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箴言-Proverbs 第 17 章

17:1	有塊幹餅，平靜安寧，強如設筵滿屋，大家相爭。 Better is a dry morsel and quietness with it Than a house full of feasting with strife.
17:2	仆人辦事聰明，必管轄貽羞之子，又在眾兄弟中同分產業。 A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who causes shame, And will share in the inheritance among brothers.
17:3	鼎為煉銀，爐為煉金；惟有耶和華熬煉人心。 The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, But Jehovah tries the hearts.
17:4	行惡的，留心聽奸詐之言；說謊的，側耳聽邪惡之語。 An evildoer gives heed to wicked lips, And a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
17:5	戲笑窮人的，是辱沒造他的主；幸災樂禍的，必難免受罰。 Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker; He who rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.
17:6	子孫為老人的冠冕，父親是兒女的榮耀。 Grandchildren are the crown of old men, And the glory of children is their fathers.
17:7	愚頑人說美言本不相宜，何況尊貴人說謊話呢？ Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool; Much less are lying lips for a noble man.
17:8	賄賂在饋送的人眼中看如寶石，無論他轉往何處，都得順利。 A bribe is like a precious stone in the eyes of its possessor: Wherever he turns, he prospers.
17:9	遮掩人過的，是尋求愛；重題舊事的，離間密友。 He who covers a transgression seeks love, But he who repeats a matter separates close friends.
17:10	一句責備話深入聰明人的心，強如責打愚昧人一百下。 A rebuke strikes deeper into him who has understanding Than a hundred stripes into a fool.
17:11	惡人隻尋背叛；所以必有嚴厲的使者，奉差攻擊他。 An evil man seeks only rebellion; Therefore a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
17:12	寧可遇見丟崽子的母熊，不可遇見正行愚妄的愚昧人。 Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man Rather than a fool in his folly.
17:13	以惡報善的，禍患必不離他的家。 Whoever rewards evil for good, Evil will not depart from his house.
17:14	紛爭的起頭如水放泄；所以在爭競爆發之先，就當製止。 The beginning of contention is like letting out water; Therefore abandon strife before it breaks out.
17:15	定惡人為義的，定義人為惡的，都為耶和華所憎惡。 He who justifies the wicked man, and he who condemns the righteous man, Both of them are an abomination to Jehovah.
17:16	愚昧人既是無知，為何手拿價銀買智慧呢？ Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, When he has no sense?
17:17	朋友時常親愛，弟兄為患難而生。 A friend loves at all times, And a brother is born for adversity.
17:18	在鄰舍麵前擊掌作保的，乃是無知的人。 A man lacking sense gives his hand as a pledge And becomes surety in the presence of his neighbor.
17:19	喜愛過犯的，喜愛爭競；高立門戶的，自取敗壞。 He who loves transgression loves strife; He who raises high his entrance seeks destruction.
17:20	心存乖僻的，尋不著好處；舌弄是非的，陷在禍患中。 He who has a crooked heart finds no good, And he who has a perverse tongue falls into evil.
17:21	生愚昧子的，給自己帶來愁苦；愚頑人的父，毫無喜樂。 He who begets a fool does so to his sorrow, And the father of a fool has no joy.
17:22	喜樂的心乃是良藥，憂傷的靈使骨枯幹。 A joyful heart is good medicine, But a broken spirit dries up the bones.
17:23	惡人從人懷裏受賄賂，為要歪曲公正的道路。 A wicked man receives a bribe from the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice.
17:24	聰明人麵前有智慧，愚昧人眼望地極。 Wisdom is before the face of him who has understanding, But the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
17:25	愚昧之子使父親愁煩，使生他的憂苦。 A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her who bore him.
17:26	懲罰義人為不善，責打正直的尊貴人，也為不善。 To also punish the righteous man is not good, Nor to strike nobles for their uprightness.
17:27	克製言語的有知識，靈裏冷靜的有聰明。 He who restrains his words has knowledge, And he who is cool in spirit is one who has understanding.
17:28	愚妄人靜默不言可算為智慧；閉口不說可算為聰明。 Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is counted wise; When he shuts his lips, he is counted prudent.

箴言-Proverbs 第 17 章