Capítulo 24

¹Do not be envious of evil men, Nor desire to be with them;

¹你不要嫉妒惡人，也不要起意與他們相處；

²For their minds devise violence, And their lips talk of trouble.

²因為，他們的心圖謀強暴，他們的口談論奸惡。

³By wisdom a house is built, And by understanding it is established;

³房屋因智慧建造，又因聰明立穩；

⁴And by knowledge the rooms are filled With all precious and pleasant riches.

⁴其中因知識充滿各樣美好寶貴的財物。

⁵A wise man is strong, And a man of knowledge increases power.

⁵智慧人大有能力；有知識的人力上加力。

⁶For by wise guidance you will wage war, And in abundance of counselors there is victory.

⁶你去打仗，要憑智謀；謀士眾多，人便得勝。

⁷Wisdom is [too] exalted for a fool, He does not open his mouth in the gate.

⁷智慧極高，非愚昧人所能及，所以在城門內不敢開口。

⁸One who plans to do evil, Men will call a schemer.

⁸設計作惡的，必稱為奸人。

⁹The devising of folly is sin, And the scoffer is an abomination to men.

⁹愚妄人的思念乃是罪惡；褻慢者為人所憎惡。

¹⁰If you are slack in the day of distress, Your strength is limited.

¹⁰你在患難之日若膽怯，你的力量就微小。

¹¹Deliver those who are being taken away to death, And those who are staggering to slaughter, Oh hold [them] back.

¹¹人被拉到死地，你要解救；人將被殺，你須攔阻。

¹²If you say, 'See, we did not know this,' Does He not consider [it] who weighs the hearts? And does He not know [it] who keeps your soul? And will He not render to man according to his work?

¹²你若說：這事我未曾知道，那衡量人心的豈不明白麼？保守你命的豈不知道麼？他豈不按各人所行的報應各人麼？

¹³My son, eat honey, for it is good, Yes, the honey from the comb is sweet to your taste;

¹³我兒，你要吃蜜，因為是好的；吃蜂房下滴的蜜便覺甘甜。

¹⁴Know [that] wisdom is thus for your soul; If you find [it], then there will be a future, And your hope will not be cut off.

¹⁴你心得了智慧，也必覺得如此。你若找著，至終必有善報；你的指望也不致斷絕。

¹⁵Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; Do not destroy his resting place;

¹⁵你這惡人，不要埋伏攻擊義人的家；不要毀壞他安居之所。

¹⁶For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises again, But the wicked stumble in [time of] calamity.

¹⁶因為，義人雖七次跌倒，仍必興起；惡人卻被禍患傾倒。

¹⁷Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, And do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles;

¹⁷你仇敵跌倒，你不要歡喜；他傾倒，你心不要快樂；

¹⁸Or the LORD will see [it] and be displeased, And turn His anger away from him.

¹⁸恐怕耶和華看見就不喜悅，將怒氣從仇敵身上轉過來。

¹⁹Do not fret because of evildoers Or be envious of the wicked;

¹⁹不要為作惡的心懷不平，也不要嫉妒惡人；

²⁰For there will be no future for the evil man; The lamp of the wicked will be put out.

²⁰因為，惡人終不得善報；惡人的燈也必熄滅。

²¹My son, fear the LORD and the king; Do not associate with those who are given to change,

²¹我兒，你要敬畏耶和華與君王，不要與反覆無常的人結交，

²²For their calamity will rise suddenly, And who knows the ruin [that comes] from both of them?

²²因為他們的災難必忽然而起。耶和華與君王所施行的毀滅，誰能知道呢？

²³These also are sayings of the wise. To show partiality in judgment is not good.

²³以下也是智慧人的箴言：審判時看人情面是不好的。

²⁴He who says to the wicked, 'You are righteous,' Peoples will curse him, nations will abhor him;

²⁴對惡人說：你是義人的，這人萬民必咒詛，列邦必憎惡。

²⁵But to those who rebuke the [wicked] will be delight, And a good blessing will come upon them.

²⁵責備惡人的，必得喜悅；美好的福也必臨到他。

²⁶He kisses the lips Who gives a right answer.

²⁶應對正直的，猶如與人親嘴。

²⁷Prepare your work outside And make it ready for yourself in the field; Afterwards, then, build your house.

²⁷你要在外頭預備工料，在田間辦理整齊，然後建造房屋。

²⁸Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause, And do not deceive with your lips.

²⁸不可無故作見證陷害鄰舍，也不可用嘴欺騙人。

²⁹Do not say, 'Thus I shall do to him as he has done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.'

²⁹不可說：人怎樣待我，我也怎樣待他；我必照他所行的報復他。

³⁰I passed by the field of the sluggard And by the vineyard of the man lacking sense,

³⁰我經過懶惰人的田地、無知人的葡萄園，

³¹And behold, it was completely overgrown with thistles; Its surface was covered with nettles, And its stone wall was broken down.

³¹荊棘長滿了地皮，刺草遮蓋了田面，石牆也坍塌了。

³²When I saw, I reflected upon it; I looked, [and] received instruction.

³²我看見就留心思想；我看著就領了訓誨。

³³'A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest,'

³³再睡片時，打盹片時，抱著手躺臥片時，

³⁴Then your poverty will come [as] a robber And your want like an armed man.

³⁴你的貧窮就必如強盜速來，你的缺乏彷彿拿兵器的人來到。