【箴言篇】第三十一章 << 上一章

31:1 玛萨的君王肋慕耳的格言，是他母亲教给他的：
The words of Lemuel, king of Massa. The advice which his mother gave him:

31:2 我儿!我的亲生儿!我的长子肋慕耳!我许愿所得的孩子!我可给你说些什么﹖
What, my son, my first-born! what, O son of my womb; what, O son of my vows!

31:3 你不要将你的精力，为女人而消耗；也不要为君王的宫女，白费你的血气。
Give not your vigor to women, nor your strength to those who ruin kings.

31:4 肋慕耳!清酒不宜于君王，醇酒不宜于公侯，
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, not for kings to drink wine; strong drink is not for princes!

31:5 免得在酒兴之余，轻易将法律忘掉，颠倒穷人的是非。
Lest in drinking they forget what the law decrees, and violate the rights of all who are in need.

31:6 应将醇酒给与哀恸欲绝的人，应将清酒给与心灵痛楚的人，
Give strong drink to one who is perishing, and wine to the sorely depressed;

31:7 好叫他们喝了，完全忘掉自己的贫乏，不再记忆自己的忧苦。
When they drink, they will forget their misery, and think no more of their burdens.

31:8 你应为哑吧开口，为被弃的人辩护；
Open your mouth in behalf of the dumb, and for the rights of the destitute;

31:9 你应开口秉公行审，应为贫苦弱小辩护。
Open your mouth, decree what is just, defend the needy and the poor!

31:10 贤淑的妇女，有谁能找到﹖她本身价值，远胜过珠宝。
When one finds a worthy wife, her value is far beyond pearls.

31:11 她的丈夫对她衷心信赖，一切所需从来不会缺少。
Her husband, entrusting his heart to her, has an unfailing prize.

31:12 她一生岁月，只叫他幸福，不给他烦恼。
She brings him good, and not evil, all the days of her life.

31:13 她弄来羊毛细麻，愉快地亲手劳作。
She obtains wool and flax and makes cloth with skillful hands.

31:14 她宛如一只商船，由远处运来食粮。
Like merchant ships, she secures her provisions from afar.

31:15 天还未明，她已起身，为给家人分配食物，给婢女们分派家务。
She rises while it is still night, and distributes food to her household.

31:16 她看中一块田地，就将它买了来，以双手所得的收入，栽植了葡萄园。
She picks out a field to purchase; out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.

31:17 她以勇力束腰，增强自己臂力。
She is girt about with strength, and sturdy are her arms.

31:18 她发觉自己经营生利，她的灯盏夜间仍不熄灭。
She enjoys the success of her dealings; at night her lamp is undimmed.

31:19 她手执纺锤，手指旋转纱锭。
She puts her hands to the distaff, and her fingers ply the spindle.

31:20 对贫苦的人，她随手赒济；对无靠的人，她伸手扶助。
She reaches out her hands to the poor, and extends her arms to the needy.

31:21 为自己的家人，她不害怕风雪，因为全家上下，都穿双料衣裳。
She fears not the snow for her household; all her charges are doubly clothed.

31:22 她为自己做了华丽的铺盖，身穿的是细麻和紫锦的衣裳。
She makes her own coverlets; fine linen and purple are her clothing.

31:23 她的丈夫与当地长老同席，在城门口深为众人所认识。
Her husband is prominent at the city gates as he sits with the elders of the land.

31:24 她纺织纱布予以出售，又制造腰带卖与商贾。
She makes garments and sells them, and stocks the merchants with belts.

31:25 刚毅和尊严是她的服饰，一念及将来便笑容满面。
She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs at the days to come.

31:26 她一开口即倾吐智慧，舌上常有仁慈的训诲。
She opens her mouth in wisdom, and on her tongue is kindly counsel.

31:27 她不断督察家务，从不白吃闲饭。
She watches the conduct of her household, and eats not her food in idleness.

31:28 她的子女起来向她降福，她的丈夫对她赞不绝口：「
Her children rise up and praise her; her husband, too, extols her:

31:29 贤淑的女子很多，唯有你超群群出众。」
"Many are the women of proven worth, but you have excelled them all."

31:30 姿色是虚幻，美丽是泡影；敬畏上主的女人，才堪当受人赞美。
Charm is deceptive and beauty fleeting; the woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.

31:31 愿她享受她双手操劳的成果!愿她的事业在城门口使她受赞扬!
Give her a reward of her labors, and let her works praise her at the city gates.

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