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传道书 7
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
传道书 7
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
智者的選擇
7 美名優於美好的膏油，
死亡的日子勝過誕生的日子。
2 往服喪之家，比往宴樂之家還好，
因為死是人人的結局，
活人要把這事放在心上。
3 憂愁勝於嬉笑，
因為面帶愁容，能使內心得著好處。
4 智慧人的心在服喪之家，
愚昧人的心在歡樂之家。
5 聽智慧人的斥責，
勝過聽愚昧人的歌唱。
6 愚昧人的笑聲，
就像鍋底下荊棘的爆聲一樣。
這也是虛空。
7 勒索會使智慧人變為愚妄，
賄賂能敗壞人心。
8 事情的結局勝於開端，
存心忍耐的，勝過居心驕傲的。
9 你心裡不要輕易動怒，
因為惱怒留在愚昧人的胸懷中。
10 你不要說：“為甚麼從前的日子勝過現在的呢？”
你這樣問，不是出於智慧。
11 智慧與產業都是好的，
對得見天日的人是有益的。
12 因為受智慧的庇護，如同受銀子的庇護。
唯有智慧能保全智慧人的生命，這就是知識的益處。
體察 神的心意行事
13 要觀察 神的作為，
因為他所屈曲的，
誰能弄直呢？
14 在亨通的日子，應當享福；
遭遇患難的時候，就當省察。
神使這兩樣並存，
為了叫人查不出未來的事。
15 在我虛空的日子裡，我見過這兩件事：有義人行義反而滅亡，有惡人行惡倒享長壽。 16 不要過分公義，也不要太過有智慧，何必自取滅亡呢？ 17 不要過分作惡，也不要作愚昧人，何必時候未到就死？ 18 持守這個是好的，那個也不要放鬆，因為敬畏 神的人，都必避免這兩個極端。
19 智慧使智慧人比城中十個官長更有能力。 20 世上實在沒有一個行善而不犯罪的義人。 21 人所說的一切話，都不要放在心上，因你可能聽見僕人咒罵你。 22 其實你心裡明白，自己也曾多次咒罵別人。
23 這一切我都用智慧試驗過。我說：“我要得智慧”，智慧卻遠離我。 24 那離得遠又極深奧的，誰能找到呢？ 25 我轉念，一心去了解、考察並尋覓智慧和事理，又要知道愚蒙是邪惡的，狂妄是愚昧的。 26 我發現一個比死亡更惡毒的婦人，她有如羅網，心如陷阱，手如鎖鍊。蒙 神喜悅的人得以擺脫她，罪人卻被她纏住。
27 傳道者說：“看哪！我發現了這件事，我一再揣摩，要找出事情的道理。 28 我的心仍在尋覓，卻還找不到，就是在一千個男人中，我找到一個正直人，但在所有的女人中，連一個也找不到。 29 我所明白的，只有這件事： 神造人原是正直的，他們卻找出許多巧計。”
Ecclesiastes 7
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 7
New International Version
Wisdom
7 A good name is better than fine perfume,(A)
and the day of death better than the day of birth.(B)
2 It is better to go to a house of mourning
than to go to a house of feasting,
for death(C) is the destiny(D) of everyone;
the living should take this to heart.
3 Frustration is better than laughter,(E)
because a sad face is good for the heart.
4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning,
but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.(F)
5 It is better to heed the rebuke(G) of a wise person
than to listen to the song of fools.
6 Like the crackling of thorns(H) under the pot,
so is the laughter(I) of fools.
This too is meaningless.
7 Extortion turns a wise person into a fool,
and a bribe(J) corrupts the heart.
8 The end of a matter is better than its beginning,
and patience(K) is better than pride.
9 Do not be quickly provoked(L) in your spirit,
for anger resides in the lap of fools.(M)
10 Do not say, “Why were the old days(N) better than these?”
For it is not wise to ask such questions.
11 Wisdom, like an inheritance, is a good thing(O)
and benefits those who see the sun.(P)
12 Wisdom is a shelter
as money is a shelter,
but the advantage of knowledge is this:
Wisdom preserves those who have it.
13 Consider what God has done:(Q)
Who can straighten
what he has made crooked?(R)
14 When times are good, be happy;
but when times are bad, consider this:
God has made the one
as well as the other.(S)
Therefore, no one can discover
anything about their future.
15 In this meaningless life(T) of mine I have seen both of these:
the righteous perishing in their righteousness,
and the wicked living long in their wickedness.(U)
16 Do not be overrighteous,
neither be overwise—
why destroy yourself?
17 Do not be overwicked,
and do not be a fool—
why die before your time?(V)
18 It is good to grasp the one
and not let go of the other.
Whoever fears God(W) will avoid all extremes.[a]
20 Indeed, there is no one on earth who is righteous,(Z)
no one who does what is right and never sins.(AA)
21 Do not pay attention to every word people say,
or you(AB) may hear your servant cursing you—
22 for you know in your heart
that many times you yourself have cursed others.
23 All this I tested by wisdom and I said,
“I am determined to be wise”(AC)—
but this was beyond me.
24 Whatever exists is far off and most profound—
who can discover it?(AD)
25 So I turned my mind to understand,
to investigate and to search out wisdom and the scheme of things(AE)
and to understand the stupidity of wickedness
and the madness of folly.(AF)
26 I find more bitter than death
the woman who is a snare,(AG)
whose heart is a trap
and whose hands are chains.
The man who pleases God will escape her,
but the sinner she will ensnare.(AH)
27 “Look,” says the Teacher,[b](AI) “this is what I have discovered:
“Adding one thing to another to discover the scheme of things—
28 while I was still searching
but not finding—
I found one upright man among a thousand,
but not one upright woman(AJ) among them all.
29 This only have I found:
God created mankind upright,
but they have gone in search of many schemes.”
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 7:18 Or will follow them both
- Ecclesiastes 7:27 Or the leader of the assembly
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