箴言 13
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
13 智慧兒聽從父訓，
嘲諷者不聽責備。
2 口出良言嚐善果，
奸徒貪行殘暴事[a]。
3 說話謹慎，可保性命；
口無遮攔，自取滅亡。
4 懶惰人空有幻想，
勤快人心想事成。
5 義人憎惡虛謊，
惡人行事可恥。
6 公義守衛正直的人，
邪惡傾覆犯罪之徒。
7 有人強充富有，
其實身無分文；
有人假裝貧窮，
卻是腰纏萬貫。
8 富人用財富贖命，
窮人卻免受驚嚇。
9 義人的光燦爛，
惡人的燈熄滅。
10 自高自大招惹紛爭，
虛心受教才是睿智。
11 不義之財必耗盡，
勤儉積蓄財富增。
12 盼望無期，使人憂傷；
夙願得償，帶來生機[b]。
13 蔑視訓言，自招滅亡；
敬畏誡命，必得賞賜。
14 智者的訓言是生命之泉，
可使人避開死亡的網羅。
15 睿智使人蒙恩惠，
奸徒之路通滅亡。
16 明哲知而後行，
愚人炫耀愚昧。
17 奸惡的使者陷入災禍，
忠誠的使者帶來醫治。
18 不受管教的貧窮羞愧，
接受責備的受到尊崇。
19 願望實現使心甘甜，
遠離惡事為愚人憎惡。
20 與智者同行必得智慧，
與愚人結伴必受虧損。
21 禍患追趕罪人，
義人必得善報。
22 善人為子孫留下產業，
罪人給義人積聚財富。
23 窮人的田地出產豐富，
因不公而被搶掠一空。
24 不用杖管教兒女是憎惡他們，
疼愛兒女的隨時管教他們。
25 義人豐衣足食，
惡人食不果腹。
Proverbs 13
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
13 A wise child loves discipline,[a]
but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
2 From the fruit of their words good persons eat good things,
but the desire of the treacherous is for wrongdoing.
3 Those who guard their mouths preserve their lives;
those who open wide their lips come to ruin.
4 The appetite of the lazy craves, and gets nothing,
while the appetite of the diligent is richly supplied.
5 The righteous hate falsehood,
but the wicked act shamefully and disgracefully.
6 Righteousness guards one whose way is upright,
but sin overthrows the wicked.
7 Some pretend to be rich, yet have nothing;
others pretend to be poor, yet have great wealth.
8 Wealth is a ransom for a person’s life,
but the poor get no threats.
9 The light of the righteous rejoices,
but the lamp of the wicked goes out.
10 By insolence the heedless make strife,
but wisdom is with those who take advice.
11 Wealth hastily gotten[b] will dwindle,
but those who gather little by little will increase it.
12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
13 Those who despise the word bring destruction on themselves,
but those who respect the commandment will be rewarded.
14 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,
so that one may avoid the snares of death.
15 Good sense wins favor,
but the way of the faithless is their ruin.[c]
16 The clever do all things intelligently,
but the fool displays folly.
17 A bad messenger brings trouble,
but a faithful envoy, healing.
18 Poverty and disgrace are for the one who ignores instruction,
but one who heeds reproof is honored.
19 A desire realized is sweet to the soul,
but to turn away from evil is an abomination to fools.
20 Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise,
but the companion of fools suffers harm.
21 Misfortune pursues sinners,
but prosperity rewards the righteous.
22 The good leave an inheritance to their children’s children,
but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.
23 The field of the poor may yield much food,
but it is swept away through injustice.
24 Those who spare the rod hate their children,
but those who love them are diligent to discipline them.
25 The righteous have enough to satisfy their appetite,
but the belly of the wicked is empty.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:1 Cn: Heb A wise child the discipline of his father
- Proverbs 13:11 Gk Vg: Heb from vanity
- Proverbs 13:15 Cn Compare Gk Syr Vg Tg: Heb is enduring
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