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箴言-Proverbs 第 14 章

14:1智慧妇人建立家室；愚妄妇人亲手拆毁。
The wise woman builds her house, But the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
14:2行动正直的，敬畏耶和华；行事乖僻的，却藐视祂。
He who walks in his uprightness fears Jehovah, But he who is perverse in his ways despises Him.
14:3愚妄人口中骄傲，如杖责打己身；智慧人的嘴必保守自己。
In the mouth of a fool is a rod for his pride, But the lips of the wise will preserve them.
14:4家里无牛，槽头干净；但出产加多，乃凭牛力。
Where no oxen are, the manger is clean, But much increase comes by the strength of the ox.
14:5忠信的见证人不说谎话；假见证人吐出谎言。
A faithful witness will not lie, But a false witness utters lies.
14:6亵慢人寻找智慧，却寻不着；聪明人轻易得着知识。
A scoffer seeks wisdom and finds none, But knowledge comes easily to one who has understanding.
14:7当离开愚昧人的面，因为你不见他嘴中有知识。
Go from the presence of a foolish man, For you will not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.
14:8精明人的智慧在乎明白自己的道路；愚昧人的愚妄乃是诡诈。
The wisdom of the prudent man is to understand his way, But the folly of fools is deceit.
14:9赎愆祭讥诮愚妄人，正直人却互相喜悦。
A trespass offering mocks fools, But among the upright there is good will.
14:10心中的苦楚自己知道，心里的喜乐外人无分。
The heart knows its own bitterness, And a stranger does not share in its joy.
14:11奸恶人的房屋必倒毁；正直人的帐棚必兴盛。
The house of the wicked will be destroyed, But the tent of the upright will flourish.
14:12有一条路，人以为正，至终却是死亡之路。
There is a way which seems right to a man, But the end of it is the ways of death.
14:13人在喜笑中，心也伤痛；快乐至极就是愁苦。
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful, And the end of joy is grief.
14:14心中退后的，必饱得自己行径的结果；善人必从自己得满足。
The backslider in heart will be filled with his own ways, And a good man will be satisfied from himself.
14:15愚蒙人凡话都信；精明人步步慎思。
The simple man believes every word, But the prudent man considers his steps.
14:16智慧人惧怕，就远离恶事；愚昧人却狂傲自恃。
A wise man fears and departs from evil, But the fool is arrogant and is confident.
14:17急躁易怒的，行事愚昧；设诡计的，被人恨恶。
He who is quick to anger will deal foolishly, And a man of wicked devices is hated.
14:18愚蒙人得愚妄为产业；精明人得知识为冠冕。
The simple inherit folly, But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
14:19坏人俯伏在善人面前，恶人俯伏在义人门口。
The evil bow down before the good, And the wicked, at the gates of the righteous man.
14:20贫穷人连邻舍也恨他；富足人有许多朋友。
The poor man is hated even by his own neighbor, But the rich man has many friends.
14:21藐视邻舍的，这人有罪；恩待贫穷的，这人快乐。
He who despises his neighbor sins, But happy is he who is gracious to the poor.
14:22谋恶的，岂非走入迷途么？谋善的，必得慈爱和真实。
Do not they who devise evil go astray? But lovingkindness and truth are with those who devise good.
14:23诸般劳苦必有利益；嘴上徒言乃致穷乏。
In all labor there is profit, But mere talk leads only to poverty.
14:24智慧人的冠冕乃是他们的财富；愚昧人的愚妄终是愚妄。
The crown of the wise is their riches, But the folly of fools is only folly.
14:25作真见证的，救人性命；吐出谎言的，施行诡诈。
A truthful witness delivers souls, But he who utters lies causes deceit.
14:26敬畏耶和华的，有坚固的倚靠，他的儿女也有避难所。
In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence, And his children will have a place of refuge.
14:27敬畏耶和华是生命的泉源，可以使人离开死亡的网罗。
The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, That one may turn aside from the snares of death.
14:28帝王荣耀在于民多；君王衰败在于民少。
In a multitude of people is the king's glory, But in an absence of people is the ruin of the prince.
14:29不轻易发怒的，大有聪明；灵里暴躁的，大显愚妄。
He who is slow to anger is of great understanding, But he who has a hasty spirit exalts folly.
14:30心中安静是肉体的生命；嫉妒是骨中的朽烂。
A tranquil heart is life to the flesh, But envy is rottenness to the bones.
14:31欺压贫寒的，是辱没造他的主；恩待穷乏的，乃是尊敬主。
He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker, But he who is gracious to the needy honors Him.
14:32恶人在自己的恶行上，必被推倒；义人临死，有所投靠。
The wicked man is thrust down in his evildoing, But the righteous man has a refuge when he dies.
14:33智慧安居在聪明人心中；愚昧人内里所存的，显而易见。
Wisdom rests quietly in the heart of one who has understanding, But in the inward part of fools it makes itself known.
14:34公义使邦国高举；罪恶是人民的羞辱。
Righteousness exalts a nation, But sin is a reproach to any people.
14:35明智的臣子蒙王恩惠；贻羞的仆人遭其盛怒。
The king's favor is toward a servant who acts prudently, But his overflowing wrath will be toward him who causes shame.
 
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