1愚昧人的口自取滅亡離群獨處的，只顧自己的心願；他抗拒一切大智慧。
1An unfriendly man pursues selfishness, and defies all sound judgment.
2愚昧人不喜歡明白事理，只喜歡顯露自己的心意。
2A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion.
3惡人來，也帶來藐視；羞恥的事也引致羞辱。
3When wickedness comes, contempt also comes, and with shame comes disgrace.
4人口中的言語如同深水，智慧的泉源好像湧流的河水。
4The words of a man’s mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.
5在審判時，偏袒惡人、屈枉義人，是不對的。
5To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, nor to deprive the innocent of justice.
6愚昧人的嘴引起紛爭，他的口招來責打。
6A fool’s lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.
7愚昧人的口自取滅亡，他的嘴唇是自己性命的網羅。
7A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
8搬弄是非的人的言語，如同美食，深入人的臟腑。
8The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person’s innermost parts.
9工作懶惰的，是滅亡者的兄弟。
9One who is slack in his work is brother to him who is a master of destruction.
10耶和華的名是堅固的高臺，義人投奔，就得安全。
10The name of Yahweh is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe.
11富翁的財物是他們的堅城；在他們的想像中，有如高牆。
11The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.
12滅亡以先，人心高傲；尊榮以先，必有謙卑。
12Before destruction the heart of man is proud, but before honor is humility.
13不先聆聽就回答的，這就是他的愚妄和羞辱。
13He who gives answer before he hears, that is folly and shame to him.
14人的心靈能忍受疾病，心靈憂鬱，誰能承受呢？
14A man’s spirit will sustain him in sickness, but a crushed spirit, who can bear?
15聰明人的心獲得知識；智慧人的耳朵尋求知識。
15The heart of the discerning gets knowledge. The ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
16人的禮物能為他開路，引他到大人物面前。
16A man’s gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.
17首先陳述情由的，似乎有理，等他的鄰舍來到，才可以查明實情。
17He who pleads his cause first seems right; until another comes and questions him.
18抽籤能止息紛爭，排解二強之間的糾紛。
18The lot settles disputes, and keeps strong ones apart.
19觸怒兄弟，要勸他和解，比取堅城還難；這樣的紛爭，如同堡壘的門閂。
19A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city; and disputes are like the bars of a castle.
20人口中所結的果子，必使自己的肚腹飽足；他嘴裡所出的，必使他飽足。
20A man’s stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.
21生與死都在舌頭的權下；愛把弄這權柄的，必自食其果。
21Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.
22覓得賢妻的，就是覓得幸福，也是蒙了耶和華的恩寵。
22Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of Yahweh.
23窮人乞恩哀求，財主卻聲色俱厲地回答。
23The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.
24朋友眾多的人，終必彼此破裂，但有一位朋友，比兄弟更親密。
24A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.