。
27Let the milk of the goats be enough for thy food, and for the necessities of thy house, and for maintenance for thy handmaids.
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