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所罗门的箴言

¹所罗门的箴言：
智慧之子使父亲喜乐；
愚昧之子使母亲担忧。
²不义之财毫无益处；
惟有公义能救人脱离死亡。
³耶和华不使义人捱饿；
恶人所欲的，耶和华必拒绝。
⁴手懒的，必致穷乏；
手勤的，却要富足。
⁵夏天储存的，是智慧之子；
收割时沉睡的，是蒙羞之子。
⁶福祉临到义人头上；
恶人的口藏匿残暴。
⁷义人的称号带来祝福；
恶人的名字必然败坏。
⁸智慧的心，领受诫命；
愚妄的嘴唇，必致倾倒。
⁹行正直路的，步步安稳；
走弯曲道的，必致败露。
¹⁰挤眉弄眼的，使人忧患；
愚妄的嘴唇，必致倾倒。
¹¹义人的口是生命的泉源；
恶人的口藏匿残暴。
¹²恨能挑启争端；
爱能遮掩一切过错。
¹³聪明人嘴里有智慧；
无知的人背上受刑杖。
¹⁴智慧人积存知识；
愚妄人的口速致败坏。
¹⁵有钱人的财物是他坚固的城；
贫寒人的贫乏使他败坏。
¹⁶义人的报酬带来生命；
恶人的所得用来犯罪。
¹⁷遵守训诲的，行在生命道上；
离弃责备的，走迷了路。
¹⁸隐藏怨恨的，有说谎的嘴唇；
口出毁谤的，是愚昧人。
¹⁹多言多语难免有过；
节制嘴唇是有智慧。
²⁰义人的舌如上选的银子；
恶人的心所值无几。
²¹义人的嘴唇牧养多人；
愚妄人因无知而死亡。
²²耶和华所赐的福使人富足，
并不加上忧虑。
²³愚昧人以行恶为乐；
聪明人以智慧为乐。
²⁴恶人所怕的，必临到他；
义人的心愿，必蒙应允。
²⁵暴风一过，恶人归于无有；
义人却有永久的根基。
²⁶懒惰人使那差他的人，
如醋倒牙，如烟薰目。
²⁷敬畏耶和华使人长寿；
恶人的年岁必减少。
²⁸义人的盼望带来喜乐；
恶人的指望必致灭没。
²⁹耶和华的道是正直人的保障；
却成了作恶人的败坏。
³⁰义人永不动摇；
恶人不得住在地上。
³¹义人的口结出智慧；
乖谬的舌必被割断。
³²义人的嘴唇懂得令人喜悦；
恶人的口只知乖谬。

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¹The proverbs of Solomon:
A wise son brings joy to his father,
but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

²Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value,
but righteousness delivers from death.

³The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry,
but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.

⁴Lazy hands make for poverty,
but diligent hands bring wealth.

⁵He who gathers crops in summer is a prudent son,
but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.

⁶Blessings crown the head of the righteous,
but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.⚓

⁷The name of the righteous is used in blessings,⚓
but the name of the wicked will rot.

⁸The wise in heart accept commands,
but a chattering fool comes to ruin.

⁹Whoever walks in integrity walks securely,
but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out.

¹⁰Whoever winks maliciously causes grief,
and a chattering fool comes to ruin.

¹¹The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

¹²Hatred stirs up conflict,
but love covers over all wrongs.

¹³Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning,
but a rod is for the back of one who has no sense.

¹⁴The wise store up knowledge,
but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.

¹⁵The wealth of the rich is their fortified city,
but poverty is the ruin of the poor.

¹⁶The wages of the righteous is life,
but the earnings of the wicked are sin and death.

¹⁷Whoever heeds discipline shows the way to life,
but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.

¹⁸Whoever conceals hatred with lying lips
and spreads slander is a fool.

¹⁹Sin is not ended by multiplying words,
but the prudent hold their tongues.

²⁰The tongue of the righteous is choice silver,
but the heart of the wicked is of little value.

²¹The lips of the righteous nourish many,
but fools die for lack of sense.

²²The blessing of the Lord brings wealth,
without painful toil for it.

²³A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes,
but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.

²⁴What the wicked dread will overtake them;
what the righteous desire will be granted.

²⁵When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone,
but the righteous stand firm forever.

²⁶As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
so are sluggards to those who send them.

²⁷The fear of the Lord adds length to life,
but the years of the wicked are cut short.

²⁸The prospect of the righteous is joy,
but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.

²⁹The way of the Lord is a refuge for the blameless,
but it is the ruin of those who do evil.

³⁰The righteous will never be uprooted,
but the wicked will not remain in the land.

³¹From the mouth of the righteous comes the fruit of wisdom,
but a perverse tongue will be silenced.

³²The lips of the righteous know what finds favor,
but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse.