【德训篇】第二十九章 << 上一章下一章 >>

29:1 行慈善的人，必贷款与人；以手扶助人的，必遵守法律。
He does a kindness who lends to his neighbor, and he fulfills the precepts who holds out a helping hand.

29:2 人在急难中，你应借钱给他；期限一到，你应把所欠的钱还给人。
Lend to your neighbor in his hour of need, and pay back your neighbor when a loan falls due;

29:3 你要坚守所言，对人忠实；这样，你需要的，必常能得到。
Keep your promise, be honest with him, and you will always come by what you need.

29:4 许多人将借债，当作拾来的钱，而使帮助他们的人，感到为难。
Many a man who asks for a loan adds to the burdens of those who help him;

29:5 到他接钱时，他不断亲人家的手，并且因人家有钱，就低声下气；
When he borrows, he kisses the lender’s hand and speaks with respect of his creditor’s wealth; But when payment is due he disappoints him and says he is helpless to meet the claim.

29:6 但是，到了还债的时候，他就一再拖延，还说出无礼生厌和怨恨的话，而怪自己时运不济。
If the lender is able to recover barely half, he considers this an achievement; If not, he is cheated of his wealth and acquires an enemy at no extra charge; With curses and insults the borrower pays him back, with abuse instead of honor.

29:7 假使他能偿还，仍和人为难，而仅还一半，还认为这为债主，是拾来的钱；
Many refuse to lend, not out of meanness, but from fear of being cheated.

29:8 假使不能，就诈取债主的钱，无故与债主成了仇人，
To a poor man, however, be generous; keep him not waiting for your alms;

29:9 且报之以咒骂和嘲笑；对尊重和恩惠，而报以凌辱。
Because of the precept, help the needy, and in their want, do not send them away empty-handed.

29:10 许多人不肯出借，并非出于恶意，而是怕白白受骗。
Spend your money for your brother and friend, and hide it not under a stone to perish;

29:11 但是，对于贫苦人，你当心胸宽大，不可叫他久等你的救济。
Dispose of your treasure as the Most High commands, for that will profit you more than the gold.

29:12 为守诫命，你应援助穷人；为了他的需要，你不可让他空手而归。
Store up almsgiving in your treasure house, and it will save you from every evil;

29:13 你宁可为兄弟和朋友，耗费你的银钱，也不要让它在石头底下生锈坏了。
Better than a stout shield and a sturdy spear it will fight for you against the foe.

29:14 要按照至高者的诫命，处理你的财宝；这比黄金为你更有益处。
A good man goes surety for his neighbor, and only the shameless would play him false;

29:15 应将施舍存在你的宝库里，它必能救你脱免一切灾难；
Forget not the kindness of your backer, for he offers his very life for you.

29:16 施舍胜于坚甲利器，它要替你攻打仇敌。
The wicked turn a pledge on their behalf into misfortune, and the ingrate abandons his protector;

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Going surety has ruined many prosperous men and tossed them about like waves of the sea,

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Has exiled men of prominence and sent them wandering through foreign lands.

29:19 善人为自己的近人作保，而失去廉耻的人，却弃而不顾。
The sinner through surety comes to grief, and he who undertakes too much falls into lawsuits.

29:20 不要忘掉保人的恩义，因为他为你交出自己的性命。
Go surety for your neighbor according to your means, but take care lest you fall thereby.

29:21 罪人与不洁的人，畏避保人。
Life’s prime needs are water, bread, and clothing, a house, too, for decent privacy.

29:22 罪人荡尽自己保人的财产；毫不知恩地背弃救助自己的人。
Better a poor man’s fare under the shadow of one’s own roof than sumptuous banquets among strangers.

29:23 人为自己的近人作保，但这近人失掉廉耻之后，要背弃他。
Be it little or much, be content with what you have, and pay no heed to him who would disparage your home;

29:24 担保太不谨慎，使许多生活幸福的人丧亡，颠簸他们有如海涛；
A miserable life it is to go from house to house, for as a guest you dare not open your mouth.

29:25 使有权势的人，流离失所，漂泊异乡。
The visitor has no thanks for filling the cups; besides, you will hear these bitter words:

29:26 违犯上主命令的罪人，好作不当的保证；图谋包揽事情的人，必吃官司。
"Come here, stranger, set the table, give me to eat the food you have!

29:27 你当按你的力量扶助近人，但要谨慎，不要因此跌倒。
Away, stranger, for one more worthy; for my brother’s visit I need the room!"

29:28 生活的主要物品，是水、食粮、和遮羞的衣服房屋。
Painful things to a sensitive man are abuse at home and insults from his creditors.

29:29 在自己茅舍里，度穷人的生活，比在别人家里常有盛宴更好，因为那里不是自己的家。

29:30 东西或多或少，你要知足；如此你就不会听到客人听到的责斥。

29:31 无聊的生活，是挨户作客；在那里作客，行动既不自由，也不敢开口。

29:32 即便你款待了主人，给他酒喝，他并不领情；此外，你还要听到一些伤心的话：

29:33 「客人，过来，你去摆设宴席，把你手中所有的，拿来给我吃!

29:34 客人，看我朋友的情面，请你走罢!因为，我的兄弟到我这里来作客，要住这间房屋。」

29:35 客人受家主的责斥，债户受债主的辱骂：这等事为有感觉的人是难堪的。

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