【箴言篇】第十九章 << 上一章下一章 >>

19:1 穷而行为正直，胜于富而唇舌欺诈。
Better a poor man who walks in his integrity than he who is crooked in his ways and rich.

19:2 热诚无谋，诚不可取；步伐匆忙，难免失足。
Without knowledge even zeal is not good; and he who acts hastily, blunders.

19:3 人因愚蠢自毁前途；他的心反迁怒上主。
A man’s own folly upsets his way, but his heart is resentful against the LORD.

19:4 财富招来许多朋友，穷人却为亲朋所弃。
Wealth adds many friends, but the friend of the poor man deserts him.

19:5 作假见证的人，难免受罚；撒播谎言的人，势必难逃。
The false witness will not go unpunished, and he who utters lies will not escape.

19:6 大方的人，人人奉承；好施的人，人都谄媚。
Many curry favor with a noble; all are friends of the man who has something to give.

19:7 人穷兄弟恨，朋友更远离；谁追求空言，是捕风捉影。
All the poor man’s brothers hate him; how much more do his friends shun him!

19:8 获得明哲的，必爱惜自己；珍惜明智的，必觅得幸福。
He who gains intelligence is his own best friend; he who keeps understanding will be successful.

19:9 作假见证的人，难免受罚；撒播谎言的人，自趋灭亡。
The false witness will not go unpunished, and he who utters lies will perish.

19:10 安逸的生活，不适于愚人；奴隶管君主，更是不相宜。
Luxury is not befitting a fool; much less should a slave rule over princes.

19:11 明智的人，缓于发怒，宽恕愆尤，引以为荣。
It is good sense in a man to be slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.

19:12 君主的盛怒，有如狮子的怒吼；君王的恩惠，有如草上的朝露。
The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor, like dew on the grass.

19:13 愚昧的儿子，是父亲的灾祸；吵闹的女人，有如屋顶漏水。
The foolish son is ruin to his father, and the nagging of a wife is a persistent leak.

19:14 房屋与钱财，是父母的遗产；贤明的妻子，是上主的恩赐。
Home and possessions are an inheritance from parents, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.

19:15 懒慢怠惰，使人沉睡；闲荡的人，必要挨饿。
Laziness plunges a man into deep sleep, and the sluggard must go hungry.

19:16 恪守上主诫命的，可保全生命；轻视上主道路的，必自趋丧亡。
He who keeps the precept keeps his life, but the despiser of the word will die.

19:17 向穷人施舍，是借贷于上主；对他的功德，上主必要报答。
He who has compassion on the poor lends to the LORD, and he will repay him for his good deed.

19:18 尚有希望时，应惩罚儿子；但不可存心置他于死地。
Chastise your son, for in this there is hope; but do not desire his death.

19:19 易怒的人，应当受罚：你越宽容，他越乖戾。
The man of violent temper pays the penalty; even if you rescue him, you will have it to do again.

19:20 你应听取劝告，接受教训，使你今后成个明智的人。
Listen to counsel and receive instruction, that you may eventually become wise.

19:21 人在心中尽可策划多端，实现的却是上主的计划。
Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the decision of the LORD that endures.

19:22 慷慨为人有利，穷汉胜过骗子。
From a man’s greed comes his shame; rather be a poor man than a liar.

19:23 敬畏上主，使人得生命，满怀敬畏，必无殃无祸。
The fear of the LORD is an aid to life; one eats and sleeps without being visited by misfortune.

19:24 懒惰人伸手到食盘，却懒于送回到口边。
The sluggard loses his hand in the dish; he will not even lift it to his mouth.

19:25 你若杖责轻狂人，幼稚者将变明智；你只谴责明智者，他即更明了义理。
If you beat an arrogant man, the simple learn a lesson; if you rebuke an intelligent man, he gains knowledge.

19:26 苛待父亲，迫走母亲的，实是卑贱可耻的儿子。
He who mistreats his father, or drives away his mother, is a worthless and disgraceful son.

19:27 我儿，你停止听取教训，就是远离智慧的训言。
If a son ceases to hear instruction, he wanders from words of knowledge.

19:28 邪曲的见证，戏笑公义；恶人们的嘴，吞食不义。
An unprincipled witness perverts justice, and the mouth of the wicked pours out iniquity.

19:29 体刑是为轻狂人而设，鞭笞是为愚人背而备。
Rods are prepared for the arrogant, and blows for the backs of fools.

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