18 孤傲者独善其身,
    他恼恨一切真知。
愚人不喜欢悟性,
    只喜欢发表意见。
邪恶与藐视同行,
    无耻与羞辱为伴。
人口中的话如同深水,
    智慧之泉像涓涓溪流。
袒护恶人、冤枉义人都为不善。
愚人说话引起纷争,
    他的口招来鞭打。
愚人的口自招灭亡,
    他的嘴坑害他自己。
闲言碎语如同美食,
    深入人的五脏六腑。
懒惰人与毁坏者臭味相投。
10 耶和华的名是坚固保障,
    义人投奔其中就得安稳。
11 财富是富人的坚城,
    在他幻想中是高墙。
12 骄傲是败亡的前奏,
    谦虚是尊荣的先锋。
13 未听先答的人,
    自显愚昧和羞辱。
14 人的心灵能忍受疾病,
    谁能忍受破碎的心灵?
15 哲士的心得知识,
    智者的耳求知识。
16 礼物为人开路,
    领人晋见权贵。
17 先告状的看似有理,
    一经对质真相大白。
18 抽签可以平息争端,
    调解强者间的纠纷。
19 与结怨的兄弟和解比攻城还难,
    争端难破,如坚城的门闩。
20 人因口中所说的话而饱足,
    因嘴中所出的言语而满足。
21 口舌能够定生死,
    多嘴多言食恶果。
22 得到妻子就是得到珍宝,
    也是蒙了耶和华的恩惠。
23 穷人哀声恳求,
    富人恶言相向。
24 滥交友,自招损;
    得知己,胜手足。

18 孤傲者獨善其身,
    他惱恨一切真知。
愚人不喜歡悟性,
    只喜歡發表意見。
邪惡與藐視同行,
    無恥與羞辱為伴。
人口中的話如同深水,
    智慧之泉像涓涓溪流。
袒護惡人、冤枉義人都為不善。
愚人說話引起紛爭,
    他的口招來鞭打。
愚人的口自招滅亡,
    他的嘴坑害他自己。
閒言碎語如同美食,
    深入人的五臟六腑。
懶惰人與毀壞者臭味相投。
10 耶和華的名是堅固保障,
    義人投奔其中就得安穩。
11 財富是富人的堅城,
    在他幻想中是高牆。
12 驕傲是敗亡的前奏,
    謙虛是尊榮的先鋒。
13 未聽先答的人,
    自顯愚昧和羞辱。
14 人的心靈能忍受疾病,
    誰能忍受破碎的心靈?
15 哲士的心得知識,
    智者的耳求知識。
16 禮物為人開路,
    領人晉見權貴。
17 先告狀的看似有理,
    一經對質真相大白。
18 抽籤可以平息爭端,
    調解強者間的糾紛。
19 與結怨的兄弟和解比攻城還難,
    爭端難破,如堅城的門閂。
20 人因口中所說的話而飽足,
    因嘴中所出的言語而滿足。
21 口舌能夠定生死,
    多嘴多言食惡果。
22 得到妻子就是得到珍寶,
    也是蒙了耶和華的恩惠。
23 窮人哀聲懇求,
    富人惡言相向。
24 濫交友,自招損;
    得知己,勝手足。

18 An unfriendly person pursues selfish ends
    and against all sound judgment starts quarrels.

Fools find no pleasure in understanding
    but delight in airing their own opinions.(A)

When wickedness comes, so does contempt,
    and with shame comes reproach.

The words of the mouth are deep waters,(B)
    but the fountain of wisdom is a rushing stream.

It is not good to be partial to the wicked(C)
    and so deprive the innocent of justice.(D)

The lips of fools bring them strife,
    and their mouths invite a beating.(E)

The mouths of fools are their undoing,
    and their lips are a snare(F) to their very lives.(G)

The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;
    they go down to the inmost parts.(H)

One who is slack in his work
    is brother to one who destroys.(I)

10 The name of the Lord is a fortified tower;(J)
    the righteous run to it and are safe.(K)

11 The wealth of the rich is their fortified city;(L)
    they imagine it a wall too high to scale.

12 Before a downfall the heart is haughty,
    but humility comes before honor.(M)

13 To answer before listening—
    that is folly and shame.(N)

14 The human spirit can endure in sickness,
    but a crushed spirit who can bear?(O)

15 The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge,(P)
    for the ears of the wise seek it out.

16 A gift(Q) opens the way
    and ushers the giver into the presence of the great.

17 In a lawsuit the first to speak seems right,
    until someone comes forward and cross-examines.

18 Casting the lot settles disputes(R)
    and keeps strong opponents apart.

19 A brother wronged(S) is more unyielding than a fortified city;
    disputes are like the barred gates of a citadel.

20 From the fruit of their mouth a person’s stomach is filled;
    with the harvest of their lips they are satisfied.(T)

21 The tongue has the power of life and death,(U)
    and those who love it will eat its fruit.(V)

22 He who finds a wife finds what is good(W)
    and receives favor from the Lord.(X)

23 The poor plead for mercy,
    but the rich answer harshly.

24 One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin,
    but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.(Y)