【箴言篇】第十六章 << 上一章下一章 >>

16:1 内心策划在于人，应允却在于上主。
Man may make plans in his heart, but what the tongue utters is from the LORD.

16:2 对自己的行为，人都自觉无瑕；但审察心灵的，却是上主。
All the ways of a man may be pure in his own eyes, but it is the LORD who proves the spirit.

16:3 将你的作为委托于上主，这样你的计划必会成功。
Entrust your works to the LORD, and your plans will succeed.

16:4 上主所造的各有其用意，连恶人也有不幸的一日。
The LORD has made everything for his own ends, even the wicked for the evil day.

16:5 居心傲慢的，上主必厌恶；这一类的人，逃不掉惩罚。
Every proud man is an abomination to the LORD; I assure you that he will not go unpunished.

16:6 藉慈善忠诚，可补赎罪过；藉敬畏上主，可避免罪恶。
By kindness and piety guilt is expiated, and by the fear of the LORD man avoids evil.

16:7 世人的行径，若中悦上主，他必使仇敌，再与他和好。
When the LORD is pleased with a man’s ways, he makes even his enemies be at peace with him.

16:8 收入少而守正义，胜于进款多而行不义。
Better a little with virtue, than a large income with injustice.

16:9 人心里都策划自己的行径；但他的步伐却由上主支配。
In his mind a man plans his course, but the LORD directs his steps.

16:10 神明的断语，出自君王口；他口下判断，必不致差错。
The king’s lips are an oracle; no judgment he pronounces is false.

16:11 天秤和称盘，属上主所有；囊中的法码，全由他制定。
Balance and scales belong to the LORD; all the weights used with them are his concern.

16:12 君王最厌恶的是作恶，因为王位赖正义而立。
Kings have a horror of wrongdoing, for by righteousness the throne endures.

16:13 正义的唇舌，为君王所喜悦；说话正直者，为君王所爱戴。
The king takes delight in honest lips, and the man who speaks what is right he loves.

16:14 君王的震怒，是死讯的使者；但是智慧人，能平息王怒。
The king’s wrath is like messengers of death, but a wise man can pacify it.

16:15 君王容光焕发，人即可活命；君王的恩泽，有如春云时雨。
In the light of the king’s countenance is life, and his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.

16:16 获得智慧，胜于获得黄金；获得智识，胜于获得白银。
How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! To acquire understanding is more desirable than silver.

16:17 正直人的行径远离邪恶，谨守行为的人必确保生命。
The path of the upright avoids misfortune; he who pays attention to his way safeguards his life.

16:18 骄横是灭亡的先声，傲慢是陨落的前导。
Pride goes before disaster, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

16:19 谦下与贫民共处，胜于与骄傲人分赃。
It is better to be humble with the meek than to share plunder with the proud.

16:20 细听劝言的，必将受益；信赖上主的，真是有福。
He who plans a thing will be successful; happy is he who trusts in the LORD!

16:21 有慧心的人，被称为哲人；温和的口吻，更具说服力。
The wise man is esteemed for his discernment, yet pleasing speech increases his persuasiveness.

16:22 为有智识的人，智识是生命的泉源；然而糊涂愚昧，却是愚昧人的惩罚。
Good sense is a fountain of life to its possessor, but folly brings chastisement on fools.

16:23 智慧人的心，使自己的嘴灵巧，使自己的唇舌，更具说服力。
The mind of the wise man makes him eloquent, and augments the persuasiveness of his lips.

16:24 亲切的言语，有如蜂蜜，使心灵愉快，使筋骨舒畅。
Pleasing words are a honeycomb, sweet to the taste and healthful to the body.

16:25 有些道路，看来正直；走到尽头，却是死路。
Sometimes a way seems right to a man, but the end of it leads to death!

16:26 工人的胃口，催他劳作；工人的口腹，迫他工作。
The laborer’s appetite labors for him, for his mouth urges him on.

16:27 无赖之徒，图谋邪恶；他的嘴上，似有火烧。
A scoundrel is a furnace of evil, and on his lips there is a scorching fire.

16:28 乖戾的人，撒播争端；告密的人，离间友情。
An intriguer sows discord, and a talebearer separates bosom friends.

16:29 强横的人，诱惑朋友；引他走入不正之徒。
A lawless man allures his neighbor, and leads him into a way that is not good.

16:30 谁紧闭眼睛，是在策划阴谋；谁紧咬口唇，邪恶业已完成。
He who winks his eye is plotting trickery; he who compresses his lips has mischief ready.

16:31 皓首白发，是尊荣的冠冕；只在正义的道上，方可获得。
Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained by virtuous living.

16:32 有涵养的人，胜于勇士；克服自己的人，胜于克城的人。
A patient man is better than a warrior, and he who rules his temper, than he who takes a city.

16:33 人尽可在怀中抽签，但决断却在乎上主。
When the lot is cast into the lap, its decision depends entirely on the LORD.

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