箴言 26
Revised Chinese Union Version (Simplified Script) Shen Edition
26 愚昧人得尊荣不相宜，
正如夏天落雪，收割时下雨。
2 诅咒不会无故临到[a]，
正如麻雀掠过，燕子翻飞。
3 鞭子是为打马，辔头是为勒驴，
刑杖正是为打愚昧人的背。
4 不要照愚昧人的愚昧话回答他，
免得你与他一样。
5 要照愚昧人的愚昧话回答他，
免得他自以为有智慧。
6 藉愚昧人的手寄信的，
就像砍断双脚，喝下残暴。
7 箴言在愚昧人的口中，
正如瘸子的脚悬空无用。
8 将尊荣给愚昧人的，
就像石头绑在弹弓上。
9 箴言在愚昧人的口中，
好像荆棘刺入醉汉的手。
10 雇愚昧人的，与雇过路人的，
就像弓箭手射伤任何人。
11 愚昧人重复做愚昧之事，
就如狗转过来吃自己所吐的。
12 你看见自以为有智慧的人吗？
愚昧人比他更有指望。
13 懒惰人说：“道路有猛狮，
街上有壮狮。”
14 懒惰人在床上，
就像门在轴心上转动一样。
15 懒惰人把手埋入盘里，
就是送进口中也觉得累。
16 懒惰人眼看自己
比七个善于应对的人更有智慧。
17 过路时卷入与己无关的纷争，
好像人揪住狗耳一般。
18-19 人欺骗邻舍，却说
“我只是开玩笑而已”，
他就像疯狂的人抛掷致死的火把和利箭。
20 火缺了柴就必熄灭；
无人造谣，纷争就止息。
21 好争吵的人煽动争端，
就如余火加炭，火上加柴一样。
22 造谣者的话如同美食，
深入人的肚腹。
23 火热的[b]嘴唇，邪恶的心，
好像银渣包在瓦器上。
24 仇敌用嘴唇掩饰，
心里却藏着诡诈；
25 他用甜言蜜语，你不能相信他，
因为他心中有七样可憎恶的事。
26 他虽用诡诈掩饰怨恨，
他的邪恶必在集会中显露。
27 挖陷坑的，自己必陷在其中；
滚石头的，石头反滚在他身上。
28 虚谎的舌憎恨他所压伤的人；
谄媚的口败坏人的事。
Proverbs 26
New King James Version
Honor Is Not Fitting for a Fool
26 As snow in summer (A)and rain in harvest,
So honor is not fitting for a fool.
2 Like a flitting sparrow, like a flying swallow,
So (B)a curse without cause shall not alight.
3 (C)A whip for the horse,
A bridle for the donkey,
And a rod for the fool’s back.
4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
Lest you also be like him.
5 (D)Answer a fool according to his folly,
Lest he be wise in his own eyes.
6 He who sends a message by the hand of a fool
Cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.
7 Like the legs of the lame that hang limp
Is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
8 Like one who binds a stone in a sling
Is he who gives honor to a fool.
9 Like a thorn that goes into the hand of a drunkard
Is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
10 [a]The great God who formed everything
Gives the fool his hire and the transgressor his wages.
11 (E)As a dog returns to his own vomit,
(F)So a fool repeats his folly.
12 (G)Do you see a man wise in his own eyes?
There is more hope for a fool than for him.
13 The lazy man says, “There is a lion in the road!
A fierce lion is in the [b]streets!”
14 As a door turns on its hinges,
So does the lazy man on his bed.
15 The (H)lazy man buries his hand in the [c]bowl;
It wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.
16 The lazy man is wiser in his own eyes
Than seven men who can answer sensibly.
17 He who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own
Is like one who takes a dog by the ears.
18 Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death,
19 Is the man who deceives his neighbor,
And says, (I)“I was only joking!”
20 Where there is no wood, the fire goes out;
And where there is no [d]talebearer, strife ceases.
21 (J)As charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to fire,
So is a contentious man to kindle strife.
22 The words of a [e]talebearer are like [f]tasty trifles,
And they go down into the [g]inmost body.
23 Fervent lips with a wicked heart
Are like earthenware covered with silver dross.
24 He who hates, disguises it with his lips,
And lays up deceit within himself;
25 (K)When [h]he speaks kindly, do not believe him,
For there are seven abominations in his heart;
26 Though his hatred is covered by deceit,
His wickedness will be revealed before the assembly.
27 (L)Whoever digs a pit will fall into it,
And he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.
28 A lying tongue hates those who are crushed by it,
And a flattering mouth works (M)ruin.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 26:10 Heb. difficult in v. 10; ancient and modern translators differ greatly
- Proverbs 26:13 Or plazas, squares
- Proverbs 26:15 LXX, Syr. bosom; Tg., Vg. armpit
- Proverbs 26:20 gossip or slanderer, lit. whisperer
- Proverbs 26:22 gossip or slanderer
- Proverbs 26:22 A Jewish tradition wounds
- Proverbs 26:22 Lit. rooms of the belly
- Proverbs 26:25 Lit. his voice is gracious
Proverbs 26
King James Version
26 As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.
2 As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.
4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
6 He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.
7 The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
8 As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
9 As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouths of fools.
10 The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.
11 As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.
12 Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
13 The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
14 As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
15 The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
16 The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
17 He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
18 As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
19 So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?
20 Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.
21 As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.
22 The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
23 Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.
24 He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;
25 When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.
26 Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation.
27 Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.
28 A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
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